ANAHEIM >> The Anaheim baseball team came into its CIF Southern California Division V regional semifinal having to face a streaking Baldwin Park team with an excellent pitching staff. While Anaheim got a quality outing from pitcher Aaron Rojas, the Colonists couldn’t muster much offense Friday against Baldwin Park’s Tommy Villanueva. Anaheim rallied in the…
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In case you didn’t get the message on Thursday, Gerrit Cole went out and added emphasis to the point. The Yankees starting staff is the best in the American League and making a case for being the most dominant in baseball. For the second straight night, a Yankees starter took a perfect game into the…
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LOS ANGELES — The comebacks. The grit. The discipline at the plate. The “phenomenal job” by GM Billy Eppler, the head honcho in the front office. The manager who is “perfect for New York.” Those are just a handful of the elements that have led Mets owner Steve Cohen to refuse to turn the TV…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA >> The Tesoro baseball team continued its trend of dominant pitching performances in a 7-2 win over Moreno Valley in the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV semifinal Friday at Tesoro High. Ryan Rios pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed just two runs and scattered eight hits with three strikeouts. The Titans’ pitching…
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The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…
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John Ghoukassian is gone but his legacy goes on. The founder of a family business that still owns and operates Bistango and Bayside Restaurant, he passed away in March 2021 but his children, son Marc Ghoukassian and daughter Karyn Ghoukassian, have followed in his footsteps. They are launching Press & Moka Coffeehouse, a European-style casual…
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By Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn walked straight from the floor of the U.S. Senate into Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s office. The Texas Republican had just…
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By Marc Levy | Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn’t give him enough votes to make up the deficit. McCormick said…
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Starter Caleb Kilian will make his major-league debut Saturday at Wrigley Field, giving the Chicago Cubs their first look at one of the top prospects acquired during last summer’s sell-off. Manager David Ross made the announcement after Friday’s 14-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals before 32,482 at Wrigley Field. Whether it’s a spot start…
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Tim Wilson beamed as a small crowd gathered to pay tribute to his late father Don Wilson, rhythm guitarist for the Ventures, at a booth at the NAMM Show in Anaheim on Friday. “It’s fabulous. It’s just wonderful,” Wilson said as one person after another came up to say how much the music his father…
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