Jermell Charlo was shocked when he heard the split draw announcement, but he had no issues accepting the result of the three judges’ scorecards. Charlo and Brian Castaño delivered a back-and-forth battle with all the major junior middleweight belts on the line 10 months ago. Charlo didn’t leave the ring as the undisputed champion, but…
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MOSCOW (AP) — The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Griner’s lawyer Alexander Boikov told The Associated Press he believed the relatively short extension of the detention indicated the case would come to trial soon. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was…
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Q. Dear Honk: I received my registration renewal, for more than $500, for the travel trailer we bought last year. While utility trailers have permanent plates, are used often, but not charged much of a fee, travel trailers get billed annually based on their value, even though they are only on the road a few…
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By KELVIN CHAN LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk said Friday that his plan to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of turmoil over the proposed $44 billion acquisition. Musk has been vocal about…
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Q. The upper part of my Desert Rose got frosted and the stems were soft So I cut those all off. The top of the bulb is a tad soft, but the lower parts are green and firm. I’m wondering if I can save this plant? Adenium obesum, or Desert Rose, is one of those…
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In the 2020 NBA playoffs, Jimmy Butler was sublime, his performance in pushing the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals encapsulated by the every-last-breath photo of his leaning over a courtside barrier during Game 5 of the championship series against the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2021 playoffs, Butler, after his second season with the…
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The Miami Dolphins announced they signed their two seventh-round draft picks, outside linebacker Cameron Goode and quarterback Skylar Thompson, on Friday morning ahead of the start of rookie minicamp. Goode, out of California, was selected with the No. 224 pick on Day 3 of the draft on April 30, and Thompson, the Kansas State signal-caller,…
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”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: There was no exodus of renters from California to start 2022 — as far as their online search habits show. Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed first-quarter migration stats…
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Tony La Russa has been in baseball for a long time. The Chicago White Sox manager described Thursday night against the New York Yankees as “some ‘see it to believe it’ stuff.” The teams entered the eighth tied, but the Yankees scored seven runs with two outs in the inning to beat the Sox 15-7…
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When DL Hall made his 2022 spring training debut, a one-inning cameo that marked his return from injury, it was the radar gun that attracted most of the attention. The left-hander took the mound for the first time in a game since his midseason shutdown the year prior and pumped triple digits with his fastball.…
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