The Mets’ elixir for slumps is, apparently, playing the Texas Rangers. Eduardo Escobar (0-for-9), Mark Canha (0-for-14), and Francisco Lindor (0-for-11) all broke out of their offensive slides in the Mets’ 4-3 win over the Rangers on Friday night at Citi Field. Lindor led off the fourth with a single to right field off Texas…
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Allegations of witness tampering. A “deceitful” ploy. Accusations of public officials having difficulty getting to the Turpin adults to help them — and of their lawyer not getting proper access to them. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office tried to get the court-appointed attorney for the seven adult children of David and Louise Turpin, Jack…
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After a shaky first inning, Orioles pitchers blitzed through Friday’s next seven frames. Then came the ninth. Byron Buxton’s walk-off, two-run home run off Baltimore closer Jorge López gave the Minnesota Twins a 3-2 victory to open their series with the Orioles. Baltimore had been 29-0 when leading after eight innings. Luis Arraez opened the…
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While wearing Black & Gold for the Los Angeles Football Club, Giorgio Chiellini is unlikely to play old friends Juventus and Gareth Bale probably won’t have a chance to beat his brothers in arms Real Madrid. Yet for players with Major League Soccer ties who debuted in Los Angeles in 2022, the chance to hold…
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HOUSTON — The Angels, desperate for infield help, reportedly signed veteran Jonathan Villar, although the club has not confirmed the deal. Villar, 31, was with the Chicago Cubs, who released him after he hit .222 with a .598 OPS. The Angels have struggled to get production out of second base, shortstop and third base since…
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I just got handed the list of inductees into this year’s Surfers’ Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach. At the top of the list is one of the greatest big wave chargers of all time, Peter “the Condor” Mel. This dude is a member of a very small group of what I like to call…
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Against a shifting landscape in what is shaping up as an increasingly competitive Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat spent Friday attempting to work on a power play. What they could run into is a power shortage. In the wake of losing starting power forward P.J. Tucker to the Philadelphia 76ers at Thursday’s start of NBA…
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The Mets rotation only has to survive three more days without one of their co-aces. Max Scherzer said he will start for the Mets on Tuesday against the Reds at Cincinnati. Scherzer will come off the injured list roughly seven weeks after he sustained a left oblique strain in the middle of his May 18…
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The Chicago Cubs’ June swoon has cemented the direction of their season. The Cubs finished 10-17 (.370), their worst month so far, as they approach the midpoint of the season. Although the Cubs leave behind a 10-game losing streak in early June as they enter July having won two consecutive series, the clubhouse will be…
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HOUSTON — Robo Umpires seem to be on the way to the major leagues, and Angels catcher Max Stassi isn’t thrilled about it. Commissioner Rob Manfred said this week in an interview with ESPN that his plan is for some version of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) to be in the majors in 2024. That…
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