Scotty Pippen Jr. knows the power that comes with a name — especially at the NBA combine this week in Chicago. In his early days playing basketball in Highland Park, Pippen said it was a challenge to carry the family name of Scottie Pippen, the other half of the legendary duo who lifted the Chicago…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — The Cal State Fullerton softball team found more late-game magic in its NCAA regional opener, but Arizona State answered with some of its own and handed the Titans a 5-2 loss on Friday night at Farrington Stadium. Fresh off a pair of dramatic wins against Long Beach State to win the Big…
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LOS ANGELES — Delanie Wisz went 3 for 3 with a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs as the fifth-seeded UCLA softball team earned a 12-1 mercy-rule victory over Grand Canyon University in an NCAA regional opener on Friday night at Easton Stadium. Holly Azevedo (18-2) surrendered the lone Grand Canyon run…
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Seattle Storm forward Jantel Lavender, right, vies for a rebound with Sparks forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa during the second quarter on Friday night in Seattle. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP) Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd looks to pass as Sparks guard Brittney Sykes, left, and forward Nneka Ogwumike defend during the second quarter on Friday…
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LONG BEACH — The Long Beach State baseball team is not playing like a club that saw its season implode in April. The Dirtbags held on for a 5-4 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Friday night at Blair Field in a typical game between the longtime rivals. The Titans rallied from 3-0 and 5-2…
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ANAHEIM — Despite all of the encouraging numbers produced by the Angels, there is at least one troubling number that was highlighted during their 4-2 loss to the Oakland A’s on Friday night. The Angels have been called out on strikes 116 times, the most in the majors. They looked at seven third strikes among…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now IRVINE — Mission Viejo’s softball team punctuated a dominating run through the CIF-SS playoffs with one more emotional performance Friday night. Sophomore Sofia Elliott struck out the No. 9 batter with the tying-run at second base and the go-ahead run at first to…
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FULLERTON – JSerra has fielded some excellent baseball teams over the past dozen years. League champions, top-ranked teams and teams that went deep into the playoffs with talented rosters. The Lions played in a CIF Southern Section championship game for the first time last season and lost to Harvard-Westlake in the Division 1 final. “And…
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PHILADELPHIA — Julio Urias wrote a better sequel. Lit up for eight runs in six innings – and four home runs – when the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies met last week, Urias held the Phillies scoreless for five innings this time around as the Dodgers started their longest road trip of the season with a…
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Graduating Lake Mary quarterback standout Gunnar Smith will soon be taking his skills to the University of South Florida as a summer enrollee, but the Rams have found a capable signal-caller to take his place: Logan Cook. Cook, who will be a junior this fall, completed 7 of 10 passes for 82 yards and 3…
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