Leading the LA Marathon

Delvine Meringor of Kenya was the first to finish the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday March 20, 2022.

If the Chargers Score and No One’s There to Cheer, Does the Owner Care?

The Chargers have the lowest attendance in the N.F.L., more than 14,000 fewer fans per game than the next-closest team.Credit…Kelvin Kuo/Associated Press

With a proud history in San Diego abandoned and a new home filled with opposing fans, the Chargers are a cautionary tale for rapacious N.F.L. ownership.

Source: www.nytimes.com

Ventura County’s First Baseball Game (via Museum of Ventura County)

By Andy Ludlum, Museum Volunteer

Ventura County’s first organized baseball game was played in 1873, a time when new rules were beginning to…

Source: Museum of Ventura County

Overlooked No More: Jackie Mitchell, Who Fanned Two of Baseball‘s Greats

The baseball pitcher Jackie Mitchell. She was on the roster of the minor league Chattanooga Lookouts when she faced the Yankees. Credit George Rinhart/Corbis, via Getty Images

Mitchell was a 17-year-old pitcher in 1931 when she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, but questions about that exploit linger.

Source: www.nytimes.com

At U.S. Open, power of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is overshadowed by an umpire’s power play

In a final taut with drama, a clash of two champions is spoiled by the umpire’s chauvinism.

Source: Washington Post