ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees, who are currently without Josh Donaldson and DJ LeMahieu, signed veteran infielder Matt Carpenter Thursday. Carpenter, 36, has batted .262 with 301 doubles, 28 triples, 155 home runs and 576 RBI in 1,329 games over parts of 11 Major League seasons, all with the St. Louis Cardinals. The left-handed…
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Marisela Robles was at home in Anaheim on Thursday morning, packing for a trip to Puerto Vallarta, when suddenly she heard a boom. A white pickup veered off a road and slammed through a wall, landing right where she had been seated just seconds before. “I’m facing the window and all of a sudden, the…
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard told jurors Thursday that a harassment campaign waged against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp has left her humiliated and scared for her life from multiple death threats, and said she just wants “Johnny to leave me alone.” Heard was the final witness in the six-week…
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In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, the Miami Heat used a pre-game moment to urge fans to contact U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, “demanding their support for common sense gun laws” — and telling them they can “make change at the ballot box.” Rubio, who…
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The Miami Heat apparently will play it close to the vest until their season is over. The team on Thursday listed five players as questionable for Friday’s 8:30 p.m. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, a best-of-seven series they trail 3-2. That left no delineation between a…
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Facts and figures regarding Monday’s $400,000 Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup, the centerpiece of Santa Anita’s Memorial Day weekend of racing: • The Gold Cup was Hollywood Park’s signature race, beginning when the legendary Seabiscuit won the inaugural running in 1938 with George Woolf aboard until Game On Dude’s victory in the race’s final edition…
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and STEPHEN GROVES UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Jacklyn Cazares hadn’t yet reached her 10th birthday, but she was already a tough-minded “firecracker” always looking to help people in need, her father said. Jacklyn and her second cousin, Annabelle Rodriguez, were especially tight with three other classmates at Robb Elementary School. “They are…
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The CIF State Track and Field Championships return this week after a two-year hiatus. COVID-related issues forced the event to be canceled in 2020 and ’21. This year’s state meet will be at Buchanan High School in Clovis as it was in 2019. Orange County will be represented by several athletes, including Mission Viejo junior…
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Pop star Harry Styles has announced five more shows to his already lengthy 10-evening run at the Kia Forum in Inglewood later this year. Yes, that’s 15 shows. Styles’ Love On Tour outing will turn the iconic concert venue into Harry’s House, which is also the title of his latest album. He was already scheduled…
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Roderick Robinson II, one of the top running backs in the class of 2023 and a San Diego native, committed to UCLA on Thursday. Robinson, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound ball carrier out of Lincoln High School, made his announcement live on CBS Sports HQ. Robinson is the No. 16-ranked running back in his class and a…
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