John Means was supposed to spend this season pitching well for a bad Orioles team, largely as the only member of Baltimore’ s rotation consistently worth coming to see until Grayson Rodriguez, DL Hall and Kyle Bradish joined him partway through the year. The thought that the Orioles could spend the next couple of months with none of those arms taking the mound for...
The Red Sox dominated them last year, finally kicking them to the curb in the American League Wild Card game last October. Starting the season against two of the teams they will be battling in the division for a playoff spot was like“ two stags,” facing off in the woods, according to Yankees ace Gerrit Cole and diving in“ the deep end,” to Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
Fifteen years ago, Alex Cohen knew something was wrong. Always smiling and upbeat, she was used to being on her feet all day, hardly ever slowing down or pacing herself. Alex’ s husband, hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen, a confident money manager and usually unflappable, grew more worried about his wife as her condition became more stressful.
A's shortstop Elvis Andrus is off to a good start offensively after remaining under .200 until the end of May a year ago.
Noor Alfallah reportedly doesn't mind the 53-year age gap with the legendary 'Godfather' actor.
The Unselds’ School in West Baltimore has received an upgrade thanks to a project that honors late legendary basketball player Wes Unseld. Officials from the Washington Wizards and Heart of America held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to unveil renovations at the school. Wes Unseld, who died June 2, 2020, opened the school with his wife, Connie, in 1978.
The 49ers tout a young receiving corps for an expected transition to quarterback Trey Lance, and the draft should yield more.
The team’ s first home game of the year— set for Friday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. against the Arizona Diamondbacks— should be a celebration. The new Tom Seaver statue outside Citi Field will see the light of day for the first time around 10:30 a.m., with Seaver’ s widow, Nancy, and two daughters, Sarah and Anne, there to see it up close. Friday is also Jackie Robinson Day...
Happy workers are more productive employees and more likely to meet deadlines.
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“The most dangerous thing,” Cy the Cynic informed me in the club lounge, “is a woman gathering her thoughts.” “You and Wendy are still having problems on defense,” I sighed. Cy, a chauvinist, and Wendy, our feminist, are adversaries even when they cut as partners in our penny game. The two were East-West in today’s […]
Astrological advice for Abigail Breslin, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Antwon Tanner, Brad Garrett and others born on this date.
The Chicago White Sox poured on multiple runs in multiple innings in the pouring rain Wednesday against 2021 American League Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray. Eloy Jiménez, Tim Anderson and Luis Robert hit solo home runs against the lefty in a 6-4 victory in front of 12,291 soaked fans at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Sox have had their share of injuries already...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had his way with the Yankees ace Wednesday night, hitting two home runs and a double off Cole— and another homer off Jonathan Loaisiga— as the Blue Jays beat the Bombers, 6-4, at Yankee Stadium. Guerrero Jr., who had been hit-less in the first two games of the series, had his second-career three home run game, driving in four runs and absolutely...
Even as the Orioles came back before falling behind again late to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, the focus will be on that fourth inning, when left-hander John Means was last on the mound before an unceremonious departure that will drive worry throughout Baltimore. But after the Orioles tied the game at 2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning,...
The list of possible Miami Heat first-round playoff opponents has been whittled from four at the start of the NBA play-in round to two: the Atlanta Hawks or the Cleveland Cavaliers. Those two teams will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Cleveland to determine which will travel to South Florida for Sunday’ s 1 p.m. Game 1 of the opening-round best-of-seven series...
Thursday College Baseball 5 p.m. Kentucky vs. Missouri ESPNU 7 p.m. Stanford at UCLA PAC12 College Softball 3 p.m. Stanford vs. Cal PAC12 5 p.m. Oregon at Arizona ESPN2 Golf Noon PGA: The Heritage GOLF 4 p.m. LPGA: Lotte Championship GOLF College Women’s Gymnastics 10 a.m. NCAA Championships ESPN2 3 p.m. NCAA Championships ESPN2 Horse […]
Trump was certain he could subvert the election outcome, telling McConnell, then the Senate majority leader, and other top Republicans that he had personally been on the phone with officials in Pennsylvania and Michigan -- and they told him they would move to keep him in power, despite the results showing Biden had won their states.
It’s not every day that a building in San Jose becomes consumed by a raging inferno, sending up dark clouds of smoke that can be seen for miles, forcing hundreds of people to flee for safety and captivating the nation’s attention. So when a Home Depot store in South San Jose quickly burst aflame last […]
Chase Garbers and Makai Polk, who once played together at Cal, were among the 46 players hosted by the 49ers in a pre-draft workout for local prospects.
Chicago White Sox starter Lance Lynn was asked when he was going to get the OK to play catch. The right-hander said he’ s“ ahead of schedule” after undergoing right knee surgery to repair a torn tendon on April 5. Lynn suffered the injury in an April 2 Cactus League game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz. He hobbled off the mound after throwing a pitch...
Here’ s what the Marlins bought with $53 million in Avisail Garcia… and $36 million for Jorge Soler… and in a functional trade for Joey Wendle… and by finding local product Jesus Luzardo on the scrap heap last season and turning him around so he had 12 strikeouts in five innings Tuesday night. Hope they can stay close enough in the first couple months of this season so...
Charnett Moffett, who worked with Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock and others, was reportedly pronounced dead at Stanford Hospital.
PHILADELPHIA— It wasn’ t the cleanest baseball game the Mets will play this year. Wednesday was the first time Alonso collected five or more RBI since Aug. 15, 2019 in Atlanta. The team will enjoy an off-day on Thursday, before the home opener against the Diamondbacks on Friday at Citi Field.
