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Things are always more interesting around here when the Yankees look like the YANKEES again, which means looking like they have a chance to be great again. That hasn’t happened in a while, maybe not since the American League Championship Series of 2019, one the Astros won with that buzzer-beating walk-off homer from our old friend, Jose Altuve. They’ve definitely looked great so far, as just about everything possible has broken exactly right for them. They’ve been carried by their pitching, both starting and relief, by Aaron Judge and their other starting forward, Giancarlo Stanton. Judge and Stanton, of course, are the only two guys with 50-home run seasons on their resumes playing for the Yankees at the same time since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were those guys in the ‘60s. They have also been remarkably healthy until Chad Green, one of the horses in Aaron Boone’s bullpen, came up with a sore forearm the other day in Baltimore. You add it all up, and there are plenty of … [Read more...] about Mike Lupica: How good are these Yankees? We’ll find out over the next month

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images Last December, when Donald Trump talked former U.S. senator David Perdue into challenging his bitter enemy, Georgia governor Brian Kemp, in the state’s May 24 Republican primary, it initially looked like a political coup for the ex-president. Perdue had high name ID, demonstrated fundraising chops, and a persuasive argument that only he could heal divisions among Georgia Republicans over Trump’s efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss. Reuniting Republicans was a crucial task, as the winner of the gubernatorial primary would likely face Democratic star Stacey Abrams in the general election. Now, days ahead of Tuesday’s primary, Perdue is limping to the finish line in such poor shape that Trump is reportedly writing him off, as NBC News reports : Even the man who recruited Perdue to run against Kemp — former President Donald Trump — seems to have given his campaign up for dead, said three Republicans who have … [Read more...] about Trump Faces Another Round of Humiliation in Georgia

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Sports Weekly road race series is one of the most extensive of its kind Scott Benjamin , Community Contributor Posted | Updated Reply Bob Satterlee checks his time after 4.8 miles. Paul Butler has run in the Roxbury Road Runners Club series for 20 years. Ed Sandifer Bill Burley Jim Fixx Mary Mahrer Larry Kershnar By Scott Benjamin ROXBURY – As the running boom was taking off, Bill Burley decided to recreate the "fun" he had in a summer race series in suburban Westport by bringing it to the rolling farmlands and winding stonewalls of rural Litchfield County. Burley, who had taught Physical Education at the Bedford and Coleytown elementary schools in Westport, had just finished his first year as principal at the now-defunct East Street Elementary School in New Milford. … [Read more...] about Roxbury runners get fit, conquer hills, make friends

The 2022 season will be one in which many of the most significant products of the Orioles’ rebuilding project will arrive in Baltimore, where they’ll hope to add to the stories already told between being acquired and reaching the majors. That’s certainly the case for catcher Adley Rutschman, the Orioles’ and baseball’s top prospect. Drafted first overall in 2019, Rutschman has been the face of the Orioles’ rebuild ever since. At last, he’ll be the face of their major league team as well, joining the club Saturday for his long-awaited debut. Here’s a look back at Rutschman’s journey in the organization, as told by The Baltimore Sun, from the 2019 draft’s first pick up to Saturday’s first game at Camden Yards. Orioles select Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman with top pick in MLB draft — June 3, 2019 In what executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias consistently referred to as the biggest decision the Orioles would make in his first season leading the … [Read more...] about Road to the Show: Top prospect Adley Rutschman joins Orioles for long-awaited debut. Here’s how he got here.