Al-Quadin Muhammad provides the Chicago Bears a player familiar with the scheme and demands of the new coaching staff as the defense transitions to a 4-3 base front. Muhammad, who signed a two-year, $10 million contract, will play defensive end, effectively replacing Khalil Mack, whom the Bears traded Wednesday to the Los Angeles Chargers for…
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Victor Oladipo’s reintegration into the Miami Heat rotation remains on hold, with the veteran guard to miss his second consecutive game when the Heat play Monday night, not on the trip for the game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Held out of Friday night’s victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder due to lower-right back spasms, Oladipo…
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The Nets can avoid the sudden-death NBA Play-In Tournament and sneak into the Top 6 in the Eastern Conference. It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible. It’ll take extreme intentionality and a little bit of luck for these Nets to be guaranteed safe passage into the postseason. Here’s a short explainer on the play-in…
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When Ryan Poles spoke in loose terms about goals in free agency, he referenced finding hungry players who are willing to bet on themselves — and new wide receiver Byron Pringle matches that criteria, coming with a background the new Chicago Bears general manager knows well. Pringle said he liked to be one of the…
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As we mark the two-year anniversary of the initial government response to COVID-19, it is important to assess how Orange County was impacted and what to expect going forward. Our recovery will continue to be a process, as there are lingering effects from the state and federal pandemic response that will impact our economy for…
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During the lockdown, I realized one disadvantage of outdoor sports has often been the fact that most could not be done indoors. All that has been changed, according to a survey. It claims there is more sex arrangements going on during tennis games than we can imagine. While I had been bending over picking up…
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Deshaun Watson’s complicated past didn’t dissuade the Cleveland Browns from betting on the quarterback’s future. He’s on Cleveland’s roster, and at this point that’s the only certainty with the talented yet controversial QB. Watson’s stunning trade to the Browns became official Sunday, capping a whirlwind few days during in which the three-time Pro Bowler —…
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Despite the lingering back injury delaying Ben Simmons’ Nets debut, head coach Steve Nash still believes the All-Star forward will suit up for his team before the end of this season. “I’m fully expecting to have him this year. That’s where my head’s at,” Nash said of Simmons after Sunday’s practice at the HSS Training…
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Contestants Samantha Johnson, left, and Pro’ fay Elizabeth Hall start their pasta as the Orange County School of the Arts held a benefit for the Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality Conservatory Saturday night that featured a “Throwdown” cooking competition between three teams of chefs and students in Santa Ana on Saturday, March 19, 2022.…
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Some of the players still available during free agency might be just as good as those who got signed in last week’s first wave. Many are still available because of their age or injury history. But plenty of them can still be impactful NFL players. In fact, the quality and caliber of players still available…
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