From the start of the season, folding Nikola Vučević into the offense has stumped the Chicago Bulls. In December, coach Billy Donovan admitted he still hadn’t found the right role for the center. Vučević’s 18 points per game represent a major dip in scoring from his previous seasons as an All-Star with the Orlando Magic.…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Early in spring training, Mike Ashman, one of the Angels batting practice pitchers, came up to catcher Anthony Murine, and asked how his shoulder was feeling. Mulrine just shrugged at yet another case of mistaken identity. No, he’s not Chris Rodriguez. “It happens all the time,” Mulrine said. “I’m convinced people have…
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Mike Tomlin says he did not hire Brian Flores as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers out of sympathy for the former Miami Dolphins head coach. Tomlin, who like Flores is Black, did so because Flores is “a good coach.” That Flores had sued the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Giants and…
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Saturday, April 2 marks the start of the second season for KFI’s (640 AM) “Unsolved” series hosted by Steve Gregory. The program runs every Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m. “Unsolved” tells the story of major crimes that went cold. They remain on the books of local and federal police agencies – LA County Sheriff,…
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A large fire damaged a furniture store in Santa Ana on Monday morning, March 28. Firefighters were called to a blaze at Z Furniture Outlet in the 1200 block of W. First Street at around 7:25 a.m., according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg Barta. Firefighters battled a “significant” amount of fire at the…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers traded reserve outfielder Matt Beaty to the San Diego Padres for a minor-league pitcher Monday. Beaty, 28, was designated for assignment last week when the Dodgers needed to clear a roster spot for Hanser Alberto. The right-handed Alberto is projected to fill a bench role for the Dodgers while Beaty…
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PLAYA VISTA – Forward Nicolas Batum is not among the people who believe that Sunday’s stunning Oscars moment when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock was staged. No, the slap was too hard. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue took his own swipe – verbally – before practice Monday, playing some fierce defense in response to a critical…
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A storm sweeping through Southern California on Monday afternoon brought heavy rainfall and evacuation orders for communities recently scarred by wildfires. Residents in Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska in Orange County were ordered to evacuate due to possible debris flows in the area, county officials said. A woman tries to control her umbrella as…
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Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers. Q: Should we be worried that even with the O-line additions in FA that [Austin Jackson] is probably going to be protecting Tua’s blindside? And is that even an upgrade on…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Jared Walsh had an All-Star season with one significant hole that he’s been trying to fill. Walsh hit .170 with a .565 OPS against left-handed pitchers last season, a far different performance than his .333 and .994 numbers against righties. The left-handed hitting first baseman said he spent part of his winter…
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