The Sports Report: Stumbling Dodgers are in a first-place tie
From Jack Harris: This should’ve been it.A storybook ending. A cathartic late-game breakthrough. The kind of dramatic, momentum-shifting triumph to finally give the Dodgers some…
The Sports Report: Dodgers’ NL West lead has almost disappeared with loss to Angels
From Jack Harris: On the first day of spring training, at a Camelback Ranch facility adorned with ever-present reminders of the team’s 2024 World Series…
Mark McNamee: Green Bay Packers debut for Irish kicker a day after US arrival
Irish kicker Mark McNamee made his debut for the Green Bay Packers just a day after landing in the United States.The Dubliner took all three…
The Sports Report: Chargers lose Rashawn Slater for the season
From Anthony De Leon: Rashawn Slater, the Chargers’ star left tackle who became the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history last month, sustained a torn…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani reaches milestone, but Dodgers lose
From Kevin Baxter: Only one player in the last 110 years has tried to do what the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is doing this season, which…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy has big night as Dodgers win
From Jack Harris: It might be a cliché this time of year, how injured players who return after the trade deadline can serve as de…
Japan and world mark 80th anniversaries of atomic bombings
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Remembrances in Japan, the United States and elsewhere mark the 80th anniversaries of the only instances of atomic weapons being used…
The Sports Report: New Dodgers acquisition falters in loss
From Kevin Baxter: Brock Stewart slumped in front of a mostly empty locker in the middle of the Dodgers clubhouse Monday afternoon, a stall that…
The Sports Report: Trade deadline passes with moderate moves from the Dodgers
From Jack Harris: Before trade rumors heated up and dream scenarios were briefly envisioned, before the Dodgers were linked to a string of big names…
The Sports Report: Dodgers get an injury scare for Shohei Ohtani and lose to Reds
From Jack Harris: The Dodgers lost the game Wednesday night.What was more important, however, was that they didn’t lose their two-way star.In the Dodgers’ 5-2…
The Sports Report: Luka Doncic has a new look as he prepares for full season with Lakers
From Chuck Schilken: Luka Doncic is a changed man.Just look at the photos accompanying a new “Men’s Health” feature on the Lakers superstar.He’s slimmed down.…
Unforgivable star Mark Womack’s forgotten soap role as he returns to screen
Mark Womack is back on our screens tonight in Unforgivable but he previously played a major villain in one of Britain's top soaps.Mark Womack previously…
PKK fighters cast weapons into fire to mark start of disarmament
PKK fighters gathered in northern Iraq to symbolically cast their weapons into a fire, marking the start of disarmament. Source link
Foo Fighters mark 30th anniversary of band’s debut
Foo Fighters are celebrating the anniversary of an old album with the release of a new song.Nearly 30 years to the day after Dave Grohl’s…
Biden, Harris, Walz attend funeral of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former President Biden and…
Magic Johnson: ‘Mark Walter is the right person’ to take over the Lakers
Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter, through his TWG Global company, agreed to purchase a majority ownership stake in the Lakers last week and released information…
What Mark Walter’s ownership might mean for watching the Dodgers and Lakers
Once upon a time, sports fans wanted freedom of choice. Why pay for dozens — or perhaps hundreds — of television channels when all you…
Mark Walter and Lakers say sale of team expected to close later this year
Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and Lakers president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss broke their silence Wednesday on a blockbuster deal that shocked many in…
Thousands rally in Kenya to mark anniversary of antitax demonstrations | Protests News
Rights groups say at least 60 people were killed last year by security forces in weeks of youth-led protests against planned tax rises.Thousands of people…
Stretching into summer: Yoga workouts mark solstice in longest day
June 20 (UPI) -- Summer officially began Friday in the Northern Hemisphere with the longest daylight of the year at around 15 hours. At Times…