[ad_1] DEL MAR — Sometimes even the best jockeys make mistakes. But riders who are cream of the crop learn from their mistakes, make adjustments and win graded-stakes races like Flavien Prat showed Sunday at Del Mar. Prat, who flew in from New York to ride Prince of Monaco, one of trainer Bob...
[ad_1] Ever since the United States adopted a public school system that is run by local elected school boards, we’ve witnessed disputes about curriculum. There’s no avoiding such problems given the importance of education and vast differences of opinion about how it should be accomplished. The...
[ad_1] HOUSTON — The Angels still have a long way to go to catch up to the Houston Astros. Tyler Anderson was torched for seven runs in the Angels’ 11-3 loss to the Astros on Saturday, their ninth loss in 12 games against Houston so far this season. The Angels have scored 4.6 runs per game against...
[ad_1] For political observers, the debate between conservative and progressive politicians over the impact of various policies can be entertaining as well as enlightening. Of course, politicians tend to either stretch the truth or cherry-pick various statistics to support their positions. Take,...
[ad_1] HOUSTON — A few days before Reid Detmers took the mound against the Houston Astros, Phil Nevin spoke confidently about the work he’d done in between starts. So much for that. Detmers gave up seven runs in the Angels’ 11-3 loss to the Astros on Friday night, continuing a slump that has left...
