Welcome back to another Chicago White Sox season at Guaranteed Rate Field. Groundskeeper Roger Bossard — aka “The Sodfather” — will have the playing field ready, consisting of bluegrass sod with eight blends of grass. And manager Tony La Russa has most of his starting lineup back. Center fielder Luis Robert could be in the…
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The Chicago Cubs couldn’t complete a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the opening series of the delayed 2022 season. But it was an interesting start featuring a stirring opening-day win, a benches-clearing incident Saturday, the debuts of free agents Marcus Stroman and Seiya Suzuki and a combined attendance of 98,337, which included several thousand…
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The Chicago White Sox won two of three against the Detroit Tigers in the season-opening series at Comerica Park. Here are four takeaways from the series. 1. Tim Anderson contributed quickly after returning from his suspension. Manager Tony La Russa inserted Anderson at the top of the lineup for the first time this season Sunday.…
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By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer a high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and senior patients. Although the vaccine is far more expensive than a standard flu vaccine, it seems to do a better job at protecting those with weakened immune systems — a major…
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It’s the Chicago White Sox’s turn to host their first home game of the season — and it looks like fans at Guaranteed Rate Field will be able to leave the cold-weather gear at home Tuesday when the team hosts the Seattle Mariners. The forecast “We’re looking at a pretty large change in the prevailing…
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Cal Ripken Jr. had grown up with Memorial Stadium. He watched Brooks Robinson lead the Orioles to a pair of World Series championships, falling in love with the sport and team for which he’d one day become a Hall of Famer. So when Ripken strode to the plate in the ninth inning Oct. 6, 1991,…
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The 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards has arrived, and with it comes a slew of changes to the stadium — from food to outfield dimensions, if not the product on the field. Baltimore arrives after being swept by the defending American League East champion Tampa Bay Rays to begin the season. The…
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Coming off a season-opening sweep at the hands of the defending American League East champion Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles enter Monday’s home opener at Camden Yards 0-3 for the first time since 2007. But there might be a silver lining. In their past three seasons, the Orioles won at least one of their first…
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In expressing the difficulties of their ongoing rebuild, Orioles leadership has often pointed to not only the basement they had to climb out of, but also the ceiling they must reach as a member of the American League East. The difficult pursuit that awaits the Orioles both in 2022 and on their eventual path to…
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Q: Why is the NBA still acting like COVID is some mysterious deadly disease? It’s a runny nose if you are vaccinated. They are really going to hold players out for five days during the playoffs? Is there daily testing still? — Jeffrey. A: There is not mandatory NBA testing. But as with the onset…
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