The past three times the Miami Dolphins used the franchise or transition tag, the player they slapped it on ended up playing elsewhere that very same season. Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry got traded to Cleveland when the Dolphins weren’t willing to give him the multi-year deal he deserved. Tight end Charles Clay and defensive…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 281 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, March 8, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 541,463. There were 5,528 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. There were 13 fewer patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported in Orange County…
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An Orange County court on Tuesday rejected the Angels motion to disqualify attorney Rusty Hardin’s firm from representing Tyler Skaggs’ widow in a wrongful death lawsuit. The Angels filed the motion on the basis that Hardin’s firm had briefly worked with an attorney who had previously spoken to the Angels about the case, thereby violating…
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“Data Dump” puts the economic statistics in the news into a historical perspective. Buzz: Local gasoline prices broke another dollar barrier this week — and a decade-old record high — with the swiftest price surge since early 2015. Backdrop: Seeing gas station displays flashing $5-plus prices may add financial anxiety in this toasty inflationary age,…
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Steve Fryer’s list of outstanding baseball players last week, March 8: Darian Choi, Sunny Hills, Fr., P/SS: He struck out seven over five innings of pitching and had two hits with three RBIs for the Lancers in a 9-3 win over Buena Park in a Freeway League game. Chad Gurnea Pacifica, Jr., P: Gurnea shut…
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Aaron Rodgers is planning to come back to the Green Bay Packers for an 18th season, a move that keeps the reigning MVP off the trade market and answers the question that had dominated NFL offseason discussions. Rodgers sent out a tweet Tuesday afternoon confirming his return. “YES, I will be playing with the Packers…
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Mr. Unlimited is going to Mile High. The Denver Broncos landed star Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in a blockbuster trade on Tuesday afternoon. Denver is sending the Seahawks two first-round picks, two-second round picks, a fifth-round pick, quarterback Drew Lock, defensive lineman Shelby Harris and tight end Noah Fant, per multiple reports, in return…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Hyun-Il Choi is a young man in a hurry. One of the top high school players in his native South Korea, he would have been a top pick in the Korean Baseball Organization’s draft but chose to sign with the Dodgers instead. “It wasn’t difficult for me,” Choi said at Camelback Ranch…
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A California judge has ordered an online, for-profit university and its former parent company to pay $22 million in penalties, saying they mislead students about the costs of their education, among other things, the state’s attorney general announced Monday. The San Diego Superior Court ruled in favor of the state of California in its 2017…
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Q: If I go to a baseball game and get injured by a foul ball, do I have a claim? B.K., Hawthorne Ron Sokol A: The “baseball rule” has been around a long time. It derives from the assumption of risk doctrine, which provides that a party against whom a claim is made can assert…
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