Artūras Karnišovas isn’t overwhelmingly optimistic about Lonzo Ball’s recovery nearly six months after the Chicago Bulls point guard suffered a knee injury. The Bulls vice president of basketball operations voiced uncertainty about whether Ball will be ready for training camp during an on-air interview in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s NBA Summer League game against…
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ST. LOUIS — Andrew Heaney is ready for another rehab assignment. The Dodgers left-hander threw to hitters Tuesday afternoon, making approximately 30 pitches over two simulated innings. The next step in his recovery from a recurrence of his shoulder discomfort will be to make a minor-league injury rehabilitation assignment with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday. Heaney…
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EL SEGUNDO –– Nearly three dozen prospects and young Kings are soaking in the experience at development camp this week, but none carry greater prominence than center Quinton Byfield and defenseman Brandt Clarke. The melange of young players encompasses every level of experience from tryout invitees – they include Southern California natives James Stefan, Quinn…
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The SoCal Indie Bestseller Listfor the sales week ended July 10 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Horse: Geraldine Brooks 2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin 3. Lapvona: Ottessa Moshfegh 4.…
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At first glance, Matt Hirsch might have struck an imposing figure: Tattoos on his face and neck, his features worn by years of drug addiction, standing behind the counter of the 7-Eleven in Brea in the middle of the night. Anyone who struck up a conversation with him, however, would have quickly found out how…
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Shortly before Sunday’s game in Los Angeles, a text message popped up on Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’ phone. His younger brother, William, sent him a photo of an envelope — the one players receive when they are invited to the All-Star Game. William, who won a World Series ring last year with the Atlanta…
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Tuesday night’s Miami Heat summer-league game against the Atlanta Hawks hardly was a big thing, certainly not with Heat big man Omer Yurtseven and Nikola Jovic sitting out with quad injuries. But the 95-88 loss on the UNLV campus held the same meaning as every step of this offseason journey for the majority of the…
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Los Angeles police are investigating four armed robberies of businesses in the North Hills and Granada Hills areas and looking for any possible links to a string of 7-Eleven armed robberies two days later elsewhere in Southern California that turned deadly. The Valley area robberies – at two convenience stores and two doughnut shops –…
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A half-dozen Starbucks locations in the Los Angeles area will be closing by the end of the month, with company officials citing safety issues for workers and customers. According to a letter sent to employees Monday and first reported by The Wall Street Journal, a total of 16 stores are being closed due to safety…
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By Will Weissert and Zeke Miller | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed to spend $1.5 billion to improve “smart” border technology during meetings Tuesday with President Joe Biden — a move the White House says shows neighborly cooperation succeeding where Trump administration vows to wall off the border and…
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