By Michael R. Blood | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A close friend and supporter of a Nebraska congressman told a federal jury Friday that he acted as a middleman in a plot that funneled $30,000 from a Nigerian-born billionaire to the Republican lawmaker’s reelection campaign through straw donors. On the third day of Rep.…
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For the rare time this season, the Miami Heat worked two practices into their schedule this week. To an extent, Friday night’s 120-108 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at FTX Arena felt like a third. This hardly was NBA-level competition, against a team bad when healthy and even worse when shorthanded, as the Thunder…
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On Utah’s side, the concern before tipoff against the Clippers on Friday night was how the Jazz would be able to handle the absences of both Donovan Mitchell (25.7 points per game) and Bojan Bogdanovic (18.1), both sidelined with calf strains. “Obviously, without Donovan and Bojan, we’ve got to score somewhere,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder…
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There was no way the Nets were giving away another game. After Spencer Dinwiddie hit the buzzer-beating shot to win it at Barclays Center on Wednesday, the Nets stared another disappointing defeat in the face, this time against the West’s 12th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, a team lacking the majority of its main talent, including injured…
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VILLA PARK – On some days it was the hitting, on others it was the pitching that was winning baseball games for Villa Park. On Friday, everything went right for Villa Park in a 7-0 win over El Dorado at Villa Park High. The timing for an all-around performance was excellent. It was the Crestview…
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After receiving an epidural to help alleviate pain and tightness in his lower back, Nets star forward Ben Simmons is further from returning to the floor now than he was two weeks ago. Simmons, the 25-year-old All-Star forward who arrived in Brooklyn from Philadelphia via the James Harden trade, has regressed from just doing individual…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday March 19, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Each time Peyton Watson checks into a game he’s tucking his jersey in, but it’s not because he’s not ready. “Every time I come in or out of a game, I tuck in or untuck my jersey, because I think if I keep my jersey tucked in, I keep all the energy…
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The Chicago Bears introduced new offensive lineman Lucas Patrick on Friday at Halas Hall, and they are preparing to host another player who could serve as protection for quarterback Justin Fields. Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Ryan Bates is expected to visit the team as a restricted free agent, league sources said. Bates met with the…
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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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