MLB has meted out its punishments for Wednesday’s brouhaha in St. Louis, and the league office largely agreed with the Mets’ view that the Cardinals instigated and escalated. Cardinals star Nolan Arenado was suspended two games for “contributing to the incitement of the incident,” also known as barking at Mets reliever Yoan Lopez and then…
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Diane Ramirez and Jeff Miller at the Spectacular Prom in 2018. (Courtesy Jeff Miller) First, the judge asked people to leave the courtroom — and stay outside — if they might be upset by his ruling. That’s when Diane Ramirez’s parents knew what was coming. After a 20 minute break, Riverside Superior Court Judge Timothy…
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Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy on April 12 paid $1.57 million for a six-bedroom, 5,610-square-foot house in southwest Waukegan — and he’ll have plenty of company in his neighborhood in terms of the Bears’ coaching staff. Two other newly hired assistant coaches — defensive line coach Travis Smith and offensive line coach Chris Morgan…
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The Chicago White Sox were one out from escaping a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning Thursday against the Kansas City Royals. A passed ball and a two-run single later, the Sox were headed toward their ninth loss in 10 games. The Royals scored three runs in the 10th and beat the Sox 5-2 in…
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One night during the 2020 season, Chicago Cubs veteran outfielder Jason Heyward took catcher Willson Contreras out to dinner. Teammates having dinner together isn’t atypical, but on this occasion it served a specific purpose. Heyward knows better than most the highs and lows within a season and career. Heyward’s advice centered on the big picture:…
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Former St. Thomas Aquinas standout wide receiver and Miami Hurricanes player Sam Bruce died Thursday morning at the age of 24. The cause of Bruce’s death was not immediately clear. The nephew of NFL Hall of Fame player Isaac Bruce, Sam was a star receiver at St. Thomas Aquinas from 2014 to 2015 and helped…
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A big rig caught fire on the 5 Freeway in San Clemente, temporarily shutting down all northbound lanes Thursday afternoon, April 28. The fire was reported at about 1 p.m. on the northbound side of the freeway near El Camino Real, Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. A. Villanueva said. It was mostly extinguished by 1:30 p.m.,…
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Daniel Jones has one more season at most — and only one — to prove he’s the Giants’ quarterback of the future. As expected, GM Joe Schoen decided on Thursday that he will not pick up the fifth-year option on Jones’ rookie contract as a former first-round pick, a source confirmed. Leaking that decision only…
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LOS ANGELES — During UCLA’s spring showcase last Saturday, coach Chip Kelly put on the headset live on the Pac-12 Network and made it pretty clear: Don’t be surprised if Jake Bobo is atop his wide receiver depth chart come fall. Bobo, who transferred to UCLA after four years at Duke, has coaches raving during…
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Lea Brown, supervisor at Camp Pendleton’s Recycling Center, couldn’t temper her enthusiasm about the importance of recycling as much of the base’s waste as possible. “I’m looking and researching new ways every day,” she said as she walked across the yard showing off the multiple ways scrap metal, cardboard, even old tracks off of vehicles…
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