KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a part of the country where everyone seems to have a smoker in their backyard and burnt ends must come in school lunches, Brady Singer turned down the heat on the Dodgers’ sizzling offense. Singer held the Dodgers without a hit through the first four innings Sunday afternoon and shut…
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The tears Trill Williams shed while laying on the Raymond James Stadium field Saturday night as his knee was being examined indicated that the young cornerback’s second season with the Miami Dolphins was over. League sources confirmed Sunday that Williams tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Head coach Mike McDaniel’s acknowledged the…
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After being abruptly pulled from Friday night’s game with tightness in his left side, Eduardo Escobar finally explained what happened. “I really felt it when I was swinging,” he said on Sunday afternoon. “After those couple ground balls at third I felt kind of a pull. I went into the cage and took a couple…
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Sunday was the worst practice of training camp for Daniel Jones’ first-team Giants offense. It was painful to watch, with pass rushers frequently in the quarterback’s lap and interceptions made by corners Adoree Jackson and Darnay Holmes. But something else is wrong in East Rutherford: The Giants are dropping like flies with injuries. They turned…
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Two-thirds of California voters consistently tell pollsters that they think Proposition 13 is a good thing, but even with more than 40 years of constant support, Proposition 13 is still attacked by people who are mad that it’s so effective at protecting taxpayers. Every argument against Proposition 13 boils down to one thing: Control. They…
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The Miami Dolphins and coach Mike McDaniel now have a game under their belt this preseason. Although most starters rested in the exhibition at the Buccaneers, the pair of joint practices through the week in Tampa allowed a glimpse into what several of those first-teamers can look like against a championship contender. The preseason game,…
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Board games are great for get-togethers with family and friends, especially here in our community. My favorite is Jenga, although it isn’t exactly played on a board. I love how the tower constructed with 54 blocks captures everyone’s attention when a player carefully tries to take out a block without it toppling over. The more…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In blunt terms, they think they can fix him. One of the biggest power threats in baseball for a few years — albeit one with tremendous strikeout totals and low batting average — Joey Gallo lost his way in New York. In his year with the Yankees, the slugger hit .159,…
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BOSTON — Saturday night, Frankie Montas completed a full, encouraging turn. The Yankees may be struggling scoring runs, holding leads and running the bases on this road trip, but at least their starting pitching seemed to get back in line. After a tumultuous couple of weeks, the Yankees’ rotation went one turn through with a…
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INGLEWOOD — The Chargers’ 29-22 loss Saturday to the Rams featured the usual chaos of an exhibition opener. Only a handful of starters played in the first of three preseason games this month. There were crisp plays, soggy ones and many more that fit somewhere in between. In the final analysis, it was difficult at…
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