If you believe the Dodger Stadium radar gun — and the reports from several National League teams that scouted Schmidt in Florida this spring — they bought a pitcher with a below-average fastball.The caution light is tempered here by two factors: 1) Schmidt won and the guy with the really live fastball lost; 2) Schmidt [...]

A work of fiction written by a literary critic and a retired professor of humanities like Josipovici is a double-edged sword: His store of references is broad and deep (in addition to the figures, works and places named above, the writings of Homer and a particular Paul Klee painting get a moment in the spotlight), [...]

If they are treated as juveniles, lawyers said, the sentences could last a few months — until they turn 21 — or two years from the day they arrive at a juvenile facility.”They will need a lot longer than that to rehabilitate for their crimes,” Middleton said.The first trial ended in a mistrial June 28, [...]