Carlos Santana and his wife, Susannah, stood outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in downtown Los Angeles, gazing at the casket of Fernando Valenzuela, the beloved Mexican pitcher for the Dodgers. The couple watched as Valenzuela’s family made their way inside the cathedral, followed by the pallbearers who helped move the pitcher’s casket…
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ Falling behind by a double-digit deficit is typically a death knell for most NFL teams. For Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, that’s the situation that makes them thrive. Mahomes and the Chiefs rallied…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Trevor Lawrence will miss his second consecutive start due to a shoulder injury but the team is optimistic he could return after the bye week head coach Doug Pederson said on Wednesday morning. Lawrence missed last Sunday’s game against the Vikings with an injury to his nonthrowing shoulder and will sit out…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Greg Maffei is stepping down as president and chief executive of Liberty Media, the company that owns Formula 1. Liberty Media said in a statement Wednesday that Maffei would leave his role when his contract expires at the end of the year and become an advisor. The company’s 83-year-old chairman John Malone…
The Atlanta Dream hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team Wednesday. Smesko built Florida Gulf Coast into a perennial NCAA Tournament team and has the third highest winning percentage (.829) in women’s college basketball over his 23 years at the school. The Eagles have been one of the top 3-point…
For nearly every highlight of Julie Croteau’s trailblazing baseball career — all except her time as a double in “A League of Their Own,” really — she shared the field with men. Frequently as teammates. Always as foes. That’s mostly how it’s been for generations of female players. So when she recently heard about plans…
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa doesn’t seem a bit worried about the potential fine he might receive from the NFL for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat on the field and pointing to the slogan of Donald Trump in front of national TV cameras. Speaking to reporters Wedneday, the day after Trump…
Giants pitcher Blake Snell works against the Diamondbacks during a game in April. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) The Dodgers’ other big need this offseason, Gomes confirmed Wednesday, is starting pitching. And while the free-agent market is rich with veteran talent, the team is monitoring star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, too. A 23-year-old right-hander with…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — LeBron James glared at the Lakers’ bench, another chance squandered, another run by the Memphis Grizzlies delivered. There wasn’t much else he could do Wednesday night on the final game of the Lakers’ first road trip. He’d attacked mismatches. He’d swished home triples. He’d fought like hell with Memphis’ giant front line. His…
Paul George got the basketball on the wing and those same Clippers fans who cheered and adored him during the five years he was one of their own … booed him. The boos from the crowd at the Intuit Dome rained down on George all game because he’s now a Philadelphia 76er. The fans even…
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