OKLAHOMA CITY — Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings fueled Oklahoma’s record-setting offensive burst to help the Sooners move a victory away from successfully defending their Women’s College World Series title. Alo and Jennings each hit two home runs and top-seeded Oklahoma rolled past unseeded Texas, 16-1, on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the best-of-three…
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MINNEAPOLIS — The first one took a while. In his third major league game, his third at-bat of the day, DJ LeMahieu grounded a single to second base off Jaime Garcia in the top of the eighth inning of a Cubs loss at St. Louis. “Albert Pujols was at first base and he was the…
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MINNEAPOLIS — Giancarlo Stanton started in right field Wednesday night, the first time he has played the outfield since coming off the injured list on Saturday. It was a real adventure for Stanton as he misplayed three balls in the Yankees’ 8-1 loss at Target Field. Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated it was being unfamiliar…
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The Chicago White Sox had one hit — a single by Jake Burger — against talented Los Angeles Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin heading to the bottom of the fifth Wednesday. They were down three runs when the offense appeared to be gaining momentum. Burger led off with a homer to left. Gavin Sheets doubled and…
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ANAHEIM — The Wheel of Misery landed on the Angels’ offense on Wednesday night. Each part of the team has failed on certain nights during this miserable stretch, but the hitters were the ones most responsible for their franchise-record 14th consecutive loss, a 1-0 defeat against the Boston Red Sox. The Angels have lost by…
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SAN DIEGO — The Mets will pack up their lockers and travel 90 minutes north on an unhappy bus ride to Anaheim. Chris Bassitt continued his spell of hellish starts in the Mets’ 13-2 blowout loss to the Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park. Bassitt spit up seven runs, six earned, on seven hits…
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The latest ballot tallies for the five state Senate seats that touch Orange County suggest primary voters have narrowed their fields to two candidates, and that they prefer incumbents or well-known challengers over newcomers. Whether that preference will hold through November, when the top two candidates face off in a general election that is likely…
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With only a few exceptions, the vote tallies released late Wednesday for the nine state Assembly seats that touch Orange County now show which primary candidates will advance to the decisive ballot in November. Here’s a breakdown of the races based on the latest vote counts, along with some context about what might play out…
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With the event now officially under way, the Summit of the Americas will be bustling with activity on Thursday in Los Angeles. The conference convenes once every three or four years and is expected to address issues including immigration, climate, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit will run through Friday with a focus on “Building…
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Primary vote tallies released late Wednesday suggest general election finalists are virtually set in all six House of Representatives races that touch Orange County. The numbers also show it’s likely that Orange County voters, again, could play a key role in national politics. Control of the House is expected to come down to a few…
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