There’s a new sponsor, but the long-time US Open of Surfing will return to Huntington Beach starting Saturday and continuing through Sunday, Aug. 6. Now it’s the Wallex US Open of Surfing […]
US Open of Surfing opens here
Beauty’s only pigskin-deep
After a 4-12-1 season last year, one wouldn’t think that the Indianapolis Colts had maxed out on the ridicule they’ve have to take. Not true. It seems that before stepping onto the […]
Angels sweep the Yankees
It was less than week ago that many fans and sports journalists had written off the 2023 season of the Los Angeles Angels, and their chances of keeping superstar Shohei Ohtani. But […]
Halos, Dodgers are both winners
It doesn’t happened often – at least not recently – but the Los Angeles-Orange County Major League Baseball teams are both looking strong and spirited after Tuesday’s games. The Angels defeated the […]
Taylor’s slam beats Baltimore
Chris Taylor’s grand slam home run in the sixth inning sparked the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards, snapping the O’s winning streak at […]
Halos lose heartbreaker, 9-8
After Saturday’s rousing come-from-behind win over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Angels came from ahead to lose 9-8 in Anaheim on Sunday. The loss not only was a heart-breaker in which […]
Angels rally, stun Astros 13-12
An extra-inning victory by the Los Angeles Angels (46-47) on Saturday was extra-exciting and extra-important as the Halos rallied to defeat the Houston Astros 13-12 in 10 innings in Anaheim. The win […]
Was that pitch a strike or a ball?
By Ronald Blum/AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) – The education of robot umpires has been complicated by an open secret in baseball for the past 150 years: The strike zone called on […]
Is it The Babe or Shohei?
A quick look at the Wild Word of Sport. Not a Typo: To those of us soccer skeptics that still hang on, this bit of news: Tuesday’s Major League Soccer match between […]
GG’s pioneer of the ‘slider’
One of the enduring charms of Major League Baseball is its long history. The sport itself that evolved from the games of “town ball” and “rounders” took its familiar shape (mostly) in […]
