IRVINE — A second straight Big West Conference Player of the Year Award likely won’t happen for UC Irvine point guard Déja Lee, but she would trade that prize for another trip to the NCAA Tournament anyway. Lee played her final regular-season game for the Anteaters on Saturday afternoon and contributed a little bit of…
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All-County linebacker Talanoa Ili of Orange Lutheran is in the process of enrolling at Kahuku of Hawaii after withdrawing from the Trinity League school, the junior confirmed late Friday. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Ili has played at Orange Lutheran the past three seasons. He earned second-team All-County and second-team All-Trinity League honors in 2024. Last season,…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santa Margarita’s boys and girls swimming swept the team titles at the Capistrano Valley Relays at Capistrano Valley High on Friday. Here are the event results from finals: Girls 4×100 I.M. — 1. Santa Margarita (S. Zhu, R. Salazar, S. Ye, E. Song)…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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THE GAME: Michael Conforto drove in three runs with a double and a home run as the Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners, 6-4, in a Cactus League game on Friday night at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. PITCHING REPORT: Justin Wrobleski has been one of the most impressive pitchers in camp this spring. He…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now El Modena and Mater Dei’s softball teams advanced Friday to face each other in the semifinals of the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Ariz. In the quarterfinals, El Modena edged Orange County No. 1 Canyon 2-1 while Mater Dei beat…
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ANAHEIM — The Ducks were all smiles before the homecoming game of longtime mainstay Cam Fowler, but at the end of Friday night only he and his new club were grinning at Honda Center. St. Louis prevailed, 4-3, despite a feverish push that saw the Ducks score twice late, including in the final minute, and…
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INGLEWOOD — With 19 regular-season games left on the schedule and injuries still a factor, the Clippers are facing the challenge of winning while short-handed and winning in a hurry. And that means stacking as many victories as possible between now and mid-April if they have any hope for a higher seed in the postseason.…
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With major rail, bus and bike trail projects in the works but not fully funded, LA Metro has relied on federal dollars to plug funding gaps. But under the new Trump administration, that strategy may be a thing of the past. So the transit agency serving a quarter of the state’s population and attempting to…
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The Irvine Invitational, annually one of the more-prestigious early-season events in Southern California high school track and field, is Saturday (March 8) at Irvine High. Among those scheduled to compete is Aliso Niguel junior thrower Jaslene Massey. Massey threw the shot put 47 feet, 10 inches in the Eagle Invitational at Santa Margarita last month.…
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