On the heels of racially and politically motivated mass shootings in Laguna Woods and elsewhere in the U.S., Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Wednesday, May 18, called for politicians to stop fanning the flames of hate and violence “We are in this position today because we have leaders in our country who…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now LOS ALAMITOS — A few brave steps into the Los Alamitos softball dugout, the secrets to one of the most surprising runs of the postseason begin to unfold. Players, clad in matching, red practice jerseys and visors, quickly display the costume accessories they…
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Seven volumes of handwritten notes apparently sent by a man accused of fatally shooting a doctor and injuring five people at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods landed in the mail of a Chinese-language newspaper office in Los Angeles this week. Maxwell Lin, a West Covina lawyer representing the World Journal, said late Wednesday the…
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An uneasy feeling of anxiety or dread, or maybe both, settled over Citi Field on Wednesday night. Max Scherzer took himself out of his start in the middle of an at-bat against Albert Pujols in the sixth inning of the Mets’ game against the Cardinals. Scherzer threw two sliders to Pujols, the latter causing him…
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BALTIMORE — Gerrit Cole didn’t have his sharpest stuff Wednesday night, but he really didn’t need it. The Yankees bats were not as loud as they have been, but it didn’t matter. It was enough to beat the Orioles 3-2 at Camden Yards Wednesday night. The Yankees (28-9) have won four straight, nine of their…
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Jordan Lyles came to the Orioles with a reputation. By the standards of this Orioles’ rebuild, yes, he’s been an innings eater throughout his career, but his 2021 season was his only campaign truly deserving of that title by league standards. His 2022 is trending toward joining it. The New York Yankees’ big first inning…
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If the Chicago Cubs could bottle moments like Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, they wouldn’t have to worry so much about people calling this a rebuild. Christopher Morel’s bat-flipping celebration after homering in his first major-league at-bat, combined with Brandon Hughes’ five strikeouts in 1 ⅔ innings in his big-league debut, provided Cubs fans with…
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Bryce Harper was the Phillies’ first batter in the eighth inning Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. The reigning National League MVP had doubled in his first at-bat of the night and homered in his second. Now, facing burly right-hander Reyes Moronta, Harper did a strange thing for a slugger. He squared up to bunt. The…
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It didn’t take long for the Orlando Magic’s draft lottery celebration to turn into speculation. Moments after the Magic won the draft lottery Tuesday in Chicago, questions quickly started to surround Orlando, the winner of the No. 1 pick in the June 23 NBA draft. What will be the Magic’s approach to having the top…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Gallego has been converted. The Angels’ infield coach spent 13 years as a major-league infielder, and he was skeptical that analytics could position infielders in such a way that they’d take away more hits than they allowed. “I’m going to be honest with you, when they first came out, I didn’t…
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