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There weren’t any flashy cars or sets for elaborate photo shoots laid out for recruits at Miami’s Legends Camp on Saturday morning. Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal told the hundreds of high school players, coaches and family members on UM’s campus that they were there to work. The returning Miami alumni, with numerous Super Bowl rings…
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The death of Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson is different because he played in Baltimore. After nearly 35 years of sportswriting, you become immune to the highs and lows of professional sports, especially when things happen in other cities or other parts of the country. But on Wednesday, tragedy struck in Baltimore when the Ravens…
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Tony Siragusa, the wisecracking wall of flesh known as “Goose” who anchored the middle of a record-setting Ravens defense during the team’s first Super Bowl run, died Wednesday, a team spokesman said. He was 55. The cause of death was not immediately known. The New Jersey native was an undrafted free agent who began his…
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TV network Nickelodeon is bringing its first-ever two-day NickFest music festival at the Rose Bowl Stadium grounds in Pasadena from noon-8 p.m. Oct. 22-23. Though event producers didn’t reveal many details, according to a press release issued on Tuesday the festival will include three stages with over 30 performers including “top music stars.” It’s an…
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Yoán Moncada was just starting to heat up before he landed on the injured list. The Chicago White Sox reinstated the third baseman from the 10-day IL Tuesday and optioned infielder Lenyn Sosa to Triple-A Charlotte. Moncada was placed on the IL retroactive to June 18 with a strained right hamstring after he left in…
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By Alicia Rancilio James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites such as “Friends,” “Cheers,” and Will & Grace.” He’s also directed the pilot episodes for “Frasier,” “Two and a Half Men,” “The Big Bang Theory” and more, setting the tone for…
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LOS ANGELES — The death toll from the Missouri derailment of an Amtrak train that originated at Los Angeles Union Station and was bound for Chicago rose to four Tuesday, while federal transportation authorities began their investigation into the crash that forced the train off the tracks. The train, which left Union Station Saturday night…
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“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: California consumers’ concern about their economic future has hit its Biden-era low. Source: The Conference Board’s monthly polling of shoppers for June creates various consumer confidence indexes, including one for California. The Trend With inflation running at four-decade highs and…
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The two-day Loving Life Music & Arts Festival is set to take place July 2-3 at Los Angeles Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles. With a mission to spread love and positive energy through song and dance, the event will feature a curated lineup of EDM, house, techno and bass music artists from around the…
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A 30-year, county-wide backlog of untested sexual assault kits has been cleared, resulting in hundreds of new DNA profiles of potential offenders being entered into law enforcement databases and criminal charges being brought in a half-dozen cold cases, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. A final test on Friday officially cleared a…
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