Runners in the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon muscle out of Dodger Stadium early on Sunday, March 16, then wind their way through the streets of Los Angeles and the cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and reach the finish line on Santa Monica Boulevard at Avenue of the Stars in Century City. You…
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The FIFA Club World Cup has a new format – an increase in the number of clubs competing and it’s coming to the Rose Bowl in June among others stops around the United States. The new expanded edition of the tournament now features 32 teams from 20 nations and will kick off June 14. The…
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Orange County high school competitive cheer teams can win CIF Southern Section, CIF State and even national championships. Beckman won them all. The school’s competitive cheer teams won CIF-SS, CIF State and added a national championship to its season of traditional competitive cheer. Beckman won the Large Varsity Non-Tumbling Division I competition at the Universal…
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LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin understands that winning the Big Ten Tournament is not the ultimate goal. Not at UCLA, at least. Which, Cronin often reminds, is the only place in the nation where players practice under 11 national championship banners. “I care about the next tournament,” he said Saturday, referring to the NCAA tournament.…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, March 14, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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By STEPHEN GROVES and LEAH ASKARINAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was…
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It’ll be a battle between a team that’s exceeded expectations and another that has underperformed when the Ducks open Honda Center’s doors for the Nashville Predators on Friday. The Ducks slipped two games below a .500 points percentage with consecutive regulation losses on Tuesday and Wednesday to the East’s most improved team, the formidable Washington…
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. In a campus-wide email sent Thursday, the university said its judicial board…
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The Chargers addressed a glaring need by agreeing with free agent defensive linemen Da’Shawn Hand and Naquan Jones on new contracts Thursday. Hand and Jones will fill a void created when the Chargers lost defensive lineman Poona Ford to the Rams on a three-year deal earlier this week. Ford played one season with the Chargers…
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In March of 2022, Amalia Holguin watched “as a fan” and dreamed of her chance as the Sage Hill girls basketball team reached the CIF State championships. Holguin was in the eighth grade that spring as four of her teammates from Kobe Bryant’s famed Mambas youth team helped the Lightning capture the Division II state…
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