Lorna Ann Howlett
Lorna Ann Howlett, of Sunman, was born on November 14, 1948 in Milan, the daughter of Freddie and Anna Sheriff Howlett. She was self-employed and loved being surrounded by friends. Lorna also enjoyed her music and her gardens. On Friday, May 5, 2017 at the age of 68, she passed away at her residence.Survivors include her sister, Ruth Matthews of West Harrison; 2 brothers, Freddie Howlett of Rising Sun, and Estol Howlett of Aurora; 1 nephew, and 6 nieces. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Howlett.Lorna’s wishes were to be cremated and her ashes will be buried in Riverside Cemetery in Aurora. The staff of Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home is honored to care for the family of Lorna Howlett
Batesville, In. — A new report from the personal finance website WalletHub has determined the best and worst places to make and keep your New Year’s resolution.The top spot is in San Francisco and the Midwest city of Detroit landed at 178th on the list. The full list is here.
RelatedPosts COVID-19: NCAA to revoke erring airlines licence over non-compliance FRSC to Schools: We’ll arrest, prosecute drivers who flout COVID-19 rules Sanwo-Olu: We’re committed to fulfilling promises to Lagosians Tottenham have taken out a £175 million loan from the Bank of England under the government’s COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility scheme, with the club estimating revenue losses of £200 million due to the pandemic.The club has utilised the government’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility scheme, available to select companies with the highest “investment grade” credit rating, which make significant contributions to the British economy. Spurs insisted the loan, which is due to be repaid in April 2021 at 0.5 per cent interest, “will not be used for player acquisitions” but said it would give the club “financial flexibility and additional working capital during these challenging times”.Spurs spent an estimated £1.2 billion on their new stadium, which opened last year, and they announced the refinancing of £525 million worth of debut with two banks last September.The club’s final five home matches of the season are now due to be played behind closed doors, with season ticket-holders being refunded, while Spurs are also facing revenue losses from the cancellation of a number of lucrative events at their stadium, including two NFL matches scheduled for Autumn.Among the other businesses to use CCFF are budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet (both £600 million), John Lewis (£300 million), Rolls Royce (£300 million), ASOS (£100 million) and Greggs (£150 million), the Bank of England has announced.Spurs reversed their decision to use the government’s furloughing scheme for non-playing staff after a fierce backlash from supporters in April. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, who has warned that clubs “big or small” could go out of business during the pandemic, said it was “imperative” to find a way to return paying supporters to events as soon as possible.“We have always run this Club on a self-sustaining commercial basis,” Levy said. “I said as early as 18 March that, in all my 20 years at the Club, there have been many hurdles along the way but none of this magnitude – the COVID-19 pandemic has shown itself to be the most serious of them all.”Tags: COVID Corporate Financing Facility SchemeCOVID-19Tottenham Hotspur
Man United vs. Crystal Palace Venue: Old Trafford Kick off: 5:30PMManchester United get their 2020-21 campaign belatedly underway when they welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford this afternoon. Just over a month after their 2019-20 season finished in the Europa League semi-finals, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are back in competitive action a week later than most teams, including Palace, who began the campaign with a 1-0 win over Southampton.Even with the additional week afforded to those who reached the latter stages of Europe last season, this is a quick turnaround for a United side whose summer break will have lasted just one month and three days.The true significance of that may not been known in full until the majority of the season unfolds, but Solskjaer will know that his side needs to hit the ground running immediately.A third-placed finish last season means that their main goal for the upcoming campaign is to close the gap on the top two of Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as building on an encouraging second half of 2019-20.Indeed, the Red Devils begin their new season with the longest ongoing unbeaten streak in the Premier League, having ended last term on a 14-game run without defeat which stretches back to January. The form of the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood drew particular praise during that time, but there is still a feeling among fans that they need to strengthen more this summer.The transfer window began with understandable excitement as United were linked with a host of star names – most notably Jadon Sancho – but Donny van de Beek is the only new name through the door in time for the new season.The Red Devils appear to have missed out on Sergio Reguilon, Gareth Bale and Thiago Alcantara to Premier League rivals, while the Sancho saga rumbles on, and when you throw captain Harry Maguire and Greenwood’s off-field troubles into the mix as well, it has not been an ideal summer for the 20-time champions.Matters on the pitch could have been better too, with a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in their only pre-season contest.The hosts will be favourites going into Saturday’s match, but they will also be wary of the fact that one of their two home defeats in the league last season came at the hands of this weekend’s opponents. That memorable Old Trafford triumph is the only time Palace have ever beaten United in the Premier League era, though, so if the Eagles are able to come away with a positive result again on Saturday then it would be an achievement of some significance.Roy Hodgson will certainly believe that his side can do it; they beat Southampton on the opening day of the season to get off to a winning start, despite the stats suggesting that away specialists Southampton went into the game as favourites.Star player – and former United winger – Wilfried Zaha is showing signs of getting back to his best after an underwhelming campaign last term, and the club appear to have addressed their lack of goals in 2019-20 by re-signing Michy Batshuayi on loan.The Chelsea man made his second debut for the Eagles in midweek but drew a blank as Palace were ultimately dumped out of the EFL Cup by Championship side Bournemouth following a remarkable penalty shootout.RelatedPosts Ighalo: My best moment as ‘Red Devil’ EPL: Crystal Palace stun sloppy Man U EPL: Gunners gun for West Ham scalp The first 20 spot-kicks went in before both keepers missed, and then Luka Milivojevic saw his saved after the order had come full circle as Bournemouth won the shootout 11-10 at the Vitality Stadium.Palace will have no fears about going back out on the road again, though; they won more away league games last season than both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal and will fancy their chances of causing United problems on the counter with their quick attackers.Manchester United possible XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Van de Beek, Pogba, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial. Crystal Palace possible XI: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Dann, Mitchell, Eze, McCarthy, McArthur, Zaha, Batshuayi, Ayew.Tags: Crystal PalaceEnglish Premier LeagueManchester UnitedOld Trafford
SILVER Sharks’ Leon Seaton, Dorado’s Lian Winter and Orca’s Aleka Persaud were among those who prevailed as age-group champions after putting out some of the best
Dorado’s Lian Winterperformances at last weekend’s Independence Anniversary Swim Meet which was held at the National Aquatic Centre in Liliendaal.Seaton topped Boys’ 11-12 category with a total 88 points, after taking gold in eight out of his nine events, and finishing with silver in the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1:28.78s, just a split second behind Noel Raekwon’s 1:28.77s finish.It was Raekwon who finished second in the Boys’ 11-12 category with 76 points.Seaton had gold in the 50m breaststroke (38.09s), 50m backstroke (34.09s), 100m backstroke (1:16.36s), 50m freestyle (27.22s), 100m freestyle (1:02.34s) and 200m freestyle (2:19.12s), finishing ahead of Raekwon in each event.In the 50m butterfly he clocked 30.53 seconds for the win, with plenty of time to spare after Dorado’s Ethan Gonsalves made his way in some four seconds later for second place.Gonsalves had finished third in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:33.56s.In the 400m freestyle Seaton took another major win as he dominated over his club mate Annan Roberts, touching the wall in 5:02.12s. Roberts was way behind with 7:07.12s.Winter had 81 points to champion the Girls’ 11-12 age group, with 9 straight gold medals. Persaud had 90 points, and ten gold medals, to win the Girls’ 9-10 age group, finishing 20 points ahead of Patrice Mahaica.Winter had literally no competition in her 200m butterfly, 200m backstroke, and 100m butterfly covering the distances in 3:01.41s, 3:00.12s, and 1:14.24s, respectively. Her other events were the 50m freestyle (31.62s), 100m freestyle (1:12.09s), 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke (36.59s), 100m backstroke (1:20.41s), and 200m IM (2:57.79s).Dolphin’s Mahaica just did not have what it takes to get past Persaud, as the Goodwill Swim Meet gold medallist continued to prove a force to be reckoned with. Mahaica wasn’t just second in the age-group category, she ended with 10 silver, after she was behind Persaud in each of her events.Persaud was in the 50m breaststroke (40.97s), 100m breaststroke (1:34.69s), 50m backstroke (36.31s), 100m backstroke (1:24.57s), 50m butterfly (32.40s), 100m butterfly (1:18.72s), 50m freestyle (30.59s), 100m freestyle (1:09.87s), 200m freestyle (2:36.04s), and 200m IM (2:57.03s)Silver Sharks’ Trumaine Cole prevailed with 72 points in the Boys’ 18-and-over category, finishing 39 points ahead of Olympian Hannibal Gaskin, who ended just one point above Earlando McRae.
With league wins over Liverpool and F-M secure, B’ville routed Henninger 25-7, 25-8, 25-12 on Wednesday night.Jenna Wallace got six aces and 12 assists to lead the Bees. Emma Legault and Taylor LaPage got a chance to shine, each with six kills. Brecht added four kills as she, along with Garvey and Kyrah Wilbur, had three aces apiece.After a rare Saturday without a tournament, B’ville goes to Victor this weekend after league matches against West Genesee and Corcoran,.Moving to boys volleyball, Baldwinsville had a strong start to its league slate, fighting hard in a 25-20, 28-26, 25-21 sweep over the Syracuse City team in last Tuesday night’s match.Dylan Bramble finished with seven assists, while John Morrissey served up four aces. Up front, Curtiss Hey had four kills, with Morrissey and Kristof Pawelek each getting three kills. Aidan Priest added two kills.Back home Thursday night, B’ville took on Oswego, and it turned into a classic, the Bees nearly surrendering a big lead before holding off the Buccaneers in five sets.A close first set went 27-25 in B’ville’s favor, and it also claimed the second set 25-21. Two points from a sweep, the Bees instead saw Oswego pull out the third set 26-24 and then add a 25-20 win in the fourth set to get even.In the final-set race to 15 points, B’ville barely won it, 15-12, over the Bucs as Carter Healey finished the night with 38 assists, many of the passes going to Priest, who put away 19 kills.Bradford Doubleday not only had nine kills, he recorded 13 digs as Hey and Ben Stisser both got seven kills, Stisser adding three blocks. For Oswego, Cole Pratt had 16 kills and Riley Mahoney had 15 kills, with Nathan DeVinny getting 39 assists.After going to the Victor Tournament on Saturday, B’ville’s boys challenge defending sectional champion Cicero-North Syracuse next Tuesday and face F-M on Thursday before a match against Canisius (Buffalo) at the C-NS gym Saturday afternoon.As for the girls Bees, it would take on West Genesee and Corcoran and then, next Saturday, head to its own tournament at Victor.Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditComment on this Story Whether it was a letdown after an impressive Sept. 7 tournament win at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, or some other factor, the Baldwinsville girls volleyball team found itself trailing Fayetteville-Manlius early in last Monday’s SCAC Metro division match.In fact, the Bees nearly fell behind two sets before rallying to win in four over the Hornets, but it was far from a sure thing.A series of mistakes by B’ville allowed F-M to grab the first set 25-23 and keep the second set close, too. But when the Bees recovered to win that set 25-22, it settled down. The next two sets each went 25-14 in B’ville’s favor as Summer McClintic put together a fine all-around performance, mixing in 13 assists with 11 kills.Jenna Garvey’s seven aces set the tone as she stayed on the back line to record 23 assists. Sophia Kordas earned 10 kills, while Brooke Clute had five kills and Margaret Dec had four k ills.Megan Brecht had three aces and nine digs, Clute and Alexandra Molini adding seven digs apiece. For F-M, Juliana Myagkota managed 14 kills, with Nina Avery notching 10 kills and Kendra Broddus getting eight kills. Defensively, Morgan Napier notched 18 digs.
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The University of Wisconsin’s women’s basketball team (11-11, 3-8 Big Ten) rounded out the tough month of January with a similarly brutal loss to No. 18 Indiana Hoosiers (17-5, 7-3). The Badgers fell 65–75 in overtime after opening a comfortable lead early in the contest. Just two days later, they managed to bounce back and defeat the Fighting Illini in relatively convincing fashion, earning the Badgers their second conference win in the year and bringing their record back to .500.Women’s Basketball: Badgers collapse late, fall to Nebraska at homeSaturday’s contest between the University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s basketball team (10-10, 2-7 Big Ten) and the visiting Nebraska Cornhuskers proved Read…Wisconsin came to play during their first game Thursday, dominating the Hoosiers in the early going by converting transition opportunities awarded to them from a stifling, intense first quarter defensive performance. The Badgers held Indiana to just 10 points in the first quarter and cruised to a 22–10 advantage. Wisconsin shot 43% from the field for the game but opened the night hitting seven of their first nine to pull away.The Badgers managed to maintain their twelve point lead as the first half came to an end, riding their intense defensive pressure all the way through the third quarter. Indiana soon turned the tide though, mounting a dangerous run in the early phases of the final period to shrink Wisconsin’s lead to a manageable 10 points.Women’s Basketball: Badgers snap losing streak, win in MinnesotaThe University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team played a solid four quarters away from the Kohl Center Wednesday night to Read…This lead dwindled throughout the fourth quarter before the Badgers ultimately gave up a game-tying three in the closing seconds of the contest. After blowing a double-digit fourth quarter lead, the Badgers were overwhelmed by talent and momentum in overtime, losing touch quickly and scoring only four points in the extra stanza. Wisconsin showed its true identity in the first part of the game, but failed to play consistently well when it mattered most, earning them their eighth conference loss in 10 games. Following a quick turnaround, Wisconsin met with Illinois (10-11, 1-9) and looked to be in trouble early as the Illini sprinted out to a 12–3 lead. The Badgers lost the first quarter handily but put the worst of the game behind them before dominating the rest of the way. Wisconsin went on to outscore Illinois 70–52 after that early run from the home team. They played like the better side throughout the final three quarters, piecing together a win with sound defense and a number of opportunities from the free throw line.Women’s Basketball: Badgers face Indiana, Illinois following tough loss to NebraskaAfter holding a double-digit lead in the beginning of the fourth quarter, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team (10-10, Read…The Illini were not built to come back on the Badgers and proved unable to stop Wisconsin’s onslaught. Ultimately, the Badgers defeated a Big Ten opponent on the road — no matter the team specifics, that win holds merit when the Badgers needed it most. The win salvaged what had to have been a disappointing road trip. Once again, the Badgers emerge with a .500 record to show for a roller coaster year. As the season winds down, the competition will not, as the Badgers are slated to return to the Kohl Center for a border battle matchup versus Minnesota (14-8, 4-7). Wisconsin will face the Golden Gophers on Thursday, Feb. 6. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
Milutin Micho Sredojevich, Uganda head coach hugs fans after the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against Congo Brazzaville on 12 November 2016 at Mandela Stadium, Namboole. ©Ismail Kezaala/BackpagePixFormer Cranes of Uganda coach, Milutin “Micho” Sredojević has ended his reigns as the Cranes’ head coach on a celebration note.The Serbian tendered his contract termination letter to Uganda’s football federation, FUFA, on Friday, due to non-payment of his salary.Speaking to the press after the decision, Micho said: “It was a tough decision to make, but I have decided to move on because the Federation failed to meet their side of the contract,”“I remove my jersey as a national coach of Uganda today and now put on a jersey of a Ugandan supporter.”Staying true to his words of being a “Ugandan supporter”, the Serbian was pictured dancing and partying with fans at a farewell party after the contract termination.Micho became the Head Coach of the Ugandan National team in May 2013, qualifying the Cranes for Gabon 2017 African Nations Cup, Uganda’s first AFCON appearance in 39 years.FUFA acknowledge the receipt of Micho’s termination letter and thanked him for his great service to the nation, saying: “FUFA would like to thank Mr Sredojevic for the services rendered to the Uganda Cranes during his time as coach of the national team, especially when he guided the country to the AFCON finals in Gabon for the first time since 1978. Ugandans will forever keep those memories with them”. Related
The Clippers are sending the Thunder four unprotected first-round picks (2022, 2024, 2026 and the 2021 pick the Clippers acquired from Miami), one lottery-protected first-round pick (2023, from Miami) and the right to swap picks with the Clippers in 2023 and 2025, according to reports.Leonard is a two-time NBA champion, having just led the Toronto Raptors to the first title in their franchise history. Now, he’ll try to do the same with the Clippers.The 28-year-old Leonard will return to Southern California, where he led King High of Riverside to the 2009 CIF-SS Division 1AA boys basketball title.In eight NBA seasons, the three-time All-Star has averaged 17.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals. With his splendidly intuitive play and extraordinary wingspan, Leonard arrives as a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and with more career steals (829) than turnovers (793).Last season, the 6-foot-7 small forward posted career highs in points (26.6 points) and rebounds (7.3) in 60 games. Kristaps Porzingis ruled out as Clippers, Mavericks set for Game 5; Follow for game updates Those dominoes fell into place together for them on Friday.“It’s been unfortunate how things have turned out for the city of Toronto, and all of Canada, that we couldn’t run it back,” said Danny Green, Leonard’s Raptors and Spurs teammate, on Instagram, where Green also announced that he planned to sign a two-year deal with the Lakers.By signing Leonard, the Clippers successfully have pried a premier free agent away from the Lakers for the first time and applied a resounding exclamation point to their ambitious, swift transformation: In fewer than two years, they went from high-flying also-ran to afterthought to scrappy underdog to championship contender.They turned off the lights on Lob City, finished the chapter on the post-Blake Griffin contingent led by Tobias Harris, and, mid-stride, flipped the script again, maneuvering to get younger, stockpile assets and compile a gritty collection of competitors. That group will be remembered fondly by fans for pushing the Golden State Warriors to six games in a first-round playoff series this spring.Now the Clippers head into the 2019-20 season having added two marquee talents with the potential to change the franchise’s fate for seasons to come.Additionally, the Clippers are waiving guard Tyrone Wallace, according to ESPN. Last season, the 25-year-old guard averaged 3.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 10.1 minutes per game.The Thunder’s Paul George celebrates with a flex after making a basket during the second half of a game against the Lakers last season at Staples Center. George is being traded to the Clippers, where he will team up with free agent Kawhi Leonard, who has agreed to sign with the Clippers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) The NBA marquee in L.A. will bear two new names next season — PLAYING TONIGHT: KAWHI LEONARD … and PAUL GEORGE.Oh, and they’ll be taking the floor for the Clippers.Despite the appeal of the superstar duo down the Staples Center hallway, Leonard ended months of speculation by agreeing to a four-year, $141 million max contract late Friday night to join Steve Ballmer’s team, spurning the Lakers and bringing new relevance to the L.A. team that once was a punchline in the city and around the league.The Clippers also are acquiring All-Star forward Paul George, another Southern California native, from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a package that includes second-year guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, veteran forward Danilo Gallinari and a record-setting collection of draft choices, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report. Clippers hope they can play to their capabilities, quell Mavericks’ momentum He was even better in the postseason, averaging 30.5 points on 49 percent shooting, to go with 9.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.7 steals – and the NBA Finals MVP.Drafted 15th in 2011 out of San Diego State, Leonard also was the 2014 NBA Finals MVP with the San Antonio Spurs.George, 29, is a six-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection who was raised in Palmdale and went to college at Fresno State for two years. He’s a four-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team.In nine NBA seasons, George has averaged 19.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals.Last season, the 6-9 small forward/shooting guard finished third in MVP voting last season, when he posted career bests in points (28), rebounds (8.2), assists (4.1) and steals (2.2).Selected 10th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2010 NBA Draft, George suffered a broken leg in 2014 while competing for a roster spot on the U.S. national team for the FIBA Basketball World Cup and missed most of the 2014-15 season.He recovered and came back strong, becoming an All-Star again in 2016, when he was a member of the Olympic gold medal-winning team.He was traded to Oklahoma City in 2017 in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis – despite his pending free agency and George’s proclamations that he preferred to join the Lakers and return to Southern California.When he became a free agent, George opted instead to stay in OKC, saying he “loved the situation” and re-signing to a reported four-year, $137 million contract.A summer later, it’s California here they come.Throughout the past season, the Clippers were rumored to have the upper hand in wooing Leonard, who reportedly wanted to be traded from San Antonio to one of the L.A. teams a year ago after a tumultuous season in which he played only nine games for the Spurs.Instead, San Antonio dealt him north of the border last summer along with Danny Green in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a first-round draft pick.Without a second superstar beside him, Leonard lifted a deep Raptors team to unprecedented heights.The Raptors’ success and the Lakers’ pairing of Anthony Davis with LeBron James appeared to only complicate Leonard’s free agency decision.The Clippers offered a proven coach in Doc Rivers and a gritty squad with a blacktop mentality that far exceeded expectations last season by winning 48 games and making the playoffs without an All-Star on their roster.Their drama-free, workmanlike approach last season seemed as though it would appeal to Leonard, a famously stoic superstar who, before Friday night’s report, kept fans in Toronto and L.A. in the pitch dark as free agency approached, erupted and then wore on.As fans waited and fretted, there was no word from the Clippers’ front office, led by Lawrence Frank and Michael Winger, and bolstered by Hall of Famer Jerry West in a consulting role. They had managed to reconfigure the team’s roster in fewer than two seasons to create the salary cap space necessary to pursue Leonard and, potentially, another max-level star while remaining competitive on the court.Related Articles
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Dodgers hit seven home runs, sweep Colorado Rockies But that was only Urias’ third appearance in the big leagues since May 30, 2017. The only time he faced hitters since that appearance against the Giants was in a simulated-game setting, throwing to Chase Utley, Austin Barnes and Kyle Farmer in Atlanta on Sunday.Urias has also had multiple days off between every appearance in the majors or minors since returning from surgery. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team and the medical staff were “comfortable” with Urias being ready to pitch in back-to-back games if asked – but they wouldn’t be “extended” outings.“Obviously to make a move like this, we had to have a high level of confidence he was physically ready to handle the workload,” Zaidi said.Urías said in Spanish that he was ready for the assignment. He described his reaction as “very happy, very happy. Very emotional to be here with my teammates.”Alexander was the Dodgers’ most reliable left-handed reliever for most of the season. Down the stretch, though, he was reduced to a lefty specialist, facing only one batter in eight of his last nine appearances. MILWAUKEE — The Dodgers considered a lot of options when setting their roster for the National League Championship Series.The one they settled on was surprising. Left-hander Scott Alexander led the Dodgers in appearances this season (73, tied for eighth in the NL) but was dropped from the roster for the NLCS. Left-hander Julio Urias will take his place despite having pitched just four innings in the majors since major shoulder surgery in June 2017.“Looking into their hitters, we liked Julio’s stuff and pitch mix,” GM Farhan Zaidi said. “We liked them both. We went for the guy who matched up better and potentially in a longer series could go through their lineup multiple times.”Alexander is largely a two-pitch pitcher – a sinker which he throws 85 percent of the time and a slider – with velocity at 92-93 mph. Urias has a starter’s multi-pitch repertoire and showed in his final appearance during the regular season that his velocity has returned. He touched 97 mph against the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 30. How Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling topped the baseball podcast empire Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error The Dodgers opted to go with Ryu in Game 2 rather than Game 3, in part, Roberts said, because they didn’t want Ryu to be idle for 10 days between starts – as he would have been before a Game 3 assignment.As it was, Ryu still had time to do something he rarely does. He threw a side session Wednesday.“I don’t think there’s a real need to clarify the reason why, because obviously there were more rest days than my regular start days,” Ryu said. “So obviously there was a need for me to go up on the mound, and that was the reason why I had a little bullpen session in there, just to make sure that there isn’t too much rest days between my starts.”Ryu said it was the first time he had thrown off a mound between starts since he was recovering from a groin injury that sidelined him from May until August.Staff writer J.P. Hoornstra contributed to this story.
Cody Bellinger homer gives Dodgers their first walkoff win of season Dodgers’ Max Muncy trying to work his way out of slow start He wasn’t terribly effective, allowing four hits (including a home run) and walking one. He did pitch a perfect inning in his only NLDS appearance.“Disappointed. And rightfully so,” Roberts said of Alexander’s reaction when he got the news. “He’s been a big part of what we’ve done this year. So to have that reaction – it’s expected. But for us … the digging we did and how Julio fit on our roster, it just made a lot of sense.”RYU IN TWOThe media weren’t the only ones speculating about whether the Dodgers would start Hyun-Jin Ryu in Game 2 against the Brewers or hold him back for Game 3 in Los Angeles.“Obviously we have a great pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, so I was also wondering whether I was going to go second or third,” Ryu said through his interpreter Friday. “I found out a couple of days ago, so I was able to prepare accordingly.”Related Articles Fire danger is on Dave Roberts’ mind as Dodgers head to San Francisco 