Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was close but did not get an at-bat during last year’s All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver. He’s anticipating having at least one plate appearance at this season’s Midsummer Classic after being voted the starting shortstop for the American League, becoming the first Sox shortstop to start the…
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On the day that I first visited the house I would buy and live in for the next 40-some years, the swing was waiting in the wings of possible dreams. From the roof of a long narrow front porch, two thick chain hangers looked at me longingly. Their message was clear. They wanted to end…
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In his first State of the State speech, Gov. Gavin Gavin Newsom captured the sentiments of many Californians regarding the high-speed rail plan voters approved in 2008: “There’s been too little oversight and not enough transparency. Right now, there simply isn’t a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego, let alone from San Francisco…
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Four days a week the Miami Marlins are a mediocre team hoping everything goes right to have a winning chance. Every fifth day they’re the best team in baseball. “It’s a special day,” pitcher Braxton Garrett said of the games like Sunday when Sandy Alcantara starts for the Marlins against the New York Mets. The…
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July is the ideal month to assess our need for trees. We may not even want to step out into the garden because of blistering heat, which could easily be mitigated by planting trees that cool the air, however. It’s not only that trees provide shade but they literally cool the air through “transpiration cooling.”…
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With the Aug. 2 trade deadline approaching, GMs are circling the wagons trying to determine who’s selling and who’s buying. It’s a task made a little more difficult this year with two more teams being added to the postseason and the first series expanding from a one-and-done sudden death game to a two-out-of-three. The general…
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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 Saturday July 9, 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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Mike Grier, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, made history in the NHL on Tuesday. Mike Grier was named the general manager of the San Jose Sharks, making him the NHL’s first Black GM. The Sharks announced the move on social media and held a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. Chris…
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A century or more ago, Baltimore artists created, drew and produced beautiful images within the solid walls of the Hoen lithography plant on Biddle Street on the east side. The headquarters of the producer of detailed maps, colorful canning labels and Maryland rye whiskey labels closed 40 years ago and fell vacant. Trees sprouted in…
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On Brandon Hyde’s right wrist, the Orioles manager wears a WHOOP band. Among other things, the piece of technology measures his heart rate, and as of late, the peaks must be creeping higher and higher as Baltimore finds new ways to come back in games that looked over once upon a time. The latest example…
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