With the NBA draft combine and lottery in the rearview mirror, teams around the league have a better idea of where they stand ahead of the June 23 draft. The draft will kick off with the Orlando Magic, who secured the top pick by winning the lottery on May 17 for the fourth time in…
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Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is listed as questionable for Wednesday’s 8:30 p.m. Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics at FTX Arena after missing Monday night’s Game 4 loss at TD Garden due to a groin strain. Despite ESPN reporting Tuesday that Herro has the type of injury that typically…
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Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week Athlete: Justina Kozan School: Santa Margarita Sport: Swimming Noteworthy: The USC-bound Kozan won the 200-yard freestyle in a meet-record 1 minute, 44.63 seconds, the 100 butterfly in 52.75 and raced on two winning relays, including anchoring the 400 free to a national record, to help lead the Eagles…
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Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week Athlete: Devin Bragg School: Los Alamitos Sport: Track Noteworthy: Bragg ran the 100 meters in 10.35 seconds to win the Division 1 title at the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals. His time qualified him for the Masters Meet on Saturday at Moorpark High School, where Bragg…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the French Open, the final singles match of his professional tennis career, and…
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It doesn’t matter how many defenders you send Tyreek Hill’s way, or how much attention you give the Miami Dolphins’ new playmaker, blink at the wrong time and he’s gone. We’ve seen him do it repeatedly during his first six years in the NFL, where he delivered six straight Pro Bowl seasons for the Kansas…
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Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka were physically at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday after staying home on Sunday and Monday because they were feeling under the weather. Higashioka was feeling well enough to get added back to the active roster, but he was not in the starting lineup. Gallo and Josh Donaldson are still on the…
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By EUGENE GARCIA and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 14 children, one teacher and injuring others, Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the gunman was dead. It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack at Sandy Hook…
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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday after playing through discomfort and swelling for most of the 2021-22 season. LaVine’s surgery took place at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, where he lives during the offseason, and he’s expected to make a full recovery, the Bulls said in…
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The average price of a gallon of regular-octane gasoline rose to $6 on Tuesday, a first for San Bernardino County. Prices have been steadily rising since late April as the war in Ukraine has intensified and the price of crude oil has risen. A month ago, prices in the county hovered around $5.73 a gallon.…
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