LOS ANGELES — Crosstown rivalry week had barely even begun when the first shots were fired Monday morning from Westwood to South L.A. “Obviously we hate those guys across town, it’s a bitter feeling with those guys,” UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson said. “We want to be even better, we want to break 60 [points] and…
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The reigning MLS Cup champions have officially turned the page to 2023. Monday marked the first key date before Major League Soccer free agency commences at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday. The Los Angeles Football Club notified the league in writing that it exercised contract options on midfielders Kellyn Acosta and Latif Blessing, defender Mamadou Fall…
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By Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes | CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to former President Donald Trump’s recent criticism for the first time Tuesday, dismissing the attacks that he’s faced more broadly as “noise,” before adding that he would “just tell people to check out the scoreboard last Tuesday night.” “One of the things…
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Shortstop Trea Turner and left-hander Tyler Anderson declined qualifying offers extended by the Dodgers before Tuesday’s deadline. The Dodgers will receive draft-pick compensation if either signs with another team. And Anderson will reportedly do exactly that. The 32-year-old Anderson is parlaying his All-Star season with the Dodgers in 2022 into a three-year, $39 million deal…
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By Aaron Bolton | Montana Public Radio COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home. Hilton, who was recovering from a broken leg,…
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The Angels are banking on Tyler Anderson’s breakthrough season being the start of a trend rather than a fluke. The Angels agreed on Tuesday to a three-year, $39 million deal with the veteran lefty starter, a source confirmed. Anderson, who turns 33 next month, was 15-5 with a 2.57 ERA for the Dodgers in 2022, earning…
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By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES — The judge at the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein dropped four of the 11 sexual assault charges against the movie mogul Tuesday after prosecutors said they would not proceed with the counts involving one of his accusers. Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench dismissed two counts of forcible rape…
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By JILL COLVIN PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning. Trump had hoped to use the GOP’s expected gains…
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A Santa Ana man has been convicted of murder for beating and strangling a woman he and his brother allegedly picked up before she was set aflame and dumped in an Irvine parking lot more than a dozen years ago. Authorities have never been able to identify the woman. She had no ID on her,…
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The Kings will return to Edmonton on Wednesday for the first time since their Game 7 defeat at the hands of the Oilers in May’s first round. The Kings led that series 1-0, then were blown out in consecutive games before recovering to take a 3-2 series lead that ultimately slipped through their fingers. While…
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