In the fourth quarter of any game, the Chicago Bulls are always comfortable with a single-digit deficit and the ball in DeMar DeRozan’s hands. That has been a tried-and-true formula throughout DeRozan’s first season in Chicago. But DeRozan couldn’t deliver late-game heroics in Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA playoffs against the…
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ANAHEIM — Trevor Zegras tied the Ducks’ rookie record for points in a season, Troy Terry had two goals and an assist and Derek Grant had a goal and two assists, helping goaltender John Gibson end a 13-game winless streak with a 6-4 victory Sunday over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Zegras had a goal and…
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A sense of dread accompanied the Chicago Bulls up Interstate 94 for their first postseason game in five years. No one was giving them a shot in their first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Even the most optimistic Bulls fans were just hoping to see a few good games before heading into the offseason and…
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Laguna Woods Village resident Mike Wilson traveled to Krakow, Poland, in early March and wanted to go on to Kyiv, Ukraine, to join local militia groups or find other ways to help repel the Russian invaders. But at age 71, Wilson was deemed too old for combat; Ukraine caps service age at 60. He also…
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Yola is an English soul singer and Orville Peck’s a Canadian country crooner and they share something in common: They are this year’s desert music festival Triple Crown winners, booked for both weekends of Coachella and Stagecoach, too. And on Sunday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, they were both highlights of the…
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LOS ANGELES ― At some point, some team will score a run against Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney without the benefit of a fielding error. It just hasn’t happened in either of Heaney’s first two starts of 2022. Heaney, who was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees last October, has looked nothing like the…
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Part of the experience at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival happens outside of the gates, where thousands of cars and tents fill the campgrounds. Camping at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a vibe of its own. Some groups of friends have been coming for years. Others adopt new friends who…
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LOS ANGELES — Seeking to put last weekend’s derby disappointment behind them, the Los Angeles Football Club needed some time before finding its footing Sunday afternoon at Banc of California Stadium. Finishes from Chicho Arango, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi and Jose Cifuentes offset another slow start that included an unlucky first-half own-goal by defender Diego Palacios. The…
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One team made the most of its opportunities with the bases loaded Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field. The other didn’t. The Tampa Bay Rays drew two bases-loaded walks and scored runs on an error and a single during a four-run first inning. The Chicago White Sox loaded the bases in the fourth and fifth but…
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EL SEGUNDO — When did the Lakers know their season was headed for the rocks? Depends on who you ask. Anthony Davis and Stanley Johnson said they kept believing until the end, until they were eliminated on April 5th in Phoenix. When asked about it, Johnson retorted: “Would you believe if you had LeBron and…
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