Cooper Kupp, always looking to take a different route, put a new wrinkle on the familiar image of athletes wearing their jerseys as they sign new contracts. The wide receiver wore quarterback Matthew Stafford’s No. 9 jersey instead of his own No. 10 when he sat down on Wednesday to sign the three-year, $78.5 million…
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Toby Keith has announced that he’ll be making an additional stop on his Country Comes to Town Tour to honor service members on Friday, Nov. 11, at Spotlight 29 Casino. The special event titled “A Salute to Our Heroes” will take place at the Coachella Crossroads outdoor venue adjacent to the Coachella casino. Tickets go…
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The phone call was much like the one Tyler Nevin gave his father last year, when the Orioles infielder made his major league debut. But the roles were reversed, with Phil Nevin dialing Tyler to tell him the long-awaited — if unexpected — news. Stuck in a 12-game losing streak, the Los Angeles Angels fired…
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The sons of Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos are fighting over the ailing patriarch’s multimillion-dollar fortune, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court that reveals that the family for several years has intended to sell the team. Louis F. Angelos, 52, is suing John P. Angelos, 54, over what he characterizes as…
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Chicago White Sox reliever Bennett Sousa threw a wild pitch, allowing Freddie Freeman to take second base during the sixth inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. With two outs and the Sox trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by two runs, the ball made the count 1-2 as the left-hander Sousa faced right-handed-hitting Trea Turner. Sox…
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Cities and nonprofits across Southern California will receive millions of dollars combined from California to implement gun violence-prevention programs, part of $156 million in grants statewide that Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday, June 9. The money, which Newsom announced just two weeks after the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, will come from the…
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The jaw-dropping Spider-Man stuntronic that gracefully somersaults through the air crashed into the side of an Avengers Campus building — but the Marvel superhero was back in action a short while later at Disneyland without any visible injuries beyond his pride. The Spider-Man stuntronic smashed into a silo atop the Web Slingers attraction building during…
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It sure feels like summer is here, even if its official arrival isn’t until later this month. But just how hot will it be in Southern California on Friday, June 10, as this heat wave rolls through the region? Triple-digit temperatures are forecast in the Inland Empire with a heat advisory in place through 8…
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Americans’ wealth took a dive early this year as the stock market plummeted. The net worth of households and nonprofit organizations dropped $500 billion to $149.3 trillion in the first quarter, according to Federal Reserve Bank data released Thursday. That’s a notable turnaround from the robust gains in wealth that began in mid-2020, fueled by…
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”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data. Buzz: California’s economy ranks third-best among the states. Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the best state economies compiled by WalletHub. The personal finance website looked at 28 economic and…
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