One day after Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka were placed on the COVID injured list, Josh Donaldson is joining them. In addition, Major League Baseball announced that Donaldson has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for “inappropriate comments during Saturday’s game.” The inappropriate comments were Donaldson referring to White Sox shortstop…
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Southern California’s special on-the-beach mating ritual — grunion runs — will be back in action next week, from Monday, May 30, to Thursday, June 2, but because of changes from the state, people still won’t be allowed to capture the fish. Earlier this year, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife made two changes in…
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The Miami Heat took the rare step of announcing a player absence in advance of tipoff Monday when coach Erik Spoelstra said guard Tyler Herro was out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals due to a groin strain. At the morning shootaround at TD Garden, Spoelstra said it was a matter of protecting…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SOFTBALL TOP 25 1. Los Alamitos (24-8): The Griffins were two outs away from beating Roosevelt in the CIF Division 1 final and upsetting a top-ranked team in the state in consecutive weeks. 2. Orange Lutheran (21-9): The Lancers featured three sophomores, two…
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Turbulence unfolded at Newark Liberty International Airport when a man, reportedly identified as a former NFL player, and a United Airlines employee got into a violent altercation, video shows. Several clips of the fight that began circulating on social media on Sunday appear to show different stages of the fight, with TMZ reporting Monday that…
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Modern baseball is boring. That was Tim Anderson’s feeling in the spring of 2019 when the Chicago White Sox shortstop spoke to Sports Illustrated for a lengthy profile. Anderson told SI writer Stephanie Apstein he felt like “today’s Jackie Robinson” in crossing what he called the “have-fun barrier,” hoping to make the game interesting to…
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Orange County’s April home sales were down 28% from last year’s spring sales rush as record-high prices and soaring mortgage rates in April pushed the cost of buying 42% higher. Across Southern California, 21,486 residences — single-family, condominium, existing and newly constructed homes — sold in six counties, down 8% for the month, and down…
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El mexicano Carlos Vela impulsó este sábado con un gol el triunfo por 2-0 de su equipo, el Los Ángeles FC, en el campo del Columbus Crew, para reencontrase con la victoria tras dos encuentros y blindar su liderato, en una jornada en la que las dianas del peruano Édison Flores y del ecuatoriano Michael…
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ANAHEIM — The day Perry Minasian was hired as the Angels general manager, he was quick to add the phrase “run prevention” whenever the topic turned to pitching. Although the pitchers tend to get the credit or blame for how many runs a team allows, the total package of run prevention is significantly influenced by…
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Steve Fryer’s list of outstanding baseball players last week: Jillian Albayati, Anaheim, Sr. P/1B: She made CIF Southern Section history by being the first girl to be the starting pitcher in a CIF-SS championship game. Albayati pitched nine innings, allowed one run and drove in the Colonists’ run with a single in their 2-1 loss…
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