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Kazmir looks fine in sim game
TEMPE, Ariz. Angels left-hander Scott Kazmir threw 31 pitches in a simulated-game situation Wednesday and “threw great,” according to Angels manager Mike Scioscia. Kazmir has been held back by a sore hamstring this spring but will make his Cactus League debut in five days. “He threw the ball well, looked good,” Angels pitching coach Mike [...]
Hunter doesn’t deserve flak
If given another chance, Torii Hunter might not have used the word “imposters,” but that’s the thing about today. No second chances. Gotcha. His larger point was that African-American players have a rougher route to major league baseball, primarily because of the scarcity of college baseball scholarships. In Division I they get 11.7 scholarships for a [...]
O’Sullivan a highlight in Halos’ loss
Scott O’Sullivan pitched three scoreless innings in relief, but the Halos let a pitcher’s duel get away in the eighth inning Wednesday, falling to the Reds, 6-0. Source
Jepsen, Bulger a lethal Halos combo
Their names — Jepsen and Bulger — surface so often in the same sentence, it’s almost as if they’re as inseparable as Burns and Allen, Martin and Lewis, Aykroyd and Belushi. Source
Crosby gives the shoulder to Letterman
Here’s something that may divert you for a moment from the Ducks’ current run toward improving their position for the NHL entry draft June 25-26 at Staples Center. Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby recently turned down an opportunity to go on “The Late Show With David Letterman” in which he would have read the host’s signature top 10 [...]
NOONWIRE: Disney worker arrested for child porn
NOONWIRE features Disney news from other media sources. From ABC Action News: Orlando, FL — A Disney World employee is facing child pornography charges after images were found on his home computer. Officers with The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Orlando Regional Operation’s Center arrested 52-year-old Patrick McKenzie on March 5. Read the rest of [...]
UPDATE: Hotel workers get no promises from top Disney officials
Three Disneyland Resort hotel workers went straight to the top to ask Disney’s president and board to allow the union to keep its health-care program during the annual shareholders meeting. Both Bob Iger, the Walt Disney Co.’s president, and John Pepper, the board’s chairman, declined to state their opinions on the issue during the meeting [...]
Video: Ducks react to latest loss
The Ducks’ postseason aspirations nosedived with a 5-2 loss to Columbus on Tuesday. The team talked about where it goes from here in this report by Tanya Lyon of ocregister.com. Video: Ducks react to latest loss is a post from: Ducks blog Source
Christian Fletcher launches website
One of the surf world’s most original athletes has launched his own website. Christian Fletcher is probably the most influential surfer when it comes to the introduction of aerials on a surfboard. The 39-year old San Clemente local started doing huge airs in the early 80’s and that grabbed the attention of just about everyone in the surf industry except the contest judges [...]
Ducks TV vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Ducks TV vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Source
