The NFL draft has come and gone, and judging by the questions in Brad Biggs’ weekly Chicago Bears mailbag, readers aren’t impressed with the depth chart at wide receiver. Biggs answers those and other questions about the post-draft state of the Bears roster. Some rumors out there the Bears aren’t sold on Justin Fields. How…
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SANTA ANA >> In their first meeting earlier this season, the Mater Dei boys volleyball team edged Mira Costa in five sets after dropping the first two games. The Mustangs returned the favor Tuesday night in similar fashion, but this time a trip to the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals was on the line. Mira Costa…
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Comedian Dave Chappelle was rushed onstage and tackled while performing at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night, with the attacker taken away by paramedics after security and onlookers intervened against him, ABC7 reported. A witness said Chappelle had earlier commented he needed more security because of his controversial remarks about the transgender community. It appeared…
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From left, the Dodgers’ Will Smith, Justin Turner, Craig Kimbrel and Freddie Freeman celebrate after their 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the…
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LOS ANGELES — It has been 42 years since the city of Los Angeles hosted baseball’s All-Star Game. That’s unconscionable. The Midsummer Classic will finally grace Dodger Stadium on July 19, and the folks behind its return tried to put the best face on things at a news conference on Tuesday, hours before the Dodgers…
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MORENO VALLEY — There would have been a bitter feeling if the Valley View softball team lost Tuesday. The Eagles had the potential winning run taken off the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth inning after a controversial ruling. Annamaria Nuno made sure Valley View celebrated at the very end, however, as she smacked…
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LOS ANGELES — Sam Burgi hadn’t entered a match in more than a month when UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw inserted the senior off the bench at outside hitter in the biggest match of the season. In a testament to UCLA’s depth, Burgi delivered as UCLA defeated Pepperdine in four sets, 25-23, 22-25, 26-24,…
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CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals, Tuesday Loyola def. Redondo, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-18 Beckman def. Huntington Beach, 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 26-28, 15-11 Newport Harbor def. Los Alamitos, 22-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-16, 15-9 Mira Costa def. Mater Dei, 14-25, 32-34, 27-25, 25-23, 15-7 Semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m. Beckman at Loyola Newport Harbor at Mira…
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IRVINE – It was not Beckman’s best match this boys volleyball season. Not even close, according to the Patriots coach. But it was good enough for them to get by Huntington Beach in five sets, 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 26-28, 15-11, in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals Tuesday at Beckman High. Beckman (37-3) will…
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Few things came easy Tuesday night at Wrigley Field for the crosstown foes. Bone-chilling conditions — a wind chill in the 30s with a constant light rain and a 23 mph wind whipping from left to right field — created a brutal environment that Chicago Cubs and White Sox players and an announced 34,206 fans…
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