This isn’t exactly Bronx Zoo material, but it will do. Since January, Yankees brass knew their TV outlet, the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, was hiring Carlos Beltran as one of its new analysts. Standard operating procedure includes a network getting the blessing of team brass before it signs a new voice. Previously Beltran, who…
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In just over a week, it will be all about a forward-thinking approach, the NBA playoffs ultimately to define the Miami Heat’s season. And yet, as was the case a year ago, there have been defining moments along the way that (in)distinguish the road traveled and playoff seeding. Last season, a bad April 23 loss…
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I recently wrote about plants with purple flowers and solicited readers’ choices where this floral color is concerned. Since then, I have received a significant number of emails on this subject, indicating the palpable presence of a passion for purple in the garden. Grace Hampton, who gardens in Burbank, wrote as follows: “I have always…
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The WWE’s biggest show of the year, WrestleMania 38, will be held in AT&T Stadium in Texas as a two-night event this weekend (April 2-3). The main event will feature Brock Lesnar, the WWE Champion from RAW, competing against Roman Reigns, the Universal Champion from Smackdown, in a title vs. title match. If the match…
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The Chicago Bulls end their regular season April 10 in Minnesota before returning to the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Most are expecting a short run based on the Bulls’ inability to beat elite teams, and then it’s on to 2023. Executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley will…
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Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus will welcome players to Halas Hall next week as the offseason workout program for teams with new coaches begins. He talked this week at the NFL’s annual meetings about his preparations for the program and his views on some of the players he’ll be greeting. Here are four things we…
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Soon after Steve Bisciotti assumed full ownership of the Ravens in 2004, he declared that he wanted his team to be a stable, consistent franchise like the Pittsburgh Steelers that competed for a championship every year. The Ravens have achieved that goal, and Bisciotti ensured several more years of stability this week when he announced…
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Marcus Ericsson’s two victories in NTT IndyCar came on street courses in Detroit and Nashville in 2021, so he expects to do well at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. That so far has not happened for Ericsson, whose two races on the streets of Long Beach have resulted in finishes of 20th in…
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Now that Arlington International Racecourse has closed, horse racing in Illinois enters a new fight for survival Saturday,, as the thoroughbred season opens at Hawthorne Race Course. The new season brings some optimism, as race winners will get more money, and more horses have consolidated at Hawthorne in west suburban Stickney. But the shortened, splintered…
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Q: We have 10 players who have contributed greatly all season long. So, who is the odd man out in a nine-player rotation? As we know, Erik Spoelstra likes to tinker (due, I think, to his years as the Heat video coordinator). If he stays with the players who got the team into a top…
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