By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS — For the 48th time over 47 years of unparalleled coaching, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski took the slow walk to midcourt and shook the hand of the North Carolina coach who beat him. After that, he found his wife, Mickie, and they made the slow, sad walk, hand-in-hand,…
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A man died at a hospital after a physical confrontation with Santa Ana police and his arrest at a hotel on Friday night, Santa Ana Police Department officials said in a news release Saturday, April 2. Officers went to the La Quinta Inn, near Dyer Road and the 55 Freeway, on reports of a man…
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Anze Kopitar recorded a goal and one assist in his 1,200th career NHL game to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Adrian Kempe also had a goal and assist and Gabriel Vilardi notched his third goal of the season for the Kings,…
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Kyrie Irving shot just 12-of-32 from the field in the Nets’ 122-115 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Irving has not shot the ball well in his last five games. Coincidentally, his shooting slump comes after he became eligible to be a full-time player again. The numbers speak for themselves: Irving shot just 9-of-22…
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The Chicago Bulls entered Saturday’s game against the top-seeded Miami Heat hounded by questions about their ability to compete with the best teams in the Eastern Conference. The game provided the same answer: With one week left in the regular season, the Bulls still can’t beat the best. The Heat started red-hot, opening 12-for-13 from…
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Kelly and Dan McLemore were simply trying to find a few furry friends for Mr. Pickles when they created beach party that has become a corgi rave. Ten years ago, the couple put out a small social media solicit looking for other corgi families who wanted to hang out at Huntington Dog Beach for the…
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Orange County high school softball standings through Friday, April 1. TRINITY LEAGUE League Overall JSerra 3-1 14-6 Mater Dei 2-1 11-7 Orange Lutheran 2-1 15-6 Rosary 1-2 9-7 Santa Margarita 0-3 4-13 SURF LEAGUE League Overall Huntington Beach 3-0 9-4 Los Alamitos 2-1 15-5 Marina 1-2 9-8 Edison 0-3 4-14 WAVE LEAGUE League Overall Fountain…
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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 April 3, 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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Patrick Williams is beginning to return to his familiar self, and it couldn’t come at a better time for the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls got by without their power forward for most of the season. Williams hasn’t been healthy for a single game. He attempted to play through a sprained ankle in the opening four…
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It’s hard to tell if the Nets are championship contenders or pretenders. The truth, as head coach Steve Nash likes to say, is probably somewhere in the middle. When the Nets took the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks to overtime just to fall short by one point, they looked like undoubted contenders. And when they sleepwalked…
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