Q: As for all the supposed upgrades other teams made in free agency, they were almost all just journeymen players and not really difference makers. – Rolando, Borrego Springs, Calif. A: I’m not sure I would go that far (or that lack of far) when it comes to Malcolm Brogdon with the Celtics or Dejounte…
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Every day it’s the same. Triple-A Norfolk manager Buck Britton tells infielder Gunnar Henderson to stop calling him “sir,” yet Henderson can’t help it. It’s so ingrained in the 21-year-old from Alabama that calling Britton anything else would feel weird. At this point, Britton is resigned to the fact that Henderson won’t change. As managing…
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NFL preseason games typically allow veterans to readjust to game speed, while rookies and unproven players use the opportunity to try and make a strong impression in front of coaches and fans. When the Ravens face the Tennessee Titans in their 2022 preseason opener Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium, there will be much more…
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Where the NBA free-agent list stands: Best available: Miles Bridges (R), Colin Sexton (R), Montrzel Harrell, Dennis Schroder, Eric Bledsoe, Hassan Whiteside, Rodney Hood, Kent Bazemore, Carmelo Anthony, Rajon Rondo, Dwight Howard, Markieff Morris, Elfrid Payton, Paul Millsap, Wayne Ellington, Blake Griffin, Tristan Thompson, Kemba Walker. Agreed to terms: Kyle Anderson (Timberwolves), Deandre Ayton (Suns),…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — A 70-year-old woman suspected of killing a bicyclist in Huntington Beach while driving an SUV under the influence was in custody Wednesday. Huntington Beach Police Department officers were called at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday to Pacific Coast Highway, north of Admiralty Drive, where they learned a black 2018 Toyota RAV4 had struck…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers have been in baseball’s lap of luxury before. It is the point in the season when their claim as the hottest team on the planet threatens to become something more: the best team on the planet. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to nine games Tuesday with a 10-3 victory…
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SEATTLE — Little-used backup catcher Luis Torrens lined a single to right field in the bottom of the 13th inning to end what had been a tremendous pitching duel between aces Luis Castillo and Gerrit Cole. Torrens’ single off Jonathan Loaisiga with the bases loaded gave the Mariners a 1-0 win over the Yankees at…
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Rougned Odor delivered in the clutch yet again, blasting a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night to lead the Orioles to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The victory pushed Baltimore (58-52) within a half-game of a playoff spot and two games behind the Blue Jays (60-50)…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers put two of their best relievers to work early Tuesday. Long before the first pitch was thrown against the Minnesota Twins, Brusdar Graterol was hurling triple-digit fastballs from the mound. Blake Treinen was pumping them over at 98 mph. The two right-handers certainly looked sharp in the eyes of the…
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The Mets have reached an unfamiliar but very much earned part of the season. Every time they take the field, it feels like they’re going to win. Granted, their 6-2 win on Tuesday night was against the Cincinnati Reds, who are fighting to stay out of last place in the league’s worst division. But the…
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