There’s an old superstition in big league baseball that goes like this: whichever teams are in first place on July 4 will win the pennant. Now, that “First on the Fourth” tradition […]
Who’s afraid of the SF Giants?
The could-be Great Race of 2021
The expansion of playoffs in nearly all pro sports has lessened the interest in what used to be called “pennant races,” but there’s still some excitement in the battle for first place. […]
Angels, Dodgers bring the heat
The hottest team in Major League Baseball is now the Los Angeles Angels. It helped that they ran up against the coldest team in the big leagues, as the Halos swept the […]
Clips vs. Jazz is stars vs. team
Well, we really punted the pooch in last week’s Sports Monday by predicting that the Lakers would rally and win their series with the Phoenix Suns in seven games. On top of […]
Halos, Dodgers may need help
It was only appropriate that two of the most struggling teams in Major League Baseball met over the weekend and settled who – for the moment – had more to complain about. […]
Fletcher, Trout spark Angels’ win
David Fletcher’s two-out single in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Angels to a 7-5 extra-inning victory Thursday night over the Blue Jays in Toronto. Fletcher, who ended up with […]
Angels open with rally victory
A two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 opening day win over the Chicago White Sox on Anaheim. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols […]
Disney, Angels back by April 1?
The tourism industry which plays such a big part in the economies of Anaheim, Garden Grove and other Orange County cities got a big boost on Friday as state health officials unveiled […]
It’s spring time for prep football
In a sports year like no other, area high schools have finally gotten approval to begin interscholastic athletics, and it’s all about to start a lot faster than you might have thought. […]
Back to the “deader” ball era
Let us doff our baseball caps to the man who made the home run king – sort of – in the early days of major league baseball (before it was capitalized). John […]
