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Establishing consistency from start to start had eluded Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks. The typically reliable Hendricks has endured a slow start. One outing the veteran delivered a vintage performance, the next he struggled to get in a rhythm. Hendricks’ inconsistencies represent a microcosm of the Cubs rotation’s issues nearly five weeks into the season.…
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The Rams will host the Denver Broncos – and Matthew Stafford will duel with Russell Wilson – in a Christmas Day game, the NFL has announced. The 1:30 p.m. game at SoFi Stadium (shown on CBS) will be one of three NFL games on Sunday, Dec. 25, while most games in Week 16 will be…
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Here’s a fun thought: The Orioles just might have played their final home game before Adley Rutschman’s debut. With baseball’s top prospect progressing back to Triple-A this week, only one step remains between Rutschman and Camden Yards. With how quickly he’s moved back up Baltimore’s system since returning from a right tricep strain — and…
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In late January, three weeks after the end of one of the worst and most injury-plagued defensive seasons in franchise history, Ravens coach John Harbaugh found a silver lining. “We’re going to get two first-round-pick corners back,” he said at his end-of-season news conference, referring to Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters, “so that’s a good…
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When he signed on as the Chicago White Sox closer in 2021, Liam Hendriks said he wanted to pitch every day. But he didn’t get the ball Sunday against the Boston Red Sox as manager Tony La Russa chose to rest him after a heavy workload over the past week, letting Bennett Sousa get the…
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Q: We have been here before. Sit Kyle Lowry and start Gabe Vincent. I’d rather have Gabe at 100 percent than Kyle at 50 percent. It’s hurting the team. We play excellently with adversity. – Pipsy. A: And, that, in turn could get Duncan Robinson back into the rotation, with Victor Oladipo taking Gabe Vincent’s…
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Over the past 20 years, I have been privileged to serve my local community as a small business owner, through the Parent Teachers Association, City Council, school board and as the first directly elected mayor of Costa Mesa. In March 2021, voters in my hometown and throughout Orange County elected me to the Board of…
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So how goes the war between the state and many — but not all — California cities over housing policy? The war broke out a couple of years ago when the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) ramped up pressure on local governments to accommodate more housing construction, citing “decades of underproduction underscored…
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Despite an offer of free tuition, Californians are shying away from community colleges. Although public investments in two-year public institutions have animated many political leaders at the state and federal levels, it may be time for California’s 73 community college districts to downsize and adapt to an environment where there’s reduced demand for their services.…
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ANAHEIM — Shohei Ohtani had been gradually warming up for more than a week, and he officially exploded on Monday night. Ohtani hit a pair of home runs, including his first grand slam on either side of the globe, in the Angels’ 11-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Angels also got homers from…
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