LOS ANGELES ― It was purely by coincidence that Major League Baseball announced its postseason schedule on the same day the Dodgers announced Walker Buehler would undergo season-ending surgery. In the playoffs, a star-studded starting rotation can be paramount to making a deep run. In typical playoffs, that is. The best-of-five National League Division Series…
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The consensus box of Del Mar picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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It was fireworks night at Camden Yards, and that moniker existed far before any postgame display. The Orioles beat the Red Sox, 15-10, in a game that featured all of its offense from the top of the second inning through the top of the sixth. Baltimore scored at least three times in each of the…
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Considering how much time Angel City Football Club spent defending its goal, the team was fortunate to play the Kansas City Current to a 1-1 stalemate in an NWSL match on Friday night at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City, which ran its unbeaten streak to 11 matches, spent much of the…
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PHILADELPHIA — Oh, there they are. There are the Philadelphia Phillies from earlier this year, the ones whose sloppy defense, uninspiring relief pitching and below-average offense led to their manager getting fired in early June. All three of those things conspired together to sink the Phillies on Friday, as the Mets took the opening game…
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Take a look at the great moments under the “Friday Night Lights” as the local high school football teams played their season-opening games. It was an exciting night of action, and the Southern California News Group had photographers at the top games throughout the area. To see all of the SCNG coverage, go to the…
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Multiple current and former Cal women’s swim team members said they are surprised and concerned that attorneys conducting an investigation into allegations that Cal’s head coach Teri McKeever bullied swimmers for decades have not asked them about Jennifer Simon-O’Neill, senior executive associate athletic director and the coach’s longtime close friend, or about athletic director Jim…
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An Orange County probation officer convicted in connection with stealing money while helping authorities carrying out search warrants was sentenced to six months of home confinement, according to court records obtained Friday, Aug. 19. Juan Manuel Rodriguez, 51, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison, but Orange County Superior Court Judge Lance Jensen…
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With Propositions 26 and 27 both related to tribal gaming, we look at the history of Native Americans and their casinos. The Rincon Band of Mission Indians, located in San Diego County, made the first attempt to open a tribal casino in California in 1970. The San Diego County sheriff shut it down and the…
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The publication of Katie Orphan’s book “Read Me, Los Angeles” was memorable – just not for the reasons Orphan might have imagined. “Sometimes I think about it, and it just seems like something that didn’t even happen. My book came out on March 10, 2020, and I think I had my book launch event on…
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