Capsule previews of the NL West teams, listed in order of their 2021 finish: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2021: 107-55, first place, lost to Dodgers in Division Series Manager: Gabe Kapler (third season) Opening Day: Friday (April 8) vs Miami He’s Here: LHP Carlos Rodon, RHP Alex Cobb, OF Joc Pederson, RHP Jakob Junis He’s Outta…
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Capsule previews of the AL West teams, listed in order of their 2021 finish: HOUSTON ASTROS 2021: 95-67, first place, lost to Atlanta in World Series Manager: Dusty Baker (third season) Opening Day: Thursday (April 7) at Angels He’s Here: SS Jeremy Peña, INF Niko Goodrum, 2B Franklin Barreto, OF Lewis Brinson, RHP Hector Neris,…
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Members of the Southern California News Group try to predict how the 2022 baseball season will play out, from division races (in predicted order of finish) to the postseason and who will collect the key awards. — BILL PLUNKETT (Dodgers beat reporter) — NL West: Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Rockies, Diamondbacks NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs,…
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Low-wage earners who most need paid family leave can’t afford to take time off. A new bill seeks to raise their replacement pay. María Elena Durazo, a Democratic senator from Los Angeles, is renewing the fight for equitable paid family leave, hoping to make it a realistic option for more low-income Californians. After Gov. Gavin…
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Allen Wolfe and T.E. McHale had three things in common: They loved newspapering. They loved auto racing. And they were beloved by all who knew them. It is only fitting, then, that their paths will cross at this year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach — though it will be posthumously. Wolfe, the Press-Telegram’s late,…
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The Miami Heat’s approach to depth at power forward has taken a decidedly unique turn. Then again, perhaps that was to be expected, considering coach Erik Spoelstra refuses to acknowledge he even utilizes a power forward. As part of the Heat’s rotation remix that had them on a three-game winning streak going into Sunday night’s…
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Tyler Herro had been waiting a while to turn 50. The feeling, the 22-year-old Miami Heat guard said, aged well. “Yeah, I’ve been paying attention to it the last week or so, trying to get to 50,” he said of the Heat reaching that season victory milestone with Saturday night’s 127-109 decision over the Chicago…
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A busy offseason packed with some huge trades has created a situation in which eight teams — a quarter of the NFL — are without first-round draft picks. The Chicago Bears are included in that group as a result of their trade up to select quarterback Justin Fields a year ago. Six teams are stocked…
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An intriguing problem will arise when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The judiciary committee will send her nomination to the Senate floor this week, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has predicted a vote to confirm her soon thereafter, before the end of April. Justice Breyer, however, will not have retired…
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War’s grim reality is recognizable wherever it occurs. We can see it all too clearly in Ukraine — in the destruction of cities, in civilians fleeing their homes, and in the heart-wrenching casualties. No matter where it happens, war’s tragedy is the same. You wouldn’t always get that sense, however, from the prejudiced way some…
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