By Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mentions of Donald Trump have been rare at the first few trials for people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol, but that changed Tuesday: The latest Capitol riot defendant to go on trial is blaming his actions on the former president and his false claims about a…
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By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement.…
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SUNRISE, Fla. — Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek didn’t believe it was fair. After only two months on the job, he didn’t believe he had enough time to judge Dallas Eakins’ coaching abilities adequately. So, Verbeek decided to pick up the team’s contract option for the 2022-23 season. Verbeek said he spoke about a month…
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Nets head coach Steve Nash says there’s no updated timetable for the injured Ben Simmons to make his season debut, even though reports to the contrary surfaced in recent days. The Athletic’s NBA newsbreaker, Shams Charania, reported on Sirius XM’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that Simmons, who has been hampered by a herniated disk in…
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The awful two-strike sound the Yankees play over the sound system, which sounds like a dying whale, has been an issue for the Bombers’ pitchers using the PitchCom system. The sound, which is the Imperial Alarm from Star Wars, is played when a Yankees pitcher gets two strikes on a hitter and is teeth-rattling loud.…
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The Los Angeles Clippers face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday with the winner advancing as the No. 7 team in the Western Conference playoffs facing No. 2 Memphis beginning Saturday on the road. The loser Tuesday night will play the winner of the 9 vs.10 matchup between New Orleans and San Antonio. The winner of…
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Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week Athlete: Austin Overn School: Foothill Sport: Baseball Noteworthy: Overn, the center fielder for the Knights baseball team, went 2 for 4 and had a triple in the bottom of the seventh inning that drove in the tying run and he scored the winning run in a 2-1 win over…
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Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week Athlete: Joie Economides School: South Hills Sport: Softball Noteworthy: The sophomore belted three home runs, including a grand slam, in a 16-1 win over Diamond Bar. She finished the game with nine RBIs. In the La Mirada tournament, she had three hits and three RBIs in a 4-1…
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MINNEAPOLIS – For the Clippers, getting a play-in game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center presented something of a loaded proposition. Because, personally, there’s a lot of history in that building against those guys; Tuesday’s 7 vs. 8 matchup to decide the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs only adds to it. There’s…
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Gov. Larry Hogan signed legislation Tuesday that could help secure long-term commitments from the Orioles and Ravens to remain in their current Baltimore stadiums, allowing the Maryland Stadium Authority to borrow up to $1.2 billion for upgrades to the decades-old structures. The Ravens have five years left on their lease at M&T Bank Stadium, while…
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