As you know, I’m a travel junkie, to the point where people just shake their heads when I bring it up. As I say this, I’m looking out the window at my 2001 Toyota Corolla with the dent in the driver’s side fender that I never quite got fixed. Yeah, I could get that dent…
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By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices kept surging Wednesday and topped $110 per barrel as Russia’s war continues against Ukraine, but stocks and other markets were showing less fear than a day earlier. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early trading, while Treasury yields jumped to recover a sliver of their…
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Like all NHL teams, the Chicago Blackhawks send out daily medical updates about players’ injuries. Defenseman Calvin de Haan and goaltender Marc-André Fleury, for instance, were excused from practice earlier this week for “maintenance.” This can be general soreness or just a mental break for a player to get his body and mind in tune…
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One of the strongest evaluations Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles offered Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine was about wide receiver Darnell Mooney. Mooney, who topped 1,000 receiving yards in his second NFL season in 2021, stopped into Halas Hall to work out and greet the new Bears leaders. Poles was “blown away” by…
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Scores from the boys and girls basketball CIF Southern California Regional playoff games Tuesday, and the schedule for the games Wednesday and Thursday. BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional quarterfinals, Wednesday, 6 p.m. unless noted Corona Centennial, bye Mater Dei at Bishop Montgomery San Diego St. Augustine at Sierra Canyon, 8…
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The scores from Tuesday’s boys and girls soccer games in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs, and the updated schedule for the semifinals Thursday. BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL DIVISION I Quarterfinals, Tuesday Servite 5, Coronado 0 Mira Costa 1, South East 0 Escondido San Pasqual 1, Huntington Beach 0 Birmingham 3, JSerra…
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LOS ANGELES — As the Lakers tipped off Tuesday night, D.J. Augustin was still making his way to town. But Frank Vogel, who coached the 34-year-old point guard in previous stints in Indiana and Orlando, said they had already exchanged a few texts. In the midst of a season in need of some kind of…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SAN DIEGO — From the thrill of winning the first CIF-SS title in school history, and the on-campus victory parade, to the tears from a last-second defeat in the regional playoffs. The emotions of the postseason truly possess unlimited range, a reminder the…
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An abandoned Burger King off West Chapman Avenue in Orange burned Tuesday evening, fire officials said. #Screenshot #Photos of the action captured by #photographer @MFisher1274 via #Caltrans traffic cams pic.twitter.com/S86OoOhSUX — Mike Fisher (@MFisher1274) March 2, 2022 The fire at 2620 West Chapman Ave., near the 57 Freeway, was reported at 8:27 p.m., said a…
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ANAHEIM — The Ducks scored an early power-play goal, ending a three-game drought without one. They built a first-period lead and maintained it through an atypically sound second period. They played defense by playing offense for extended stretches and received solid goaltending. Then the Ducks got a little late-game magic from rookie center Trevor Zegras,…
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