LOS ANGELES — Finally, the Sparks had some fun. After five consecutive losses, on Wednesday night at Crytpo.com Arena, they scored a 99-94 victory over the Phoenix Mercury, who cut the Sparks’ 10-point lead to 97-94 on a pair of Diana Taurasi free throws with one minute left. Fortunately for Derek Fisher’s squad, the Mercury…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, May 25 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES SOFTBALL ORANGE COUNTY ALL-STAR GAME North 9, South 7 BOYS TENNIS CIF-SS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS At Whittier…
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The biggest question after Anaheim officials’ decision Tuesday night to void the Angel Stadium sale: Now what? Will the Angels move away? Will the city look for other ways to develop the stadium property? Will the two sides start talking again, at least after they sort out whether they’re going to sue each other? It’s…
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James Eadie of Newport Harbor, Kaumana Carreira of Tesoro, Reed Wainwright of St. Margaret’s and Zachary Tan of Sunny Hills have received CIF Southern Section boys volleyball player of the year honors. Eadie, a senior middle blocker, was selected the CIF-SS Division 1 player of the year. Carreira, a sophomore outside hitter, is the Division…
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has been pleased with his team’s improved competitiveness against the teams atop the American League East. It hasn’t resulted in consistent wins. The Orioles dropped a rubber game for only the second time this season, losing a second straight game to the New York Yankees, 2-0, to drop a third consecutive…
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The first-quarter futility from their Monday night Game 4 loss at TD Garden this time came in the fourth quarter for the Miami Heat. Which leaves only two options for the Heat’s next home game: a Sunday Game 7 against the Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference finals, or next October at the outset of…
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ANAHEIM ― When the Toronto Blue Jays take the field against the Angels this week, shift your focus to the infield. The Blue Jays rarely position their fielders in the standard defensive alignment. Through the first seven weeks of the season, Toronto is on pace to shift more than any team ever – on a…
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The theme of the Yankees’ day, and really the whole week, was injuries. Giancarlo Stanton went on the injured list on Wednesday with a right calf strain. DJ LeMahieu was held out yet again with discomfort in his left wrist. Jonathan Loaisiga was put on the shelf as well, joining Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green,…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 93-80 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics: – Basically this was Heat-Knicks, circa late ’90s, without the fights. – Defense ruled the night. – And for as shaky as the offense was, a lot of that had to do with the defense. – The work…
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In the aftermath of the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, national safety experts said the way to make campuses safer was not just bulletproof doors, active shooter drills or security cameras, but better mental health treatment to keep troubled people from becoming killers. Experts note that most shooters broadcast their deadly intentions on…
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