The Orlando Magic will open the 2022 preseason with three consecutive road games, starting against the Memphis Grizzlies at 8 p.m. Oct. 3 in the first of five exhibitions. They’ll host their first preseason game at Amway Center vs. Memphis on Oct. 11, with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. before closing out their preseason slate…
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Q: Is Joel Embiid sending a signal? – Bob, Davie. A: Sure, a signal that he expects the 76ers to surround him with more, a signal that he was against Philadelphia moving on from Jimmy Butler in the 2019 offseason, a signal that he knows he still can control the NBA discourse through his social…
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LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler knows you have high expectations for him. They are nothing compared to what he expects of himself. “I’m frustrated,” he said last week. “There are certain expectations that people are always going to have for you. Most of the time, that’s based on years past or how you’ve performed. And…
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The artists performing will vary from rappers to reggae singers to DJs to pop groups and boy bands, but they will all be there with the same goal of celebrating Japanese culture at the inaugural Rising Japan MusicFest. The festival will include performances by more than a dozen Japanese and Japanese American artists on two…
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From replacing traffic signals to constructing new bike lanes meant to keep cyclists safe, a handful of transportation upgrades are planned along Pacific Coast Highway from Newport Beach to the Orange-Los Angeles county line. Nearly $40 million was recently announced for the improvements. The Caltrans district in Orange County is expected to begin work starting…
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It was unconstitutional from the start, and Gov. Jerry Brown knew it. Senate Bill 826 — which forces any corporation incorporated or even just headquartered in California to have a minimum number of women on its board of directors—raised “serious legal concerns,” Brown admitted when he signed the bill into law in 2018. Nevertheless, Brown…
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Folks looking to keep the LGBTQ Pride celebrations going in between the Los Angeles and Long Beach festivals can hop on a ferry — and head to Catalina Island. Catalina will celebrate the first large-scale Pride festival in its history the weekend after LA Pride and a couple of weeks before Long Beach’s gathering. Catalina…
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In the pecking order of professional sports, is being a scout considered an undesirable gig? I have no idea. General managers probably take all the credit when the team lands a star in the making, and lay all the blame on scouts when a sure thing flames out. These kinds of grievances are true of…
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Each May, I anxiously anticipate what, for me, is a highlight and culminating event on our campus – commencement. This year was no different. If anything, this year’s celebratory ceremonies were heightened by the backdrop of a two-year pandemic. In other words, seems to me that we really needed a good ol’ “shouting of joy…
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The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…
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