The Orioles were three outs away from being on the wrong side of baseball history, and by breaking up Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen’s perfect game bid in the ninth inning of a 4-1 loss, there still were few positives. But inside a somber Orioles clubhouse at Tropicana Field, as players packed for a…
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The NBA is paying the ultimate tribute to the late Bill Russell, announcing Thursday that it will permanently retire his No. 6 across the league. Russell, an 11-time champion with the Boston Celtics, becomes the first NBA player to have his number retired league-wide. “Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights…
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If Kyle Lowry’s three-year contract with the Miami Heat that takes him through the 2023-24 season at age 38 is viewed as part of some type of end game, then the veteran point guard warns not to count him out. During an appearance on the VC Show podcast with Vince Carter, Lowry said he plans…
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Q: I’m a bit worried our “run it back” mentality will turn into the year after the Finals, when we got swept by the Bucks. We tried to patch the four spot with an undersized Moe Harkless, the same way it seems we’re going to try the same with Caleb Martin. Even if Caleb is…
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It’s only the preseason, but for first-year Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus, Saturday’s 19-14 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs felt gratifying. The day gave Eberflus an opportunity to test many parts of his program and was his first chance to run the entire show on game day. Afterward Eberflus expressed his eagerness to review…
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Ravens rookie offensive tackle Daniel Faalele knew the NFL was going to be harder than the college. But one thing he wasn’t prepared for was the Maryland weather. “I didn’t expect Baltimore to be this humid,” joked Faalele, a fourth-round draft pick in April. To better handle the grueling summer practices, Faaelele spent the six-week…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor whose dramatic Hollywood rise in the 1990s and accomplished career contrasted with personal chapters of turmoil, died of injuries from a fiery car crash. She was 53. Heche was “peacefully taken off life support,” spokeswoman Holly Baird said in a statement Sunday night.…
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Chicago Red Stars forward Sarah Luebbert, center left, controls the ball against Angel City FC defender Megan Reid (6) during the first half of an NWSL soccer match in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Angel City FC midfielder Dani Weatherholt (17) controls the ball against Chicago Red Stars midfielder Vanessa Dibernardo…
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Not only did the Yankees get shut out and lose a series here at Fenway this weekend, they now have to be concerned about DJ LeMahieu. The Yankees versatile infielder sat out Sunday night’s 3-0 loss to the Red Sox with a sore right big toe, an issue that has been bothering him for several…
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California, the nation’s wealthiest state, also has the nation’s most severe homelessness crisis. The most recent official count of Californians lacking permanent shelter is 161,000 — more than a quarter of the nation’s homeless population — but it’s widely assumed that the real number is much higher. As the crisis has worsened, federal, state and…
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