OAKLAND — Max Stassi has finally been looking like the hitter the Angels expected when they inked him to an extension in the spring. After producing a .628 OPS in the first half, Stassi has a .768 mark since the All-Star break. That’s close to the .784 OPS he posted in 2020-21. That combination of…
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This could’ve been awkward for Tua Tagovailoa. He’s at a Miami Dolphins joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where, on the other side, is a quarterback the organization wanted bad enough to violate NFL rules in pursuit. But Tagovailoa didn’t view it as such when his team had its first of two joint sessions…
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Zach Wilson will start but with limited opportunities in the preseason opener Friday, the quarterback’s first action against another team since his disappointing rookie campaign ended seven months ago. Wilson is scheduled for “one or two” series with the starters against the Eagles, according to coach Robert Saleh, before transitioning to backups Joe Flacco and…
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Revolutionary Neck Cooling System Pops Up at Santa Monica Place August 10-14 As August brings heat to Southern California, there’s a revolutionary new way to beat those high temperatures while you’re out and about. That’s with Coolify 2, the portable, high-tech cooling neckband that sends an instant chill to your neck and head. It’s so…
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By Peter Vercoe | Bloomberg Elon Musk offloaded $6.9 billion worth of stock in Tesla Inc. to accumulate cash ahead of a trial that could force the billionaire to follow through on an agreement to acquire Twitter Inc. Tesla’s chief executive officer sold about 7.92 million shares during the last three days of trading, according…
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By Susan Montoya Bryan, Stephanie Dazio and Mariam Fam | Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — After he was detained by New Mexico police, the suspect in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque denied any connection to the crimes that shook the city and its small Muslim community — and told authorities he was…
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If shoppers look really hard, they might find a sliver of relief in July’s Consumer Price Index — the biggest one-month drop in this cost-of-living yardstick since the early days of the pandemic. Despite a modest slowing in July, inflation is at heights last seen in the 1980s. Consumer prices are jumping in the Inland…
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For decades — ever since the first two-way radio was used in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1933, connecting the Police Department headquarters to nine of their patrol vehicles — newsrooms have listened in, too. Not out of any prurient interest, or to spy on law enforcement. That’s our job, to let our readers, listeners and…
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With his name in the starting lineup once again on Wednesday, Mets’ shortstop Francisco Lindor has started 111 of the team’s 112 games. The only game he did not appear in was June 2 at Dodger Stadium. Manager Buck Showalter was asked about the value of having a superstar who can be counted on day…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes helped give Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price increases slowed only modestly from the four-decade high that was reached in June. Consumer prices jumped 8.5% in July compared with a…
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