Tim Anderson led off the bottom of the first Sunday against the Chicago Cubs at Guaranteed Rate Field in typical Tim Anderson fashion, hitting the ball the other way for a single. The White Sox shortstop displayed another part of his game later in the inning, swiping second base. The Sox will be missing that…
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The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…
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Q: Ira, Sunday’s game made me feel both sad as well as proud. My wife had a major stroke two years ago and I became her primary caregiver. Because she is paralyzed, cannot speak and cannot swallow solid food, every few hours I have to tube feed her or administer her medicines through her tube…
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With Adley Rutschman’s arrival with the Orioles — albeit a tepid one to start — the wait for Baltimore’s top prospect is over. But there are other options waiting in the wings, with a debut potentially soon for one in particular. As right-hander Grayson Rodriguez continues to blow through Triple-A lineups while rising to become…
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More than a dozen men gathered for a banquet at Baltimore’s Belvedere Hotel in March 1914, and though they were set to embark into challenging, uncharted territory, they were brash and confident. The men were the stakeholders of the new Federal League — a rival to the established American and National Leagues — and every…
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In the past year, many artists got de-platformed, fired or canceled on social media because of the content of their work. Dave Chappelle, John Cleese, Gina Carano are some of the names that come to mind. Most recently, Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix special has stirred up a swift backlash over his use of shock humor…
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LOS ANGELES ― The game found Mookie Betts again and again. Again and again, he responded. By the time it was over, he had broken a franchise record held by Jackie Robinson and needed only a triple to hit for the cycle. Betts did all he could. The Dodgers still lost, 6-5 to the Pittsburgh…
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One teenager was arrested and a second suspect was at large late Monday, May 30, after the pair led Brea police on a high-speed freeway chase that ended in Riverside County. Shortly before 6 p.m., Brea police responded to calls from neighbors who spotted a couple of strangers behaving suspiciously at a home near Lambert…
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If you were writing a how-to manual on coming back from a three-run, first-inning deficit, scoring 12 unanswered runs would be a strong start. The Mets were down by three before they even had a chance to bat on Monday night. Then they got two runs back in the bottom of the first, added four…
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The bullpen had begun to move between innings, relievers milling about to stretch or throw weighted balls against the padded wall. But none stood on the mound to warm up in earnest, even though right-hander Tyler Wells had thrown 75 pitches, four shy of his career high, through five innings. The Orioles (21-29) have been…
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