Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony, left, blocks a shot by Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons during the first half on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Lakers forward Anthony Davis dunks during the first half of their victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Mark J.…
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SAN CLEMENTE >> The San Clemente boys wrestling team cruised to a 49-19 win over Victor Valley to win its third consecutive CIF-SS Dual Meet Championship title. The Tritons were the Division 4 champions in 2020 and now have won back-to-back championships in Division 3. This season, the Tritons had a bye in the first…
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ANAHEIM – They were not victories, but to Corona del Mar boys wrestling coach Mark Alex they might as well have been. Corona del Mar’s Tony Leon in the 220 pounds class and Porter Sharp at 160 pounds scrambled and battled to avoid getting pinned, thus limiting the points Western got in those matches, and…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ORANGE — The startup venture that is Santa Margarita girls basketball under second-year coach Seyram Bell showed more signs of progress Wednesday night. Freshman point guard in the Trinity League? Loaded with potential. New perimeter shooter who sat out last season? Deadly from…
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Maybe this offseason the Ravens finally start building their offense from the inside out. They’ve gotten away from “Football 101″ the past three years while being carried away by the Lamar Jackson phenomenon. Instead of acquiring quality offensive linemen, they went with flash and drafted skilled players like Rashod Bateman, James Proche II, Devin Duvernay…
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Over the last four years, when Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich would chat with opposing coaches on the field on game days, he often would hear a similar refrain. “Somebody is going to comment to me how hard our defense plays — how hard our team plays, but really how hard our defense plays —…
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Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich has watched Alan Williams in action the last four seasons, impressed with Williams’ ability to teach and lead the team’s secondary. “Alan has great energy on the field,” Reich said Tuesday. “Watching him run drills, he has good energy, good body language. There’s a good, positive vibe to him. He…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, putting major indexes on track to extend their weekly gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% as of 2 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 142 points, or 0.4%, to 35,549 and the Nasdaq rose 0.2%. Several…
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By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday after acknowledging a consensual relationship with another network executive — an entanglement that came to light during an investigation of now-fired anchor Chris Cuomo. Zucker said he acknowledged the relationship when asked about it as part of the Cuomo investigation, which…
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Boston University researchers, looking at the very low rates of COVID-19 spread from pregnant mother to baby, have discovered how the placenta may be blocking virus transmission to babies during pregnancy. The new study may give scientists clues about blocking COVID infections in other patients. The research zeroes in on ACE-2, the receptor that allows…
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