SANTA ANA — A 34-year-old man has pleaded guilty to an alcohol-fueled crash that killed a woman in Seal Beach. The collision occurred at about 3:40 p.m., Nov. 4, 2021, at Seal Beach Boulevard and St. Andrews Drive, near the Leisure World retirement community, according to Lt. Nick Nicholas of the Seal Beach Police Department.…
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A 27-year-old motorcyclist died Saturday, Dec. 3, after he was struck by a car at an intersection in Fullerton, police said. At the time of the crash, the motorcyclist had a green light and was stopped facing westbound on Commonwealth Avenue, waiting to make a southbound turn on State College Boulevard, police said. While the…
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Back in January, before Speaking Scout had ever tried graded-stakes competition, trainer Graham Motion had serious doubts whether the 3-year-old gelded son of Mr. Speaker had Grade I success in his future. Motion’s skepticism was borne out in Speaking Scout’s first three tries at Grade III opponents. He finished fourth, sixth and seventh and appeared…
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By PAT GRAHAM BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football. The deal was announced Saturday night by athletic director Rick George. The Pro Football Hall of Famer has been at…
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By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA — Georgia swatted away the field goal attempt, the ball spinning to a stop at its 4-yard line. The LSU players trudged off the field, thinking the play was over. Christopher Smith knew better. He suddenly scooped it up and took off the other way, sprinting 96 yards for a touchdown…
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The consensus box of Del Mar picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, December 4, 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…
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LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury easily retained his WBC heavyweight belt by stopping Derek Chisora again thanks to his overwhelming advantage of reach and height on Saturday. Referee Victor Loughlin didn’t end the one-sided all-British fight until 10 seconds remained in the 10th round. It could have finished five rounds sooner and nobody could have…
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IRVINE — Days after nearly upsetting No. 24 San Diego State on the road, UC Irvine couldn’t repeat that performance in an 80-66 loss to Fresno State on Saturday night at the Bren Events Center. “Everybody around here wanted to treat that like a win and tell us how great we were,” Coach Russell Turner…
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The first edition of Bésame Mucho, the multi-genre Latino music festival, sold out within 70 minutes back in February and finally hit Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 3. The single-day event celebrates Latino music culture that spans several generations, with Latin pop, Regional Mexican, merengue, cumbia and rock en Español all included…
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OREM, Utah — In a high-scoring game, one cold stretch proved the difference for Long Beach State. Tobias Rotegaard had 16 points off the bench to lead a balanced Long Beach attack, but Utah Valley took advantage of LBSU’s slow start to the second half to take the lead for good and hand the visitors…
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