Chances are likely you’ve never heard of the term “ablaut reduplication.” It was new to me as well when a friend emailed a hard-to-read screenshot of a brief newspaper clipping. Being a word person, of course I had to search around to learn a little-known rule about the order of vowels for two- or three-word…
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Chicago Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly’s curveball always has been one of his best weapons. The altitude-affected Coors Field wasn’t going to change Smyly’s strategy Sunday against the Colorado Rockies. His blueprint for success worked well for most of his start in another stellar outing as he threw 4⅔ scoreless innings in the Cubs’ 6-4 win.…
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ANAHEIM — John Gibson’s statistics could be the worst of his NHL career when the 2021-22 season comes to an end April 29. He took a 17-24-11 record with a 3.16 goals-against average, a .905 save percentage and a 13-game winless streak into Sunday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. “Those are our numbers,” Ducks…
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A Victorville man seen storming the Capitol building along with thousands of other supporters of former president Donald Trump was sentenced to two years of probation and community service last week. Jacob Lewis, 38, who owned a fitness facility in Victorville that resisted statewide orders to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, agreed to plead guilty…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday’s 115-91 NBA playoff victory over the Atlanta Hawks: — First, there has to be the perspective of the Hawks doing this on a 39-hour turnaround, after closing out the play-in round Friday night in Cleveland. — But that is only part of it. — The bigger part…
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Moments before Billie Eilish stepped onto the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 16, the video screens caught her still wrapped in an oversized coat, a big grin beneath her shaggy bangs. At 20, Eilish is the youngest headliner in the history of the long-running event. And despite…
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A head-on-collision in Santa Ana sent five people to the hospital with traumatic injuries Sunday morning, April 17. A total of three vehicles were involved in the crash at the intersection of Raitt Street and Monta Vista Avenue at 10:14 a.m., Santa Ana Police Commander Robert Rodriguez said. Five patients were hospitalized with injuries ranging…
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To put the Miami Heat’s variety and depth of defenders into perspective, consider that Erik Spoelstra’s team in Sunday’s 115-91 playoff-opening victory at FTX Arena was able to contain Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young without even utilizing their Young-stopper. Cast in that role during the regular season, as recently as the teams’ meeting a week…
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This was what the Miami Heat needed when they needed it, Sunday’s 115-91 victory at FTX Arena. Not to necessarily set a tone in this best-of-seven opening-round NBA playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks. Not to necessarily stomp on an opponent that had survived the play-in round just 39 hours earlier. And not to necessarily…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Angels got a scare when Mike Trout was hit in the left hand by a pitch in the fifth inning of the Angels game on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, but initial X-rays were negative and Trout is listed as day to day. Trout was hit by a 3-and-2 slider from…
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