The most visible part of managing a baseball team is bullpen usage. In the grand scheme of things, it’s probably not as important as the behind-the-scenes stuff that gets players to buy in, trust their manager or believe he’s putting them in the right position to win. But during the games, when and who the…
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No one is safe from the Giants’ injury bug. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor left Sunday’s preseason finale on a cart after a major hit from Jets edge rusher Michael Clemons. The team said Taylor had a back injury. Taylor started the game, with Daniel Jones resting, and threw an early interception. He was under constant…
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The Miami Dolphins are reportedly adding veteran help on the edge after the preseason’s conclusion in the form of former Patriots and Lions defensive end Trey Flowers. Flowers and the Dolphins reached an agreement, according to ESPN, on Sunday after the NFL Network reported this past week that he was at the team’s facility for…
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This is how it ends: LCD Soundsystem on stage at This Ain’t No Picnic Festival, racing through a set packed with almost all its best-loved songs to beat the 11 p.m. curfew on Saturday in Pasadena. “Where are your friends tonight?” James Murphy sings in “All My Friends,” the last of 10 songs in the…
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This is my final season in California’s Legislature. My final budget. It’s bittersweet. In my decades representing the people in the state Assembly and Senate, I’ve seen a gradual erosion in the traditions and processes of each house. In respect for the rules of the institution. In respect and trust for each other. Traditions, processes…
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TORONTO — Andrew Velazquez is trying to finish on a high note. The Angels shortstop has been impressive with his glove, but for much of the season he’s struggled to produce anything at all with the bat. The Angels were forced to still play him because of the overall lack of depth. Now, Velazquez is…
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Two players will not be joining the Chicago Cubs for their upcoming series in Toronto. Left-hander Justin Steele and right-hander Adrian Sampson are not making the trip because they do not meet Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements to enter the country. The same requirements are also in place to return to the United States. Steele and…
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There’s currently a push by some Americans to hold a “convention of the states” for the purpose of altering or even rewriting the Constitution. Well, there’s always been such a push on, by some, and I agree that we shouldn’t be afraid as such of doing so when the need arises. While we bow down,…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Many of Orange County’s top boys water polo teams appeared on the CIF Southern Section preseason watch list, but one in Division 3 especially intrigued because of a standout senior and his supporting cast. Trabuco Hills and Ben Youngblood are contenders to remember…
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Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to depart from Los Angeles International Airport Sunday aboard Air Force 2, bound for Orlando, Florida, ending a five-day trip to Southern California that included speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Orange County. Harris used the 18-minute speech at a Newport Coast estate Saturday to emphasize the…
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