Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 110-95 loss to the Brooklyn Nets: — This, believe it or not, was not the stuff of nightmares, even if it did mean a fourth consecutive loss. — The nightmare would be an opening-round playoff series for the Heat against the Nets. — They certainly aren’t…
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MIAMI — Shaheen Holloway was the star point guard at Kyrie Irving’s high school before Kyrie Irving. As an assistant coach, Holloway nearly successfully recruited Irving to Seton Hall. So there’s a longstanding connection between Irving and the new darling of the NCAA Tournament, Holloway, who coached tiny Saint Peter’s of Jersey City to the…
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Members of the Laguna Woods Video Club and their guests got to celebrate their Goldies Awards in person again this year, after the pandemic hiatus. The celebration, which annually awards the top videos produced by Video Club members in the Short Videos Contest, is a tongue-in-cheek version of the Oscars, complete with festive attire and…
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MIAMI — Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have recently tempered expectations in the short term, both claiming their regular season was too disjointed to expect a championship. But if Saturday’s laugher was any indication, the stars are selling themselves way short. The Nets not only beat the Heat on the road Saturday night, 110-95, they…
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Three weeks ago, it was all about the sizzle for the Miami Heat, during a week that included victories over the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, with a one-point loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Life was good perched atop the NBA East. Now it’s all about the fizzle, with the Heat falling 100-95…
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Erik Spoelstra was away from the Miami Heat on Saturday night due to what the team announced as personal reasons, with assistant Chris Quinn coaching that team against the Brooklyn Nets at FTX Arena. The team later said the absence was due to a medical procedure for one of his two young sons. It is…
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THE GAME: The Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 12-3 on Saturday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Cesar Valdez got the start in place of Shohei Ohtani, who opted to move back his start to better prepare for Opening Day. Valdez pitched two scoreless innings, and then in the third he…
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Orange County high school softball standings through Friday, March 25. TRINITY LEAGUE League Overall JSerra 2-1 12-6 Orange Lutheran 2-1 11-6 Mater Dei 2-1 8-7 Rosary 1-2 9-6 Santa Margarita 0-2 4-12 SURF LEAGUE League Overall Huntington Beach 2-0 8-3 Los Alamitos 1-1 11-4 Marina 1-1 7-6 Edison 0-2 4-10 WAVE LEAGUE League Overall Newport…
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A homeless man accused of randomly knocking an Anaheim Central Library employee unconscious and shoving a Target customer earlier this month has been arrested, Anaheim Police Department officials said on Saturday, March 26. Police this week asked for the public’s help in locating the man after the two consecutive assaults on March 3. On Friday,…
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In case you’d forgotten, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said the quiet part out loud before the 2021-22 college basketball season began. His view: The power conference schools should break off and form their own championship tournament to control – and, theoretically enhance – the revenue flowing from it. “They’re doing it in football,” Huggins…
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