February 2020

High, hard: Indians’ Clevinger takes aim at cheating Astros

CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger doesn’t know exactly how he’ll react the next time he’s on the mound facing the Houston Astros. They cheated, and he doesn’t like cheaters. On Friday night, he took aim at them. “We’ll see,” he said. “It’ll be fun.” Clevinger has been one of the most outspoken critics of […]

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Lakers return after Bryant’s death, lose 127-119 to Blazers

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant’s death with a resolve that would have made him proud. Damian Lillard played through the basketball world’s collective heartbreak with his own remarkable effort. Lillard scored 48 points and the Portland Trail

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Bloomberg Fueled His Campaign With $200 Million From His Own Fortune

Bill Knapp, a media strategist for Mr. Bloomberg, formed a new consulting firm, MRB4USA LLC, to work on the 2020 bid, according to campaign officials. That company billed the Bloomberg campaign for more than $2.8 million in November and December. Another media strategy firm, Siegel Strategies LLC, named for the ad-maker Jimmy Siegel, was paid

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Lakers ‘Family’ Pours Out Love And Tears For Kobe In Tribute At First Game Since Tragedy

LOS ANGELES — Usher sang a heart-wrenching “Amazing Grace,” LeBron James cried as he told it “straight,” and fans cried and chanted Friday night before the first Los Angeles Lakers game since team legend Kobe Bryant was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash. “Growing up and watching all these great players play and learning so much from

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Opera Singer Danced on S.U.V. Before Running 2 Mar-a-Lago Checkpoints, Officials Say

An opera singer who the authorities say acted irrationally, danced on the top of an S.U.V. and led officers on a chase was fired at by sheriff’s deputies and Secret Service agents on Friday after her vehicle breached two security checkpoints at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Fla. The driver, Hannah Roemhild, 30,

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