DETROIT — The deadline to get vaccinated in time to pass Canadian border requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine has passed for the Yankees’ first trip to Toronto. The Bombers are still not commenting on the vaccination status of their players, but Aaron Boone suggested that he expects to have his full roster against the Blue…
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Step one: Come back from a three-run deficit. Step two: Overturned call. Step three: Walk-off win. Francisco Lindor ripped an RBI single to center field in the bottom of the 10th to give the Mets a 5-4 win over the Giants in Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Citi Field. The Mets shortstop, who also…
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ANAHEIM — Tuesday night’s edition of the Freeway Faceoff stalled early, hit the gas, weaved through traffic and slammed the brakes on the Ducks’ hopes of playing spoiler as the Kings earned a 2-1 victory that brought them a significant step closer to their first postseason appearance since 2018. Winger Adrian Kempe opened the scoring…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Mission Viejo’s Sofia Elliott and San Juan Hills’ Peyton Leonard dueled for 11 innings in the circle. The Diablos’ outfielders combined for four spectacular diving or sliding catches And Brooke Finneran shook off a recent injury to delivered in…
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LOS ANGELES — When he reached the major leagues, Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried chose jersey No. 32 as an homage to his favorite pitcher growing up: Sandy Koufax. Koufax famously threw the first perfect game in Dodger Stadium history, on Sept. 9, 1965. Fried, a 28-year-old San Fernando Valley native who starred at Harvard-Westlake, was…
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One strikeout, followed by another whiff, and then another. Suddenly, nine consecutive batters retired, including 17 of the last 18. This was getting real; Max Scherzer had the look. In his first home start as a Met, Scherzer carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning of the Mets’ 3-1 win over the Giants in Game…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night’s 115-105 NBA playoff victory over the Atlanta Hawks: — This was the perfect example of needing to take care of business with a purpose. — For the Heat, part of the purpose is Hawks forward John Collins working his way back from toe and finger injuries.…
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Former Lakers executive Jerry West demanded a retraction and an apology for what he called “a baseless and malicious assault” on his character in the HBO series “Winning Time,” in a letter sent by his legal team to the network and producer Adam McKay on Tuesday evening, which was distributed to multiple media outlets. West’s…
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LOS ANGELES — USC entered its final week of spring football on Tuesday. Saturday’s spring game will mark the last chance the Trojans get to work together on the field as a full unit with the coaching staff prior to fall camp. Not all springs are built equally, but the 2022 camp was vital for…
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Sam Astle fidgeted in the passenger seat and kept looking over his shoulders as the car he was riding in was pulled over on the 60 Freeway in Montebello last year, his mother Joy Astle recalled. That made the California Highway Patrol officer who was trying to speak to him nervous. The 19-year-old diagnosed with…
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