Missing my mom extra as she passed 16 years ago today. So young. She loved people, food, dogs, cooking, walking, supporting me in everything I did & she loved her SPORTS! Please join me in fundraising to find a cure for breast cancer. And,
#Fcancer
!
The
@Angels
just released a statement about the passing of Tyler Skaggs. Devastating. He’s a Santa Monica resident, local kid, just got married in the offseason. I have no words. RIP to a wonderful person who worked hard, cared about his craft and had such personality.
I asked Mike Trout about Ohtani for MVP: “What Vlady is doing is unbelievable as well. He’s in the race. His numbers are maybe a little bit better than Ohtani’s, but then again you look at Vlady’s pitching. I don’t think I’ve seen Vlady pitch all year.🤣..
Took this picture of Mike Brito last year. He loved his
@Dodgers
World Series rings and took great pride in wearing them. Lock them in a safety box? Not for Mike Brito! Loved that he was so proud. RIP to a true baseball ⚾️ man and such a calm, friendly person.
Beautiful day for some football 🏈 ! The Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams era kicks off with the spring game
@USC_FB
. We’ll break down what happened on
@SportsCentralLA
at 3 pm! Join us.
#USC
Need your vaccine and want FREE
#Dodgers
tickets? If you’re at the Dodgers-Angels game today, get your vaccine on reserve level 27. Keep yourself and your community safe and get 2 free tickets. Win win.
VP Kamala Harris was in the Phoenix Mercury locker room before the game to welcome Brittney Griner back to the
@wnba
, then came to the
@cryptocomarena
court pregame and received a No, 49 jersey and hug from Nneka Ogwumike.
So let’s get this straight... we get an impassioned oh no 🤦🏻♀️ for a physical injury but when Dak Prescott showed vulnerability & helped countless others concerning his mental health struggles, losing his mom, brother & dealing with the pandemic, there was no compassion. 🤦🏻♀️
After Shohei Ohtani’s awesome game last night, he played pool with Ippei, his translator, according to Joe Maddon. Just a kid playing ball and celebrating with a game of pool. He’s probably the best at that, too.
Breaking news: This is so mind-boggling to not have
@caitlinclark
on the USA women’s basketball roster. See how Brennan describes the decision against some of the worst decisions in 40 years covering the Olympics. SMDH
Thanks, David. Having covered the Olympics for 40 years (gulp), I’ve seen some bad team and athlete selection decisions. This is the worst. Makes absolutely no sense for a women’s sport that would have been catapulted onto the world stage in the greatest way possible with Clark.
One of the most meaningful things I’ve ever seen at
@Dodgers
stadium. In Vin Scully’s final home game, every player tipped his cap back toward Vin in the press box. And the humble Scully had to call it, too. What a tribute.
Career update‼️THRILLED to announce I’m joining the talented sports team
@SportsCentralLA
! Couldn’t be more excited to continue telling stories here in Los Angeles 🏈 ⚾️ ⛳️ 🥅 🏀
#CBS
#sportsreporter
I love how VIPs cafe ALWAYS remembers John Wooden, especially today, on his birthday. His usual breakfast 🍳 order, flowed and cake in the booth forever dedicated to him. And a newspaper 📰 of course.
@UCLAAthletics
@UCLAMBB
#wooden
#UCLA
#basketball
Congrats to
@alannarizzo
, back on a national stage as she rejoins
@MLBNetwork
as a regular contributor. So happy for you my friend. Good luck on your new baseball venture!
Clayton Kershaw had an MRI and it showed just inflammation. Dave Roberts: “It was soreness. He’s never had soreness in his elbow so we wanted to check all the boxes and make sure there’s nothing else to it. Fortunately, there wasn’t.”
#Dodgers
#MLB
USC is robbing student athletes of the chance to grow and mature and learn. You talk with the good and the bad. The level of paranoia this season is unprecedented.
For the first time in the 14 years I've been covering
#USC
, the school did not make any players available to speak with the media.
@insidetroy
said its the first time in his 20+ years that no players were made available to speak.
RIP, Tyler Skaggs. This is a photo from 2016 at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica. My high school friend Gretchen McLaughlin was Tyler’s eighth-grade teacher & she knew not much about baseball but he was one of…
Tired of watching paint dry waiting for ⚾️ to start? Let’s watch grass grow instead!
Tonight,
@jillpainter
takes us through how
#Dodgers
groundskeeper Jordan Lorenz laid the groundwork for brand new grass at the stadium
5:45p |
@CBSLA
10:45p |
#KCAL9
@DodgersNation
@Dodgers
We need to keep companies like
@socalgas
in check. Add my house to one of thousands who got a crazy bill. $425 (this is for one month)!! Previous highest bill ever $142, last year same month & tripled. Please explain. Please explain, SoCal Gas.
Asked Clayton Kershaw about sharing this postseason experience with his kids, especially Charley who is 5.
He said he printed the playoff bracket for them and they were picking all the teams they wanted to win. They also liked the Seattle Mariners uniforms. ⚾️
Patrick Corbin just used his finger to write
#45
on the back of the mound to honor his late friend Tyler Skaggs. First postseason start in Los Angeles where Skaggs grew up.
#werenasty
Happy to be joining the team here to do some occasional writing and chatting from time to time! Connecting with sports fans in L.A. about sports, charitable stuff, dogs, you name it - is one of the coolest things and I look forward to that.
𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: We are proud to welcome
@jillpainter
to The Sporting Tribune family! She is a sports reporter for KCAL and KCBS in L.A. She was previously an award-winning sports columnist at the Los Angeles Daily News and named sports reporter of the year at Bally Sports West.
Happy birthday to these 2 legends, former
@Dodgers
broadcasters Vin Scully, who turns 93 today, and Ross Porter. Great broadcasters and two of the kindest men you could ever meet. ⚾️ 🎙 They’re great friends, too.
@TheVinScully
@therossporter
#MLB
Dave Roberts said he takes the blame for sending Pedro Báez back for the seventh inning. He had told Báez he was done after the sixth, but changed his mind when the Dodgers took the lead.
No question Vin Scully sis the best baseball broadcaster in history, but when I think of him, I think of the person first . Always called everyone by name, always a smile And if he ever had a bad day, he didn’t show it. An absolute gem of a human. Rip 🐐
If you’ve watched
@lakers
&
@Dodgers
or pretty much any pro sports team in LA, then you were listening to some of the fantastic work of audio technician Matt Yerke. He died suddenly at age 44 May 5. His loss is felt around Southern California.
#RIPMatty
I was sent a picture of this Tyler Skaggs mural that is being done on Pico near Santa Monica High School. Very cool! I am so impressed by the talent of this artist (wish I knew who so I could give credit!) and others but also taking the time to honor Skaggs in this way.
LiAngelo Ball has no chance to rehabilitate his image
@ucla
thanks to Lavar. His legacy as a Bruin - he came, he saw, he stole. No community service. No making it up to his teammates. No education. Remember, he’s no slam dunk for
@nba
career, either.
I’ve very much enjoyed interviewing Shohei Ohtani & his interpreter Ippei is equally awesome. There is no “challenge” in marketing Ohtani. He’s making history, fans flock to the ballpark to see him, he’s a global star. He’s fun, smart & is learning.
#MLB
So many folks coming out to
@angels
stadium today to pay their respects to Tyler Skaggs. Balloons, flowers, hats, photos and special messages about much people will miss
#45
.
Shohei Ohtani has his teammates and coaches all smiles after he threw off a mound for the first time since having Tommy John surgery today. After throwing 40 off the mound & 60 flat ground at low intensity, he’s still in the lineup at DH for
@angels
.
Incredibly special way to honor Tyler Skaggs with his mom throwing the first pitch. Continued Prayers to Debbie, the rest of his family, friends and entire
@angels
organization.
Vegas is officially SET BACK. WTH. Why are people not required to wear a mask at the Cosmopolitan? Re-opening should NOT mean being reckless and forgetting there’s a pandemic. Mercy.
The
@rangers
are a compassionate organization. Did so much to honor the life of Tyler Skaggs &
@angels
. Moment of silence. Donated proceeds from the 50-50 raffle to Angels Baseball Foundation in honor of Skaggs. No wakup music for each Texas player as individual moment of silence
Mike Trout has 40 home runs. Cody bellinger has 40. They lead
@mlB
in home runs this season. That’s 80 Homers from two so cal outfielders. And it’s mid August! Do I hear 50?!
Shohei Ohtani was doing an interview with reporters about throwing off the mound for the first time since tommy john.
@MikeTrout
walked by and asked how he was doing. Ohtani smiled and trout joked “good, you’re starting tomorrow!”
This is the first time
@UCLAMBB
is in a
#finalfour
since John Wooden’s passing. Talked to his granddaughter, Cathleen Trapani, & she’s so appreciative of how UCLA includes her family. Doug Erickson FaceTimed her after the win over Michigan from the celebratory locker room. 🙌🏻
Incredible work by
@never1959
honoring
@angels
Tyler Skaggs with this mural in Santa Monica. And also to Art Without Boundaries for commissioning the project.
#45
Justin Turner is NOT selfish. He did a selfish ACT by going back on the field after positive test. We can all understand the desire to do so. He should’ve been stopped by MLB, security, Dodgers staffer. Turner has been an ALL STAR in community, helping homeless, veterans, kids.
RIP, TJ Simers. Such a talented reporter, writer, columnist. Edgy, daring. Philanthropist, too. Loved being a girl dad and grandad. He helped me more as a columnist than anyone and we didn’t even work at the same paper. More soon. Thoughts are with his wife Ginny and family. 🙏🏻
Just informed by my longtime
@latimes
Sports Editor Bill Dwyre that our legendary columnist T.J. Simers has just died. RIP, T.J., thank you for all you did to lift me up and love and prayers to your beautiful family, my dear friend!
Angels have reached a proposed agreement to keep the team in Anaheim through 2050. Arte Moreno buys the land the stadium is on and surrounding stadium land from the city. 🏠⚾️
#Angels
#MLB
Good to see Clayton Kershaw back in that dugout, smiling, snapping that gum and cheering on his teammates, a day after another forearm injury likely ended his season, even by his own estimation. And brings an unknown future.
#Dodgers
#Brewers
Would you BELIEVE
@jasonsudeikis
is a huge John Wooden fan? Awesome to listen to his stories about Wooden’s impact on him, how he’s carried the blue book with him in his bag from
@nbcsnl
to
@TedLasso
! He’s a huge
@CaitlinClark22
fan too. He was a great
@WoodenAward
surprise! 😃
My friend saw Vin Scully shopping
@Staples
today. Probably the honey-dos! Even at 90 years old. As always, once recognized, he took photos w/ everyone that asked, including a fireman. Most gracious human being alive. Didn't change in retirement
@dodgers
@mlb
The Dodgers and owner Mark Walter have pledged $2 million to Habitat for Humanity in Puerto Rico to help in the rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Maria.
@dodgers
@mlb
Lost my mom, Loretta, 11 years ago today. She was the most loyal, fun, loving, generous, selfless, giving woman ever. She had a 6-year battle w/ breast cancer. I fight for a cure in her memory. Please consider a donation for research & awareness. Thank you
15 years ago today, my mom passed, leaving a legacy of love & care & kindness. She was the best person I’ll ever know. I miss her every single day. Still fighting for a cure for breast cancer & all cancers. 💕 May se all live, love, laugh and cheer 🏈 like she did. 🙏
#fcsncer
This lifelong
@angels
fan from the UK 🇬🇧 is living Wright! 😊 he’s attended about 15
@mlb
games in his life and got in a no-hitter and an Ohtani start! Even got to meet Joe Maddon, who he had on his Angels podcast.
#growingthegame