GLENDALE, Ariz. — Here comes Clayton Kershaw to save the day for the Dodgers again. The Dodgers wrapped up their abbreviated spring training stay in Arizona on Saturday and prepare to head into the 2022 season with their thinnest starting rotation in six or seven years. How much more of a soft spot could it…
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Orange County high school baseball standings through Friday, April 1. TRINITY LEAGUE League Overall Orange Lutheran 10-2 15-2 JSerra 6-6 11-9 Santa Margarita 4-5 13-5 St. John Bosco 4-5 11-6 Mater Dei 3-6 10-7 Servite 3-6 8-6 SURF LEAGUE League Overall Huntington Beach 6-0 11-4 Los Alamitos 4-3 10-6-2 Fountain Valley 1-4 7-12 Edison 0-4…
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THE GAME: In his first spring outing for the Dodgers, Craig Kimbrel gave up hits to the first four batters he faced, including back-to-back home runs in a 10-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. PITCHING REPORT: Acquired in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on…
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For a period of time, Devin Cannady wasn’t sure when — or even if — he’d be back playing in the NBA. Cannady’s first opportunity in the league came when he signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic on April 6, 2021, before signing a two-way contract 10 days later. He averaged 4.3 points…
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With two bids to the NCAA Championships on the line, it came down to the final two gymnasts in the final rotation of the Raleigh Regional Finals in North Carolina. UCLA’s balance beam score and Missouri’s floor exercise score would be the determining factors. The Bruins huddled together Saturday, awaiting the final numbers after No.…
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By ANDREW DeMILLO | Associated Press PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Chris Jones would seem to have an ideal biography to run for governor, a job that’s wide open in Arkansas for the first time in eight years. He’s both an ordained Baptist minister and a nuclear engineer who can talk about his faith as easily…
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The growing pains for Angel City FC continued in its fourth game of the NWSL Challenge Cup. For the third consecutive game, Angel City allowed at least three goals, losing to fellow expansion team San Diego Wave FC 4-2 on Saturday at Torero Stadium in front of 5,158. The teams opened the Challenge Cup against…
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By The Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian troops retaking areas around Kyiv and Chernihiv are not allowing Russians to retreat without a fight, but are “shelling them. They are destroying everyone they can.” Zelenskyy, in his Saturday night video address to the nation, said Ukraine knows Russia has the forces…
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NEW ORLEANS — Kansas and Villanova waged a 3-point shooting contest at the Final Four with one of them racing out to a big lead in the opening minutes and the other spending the rest of the night trying in vain to catch up. It all may sound familiar to basketball fans. But in a…
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Albany’s Big Ugly, where all the difficult votes get hidden inside of the budget and sweetened by new spending, is officially late as of Friday, as the political conversation here feels increasingly unhinged from reality. New York’s motto is “Excelsior” (Latin for “higher”), and the high-stakes game of chicken between different factions of the Democratic…
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