The sound of beating drums filled the salty evening air, the rhythmic crashing of waves adding to the beachside memorial under gloomy skies. Mourners gathered on Thursday, March 31, at Aliso Beach to pay tribute to Laguna Beach native Taylor Hawkins, the local musician who rose to fame as drummer for the Foo Fighters. Mike…
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SALT LAKE CITY — As reports surfaced Thursday afternoon that Anthony Davis and LeBron James might return on Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, Lakers coach Frank Vogel stressed patience. “We can’t answer that question until tomorrow,” he said. “Both those guys are out tonight.” Both Davis and James missed Thursday night’s game in…
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LOS ANGELES — Max Williams did not know right away how bad the injury was. Well, maybe he did. The USC defensive back had torn his ACL before, after all, while playing at Gardena Serra High. But, he told himself, he wasn’t sure. “I didn’t want to believe it happened,” Williams said. The old, haunting…
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Giannis Antetokounmpo hit his most important shots. Kevin Durant missed his. A tense and physical battle boiled down to the stars in crunch time, and also the referees, who gave the visiting defending champion Bucks a favorable whistle in their 120-119 overtime victory Thursday over the Nets. In the process of eclipsing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for…
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Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Thursday. You can go to SentinelVarsity.com for more news and look here for previous nightly scores collections: Boys & Girls basketball GEICO HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS At Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers Girls: IMG Academy 67, Bishop McNamara (Md.) 48 Link Academy (Mo.) 81, Oak…
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Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal is a former Miami offensive lineman, so it is not surprising when he spends a lot of his time working with the players in the trenches. “If you’re an offensive lineman and you come here, I’m just telling you the head coach is with you most of practice,” rising sixth-year offensive…
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Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King wants to get to the NFL any way he can. “I love football; I love the game of football,” King said. “Whoever gives me the opportunity to play at the next level: receiver, running back, special teams. I don’t care if they tell me to go wash the car. I’ll do…
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How many times have you unwrapped a fast-food burger and noticed that it bears little resemblance to what’s shown in advertisements? Consumers suing Miami-based Burger King Corporation share your frustration. The suit claims that meats shown in Burger King’s advertisements and menu illustrations are deceptively larger that what consumers actually get. When unwrapped, Whoppers are…
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DJ Zedd is back to make people dance on the grass again with the return of Zedd in the Park festival this summer at L.A. State Historic Park. General admission tickets go on sale April 6 for the July 8 festival taking place at the downtown L.A. venue that will include a headlining performance by…
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Lawrence Taylor, the ex-football great who spent his Hall of Fame career as a linebacker with the New York Giants, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of failing to register as a sex offender. Taylor, 63, was arrested Dec. 16 for failing to report his address change to the Florida Department of…
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