LOS ANGELES — After the Lakers had a depleted version of their available roster for last Friday’s matchup in Denver, the Nuggets were without their two best players for Wednesday’s rematch at Crypto.com Arena. Reigning MVP big man Nikola Jokic (bruised right elbow/left ankle impingement) and star guard Jamal Murray (sprained right ankle) were unavailable…
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CYPRESS – Getting a bunch of hits is great for a baseball team. It’s better when those hits are bunched together. Cypress on Wednesday got the timely hits the Centurions have been frequently missing this season in a 7-4 win over JSerra in a nonleague baseball game at Cypress High where two teams in the…
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Xavier guard Marcus Foster drives against Texas forward Arthur Kaluma, left, during the second half of their NCAA Tournament First Four game on Wednesday night, March 19, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Texas guard Jordan Pope (0) drives against Xavier guard Dayvion McKnight during the first half of a First Four college basketball…
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Lakers guard Austin Reaves, left, scrambles for a loose ball against Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. during the first half on Wednesday night, March 19, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) Lakers star Luka Doncic gestures during the first half of their game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday…
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Sutton DeNinno’s run-scoring single capped a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning that gave Los Alamitos’ baseball team a 4-3 victory over Edison in the Sunset League on Wednesday at Los Alamitos High. Kaden Carrion tied the game with a run-scoring double in the seventh inning for Los Alamitos, which improved to…
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SEAL BEACH — A 43-year-old man suspected of robbing a bank in Seal Beach on Wednesday was taken into custody. Anaheim resident Thomas Crampton was booked at the Orange County Jail on suspicion of robbery in connection with a robbery of the Chase bank branch in the 800 block of Pacific Coast Highway, near Main…
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UC Irvine center Bent Leuchten, left, passes a loose ball while sitting on the court during the first half of their NIT first-round game against Northern Colorado on Wednesday night, March 19, 2025, at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer) UC Irvine guard Myles Che, right, gets fouled during the first…
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MISSION VIEJO – Brett Slymen was cruising. Like a Ferrari mowing past Mission Viejo batters like they were fence posts along the highway, the Capistrano Valley Christian pitcher was in charge, in command, in control. And then the gas tank went empty. The pitch count dried up. And after Slymen left the game in the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Mater Dei High on Wednesday announced a 10-year, multimedia rights partnership with Playfly Sports, a sports marketing company that works with professional teams, colleges such as USC and the CIF State. In a joint media release between the company and school, Playfly Sports…
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Mattel is cutting 120 jobs in May at its El Segundo headquarters, part of a cost-savings initiative that will save the company millions of dollars by 2026. The layoffs, described in March 17 letter to the state’s Employment Development Department, will affect dozens of employees in management positions in its marketing, design and information technology…
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