Veteran defensive lineman Brent Urban is returning to the Ravens on a one-year deal, he announced Friday on Twitter. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Urban, 31, began his career with the Ravens, who took the Ontario native and Virginia product in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He appeared in 41…
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SAN FRANCISCO — This was a performance the Mets would take from any of their pitchers, let alone their seventh starter. David Peterson, pitching in place of the injured Max Scherzer, once again impressed in his promotion to the big leagues by holding the Giants to two runs on three hits across six innings. He…
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After the discovery of a “massive” underground illegal marijuana grow in the far reaches of the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County authorities charged 11 men and women believed to be behind the operation that used thousands of gallons of water on a daily basis to grow more than $4 million worth of unlicensed marijuana, authorities…
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WASHINGTON — A steady rain fell during Monday’s game at Nationals Park. For most of the night, though, Tyler Anderson wasn’t on the mound long enough to get wet. Anderson breezed through the rebuilding Washington Nationals’ stripped-down lineup, taking a perfect game into the sixth inning and completing eight scoreless innings as the Dodgers pounded the…
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The last thing the struggling Chicago Cubs need is catcher Willson Contreras sidelined by an injury. Contreras was not in the lineup for Monday’s series-opening 7-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds, still considered day to day while nursing a tight right hamstring. However, manager David Ross was confident Contreras won’t go on the 10-day injured…
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Attorney Laura Drino, of Woman Against Gun Violence, tells the story of one of the victims in the Buffalo mass shooting during an anti-hate vigil at the First AME Church in Los Angeles on Monday, May 23, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) An anti-hate vigil is held at the First AME…
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After his previous start, Jordan Lyles made it clear that whenever he had the opportunity to spare the Orioles’ bullpen of an inning, he would happily claim it for himself. Thus, having thrown 106 pitches through six innings Monday night at Yankee Stadium, Lyles took the mound for the seventh. He recorded two outs before…
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Aaron Judge is going to get paid. It might not be from the Yankees, and it might not be as much as, say, Mookie Betts is paid, but it’s going to be an obscene amount of money. “Just trying to do my job like everyone else in this building,” Judge said. Added Gerrit Cole of…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 102-82 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics: – Because this is who the Heat largely have been for most of the season. – When good, very good. – When not, very not. – Even in advancing 4-1 against the Hawks in the first round, there…
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The odd part of all of this is that these Eastern Conference finals are tied 2-2. Even though the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics both have dominated and been dominated over the past week. When good, both have been very good. And when bad, either has been very bad. On Monday night, it was good…
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