After 10 years with the Orlando Magic, vice president of basketball operations Matt Lloyd is on his way out. A league source confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel ESPN’s Friday report that Lloyd is finalizing a deal to become the Minnesota Timberwolves’ senior vice president of basketball operations. Lloyd was promoted to Orlando’s vice president of…
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I got a lot of great comments on my last column when I shed some light on some legendary surfers who are still with us today, and that are at least older than I am. So today I am going to follow up by telling you about a couple more of these long livers. This…
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We asked our photographers to choose their favorite moments from May 2022, and here are some of the moments they selected. The month started with the Angels on a hot streak and runners racing along the coast during the O.C. Marathon. Sports were also winding up at the high schools as baseball and softball champions…
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WEST HOLLYWOOD — It’s the first week of Pride Month, and festivities will begin in earnest Friday in West Hollywood, with a weekend-long street fair, music festival and parade planned in celebration of LGBTQ+ communities. West Hollywood will be the center of Pride attention this weekend with its three-day WeHo Pride event, centered primarily around…
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The basketball world has known for a week that Darvin Ham is the next head coach of the Lakers. Now the franchise is ready to make its own introduction. The Lakers officially acknowledged Friday morning they had hired the 48-year-old Michigan native, the 28th head coach in franchise history. Ham is scheduled for a Monday…
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By Seth Borenstein | Associated Press The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone — more than 50% higher than pre-industrial times — and is at levels not seen since millions of years ago when Earth was a hothouse ocean-inundated planet, federal scientists announced Friday. The National Oceanic…
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Santa Ana High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Thursday, June 2. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. Students line up during the procession before Thursday’s Santa Ana High School graduation ceremony at Santa…
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Out of about 700 contributors to former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu’s 2018 campaign and his planned reelection bid this fall, 105 of them have or had a contract or business with the city at some time, according to an audit report the Anaheim City Council will discuss Tuesday. The report, attached to a council meeting…
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The words “live once” are tattooed over the knuckles of both of Duke Riley’s hands. It’s a mantra that illustrates how the animated and charismatic Miami Dolphins linebacker chooses to live his life. After the birth of his daughter, River, the phrase took on a whole new meaning for him and his fiancée Julieanna Marie…
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The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need for research — not all questions will be answered the week of submission. Thanks for your understanding. Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. If you are Washington,…
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