Dodgers starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot throws to the plate hits a home run during Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws to the plate during Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Dodgers…
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Flames spotted near Griffith Observatory, in the hills of Los Feliz, on Tuesday, May 17, prompted the evacuation of the LA-area landmark, before firefighters were able to stop the blaze from spreading around 4 p.m. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. A “person of interest” was detained in the area in connection…
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Since the day he joined the Chicago Bears a little more than two years ago, Jaylon Johnson has emphasized the biggest prerequisite for top-tier cornerbacks. “Have a short memory,” he said again Tuesday. So perhaps it was apropos that when Johnson was asked about making notable individual growth during a 2021 season full of failure…
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The Miami Dolphins announced on Saturday evening they waived undrafted free agent offensive lineman Ty Clary due to a failed physical and signed lineman Cole Banwart to replace him. Banwart (6-4, 298 pounds) spent parts of last season on the practice squads of the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants but did not appear in a…
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Mike McDaniel’s style can’t, and shouldn’t be ignored. The Miami Dolphins coach avoided the team-issued gear and wore spring’s hottest colors to the NFL combine, and accented that wardrobe with Burberry sneakers and a Louis Vuitton backpack hanging over his shoulder the entire week. For the NFL owners meeting he wore crispy white linen shirt…
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Their rings won’t come with asterisks, they can cash their championship bonus checks, and they will go down in football history as Super Bowl winners. But it’s different for Tyler Higbee and Jordan Fuller. It isn’t easy to be the two Rams season-long starters who missed playing in the Super Bowl LVI victory over the…
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A potentially seismic shift hit the Eastern Conference finals less than three hours prior to Tuesday night’s start of Game 1 at FTX Arena, when the Boston Celtics announced that forward Al Horford had entered NBA health-and-safety protocols and would be out for the series opener against the Miami Heat. The designation not only had…
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A Trough sandwich shop will soft-open in late May in Anaheim and The Blind Pig Restaurant Group has plans for another, coming in late November or December to Irvine. That makes three for this concept, including its first location in Rancho Santa Margarita. The Blind Pig Restaurant Group will have three Trough sandwich shops open…
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BALTIMORE — The Orioles moved their left-field fence back 26.5 feet before this season, maybe hoping to contain Gleyber Torres. It may be more difficult to go over that fence now, but Torres is still tormenting the Orioles. Monday night, he reached base a career-high tying four times as the Yankees beat the Birds. It’s…
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The Mets offense did its part, knocking in a few runs early, and it was up to the spot starter in Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader to keep the Cardinals off the board. Trevor Williams, tasked with the job of filling in for Tylor Megill (right biceps tendinitis), established the tone in his second start…
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