During the “Boys of Zimmer” summer in 1989, Don Zimmer told a story of his previous managing stint a few years earlier in Texas. According to Zimmer, Rangers owner Eddie Chiles was constantly coming into his office and asking why the team was losing so many games. “I said, when you get no talent, you…
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A little before 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Chicago Bears officially placed linebacker Roquan Smith on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, a somewhat peculiar roster move that came a day after general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus acknowledged Smith’s contract dismay and the possibility it could affect his availability during training camp.…
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Tom Brady has been batting his eyes at the Miami Dolphins, whether it is for a role in the team’s ownership group, front office, or as an aged, but-still-productive starting quarterback. Jimmy Garoppolo is on the trade market, and the San Francisco 49ers might potentially giftwrap the 30-year-old, and a revised contract, to an interested…
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New Miami Dolphins left tackle Terron Armstead practiced for the first time with his new team at Wednesday’s first session of training camp after sitting out the offseason’s organized team activities and minicamp coming off a knee procedure. Armstead, a prized free-agent acquisition with three Pro Bowls to his name from his time with the…
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SANTA MONICA — The city of Beverly Hills is collectively seeking nearly $25,000 in a default judgment against YouTube video creator Austin McBroom, a promoter and a company to compensate the municipality for police and administrative costs associated with a spring 2021 parade that caused the temporary closing of Rodeo Drive. According to city’s Santa…
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As Americans, we might have our differences, but at the end of the day we’re all in this together. Right? America has never been easy. Long before shots were fired at Fort Sumter, the Founders struggled to find consensus across a vast land of cities, farms and wilderness. Since the earliest days of America, there’s…
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The 2021 Ravens no longer resembled the team they were designed to be over the last six weeks of the season. Rampant injuries left them with an offense incapable of generating big plays and a pass defense incapable of holding leads. They fell from an 8-3 No. 1 seed to an 8-9 playoff nonparticipant. We…
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The first half of the minor league baseball season came to a close last week, with a four-day respite to coincide with the major league All-Star break. That creates an opportune time for The Baltimore Sun to generate an All-Star list for the Orioles’ farm system, featuring a starter at each position as well as…
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Q: A guy like Harrison Barnes would make the Heat better than last year. – Juan, Miami Beach. A: And this again comes down to when, or if, you move on to Plan B (or even Plan C). The Heat have one prime salary chip to put into play in a trade, the contract of…
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Admiral Schofield re-signed with the Orlando Magic on a two-way contract Friday evening, the team announced. A league source told the Orlando Sentinel before the team’s announcement that Schofield signed the two-way qualifying offer the Magic extended to him before free agency started, making way for his return. Schofield, a 25-year-old forward who was the…
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