WASHINGTON — A couple of defensive slip-ups and a questionable relief option sealed the Amazin’s first loss of the year, a 4-2 defeat to the Nationals on Sunday at Nationals Park. The Nationals erased the Mets’ 2-1 lead in the eighth inning after right-hander Trevor Williams came in to relieve southpaw Chasen Shreve with no…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Blake McLaughlin’s senior season at the University of Minnesota ended with a loss Friday to Minnesota State in the Frozen Four semifinals at Boston’s TD Garden. His professional career will begin soon enough, after the Ducks signed him to a two-year entry-level contract Sunday. McLaughlin, the Ducks’ third-round pick (79th overall) in…
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ANAHEIM — The moment Michael Lorenzen has anticipated for years is finally coming. Lorenzen will start for the Angels on Monday, officially bringing the Orange County native home. “I’m excited,” Lorenzen said. “I’m just sticking to my normal process, but it’s going to be fun. I’m going to have a good time, for sure.” Lorenzen,…
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Southern California grocery workers voted “overwhelmingly” to ratify a new three-year contract with Stater Bros., with voting scheduled this week on a tentative deal with other stores including Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, and 1428 ratified the Stater Bros. deal that was reached on…
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While questions remain surrounding the death of NFL star Dwayne Haskins, who was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday on I-595 near Fort Lauderdale airport, one thing is clear: a young life cut short is a loss that runs deep. Haskins, the 24-year-old quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was remembered by teammates and…
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A man shot and killed in March by Anaheim police had brandished two firearms, and pointed one at officers moments before he was hit, body-worn camera footage shows. Osman Brown, 41, of Anaheim, was named in a critical incident video that Anaheim police released on Friday, April 8 as the man who died at the…
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had 212 yards to the fifth green Sunday morning. Holding a long iron, he swung with appropriate velocity and rhythm. But something was amiss at contact with the ball, and in the millisecond it took for Woods to transition from downswing to follow-through, he let go of the club. It…
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Ben Simmons could get back on the floor sooner than expected. Or maybe that was the plan all along. Ahead of tip-off in the Nets’ regular-season finale against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, Simmons participated in pregame warmups for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn. And there’s increased optimism Simmons could make his debut…
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Throughout spring training and even Sunday morning leading into Tyler Wells’ first major league start, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he would limit the 27-year-old right-hander to three or four innings throughout the year in his conversion back to starting. Baltimore would have been fortunate to get that many frames out of Wells on Sunday.…
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Paul Rivera and his wife, Melissa, bought a doublewide at Havasu Lake in 2004, planning to eventually retire to the community on the eastern edge of California. The couple often would travel from their home in Yorba Linda to their Colorado River playground for weekend getaways. Paul Rivera built onto the property, adding a garage,…
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