After community college enrollment collapsed in late 2020, California lawmakers last year gave the system of public two-year colleges $120 million to help stem the tide of departing students and bring them back. So far, progress has been uneven. Through last fall, just 17 of California’s 116 community colleges have seen the number of students…
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By NEBI QENA and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the embattled southern port of Mariupol raged unabated. Explosions and bursts of gunfire shook Kyiv, and black smoke rose from…
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For weeks, Kyle Lowry has spoken of the build up to when the stakes go up. Amid the Miami Heat’s few shaky moments, the veteran point guard stressed that what matters is getting to your best game for the playoffs. Those playoffs are now 10 games away. And, no, the Heat did not look anything…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is expected to hear attorneys’ closing arguments on Tuesday in the trial of an elected official from New Mexico charged with illegally entering U.S. Capitol grounds during the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden heard…
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Q: Ira, besides Tyler Herro having a horrible shooting night, almost every Sixers basket in the fourth quarter was scored while Tyler Herro was guarding the scorer. — Joel, Fort Lauderdale. A: Yes, they were, as Tyler Herro continually was lined up by Tyrese Maxey. It was a straightforward, simple and effective approach by the…
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This week’s CIF-SS high school boys lacrosse polls, released Monday, March 21. CIF-SS BOYS LACROSSE (Selected by the CIF-SS Lacrosse Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 Mater Dei 2 Corona del Mar 3 St. Margaret’s 4 Foothill 5 Loyola 6 Agoura 7 Palos Verdes 8 Los Alamitos 9 Sierra Canyon 10 Tesoro DIVISION 2 1 Aliso…
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This week’s CIF-SS high school girls lacrosse polls, released Monday, March 21. CIF-SS GIRLS LACROSSE (Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Lacrosse Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1/2 1 Foothill 2 Redondo Union 3 Santa Margarita 4 Palos Verdes 5 Newbury Park 6 St. Margaret’s 7 San Clemente 8 Edison 9 Agoura 10 Corona del Mar Others: Mater…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Dan Albano’s Diamond Club outstanding softball players last week, March 21: Leslie Egan, Savanna, Sr.: Egan went 4 for 5 with two home runs and five RBIs in a 25-2 win against Western to help the Rebels improve to 2-0 in the Orange…
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For the first time in too long — maybe weeks, maybe a month — the Chicago Bulls took complete control of a game. Monday night’s 113-99 win over the Toronto Raptors at the United Center couldn’t have come at a more necessary, even desperate time. After weeks of blowout losses and scattered grind-it-out wins, the…
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ANAHEIM — Troy Terry made a little magic on the first day of the rest of his and the Ducks’ lives on Monday night at Honda Center, sending a laser past Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros for his team-leading 30th goal, extending his career high and raising hopes an upset was in order. “Super proud…
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