LOS ANGELES — And on the seventh day, the Dodgers wrested … victory from the jaws of a four-game sweep. Down 4-2 in the eighth inning, the Dodgers rallied for three runs to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Gavin Lux’s redeeming two-run double, snapping a four-game losing streak that included…
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After a career of operating in the shadows, William ‘Worldwide’ Wesley is stepping into the spotlight. The Knicks executive and backroom basketball operator will represent the team at the draft lottery Tuesday in Chicago, where James Dolan’s squad will face long odds to move into the top-4. Wesley, nicknamed ‘Worldwide Wes,’ had been a connector…
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The Chicago Cubs hoped Nico Hoerner’s fluke injury wouldn’t require time on the injured list. Unfortunately for Hoerner, the Cubs couldn’t continue to wait and see how his ankle progressed as they deal with thin infield depth. So Hoerner went on the 10-day IL with a right ankle sprain before Sunday’s series finale in Arizona.…
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CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys volleyball champion Newport Harbor is at home against Servite in the first round of the CIF SoCal Division I playoffs. Newport Harbor (25-5) plays Servite (25-10) on Tuesday at Newport Harbor High. Newport Harbor defeated Loyola in the CIF-SS Division 1 final Saturday. Servite lost to Tesoro in the…
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The Zamboni hadn’t even finished its final turns on the ice after Saturday’s Game 7 defeat in Edmonton when the Kings already began looking ahead to next season. On one hand, their loss marked the final game for franchise icon Dustin Brown, but on the other, 10 different Kings made their postseason debuts in the…
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A shooting at a church in Laguna Woods left multiple people wounded Sunday, May 15 The shooting was reported at 1:25 p.m. on the 24000 block of El Toro Road, Orange County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun said. Preliminary reports indicated more than one person was hit. Deputies and Orange County Fire Authority paramedics were responding.…
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CHICAGO — Nestor Cortes said it has been a little different. On the last road trip, he was hungry and grabbed an apple to eat in the dugout. It went viral, and last week he filmed a spot at MLB Network with the apple. During the last homestand, he was out in the bullpen and…
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In what might be a move most emblematic of how lackluster the Orioles offense performed against the Tigers this weekend, the Baltimore infield crept onto the grass once Detroit had a runner reach third base with one out in the second inning. Miguel Cabrera had already homered off right-hander Tyler Wells. And the possibility of…
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The Miami Dolphins aren’t done adding talent to their roster this offseason, and they just landed a three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher. Melvin Ingram is signing with the Dolphins, according to a league source on Sunday. Ingram, who can play both defensive end and outside linebacker and visited Miami in April, has made his mark…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board publicly boasted last week about making great strides toward eliminating fossil fuels and their greenhouse gases. The board released “a draft plan that, when final, will guide the state’s transition to a clean energy economy, drastically reduce the use of fossil fuels, achieve carbon neutrality by 2045…
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