By MARTHA BELLISLE ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Norwegian great Therese Johaug won her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday and Jessie Diggins took silver for the best result by an American in an individual cross-country skiing event since 1976. Fighting fierce winds and brutal temperatures, Johaug went out front early in the 30-kilometer…
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NORTHRIDGE — E.J. Anosike and Cal State Fullerton took care of business with a road win Saturday night and gained ground in the Big West Conference race. Anosike had 24 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season as Fullerton beat Cal State Northridge, 81-73, at the Matadome. Jalen Harris had 16…
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LA HABRA >> In a close contest that came down to the final possession, the Crean Lutheran girls basketball team turned to its best player, Taylor Feldman, with the game on the line. Feldman delivered by providing the game-winning basket, a driving layup with 3.4 seconds left, as Crean Lutheran defeated Sonora 48-46 in the…
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NEWPORT BEACH >> The Sage Hill girls basketball team entered its game Saturday night looking to avenge a two-point loss to Rolling HIlls Prep in December. This time around, the Lightning arrived healthy and got its revenge with a 55-34 victory in the CIF-SS Division 2AA quarterfinals at Sage Hill. Sage Hill (21-9) will go…
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SANTA BARBARA — There are a number of reasons the Long Beach State men’s basketball team is enjoying its most successful stretch in several years, but team defense has been the backbone of LBSU’s recent run as opponent after opponent found it tough to get anything going. UC Santa Barbara finally solved the puzzle on…
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Scores from the CIF-SS girls basketball playoff games Saturday and the updated schedule for the semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 23. CIF-SS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Saturday Final round of pool play Pool A Etiwanda 64, Mater Dei 53 Rosary 60, Windward 58 Pool B Sierra Canyon 80, Corona Centennial 53 Orangewood Academy 54, Bishop…
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ANAHEIM — Long Beach Poly girls basketball player Nala Williams wanted to make her aunt’s visit from Texas a memorable one. The star senior did just that Saturday night. Williams scored a game-high 31 points and Poly overcame a slow start for a 49-43 win over Fairmont Prep in a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal.…
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> It’s not supposed to be easy getting to the CIF-SS finals, even when the No. 1-ranked Etiwanda girls basketball team takes a 19-point lead to the fourth quarter. But despite missing two starters down the stretch, the Eagles held off No. 4 Mater Dei 64-53 in an Open Division pool play game…
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Scores from the CIF-SS girls soccer playoff games Saturday and the updated schedule for the semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 23. CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Games start at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals, Saturday Corona Santiago 3, Etiwanda 0 Villa Park 3, Newport Harbor 2 Los Alamitos 2, Harvard-Westlake 0 Temecula Valley 4,…
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BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin and the American mixed ski team missed out on a medal by 0.42 seconds, losing in the bronze matchup Sunday to cap an exasperating Beijing Olympics for the two-time gold medalist who is going home empty handed. “I have had a lot of disappointing moments at these Games, today is not…
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