It took Keegan Akin a moment before he decided to amend his choice of words. The Orioles left-hander had acknowledged his past issues putting the ball in the strike zone, a side effect of trying to be too fine, too perfect, when on the mound. “It’s kind of gotten me in trouble,” Akin said. Then…
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Q: If Victor Oladipo came back along the Klay Thompson timeline he would be in the rotation, no question. He didn’t have enough time. — Michael. A: Klay Thompson made his season debut for the Warriors on Jan. 9, available to Golden State for more than half the season. Victor Oladipo did not make his…
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Friday is the 75th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in Brooklyn, and the day that Major League Baseball honors his memory league-wide. But if Jackie were still with us, can you imagine what he’d be saying about the current state of Black participation in baseball? It almost certainly wouldn’t be…
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Southern California grocery workers voted overwhelmingly late Thursday to ratify a three-year labor contract with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions. The employees, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), approved a deal that was outlined in a tentative agreement reached with the supermarket chains on April 4. The contract will go into effect…
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LOS ANGELES ― Freddie Freeman stood on second base, soaking it all in. His first home game at Dodger Stadium had allowed a rare baseball moment, a natural pause in the action as a sold-out crowd chanted his first name over and over. The noise grew loud enough that Freeman had to acknowledge it. He…
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LOS ANGELES — For much of his freshman season, Korey Foreman found himself in an unfamiliar place: The sidelines. Foreman had arrived at USC as a five-star recruit out of Corona’s Centennial High, pegged by some as the nation’s top prospect in his high school class. But even on an underwhelming Trojans defense, he struggled…
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Four cameras staked out a spot in front of Kris Bryant’s locker in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse, a sight that was hard for him to miss as he approached after pregame batting practice. The Chicago Cubs’ four-game series against the Rockies isn’t Bryant’s first time facing his former team with which he earned every notable…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — This was certainly not what the Angels expected when they sent Shohei Ohtani to the mound. Ohtani experienced a few disappointing firsts on one shocking pitch as part of an ugly outing in the Angels’ 10-5 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night. Ohtani hung an 0-and-2 splitter to the Rangers’…
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By Eric Tucker and Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to President Donald Trump, was questioned for hours Thursday by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Miller was a senior adviser for policy during the Trump administration and a central figure in many…
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