The NBA has become a league dominated by headlines about whining, entitled stars acting like complete losers, even if they’ve won championships the way Kevin Durant has. The biggest headlines this week are about Durant, of course, who’s decided he’s unhappy with his current circumstances, and wants to go sit at another table where he…
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My plan was like a well-oiled machine. In trying to select what to wear to the Los Angeles Press Club Awards dinner, I made a decision to recycle a dress I bought 20 years ago. For years, it’s been hanging in its original plastic bag in my closet. You may want to reread that last…
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Chicago Cubs closer David Robertson knows what awaits the next four weeks. Robertson, in his 14th big-league season, has been on the move ahead of the trade deadline once before and has seen plenty of teammates come and go during this month throughout the years. With the Aug. 2 trade deadline a month away, the…
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If you are wondering what to do with an empty backyard (or front yard, for that matter) in the midst of our intensifying water shortage, you may want to ponder planting an orchard of fruit trees. The reason I suggest this option is that you will be able to provide all the irrigation your trees…
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We have arrived at the traditional July 4 juncture of the baseball season and besides the Yankees being off to their best start in history and the potential for 4-5 epically bad teams, one other thing has become patently clear: Houston, you’re creating a problem. As the Yankees were running roughshod through one of softest…
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The man who could anticipate everything on the baseball diamond swears he didn’t see this coming. In fact, he thought it might never happen at all. Keith Hernandez was caught completely by surprise when the Mets announced that they would be retiring his number. The ceremony, set for July 9 at Citi Field, is a…
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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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