There are 50 shades of Tony LaRussa, and we saw a few this week. There was Happy Tony before his Chicago White Sox opened a homestand Monday on the first summerlike night on the South Side, with Yoán Moncada and Joe Kelly back and his team riding a six-game winning streak. Their eight-game skid was…
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The Dodgers’ Justin Turner watches the flight of his game-tying two-run home run as Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jeurys Familia, left, shows his frustration during the ninth inning on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against…
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DOWNEY >> Twelve years ago, Corona del Mar boys lacrosse coach G.W. Mix and others lobbied the officials of CIF to have a playoff system for the sport. On Friday, his Sea Kings beat Foothill 10-4 at Downey High to become the first boys team from Orange County to win a CIF-Southern Section Division 1…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santa Margarita’s record-setting time in the girls 400-yard freestyle relay last week looked like a warm-up on Friday. The Eagles clocked a much faster time during preliminaries at the CIF State swimming and diving championships at Clovis West High in Fresno. Santa Margarita…
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COSTA MESA >> Competition among friends can be an intriguing yet difficult task to tackle. In a battle that pitted two colleagues, Tesoro’s boys volleyball coach Pat Eaton and Servite coach Matt Marrujo, and their respective programs against each other, it was the Titans who came out on top. Tesoro beat the top-seeded Friars in…
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Angels starting pitcher Chase Silseth throws to the plate during the first inning of his major league debut against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night in Oakland. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Oakland A’s starting pitcher Daulton Jefferies throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Angels on Friday…
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Drew Smith was responsible for only one run earned run Friday night, but it turned out to be a killer. After being handed the ball following starter Max Scherzer’s stellar 7-inning, 1-run outing, Smith walked the first two batters of the eighth inning. He then gave up a single to Ty France, allowing the Seattle…
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Chicago White Sox starter Vince Velasquez was one out away from a scoreless first inning Friday against the New York Yankees. Standing in his way: the hot-hitting Giancarlo Stanton. The cleanup hitter continued his tear with a two-run home run, his third of the series. Velasquez surrendered three homers in five innings as the Yankees…
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CORONA >> Matt Kim had a shaky start on defense but Fullerton’s shortstop found a way to stay solid at the plate. The 5-foot-10 senior made five errors but had three hits as Fullerton kept its wild postseason alive with a 14-9 victory over Santiago in a CIF-Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinal playoff game. Fullerton’s…
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The Etiwanda baseball program is back in familiar territory this season. The Eagles struggled last season (12-14) and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Etiwanda has bounced back in a big way this season. The Eagles reclaimed the Baseline League title and are in the midst…
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