The Chicago Cubs are being cautious with catcher Willson Contreras. After a day off Monday, Contreras was not in Tuesday’s lineup against the White Sox at Wrigley Field. He is banged up but it’s “nothing serious,” according to manager David Ross. Contreras is considered day to day and was available to hit off the bench.…
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Megan Thee Stallion, Porter Robinson, Madeon and Lil Uzi Vert are among the big names in electronic music and hip-hop on the bill for Hard Summer Music Festival 2022 at the end of July, its organizers announced today, May 3. The festival, which expands to three days for the first time this year, returns to…
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Buck Showalter is back. The manager served his suspension — which was punishment for his team throwing at Phillies’ slugger Kyle Schwarber on Sunday — in the Mets’ 5-2 loss to Atlanta on Monday. Showalter began his Tuesday chat session with the media by recalling how he learned of the news. “Billy (Eppler) came in,…
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A Huntington Beach man was convicted Tuesday of special-circumstances murder for the brutal slaying of a man and woman in a Newport Beach condominium, killings apparently driven by his jealousy at those he believed were in relationships with an estranged girlfriend. That Jamon Buggs shot Darren Partch, 38, and Wendi Miller, 48, to death on…
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Maryland women’s basketball announced Tuesday that Towson sophomore Allie Kubek has transferred to the program. The 6-foot-2 forward comes to College Park after finishing second on the Tigers in scoring last season with 14.6 points per game while helping the team to a 24-8 record (14-4 Colonial Athletic Association). Maryland coach Brenda Frese said Kubek,…
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Disneylanders feeling the power of the Force will be able to wash down their Grogu candy apples, Wookiee cookies and Pretzel lightsabers with a tall glass of Mon Cala Swirl Blue Milk in celebration of May the Fourth, the unofficial Star Wars holiday. Disneyland’s May the Fourth specialty menu lineup includes Star Wars-themed food and…
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By Scott Moritz | Bloomberg AT&T is raising prices on older mobile-service plans in an effort to squeeze more revenue from customers and blunt the effects of quickening inflation. The price increases mark a high-profile reversal for an industry that has mostly competed for new customers with discounts, free phones and low-priced family plans —…
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For everyone involved, the realization of what was possible occurred at different times. Maryland left-hander Ryan Ramsey first turned toward the scoreboard in the sixth inning, a habit he wishes he didn’t have, and saw the slew of zeros side by side. Catcher Luke Shliger realized something special was brewing in the seventh, but he…
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Google has just started accepting applications to have personal information such as phone numbers and physical and email addresses removed from search results. The Mountain View digital-advertising and internet-search giant said in a recent blog post that it has broadened the scope of data people can ask to have taken down, because “with information popping…
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Q: In my injury case, the other side has asked for information from “any wearable fitness device.” I do use a Fitbit, but is that something they can invade into and, if so, can it really be used as evidence? J.A., Brentwood Ron Sokol A: Research indicates many people have a Fitbit, which is an…
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