John Means was supposed to spend this season pitching well for a bad Orioles team, largely as the only member of Baltimore’s rotation consistently worth coming to see until Grayson Rodriguez, DL Hall and Kyle Bradish joined him partway through the year. The thought that the Orioles could spend the next couple of months with…
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Q: Ira, who you got, Hawks or Cavaliers? — Ed. A: I do not have either, considering I have not made the playoffs. The question is who would the Heat prefer or should prefer? And on that count, I don’t believe it is particularly close. The Cavaliers would just be happy to make it to…
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The finale of the 16th season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” on Wednesday opened with Gina Kirschenheiter fretting over the existential value of her soul. More specifically, whether the mischievous tommyknockers of Aspen need a bribe of some Veuve Clicquot champagne to leave their gnome-y little paws off her person. Gina, you’ll recall,…
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The Kings’ Viktor Arvidsson shoots the puck into the offensive zone as the Colorado Avalanche’s J.T. Compher defends during the first period on Wednesday night in Denver. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Colorado Avalanche right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel, second from right, is congratulated on his goal by, from far left, defenseman Erik Johnson, center Andrew…
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ANAHEIM — A 21-year-old Fullerton man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting an Anaheim man in August 2020. Miguel Urbina Pelaez is the fourth person arrested in the Aug. 15, 2020, killing of 28-year-old Edwin Richard Ramirez Hernandez, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said. A second man was shot in the gang-related…
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PLACENTIA >> The Villa Park baseball team clinched a spot in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with a 5-0 victory over El Dorado on Wednesday in a Crestview League game at El Dorado High School. The Spartans (19-2, 5-1), who are ranked No. 4 in Division 1 and No. 3 in Orange County,…
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Thomas Brown has been on the NFL coaching fast track, earning the title of Rams assistant head coach after one year in the league and receiving an interview for the Miami Dolphins’ head coaching job after two. But how far that track will take him, Brown isn’t sure. He was asked Wednesday if he’s optimistic…
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Orange County has launched a program to connect eligible people arrested for low-level crimes with mental health and substance abuse services before criminal charges are filed in an effort to curb reoffending, the District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. The FIRST (Focused Intervention Route to Services and Treatment) Point Diversion Program plans to target specific people…
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A 14-year-old student was arrested after several social media posts suggesting a school shooting would occur were posted online Tuesday, April 12, Irvine Police Department officials said in a news release Wednesday. The student attended Orchard Middle School where the posts said the attack would happen on Friday, April 15. The posts also included a…
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Chicago White Sox left fielder Eloy Jiménez exited Wednesday’s 6-4 victory against the Seattle Mariners with left ankle soreness. After further evaluation, the Sox said X-rays were negative and he is day to day with a bruised ankle. Jiménez fouled a pitch off his ankle during a third-inning at-bat that ended in a strikeout. He…
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