The morning after one of his team’s most spirit-shaking losses as Minnesota Vikings coach, Leslie Frazier gathered his staff and later his players with a message of reassurance. The previous afternoon — in Week 13 of the 2012 season — the Vikings lost to the Green Bay Packers 23-14 at Lambeau Field. They squandered 210…
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Five things the Miami Dolphins (8-7) need to do to keep their push for a playoff spot going, and beat the Tennessee Titans (10-5) on the road in Week 17: Rattle Titans QB Ryan Tannehill’s cage History shows that Tannehill has the worst pocket presence of any starting quarterback in the NFL. He’s been sacked…
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Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (8-7) and Tennessee Titans (10-5) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 17 game at Nissan Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run: The latest development in the Dolphins’ backfield merry-go-round is a timeshare of snaps split nearly evenly between Duke Johnson, Myles…
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Amparo Miramontes and her husband thought they’d found the perfect place to raise a family when they moved with their baby daughter from Burbank to Fontana in 2010. They bought a spacious, five-bedroom home for a fraction of the cost of anything equivalent in Los Angeles. The neighborhood was safe, rural and friendly. They barely…
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Jerri Rosen steps down Friday from one of the best known non-profits in Orange County, Working Wardrobes, which she founded in 1990. What began as a one-time event to help women coping with domestic violence, expanded into an ongoing operation to assist women and men overcome issues such as substance abuse, incarceration and homelessness. Over…
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At the eve of a new year, it’s traditional to make a resolution or two. I have no such list for myself or others, but I do have a wish. For 2022 and beyond, I wish that all of us who still cherish liberal values will band together to oppose the worrisome rise of authoritarianism…
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Ryan Tannehill has such a bright future that the Tennessee quarterback is in no mood to look back, not when the Titans need one more victory to clinch a second straight AFC South title. Tannehill finally gets his first chance Sunday to face off against the Miami Dolphins, the team that drafted him eighth overall…
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Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December, the NFL announced on Thursday morning. In Miami’s three-game stretch in the month, Baker had 16 tackles, six for loss, and 3 ½ sacks while the team went 3-0 as part of its seven-game winning streak it enters Sunday’s matchup…
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It’s a day to reset and restart, a way to wash off the old and bring in the new. And let’s be honest: We can use some renewed hope for a better year to come. So if you’re head isn’t still ringing from the New Year’s Eve festivities, here are a few fun ways to…
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The iconic Laguna Beach lifeguard tower that started out as part of a gas station across from Main Beach might not be in use today if it weren’t for the locals who did their best to save it. Fifty years after a Laguna Beach City Council decided to not move forward with a more modern…
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