MALIBU — Los Angeles County lifeguards and firefighters saved a stranded sperm whale Sunday from a Malibu Beach. [Marine Mammal Rescue] – At approximately 4:40 pm Lifeguards and @LACOFD responded to the Malibu Surfrider Beach for a report of a pygmy sperm whale stranded on the beach. Lifeguards and fire removed the whale off the…
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels is transferring to LSU, where he will enter a wide-open competition to be the starter in coach Brian Kelly’s first season with the Tigers. “Jayden is an outstanding player who will make our quarterback room even stronger,” Kelly said Sunday in a statement. “He’s a…
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ANAHEIM — Brendan Guhle didn’t actually disappear after playing 30 games with the Ducks in 2019-20, but in order to find him you had to go to San Diego, and more to the point, you had to go into the Gulls’ training room. Guhle’s NHL career didn’t stall because of performance, but because of injuries.…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Monday March 7, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
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It turns out that numbers can lie – or, more precisely, obscure the truth. A glance over LeBron James’ career stat page initially paints a portrait of bedrock consistency. In every year of his career since 2004, James has averaged no fewer than 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. His career averages (27.5 ppg,…
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NEWPORT BEACH — With arguably the best final group in the Hoag Classic’s 26-year history, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Lee Janzen—each a winner of two U.S. Opens—went to the first tee Sunday at Newport Beach Country Club with one stroke separating them in the final round of the Hoag Classic. “We talked about that…
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BANGKOK — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and…
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WESTWOOD — Jordan Chiles scored her second 10.0 of the season in floor exercise against No. 8 Cal on Sunday. Earlier this season, she scored a 10.0 against then-No. 3 Utah. Both perfect 10’s in floor (she had another on bars in February) came against top 10 opponents, but Chiles assured reporters that her competition…
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Angels pitchers and catchers held their first official workout of spring training on Sunday. No, not those pitchers and catchers. Instead of Shohei Ohtani or Noah Syndergaard, Sam Bachman held court with reporters as the Most Prominent Angels Pitcher. With everyone on the 40-man roster locked out of camp, minor league camp…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — They have become the unicorns of Major League Baseball — two-way catchers, players who can handle the difficult defensive demands behind the plate and also contribute offensively. Last year, big-league catchers had the lowest batting average (a cumulative .229), on-base percentage (.305), slugging percentage (.391) and, naturally, OPS (.697) of any position…
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