The Nate Lavender deception that’s continually baffling opposing hitters

No one at the major league level has seen more of Nate Lavender’s fastball than Luis Torrens, whose job catching the new Mets reliever has gone from challenging to almost comical.  In the first days of Lavender’s major league life, the ball jumped on Torrens a bit faster than he expected. Now from his crouch, he is watching opposing hitter after opposing hitter go through the same adjustment process.  “I feel like the hitters know the numbers, the metrics, but actually when they’re going to face him, you see weird takes against the fastball,” Torrens said this weekend.  Hitters will…

LeBron James partnering with Polymarket in surprise move

LeBron James is dipping his toes in the prediction market business.  The NBA legend announced a Polymarket partnership with a 14-second clip on social media, as King James becomes the latest in a growing list of athletes to make deals with prediction markets.  The video shows James pressing the word…

California-based diner chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 36-year run

Just over a month after closing its Calabasas location, a beloved Southern California diner chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Marmalade Cafe, which opened its first location on Montana Ave in Santa Monica in 1990, filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday, citing, “rent disputes and mounting supplier debts.”…

A popular Bay Area deli is closing after 45 years

It’s the end of an era. A Bay area deli that has served its community for decades is closing its after 45 years. Lutticken’s Deli and After 5 restaurant in Menlo Park will close on September 30, the deli’s general manager Judy Congdon confirmed to Mercury News. “Everything’s going to…

192 House Dems refuse to disavow socialism in telling vote ahead of midterms: ‘Insidious movement’ 

Almost every House Democrats Tuesday voted against a congressional resolution disavowing socialism and calling for the enactment of President Trump’s election security bill. The non-binding resolution, introduced by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), asked lawmakers to condemn and denounce “socialism in all its forms,” including the increasingly influential Democratic Socialists of…

Is the NFL doing enough to protect athletes from head injuries?

Football is a high-impact sport. A player may take hundreds of hits over the course of their career, including some that cause concussions. Other impacts may seem minor at the time, but there are concerns that repeated head blows can negatively impact long-term brain health.Those worries gained new attention after…

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