Mercedes reveals new race number format on its W08
Mercedes has revealed the FIA’s new mandatory format for Formula 1’s racing numbers which will be introduced at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The governing body is imposing a new set of minimum requirements for car numbers and driver names to provide better identification for fans. The German team has cleverly exploited the extra real…
Pence, in Iraq, works to reassure Kurds
Click:Gravity Concentration EquipmentIRBIL, Iraq — Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago. Flying in a C-17 military cargo jet to preserve the secrecy of the visit to the conflict zone, Pence landed…
Column: Mick Mulvaney, please call your office
WASHINGTON — A long list of aides to President Trump could have appeared in the House impeachment hearings to defend his efforts in Ukraine, especially since the president insists everything he did was “perfect.” Gordon Sondland, Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, rattled off their names when he testified: Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State…
Etiwanda, St. Anthony win basketball tournament championships
Etiwanda and St. Anthony are off to fast starts and tournament champions in the opening week of the high school basketball season. Etiwanda (5-0) won the I.E. Classic with a 81-43 win over Colony. Jahmai Mashack scored 23 points and Tyree Campbell had 21 points. St. Anthony (4-0) won the Ryse Williams tournament championship, holding…
Leo Santa Cruz wins world title in fourth division
LAS VEGAS — The knock on boxing’s little guys is that they don’t have the bone-crushing knockout power the big boys do. Leo Santa Cruz was pegged to serve as an appetizer for the heavyweight championship showdown and main course between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz on Saturday at the MGM Grand, and although he was…
With games like this, Shy Odom won't stay under the radar at Sierra Canyon for long
It was five hours before the Sierra Canyon boys’ basketball team took the floor against Cathedral Catholic and the line in front of the San Diego Montgomery High School gym was hundreds of people long. It had been like that all week as the Trailblazers, the star-studded No. 1 team in the state, played three…
Racing! A brief conversation with Aidan Butler
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we send you a YouTube clip that is guaranteed to make you laugh. At the recent California Horse Racing Board meeting a bunch of reporters (including me) caught up with Aidan Butler, acting chief executive of California racing for The…
Suspect in fatal shooting of San Diego restaurant employee is arrested in Tennessee
SAN DIEGO — A man who is suspected of shooting three Church’s Chicken employees, killing one of them, over a dispute about money was arrested Friday in Tennessee, San Diego police said. Albert Lee Blake, 49, was taken into custody at a residence in Memphis, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a release. San Diego investigators…
Navy secretary denies report that he threatened to resign over Trump interference in SEAL review
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer denied a New York Times report Saturday that he had threatened to resign or be fired if President Trump intervenes to stop an administrative review of a SEAL at the center of a botched war crimes court-martial. Spencer delivered the denial from the Halifax International Security Forum…
Earthquake: 6.3 quake strikes near Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon at 4:54 p.m. 65 miles from Adak, Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No tsunami warning was issued. Click Here: jean paul gaultier perfume In the past 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. The earthquake occurred at a…