California state Sen. Kevin de León (D- Los Angeles) speaks at the 2018 California Democrats State Convention on Feb. 24 in San Diego. (Denis Poroy/AP) Backers of California state Sen. Kevin de León, a Democrat challenging Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) from the left, are tiptoeing into the June 5 primary with their first TV ad. The 60-second spot from A Progressive California, a five-figure buy designed to run over one day in Los Angeles media, introduces de León by way of his speech at the California Democratic Convention — where Feinstein’s failure to win the official party endorsement made national news. [Feinstein loses California Democratic Party’s endorsement] The small scale of the buy points to de León’s challenge. The 51-year-old Democrat has represented part of Los Angeles in California’s legislature since 2006. He has struggled to raise his name recognition across the state, however, and has polled no … [Read more...] about Super PAC goes on the air for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s primary challenger
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Morning sports update: Patriots’ preseason schedule includes a Super Bowl LII rematch
Joe Kelly drilled Tyler Austin’s ribs with a 97-mph fastball, then landed an overhand right to the designated hitter’s head as the Red Sox and Yankees brawled during New York’s 10-7 win. Aron Baynes had 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Celtics in their final regular season game, a 110-97 win over the Nets. And the Bruins’ chase for the Stanley Cup begins Thursday night at 7 p.m. Patriots’ preseason schedule includes a Super Bowl LII rematch The Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Gillette Stadium as defending champions early next fall. In the 2018 preseason schedule the NFL announced Wednesday, the Patriots and Eagles are slated to meet in the second exhibition game. For the past two seasons, the Patriots have held join practices with the teams they faced in the first two preseason games. If they stay true to that pattern, Bill Belichick’s defense will have the opportunity for a small measure of revenge in August. New England will most likely be up … [Read more...] about Morning sports update: Patriots’ preseason schedule includes a Super Bowl LII rematch
‘Super Troopers 2’ movie premiere: Colgate alumni will make you laugh meow (photos)
The five Colgate University alumni known as the Broken Lizard comedy troupe are ready to make you laugh right "meow." Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske and Jay Chandrasekhar hit the red carpet Wednesday night for the premiere of their highly anticipated movie "Super Troopers 2." The sequel to 2001's "Super Troopers" also stars Rob Lowe (in a Justin Trudeau-like role), Lynda Carter (of "Wonder Woman" fame), Fred Savage, Jim Gaffigan, Will Sasso, Emmanuelle Chriqui and original cast member Brian Cox. Heffernan, Lemme, Soter, Stolhanske and Chandrasekhar reprise their roles as Vermont state troopers who must establish a Highway Patrol in a border dispute between the U.S. and Canada. Trailers show they still haven't grown out of their usual hijinx, dressing up as Canadian Mounties and repeating a running "meow" joke. One trailer also shows they'll also revisit a gag from the original movie, where Farva (Heffernan) tries to order a "liter of … [Read more...] about ‘Super Troopers 2’ movie premiere: Colgate alumni will make you laugh meow (photos)
Super Bowl rematch? Pats will host Eagles at Gillette as preseason schedule announced
The defending Super Bowl champs are coming to Foxboro.The New England Patriots learned yesterday that they will host the Washington Redskins (Preseason Week 1) and the Philadelphia Eagles, which beat the Patriots 41-33 in the Super Bowl played in February in Minneapolis during preseason week 2 at Gillette Stadium.The Patriots will travel to play the Carolina Panthers (Preseason Week 3) and the New York Giants (Preseason Week 4).The dates and times of those games will be mutually decided upon between the teams and announced at a later date.The Patriots-Eagles matchup is the most intriguing as the teams will square off six months after their historic battle in Super Bowl LII.The Patriots hosted the Eagles for joint practice sessions prior to the 2014 game. They will not practice together prior to this game.The three most frequent preseason opponents in franchise history are the Giants (27 preseason meetings), Eagles (22) and Redskins (21). It will be the fifth time under head coach Bill … [Read more...] about Super Bowl rematch? Pats will host Eagles at Gillette as preseason schedule announced
Here come the Bruins, primed to ice your Super Bowl hangover
COMMENTARY Since we’re nine weeks removed, it now stands as an opportune time to effectively relieve ourselves from the damning questions that still swirl around the New England Patriots and their epic gag job against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. Malcolm Butler is still never going to see a snap, Danny Amendola, Nate Solder, and Dion Lewis aren’t coming back, and Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and the rest of the Guerrero Gang are just going to have to relent and deal with the Big, Bad Bully twirling the whistle in their midst. Yeesh. New England’s offseason has read like the epilogue to “A Prayer for the Dying,” which, if you’ve been around at all over the past 17 years, probably means pretty much nothing at all. And so, 2018 putters along, only months after it seemed that the Boston sports landscape could really — honestly — (maybe) experience the pinnacle of American professional sports with a clean sweep of the four majors, a … [Read more...] about Here come the Bruins, primed to ice your Super Bowl hangover