By JILL LAWLESS and DASHA LITVINOVA MOSCOW (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat flew Wednesday to Moscow, seeking to defuse tensions raised by Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine and warning that an invasion would bring “massive consequences for all involved.” “Russia has a choice here. We strongly encourage them to engage, de-escalate and choose the path…
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Devin Hester will find out this week whether he will join the long list of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hester is among 15 modern-era finalists, a maximum of five of which can be selected for the Hall. The inductees will be announced Thursday at NFL Honors (8 p.m., ABC-7) three…
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As Devin Hester awaits word Thursday about whether he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot, here’s a look back at the top moments from the career of the greatest returner in Chicago Bears — and NFL — history. A Super opening punch The date: Feb. 4, 2007 The…
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China — After falling on his first attempt Wednesday (Tuesday night PT), Shaun White hammered down a pressure-packed halfpipe qualifying run to make it through to the medal round of his fifth and final Olympics. The three-time gold medalist fell on his signature trick on his first run…
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By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday (late Tuesday night PT), riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after a mistake cost her the title. The 36-year-old racer was…
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Three San Fernando Valley sisters were bouncing off the walls in anticipation of turning a $50 longshot bet into $6,300 if the Cincinnati Bengals win Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. Teresa Dahlquist, 82, and her twin sister, Josephine Cavalluzzi, both Woodland Hills residents, and their big sister Mary Bartnicki, 91, of Canoga Park made their…
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Crews early Wednesday faced huge flames and explosions as they fought a greater-alarm industrial fire in Orange. Independent journalists on scene said the fire broke out after midnight at a foam production plant in the 2000 block of North Batavia Street, north of Ball Road and east of the 57 Freeway and the Santa Ana…
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LOS ANGELES — When No. 21 USC announced last week that it would play a nonconference game against Pacific, it barely raised an eyebrow. Sure, add an extra game, basically a glorified scrimmage against a West Coast Conference bottom-feeder and stay fresh ahead of Saturday’s game against No. 12 UCLA. This last-second addition to the…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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