Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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LOS ANGELES –– The Kings had lost bodies (nine of them) and games (two of two) to the Nashville Predators this season, but that was of little import Tuesday night when they bookended a decisive 6-1 victory over Nashville with three goals in the first 11 minutes of the first period and three more in…
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BRISBANE, Australia — Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after winning the Australian Open for her third Grand Slam singles title. “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. I just know at the moment, in my heart, for me as a person, this…
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A proposal to ban the teaching of some issues related to the role of race in American society has left many high school students and parents in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District worried that they might lose Advanced Placement classes. The Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board will hold a study session Wednesday, March 23, to…
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Julius Randle has been very charitable with his anger. The Knicks forward was fined yet again Tuesday for “directing hostile language at a referee,” according the NBA, which docked Randle $40,000. It was the fourth time the hot-tempered Randle was punished this season by the league, with fines totaling $130,000. The Knicks were fined $25,000…
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The Clippers aren’t particularly proficient scorers a lot of the time. In related news, they’re short on star power. What they can say for themselves: They’ll fight to the finish. They couldn’t otherwise have come back from double-digits deficits 12 times in a season, including three that were 24 points or more. Now if they…
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How do you address what is likely the NFL’s most glaring hole at offensive tackle if you’re the Miami Dolphins? You go out and land the most-prized free agent at the position in former New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead. After a week-long wait filled with smaller moves, the Dolphins finally made their big…
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LOS ANGELES — As the USC receivers positioned themselves at the line of scrimmage, there was one defender across from them. He wasn’t in a jersey or a cardinal uniform. Instead, it was a gray shirt and white visor. But new USC head coach Lincoln Riley was there, crouched like a linebacker, backpedaling like a…
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There were times this season when the Chicago Bulls looked strong and sharp enough to match the Milwaukee Bucks. Tuesday night was not one of them. The Bulls dropped their third game in as many meetings with the Bucks in a demoralizing 126-98 blowout, reigniting concerns over their postseason viability after the brief respite of…
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