In the center of it all, still the most important player on the court, Jimmy Butler prepared for the coming stage by going one-on-one against 6-foot-4 reserve Javonte Smart, backing in for an easy basket. This was after video session, after practice, after a team meeting Thursday where those the word, “champions,” was mentioned more…
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SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Thursday) JOCKEYS / WINS Flavien Prat / 72 Juan Hernandez / 60 John Velazquez / 32 Tyler Baze / 29 Two tied / 27 TRAINERS / WINS Philip D’Amato / 33 Doug O’Neill / 32 Bob Baffert / 27 John Sadler / 25 Richard Baltas / 20 DOWN THE STRETCH •…
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Once again, Nets head coach Steve Nash said injured star Ben Simmons is still a ways away from making his season debut. And once again, a series of reputable reports suggest otherwise. Quite frankly, no one knows what to believe as it pertains to Simmons, the 25-year-old Australian All-Star forward who has been recovering from…
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By TOM HAYS and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with opening fire on subway riders on a train in Brooklyn was ordered held without bail Thursday at his first court appearance, where prosecutors told a judge he terrified all of New York City. Brought into a Brooklyn federal court without…
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Universal Studios Hollywood has begun converting its famed Studio Tour trams from diesel to electric to help reduce air pollution and combat climate change while making for a quieter ride around the movie and TV studio backlot. Universal Studios Hollywood has rolled out the first of four electric trams in its fleet of 21 Studio…
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Yorba Linda is the first of Orange County’s 34 cities to win state approval of its new housing plan, providing a blueprint for the construction of 2,415 new homes needed for the remainder of the decade. In an April 8 letter to the city, the state Housing and Community Development Department said it’s “pleased to find…
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley was fined $30,000 by the NBA on Thursday for what the league declared “inappropriate statements,” including the “egregious use of profanity” in a media interview and social media post following the team’s play-in game victory. Beverley was especially emotional after the Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers…
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Alibaba, a company co-founded by Joe Tsai — an adamant advocate of China’s communist regime and the owner of the Nets and Liberty — financially supported the Chinese government’s human rights violations and “cultural genocide” of its Muslim population, according to a report from ESPN. Tsai’s Alibaba (effectively Amazon in Asia) funded technology used by…
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A Beach Boulevard Sustainability Fair will be held in West Anaheim from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 16. This is a free event that will offer information and activities for a more sustainable lifestyle, including electric vehicle ride-and-drive options, a gardening workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. on California native plants, community resources,…
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns to Indio this weekend (and next weekend) with Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia with the Weeknd, a last-minute addition, as headliners. Coachella 2022 will be the first time the festival returns in-person since the pre-pandemic era, so there will be much to see and…
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