THE GAME: Freddie Freeman homered on the first pitch he saw this spring and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres for the second consecutive day, 4-1, on Friday afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Starter Landon Knack retired the side in order in each of the first two innings, striking out…
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LOS ANGELES — A whiteboard sat stationary Tuesday on the sideline of the upstairs practice court at the Galen Center, permanently smudged black and ugly from wear, separated into two simple columns. “Turnovers,” read the left-hand side of the board, with subhead designations: “Gold,” and “Card,” short for “Cardinal.” “Offensive Rebs” read the right-hand side,…
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The Rams will be keeping one of Matthew Stafford’s favorite targets around for next season, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with receiver Demarcus Robinson, a source confirmed. NFL Network, which first broke the news, reported that Robinson’s deal is worth $5 million. Robinson signed with the Rams as a free agent for the…
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The world according to Jim: • Worst signing of the Arte Moreno era in Anaheim: Josh Hamilton or Anthony Rendon? Discuss. … • Rendon’s remarks earlier this week, stressing that being a major league baseball player is “a job” and no more? That’s the problem. It’s not just a job. And if you don’t show…
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Attempting to reach a third straight MLS Cup final, the Los Angeles Football Club seems poised to make another run in a league that comes off like it penalizes success. Despite this trying reality, LAFC keeps finding ways to compete. Following a ton of roster turnover – again – the 2024 season ought to feel…
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There are crooked towers and teetering spires as far as the eye can see. I’m at home surrounded by books and asking myself a simple question: At what point does a To Be Read pile become a To Be Redistributed pile? Some of you well-adjusted folks keep your shelves orderly and organized. But I suspect many readers keep building…
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Steven T. Dennis and Billy House | Bloomberg News (TNS) Mike Johnson promised a “well-oiled machine” the night he won the U.S. House speaker’s gavel. Four months later, he hasn’t delivered. Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is unraveling, Ukraine war aid languishes amid GOP opposition as Russia advances on the battlefield, and the…
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Colleen DeGuzman | (TNS) KFF Health News The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating efforts to address the nation’s drug problem. These waves, according to a report out this week from Millennium Health, began…
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Shelia Poole | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — A new study from Emory University researchers has found an association between traffic-related air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Using brain tissue donated by metro Atlanta residents, researchers evaluated their home addresses for air pollution generated by nearby traffic. The study, released Wednesday, does not…
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San Clemente officials are hoping to expand their chances of bringing sand to the coastal town’s shore, renewing a program that will allow the city to seek out “opportunistic sand.” But first, it needs to weave through a maze of permitting and approvals that could take up to two years, and likely spend hundreds of…
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