IRVINE >> The Crean Lutheran boys basketball team was able to withstand two scoring barrages from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks to win 72-65 Saturday in the CIF Southern California Division I regional semifinals at Crean Lutheran High. The Saints (26-5) will play at Damien of La Verne in the regional championship game Tuesday. The…
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By PETE IACOBELLI CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte FC made a record-breaking home debut Saturday night, setting a Major League Soccer attendance mark of 74,479 in a 1-0 loss to the Galaxy. Fans dressed in the team’s light, blue colors and wearing FC Charlotte scarves celebrated the team’s first game at Bank of America Stadium, the…
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Johnny Juzang #3 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against Isaiah Mobley #3 of the USC Trojans in the first half of a NCAA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Jaylen Clark #0 of the UCLA Bruins drives to…
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FULLERTON — Cal State Fullerton was down by nine points late in the second half against UC Davis on Saturday and staring at the possibility of a third straight loss to end the regular season. But losing wasn’t on E.J. Anosike’s mind. It was senior night, and the fifth-year transfer had flown his mother in…
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SANTA ANA – All 10 Foothill players who played contributed to the Knights’ win Saturday. So did a few Knights who did not play. It was a complete team effort for Foothill in its 69-64 victory over Rancho Cucamonga in a CIF Southern California Division II regional semifinal. Foothill (30-3) will play at home against…
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WESTMINSTER >> The Servite boys soccer team found a way to win the close games throughout the playoffs. The Friars did it again Saturday in the season’s biggest game. Daniel Gutierrez’s goal five minutes into overtime gave Servite a 2-1 victory over San Pasqual of Escondido in the CIF Southern California Division I Regional final…
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SANTA ANA — Two men are expected to be sentenced Monday to 30 years, four months in prison for the fatal shooting of two men in La Habra a decade ago. Jonathan Galvan, 38, and Ruben Chacon, 55, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of voluntary manslaughter just before their trial was set to begin.…
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Long Beach State’s Aboubacar Traore drives as UC Riverside center Callum McRae defends during their regular-season finale on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU won, 73-72, in overtime to win the Big West Conference title outright and will be the top seed for next week’s conference tournament in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing…
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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 Sunday March 6, 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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Before its invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s government no doubt figured that its much smaller western neighbor would quickly collapse amid the Russian putsch, the “decadent” Western world would offer a divided response, and economic sanctions would be limited and ineffective given Russia’s integration in the world economy. It’s hard to understand whether the former…
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