In the parlance of our industry, CIF Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod buried the lead. (Or, as we in newspapering spell it, lede. Don’t ask me why. It’s tradition.) On August 2, Wigod’s first “Commissioner’s Message” of the school year to administrators, coaches and media discussed finances (a waiving of schools’ sport fees for the…
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With the full NBA schedule slated to come out in the coming week, some of the key dates of the Lakers’ regular season are beginning to emerge. The Lakers are expected to open the season at Golden State on Oct. 18, when the Warriors will receive their championship rings at Chase Center on TNT, according…
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At his introductory news conference last year, Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman was asked whom he models his game after. The first-round draft pick’s answers made sense: Keenan Allen and Davante Adams, two perennial Pro Bowl wideouts better known for their releases at the line of scrimmage than any scouting combine measurables. On Saturday, in…
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LOS ANGELES – UCLA beat out quite a few schools to land DJ Justice, a three-star wide receiver recruit in last year’s class who turned down Auburn, Penn State and Oregon, among other schools. The athletic 6-foot pass-catcher, billed as a one-on-one nightmare for defenders, could have developed into a potential big play threat in…
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INGLEWOOD — The WWE flexed its muscle at SoFi Stadium on Thursday, providing a glimpse at what it will offer the local area with WrestleMania 39, the biggest pro wrestling event performed annually, next April. The company’s launch party featured celebrity guests and in-ring action to entertain the thousands that were in attendance on Thursday.…
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The Gosuke Katoh era will have to wait. Katoh, who was called up to the taxi squad after the Mets had two infielders get hurt on Friday, was not in the starting lineup on Saturday. The two injured infielders, Jeff McNeil and Eduardo Escobar, were lifted from the game in the same inning on Friday.…
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BOSTON — The struggle was obvious Friday night. Even with the ghost runner on second base, the Yankees could not score a run in the 10th inning of their 3-2 loss to the Red Sox. It was their seventh straight extra frame without being able to scratch a run across. The lineup that once seemed invincible…
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Angel City Football Club has nine games remaining in its inaugural season. Heading into this final stretch, things haven’t gone smoothly for the first-year club. In three of its last four NWSL games, Angel City has had late leads, only to lose them late in the game. That’s a possible nine points that could have…
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa indeed is not playing the team’s preseason opener on Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Dolphins listed Tagovailoa among 17 players that won’t dress for the exhibition, announced 90 minutes before kickoff at Raymond James Stadium. Miami’s top offseason acquisitions in wide receiver Tyreek Hill and left tackle…
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Though it’s strange to use the word boring in connection with Lamar Jackson, the first two and a half weeks of his training camp have been relatively uneventful, blessedly so if you ask the Ravens’ franchise quarterback. Coming off a year in which he missed significant practice and game time because of illness and injury,…
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