The Mets were without their head honcho on Monday against the Braves. Manager Buck Showalter was suspended for one game and received an undisclosed fine from Major League Baseball as a result of reliever Yoan Lopez throwing at Kyle Schwarber in the ninth inning of the Mets’ 10-6 win over the Phillies on Sunday. Showalter…
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TORONTO — Joey Gallo was on the field and hit after batting practice Monday, but the left fielder was out of the starting lineup for the second straight day. Gallo left Saturday’s game in Kansas City with a “tight left groin,” and is day-to-day. “So he was doing better today. And actually, yesterday was an…
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The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association — otherwise known as the ILGA — kicked off its weeklong world conference in Long Beach on Monday, May 2, gathering LGBTQ leaders and activists to discuss global advocacy efforts. The It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit organization that aims to empower lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
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State regulators are investigating allegations of hazing at the police academy at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, where rookie officers are trained for city agencies from Anaheim to Palos Verdes Estates. The state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training on April 25 ordered the Regional Criminal Justice Training Center to look into the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now MISSION VIEJO — Haruhi Yamagata and Kenta Chiyo of Orangewood Academy introduced themselves and their school to the CIF-SS swimming championships on Monday. The foreign exchange students from Japan made a historic first impression, which was the best they could do for now.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, May 2 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES BOYS LACROSSE CIF-SS PLAYOFFS Wild-Card Round DIVISION 1 Santa Margarita 13, Newport Harbor 7 BOYS GOLF…
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When fishing boat Capt. Chad Steffen spotted an animal floating in kelp at the surface of the ocean not far off San Onofre, he said he and two deckhands knew they needed sprang to action. “Being out there as long as I have, you sort of know when an animal is struggling,” Steffen said, recalling…
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By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed pulverizing the Mariupol steel mill that has become the last stronghold of resistance in the bombed-out city, Ukrainian fighters said Monday, after a brief cease-fire over the weekend allowed the first evacuation of civilians from the plant. Meanwhile, a senior U.S. official warned…
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By BEN FOX, AAMER MADHANI, JAY REEVES and DAN HUFF WASHINGTON (AP) — The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia. The game-changing impact…
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LOS ANGELES — Rosters that were expanded to 28 players in the wake of MLB’s lockout had to be cut to the standard 26 on Monday. The Dodgers got there by optioning utilityman Zach McKinstry back to Triple-A Oklahoma City and designating right-hander Carson Fulmer for assignment. Fulmer was a replacement for Mitch White, who…
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