The Angels’ Andrew Velazquez is called safe after sliding home ahead of the tag by Kansas City Royals catcher MJ Melendez during the seventh inning on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against…
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EL SEGUNDO — There is a natural draw to highlighting the parallels: 18 years after his father last played for the Lakers, Shareef O’Neal walked into the team’s El Segundo facility on Tuesday morning for his own workout. In spite of the franchise seeming like a birthright for him – he was born at the…
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Most of the discussions surrounding the Orlando Magic have been centered around what they’ll do with the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft. Understandably so, since the draft’s top pick can significantly alter the direction of the Magic’s rebuild. But Orlando’s draft night won’t be over once the No. 1 pick is made. The…
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The behemoth blues are back – and they’ve brought some babies as they hang out along the coast. Blue whales, the world’s largest animal, have been spotted off the Southern California coastline in recent days, showing up with calves frolicking alongside as they forage for food. There were sightings of the massive blue whale Friday,…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now High school football’s summer passing season will begin to deliver significant results later this week. Corona del Mar and USC are hosting several top Orange County teams for 7-on-7 passing competitions on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Sea Kings’ inaugural Battle at the…
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Just when Southern California residents may have been getting used to sunny days and high temperatures, monsoonal storms from the south will bring thunder, rain and possibly lightning through Wednesday evening, forecasters said Tuesday. Less than half an inch of rain was expected for Orange County with the coming storm and even less in Los…
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HOUSTON – The Mets aces are taking significant steps toward their upcoming returns to the rotation. Max Scherzer (left oblique strain) allowed two earned runs on two hits and recorded six strikeouts with one walk across 3.1 innings and 65 pitches in his first rehab start, pitching for Double-A Binghamton, on Tuesday. Scherzer threw to…
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The Chicago Cubs seemed prepared to let rookie Caleb Kilian work through his struggles in the majors. Before Kilian got roughed up in Monday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager David Ross touted the value of the right-hander working with the big-league staff. But less than 24 hours after Kilian’s command problems prevented him from…
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After a media whirlwind over the week-plus following new Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill’s comments comparing his current quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, to former teammate, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Hill responded. On the second episode of his podcast, “It Needed To Be Said,” which was released Tuesday night, Hill said criticism he received went…
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Congresswoman Karen Bass has pulled comfortably ahead of businessman Rick Caruso, offering him an apparently tough fight in November, according to the painfully slow Los Angeles County election returns released on Tuesday, June 21. Bass pulled ahead of Caruso several days ago and has stayed in the lead. She is now at 43.14% while he…
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