Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Junior Brianna Bozych and sophomore Kylie Loertscher each belted two-run home runs and Loertscher fired a four-hitter in the circle to lead El Toro’s softball team past host Flintridge Sacred Heart 6-0 in the CIF-SS Division 5 semifinals on Saturday. Loertscher struck out…
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CHICAGO — At one point, Gleyber Torres went over to Isiah Kiner-Falefa and just put his arm around his shoulder. Torres has been there and understands all too well the pressure of being the Yankees shortstop. Kiner-Falefa has had a bad spell defensively, charged with three errors in the two previous games he started. Friday…
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CHICAGO — After hitting two home runs in his first 27 games, Josh Donaldson hit two in two nights. The veteran third baseman got off to a slow start, hitting .215/.342/.344 with a .686 OPS, but has been heating up as the Yankees offense is shifting into high gear. “I still feel like he’s getting…
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Frustrated by recent news that the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, tens of thousands of people throughout Southern California marched, spoke, sang and protested Saturday as part of a national bid to convince lawmakers to keep abortion legal. Ontario resident Helen Rafferty participated in the rally in Claremont on Saturday, May…
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The Miami Dolphins announced on Saturday evening they waived undrafted free agent offensive lineman Ty Clary due to a failed physical and signed lineman Cole Banwart to replace him. Banwart (6-4, 298 pounds) spent parts of last season on the practice squads of the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants but did not appear in a…
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Gyasi Zardes and Diego Rubio scored first-half goals on penalty kicks and the Colorado Rapids extended their home unbeaten streak to 22 matches with a 2-0 victory over Western Conference-leading LAFC in MLS play on Saturday. With the victory, the Rapids (4-4-3) have tied Columbus (2008-09) and Portland (2013-14) for the fifth-longest streak in MLS…
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SAN BERNARDINO – Cajon softball coach Lee Haines had a message for teams trying to defeat left-handed pitcher Jada Villegas: “You’ve got to get to her early to have a chance,” he said. Villegas struck out 12 batters to lead Cajon to a 4-1 victory over Fountain Valley in the CIF Southern Section Division 5…
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By ASHRAF KHALIL and DAVID SHARP WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights supporters demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies Saturday expressed their outrage that the Supreme Court will soon scrap the constitutional right to abortion that has endured for nearly a half-century and their fear about what that could mean for women’s reproductive choices. Incensed…
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Yoán Moncada felt “on time” at the plate while rehabbing with Triple-A Charlotte as he recovered from a right oblique strain. That preparation was on display Thursday when Moncada hit his first home run of the season at an ideal time for the Chicago White Sox. The Sox trailed the New York Yankees by three…
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Barring the changeup he left atop the strike zone to begin the seventh inning, Orioles left-hander Bruce Zimmermann hadn’t missed many spots Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. That’s the way he’s been all season, giving the Orioles a chance every time he takes the mound. He did so again Saturday, allowing two earned runs in…
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