At the beginning of his first free agency as Chicago Bears general manager, Ryan Poles sat in the back of a car and had a conversation that he said “tore me to pieces.” The Bears had agreed to a three-year, $40.5 million deal with defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, but a physical revealed an unexpected issue…
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DALLAS — With LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers always feel they have a puncher’s chance against any opponent. The problem is the franchise’s two biggest stars are rarely on the court at the same time. A deep sigh escaped Coach Frank Vogel’s lips Monday afternoon after practice, as he weighed the timing of…
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A fleet of X-Wings, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers is heading back to Disneyland with the return of Hyperspace Mountain as the Anaheim theme park prepares for a series of Star Wars Nites and the Star Wars Celebration. The Space Mountain indoor roller coaster will close for one day on April 28 and reopen as…
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Giants GM Joe Schoen was adamant on Monday that neither he nor any member of the Giants’ front office has shopped Saquon Barkley once to another team this offseason. Schoen said he was misinterpreted at the NFL Combine when he said he was “open to everything” and willing to listen to…
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Steve Fryer’s list of outstanding baseball players last week: Xavier Cardenas, Servite, Sr., P: Cardenas allowed only one hit with nine strikeouts over 5.1 innings in the Friars’ 7-2 win over Santa Margarita, the first of their wins in a three-game sweep in their Trinity League series. Jackson Freeman, Tesoro, Jr., OF/P: He was 4…
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“It stinks.” That was Ryan Poles’ reaction when he learned the Buffalo Bills matched the offer sheet Ryan Bates signed with the Chicago Bears last week, giving the first-year general manager more work to do to upgrade the offensive line. The Bears were optimistic they would land Bates, a versatile lineman that generated solid interest…
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This week’s CIF-SS baseball polls, released Monday, March 28. CIF-SS BASEBALL POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Baseball Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 Orange Lutheran 2 Harvard-Westlake 3 Yucaipa 4 Servite 5 Santa Margarita 6 Villa Park 7 Cypress 8 Huntington Beach 9 Corona 10 Notre Dame/SO Others: Trabuco Hills, ML King, San Dimas, La Mirada,…
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From the start of the season, folding Nikola Vučević into the offense has stumped the Chicago Bulls. In December, coach Billy Donovan admitted he still hadn’t found the right role for the center. Vučević’s 18 points per game represent a major dip in scoring from his previous seasons as an All-Star with the Orlando Magic.…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Early in spring training, Mike Ashman, one of the Angels batting practice pitchers, came up to catcher Anthony Murine, and asked how his shoulder was feeling. Mulrine just shrugged at yet another case of mistaken identity. No, he’s not Chris Rodriguez. “It happens all the time,” Mulrine said. “I’m convinced people have…
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Mike Tomlin says he did not hire Brian Flores as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers out of sympathy for the former Miami Dolphins head coach. Tomlin, who like Flores is Black, did so because Flores is “a good coach.” That Flores had sued the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Giants and…
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