BALTIMORE — From the moment he was hired as the Angels’ general manager in November of 2020, Perry Minasian has made no secret of the fact that he put the top priority on acquiring pitching. Now, as he has watched the 2022 Angels sink under the weight of an underperforming offense, he acknowledges they also…
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Jesse Murmuys, the Magic’s summer league coach, knew Orlando would face adversity after a 14-point win over Houston to tip off the summer schedule on Thursday. The Magic mostly had faced little resistance but allowed the Rockets to get back into the game early in the fourth quarter. Knowing this, Murmuys spoke to the Magic…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers’ 56th win of the season was not a work of art. Starting pitcher Julio Urías barely made it through two innings, and the Dodgers needed every available reliever to get through nine innings of an 11-9 victory over the Chicago Cubs. There are no style points in the standings. By…
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The Chicago Cubs are a week away from the All-Star break, yet two pitchers are already on the verge of reaching career-high workloads. Right-hander Keegan Thompson and left-hander Justin Steele are among the highlights of an otherwise dismal season for the Cubs. Through the first three-plus months, the consistent pitchers both have an ERA+ of…
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An emotional Ian Happ dropped his head into his hands as he digested the news Sunday morning in the visitors clubhouse at Dodger Stadium. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross called a pregame meeting to go over the team schedule and plans for the upcoming All-Star break. But then Ross had one additional detail to share,…
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As the Ravens trudged off the practice fields in Owings Mills last month, headed for their summer break, it was easy to imagine what the team could be in January but harder to project who it might have in September. The Ravens’ top offensive tackle was missing. So were their top two running backs. And…
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Paul Maurice will likely have to wait a while to make his first draft selection as head coach of the Panthers. If things remain the same, Florida won’t be picking until the second and final day of the draft as it doesn’t have a selection until the third round after trading away its first- and…
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The consensus box of Los Alamitos picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday July 10, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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The top of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft class is littered with high school talent. The highest-selected prep player of the Orioles’ rebuild has shown why they should have no hesitation taking another with this year’s first overall pick. The morning after 2019 No. 1 pick Adley Rutschman’s major league debut, executive vice president…
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Q: In most of the summer-league games so far, with one exception, Nikola Jovic seems to be very passive. Not sure if it is him or his teammates not getting him the ball. The Heat have been playing him as a power forward, where he just seems to stand around. But he said that is…
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