Chicago Cubs rookie Matt Swarmer knows his high extended leg kick is reminiscent of another big-league pitcher. “People always ask me, ‘Do you get it from Bronson Arroyo?’” Swarmer told the Tribune. “I just developed it on my own. “But I like to tell people it’s from Arroyo,” he added, laughing, “because I don’t know…
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Couple of weeks ago, in this space, I commented on the superb SoCal housing-supply forensic work done by Josh Albrektson, MD of South Pasadena — radiologist by night, City Hall annoyer by day. The dashing doc was profiled in the excellent piece by staffer Jeff Collins about how many of our no doubt mostly beloved,…
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MELBOURNE, Australia — American Devin Haney made it official — and unanimous — on Sunday. He’s the undisputed world lightweight boxing champion. Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous points decision over Australian George Kambosos. The 23-year-old Haney won three of the first four rounds…
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The torches and pitchforks are out in Anaheim. The mayor has resigned. The city council is in disarray. But that’s just the headlines over news that the city has been the plaything of major corporations, government unions and consultants. Buried in sometimes obscure city documents is evidence of deeper rot, the effects, you might say,…
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A couple of weeks ago, former President George W. Bush accidentally told the truth about the Iraq war. Bush was the first president I ever hated, and the Iraq war ingrained in me a long-lasting (and ongoing) hostility toward government and every member of Congress who voted for the war, so, this “gaffe” is of…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA >> The Tesoro baseball team required contributions from everybody to beat Fullerton 6-4 in the CIF Southern California Division IV Regional championship game Saturday at Tesoro High. Tesoro (28-8) beat Fullerton 3-0 previously in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship game on May 21. Saturday’s game was far different from the…
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Robert Bolin says he couldn’t be happier after snagging a seasonal job as an entertainment usher for the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The timing is perfect, too, he said. He starts July 15th, right after his 25-wedding anniversary celebration. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) The iconic OC…
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New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil, right, congratulates Pete Alonso, who hit a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, left, watches his two-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin…
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LOS ANGELES — Pete Alonso gave Dodger fans a sneak peek of what he’ll be doing here in just over a month, when he’ll enter Chavez Ravine as the defending Home Run Derby champion. The Mets slugger hit a pair of powerful home runs, the first a two-run shot and the second a three-run dinger,…
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LOS ANGELES – From the ashes of the Dodgers’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, there has risen … smoke. “So two days ago, we beat the Mets and we come in (to the clubhouse) – the lights are off, the disco ball is going and the smoke machine is on,” Dodgers…
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