Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SAN DIEGO — Kobe Bryant’s “Mamba mentality” burns deep within Sage Hill’s girls basketball team, and that flame surfaced again Tuesday against San Diego powerhouse Mission Hills. The Lightning chased a deep squad with two players bound for the Big West Conference most…
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Kings center Blake Lizotte controls the puck against Vegas Golden Knights center Michael Amadio during the first period on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Kings defenseman Sean Durzi, center, defends against Vegas Golden Knights center Jake Leschyshyn, right, and center Michael Amadio during the first period on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.…
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It’s the season for giving. I’ll give. This week I’ll donate to the Doe Fund, a charity that helps drug users and ex-cons find purpose in life through work. “Work works!” they say. It sure does. Most Doe Fund workers find more joy in supporting themselves than they ever found in drugs. I’ll also donate to Student…
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Regis Philbin (grand marshal) joined by his wife Joy, riding in decorated vehicle at Rose Parade in 2002. (Photo by Walt Mancini, SCNG) Along with the various other laments about the absence of the Tournament of Roses on New Year’s Day 2021 — No. 1 being, “They let Texas steal the Rose Bowl Game, damn…
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Before she hit middle school, Alondra Diaz and her family had moved just under a dozen times, bouncing from place-to-place while her single mother worked jobs cleaning houses and as a seamstress. Then there was a time the family of five was homeless. They moved in with friends and coworkers of Diaz’s mom, sometimes residing…
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From saving oft-poisoned honeybees to saving the Earth from global warming, environmentalists will push next year for host of state protections they say are needed to preserve the natural world — and mankind itself — from destructive human activity. California lawmakers have already created some of the strictest environmental rules in the nation. Yet Southern…
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A recent U.S. Department of Labor determination is jeopardizing federal funding for the Orange County Streetcar and other mass transit projects across Southern California. Although the Labor Department may be motivated by a desire to help public employees, its decision may prove to be a setback for mass transit agencies and the people who work…
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I was planning to share my New Year’s resolutions with you today, but this attempt was derailed by the arrival of my plumber, who is currently the most popular person in our house. I’m sure you’ve never had a plumbing emergency, but we had one last night, when Cheetah Boy woke me from a nap…
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By Cheri Mossburg | CNN John T. Earnest, who admitted to a shooting at a San Diego area synagogue that killed one and injured three others in 2019, has been sentenced to a second life sentence. Earnest was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison in federal court on Tuesday after previously pleading guilty…
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Pasadena’s Rose Parade is mere days away and the annual classic packed with marching bands and fabulous floats is expected to bring with it another tradition — California sunshine on New Year’s Day. The region will get a break from a series of December storms, forecasters say. Nonetheless, the morning of the parade will be…
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