When I called him earlier this week, he was hard at work doing his research, scouring statistics, reading player bios, writing out his game notes, finishing up his depth charts. What else would you expect from the iconic Gene Deckerhoff? It didn’t matter that he was preparing for a relatively meaningless spring game on Saturday…
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Adare Manor was thought to be the West Coast’s top Kentucky Oaks hopeful heading into Saturday’s $400,000 Grade II Santa Anita Oaks, but the connections for the overlooked Desert Dawn had other ideas. Ridden by Umberto Rispoli and trained by Philip D’Amato, Desert Dawn defeated Adare Manor, the 3-5 favorite, by a neck as the…
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A Tesla driver accidentally accelerated instead of pressing the brakes in Dana Point Harbor, landing the car on the rocky embankment over the water’s edge, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said. A call was made around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7 for help to recover the stranded car. View this post on Instagram A post…
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Gerrit Cole and many of the Yankees’ pitchers gave PitchCom a thumbs up. PitchCom is the new technological advancement sweeping through Major League Baseball. The system, designed to improve pace of play and eliminate sign stealing, allows pitchers and catchers to communicate through wearable devices and transmit signals at the press of a button. Cole…
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The rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers has been heated over the last seven years, thanks to the proximity of the cities, the fact both teams were usually contenders for the National League Central title and the presence of Willson Contreras. But the Brewers are heavily favored to win the division this season…
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Dwayne Haskins, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was killed after being hit by a car on Saturday. He was 24. Haskins was struck by a vehicle Saturday morning in South Florida, his agent told ESPN. Haskins had spent the 2021 season with Steelers as the scout team quarterback. He did not see any game…
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Comedian Chris Rock returned to a Southern California stage almost two weeks after being on the receiving end of a now-infamous slap from Will Smith during the Academy Awards. While the incident and its repercussions still dominate headlines and social media conversations, Rock told the sold-out crowd at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on…
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When electronic musician and DJ Richie Hawtin played the inaugural Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 1999, the Sahara Tent was its modest stage for electronic music, years from sprawling into its current size as something that could house a starship or two. “I remember it being very small, and kind of walking behind…
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PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Getzlaf skated for a second consecutive morning, but wasn’t in the Ducks’ lineup for Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. He might be sound enough to play Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes, depending on how his injured left foot responds to treatment. “Maybe (Sunday), but at some point on this trip he’s…
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Lucas Giolito described it as a “random, freak, weird thing.” “Doesn’t happen to baseball players very often,” the Chicago White Sox right-hander said Saturday morning. Giolito left Friday’s opening-day start against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park after the fourth inning because of abdominal tightness on his left side. Manager Tony La Russa said an…
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