Mortgage rates continued to climb this week following comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the central bank is taking “forceful and rapid” steps to reduce inflation and slow the economy. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.66% in the week ending September 1, up from 5.55% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That…
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Major League Baseball made a giant break from tradition last week with the announcement of its 2023 regular-season schedule. No longer will team travel be bound by the antiquated notions of the American and National League circuits. All 30 teams will play each other, giving fans in each city a chance to see the game’s…
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SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers failed early Thursday to replace limits on carrying concealed weapons that were struck down by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. A measure that would have enacted more than three dozen new restrictions failed by one vote as lawmakers adjourned. Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino, who pushed for the bill along with…
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The only person who could get to Jacob deGrom on Wednesday was arguably the best player in the National League. The play of the night, though, came from one of the senior circuit’s most underrated players. In the Mets’ 2-1 win over the Dodgers, the only Dodger run came from a Mookie Betts solo home…
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Any chance of Brett Baty supplying a storybook moment in the heat of a September pennant race likely just went out the window. The Mets announced on Wednesday that Baty has a tear in the UCL of his right thumb. He will have surgery on Thursday to repair it. According to the Mets, typical recovery…
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August had become a cursed month for right-hander Jeremiah Estrada. He suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament and underwent Tommy John surgery in August 2019. Twelve months later, when he was prepared to return to the mound, the 2020 minor-league season was canceled because of the pandemic. Then he experienced elbow tightness and battled a…
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Right fielder Gavin Sheets had a conversation with manager Tony La Russa during batting practice Tuesday, a couple of hours before the Chicago White Sox played the Kansas City Royals. Less than an hour before the first pitch, the Sox announced La Russa would miss the game at the direction of his doctors. “I was…
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Matias Vera, right, turns the ball away from LAFC forward Mahala Opoku during the first half on Wednesday night in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, middle, can’t block the shot as Houston Dynamo forward Sebastian Ferreira (9) scores a goal as LAFC forward Mahala Opoku looks on during the…
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Angels starting pitcher Patrick Sandoval throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Angels on Wednesday…
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Lance Lynn played for Tony La Russa as a rookie in 2011. The Chicago White Sox manager, who is out indefinitely and scheduled to undergo further testing with doctors in Arizona, was on Lynn’s mind after the right-hander pitched seven strong innings Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. “Obviously everybody is a little down when…
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