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Now that Arlington International Racecourse has closed, horse racing in Illinois enters a new fight for survival Saturday,, as the thoroughbred season opens at Hawthorne Race Course. The new season brings some optimism, as race winners will get more money, and more horses have consolidated at Hawthorne in west suburban Stickney. But the shortened, splintered…
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Q: We have 10 players who have contributed greatly all season long. So, who is the odd man out in a nine-player rotation? As we know, Erik Spoelstra likes to tinker (due, I think, to his years as the Heat video coordinator). If he stays with the players who got the team into a top…
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS — The name “Tobacco Road” misses the point. The most important industry in the 11-mile stretch of real estate between North Carolina’s two cathedrals of hoops, the Smith Center in Chapel Hill and Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, is basketball. For decades, a win, or loss, in…
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SANTA ANA >> Mater Dei baseball coach Richard Mercado has made a habit of telling his players to expect a dogfight in every Trinity League game they play, and Friday night was no exception. The Monarchs fell behind early but rallied to take the lead with Jimmy DeAnda’s go-ahead, two-run home run, and Jack Kirrer pitched…
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS — Bill Self was wading through old video of Villanova this week, trying to scout a specific action that the Wildcats use on the offensive end of the court, when the Hall of Fame Kansas coach did something he’s avoided the past four years. Self watched film…
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Tangible ways to address the NYC housing crisis Manhattan: Re “Fix 421-a to produce more affordable housing and good jobs” (op-ed, March 28): Mayor Adams is right to call for greater investments in affordable housing, but with thousands of families on the brink of homelessness due to the expiration of the state’s eviction moratorium, it’s…
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 victory over defending champion Stanford on Friday night. The Huskies will face South Carolina for the national championship on Sunday night. The Gamecocks beat Louisville, 72-59, in the first game of…
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LOS ANGELES — Whether April Fools’ Day jokes land can be a matter of taste. Trying to make light of his injury situation, LeBron James landed squarely in this gray area on Friday morning. The 37-year-old Lakers star might have shaken unsuspecting fans for a moment when he tweeted: “I’m out for the season officially,”…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Trevor Zegras tried a between-the-legs shot from near the right goalpost midway through the first period of the Ducks’ 5-0 victory on Friday night at Gila River Arena. It proved to be too ambitious, given the sharp angle, and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka made a routine save. Zegras didn’t flinch, didn’t…
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LOS ANGELES — The Lakers have long contended that as long as they’re healthy together, they can compete. On Friday night, the band was finally back together: LeBron James was tossing chalk dust in the air. Anthony Davis was leaping into the team huddle after introductions. The Big Three with Russell Westbrook got to play…
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