SEATTLE — Tucker Davidson’s debut with the Angels demonstrated one of the issues that’s haunted him throughout his brief big league career. Davidson walked five batters in four-plus innings, including one just before giving up a grand slam that sent the Angels on their way to a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday…
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Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday at Wrigley Field to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo (3-4).…
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LOS ANGELES – Two weeks into his throwing program, Walker Buehler says he knows nothing yet. Playing catch most days for approximately 25 throws out to 120 feet or so has not been taxing enough, Buehler said this week, to notice any difference in his elbow from the surgery eight weeks ago Monday that removed…
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Hawaiian surfer Ezekiel Lau didn’t need the victory-lap wave in the final moments of the Vans US Open of Surfing, but the powerhouse surfer didn’t waste the moment to wow the crowd as he rode toward shore, his fists in the air as fans rushed him on the sand. “It feels great. It’s definitely been…
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By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. The estimated $740 billion package…
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The symbolism at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon was a little too obvious. Before the Mets’ 5-2 win over Atlanta, a tarp covered the infield, the sky having just burst open to pour buckets of biblical rain on the stadium. The start of the game was delayed by 20 minutes to wait out the weather,…
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ST. LOUIS — As expected Anthony Rizzo missed his third straight game with lower back tightness on Sunday. The first baseman had the back “spasm,” and “tighten,” between batting practice and first pitch on Friday. “He was doing his best Matt Carpenter out there trying to get one with the earth,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone…
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AJ Pollock stepped into the leadoff role for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday with Tim Anderson suspended. Pollock sparked the offense with three hits, a run and an RBI in an 8-2 victory against the Texas Rangers in front of 29,579 at Globe Life Field. “Big hits,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “That’s…
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WASHINGTON — Brittney Sykes scored 21 points, including a driving layup in the closing seconds, and the Sparks kept their slim playoff hopes alive Sunday with a 79-76 win over the Washington Mystics. Los Angeles (13-20), which snapped a losing streak at six games, is one of five teams within two games of each other…
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The Corona Municipal Airport was shut down Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7, after a fire broke out at a hangar. The blaze was reported at about 1:30 p.m. at 1900 Aviation Drive. Sgt. Jody Perkins of the Corona Police Department said the fire was contained but the airport remained shut down while an investigation was underway.…
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