LOS ANGELES — From the moment they took the court against the nearly full-strength Philadelphia 76ers, the odds were stacked against the Lakers enough that the loss was already being penciled in. No LeBron James. No Anthony Davis. A starting lineup with two players who spent significant time in the G League earlier this season.…
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ANAHEIM — It was tough to figure out what to make of the Ducks on Wednesday night at Honda Center. They welcomed Zach Aston-Reese and Dominik Simon to their lineup after Monday’s trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then crossed their fingers and hoped for the best. The Ducks certainly had a new look during…
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NEWPORT BEACH – Whether it’s on the baseball diamond or on the football field, in the water or in the gym, Corona del Mar vs. Newport Harbor competition brings out the best from their high school athletes. That’s how it went Wednesday when the Sea Kings and Sailors boys volleyball teams met Wednesday at Newport…
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ORANGE — Clutch hitting from freshman Jaelyn Toledo in the late innings, combined with an unusual infield double by Cat Kawabe in extra innings, gave Mater Dei’s softball team a nine-inning, 3-1 victory over No. 6-ranked Orange Lutheran in a Trinity League game Wednesday at Orange Lutheran High School. With two outs and the score…
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Something’s been bugging Gina Kirschenheiter: Unexplained terrors at home. Seeing things she’s sure are not hallucinations. That can only be one thing, Gina reckons, and so she does what any of us would do: She orders an exorcism. This may be the first such procedure undertaken on “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” And it…
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Firefighters knocked down an apartment fire in Anaheim that displaced two people and a dog Wednesday evening, Anaheim Fire & Rescue officials said. Authorities were alerted to the fire just after 7:30 p.m. at Pine Meadows Apartments on Orange Avenue. When firefighters arrived, fire was coming out of a window on the second floor, Sgt.…
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Chalk one up for the Baby ‘Bockers. With Julius Randle missing his second straight game with a bruised quad, youngsters RJ Barrett and Obi Toppin led the Knicks to an emphatic victory Wednesday over the Hornets, 121-106. Toppin was especially impressive in his second straight start, recording 18 points with 11 rebounds, six assists and…
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This is when it gets serious for the U.S. men’s soccer team. And this is also when all of those ghastly memories of the 2017 World Cup qualifying cycle, and particularly the end of it, could smack these players right between the eyes. Only a handful of these players were part of that failure to…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 118-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors: — While the back spasms well could have been a factor, Victor Oladipo continues to have the look of a player yet to get fully back up to speed to the NBA game. — Then again, we are talking…
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SANTA ANA — The final defendant in the Newport Beach kidnapping and torture of a marijuana dispensary owner, who was sexually mutilated in the Mojave Desert, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor and was spared any more jail time. Noami Josette Rhodus, 41, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and was placed…
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