ANAHEIM — Momentum is only as good as the next game’s starting pitcher. The Angels demonstrated why that is one of baseball’s ultimate truisms on Tuesday night. All the good feelings from their comeback victory on Sunday vanished amid a poor performance from their starting pitcher. Right-hander José Soriano gave up five runs and didn’t make it out of the fourth inning in the … [Read more...] about José Soriano has rough night in Angels’ loss to Pirates
NFL draft: Should the Chargers pick DL Kenneth Grant in 1st round?
When defensive linemen Poona Ford signed a three-year contract with the Rams and Morgan Fox agreed to a two-season deal with the Atlanta Falcons last month, it created the kind of glaring void Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz couldn’t address through free agency. Hortiz re-signed Teair Tart and added former Arizona Cardinals nose tackle Naquan Jones and ex-Miami Dolphins … [Read more...] about NFL draft: Should the Chargers pick DL Kenneth Grant in 1st round?
Clippers used ‘grit-and-grind’ mentality to steal home-court advantage
A few less errant passes and a few more disciplined shots in the series opener and the Clippers might be heading home with a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series with the Denver Nuggets. Or, as close as these two teams are, the Clippers could easily be down two games in the best-of-seven series. Instead, the Clippers swiped home-court advantage on Monday night, grinding … [Read more...] about Clippers used ‘grit-and-grind’ mentality to steal home-court advantage
Lakers-Timberwolves: 3 things to watch for in Game 2
EL SEGUNDO — As the final score of Saturday’s 117-95 Game 1 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves suggests, the Lakers had a lot they needed to work on over the last two days to give themselves the best chance of knotting the first-round series with a Game 2 win on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. “We have to do a lot of things better,” Coach JJ Redick said after Monday’s … [Read more...] about Lakers-Timberwolves: 3 things to watch for in Game 2
NFL draft: Do the Rams finally prioritize corners and linebackers?
It wasn’t so long ago that the Rams, resolute in their decision not to give Ernest Jones IV a contract extension at his desired price tag, traded the linebacker and captain to the Tennessee Titans for a swap of late-round draft picks the week before the 2024 season opened. Jones went on to produce well in the run game for the Titans, just as he had done for the Rams, before … [Read more...] about NFL draft: Do the Rams finally prioritize corners and linebackers?