The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the latest free agency battle the New York Yankees are trying to win, and owner Hal Steinbrenner discussed how his meeting with the left-handed slugger and his super agent, Scott Boras, went. Or at least what he was allowed to say about the meeting. “A very honest, back-and-forth dialogue” took … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: On Aug. 30, Louisiana Tech’s women’s volleyball team took the court in Fullerton, California, for a season opener against San Jose State and Spartan senior Blaire Fleming at the annual Cal State Fullerton Invitational. Fleming, one of the top players in the entire Mountain West, has been alleged to be a trans athlete and … Read more
The groundbreaking 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by two WNBA veterans will not feature one of the games biggest stars in its inaugural season. ESPN reported Caitlin Clark won’t be a part of the 36-player Unrivaled Basketball League, which still has two “wild-card” slots to fill for its first season. Tip-off for the league co-founded … Read more
If you sit close enough to Etiwanda girls basketball coach Stan Delus, you will hear a running commentary of likes and dislikes. “Bang,” he yells out when he thinks one of his players is going to make an outside shot. “Ball on the floor,” he yells when he expects his players to hustle for a … Read more
Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale, both of whom won the pitching Triple Crown (wins, ERA, strikeouts) in their respective leagues, were named the American League and National League Cy Young Award winners Wednesday. It was the first time each of them won the award. Skubal pitched to a 2.39 ERA, and his 228 strikeouts and … Read more
No one seemed more surprised about the New York Giants’ decision to start third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito this weekend over veteran backup Drew Lock than Drew Lock. While addressing reporters inside the Giants’ locker room Wednesday, Lock was asked specifically about the depth chart and why, if he was listed as the No. 2 quarterback up … Read more
Angel Reese is setting the record straight. Her finances have been a topic of conversation recently, and she refuted claims estimating her net worth stood at $2 million. At one point during an appearance at ComplexCon in Las Vegas, the Chicago Sky forward’s financial accomplishments in the months since she entered the WNBA were mentioned. … Read more
President-elect Trump hosted PGA Tour champion Dustin Johnson at Trump International Golf Course Wednesday. Johnson’s brother, Austin Johnson, shared photos and videos of the round in an Instagram post. The footage showed the two brothers watching Trump take some practice swings before he took a healthy stroke and sent the ball flying in a straight … Read more
Alina Argueta is quite a renaissance girl at Banning High. She plays point guard on the basketball team, catcher and shortstop on the softball team and Wednesday afternoon she quarterbacked the school’s first flag football squad into the City Open Division championship game. The senior captain threw four touchdown passes — two each to Adelaida … Read more
CITY SECTION PLAYOFFSWEDNESDAY’S RESULTS SEMIFINALS OPEN DIVISION San Pedro 33, Verdugo Hills 7Banning 33, Eagle Rock 25 DIVISION I King/Drew 6, Jefferson 0Narbonne 7, Panorama 6 DIVISION II El Camino Real 41, San Fernando 18Cleveland 24, WISH Academy 8 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULEAt Crenshaw High FINALS OPEN DIVISION#7 Banning (15-6) vs. #1 San Pedro (25-2-1), 5:30 p.m. … Read more