The final whistle has blown on the bidding process. Chelsea will be sold to a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, the English club announced Saturday. Boehly, 46, and a consortium of investors will pay $3.1 billion for the club itself and promise another $2.2 billion for facilities improvements and investment. The…
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A woman died after police say she crashed into her boyfriend’s car, causing a collision in Orange following an argument at their Anaheim home early Saturday morning, May 7. The crash occurred at East Santa Ana Canyon Road at North Orange Olive Road just after 5:45 a.m., Orange police spokesman Sgt. Phil McMullin said. The…
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CHICAGO — They bill Wrigley Field as “The Friendly Confines.” Clayton Kershaw has never found it to be so. Entering Saturday’s doubleheader, Kershaw’s career ERA at Wrigley Field – 4.74 in four regular-season starts – was his highest for any ballpark where he had started more than once and it is one of only…
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After the Ravens signed free-agent safety Marcus Williams and then picked Notre Dame star Kyle Hamilton in the first round of the NFL draft, there was uncertainty about how the team would utilize veteran Chuck Clark. But during rookie minicamp Saturday, coach John Harbaugh said Clark is a big part of the team and expressed…
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NASCAR officials should be worried. Very worried. If they’re not, they are asleep at the wheel and will someday be lapped by Formula 1 in this country. If you don’t believe me, consider that Miami Dolphins billionaire owner Stephen Ross — whose subsidiary company, South Florida Motorsports, is funding Sunday’s much-ballyhooed Miami Grand Prix —…
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Michael Deiter has technically never earned a starting spot with the Miami Dolphins. In his rookie season his status as a 2019 third-round draft pick got the former Wisconsin standout elevated up the depth chart quicker than he deserved, placed into the starting lineup as a left guard before he was ready, and that forced…
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PHILADELPHIA — For the second straight day, the Mets game against the Phillies was postponed due to rainy weather. With a steady shower and winds blowing at 19 mph at Citizens Bank Park, Saturday evening’s matchup was rescheduled as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday. First pitch has been set at 12:35 p.m. with…
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Joel Embiid was taking notes. That became clear in Friday night’s Game 3 of this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. So after Bam Adebayo averaged 23 points and 10.5 rebounds in helping the Miami Heat take a 2-0 lead over his Philadelphia 76ers, Embiid said it was time to set things straight at center in…
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The Yankees pitching is in a pinch. With two straight days of rain, the Bombers schedule has become an issue. The Yankees and Rangers were rained out Saturday and will play a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday, then finish the series on Monday. Instead of having two scheduled days off on Thursday and Monday, they will now…
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Kyle Lowry was back, and back home. The next step for the Miami Heat point guard and Philadelphia native is getting back to being himself. Sidelined for two weeks with a hamstring strain, Lowry clearly was less than himself in the 99-79 Friday night road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that trimmed the Heat’s lead…
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