When Ukrainian priest Rev. Benjamin Voloshchuk received a call in the city of Chernivtsi with an offer to serve at a Russian Orthodox Church in Hollywood, he thought it was a joke. As a leader at the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God Monastery in Chernivtsi, he saw the U.S. as a distant,…
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You start from the perspective that it’s hard to have perspective when it comes to NBA salaries. It all seems a bit obscene. But then you cycle back to what was termed particularly outrageous last August, with the Miami Heat attracting particular inspection. A four-year, $184 million extension for Jimmy Butler that carries him through…
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In a new era of name, image and likeness opportunities for college athletes, Julian Calvez is using his stature to benefit causes close to his heart. Calvez, a Grambling State signee, is hosting a free star-studded “neighborhood hero” football camp May 14 at Jones High School. The event, which benefits the Brain Cancer Foundation, runs…
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The Ravens have no shortage of picks on the final day of the 2022 NFL draft on Saturday. Baltimore has seven selections overall, including six in the fourth round and one in the sixth. General manager Eric DeCosta sees those mid-round picks as a great opportunity to improve the team. “We know we’re going to…
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It took 14 pitches. The fastballs, curveballs and changeups whistled by bats. One, two, three the batters came to the plate and left again, with nothing to show for their first opportunity against left-hander DL Hall. That’s how Hall envisioned his first inning unfolding Friday, when he took the mound for High-A Aberdeen — his…
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Q: Ira, why do you say “non-COVID” each time you list a Heat player as being ill? We get it, there is still COVID. But you’ve said the Heat players are vaccinated and boosted. You’re bringing something up that doesn’t matter. – Edward. A: Actually, this is something the Heat and most, if not all,…
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“Continuity” was the buzzword this week as Chicago Bulls players and management met with reporters one last time following their first-round playoff loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Keeping the core together was the stated goal of executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas, though it will be greatly weakened unless Zach LaVine returns. And…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers played down to the level of their last opponent on their most recent road trip. They had a chance to do so again on Friday night, when the Detroit Tigers visited Dodger Stadium to begin a five-game homestand. Instead, they turned back into the Dodgers – a team that could,…
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LONG BEACH — As happy as Long Beach State baseball coach Eric Valenzuela was Friday night at Blair Field, he made sure to tell everyone his team has been playing good baseball for more than one night. The Dirtbags beat UC Irvine, 6-2, to snap a 10-game losing streak and give the team a shot of…
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Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier has made more draft and offseason trades in his four years at the helm than any other NFL executive, but on Friday his phone was silent. “We got no calls from teams trying to move down,” Grier said, referring the lack of interest in the Dolphins’ 102nd pick, which…
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