Aug 23, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson, center, greets San Francisco Giants pitching coach Pete Woodworth before a game at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports When the Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais on Thursday, president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto stressed the need for “a different voice…
Aug 19, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Carson Fulmer (41) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis will be out to maintain the form he displayed in his past two…
Aug 16, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale (32) delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians in the first inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports The streaky Milwaukee Brewers hope to end a downward trend when they continue a six-game trip with a three-game set against the…
Jul 30, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Cal Quantrill (47) walks to the dugout after he was pulled in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The San Diego Padres were an average team at the All-Star break. Things have gone much…
Aug 11, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins third baseman Jake Burger (36) looks on after scoring against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Jake Burger slugged his 10th homer in his past 16 games as the host Miami Marlins ended the San Diego…
Jul 26, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Miami Marlins first baseman Josh Bell (9) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports The Miami Marlins might be sellers as the trade deadline nears, but they’re also spoilers….
Seattle Storm guard Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) is defended by Phoenix Mercury guards Natasha Cloud (0) and Rebecca Allen (11) during the first quarter at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The Seattle Storm can close with a three-game winning streak before the Olympic break when they visit a Los Angeles Sparks team…
Eighteen books were recognized as winners or finalists for the Pulitzer Prize on Monday, in the categories of history, memoir, poetry, general nonfiction, fiction and biography, which had two winners. FICTION A story about a mother and daughter set in the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W.Va., after the Civil War. “Night Watch,” which was…
The last six weeks have seen the long-simmering feud between the Compton, Calif.,-born rapper Kendrick Lamar and the Canadian rapper Drake turn into a full-fledged beef, with confrontations delivered in the form of diss tracks. But the squabble didn’t boil over until April 30, when Mr. Lamar released “Euphoria,” a six-and-a-half minute dressing down of…
Austin Hennelly, the 35-year-old bar director at Kato, a Taiwanese restaurant in Los Angeles, likens tasting bitter melon to “going down the drop of a roller coaster.” Sipping the fruit’s juice — which is the star ingredient in his Garden Tonic, a mocktail he considers the best drink on Kato’s menu — is, he says,…
