CIF-SS BOYS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Wild-card games, Monday, May 2, 3:15 p.m. A: Newbury Park at Yorba Linda B: St. Francis at Mira Costa C: Newport Harbor at Santa Margarita D: Harvard-Westlake at Tesoro E: Oaks Christian at Los Alamitos First round, Wednesday, May 4, 3:15 p.m. Winner WC A at Mater Dei Winner…
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COSTA MESA — Third time might be the charm for the Chargers to find a running back in the draft to complement Austin Ekeler. The Chargers opened Day 3 of the NFL draft by selecting running back Isaiah Spiller in the fourth round with the 123rd overall pick. Spiller recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons at…
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The Giants held six picks on the third and final day of the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday. Here is a running tally of their selections that will updated throughout the day: Fourth round, pick No. 112: Daniel Bellinger, TE, San Diego State The 6-4, 253-pound tight end caught 68 passes for 771 yards and…
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Matthew Kelly ANDOVER, Kansas — More than 1,000 buildings were affected when a strong tornado swept through Andover on Friday evening. Search and rescue operations were continuing Saturday, officials said in a noon briefing. As the sun rose over the ravaged community, local emergency officials found a more widespread path of destruction than was estimated…
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CHICAGO — The Angels were scheduled to face a right-handed pitcher for the eighth consecutive game Saturday afternoon, which has meant limited opportunities for Jo Adell. Adell started just three of those games. “It does make it more problematic,” Manager Joe Maddon said of all the right-handed pitchers. “I’ve gotta look for spots for him.”…
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By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our…
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A general manager’s first draft pick with a team means something extra. He will be tied to that player forever, and the pick says something about the GM’s thought process and risk tolerance. Dave Gettleman and Saquon Barkley always will be connected. And now so will Joe Schoen and Kayvon Thibodeaux, the charismatic Oregon pass…
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LOS ANGELES — Some coaches approach spring football like a rapid-fire boot camp, jamming in practices on consecutive days and drilling their players. That’s not Chip Kelly. The UCLA football team wrapped up its final practice of the spring Saturday, the last of 15 opportunities to take the field together before school lets out for…
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Over 5 million refugees have already left Ukraine, with 3 million offered temporary residence in Poland. Hungary and Romania have accepted over half a million Ukrainian refugees each; Moldova and Slovakia have together accepted almost 800,000. The United States has pledged to accept 100,000 Ukrainians, in addition to the 125,000 quota of refugees from all…
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KANSAS CITY — Gerrit Cole admitted he finally got a good night’s sleep last Sunday night. After struggling to start the season, with lingering questions from last season, the Yankees’ ace put up his most dominant performance of the year in his last start, Sunday against the Guardians back in the Bronx. There was some relief that…
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