LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man, who worked with his sister to operate a $6 million real estate fraud scam in which homes were listed for sale without the owners’ consent and would-be buyers were bilked out of money, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge. Adolfo Schoneke, 44, of Torrance, entered his plea…
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Kings players celebrate a goal during the first period of Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) The Kings’ Sean Durzi, left, and the Edmonton Oilers’ Evander Kane battle during the first period of Game 1 of their first-round…
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The CIF-SS boys and girls lacrosse playoffs are starting this week, and it seems likely that Orange County teams will sweep the Division 1 titles and could surpass last year’s postseason showing overall. Last season, Orange County boys teams reached one of the three finals, but didn’t win a championship. And the county girls reached…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now University’s undefeated boys tennis team on Monday received the top seed, and a familiar, first-round opponent, for the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. The Trojans (23-0), champion of the Pacific Coast League, the recent Ojai tournament and All-American tournament, will play host to Harvard-Westlake…
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TORONTO — The Yankees showed up Monday night. After months of speculation and concern about whether the Yankees would be able to bring their entire roster through the the strict Canadian COVID vaccine travel requirements for players, the first-place Bombers showed up Monday night with their entire roster. Gleyber Torres homered and singled in the…
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General manager Ryan Poles is working to reshape the Chicago Bears front office and scouting staff after the NFL draft, his second set of moves after hiring some trusted advisers. League sources say the Bears dismissed college scouting director Mark Sadowski, a 1992 St. Rita graduate who has been with the organization since 2005, when…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 106-92 NBA playoff victory over the Philadelphia 76ers: – This is what you wanted to see, needed to see. – If the disrespect for Bam Adebayo was such that the 76ers were willing to start the player formerly known as DeAndre Jordan, then attack mode had…
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In the season’s first meeting against the defending champion Braves, it was a former Mets catcher who tormented his original team of seven years. Travis d’Arnaud posted a three-hit night at the plate and collected three RBI, helping to bury the Mets in a 5-2 loss to the Braves in the series opener on Monday…
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Aidan Palicke was on his way to his fifth-period AP language arts class when he was stopped by a school supervisor. The reason: Palicke, a junior at Yorba Linda High, was wearing a mesh facemask. School officials wanted something that would provide more protection for himself and others. “I’ve never been called to the office…
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It’s been this way before for the Orioles, even if it’s just a small sample size. When an inning looks promising at the plate, there are few examples of that promise turning into runs, and it continued Monday night against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards. There were few opportunities as it was. But with…
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