Funny Car winner Robert Hight (right) speaks with runner up Ron Capps (left) as he looks at his timing slip after winning at the 62nd annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) all won event…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
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By JENNA FRYER DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roger Penske had one rule at the Daytona 500 for his drivers: Do Not Wreck Each Other. His orders were followed Sunday night when Austin Cindric worked with teammate Ryan Blaney over the closing laps to win the Daytona 500 as a celebration of Penske’s 85th birthday. It…
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The United Laguna Woods Mutual board passed a resolution Feb. 8 that would organize a closed meeting – independent of staff – to discuss a strategic plan on the mutual’s most pressing issues. Strategic planning is a routine process carried out by an organization to outline a plan of action within means, officials said. “All…
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By BRIAN MAHONEY CLEVELAND — Stephen Curry got another 3-point record. LeBron James got another All-Star win. Not a bad night in Ohio for the two All-Stars from Akron. Curry turned boos to oohs and aahs with the greatest long-distance shooting performance in All-Star Game history, then James made a turnaround jumper that gave Team…
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Shiyin Chen and Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have accepted in principle a French proposal for a diplomatic summit, France said, potentially offering fresh hope for a peaceful solution to pull Russia and Ukraine back from the brink of war. The meeting, proposed by French President Emmanuel…
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PACIFIC PALISADES — Joaquin Niemann’s play during Sunday’s final round of Genesis Open didn’t generate the kind of fireworks that his back-to-back rounds of 63 did during the first two days of the tournament, but it did produce the one thing the Chilean native wanted most, his second career PGA Tour victory. Choosing to play…
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PACIFIC PALISADES – The potential drama may have been on the course at Riviera Sunday, where 23-year-old Chilean Joaquin Niemann became the first wire-to-wire winner of what is now the Genesis Invitational since Charlie Sifford won it in 1969, when it was known as the L.A. Open. But bigger golf news was happening elsewhere. The…
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LOS ANGELES — After a night of maddening misses and scoring droughts, No. 17 USC still had a chance. With 20.3 seconds left against Washington State and the score tied, head coach Andy Enfield called timeout to draw up a play. The in-bounds pass went to Boogie Ellis, who stood near mid-court for 12 seconds…
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, a former Olympic fencing champion, likes to wield what he describes as the power of the Games like it’s Excalibur. In closing the Beijing Olympics at National Stadium Sunday, Bach again pulled his rhetorical sword out its sheath. “This unifying power of the Olympic Games is stronger than the…
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