The Ravens signed linebacker Vince Biegel to a one-year deal Monday, adding a versatile veteran to a position with limited depth. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Injuries have limited Biegel, 28, to just five games over the past two seasons, but he’s played both inside linebacker and outside linebacker and contributed regularly on…
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It has largely been described as the Miami Heat’s meaningless season finale, often along the lines of “The Miami Heat won six consecutive games to secure the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference before losing their meaningless regular-season finale.” It turns out, a month after the fact, the 125-111 April 10 loss to…
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It’s been a decade since Gov. Jerry Brown faced a $27-billion budget deficit, which prompted him to take a number of extraordinary steps including lobbying for a massive tax increase and shuttering the state’s revenue-draining redevelopment agencies. Brown must no doubt be envious of the financial situation faced by his successor. On Friday, Gov.…
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Is Disneyland limiting its attendance these days or not? California ditched its pandemic capacity restrictions nearly a year ago. Disneyland now is free to cram as many fans into its parks as local fire officials will allow, just like its competitors at Universal, Knott’s and Six Flags can. But unlike most other local theme parks,…
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Even Jeff Greenberg knows this feels crazy, right? Here’s a former Chicago Cubs assistant general manager, who worked in baseball for 16 years, making the leap to professional hockey — and not just switching from another sport but occupying one of the Chicago Blackhawks’ top three front-office positions as an associate general manager. “Sure,” Greenberg…
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Mike McDaniel walked up to Erik Ezukanma before his first practice as a Miami Dolphins player and began to tease the rookie. The Dolphins’ coach was seemingly attempted to cut the tension, ease the nervous energy the team’s fourth-round pick had percolating by bringing up his body fat, and telling the former Texas Tech receiver…
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The Ravens should be looking for a wide receiver who has as much name recognition as production. One of the leading candidates appeared to be free-agent veteran Jarvis Landry, but he reportedly signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints on Friday. Landry’s skill set is comparable to second-year Ravens wideout Rashod Bateman, but…
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Township Fort Lauderdale — the half-German beer hall, half-neighborhood pub where tribes of sports fans came for camaraderie, craft beer and Super Bowl parties — abruptly closed on May 12 after four years in the downtown area. Tim Petrillo, cofounder of The Restaurant People (S3, YOLO, Java & Jam), wasted little time or fanfare shutting…
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Cal State Long Beach’s end-of-the-school-year celebrations got underway at Angel Stadium on Monday, May 16 — and marking an historic milestone for the university. CSULB will honor nearly 12,000 graduates across multiple commencement ceremonies this week. That makes it the largest graduating class in CSULB’s history, the university has said. The university opened in 1949.…
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UCF has dipped into the talent pool at Sanford Seminole High once again, looking to keep the successful pipeline going with a scholarship offer to 2025 offensive tackle Max Buchanan. “It’s a great feeling,” Buchanan said. “We have a lot of people who were in this past class that have signed on to UCF and…
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