ST. LOUIS — As expected Anthony Rizzo missed his third straight game with lower back tightness on Sunday. The first baseman had the back “spasm,” and “tighten,” between batting practice and first pitch on Friday. “He was doing his best Matt Carpenter out there trying to get one with the earth,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone…
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AJ Pollock stepped into the leadoff role for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday with Tim Anderson suspended. Pollock sparked the offense with three hits, a run and an RBI in an 8-2 victory against the Texas Rangers in front of 29,579 at Globe Life Field. “Big hits,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “That’s…
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WASHINGTON — Brittney Sykes scored 21 points, including a driving layup in the closing seconds, and the Sparks kept their slim playoff hopes alive Sunday with a 79-76 win over the Washington Mystics. Los Angeles (13-20), which snapped a losing streak at six games, is one of five teams within two games of each other…
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The Corona Municipal Airport was shut down Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7, after a fire broke out at a hangar. The blaze was reported at about 1:30 p.m. at 1900 Aviation Drive. Sgt. Jody Perkins of the Corona Police Department said the fire was contained but the airport remained shut down while an investigation was underway.…
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The tight end can be extremely productive in new Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel’s offense. Just look up what George Kittle did the past few years in San Francisco. But through two weeks of training camp, Dolphins tight ends have been largely invisible as pass-catching targets. While there have been numerous highlights and chunk plays…
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LOS ANGELES — They’ve been there, done that. For most of the players on the UCLA football team’s fall camp roster, getting ready for a new season is nothing new. Counting redshirt seasons, nearly half are entering at least their fourth year. More than two-thirds are at least three years in. Academically, 21 have already…
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The friendly-fire portion of training camp is over for the Miami Dolphins. After two weeks of practicing against themselves, the Dolphins are headed to Tampa for a week, which will feature two days of joint practices against the Buccaneers and Saturday’s exhibition opener. It should provide the Dolphins a measuring stick of where the team…
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Because of persistent rain, the Chicago Bears closed Sunday’s training camp practice to the public and went inside the Walter Payton Center for their on-field work. It was the 10th practice of camp for the Bears, who will take Monday off before heading to Soldier Field for Tuesday’s Family Fest event. Here are three things…
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Two men were arrested on suspicion of stealing catalytic converters and leading Huntington Beach police on a vehicle chase that resulted in a fiery crash, authorities said Sunday. A police officer spotted a speeding vehicle leaving a residential tract at about 5:15 a.m. Saturday in the area of Atlanta Avenue and Newland Street and tried…
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Giants head coach Brian Daboll, offensive line coach Bobby Johnson and director of coaching operations Laura Young sprinted downfield with the first-string offense and defense during Sunday’s grind of a practice to emphasize conditioning between plays. Not long ago, players and coaches running laps here was frowned upon. But the reality is that conditioning is…
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