In possibly his final game in a Jets uniform, Denzel Mims might have saved his best for last. Mims recorded seven catches for 102 yards in Gang Green’s 31-27 victory over the Giants. On Wednesday, Mims’ agent Ron Slavin publicly requested the Jets either trade or release his client, stating, “It’s just time.” After Sunday’s…
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Pulled in with the rest of the Orioles’ infielders, Rougned Odor dove to his left, Yuli Gurriel’s sharp grounder just out his reach. Two innings later, the same was true of Rafael Montero’s two-strike changeup the Orioles’ second baseman saw while representing the go-ahead run in the ninth inning. Gurriel’s two-run single in Sunday’s seventh…
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By MARCIA DUNN | The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. It’s poised to send…
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MIAMI — Getting started that early on a Sunday morning in South Florida should only involve mojitos and an omelet station. But the Dodgers wiped the sleep from their eyes after their early wakeup call for a noon start Sunday (necessitated by a streaming broadcast on Peacock) and went to work. Mookie Betts and Trayce Thompson…
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The Jets and the Giants took two different approaches to Sunday’s preseason finale. Gang Green used Sunday’s game as a dress rehearsal after many starters didn’t play in the first two preseason games. The Giants rested a lot of their veterans, including quarterback Daniel Jones. After winning the Snoopy Bowl last season, the Jets extended…
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A competitor hangs on to a steer as he flies through the air after sliding off his horse during the Steer Wrestling event at the 20th anniversary Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo held at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park on San Juan Capistrano Saturday, August 27, 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Rodeo…
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One part of Sunday’s game between the Mets and Rockies, which the Rockies won 1-0, was entirely predictable. Max Scherzer flexed his muscles all over Colorado, which came into the game ranked 24th out of 30 teams in wRC+. Rockies’ pitcher German Marquez filling the Mets’ bats with pudding, though, was much harder to foresee.…
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Pastor Rick Warren opened his final sermon at Saddleback Church on Sunday, Aug. 28 with a familiar question. “Have I told you lately that I love you?” he asked the packed congregation at Saddleback’s main campus in Lake Forest and those watching remotely. Saddleback Church regularly draws a weekly global audience of more than 40,000…
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TORONTO — The Angels left all their troubles on the other side of the border. After bringing a six-game losing streak into Canada, the Angels’ completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with an 8-3 victory on Sunday afternoon. It was the Angels’ first road sweep of the season, and the first time…
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MIAMI — It has not been pretty. Chris Taylor missed a month with a small fracture in his left foot after fouling a ball off it in early July. Since he returned in early August, he is 12 for 61 (.197) after a pinch-hit double Sunday with strikeouts in almost half of those at-bats (27).…
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