It wasn’t a dress rehearsal, considering there will be a full week for practice before their postseason opener. And it wasn’t played for seeding, with the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs secured a night earlier. Friday night instead merely was a moment to create one more night of regular-season magic at FTX…
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TUSTIN – Johnny Morales has not pitched much for Pacifica’s baseball team this season. The Mariners have a deep group of pitchers, so opportunities have been few for Morales, a senior right-hander. Morales got the start Friday against Tustin and delivered, throwing a complete game in Pacifica’s 4-1 victory in an Empire League game at…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frustrations spilled onto the field in game two of 162, with most of those emotions emanating from Buck Showalter. Benches and bullpens cleared in the fifth inning of the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Nationals Friday night after Steve Cishek threw a fastball up and in at Francisco Lindor that appeared to…
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Former USC men’s and women’s water polo coach Jovan Vavic was found guilty on Friday, April 8, of taking more than $200,000 in bribes to help parents get their kids into the university as athletes even though they were not legitimate student competitors. After a half day of deliberations, Vavic was found guilty by a…
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In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, stretches its wings while being fed in the Big Bear nest on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley) In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on…
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If high-octane horse racing is your thing, Santa Anita is the place to be Saturday. Seven stakes races, highlighted by a highly anticipated duel between super powers Messier and Forbidden Kingdom in the $750,000 Grade I Santa Anita Derby, are part of a 12-race card that begins at noon. Oh, and racing royalty will be…
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Gerrit Cole was rattled — even before he threw a pitch Friday. The Yankees ace was thrown off by an “unforeseen” schedule snafu with the Opening Day festivities. He was caught on camera looking annoyed yelling “Lets Go, Lets Go,” as celebrity and long-time Yankee fan Billy Crystal took to the field to throw out…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chris Bassitt, after his final spring start last week, expressed both confidence and reassurance in the Mets rotation just days after their top aces sustained injuries. On Saturday, he has the opportunity to back up his words with his arm. Bassitt is gearing up to make his Mets debut on Saturday against…
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If you watch Nets basketball, you come to one glaring realization: With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the floor the majority of the minutes, this is an isolation-heavy team. As they should be, but it’s become increasingly clear in recent games that the Nets can’t rely on the greatness of their two scorers alone…
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Friday’s Opening Day game at Yankee Stadium marked the beginning of Josh Donaldson’s 12th season in Major League Baseball. It’s safe to say he’ll never forget how year 12 started, as the Yankees’ recently-acquired third baseman delivered the walkoff single that launched his new team into a euphoric eleventh-inning celebration. “It was nice, for my…
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