San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama of Team World shoots as the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, left, of Team USA Stars defends during the first game of the 75th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) World center Victor Wembanyama, of France,…
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INGLEWOOD — You can argue – and I certainly won’t disagree – that the least relevant aspect of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend is the actual game. (Unless the guy representing the host team decides to take over the proceedings, even if it’s just for the equivalent of a quarter.) As a celebration of the sport…
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MILAN — When American pairs skater Danny O’Shea was 10 years old, he sat down and made a list of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, he would be 18. That would be his Olympics, he decided. As easy as that, right? O’Shea has survived two retirements, five partner changes, two coaching changes, a…
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An effort is underway in California to expand opportunities for hunting and fishing for youth with life-threatening illnesses or who have lost a parent in service to the state or country. Sen. Steven Choi, R-Irvine, last week introduced legislation that would task California’s Fish and Game Commission with establishing a program to help these youth…
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CIF-SS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE Games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. OPEN DIVISION Pool play, Round 3 Pool A: JSerra at Ontario Christian Pool D: Mater Dei at Sage Hill QUARTERFINALS DIVISION 1 Valencia/Valencia at Troy Moreno Valley at Orange Lutheran Villa Park at La Salle DIVISION 2 Portola at Saugus San Clemente…
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CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE QUARTERFINALS Games start at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. OPEN DIVISION First leg of 2-leg series Santa Margarita at Oaks Christian Redondo Union at Mater Dei DIVISION 1 Rosary vs. Westlake at Cal Lutheran University, 7 p.m. Newport Harbor at Orange Lutheran DIVISION 2 San Marino at Portola DIVISION…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Villa Park’s girls basketball team continued its excellent start to the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs by cruising to a 58-45 win over Santa Margarita on Saturday in a second-round game at Santa Margarita High. The Spartans won their first-round matchup against Palos Verdes by 21 points and will play St. Anthony…
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IRVINE — Portola girls soccer coach Sam Ezratty expected a defensive battle in the team’s CIF-SS Division 2 second-round game against Crean Lutheran on Saturday. The Bulldogs were able to get a first-half goal from Taylor Strickland and rode their defense to a 1-0 victory at Portola High. Portola (11-3-5) will host San Marino on…
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FULLERTON — Sunny Hills girls basketball coach Jae Byun said his team has been trying to find its identity on defense all year. After Sunny Hills defeated Tesoro, 48-19, in a CIF-SS Division 5 second-round playoff game Saturday, the Lancers appear to have found that identity. The Lancers (19-12), who advanced to the playoffs as…
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TORRANCE — Three minutes into Saturday night’s CIF Southern Section Division 5 second-round playoff game, the Torrance girls basketball team looked out of sorts on both ends of the court and trailed visiting Fountain Valley by six points. Things would turn around. Kaya Choi scored four consecutive points and Karissa Sasaki hit a 3-pointer to…
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