Some boxers command respect. Others make you dial your friends and yell into the phone. To join the did-you-see-that group, you need to create two different sounds. One is generated by a fast-moving glove landing on flesh. The other is the sound of the body that owns that flesh, hitting the floor like a sack…
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The possibility was looming, and now it’s certain. UCLA’s men’s basketball contest against Washington on Sunday afternoon in Seattle has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Huskies’ program. Washington’s game with Arizona, which was scheduled for Thursday, was canceled Wednesday just before the fifth-ranked Bruins beat Colorado 73-61 in its conference opener at…
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By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer | CNN The January 6 select committee announced Friday that the deposition with Jeffrey Clark originally scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until December 16 due to a “medical condition that precludes his participation in tomorrow’s meeting.” “Through his attorney, Mr. Clark has informed the Select Committee…
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By Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has interviewed about 250 people so far, its chairman said Thursday, a staggering pace over just five months as lawmakers work to compile the most comprehensive account yet of the violent attack and plan to hold public hearings next…
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO — The San Diego State football team has to make one more trip to Carson, this time to host the Mountain West Conference championship game Saturday against Utah State in their temporary home at a soccer pitch. Win and the 19th-ranked Aztecs (11-1 overall, 7-1 MWC) will…
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Just 13 days after Utah knocked Oregon out of contention for a College Football Playoff berth, the two teams meet again to decide the Pac-12 Conference champion. The winner of Friday night’s game in Las Vegas will be going to the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Don’t…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Sunny Hills freshman Daniela Borruel stands with her father, German, and brother Marcos, 8, after winning the CIF-SS singles title at Whittier Narrows on Thursday. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG) Freshman Daniela Borruel of Sunny Hills serves during the CIF-SS singles…
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THOUSAND OAKS — It’s a bad thing that can only happen to a good coach. He starts the season with a playbook bursting with innovation. He gets his players to follow the X’s and O’s to a T. His team roars to a fast start and becomes the talk of the league. But then he…
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Calgary Flames center Tyler Pitlick, left, and Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson battle as the puck flies by during the first period on Thursday night at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, left, and Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk scuffle during the first period on Thursday night at Staples Center. (AP…
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The week before Thanksgiving, John Harbaugh saw Calais Campbell sitting down for an end-of-day meal in the Ravens’ cafeteria. Harbaugh does not spend a lot of time thinking about Campbell. Why would he? In a world framed by worry and uncertainty, Campbell is the weathered oak tree at the heart of the Ravens defense —…
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