One night during the 2020 season, Chicago Cubs veteran outfielder Jason Heyward took catcher Willson Contreras out to dinner. Teammates having dinner together isn’t atypical, but on this occasion it served a specific purpose. Heyward knows better than most the highs and lows within a season and career. Heyward’s advice centered on the big picture:…
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Former St. Thomas Aquinas standout wide receiver and Miami Hurricanes player Sam Bruce died Thursday morning at the age of 24. The cause of Bruce’s death was not immediately clear. The nephew of NFL Hall of Fame player Isaac Bruce, Sam was a star receiver at St. Thomas Aquinas from 2014 to 2015 and helped…
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A big rig caught fire on the 5 Freeway in San Clemente, temporarily shutting down all northbound lanes Thursday afternoon, April 28. The fire was reported at about 1 p.m. on the northbound side of the freeway near El Camino Real, Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. A. Villanueva said. It was mostly extinguished by 1:30 p.m.,…
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Daniel Jones has one more season at most — and only one — to prove he’s the Giants’ quarterback of the future. As expected, GM Joe Schoen decided on Thursday that he will not pick up the fifth-year option on Jones’ rookie contract as a former first-round pick, a source confirmed. Leaking that decision only…
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LOS ANGELES — During UCLA’s spring showcase last Saturday, coach Chip Kelly put on the headset live on the Pac-12 Network and made it pretty clear: Don’t be surprised if Jake Bobo is atop his wide receiver depth chart come fall. Bobo, who transferred to UCLA after four years at Duke, has coaches raving during…
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Lea Brown, supervisor at Camp Pendleton’s Recycling Center, couldn’t temper her enthusiasm about the importance of recycling as much of the base’s waste as possible. “I’m looking and researching new ways every day,” she said as she walked across the yard showing off the multiple ways scrap metal, cardboard, even old tracks off of vehicles…
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DALLAS — The Ducks’ season comes to a merciful end Friday, when they face the Stanley Cup playoff-bound Dallas Stars. The Ducks began 2021-22 with a rousing 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. They will end it with only a handful of players who played in that Oct. 13 game at Honda Center. Ryan Getzlaf…
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Evelyn Tolpa-Lisek gripped her walker and a packet of photographs she shared with fellow Gary Lew Wallace grads Thursday as they belted out their school song. The requiem for the legendary Glen Park school came eight years after its doors closed in the wake of declining enrollment. The empty school soon became a magnet for…
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By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded targets from practically one end of Ukraine to the other Thursday, including Kyiv, bombarding the city while the head of the United Nations was visiting in the boldest attack on the capital since Moscow’s forces retreated weeks ago. At least one person was…
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The Orioles announced plans to host the inaugural Mo Gaba Day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to honor the second anniversary of the superfan’s death. The 14-year-old Gaba died in 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Baltimore will hold Mo Gaba Day on July 28, when the Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays…
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