It’s an enviable position for the Knicks, and something of a role reversal at this time of year. They’re situated as the spectator to the debacle and foolishness in the outer borough, a distant sidebar. James Dolan, if he’s so inclined, could chuckle at the predicament of Joe Tsai, who lost a ton of money…
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The consensus box of Los Alamitos picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday July 2, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s former chief of staff testified Friday he belonged to an alleged deputy gang known as the Grim Reapers for more than two decades, but became disenchanted and removed the notorious group’s gruesome tattoo from his ankle for the sake of his job. “Why did you remove the Grim Reaper…
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HOUSTON — The Angels’ experiment to turn Michael Lorenzen into a starter, which was going so well for the first two months, has not worked lately. The right-hander gave up eight runs in three innings in the Angels’ 8-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday night. Lorenzen now has an 8.61 ERA over his…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Liz Cambage had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Nneka Ogwumike also scored 21 points and the Sparks beat the Dallas Wings, 97-89, on Friday night as they becane the first WNBA franchise to reach 500 wins. Katie Lou Samuelson added 14 points, Lexie Brown scored 10 of her 13 points in the…
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The Mets’ elixir for slumps is, apparently, playing the Texas Rangers. Eduardo Escobar (0-for-9), Mark Canha (0-for-14), and Francisco Lindor (0-for-11) all broke out of their offensive slides in the Mets’ 4-3 win over the Rangers on Friday night at Citi Field. Lindor led off the fourth with a single to right field off Texas…
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Allegations of witness tampering. A “deceitful” ploy. Accusations of public officials having difficulty getting to the Turpin adults to help them — and of their lawyer not getting proper access to them. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office tried to get the court-appointed attorney for the seven adult children of David and Louise Turpin, Jack…
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After a shaky first inning, Orioles pitchers blitzed through Friday’s next seven frames. Then came the ninth. Byron Buxton’s walk-off, two-run home run off Baltimore closer Jorge López gave the Minnesota Twins a 3-2 victory to open their series with the Orioles. Baltimore had been 29-0 when leading after eight innings. Luis Arraez opened the…
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While wearing Black & Gold for the Los Angeles Football Club, Giorgio Chiellini is unlikely to play old friends Juventus and Gareth Bale probably won’t have a chance to beat his brothers in arms Real Madrid. Yet for players with Major League Soccer ties who debuted in Los Angeles in 2022, the chance to hold…
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HOUSTON — The Angels, desperate for infield help, reportedly signed veteran Jonathan Villar, although the club has not confirmed the deal. Villar, 31, was with the Chicago Cubs, who released him after he hit .222 with a .598 OPS. The Angels have struggled to get production out of second base, shortstop and third base since…
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