By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, coming back to beat fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4, on Saturday (Friday…
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The terrible fires that have ravaged Los Angeles County and other parts of the Southland aren’t even fully contained and our offices here at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are already getting calls from victims who are ready to press on and move forward to start rebuilding. It has been an important reminder that one…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — This was supposed to be a big night for the San Juan Hills boys basketball team. The Stallions had feasted on Dana Hills and Trabuco Hills in South Coast League play, but the rivalry game with Tesoro represented a step up. A significant challenge. A measuring stick. It was a whitewash.…
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As I shared last week, I celebrated my 68th birthday recently. My wife treated me to a weekend at Pebble Beach. I know! But someone had to do it. We stayed in a spot overlooking the iconic Pebble Beach golf links — home of the annual AT&T Pro-Am and countless major championships over the years.…
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LOS ANGELES — After a stretch of the schedule in which the UCLA men’s basketball team played five of six games away or at a neutral site, the Bruins had four days at home to prepare for Iowa. They studied film of the Hawkeyes, head coach Mick Cronin pointing out their tendencies. They drive, Cronin…
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TUSTIN — Tustin’s boys basketball team stayed unbeaten in the Empire League with a convincing 67-42 win over Costa Mesa on Friday night at Tustin High. The Tillers (18-6, 4-0) were led by the trio of Yuri Klines, Ethan Contreras and Daniel Molina. Klines had a team-high 16 points, Contreras added 15 points and Molina finished…
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LOS ANGELES — The last time the Lakers were without Anthony Davis and in need of a player to step up offensively outside of LeBron James and Austin Reaves, they got a career night out of Max Christie. But this time, it was Reaves and James again doing the heavy lifting on Friday night, with…
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ALISO VIEJO — Capistrano Valley center Jake Davis picked a perfect time to make his first 3-point basket of the season. With 5.8 seconds remaining in the game, Davis intercepted an inbound pass by Aliso Niguel and made a game-tying 3-point shot that sent Friday’s Sea View League game into overtime. Capistrano Valley then took…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The St. Margaret’s girls basketball program added another milestone Friday to its impressive resume under fourth-year coach Josh Markum and his experienced cast of players. The host Tartans knocked off Orange County mainstay Rosary 53-42 in the schools’ first…
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IRVINE – It was unlikely that a boys basketball team would go undefeated in the Crestview League. The five-team league is just too good and too balanced for that to happen. Crean Lutheran made sure of that Friday with a 62-51 win over Canyon in a league game at Crean Lutheran High. Canyon guard Brandon…
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