GLENDALE, Ariz. — Brusdar Graterol’s fastball (an average of 99.5 mph last season, third in MLB) and nickname (he prefers“Bazooka” though he will also accept “Buffalo”) scream “closer.” It’s a role Graterol would gladly fill for the Dodgers – “If they give me the opportunity, yeah, absolutely,” he said through an interpreter.But that isn’t his…
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DALLAS — If you never looked at the scoreboard once on Tuesday night, the Lakers’ faces would have said it all. Russell Westbrook shaking his head after every timeout. Carmelo Anthony grimacing as he bounced a ball hard off the court after another Dallas Mavericks basket. Coach Frank Vogel’s deep sighs as he paced the court.…
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Patty Tavatanakit is the defending champion of the LPGA’s first major of the year – or, as we refer to it, The Tournament Formerly Known As The Dinah Shore, which begins Thursday in Rancho Mirage. Three years ago she was an amateur, a sophomore at UCLA, with a choice to make. She was good enough…
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Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, in his first meeting with reporters in four years, acknowledged Tuesday that the team’s negotiations with star quarterback Lamar Jackson could result in a series of escalating one-year contract offers. Speaking with a group of local reporters at the NFL owners meetings, Bisciotti cast doubt on a long-term extension being signed…
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Two U.S. senators called on the Department of Justice Tuesday to conduct a comprehensive review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s mishandling of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, including allegations that then U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun lied to Congress, and former USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny instructed employees to remove and/or destroy…
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THE GAME: The Angels beat the Colorado Rockies, 8-2, on Tuesday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander José Suarez gave up one run in four innings, and that scored after a playable grounder shot past first baseman Jared Walsh. Suarez struck out four and did not walk any. “I felt really…
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Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey had little to reveal Tuesday afternoon about the organization’s progress toward building a potential new stadium in Arlington Heights. Speaking at the conclusion of the NFL owners meetings at The Breakers, McCaskey again stressed that the team’s purchase agreement on the property at the former Arlington International Racecourse in the…
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For the first time in its 10-year-history, the Viva! Pomona music festival will happen outside of Pomona. The festival will become the Viva! L.A. Music Festival this summer and will take place in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, June 25. The Viva! L.A. lineup has several acts familiar to Viva! Pomona festivalgoers, including…
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — American soccer’s harrowing memory of the loss in Trinidad 4 1/2 years ago remains omnipresent, if no longer raw. Denied a berth in the 2018 World Cup by a 2-1 defeat to an already-eliminated opponent, U.S. players try not to think about the fact they will qualify for this year’s…
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When Patrick Williams dislocated his wrist in October, the last two people he wanted to call were his parents. He knew they’d do too much — insist on buying tickets for the next flight out to Chicago, flood him relentlessly with care and concern. That’s the burden of being the youngest kid of the family,…
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