SAN DIEGO – It’s been more than a decade since a Met accomplished what Escobar Escobar did on Monday night at Petco Park. Escobar singled in the first, doubled in the second, homered in the eighth and tripled in the ninth to hit for the cycle in the Mets’ 11-5 win over the Padres. The…
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ALL-CIF SOFTBALL TEAMS 2022 (Selected by CIF-SS Softball Coaches’ Committee) DIVISION 1 Player of the Year – Sydney Somerndike, Villa Park (12) Pitcher Championship Coach– Mike Smith, Roosevelt FIRST TEAM Brooklyn Carreon, Whittier Christian 12 Pitcher Miali Guachino, Great Oak 10 Pitcher Micaela Kastor, Oaks Christian 12 Pitcher Priscilla Llamas, Roosevelt 10 Pitcher Brynne Nally,…
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Who is paying for this tunnel’s cost overruns? Great Neck, L.I.: “The runaway train” (editorial, May 29) concerning the proposed Gateway Tunnel project is reminiscent of the ongoing MTA’s Long Island Rail Road East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal project. In 2001, the initial estimated cost was $3.5 billion with a completion date in…
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ANAHEIM ― The Angels went to work quickly Monday, intent on reversing their recent fate. Their second batter of the game, Shohei Ohtani, hit a line drive into and out of the glove of Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story for a single. Mike Trout hit the next pitch from Michael Wacha into left…
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LOS ANGELES – President Joe Biden on Monday announced the nomination of E. Martin Estrada as U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles-based Central District of California, the largest federal district in the nation. Estrada is a partner in Los Angeles at California law firm Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP, where he has practiced since 2014.…
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The latest member of the billionaire club is a slam dunk. LeBron James, the prolific four-time NBA champion whose business ventures include a multi-purpose entertainment company, is officially a billionaire, Forbes reported Thursday. James boasts pretax earnings of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes, making him the first active NBA player to reach the billionaire threshold.…
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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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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — If the Boston Celtics want to do a better job of protecting their home court than they did in the last two rounds, they will need to start doing a much better job of protecting the ball. Sloppy ball-handling once again proved costly to the Celtics,…
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SAN DIEGO – Tylor Megill is on his way to the west coast to join the Mets. The right-hander flew to San Diego on Monday as he inches closer to his return from right biceps tendinitis. Megill is expected to be activated before the Mets take on the Angels this weekend, which is the last…
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ALL-CIF BASEBALL TEAMS 2022 (Selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches’ Association) DIVISION 1 Player of the Year: Andrew Lamb 11, JSerra Coach of the Year: Bret Kay, JSerra FIRST TEAM Ian Hoffstetter 11, Arcadia Alejandro Morales 12, Bishop Amat Luke Mistone 12, Bonita Abbrie Covarrubias 11, Cypress Luke Matlock 11, Cypress Aiden Taurek 12, Foothill Bryce…
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