California’s dominant Democratic Party is joined at the hip with the state’s unions so it’s not surprising that legislators frequently enact measures aimed at helping their allies recruit and maintain dues-paying members. Just last month, for instance, language was slipped into a very lengthy budget trailer billdeclaring the state’s intention to provide union members who…
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Cole Schneider felt relieved when his phone rang. Following the conclusion of the NFL Draft in April, the former UCF offensive lineman signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers. “I was with my family back home so I was surrounded by people who love me,” Schneider told the Orlando Sentinel. “It…
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When the Ravens open training camp Wednesday in Owings Mills, quarterback Lamar Jackson will be the center of attention once more, the intrigue over his contract negotiations obscuring the unusual state of the team’s roster: There aren’t a lot of starting jobs to be won. At least not yet. Sure, ongoing rehabilitations will force some…
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The Ravens added more depth at offensive tackle Thursday by re-signing veteran David Sharpe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sharpe, who appeared in three games with Baltimore in 2021, was signed to the Ravens’ practice squad in September before being elevated to the active roster ahead of a Week 7 loss to the…
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Any speculation as to whether quarterback Lamar Jackson will hold out of Ravens training camp until he signs a contract extension was seemingly put to rest Thursday. The 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player arrived at the Ravens’ facility in Owings Mills five days before veterans are expected to report for training camp. Jackson, who is…
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Q: Hi, Ira. Could Max Strus have a shot at the starting P.J. Tucker slot? Could they start him and Tyler Herro, too? – Eddie. A: The only way Max Strus could start alongside Tyler Herro would be for Max or Jimmy Butler to start at power forward. And that would put considerable stress on…
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To the credit of the youth gathered at the Miami Heat’s basketball clinic Thursday at the Rolling Loud music-festival venue at Hard Rock Stadium, they tried. No sooner did a hand go up and the question came out about the Heat possibly trading for Utah Jazz guard Donovan Michell, then Heat guard Victor Oladipo said,…
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The trade deadline is approaching, and the Orioles have done little to clarify the direction executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias might take. Even in dropping a series to the vaunted New York Yankees, these Orioles showed how competitive they can be if they are kept together and potentially added to. But they…
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Damn. Ryan Poles really wishes he still had that GoPro. If he did, he could show you more of what he’s talking about, this fantastic memory that suddenly has put a wide smile across his face. It’s a perfectly pleasant March afternoon in Florida, and Poles is sitting at the peak of his profession, a…
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Yasmani Grandal hadn’t been on the field for the Chicago White Sox since June 11. The catcher, understandably, was hyped in his return from the injured list Friday when the Sox played the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field. “I think in the fourth inning I was still shaking,” Grandal said before Saturday’s doubleheader. “I…
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