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LOS ANGELES — Before Friday night’s game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised the Milwaukee Brewers, particularly for the strength of their pitching and defense. “It’s just hard to score against this team,” Roberts said. He has no reason to think otherwise. The Dodgers returned from the All-Star break and were held to three hits in a 2-0 loss to those Brewers. It was their fourth loss to the Brewers in the past 11 days. They have scored a total of four runs in those matchups with the National League wild card leaders while batting .151 as a team. “I think…
LOS ANGELES — As the second half begins, the Dodgers are still not ready to loosen the reins on Shohei Ohtani’s pitching work. But they are giving him a new partner. Ohtani’s next start as a pitcher will come Monday night against the Minnesota Twins. ‘Piggybacking’ with him this time will be Dustin May. Ben Casparius and Emmet Sheehan filled that role for Ohtani’s first five starts. Casparius has returned to a bullpen role. Sheehan has moved into the starting rotation. “Dustin has done it before so it’s really not going to be that big a deal for him,” Dodgers…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says the alledged mismanagement of a building renovation project could be grounds for firing Powell. Such an unprecedented step could send the financial markets into a tailspin and over time push up interest rates and weaken the U.S. economy. If investors start to worry the Fed is no longer independent, fewer may buy U.S. bonds, which would push up the interest rate on those bonds and lift borrowing costs more broadly. Trump…
DEL MAR — Followers of trainer Peter Miller had a profitable opening day at Del Mar Friday. Not only did Miller’s 19-1 longshot Game Warrior survive the stretch rush of odds-on favorite Iron Man Cal to win the featured $100,000 Oceanside Stakes, the trainer scored earlier with 9-1 pick Tejon Pass on a day of big prices. Favorites won just two of the 10 races with horses ranked 5-1 or longer scoring seven wins, with two winners checking in at odds of approximately 20-1. “Winning is good,” Miller said in the winner’s circle. But winning isn’t easy. And favorite Iron…
A housing market slowdown continued through much of the spring homebuying season, with fewer sales and mostly stagnant home prices, causing some to say buyers now have the upper hand in the house hunt. Recent numbers from property data firm Attom show home sales in the six-county Southern California region decreased from a year ago for the first time in nine months, falling to the second-lowest total for a May in at least 21 years. Home prices, meanwhile, have mostly leveled off, with values dropping from April to May in three of the region’s six counties. “It’s definitely been slower…
By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect the environment and human health. The EPA said in May it would shift its scientific expertise and research efforts to program offices that focus on major issues like air and water. The agency said Friday it is creating a new Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions that will allow it to focus on…
PHILADELPHIA — The Angels returned from the break doing exactly what they need to do. Taylor Ward’s tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning pushed the Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. The Angels (48-49) have just 12 games left before the trade deadline. They began the day four games out of a playoff spot, needing a hot streak in the next two weeks to avoid a sell-off. This one didn’t start very well, with the Angels opting for a bullpen game and winding up in 4-1 hole by the third inning. The Angels…
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE The state of New York agreed Friday to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit from an ex-aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who alleged Cuomo sexually harassed and groped her while he was in office. The former aide, Brittany Commisso, had sued Cuomo and the state, alleging sexual harassment from the then-governor and retaliation against her after reporting the incidents. The allegations were part of a barrage similar misconduct claims that forced Cuomo to resign as governor in 2021. Commisso’s lawyers said the settlement “is a complete vindication of her claims” and that Commisso is “glad to…
By DAVID BAUDER CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most prominent TV critic and the most popular entertainment program in its genre. The television industry’s declining economic health means similar hard calls are already being made with personalities and programming, with others to be faced in the future. For the late-night genre,…
EL SEGUNDO — Tuli Tuipulotu arrived at his first Chargers training camp as a wide-eyed, 20-year-old second-round draft pick from USC. He approached veteran teammates and fellow outside linebackers Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa and called them “sir” and “mister” with a sense of reverence. Tuipulotu made quite the first impression during the 2023 season, and it went far beyond being polite and respecting his elders in the locker room and on the field. He made his mark as a rookie, saying far more with his actions during practices and games than by opening his mouth. He was quiet and…