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Los Angeles Times
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to Sports: Whatever happened to tradition in baseball?
As an old baseball traditionalist please give me home runs, RBIs and batting average; save me the slash line, WHIP instead of ERA and give me an extra innings game without a runner at second, or for heaven's sake, a Home Run Derby to settle a tie game. It left me to wonder if being a baseball traditionalist makes me the equivalent of a Supreme Court Justice originalist, or just old and cranky? Ron YukelsonSan Luis Obispo So, after going 4-19 in the All-Star Game since 2000, the National League finally gets the American League monkey off their backs and 'wins' the 2025 event. Of course, they still can't do it in the traditional sense and must pull out the victory in some newly concocted home run swing-off. Not to discredit Kyle Schwarber's heroics. But, he went O for 2 with a walk against 'real' pitching and then is awarded the MVP? Something is very wrong here! Rick SolomonLake Balboa I'm probably in the minority, but the swing-off following the All-Star Game … really? What a joke! Is this the best solution MLB could come up with to break a tie? These best-of-the-best players are making millions of dollars and they can't go into extra innings to break a tied game? Robert ParraRowland Heights Bill Shaikin's column on the upcoming Major League Baseball player-owner negotiations was an eye opener. Salary caps have helped the NFL, NBA, and NHL maintain good levels of competition and give the fans of the smallest market franchises hope that their teams can compete regularly. Baseball owners should make it clear to the players' union that they will not consider sharing income outside of direct baseball operations without an agreement from the players to a salary cap. Bill FrancisPasadena Was Bill Shaikin serious when he suggested bat flips as a way to get the attention of fans? I can only imagine what would have happened had a batter flipped his bat after hitting a home run off Bob Gibson. Probably the same reaction that Vince Lombardi would have had if his players had dumped Gatorade on him. Now that would attract fans. Evan PuzissMar Vista Concerning the Home Run Derby, I like Dylan Hernández's own words: 'barely-watchable made-for-television event.' I might change 'barely' to 'not!' It just doesn't come close to all the hype. It's more like a county fair arm-wrestling contest. It's not baseball and it's not going to save baseball, whatever the changes. Baseball's problem is a seemingly interminable, almost inconsequential, 162-game season, followed by an anyone-can-win postseason tournament. That's not a formula for year-long excitement. Perhaps they could cut the season into halves or quarters and add some more tournaments. Whatever they do, keep it baseball, not 'derbies'! Bill WeberLa Cañada Flintridge It looks like Tanner Scott is the new Pedro Baéz. I shudder when I remember those days when we saw him walking in from the bullpen. I hope the poor guy finds his mojo. Richard McCurdyBurbank Bill Plaschke goes out of his way in his column about LeBron James and Kobe Bryant to depict the latter as truly beloved by all. He seems to forget Bryant's regrettable experience in Denver in which he was accused of a serious crime. The case was ultimately dropped after he settled with his accuser in a civil case. He was far from perfect so why depict him as such? Bert BergenLa Cañada Seemingly all Times Lakers' coverage is Bronny this and Bronny that. If the younger James did not have a famous father, there would be a minimum mention of this player, who has never proven himself as anything better than average at best in college and in the pros. End of story! Jack WolfWestwood As a follow-up to letters letting The Times know your readers are not desperate for your articles on Bronny James' summer league performances, here's another. I think no one is particularly interested in reports on the LIV tour results. Of the 50 or so players on that tour, there are about five who could still compete on the PGA Tour. The rest are has-beens or never-weres. They are all in it for the (blood) money. Who cares whether Dustin Johnson's or Sergio Garcia's team wins or not? No golf fan that I know. Jack NelsonLos Angeles The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views. Letters should be brief and become the property of The Times. They may be edited and republished in any format. Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number. Pseudonyms will not be used. Email: sports@
NBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
WNBA star Paige Bueckers confirms she's dating former teammate Azzi Fudd
WNBA star Paige Bueckers confirmed she's dating her former teammate Azzi Fudd, and fans are calling it a 'hard launch.' During a July 17 interview with WAG Talk, the Dallas Wings guard was asked to answer a few questions about her 'D1 girlfriend,' and at the end, she revealed the person she was referring to was Fudd, her former UConn Huskies teammate. Some of the questions Bueckers answered were about Fudd's basketball career, her family and the writing that's on Fudd's phone case, which says 'Paige Bueckers' girlfriend' — and she answered them with a smile. In the comments, fans said they were happy for the couple. 'Ok this is like THE REALL hard launch 😭,' one person wrote. 'She cheesing mad hard too, that's her girl fr,' another said. A third added, 'This interviewer deserves a raise... I dream for nights like this.' Gatorade, who named Fudd its 2018-19 National Player of the Year, also got in on the fun. In the comments, the brand seemingly joked about how long it took Bueckers to answer some of the questions. In the video, she would sometimes take a moment to think about her answer before saying it out loud. 'We were worried for a second there,' Gatorade's account wrote. After answering a series of questions about what WAG Talk described as her 'D1 girlfriend,' Bueckers was asked to do a 'girlfriend reveal.' 'Azzi Fudd,' the athlete answered with a smile. In June, eagle-eyed fans noticed Fudd's phone case appeared to read 'Paige Bueckers' girlfriend.'
7NEWS
2 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Incoming AFL operations boss Greg Swann foreshadows more transparency in major change to MRO
AFL match review officer Michael Christian will front more media scrutiny and provide greater public transparency on his decisions under the new footy department regime that Greg Swann is days away from leading. Outgoing Brisbane CEO Swann oversaw the last win of his Lions tenure on Friday night, copping a celebratory Gatorade shower from the players during the team song after his side beat the Western Bulldogs in a 10-point thriller at the Gabba. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Michael Christian set to provide more transparency under Greg Swann. From Monday, after almost three decades of administration at club level which has spanned stints at Carlton, Collingwood and Brisbane, Swann will begin life as an AFL executive. The 63-year-old was headhunted by AFL CEO Andrew Dillon to lead football operations, a portfolio which is already bursting with a long list of pressing to-do items. Chief among them is arguably the match review officer's role and directives, which are certain to change under Swann, who says there should be more public clarity around decisions made in the AFL judicial system. In an expansive and insightful chat with Channel 7 inside the Brisbane rooms after his final game at the Lions, Swann said he thinks the game is in good order generally speaking, but flagged a number of small changes coming, including with the MRO. 'I think the game's in fantastic health, I just think there are a few tweaks that we need, and hopefully we can get that done and we'll go from there,' he said. 'I want to go around and talk to the clubs and just see what people think. 'One of the things I think we also should do is actually explain why we get to a decision that we get to — I don't see any reason why we shouldn't do that. 'Michael Christian might have a bit more of a role in the media to explain how he's got to certain decisions. That's something that I think we should do and just be more transparent and put it out there.' Match lengths in 2025 have consistently been ballooning out towards, and even beyond, 130 minutes due to the number of stoppages throughout the game. Swann said he wants to tighten that back up. 'We wait too long for people to set up,' he said, as an example of why games are going so long. 'Even from a ruckman point of view, if there are enough people around the stoppage, just ball it up and get on with it. I think that's a thing we need to look at. 'And that might be able to be changed relatively quickly, so we'll see.' Also somewhere on his agenda will be the functioning of academies and father-son draft rules. Coming from a northern club like Brisbane, Swann knows the importance of having the academies, he said, so their role in the talent pathways system going forward is without question — despite the frustrations of some Victorian clubs. But Swann admitted the incoming changes to the drafting and points system — changes that pre-date his start date — are necessary. 'If the whole competition decided that that wasn't a good idea then you'd have a look at that, but I think most of the clubs want to keep that,' Swann said of the father-son rule, on the same day that potential 2026 No.1 draft pick Cody Walker, son of Carlton great Andrew, nominated the Blues as a father-son. 'As far as the academies go, there's a new system in place this year from a points perspective, so it's going to be harder for the clubs to get their players, so I think that needs to play out for the next year or two and see what that does. 'Having lived through it, the academies are really important to get guys and girls to play up here. We're in a big battle with the NRL and rugby union. 'But it is fair to say that the price that clubs have paid in the last few years hasn't been high enough, but this new system will make it so.' Across a chat that went for almost 10 minutes in all, Swann also said he wants to survey every club about the sub rule, and confirmed he is not a fan of umpires bouncing the ball at centre square restarts. And while change is doubtless under Swann, he said given he is coming into the role at this late stage of the season, it won't all come straight away, and won't necessarily be wholesale when it does.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Puka Nacua on new-look Rams receiving room: 'I'm really excited'
Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz spoke with the Los Angeles Rams wide receiver about the team's addition of Davante Adams, what he's learned from Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford and what he's most looking forward to in his third NFL season. Puka joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of Gatorade's National Player of the Year. View more Video Transcript Jason Fitz with Yahoo Sports hanging out with the NFL superstar Puka Nacua, who is, by the way, the Gatorade Player of the Year award ceremonies. Let's start with a little bit of football. This year, no Cooper Kupp. Devonte comes in. How different is your role in the wide receiver room now that it's changed so much for the Rams? I think, uh, just trying to continue to be myself, uh, like you said, we lost Cooper Kupp this year, but the ability to add, um, Devonte Adams has been fantastic, and to have somebody who's been in the NFL and doing it at a high level for a very long time, um, is always a great addition because the information that he's willing to share and to give to us younger guys on the, on the, in the wide receiver room specifically has helped a lot of these guys grow confidence and to learn the game in a different way, and, uh, I'm really excited to be out there on the football field with them. I mean, at Yahoo, we've sort of made this a joke at this point. Never doubt Sean McVay, right? Like it just feels like McVay's offense is always make it work. What is it about those offenses with McVay particularly that makes everybody so successful? I think his attention to detail on the defensive side of the ball, I think it's something that separates him to know how, how, how the hook dropper, how the hook defender is dropping, and how to, how to manipulate him, and then when you add Coach McVay's genius mind with Matthew Stafford's cannon of an arm, and also his genius mind, I'm like, that's a recipe for success. I'm like, the defenses hate to see us on their schedule. Which is funny to me 'cause you're sort of being more like you're early in your career, right? But in a couple of years, you're gonna have to be that guy. So how much about leadership and all of those things are you learning not just from your wide receiver room, but from the rest of your team? Um, I, I, I feel like I'm learning every day. The ability to have conversations. I, I, I wake up in the morning to go be in the QB meetings with Matthew Stafford. I, I, I want to watch the tape when he's watching it at the same time just because he, he's looking at so many different things. He's communicating, um, to all 10 other players on the football field at the same time, and to watch him do it, it, it really, it truly is art. So I, I, I don't take any of those moments for granted. How much does it change for you now though? This is year 3. So when you look at your game and you think about what you've gone through in the growth and just being a pro, like, how different do you feel right now in year 3 compared to where you've been before? Yeah, I, I, yeah, we're coming up on training camp, and I remember my rookie year of just absolutely sweating and being so nervous about showing up for the first day of training camp, and uh now I, I, um, I'm still a little nervous. I'm every time you go and you're getting back into the football, it definitely is a different field, but I'm super excited because uh the, the things that I've learned and the, the things that have helped me. Have success, um, to be able to implement them and get back to hanging out with the guys because there's nothing better than being around them. OK, but also year 3 after year 3 contracts can come up and I mean, you had to see Garrett Wilson get paid and it has to at least make a little bell go off in the back of your mind, right? Like guys are getting paid earlier and earlier and you're gonna be up for it soon. Does that play into the back of your mind at all? I think a little bit, but uh me and Garrett Wilson actually we are the same class of high school graduation, so to be able to see somebody that I, I, I've got a chance to see his career is pretty cool and uh it definitely gives you motivation when you see people signing after 3. When you're playing the game, what's the go to Gatorade flavor? And, and why you're gonna tell me a color here and we're gonna have a whole conversation, but what's the go to Gatorade flavor for you? The glacier freeze is my go to any day, any time of the day. I'm like, I could wake up in the morning first thing cold glacier freeze right down. I don't even need water. I just knock it down. I'm like it is top tier. I have it I have it at the games. I'm I'm on the sideline and I got it. I got the Gatorade towel. This is literally me on the sideline with my Gatorade towel and the glacier freeze. The bottle literally just says my name and this only blue glacier. Freeze that they put it in there. Um, I would throw the bottle if they brought me, uh, any other color, but they wouldn't do that to me, so I know I always got the blue one with me. What's it mean for you when you look at these kids and they're out there at the Gatorade Player of the Year? It's such a cool experience in LA out there all week, and it culminates with the ESPYs, the whole thing. It's a really awesome thing. What's it mean for somebody to be included in that group? I think it's a testament to them as an athlete and then also their family because as an athlete, I know I've had five, my brothers have helped my career and helped put me in this opportunity or put me in this place where I am right now, and uh not uh, but every athlete that was out there, whether it was a track athlete or basketball, or the baseball or the soccer athletes, they've had their parents, their family, a coach who's helped get them in this moment, and I know they want to have success for themselves, but also they want to be able to show the people that have invested in them that their investment has officially paid off because they're still very young, but uh they're putting in the work to make sure that they they are represented the right way. This is what we know: we got to keep you hydrated. We gotta make sure you got the right ice, and when you get paid, you're gonna be able to have all the blue glacier you ever want for the rest of your life. Puka, congratulations on killing it so far. We love watching your success. Keep crushing it, man. Thanks for hanging out with me. Thank you, Jason. I appreciate that, brother. Close
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Coca-Cola-Coke, PepsiCo-Lay's to under major changes? What consumers need to know
PepsiCo is planning to highlight what will no longer be in its potato or tortilla chips - artificial colors or flavors - when it re-launches its Lay's and Tostitos brands later this year, executives said on Thursday. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said Coca-Cola will start using cane sugar in its beverages in the U.S., a dietary preference of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Both Pepsi and Coke use high-fructose corn syrup for their sodas, which is generally more cost-effective. PepsiCo-Lay's Rebranding? Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Degree Others Public Policy CXO Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Data Science Management Product Management Data Analytics others Cybersecurity Finance MCA Data Science Technology MBA PGDM Digital Marketing Design Thinking Operations Management healthcare Project Management Leadership Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making Strategic Leadership and Transformation Global Business Acumen Comprehensive Business Expertise Duration: 2 Years University of Western Australia UWA Global MBA Starts on Jun 28, 2024 Get Details The overhaul for the company's top-selling snack brands comes as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes Americans to eat "whole foods" and pressures manufacturers to ditch dyes. U.S. food makers have been announcing plans to remove dyes from their products and introduce new ones without the colors under pressure from Kennedy and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) social movement backing him. "We're trying to elevate the real food perception of Lay's. If you think about the simplest and most natural snack, it is a potato chip; it's a potato, it's oil, and it's a little bit of salt—the most simple, no artificial ingredients," said CEO Ramon Laguarta in a call with investors. The company also said it was expanding use of avocado and olive oil across its brands, rather than the canola or soybean oil it uses. The MAHA movement has questioned the health benefits of certain food oils. Live Events In April, PepsiCo said it planned to migrate its entire portfolio to natural colors, or give consumers the option to have a product without a synthetic dye. Its Cheetos snacks and Gatorade drinks rely on synthetic dyes for their bright hues. It already offers Lay's and Doritos without artificial colors or flavors under its Simply segment. Coca-Cola Coke A possible move by Coca-Cola, and other beverage and food industries, to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup as a sweetener would be difficult and expensive to implement, while mostly negative for farmers in the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Coca-Cola had agreed to use cane sugar in its beverages in the country after his discussions with the maker of the top soda pop brand. The company already sells Coke made from cane sugar in other markets, including Mexico, and some U.S. grocery stores carry glass bottles with cane sugar labeled "Mexican" Coke. In response to Trump's comment, Coca-Cola said "more details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon.' Around 400 million bushels of corn is used annually to make corn syrup for drinks and other food products, representing around 2.5 per cent of U.S. corn production, according to U.S. government data. The U.S. produces around 3.6 million metric tons of cane sugar per year, half of that in Trump's home state of Florida, compared with around 7.3 million tons of corn syrup. Trump's ongoing trade wars, however, would make it difficult to cover the deficit, sugar analyst Michael McDougall said. "It will most likely come from Brazil," he said, referring to the world's top cane sugar producer, "but Trump just hit Brazil with a 50 per cent import tariff." FAQs Q1. Who is US Health Secretary? A1. US Health Secretary is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Q2. What do we know about corn syrup? A2. Around 400 million bushels of corn is used annually to make corn syrup for drinks and other food products, representing around 2.5 per cent of U.S. corn production, according to U.S. government data.
