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Editor In Leaf
9 months ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

Did You Know? - Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Entry Draft History

Looking for some random bit of information on the QuantHockey website, I went down the rabbit hole of exploring the Toronto Maple Leafs draft history.In doing so, I came across a few items that I have to admit made me exclaim "I did not know that!"In the spirit of sharing (and sharing is caring, my dear readers), here is what I discovered about who and how the Toronto Maple Leafs have drafted over the years.
Boston Red Sox
Boston.com
9 months ago
Boston Red Sox

Justin Turner's heating up along with the weather, following Dustin Pedroia's advice

Red Sox The 38-year-old has been on a tear in June, hitting .333with four home runs after his two-home run game on Friday.Justin Turner is heating up as the weather in Boston begins to do the same, following the advice he received from a Red Sox icon.The Red Sox' third baseman's first game against the Yankees at Fenway Park was one for the ages.
NESN.com
10 months ago
Boston Red Sox

Ex-Red Sox Nathan Eovaldi Throws Second Complete Game With Rangers

So far, so good for Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers.The former Boston Red Sox starter and 2018 World Series champion is off to a red-hot start in Texas, quickly emerging as the ace in skipper Bruce Bochy's starting rotation.In the month of April, the right-hander found his stride after a few outings that weren't up to Eovaldi's standard, but ended the month on a strong note, throwing a complete game shutout against the New York Yankees on April 29.
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New York Yankees
Pinstripe Alley
9 months ago
New York Yankees

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays hold off Padres, Orioles crushed by Cubs

Friday night was, uh, less than ideal for the Yankees.Domingo Germán struggled on the mound and before you know it, the Yankees had allowed 10 runs to the Red Sox through three innings.Needless to say, a comeback was not on the cards after that.Taking a blowout loss to Boston is always bad enough, but let's check in on the Yankees' rivals and see if they added to the misery on Friday night.
Pinstripe Alley
9 months ago
New York Yankees

Yankees prospects: Somerset makes 7-0 comeback

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 3-5 at Lehigh Valley IronPigs
CF Estevan Florial 1-5, 2 K, picked offSS Oswald Peraza 1-5, HR, RBI - the man won't stop homering!LF Kole Calhoun 1-4 - last game before opting outDH Andrés Chaparro 1-3, 2B, BB, SBRF Elijah Dunham 1-4, 3B, RBI, K - pretty amazing catchC Rodolfo Durán 0-3, BB, K, throwing error1B Billy McKinney 1-2, 2B, BB, RBI, HBP3B Jesús Bastidas 1-4, 2B2B Wilmer Difo 1-3, 2B, BB, K
Jhony Brito 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, HR, pitch timer violation - Schmidt over Brito the correct call, eh (though he didn't exactly look terrible per se)James Norwood 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, HR (loss)D.J. Snelten 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 KColten Brewer 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 11-7 vs. Portland Sea Dogs - trailed 7-0 in the sixth, came back to win by four; pretty good!
Pinstripe Alley
9 months ago
New York Yankees

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Orioles, Blue Jays mash, Rays don't

Yesterday was another late night from the Yankees' perspective, as the Bombers continued their West Coast road trip with game two of their series against the Mariners.However, there was still plenty of baseball that you could've watched prior to that, if you wished.Let's check in on that action and take a look at how some of the Yankees' AL rivals did on Tuesday.
Pinstripe Alley
10 months ago
New York Yankees

New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres: Series Preview

After wrapping up a series against the Orioles yesterday, the Yankees are set to finish up a homestand this weekend with some interleague action.Starting tonight, the Padres will be in town for a three-game series in the Bronx.After knocking off the 100+ win Mets and Dodgers in last year's postseason and signing Xander Bogaerts, the Padres were a trendy NL West and World Series pick going into this season.
Pinstripe Alley
10 months ago
New York Yankees

Is Jake Bauers different?

Jake Bauers isn't anything we haven't seen before.He's just the latest in a long line of fringe corner outfielders who the Yankees have employed in recent years in an attempt to bridge the shortfall left by Brett Gardner's decline and departure from the Bronx stage, as well as Aaron Hicks' deep struggles since the start of 2021.
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LA Dodgers
Dodger Blue
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Roster: Michael Grove Optioned, Emmet Sheehan Called Up

The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Michael Grove to Triple-A Oklahoma City and selected the contract of Emmet Sheehan for his MLB debut in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants.Sheehan joins the Dodgers after going 4-1 with a 1.86 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 12 games (10 starts) for Double-A Tulsa this season.
Dodger Blue
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Upset With Reds Manager David Bell

The Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a four-game losing streak and avoided a sweep with a victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, but they also added another injury when Austin Barnes was hit by a pitch.Trailing by six runs with two outs in the ninth inning, the Reds intentionally walked James Outman to bring up Barnes.
Dodger Blue
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers News: Freddie Freeman & J.D. Martinez Are 'Stubborn' With Contrasting Approaches

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a lot of star power in their lineup, but none have shined as bright as Freddie Freeman and J.D. Martinez recently.On Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, Freeman went 4-for-5 with a home run, which extended his hitting streak to 19 games.The 33-year-old superstar enters the series finale batting .344 on the season with a 1.005 on-base plus slugging percentage.
dodgersdigest.com
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Nationals @ Dodgers May 30, 2023: Irvin vs. Gonsolin

Photo by: Cody Bashore The Dodgers (33-22) beat the Nationals (23-31) last night by a score of 6-1, netting Bobby Miller his second win in as many starts.Miller cruised in his Dodger Stadium debut, going six easy innings allowing just one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four.After a very tough and competitive road trip, the team will look to get back to their winning ways with a chance to win the series tonight against Washington.
Dodger Blue
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Rookie Miguel Vargas Looking To Be 'More Consistent'

It quickly became apparent during the offseason that the Los Angeles Dodgers planned to give Miguel Vargas an everyday role at the Major League level this year.Vargas made his MLB debut last season but only appeared in 18 games (11 starts) and didn't seem to have a set position.That changed for 2023 with the Dodgers having Vargas become familiar with playing second base.
Dodgers Digest
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers @ Braves May 23, 2023: Bobby Miller Debuts in Atlanta - Dodgers Digest

After an early 4-0 deficit last night, the Dodgers' (30-19) offense made an impressive comeback, beating the Braves (29-18) by a score of 8-6.The win moved them to the first team in the NL to reach 30 wins, following only the Rays (35-14) and the Orioles (31-16).They're currently on a 99 win pace, very solid for a team projected to finish second in their own division.
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Faithandfearinflushing
9 months ago
New York Mets

Off to the Races

In an unusually clever bit of scheduling, Major League Baseball has sent the St. Louis Cardinals to Queens this weekend to play the New York Mets, 40 years after a player the St. Louis Cardinals sent to Queens began to play for the New York Mets, albeit in Montreal.It was on June 15, 1983, that one of the top Cards in the entire St. Louis deck, Keith Hernandez, was traded to the Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey.
Mbtn
10 months ago
New York Mets

Goodbye Gary |

Goodbye Gary
I know I've been running behind schedule but I didn't think I'd miss the entire Gary Sanchez Era.The Mets solved the problem of too many catchers today and designated the former Yankee for assignment.We've got to stop giving catchers No. 33, it did so little for James McCann.Tomas Nido is back but he's not about to be the starter any longer now that Francisco Alvarez has settled in.
Faithandfearinflushing
10 months ago
New York Mets

Mood-Altering Wins

I followed Thursday afternoon's game from Citi Field as much as I possibly could, and it followed me almost but not fully everywhere I had to go.Thursday afternoons can be uncooperative that way.I had TV at the beginning and end, radio on and off in the middle, and pitches missed here and there.My attention was focused no more than three-quarters Metwise at any given moment.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC music

Wes Anderson's Best Needle Drops

Image Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums.She's always late, but worth waiting for.Credit...Touchstone Pictures One day when I was 14, I stayed home sick from school and watched a weird little movie called Rushmore on Comedy Central.When it was over, I thought to myself, Oh, so that's what a director does.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

I-55 dust storm crash: Stories of the lives that were lost

Matt Zinchuk was worried.In three decades, his mom rarely missed a piano lesson.And yet, on that Monday evening in May, with students waiting at the family's Champaign home, Amy Zinchuk and her husband Michael were nowhere to be found.He called his sister, Elizabeth, in suburban St. Louis."Hey, did mom and dad leave yet?"
Elizabeth started to panic.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Chicago summer events guide: Movies, music, TV and more

All of the Tribune's guides for summer 2023 dance, art, movies, music, TV, theater and more."The summer of '23 may be reliant on the customary franchises and name brands," Tribune critic Michael Phillips writes."But if a film as lovely and near-perfect as Celine Song's debut feature 'Past Lives' can likewise qualify as a summer picture, going by the June-August calendar, then a summer place sounds pretty good to me."
Old Trafford Faithful
9 months ago
Manchester United

Alvaro Fernandez given 'good chance' at breaking into Man United squad

Alvaro Fernandez has a genuine chance at being drafted into the Man United senior setup.Manchester United made excellent use of the loan system during the 2022/23 season, credit where it's due.Amad, Hannibal and Alvaro Fernandez were the standouts for us.All of whom looked pretty good for their respective Championship clubs.
Fatherly
9 months ago
Fathers

Angling A TV Antennae And Other Completely Useless Things '90s Kids Will Remember Foreverber

Do you remember your parents talking to you as a kid about how different things were for them growing up?We all know the cliché "when I was your age..." rants, full of hyperbole and tales of walking to school uphill both ways in the snow.Well, now that we're probably close to the age our parents were when we were rolling our eyes at their annoying stories, it's our turn to be grumpy old folks.
Fatherly
10 months ago
Fathers

Half Of People Who Cheat Share This Common Trait In Their Marriage

Extramarital affairs don't necessarily lead to a guilty conscience.According to a new study, most people who cheat are actually pretty cool with it.And they generally think their marriage is going fine too.For the study, published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, researchers from Johns Hopkins and the University of Western Ontario surveyed almost 2,000 people who use Ashley Madison, a website that helps married people find partners outside of their marriages.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
LA food

L.A. loves salad. We ranked the top chains from best to meh

If you, like me, have trouble running more than one errand per day, you understand the relative importance of the few things that you do get done.One of those things is usually lunch.And that lunch is sometimes a salad.We love our salads in Los Angeles.And the salad eaters of the city have a multitude of options to wade through.
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

De Grasse eyes progress, return to Olympic sprinting form with toe injury behind him | CBC Sports

John Coghlan understands how Canadian track fans might fall into the trap of thinking something is amiss with Andre De Grasse when he isn't in championship form early in the outdoor season.But any concern, the coach says, should be eased by looking at the sprinter's history and accomplishments."He's surprised people a few times when they thought he wasn't setting the world [on fire] and then shows up at the right time," said Coghlan, who has worked with De Grasse since last November.
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

These 3 men are paddle boarding across Lake Ontario to 'stand up' for the Great Lakes | CBC News

Three men from Michigan are crossing Lake Ontario on stand up paddle boards to raise money for a non-profit organization that aims to preserve and protect the Great Lakes.Jeff Guy, 37, Joe Lorenz, 37, and Kwin Morris, 36, headed out onto the water from Humber Bay Park in Etobicoke at about 7:30 a.m. on Friday.
Yahoo Sports
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Lance Lynn allows 2 HRs in the 1st inning of a 5-1 loss for the Chicago White Sox, who dropped to 5 games out 1st in AL Central

Two pitches.Two swings.Four runs.That equation added up to a loss for the Chicago White Sox.Starter Lance Lynn allowed two two-run homers in the first inning in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of 45,561 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium."It's kind of how it's going right now," Lynn said.
Twin Cities
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Lance Lynn allows 2 HRs in the 1st inning of a 5-1 loss for the Chicago White Sox, who dropped to 5 games out 1st in AL Central

Two pitches.Two swings.Four runs.That equation added up to a loss for the Chicago White Sox.Starter Lance Lynn allowed two two-run homers in the first inning in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of 45,561 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium."It's kind of how it's going right now," Lynn said.
Dodger Blue
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Prospect Jonny DeLuca Has Fond Memories Of Clayton Kershaw & Dodger Stadium

Jonny DeLuca is set to become the fourth player to make his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City as the corresponding move to Trayce Thompson going on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.DeLuca, the Dodgers' No. 20 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, began the 2023 season with Double-A Tulsa and recently earned a promotion to OKC, where he appeared in 16 games before making the jump to the big leagues.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

How Dodgers' James Outman, Miguel Vargas have navigated growing pains of rookie season

(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)

On a day the Dodgers had no formal batting practice, and no organized teamwide drills, three players still raced around the field at Dodger Stadium before Sunday's game against the New York Yankees.One was Chris Taylor, the lone veteran of the group taking a few pregame grounders at shortstop before starting at the position later that night.
Dodger Blue
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Prospect Jonny DeLuca Has Fond Memories Of Clayton Kershaw & Dodger Stadium

Jonny DeLuca is set to become the fourth player to make his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City as the corresponding move to Trayce Thompson going on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.DeLuca, the Dodgers' No. 20 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, began the 2023 season with Double-A Tulsa and recently earned a promotion to OKC, where he appeared in 16 games before making the jump to the big leagues.
Chicago Sun-Times
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Early home runs against Lance Lynn, listless offense doom White Sox

LOS ANGELES - A walk followed by a home run.A single followed by another long ball.Six batters into the first inning of an important West Coast road trip, Lance Lynn found himself and the White Sox trailing the Dodgers by four runs.In the Dodgers' 5-1 victory, Will Smith took Lynn deep to left field and David Peralta cleared the center field wall for the 17th and 18th home runs allowed by Lynn (4-7, 6.75 ERA) this season.
Chicago Sun-Times
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol hoping Eloy Jimenez returns in '3 or 4 days'

Eloy Jimenez was not in the White Sox' lineup Friday after exiting the second game of the doubleheader Thursday in New York with a lower left leg injury.Upon further evaluation, the injury rose above the level of a day-to-day designation, Sox manager Pedro Grifol said.But the team is hoping to have Jimenez back in the next several days and avoid a third injured-list stint.
Silver Screen and Roll
9 months ago
LA Lakers

Rui Hachimura on upcoming free agency: 'I just want to be somewhere I can be happy'

There are still a few weeks to go before NBA free agency begins in earnest on June 30, but the Lakers have already made it clear that keeping Rui Hachimura will be one of their top priorities when it begins.The team has been leaking for the last month that they will match any offer for Hachimura (and his fellow restricted free agent, Austin Reaves), but it still remains to be seen if Hachimura will be able to get the money he's seeking directly from the Lakers, or if he'll have to sign an offer sheet with another team that Los Angeles will then have to choose whether or not to match.
Dodgers Nation
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers News: Update on Austin Barnes Right Hand Injury That Forced Him Out of Thursday's Game

The Dodgers were dominant at long last on Thursday afternoon in Cincinnati, riding a pair of 3-run innings and a shutdown performance on the mound from Clayton Kershaw to a 6-0 win on getaway day.Next on the slate is a trip to the City of Brotherly Love to play three against the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend, with Julio Urias slated to return to the rotation following a stint on the injured list.
Wine Enthusiast
9 months ago
Wine

The Best Margarita Recipes for Every Palate

As with many classic cocktails, the specs for the best margarita recipe depend on whom you ask.Do you prefer sweeter or tangier drinks?Tequila or mezcal?And what about the orange liqueur-is triple sec or Cointreau better for margaritas, or should you scrap the orange and go for broke with blue curaçao?
www.winemag.com
9 months ago
Wine

The Best Margarita Recipes for Every Palate

As with many classic cocktails, the specs for the best margarita recipe depend on whom you ask.Do you prefer sweeter or tangier drinks?Tequila or mezcal?And what about the orange liqueuris triple sec or Cointreau better for margaritas, or should you scrap the orange and go for broke with blue curacao?
The Mercury News
9 months ago
Silicon Valley food

San Jose restaurant unveils a ChatGPT-designed pizza

Al Vallorz, the creative co-owner of Tony & Alba's Pizza & Pasta, is always looking for an edge, something fun to keep diners interested and coming back for more.For years, the San Jose chef-restaurateur has designed a pizza of the month - like October's popular bratwurst and gouda; figs and blue cheese in August; and turkey, brie and cranberry sauce for November.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Dining

A Perfect Pesto to Power Your Summer

Summer is here and I've shifted into pesto mode, making and freezing as much of the sauce as I can to remain stocked through the season.Pesto is easy to buy, of course.But while most homemade sauces are better than their store-bought counterparts, the quality delta between supermarket pesto and the batch you make yourself is particularly wide.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

Food blogging reminds me of what I'm capable of and how my heritage is my own

Bun bo hue is NPR editor Suzanne Nuyen's favorite dish.It inspired the name of her blog, Bun Bo Bae.Suzanne Nuyen/Bun Bo Bae I love to eat, but feeding others is my love language.When I graduated from college and moved to Washington, D.C., in 2017, I left all of my friends behind.Plying new acquaintances with lavish, home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my loneliness.
Eater
10 months ago
Food & drink

Trader Joe's Is a Frozen-Foods Fantasyland

Trader Joe's is a frozen-food oasis, renowned for the breadth, affordability, and generally consistent quality of its meals, sides, snacks, and desserts.If you wanted to, you could feed yourself entirely from its freezer section, from breakfast to dinner and beyond.Some people undoubtedly do, and who are we to judge?
Washington Post
9 months ago
Washington Nationals

Back in Houston, Nats don't have an answer for the Astros' power surge

Patrick Corbin allowed two of the Astros' four home runs in Washington's 6-1 loss Tuesday night.(David J. Phillip/AP)Comment Gift Article HOUSTON - Patrick Corbin made just two mistakes Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.But when a team is struggling offensively as the Washington Nationals are and the defending World Series champions are standing in the way, two mistakes can be tough to overcome.
AdExchanger
9 months ago
Marketing tech

L'Oreal's VC Fund Is Backing Generative AI Startup Rembrand

Product placement is one of the oldest marketing techniques in the book.Brands negotiate for years to get their products a mention in a movie script, and even sponsored social media posts can take more than a month of phone calls and emails to arrange.But startups are starting to use generative AI to flip the script on in-video product placement, including Rembrand, a new venture launched by ad tech vet Omar Tawakol in February.
Dodgers Nation
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers, Reds Set Pitching Matchups for 3-Game Series in Cincinnati

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in Cincinnati for three games against the Reds this week.Coming off a series against the Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees in three of the last four series, the Dodgers could definitely use an opponent like the Reds.By no means can they overlook Cincinnati - who put together a five-game winning streak to end May - but it'll definitely be a different feel than the playoff-like atmospheres they've played in for a majority of the last two weeks.
Hogs Haven
9 months ago
Washington Redskins

Daily Slop: Emmanuel Forbes is learning to thrive as slot CB; Sam Howell mic'd up sessions help Commanders QB take command

OTA Notebook | Emmanuel Forbes is learning to thrive as slot CB "He's looked pretty good," said head coach Ron Rivera."He's very quick.That's one of the things that he is, he's really quick.When you get those little water bug routes where the guys are trying to run options off you inside or out, he seems to handle those very well."
Yahoo Sports
10 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox fall short in bid for 1st series sweep of the season, falling 3-1 to the Cleveland Guardians

The Chicago White Sox wasted a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity early in their game Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians.Late in the game, the Sox had a much-needed grounder that wasn't fielded cleanly.Instead of completing their first series sweep of the season, those moments proved costly for the Sox in a 3-1 loss to the Guardians in front of 11,900 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Silver Screen and Roll
10 months ago
LA Lakers

3 takeaways from the Lakers dropping Game 1 to the Nuggets

Is it possible for one game to feel both like a missed opportunity and a game you were lucky to even be in late?The Lakers trailed by 21 points in Tuesday's Game 1 defeat and looked like they were going to be run out of the building.And yet, LeBron James had a chance to tie the game late before his late (maybe ill-advised?)
Boston.com
9 months ago
New England Patriots

'Oh my God': Bill Belichick has high praise for strides made by safety Jabrill Peppers

Patriots "He's a much different player now than he was last year at this time."Unless you're Lawrence Taylor, of course.FOXBORO - Bill Belichick isn't exactly known for doling out heaps of praise up at the podium.But when asked Tuesday about the strides made by safety Jabrill Peppers entering his second season in New England, Belichick offered up a rave review.
Pats Pulpit
10 months ago
New England Patriots

Patriots roster breakdown: Nick Folk's future is very much in doubt

With the NFL free agency and draft both in the rear-view mirror, and the second phase of voluntary offseason workouts underway, the New England Patriots are officially "on to 2023."At the moment, the Patriots have a full 90-man roster.Only 53 of those players will be able to survive roster cutdowns and ultimately make the active team, with others competing for practice squad spots.
Eater NY
9 months ago
NYC food

Why Jersey Is the Diner Capital of the Country

New Jersey is the diner capital of the world.It boasts an estimated 400 diners spread out across the landscape, and there are several reasons for this.Much of the Garden State remains semi-rural or suburban where the food runs more traditional.Perhaps more important, running from the 1920s to the 1980s, the state was the site of at least a dozen factories that manufactured as many as one third of the nation's prefab diners, which could be shipped and set down any place.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

From L.A. Country Club to U.S. Open, they're attending to every matter

(Sam Farmer / Los Angeles Times)

Jose Ochoa wanted to learn to play golf but didn't have the money for lessons.That didn't dissuade the industrious young man.Ochoa would spend hours on the driving range at Rancho Park, eavesdropping on others getting lessons and quietly taking notes."I taught myself to play, and I got pretty good," said Ochoa, 64, head locker room attendant at Los Angeles Country Club, a place he has worked since 1982.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Anthony Rendon assault investigation closed with no charges filed

(David Dermer / Associated Press)

Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will not face charges stemming from an incident with a fan at Oakland Coliseum on March 30.An Oakland Police Department spokesperson said this week, without naming Rendon, the case is closed.The Police Department investigated a misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor battery, according to a redacted incident report received by The Times.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Angels comeback doomed by 10th-inning fielding blunders in loss to Marlins

(Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

Shohei Ohtani is very much human, but that doesn't mean he's not still a dominant player.On Saturday, Ohtani was commanding on the mound, though he departed with another no-decision in the Angels' 8-5, 10-inning loss to the Miami Marlins at Angel Stadium.Consider that his start against the Marlins began with the first batter reaching base on a throwing error by Ohtani.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Have the Angels finally pieced together the right bridge in the bullpen?

(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)

There's a comforting feeling Angels fans have when Matt Moore is warming up for the penultimate inning.Then, when Carlos Estévez starts preparing to close out the game, it's all but over for the opponent.Moore has held scores 12 times and Estévez has converted all 12 for saves.
McCovey Chronicles
9 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Minor League round up: Matos Mania

No ACL or DSL games on Sunday, so it was just the four San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball A-ball affiliates in action.But wow did they put on a show!Let's dive in.Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions are the positions played in that game.News
We have another debut!
McCovey Chronicles
9 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Series Preview: The Colorado Rockies? Now? In this economy?

I tried very hard to figure out the one or two things you could point to that explains why the Colorado Rockies are so bad, but my finger(s) kept drifting towards the front office.By total fWAR, they're 25th in pitching (3.3) and last in Major League Baseball in hitting (0.7).How does that happen beyond personnel choices directed by the personnel choosers?
McCovey Chronicles
10 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Rookies back vets to explosive 14-4 win over Pirates

The San Francisco Giants are now 13-7 in the Casey Schmitt Era or 8-3 in the Patrick Bailey Era, depending on how you want to see this new and exciting team that's come of age here in May.The Giants trounced, bounced, blew out and/or scuttled the Pirates, 14-4 today thanks in part to this burgeoning young core.
McCovey Chronicles
10 months ago
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants vs. Carlos Correa

Elster.Hairston.Grisham.These are just a few of the names associated with the San Francisco Giants who made their names for what they did to them.And then there's Carlos Correa, a player who - as of this writing - is linked to the Giants most strongly because of what "they did to him."You might remember the brief encounter the team and player had this offseason.
Creative Bloq
9 months ago
Graphic design

Onyx Boox Tab Ultra C review: colour e-ink reader is also a tablet and laptop

Imagine something that's like a Kindle, with an A5-sized screen.But as well as allowing you to read books, it can do all the things any Android tablet can do, such as letting you surf the web, use apps and play music.And you can even team it with a keyboard (sold separately), to turn it into a hybrid laptop.
Dodger Blue
9 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers News: Freddie Freeman Named National League Player Of The Month For May 2023

Freddie Freeman carried the Los Angeles Dodgers offense in May, and his performance over the last four weeks earned him the National League Player of the Month.It is the third time Freeman has won the NL Player of the Month Award, but his first time doing so with the Dodgers.He previously earned the honors with the Atlanta Braves in September of 2016 and 2020.
PythonSpeed
10 months ago
Python

Choosing a good file format for Pandas

Before you can process your data with Pandas, you need to load it (from disk or remote storage).There are plenty of data formats supported by Pandas, from CSV, to JSON, to Parquet, and many others as well.Which should you use?You don't want loading the data to be slow, or use lots of memory: that's pure overhead.
theconversation.com
10 months ago
Science

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Isn't What You Think It Is

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.John Cleese, the British comedian, once summed up the idea of the DunningKruger effect as, If you are really, really stupid, then it's impossible for you to know you are really, really stupid.
Hogs Haven
10 months ago
Washington Redskins

The 5 O'Clock Club: Washington Commanders running game - productivity, efficiency & success rate

The 5 o'clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn't much being published.Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.Running back success rate
I first read this article more than a decade ago, but it had a huge impact on the way I think about NFL rushing attacks.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
LA Lakers

Mistakes from LeBron James and Anthony Davis doom Lakers in Game 2 loss

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

The bet the Lakers made at the NBA's trade deadline in early February was the same one they made in the summer of 2019 when they basically traded everything to form one of the NBA's most talented duos.That gamble, which has paid out a title and busted under repeated injuries, was that as long as the Lakers had Anthony Davis and LeBron James on the court when the games mattered most, they'd have a shot.
Washington Post
9 months ago
Washington Nationals

To the Nationals' Riley Adams, catching part-time is a full-time job

Riley Adams has improved at the plate this season in limited chances.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)Comment Gift Article Major League Baseball is a Sorting Hat of sorts, an honest game that bluntly tells prodigious athletes just how prodigious they are.Let's say a guy - a 6-foot-5 pitcher from a Florida hotbed, a small outfielder from an even smaller town in the Dominican Republic - happens to be one of the 780 active MLB players on a given day.
Natsbaseball
9 months ago
Washington Nationals

Monday Quickie - bored yet

For the briefest of moments on Friday it felt like the Nats would have something to hang their hat on.They had matched the record of the Phillies and could end the series ahead of them.While it would say more about the Phillies than the Nats, the feeling like the Nats were not the doormats they were expected to be would be a welcome shift.
TalkNats.com
9 months ago
Washington Nationals

Game #58 will be a mover in the standings! | TalkNats.com

It was not a walk-off win last night, but it was an 8th inning shocker win from the Washington Nationals.The Nats and Phillies enter this game with identical W/L records, and after the conclusion of this game - one team will have sole possession of 4th place and the other team will occupy last place in the NL East.
Washington Post
10 months ago
Washington Nationals

Nationals' bats stay (mostly) quiet as Marlins complete series sweep

Jeimer Candelario had a homer and a double Thursday to cap a series that saw him go 8 for 11.(Marta Lavandier/AP)MIAMI - The Washington Nationals knew entering the season that their margin for error was small.Forty-four games into the campaign, it's only grown more apparent.Each game of this three-game series in Miami was decided by two runs or less.
Bullets Forever
9 months ago
Washington Wizards

2023 NBA Draft according to YODA: First round centers

In this part of the 2023 NBA Draft according to YODA (short for Ye Olde Draft Analyzer), I'm looking at the centers.Previously, I wrote about first round guards, wings and forwards.To reiterate (for those not interested in clicking into one of the other articles), I think there are four meaningful NBA positions:


Guards - traditional point guards and shooting guards who don't have the size to play traditional small forward (think Bradley Beal, Monte Morris, Jordan Goodwin)
Wings - traditional SGs and SFs who don't have the skills/aptitude of a PG but aren't big enough to tussle with the big boys (think Corey Kispert, Will Barton)
Forwards - traditional PFs or SFs but aren't full-time centers (think Kyle Kuzma, Deni Avdija, Rui Hachimura)
Centers - the big guys who patrol the paint and protect the rim but generally not quick enough to defend the perimeter or keep up with wings and guards (think Daniel Gafford, Kristaps Porzingis)


For the uninitiated, YODA is my stat-driven prospect evaluation system that uses only publicly available information.
Wiz of Awes
10 months ago
Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards: former All-Star duo finally reunite at charity event

Recently it was revealed that the former star duo of the Washington Wizards John Wall and Bradley Beal reunited to help benefit the Diggs All-Star Charity.A charity event hosted by the Diggs brothers of the NFL.This was revealed in a post made by the star point guard himself where he shared numerous slides featuring photos of him and his former teammate together again.
The Mercury News
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox OF/DH Eloy Jimenez is recovering from left lower leg discomfort: 'We're looking at probably 4-5 days'

Pedro Grifol wouldn't categorize Eloy Jiménez's status as day to day.But the Chicago White Sox manager said it's possible that the outfielder/designated hitter could return to action in four to five days as he recovers from left lower-leg discomfort."You still have to see how he progresses," Grifol said Friday afternoon.
Yahoo Sports
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox OF/DH Eloy Jimenez is recovering from left lower leg discomfort: 'We're looking at probably 4-5 days'

Pedro Grifol wouldn't categorize Eloy Jiménez 's status as day to day.But the Chicago White Sox manager said it's possible that the outfielder/designated hitter could return to action in four to five days as he recovers from left lower-leg discomfort."You still have to see how he progresses," Grifol said Friday afternoon.
South Side Sox
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Know Your Enemy: Miami Marlins

The Sox snapped a five-game win streak late in the Bronx last night, and traveled home to meet the Marlins of Miami, one of baseball's forgettable franchises.Harsh?Possibly.But in another life, the Sox could have been transported to somewhere in Florida, toiling away under a blistering sun next to a rising sea, and only us old-heads would think sadly of them.
South Side Sox
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox Minor League Player of the Month (May 2023): Connor McCullough

White Sox Minor League Player of the Month
Connor McCullough Low-A 24 IP, 1.13 ERA, 2 BB, 27 K ▪️ High-A 4 IP, 9.00 ERA, 3 BB, 6 K
Connor McCullough threw a remarkable seven-inning no-hitter, highlighting his great May.Throughout the month, he logged 24 innings with a stellar 1.13 ERA, demonstrating consistent effectiveness on the mound.
Yahoo Sports
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Detroit Tigers lineup vs. Chicago White Sox: Baddoo hits third; Marisnick in CF

When: 2:10 p.m. Saturday.Where: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.TV: Bally Sports Detroit.Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit; Tigers radio affiliates).Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-2, 3.50 ERA) vs. White Sox RHP Dylan Cease (3-3, 4.88).* Box score
Tigers lineup: RF Zach McKinstry
SS Javier Báez
LF Akil Baddoo
1B Spencer Torkelson
C Eric Haase
DH Nick Maton
2B Zack Short
3B Jonathan Schoop
CF Jake Marisnick
P Michael Lorenzen
SHAWN WINDSOR: Tigers' win after a pair of injury losses a true indication of team's character
FRIDAY'S OPENER: Reese Olson stars, but Tigers fall, 3-0, to White Sox
Game notes: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Yahoo Sports
9 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox edge the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in 10 innings in a 'weird' game in which all runs scored on wild pitches

Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol couldn't recall seeing a game like Saturday's at Guaranteed Rate Field.It was a wild matchup between the Sox and Detroit Tigers, with all three runs scoring on wild pitches.Yoán Moncada scored the winner - touching home after José Cisnero 's high 96.4-mph
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Faith

How to hold onto a sense of wonder

Katherine May's new book examines the idea of awakening wonder in an "anxious age."Alexa Loy Dent I didn't know what was under the train tracks, but that was the point.The track was elevated on top of a small bluff that ran parallel to West Yellowstone Highway, a road that ran right through my hometown of Idaho Falls in eastern Idaho.
Breaking Muscle
9 months ago
Exercise

Ronnie Coleman Says Derek Lunsford is His Favorite Modern Bodybuilder - Breaking Muscle

Coleman appreciates Lunsford's potential and approach to the sport.As the 212 Olympia champion in 2021 and the 2022 Mr. Olympia runner-up, Derek Lunsford doesn't necessarily need endorsements from anyone on the outside looking in.He's a bona fide modern superstar and seems destined for a prolific bodybuilding career.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Science

Picking the 'right' sunscreen isn't as important as avoiding these 6 mistakes

Using sunscreen plays a key role in protecting skin from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images If you find a bottle of sunscreen packed in last year's pool bag, here's a suggestion: Toss it out.Since the active compounds can degrade and lose their effectiveness, slathering on old lotion or spray is one mistake people make when trying to protect their skin.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Science

Want to understand your adolescent? Get to know their brain

"When you're younger, your mind is more open, and you're more creative," says 13-year-old Leo De Leon.Adolescence is a time of rapid brain development, which scientists call "breathtaking."Jon Hamilton/NPR For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time.But to a brain scientist, it's a marvel.
Sun Sentinel
9 months ago
Miami Dolphins

Chris Perkins: Dolphins' needs should override fantasy of DeAndre Hopkins

The Dolphins do, however, need a quality backup left tackle, a quality receiving tight end, a workhorse-type running back, and better interior offensive and defensive line depth.For those reasons, I'm not in favor of the chatter that says the Dolphins should acquire Hopkins.Let's be clear.Hopkins would make the Dolphins' wide receivers better as a group.
Battery Power
9 months ago
Atlanta Braves

MLB surprises, disappointments and more from the month of May

We did this in April, and now we're going to do it in May.The Braves had an okay month, and with the Mets sweeping the Phillies, they no longer have the biggest division lead in baseball.Still, it's 3.5 games, so we shan't fret too much.Instead, let's check in on what's been going on around the league.
Battery Power
10 months ago
Atlanta Braves

Braves look to steal bullpen game against the young Logan Gilbert

Jesse Chavez will be the Braves' nominal starter in what will be another bullpen game as the Braves continue to manage the absence of Max Fried and Kyle Wright.The Mariners are deploying a real starting pitcher, and a pretty good one in Logan Gilbert.Gilbert was one of the top prospects in baseball when he was drafted 14th overall and when he graduated from prospect status as the 24th best prospect in baseball by Fangraphs.
Battery Power
10 months ago
Atlanta Braves

Sean Murphy starts at catcher for Braves in series opener against Rangers

The Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers have both unveiled their lineups for tonight's series opener at Globe Life Field in Arlington.The Braves are trying to snap a four-game losing streak and if they're going to do it, it's going to be with most of the usual faces who they've been having line up for them so far this season.
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

Mat Ishbia talks the loser mentality,' the controversial ultimatum' and the years ahead

Right now, there are 70 lenders out there.One lender leaving, two others leaving, it doesn't matter at all, Ishbia said.It's all about making sure they [brokers] have options.But hasn't UWM limited brokers' options by imposing an ultimatum and prohibiting brokers from working simultaneously with UWM and two competitors, Rocket Mortgage or Fairway Independent Mortgage?
www.hogshaven.com
9 months ago
Washington Redskins

Eric Bieniemy Presser: Football has been a part of my DNA since I was six years old

... One thing I want him and not just him, but all of us is we're in this together.The Washington Commanders completed their 6th day of OTAs practices today, and new Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy got the chance to talk about it with the media.Sam Howell is a very competitive kid, but he is steady, and knows how to autocorrect himself.
Puck Prose
9 months ago
National Hockey League

How the Florida Panthers matched up against Vegas this season

The Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights are set to begin their Stanley Cup Final matchup on Saturday June 3.With a few days left to preview the series, now is the time to see how they two teams faired against one another during the regular season.How the Florida Panthers matched up against Vegas this season
The Panthers and Golden Knights played just twice during the regular season, however both games came during the second half of the season with their first matchup being in Vegas on Jan. 12 and then on Mar. 7 in Florida.
Puck Prose
9 months ago
National Hockey League

What comes next for the Dallas Stars after Western Conference Final exit?

The Dallas Stars exited the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs in six games during the Western Conference Final.They were great in rounds one and two against the Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken, but they ended up falling short against the Vegas Golden Knights.Now, one big question remains.What comes next for the Dallas Stars after Western Conference Final exit?
BBC Sport
9 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Scottish Cup about miracles - Inverness' Dodds

Coverage: Watch on BBC One Scotland, BBC Scotland & BBC iPlayer, listen on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 5 live & BBC Sounds, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app

Billy Dodds says the Scottish Cup "is about miracles and fairytales" as he prepares his Inverness Caledonian Thistle team to face treble-chasing Celtic in Saturday's final.
Chicago Sun-Times
10 months ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox' Burger could get playing time at second base

CLEVELAND - Jake Burger seems far from being groomed as an everyday second baseman, but the White Sox are working at second as they look for ways to keep his bat in the lineup when Eloy Jimenez returns soon from the injured list."It's past the exploratory stage," manager Pedro Grifol said.
Dodgers Nation
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Walker Buehler Talks Comps with Dodgers Rookie Bobby Miller

Happy Bobby Miller day, everyone!The Dodgers' top pitching prospect - number 21 on the MLB Pipeline - is making the first big league start of his career today in Atlanta and the hype surrounding the moment is getting palpable.He's a former first round draft pick, coming to LA as the 29th overall selection just shy of three years ago and already shot his way through the minor league ranks.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Bus driver wins 1m on lottery scratchcard while waiting for doner kebab

A bus driver who popped out to buy a loaf of bread and a doner kebab ended up going home with a 1m lottery jackpot.Steve Goodwin bought a scratchcard at his local supermarket in Devon on Easter Monday while shopping for bread.He then went to order a doner kebab and decided to find out if he had won while waiting for his food in Holsworth.
RMNB
10 months ago
Washington Capitals

Wayne Gretzky changed his underwear after every period as a player and other priceless stories from TNT's NHL panel

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers took Game One to quadruple overtime Thursday night, with Matthew Tkachuk scoring the OTGWG at 1:54 am Friday morning.The game was the sixth-longest in NHL history, and the longest game in either franchises' history.The late hours combined with the sheer length of the game and the lack of OT highlights caused the TNT panel - featuring host Liam McHugh and former players Wayne Gretzky, Paul Bissonnette, Anson Carter, and Henrik Lundqvist - to become rather silly as they tried to fill time during those extra intermissions.
GSMArena.com
10 months ago
Mobile UX

Formovie Dice portable projector review

Introduction
The Formovie Dice is a portable LED DLP projector, but not necessarily in the form factor one would expect.Usually, portable projectors tend to be much more "pocketable", whereas units with the general dimensions of the Dice tend to suggest stationary operation.The Dice chooses to walk the unbeaten path.
Posting and Toasting
10 months ago
New York Knicks

Kicking around some recent trade rumors

The 2022-23 season came to an end in a frustrating and disappointing manner but the future outlook around this year's squad remains positive and encouraging.Sure the Knicks, like they did two years ago after bowing out in the first round, still have questions about Julius Randle's playoff performances and the ceiling of Tom Thibodeau as the captain of this ship, but overall, the Knicks are in a much better place.
Defector
10 months ago
New York Knicks

Two Fans Of Usually Bad Teams Deal With The Specter Of Expectations | Defector

Two of Defector's basketball sickos root for traditionally doomed teams: the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks.But this season they found themselves in the unusual position of rooting for the third seed in the West and fifth seed in the East, with mild postseason expectations.Now that both of those playoff runs are over, the two staffers conducted a therapeutic exit interview with each other, exploring the novel feelings that come with competence.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

Striking Hollywood scribes ponder AI in the writer's room

Hollywood writers picket outside of Paramount Pictures this week.Mandalit del Barco/NPR News Hollywood writers are on their third week of a strike against major studios.Among their demands are higher wages, more residuals from the streaming platforms, and the regulation of artificial intelligence.Some writers are wondering what sort of AI they may be facing in the writer's rooms of the future: a kind that makes them redundant, or one that serves them as a useful tool.
Dodgers Nation
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers Fans React to Dustin May Injury, Say Who Should Replace Him in Rotation

Wednesday was a rough day for the Dodgers as star right-hander Dustin May suffered an injury that's going to sideline him for at least the next month.May suffered a flexor pronator strain, which flared up during the first inning of Wednesday's start.May underwent Tommy John surgery just two years ago, so it's never good for an elbow injury to flare up again.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
OMG science

We're effectively alone in the Universe, and that's OK

Silence.Complete, unnerving silence.Despite decades of searches for any form of life, intelligent or otherwise, out there in the cosmos, the Universe has but one message for us: No one is answering.But that solitude is not a curse.The great expanse of the empty heavens above us does not carry with it an impossible burden of loneliness.
Chicago Sun-Times
10 months ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox homer three times, defeat Guardians for second straight win

Gavin Sheets made the declaration."This isn't over," he said."It's not over.We have too much talent to lay [down]."Eloy Jimenez, itching to come back from an appendectomy to aid the cause, concurred."How many games are left?"Jimenez asked.One hundred eighteen is the answer, following the Sox' 7-2 win against the Guardians Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Black & White & Read All Over
10 months ago
Juventus

Manu's Grab Bag: Sunday Blowout

That was ... shockingly competent!It had been a second since we saw a fairly straightforward win like the one Juventus authored on Sunday, but the 2-0 victory over Cremonese was as good as we've seen from the Bianconeri in a little while.Juventus dominated possession, outshot their opposition by a million and essentially did everything that a good team should do against a bad one.
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