Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Makenzie Butt, Fountain Valley, So., 1B: Butt hit two home runs in the fifth inning to lead the top-seeded Barons to an 11-2 triumph against Barstow in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Kylie Loertscher, El Toro, So., P: Loertscher…
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A win on Tuesday night would ensure that May will be the busiest stretch of the year for the Los Angeles Football Club. And with the way the Major League Soccer points leaders have played so far, getting in as many games as they can right now is fine by them. After working nine matches…
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A Mater Dei High School football player told the Santa Ana Police Department that he was sexually assaulted by teammates in the school’s locker room last August, according to a police report. The report is the latest revelation of alleged hazing and sexual harassment and assault by Mater Dei football players within the school’s locker…
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Scores from the CIF Southern Section boys tennis playoff matches Monday, and the schedule for Wednesday’s semifinals. CIF-SS BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Semifinals, Wednesday, 3 p.m. Woodbridge at University Calabasas at Corona del Mar DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals, Monday Arcadia 11, San Marcos 7 Loyola 12, San Marino 6 Mira Costa 12, Northwood 6 Portola…
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ANAHEIM — Griffin Canning took a significant step toward returning to the Angels’ rotation on Monday. Canning, who has been rehabbing from a lower back stress reaction, faced hitters for the equivalent of two innings. Afterward, the right-hander said he was “excited” about the latest step in his rehab. “I wasn’t as crisp as I’d…
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Anaheim police have identified a man who over the weekend was found dead inside of a car on West Ball Road, as well as the man suspected of killing him. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Amado Francisco Lopez-Martinez of Anaheim, the Anaheim Police Department said in a Monday news release. The man who was…
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A Mission Viejo man who received $1.5 million loaned by the federal government to support businesses struggling during the pandemic was sentenced to more than two years in prison Monday, May 9, after admitting that he lied to obtain the money and used it for personal expenses. Between April and June of 2020, William Nicoloff…
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When everyone predicted last month the Chicago White Sox would run away with the American League Central, general manager Rick Hahn voiced concern about the possibility of getting off to a “little rocky” start. “Just the nature of the offseason, the shortened spring, the steep schedule expectations early in the year were going to create…
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Eleven months after the NCAA lifted most of its restrictions against athletes cashing in on their fame, college sports leaders are trying to send a warning to schools and boosters it believes have crossed a line: There are still rules here and they will be enforced. But…
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PITTSBURGH — The Dead Ball Era lives. The Dodgers were held to four hits at PNC Park on Monday night, watching their best offensive efforts die in the gloves of Pirates outfielders in a 5-1 loss. The Dodgers narrowly avoided their first shutout loss of the season with a pinch-hit home run by Edwin Rios…
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