DJ LeMahieu was out of the Yankees lineup for the second straight game Monday. The veteran infielder had an MRI on the right big toe and he was prescribed orthotics and medicine in hopes he can manage this down the stretch. “Right now he’s day to day. They found some inflammation in there. It’s a…
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Marcus Stroman wants the baseball in tough spots with an eye on pitching deep into games. Monday night at Nationals Park didn’t play out how he envisioned. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross admitted after the 5-4 loss that he probably pulled Stroman one batter too soon. Ross brought in reliever Mark Leiter Jr. with two…
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Chants of “Let’s go, White Sox” echoed through Guaranteed Rate Field. The Chicago White Sox trailed by two but had runners on second and third with two outs in the eighth inning Monday against the Houston Astros. Eloy Jiménez ripped a double down the left-field line, and both runners scored to tie the game. Two…
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Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo throws to the plate during the third inning on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The…
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Greg Roman’s playbook, always a subject of intense scrutiny in Baltimore, is always changing, always growing, a living document in a sport of constant upheaval. The Ravens offensive coordinator said early in training camp that there’s “20% new stuff” in his inventory of calls. Then there’s the collection of run-pass-option concepts that coach John Harbaugh…
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Q: I can see a lot of variations from Erik Spoelstra on both the guard spots, testing Jimmy Butler at power forward, testing Omer Yurtseven at starting center, with Bam Adebayo at the power forward – Moodi. A: The idea of Jimmy Butler taking significant minutes at power forward has been floated since P.J. Tucker…
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Undrafted wide receiver Shemar Bridges generated some buzz Thursday night with his outstanding performance against the Tennessee Titans in the preseason opener, but it’s just part of his long journey to the NFL. The 6-foot-4, 207-pound rookie out of Division II Fort Valley State finished with four catches for 62 yards, including a leaping 38-yard…
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SANTA ANA — Prominent Orange County youth sports coach and trainer Chris Flores was charged Monday with six counts of molesting a teenager, using his position of “trust and confidence” to commit the crimes, a complaint filed by the Orange County District Attorney alleges. A felony complaint filed in Orange County Superior Court alleges that…
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A former Los Angeles police officer whom authorities in Riverside County declined to charge after he fatally shot an intellectually disabled man and wounded his parents at the Costco in Corona will stand trial on charges brought by the state after a judge ruled Monday, Aug. 15, that there is sufficient evidence that the volley…
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LOS ANGELES — A pair of Los Angeles Football Club players were called on to pitch last week – in a slightly different capacity than usual. Footballers Gareth Bale and Kellyn Acosta made the ceremonial pregame tosses before the Dodgers hosted the Minnesota Twins, turning the mound into an impromptu, de facto winner’s summit. Just…
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