The remarkable Brickyard Ride, who has only one running style, became the first four-time stakes winner at Santa Anita’s winter/spring meet Saturday with a gate-to-wire victory in the $100,000 Grade III Kona Gold Stakes. Named for the 2000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion, the Kona Gold attracted a short field of four, and Brickyard Ride was…
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EL SEGUNDO –– Ahead of Monday’s playoff opener in Edmonton, the Kings spent the past two days working as a team while simultaneously recognizing individuals. Friday, it was the longest-tenured King ever, Dustin Brown, being honored as he announced his forthcoming retirement after 18 seasons in black and silver (and occasionally purple). Saturday, it was…
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Giants GM Joe Schoen was aware on Saturday after completing his first NFL Draft that he needs to resolve this standoff with veteran corner James Bradberry. “We’re gonna work on that,” Schoen said. “We’ve had some conversations. I’ve talked to his representatives. So we’ll see where that goes. I don’t have a definitive answer on…
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“Love Can Build a Bridge,” the 1990 hit by the Judds, was on fans’ minds Saturday when news broke of matriarch Naomi Judd’s death at 76. Maren Morris, who performed Friday, April 29, at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, tweeted, “Rest In Peace, Naomi Judd. Honored to have witnessed ‘Love Can Build a…
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Jonathan Ford has spent his football career in South Florida. Now he’s heading to the frozen tundra. The Green Bay Packers selected the Dillard High alumnus and former Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman in the seventh round of the NFL draft on Saturday, using the 234th pick. If there had been no UM players picked in…
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The Miami Dolphins added Texas Tech wide receiver Erik Ezukanma and California outside linebacker Cameron Goode with their first two picks on the final day of the 2022 NFL draft on Saturday. After the Dolphins started their draft with the third-round selection of Georgia linebacker Channing Tindall on Friday, Ezukanma was chosen in the fourth…
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Lost in the celebration and triumph of the Mets combined no-hitter on Friday was the absolute filth Edwin Diaz served to the meat of the Phillies order. Diaz was the only pitcher among the Mets arms who followed starter Tylor Megill who realized he was walking into a no-hitter when his signature entrance music, “Narco”…
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CHICAGO — The Angels’ six-game winning streak came to a soggy end Saturday afternoon. The Angels lost 4-0 to the Chicago White Sox in a game shortened to six innings because of rain. Left-hander José Suarez was charged with all four runs in four-plus innings of work, another disappointing start in what has been a…
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KANSAS CITY — The Yankees went into Saturday night’s game with the Lucky 13. They have gone 13 straight games without committing an error, and they were lucky to reach that point. Friday night, Gleyber Torres was charged with an error on a wind-blown pop-up that was overturned before the game ended. The error was…
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CIF-SS BOYS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Wild-card games, Monday, May 2, 3:15 p.m. A: Newbury Park at Yorba Linda B: St. Francis at Mira Costa C: Newport Harbor at Santa Margarita D: Harvard-Westlake at Tesoro E: Oaks Christian at Los Alamitos First round, Wednesday, May 4, 3:15 p.m. Winner WC A at Mater Dei Winner…
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