PITTSBURGH — It’s been five years, but apparently a piece of Gerrit Cole’s heart is still connected to this place. The Yankees ace was nostalgic Tuesday afternoon when he met with writers that covered him back when he was the Pirates ace. “It’s a pretty special feeling. Amy and I were kind of walking around…
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PITTSBURGH — Aroldis Chapman touched 102 miles an hour with his fastball Tuesday night and pitched his first perfect inning since April 30. That was the lefty fireball thrower the Yankees were hoping to get back after he spent five weeks on the injured list with ankle tendinitis. “I mean, that’s more in line with…
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Something seemed off with Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks early in his start Tuesday night. The veteran is known for his command and doesn’t light up the radar gun, but when Hendricks threw a sinker clocked at 83.8 mph in the first inning of the Cubs’ 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, it was notable.…
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As the Orioles trickled toward their final out in a game in which they held three leads and lost each, a fan in the bowl of Camden Yards yelled out. “This is all your fault, Roogie!” It’s doubtful Baltimore second baseman Rougned Odor heard that proclamation as he prepped to hit in Tuesday’s bottom of…
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SANTA ANA — A 44-year-old bookie pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday for gunning down a loan shark who owed him money in Westminster. Minh Quang Tran pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and admitted a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a gun. After his first trial in the…
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CINCINNATI – Max Scherzer’s first pitch to Reds leadoff hitter Jonathan India was a 94 mph fastball that fell in for a strike. Catcher James McCann immediately tossed the ball back to Scherzer, who was working quicker than even his usual brisk pace. Right back to work, Scherzer offered another fastball, and then another. An…
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A 23-year-old Long Beach driver who ran over and killed a family of three during an alcohol-fueled crash in Bixby Knolls on Halloween night in 2019 was convicted Tuesday morning of murder. Jurors deliberated for around two hours before finding Carlo Adrian Navarro guilty of second-degree murder for the deaths of Joseph Awaida, 30, his…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santiago girls basketball coach Pablo Martinez, who guided the Cavaliers to Garden Grove League titles and playoff appearances each of the past four years, has resigned, he confirmed Tuesday. Martinez, a walk-on coach, said he has been offered a girls basketball coaching position…
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The Pac-12 on Tuesday announced it has expedited the process for negotiating its next media rights contract — a move that both reflects the current upheaval and creates a potential path to salvation. At lunchtime, the conference released the following one-sentence statement: “The Pac-12 Board of Directors met this morning and authorized the Conference to…
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About 3½ hours before the Chicago White Sox met the Minnesota Twins Monday to start the biggest series of the season, manager Tony La Russa’s pregame media session in the dugout competed with a singer practicing over the Guaranteed Rate Field sound system. La Russa began by discussing the mass shooting at a Fourth of…
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