People north, east and south of Willow Creek should either have already evacuated or be prepared to evacuate as firefighters continue trying to contain a fire that started late last week in the Six Rivers National Forest. The Six Rivers Lightning Fire had grown to 6,773 acres with zero containment and no information about whether…
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The linebackers were the most interesting unit of the first Dolphins’ depth chart. Melvin Ingram is listed as an outside starter over Andrew Van Ginkel. That’s not a big deal as both will play. The point here is they like Ingram this much, though the larger point is to ask if the Ingram of August…
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The Chicago Bears are two weeks into training camp for what surely will be a trying first season under general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. As the Bears inch toward their preseason opener Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs, our team of writers weighs in on four timely topics. 1. Roquan Smith’s hold-in…
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The most interesting new TV character of the 2022 season is Dr. Ozzie, the pseudo-psychologist whose job is to talk a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan off the ledge during this anxiety-ridden season. Ozzie Guillen plays the designated shrink, while Chuck Garfien, his cohost on the Sox pregame and postgame shows on NBC Sports Chicago,…
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The Orioles called up the best prospect in baseball and became a surprise playoff contender. Might they repeat the former and finish the job? On Monday, Baseball America released its updated list of baseball’s top 100 prospects, with Triple-A Norfolk infielder Gunnar Henderson atop it. The 21-year-old has a .946 OPS for the Tides and…
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The Ravens never figured out their backfield last season. It’s a strange thing to say about a team that finished third in the league in rushing, but Greg Roman’s offense, with Lamar Jackson at its center, is designed to produce a crushing advantage on the ground. We saw this in 2019 and 2020, not so…
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Q: Do you think the NBA retirees No. 6? They should. Do you think Pat Riley puts Bill Russell’s jersey in the arena next to Michael Jordan and Dan Marino? He should. Greatness, perseverance, mental toughness and excelling under difficult times. – Stuart. A: I agree, considering the Heat’s precedent with No. 23 for Michael…
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Q: We know the general asking price of Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell. Seems like the Heat will part with Tyler Herro and not Bam Adebayo. So assuming we strike out on those, what’s the potential asking price of Myles Turner, John Collins, or even Kyrie Irving? Will Herro still be required, or is a…
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LOS ANGELES — As USC players took turns sitting around fold-out tables at media day last week, each one seemed to have their own off-season accomplishments to brag about. “I lost six pounds of fat, gained five pounds of muscle,” center Brett Neilon reported. “I was at like 10 [percent body fat] last year,” rush…
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SANTA ANA — A 26-year-old Bellflower man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for a hit-and-run vehicular manslaughter crash that killed two men in Santa Ana. Damian Chavez was racing with another driver whose car slammed into a tree in the 3200 block of South Bear Street about 9:15 p.m. on April 20,…
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