The world according to Jim: • This observation is in no way intended to take the situation lightly, but consider: When is the last time a professional athlete was a prisoner of war? That, in effect, is Brittney Griner’s status in Russia. The WNBA All-Star is currently imprisoned and will remain so at least through May…
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — In the end, the NCAA Tournament story of Cal State Fullerton was not that of a Cinderella. Though the 15th-seeded Titans hung tough for much of the first half on Friday, eventually the size, speed and athleticism of second-seeded Duke proved too much in the first-round matchup as Fullerton fell, 78-61, at…
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Doc Rivers envisioned rookie Terance Mann as an NBA point guard, even though he hadn’t played the position in his four years at Florida State, where he was a shooting guard or small forward. Three NBA seasons later, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s staff has Mann filling a whole new role: “We say he plays the…
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A 38-year-old probationer pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for jumping into an idling car and kidnapping the 67-year-old woman seated inside. Jaime Arechiga Magana pleaded guilty to carjacking and kidnapping. As part of his plea deal, charges of kidnapping for carjacking, false imprisonment of an…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Andy Burns’ solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning tied the score as the Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers played to a 3-3 tie in their Cactus League opener on Friday afternoon at Camelback Ranch. PITCHING REPORT: Clayton Kershaw threw 21 pitches to five hitters, retiring four and walking one.…
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Lockdowns, masks, paycuts, layoffs … gas prices. Southern California workers have faced myriad pandemic-related pivots over the past two years, forever altering their mindset and workflow. Add rising gas prices to the list of challenges. As average gas prices near $6 a gallon, companies are facing a new headache: Will the cost of the commute…
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Selema Masekela said he will never forget the moment police tried to arrest him for simply trying to surf. It was just months after apartheid ended in South Africa, during a trip to visit his father, a political exile who had returned to his homeland. The beaches in Africa had previously been designated for white…
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The full-fledged Boysenberry Festival returned to Knott’s Berry Farm for the first time in three years after a pandemic pause that left foodies longing for the purple tongues and puckerlicious tastes associated with the seasonal event. The 2022 Boysenberry Festival kicked off on Friday, March 18 and runs through April 24 at the Buena Park…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — All was back in order in the Dodgers’ world on Friday afternoon – but it was all very uncertain not so long ago. After a winter of uncertainty surrounding both the health of his pitching arm and his future employer, Clayton Kershaw started the Dodgers’ Cactus League opener at Camelback Ranch, retiring…
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By Cedar Attanasio, Jill Bleed and Anita Snow | Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. — A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday.…
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