Messier, already a serious Kentucky Derby contender, put an exclamation mark by his candidacy for this spring’s Run for the Roses with a record-setting victory in Sunday’s $200,000 Grade III Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. The son of 2003 Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker, named after former NHL standout Mark Messier, turned in…
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, right, drives by Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Clippers’ Robert Covington, left, is congratulated by forward Norman Powell after scoring and drawing a foul during the second…
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The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced that Smith had interviewed for the job. The 63-year-old Smith is currently…
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Drivers Joey Logano (left) and Brad Keselowski (right) share a laugh along Bill Robertson Lane prior to racing on the specially built quarter mile asphalt oval inside the Los Angeles Coliseum during the NASCAR Busch Light Clash in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) A race…
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“After I killed my wife, I had twenty hours before her new body finished printing downstairs.” Now that’s a first sentence that gets your attention. As is this: “The person sitting at the end of Kelly’s bed wore a gray, hooded cloak.” Kim Fu, a Canadian-born author of two novels and a poetry collection, has…
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Q. I have been a moderate runner for 40 years and managed to remain relatively unscathed with no major knee or joint problems and just have the beginning of an ache in my hip. Reassure me that walking is worthwhile. P.S. I am 75 years old. Many thanks. S.N. Here is a two-step approach to…
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There aren’t many phrases that commonly show up in messaging from Democrats and Republicans alike in these highly partisan times. But recent statements from both GOP Rep. Darrell Issa and former Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda, from both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump all included this one: “common sense.” It makes sense, then,…
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Vehicles head northbound on Kester Avenue under the U.S. 101 in Sherman Oaks on Friday, February 4, 2022. The 1959 bridge is California’s busiest bridge deemed structurally deficient. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) If you travel between Universal Studios and Encino, you’re using California’s busiest structurally deficient bridge. Built in 1959, when…
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Tupac Shakur was one of the most important voices of his generation — a complicated rapper whose unapologetic and honest music drifted from violent and profane lyrics to heartfelt emotional tunes about equality, feminism and tributes to his mother. But he wasn’t just one of the leading voices in West Coast rap, he was also…
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After spending the past two days with the two finalists for the Miami Dolphins’ head coach position a decision, and offer to become the franchise’s 11th head coach and the fifth during Steve Ross’ 13-year tenure as owner, is expected shortly. San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who reportedly met with Ross and his…
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