ANAHEIM — David Fletcher is headed back to the injured list. The Angels infielder is out again with a recurrence of the left hip strain that sidelined him in the first month of the season, and this time he may need surgery to repair it. Fletcher said Sunday he’s heading to see a specialist in…
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“‘Emergencies’ have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded — and once they are suspended it is not difficult for anyone who has assumed such emergency powers to see to it that the emergency will persist,” warned economist Friedrich Hayek in his three volume “Law, Legislation and Liberty”…
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By The Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — More than 170 people have been evacuated from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after weeks of shelling and fighting as Russia attempts to take over the port city. That’s according to a Sunday statement by Osnat Lubrani, the United Nation’s humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine. The evacuees have been…
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The offense the Chicago Bears are beginning to install is based on versatility, and the team is seeking as many players as it can find who can master multiple tasks. That’s according to offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, who spoke with the media Sunday morning after the Bears wrapped up a three-day rookie minicamp at Halas…
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Running off at the typewriter … Sometimes it amazes me how sports owners can be brilliant in the world of business but not so sharp in other areas. Case in point: Shad Khan, the billionaire owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, told USA Today earlier this week that he didn’t fire Urban Meyer for losing; he…
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Dave Chappelle’s lawyer says the comedian is unhappy with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s decision not to charge the man who allegedly attacked him on stage with a felony. “It’s a travesty of justice that Gascón is refusing to prosecute this case as a felony,” Gabriel Colwell told the New York Post on…
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PHILADELPHIA — Max Scherzer’s unbeaten streak has been broken. Scherzer allowed three runs on 10 hits, striking out seven, across six innings in the Mets’ 3-2 loss to the Phillies in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. The right-hander took his first loss since May 30, 2021, snapping his streak…
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Just months after he became a father, Gleyber Torres saved Mother’s Day for the Yankees … at least the first part of it. Torres hit a walk-off home run to give the Yankees a 2-1 win over the Rangers Sunday. That gave the Yankees a win in the first game of a doubleheader. Gerrit Cole…
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Second of two parts Industry City Manager Paul Philips was given an ultimatum outside City Council chambers in early 2018. He needed to cut all ties with Frank Hill, a former state senator working behind the scenes in Industry, or he would be fired, according to Councilman Newell Ruggles, who delivered the message along with…
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PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in nine years, Robinson Cano is officially a free agent. The Mets announced on Sunday they released Cano after he unsurprisingly passed through waivers unclaimed. The veteran second baseman was designated for assignment last week. So now, the baseball world awaits his next move. GM Billy Eppler and manager…
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