LOS ANGELES – Unfortunately for the Sparks, Kristi Toliver’s season opener wasn’t their season opener. Toliver – who spent the NBA season on the Dallas Mavericks’ coaching staff, helping head coach Jason Kidd steer Luka Doncic and crew to the Western Conference finals – clocked into her summertime job Sunday and and played 15 minutes…
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In an ongoing effort, commissioner George Kliavkoff is attempting to convince Pac-12 presidents and chancellors that investing in football can provide beneficial returns for athletic departments and the campus community. “Historically, I don’t think we’ve made a great case for the ROI of footbalI,’’ Kliavkoff told the Hotline following the 2021 season. “I’m not going…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Trailblazing Anaheim High pitcher Jillian Albayati is trading her hardball for a softball for her collegiate pursuits. Albayati, the first girl to pitch in a CIF-SS baseball championship game, announced Sunday night on Twitter that she committed to Cal State San Marcos’ Division…
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Strawberries and other fruity flavors are among the tastes restaurants are touting on their new menu items. Here is a sampling of what restaurant chains are offering. Quick service restaurants Dickey’s Barbecue Pit: The chain has an entry in the spicy chicken sandwich wars that’s available through Aug. 28. Its Hawaiian Spicy Chicken & Cheddar…
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By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press SANTA MONICA — After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. By the end of…
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The Miami Heat never made it west when it came to the 2022 NBA playoffs, but now have a robust western swing when it comes to summer league. With the NBA on Monday releasing the schedule for the Las Vegas Summer League, the Heat have definitive dates and times for six of their eight summer-league…
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For the Orlando Magic, who have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, it would seem as if the pre-draft process should have been winding down by Monday. The college basketball season ended more than 2 1/2 months ago and almost five weeks ago, the Magic won the draft lottery that secured them the…
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DENVER — Cale Makar barely broke a smile after scoring his second goal and Colorado’s seventh of the night. He fist-bumped Mikko Rantanen to thank him for the pass and skated to the bench. He and the Avalanche are calm, confident and rolling. They’re now two wins from dethroning the two-time defending champions. Looking like…
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By DOUG FERGUSON BROOKLINE, Mass. — Eight players spent time atop the leaderboard, all of them getting kicked around — some worse than others — on a U.S. Open course that felt every bit like the toughest test in golf on a cool, windy afternoon at The Country Club. Saturday was a classic U.S. Open,…
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Lamar Jackson was shocked, to say the least. It had been over a month since the 2022 NFL draft, during which the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player watched the Ravens trade top wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to Arizona and show up just minutes later at the Cardinals’ draft party. The two had entered the…
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