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LOS ANGELES — Maybe the Milwaukee Brewers can take over the Lakers while they’re at it. By the looks of it, they already own the Dodgers. Then again, the Brewers aren’t the only ones who have prospered against the defending champs in the last 2½ weeks. Los Angeles has lost 10 of 12 surrounding the All-Star break, including a 6-5 Milwaukee victory Sunday that enabled the Brewers to sweep two three-game series with the Dodgers in a two-week span. This isn’t happenstance, either. Dave Roberts conceded Sunday afternoon that his club, now with a slim 3½-game division lead over San…
In filling out President Trump’s report card, it is important, first off, to say where it is that I am coming from, in terms of political economy and philosophy. If I were a Marxist like my high school buddy Bernie Sanders, I would award the Donald an F+. He must have done something right, don’t ask me what. As it happens, I am an anarcho-capitalist, the most famous adherents of this view are Javier Milei and Murray Rothbard. Here, that government is best which governs not at all. Or, to turn things around a bit, we should have some eight…
The Lakers officially waived Shake Milton on Sunday, opening up a roster spot for the expected signing of Marcus Smart, but another move will need to be made before Smart can officially join the franchise. Smart is slated to sign a two-year, $10.5 million deal with the Lakers ($5.4 million player option for 2026-27) after he clears waivers following his contract buyout with the Washington Wizards, a source confirmed to the Southern California News Group on Saturday. The Lakers are expected to use all of their $5.1 million bi-annual exception on Smart’s salary for the 2025-26 season, a source told…
LOS ANGELES — As the Dodgers ride out a brutal stretch, protective wrap might be the best way to get to the other side. Three errors and a left wrist contusion to Freddie Freeman were just the latest issues as the Dodgers dropped yet another game to the Milwaukee Brewers, this one 6-5 on Sunday. The losses are getting historic now, with the Dodgers getting swept by the Brewers over a three-game series twice in less than two weeks. They finished the season series 0-6 against Milwaukee, the first time they have ever failed to win a game against Milwaukee…
PHILADELPHIA — On a warm, sticky day in Philadelphia, the Angels didn’t have to sweat. The Angels scored five runs in the second inning and never looked back on their way to an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Right-hander José Soriano gave up two runs in seven innings and the entire lineup produced. They had 13 hits and scored in four innings. The Angels (49-50) won two of three in the series against the National League East division leaders. It was the first time they won on a Sunday since May 18. “That’s a really good team,”…
LOS ANGELES – Nothing like getting thrown into the spotlight while trying to blend in with the crowd. One day after he was given a surprise day off amid ongoing struggles, Mookie Betts returned Sunday. And instead of a spot lower in the order, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts moved Betts up a notch to the leadoff spot. It was an unconventional move for sure, with Roberts saying it was rooted more in familiarity. Betts entered Sunday with 4,996 plate appearances in the leadoff spot in his career. He had 1,627 plate appearances in all other spots combined. “Looking at how…
PHILADELPHIA — Taylor Ward didn’t have much time to anticipate his 100th career homer. It happened the day after he hit his 99th. That’s how it’s been going for Ward this season. His 23 homers are just two shy of his career high, even though there are more than two months to go in the season. Ward’s .485 slugging percentage would be a career high. “I just think going back to swing mechanics, obviously, and spinning the ball right,” Ward said on Sunday, a day after the milestone homer. “I don’t know. I just think once you hit the ball,…
CARCASSONNE, France — Tim Wellens raced clear on the descent toward Carcassonne to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday while three-time champion Tadej Pogačar tightened his hold on the yellow jersey. “I had the opportunity, I took it, and I had legs to finish it, but of course I trade my victory directly for a yellow with Tadej in Paris,” said Wellens, a teammate of Pogačar at UAE Team Emirates-XRG, after his first Tour stage victory. With it, the Belgian rider became the 113th rider to take stage wins in all three Grand Tours. Wellens…
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler had all the time in the world to celebrate his latest major title. This British Open was never in doubt Sunday as golf’s No. 1 player delivered another dominant performance to win his second major this year and grab the third leg of the career Grand Slam. Scheffler began with a shot into 10 inches for birdie. One hour into the final round, his lead already was seven shots and no got closer than four the rest of the way at Royal Portrush. He closed with a 3-under 68 for a four-shot victory, sending…
Gavin Newsom’s latest stunt—assembling a so-called “objective review” panel to dissect California’s COVID-19 response—is nothing short of a taxpayer-funded farce designed to whitewash his own catastrophic blunders. In his recent appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show, Newsom bragged about commissioning this self-audit, complete with interviews of critics and comparisons to other states, admitting California was “more aggressive and more restrictive.” But let’s call it what it is: a desperate bid to rewrite history and deflect blame for the devastation he unleashed on millions of Californians. We don’t need his handpicked experts or cronies poring over decisions he himself made. That’s…