HOUSTON — Robo Umpires seem to be on the way to the major leagues, and Angels catcher Max Stassi isn’t thrilled about it. Commissioner Rob Manfred said this week in an interview with ESPN that his plan is for some version of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) to be in the majors in 2024. That…
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Deliberations began late Friday in the trial of a Long Beach man who ran over and killed a family of three during an alcohol-fueled crash in Bixby Knolls on Halloween night in 2019, as jurors will have to decide whether the driver knew of the dangers of drinking and driving prior to the fatal collision.…
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Sara Kruzan, who served 18 years in prison after being convicted of killing her pimp at the age of 16, received one of 17 pardons granted by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, July 1. Prosecutors argued Kruzan lured her former pimp, George Gilbert “G.G.” Howard, to the Dynasty Suites on Iowa Avenue in Riverside, shot…
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CLEVELAND — Aroldis Chapman came off the injured list before Friday’s game, but the All-Star closer was not returning to his familiar role. The 34-year-old has lost his job as the Yankees main closer to Clay Holmes. That is something that Yankees manager Aaron Boone discussed with Chapman before his return “We’ve talked and we’ll…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Belgian rider Yves Lampaert won the Tour de France opening stage while two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished third on Friday. Pogacar placed ahead of his Slovenian countryman and main rival Primoz Roglic, the 2020 runner-up, who was eighth in the time trial. Lampaert is a former world champion in team time…
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All through the years, right to his death of pneumonia, Marlin Briscoe was called, “The Quarterback,” by quarterback legend Joe Namath. They’d see each other at some NFL reunion or social get-together and Namath would greet him with something like, “Hey, how’s The Quarterback doing?” “He remembers,’ Briscoe would say in relating the story. “He…
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The last time Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa spoke to the media, he appeared as open and confident as he has been in his two-plus years in the NFL. After the jabs thrown at his critics in that interview session during mandatory minicamp in early June, Tagovailoa maintained the same tone appearing on new star…
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After one season with the Orlando Magic, Robin Lopez is expected to move onto another team in free agency. Lopez agreed to terms on a 1-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN reported Friday. It’ll be his ninth NBA team. Lopez, who joined the Magic on a 1-year, $5 million deal last offseason using a…
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A Class A industrial warehouse will take the place of a longstanding office building at the Irvine Business Complex. North Palisade Partners, an LA-based industrial development firm, has acquired Palisade Red Hill from Warmington Capital Partners for $11 million. The firm will demolish the 36,500-square-foot office building at 18011 Mitchell St., replacing it with a…
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Bears linebacker Matt Adams was arrested Thursday night in Chicago on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful firearm possession, according to police. He also was cited for having high-capacity magazines and metal-piercing bullets, a violation of city code. Police said Adams was arrested at approximately 6:46 p.m. in the 200 block of North Garland Court in…
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