The Yankees’ bullpen is currently two of the best relievers in the entire game and six question marks. While Clay Holmes and Michael King have been beyond fantastic, injuries have decimated the rest of the bullpen. Relief pitching and left field are the only true weak spots on this team, and with an extremely top-heavy…
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By MICHAEL TARM and ROGER SCHNEIDER HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — At least five people are dead and 19 were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, and officers are searching for a suspect, police said Monday. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the parade began around 10…
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The 17-year-old daughter of Mark Budzinski, the Toronto Blue Jays’ first base coach, reportedly died when she fell off a raft in a Virginia river Saturday and was struck by a boat propeller. Officials have not publicly identified the victim, but a 17-year-old girl was killed Saturday after falling off an inflatable tube in the…
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Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But how concerned should they be? Not very, say some experts. Prediabetes — a term that refers to above-normal but not extremely high blood sugar levels — isn’t a disease,…
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Will electric cars kill terrestrial radio? That’s the question posed in an article posted at consumerguide.com (read it at https://bit.ly/3nuTrGK), which talks about a very real problem affecting radio in general, AM in particular. The problem is that the motors and electronics in electric cars create interference that is very close in frequency to that…
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The swirl of NBA free-agency is what delivers both hope and trepidation for a prospect such as the Miami Heat’s Javonte Smart. Your team ships out a bunch of players to match salaries with a single elite addition, and roster spots immediately open. Your team takes in additional bodies to facilitate a deal, and roster…
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If control of the House of Representatives flips to the Republicans this fall, economist Jim Doti thinks he found the place driving the political change: the gas pump. Chapman’s veteran economic forecaster was trying see what historic economic, demographic or voting patterns factors might provide numerical hints for November’s midterm elections where control of the…
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MIAMI — As the Angels season has slipped away, revealing one problem after another, Luis Rengifo is doing all he can to show that he’s not one of them. The 25-year-old infielder has teased the Angels with his tools for years, but lately he’s been providing reason to believe that perhaps he can be a…
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Santa Ana graduate named High School Big Sister of the Year Santa Ana resident Natalia Leon was recently named High School Big Sister of the Year and received a college scholarship. Natalia Leon, 18, of Santa Ana was chosen as the 2022 High School Big Sister of the Year and was awarded a college scholarship.(Photo…
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