The Orlando Magic, owners of the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, took a step forward in their pre-draft evaluations during the mid-May NBA draft combine in Chicago. Now the Magic, who also have the Nos. 32 and 35 picks in the second round, are hosting prospects for workouts in Orlando ahead of the…
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Don’t look at California’s COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates by vaccine status if you’ve had a booster or are considering one: Posted figures suggest you could be just as likely — or even more so — to get infected if you’re boosted than if you only had the initial shots. So is there a problem…
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In 1991, a woman named Tammy Garvin was arrested and charged with a murder she didn’t commit. Garvin is a survivor of sexual abuse and trafficking, which began when she was 14 and compounded earlier abuse. The exploitation she suffered came to a head when her abuser — at that time, her boyfriend and pimp…
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Miami Heat President Pat Riley held his annual State of the Heat postseason media session Monday at FTX Arena. Among the topics he addressed eights days after his team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals: – He opened with, “I thought we had…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Veteran Servite track and field coach Richard Gibbs, who guided the Friars to a CIF-SS title in 2017 and a runner-up finish this season, has retired. “I cannot express what a great time I had as head coach,” said Gibbs, who began coaching…
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Each series win, each perfectly executed managerial move by Buck Showalter, each test that they pass against the game’s best teams continues to give credence to an idea that has been very foreign to their fans for years. These Mets are built not to collapse. Every season is different from the last, of course. New…
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT, JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — When leaders gather at the Summit of the Americas this week, the focus is likely to veer from policy issues — migration, climate change and galloping inflation — and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red…
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At least five Tampa Bay Rays players chose not to wear rainbow logos that supported the LGBT community during the team’s Pride Night, describing the decision as “faith-based.” Jason Adam, Jeffrey Springs, Brooks Raley, Ryan Thompson and Jalen Beeks wore their team’s traditional hats and removed a rainbow logo from their jerseys on Saturday, according…
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As the state continues to grapple with drought conditions, water restrictions are being placed on six million residents in Southern California. The latest restrictions are another reminder that the California Coastal Commission’s recent rejection of the Orange County desalination plant, after 24 years of delay, reinforces the state’s position as a laggard in adopting technology…
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority of its ethics board resigned over the controversial project. Axon’s founder and CEO Rick Smith said the company’s announcement last week — which drew…
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