A busy offseason packed with some huge trades has created a situation in which eight teams — a quarter of the NFL — are without first-round draft picks. The Chicago Bears are included in that group as a result of their trade up to select quarterback Justin Fields a year ago. Six teams are stocked…
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An intriguing problem will arise when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The judiciary committee will send her nomination to the Senate floor this week, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has predicted a vote to confirm her soon thereafter, before the end of April. Justice Breyer, however, will not have retired…
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War’s grim reality is recognizable wherever it occurs. We can see it all too clearly in Ukraine — in the destruction of cities, in civilians fleeing their homes, and in the heart-wrenching casualties. No matter where it happens, war’s tragedy is the same. You wouldn’t always get that sense, however, from the prejudiced way some…
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Come July 1, Florida employers who mandate diversity training programs to their workers would be well advised to take note of what those programs say — and how they say it. The so-called “Stop Woke Act” passed by the Legislature this month and soon to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, restricts how…
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ANAHEIM >> The Canyon softball team did something Saturday night that it hadn’t done in 31 years by winning the Michelle Carew Classic with a 2-1 victory over Orange Lutheran behind a dominant performance in the circle by pitcher Kylee Magee. The senior threw a complete game and collected 17 strikeouts in the Gold Bracket…
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Q: Do you think Caleb Martin is out of rotation? I know they want spacing with these different lineups, but I think Caleb offers more than Duncan Robinson overall. — Jeffrey. A: I think that still is TBD. The givens in the nine-man rotation that Erik Spoelstra appears to prefer are Bam Adebayo, P.J. Tucker,…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ilie Sanchez scored for Los Angeles FC on Saturday in a 4-2 victory over Orlando City. Sanchez put LAFC (4-0-1) ahead for good at 3-2 in the 51st minute. LAFC also got one goal each from Kwadwo Opoku, Jesus Murillo and Brian Rodriguez. Alexandre Pato and Joao Moutinho racked up one…
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By JOHN NICHOLSON RANCHO MIRAGE — Jennifer Kupcho started fast and kept on going Saturday in The Chevron Championship to take a six-stroke lead into the last round ever at Mission Hills in the major championship. Kupcho shot an 8-under 64 on anther hot and sunny afternoon in the Coachella Valley for a tournament-record 16-under…
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A closer reading of Gov. Hochul’s billion-dollar election-year giveaway to her beloved Buffalo Bills shows the deal is even worse than we thought. The memorandum of understanding signed by New York State, Erie County and the Bills lays out in section after section state taxpayers being clipped, blocked, blitzed and sacked. Hochul more than fumbled,…
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With all the wild, rampant speculation as to why Bruce Arians stepped down as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this week, it seems the media and fans have forgotten something that is normal protocol when a Super Bowl-winning coach retires. We forgot to celebrate him. We forgot to commemorate him. We…
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