Right now, the key body part is not the torn ligament in Shohei Ohtani’s pitching arm, but the finger pointing the blame for what’s likely the last chapter of his career in […]
Stars are nice; winning is better
Sticks, stones and kids’ phones
Bullying has been with us as long as people have been around. There’s always been somebody with a chip on their shoulder (or a hidden hurt) that wants to intimidate or terrify […]
‘Blue Beetle’ has family spirit
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Franz Kafka never realized how close he came to kickstarting a superhero franchise. Ever since Gregor Samsa awoke in his bed to find himself transformed into a […]
Hilary dunked, not drowned us
My parents told me I was born during a hurricane. A check of the records shows there was a Hurricane Barbara, but that hit my birth town of Providence, Rhode Island on […]
Bolsa’s test vs. Beckman
Last year, a surprising Bolsa Grande team came within a whisker of grabbing a piece of the Garden Grove League football title, and made history by being the first Matador squad to […]
It’s time to bring back Mike
When there’s a fire, you break the glass and grab that extinguisher. When the Joker is running wild in Gotham City, you light up the Bat-Signal. When your baseball team starts staggering […]
Angry parents, flared pants
Ever have the feeling that you’re reliving something from your past? Geez, I hope not. There was actually a time that – outside of jeans – a man simply could not buy […]
A lovable, dazzling “La Cage”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The things we do for the ones we love. In a sensational new staging from The Gem Theater, the curtain rises on the fabulous production of “La Cage […]
Relegation coming some day?
Coming to Major League Baseball next year: the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and the Worcester Red Sox. Debuting in AAA Minor Leagues are the Oakland A’s and the Colorado Rockies. Seem unlikely, […]
Stetson did OK, but Bolts won
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD (AP) – Stetson Bennett has been playing under brighter spotlights in games with much higher stakes than a quiet NFL preseason contest. The former Georgia star`s […]
