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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — At the start of the girls volleyball season, Mater Dei’s players set a goal to win the team’s eighth consecutive Trinity League title and to do it by sweeping every league opponent. The Monarchs put an exclamation point on the regular season Wednesday by wrapping up another league title with a…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — There was no doubt this time. Newport Harbor’s girls flag football team made sure of that Wednesday night. Junior Maia Helmar tossed four touchdowns and intercepted a pass on defense as the Sailors defeated Back Bay rival Corona del Mar…
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PHOENIX — Lightning does strike twice and the Dodgers are the charred victims, left smoking and unrecognizable as the 100-game winner they were during another pointless regular season. For the second consecutive year, the Dodgers were eliminated in their first playoff series despite facing a team that finished a distant second behind them in the…
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LOS ANGELES — The familiar shouts came back in July, the budding king of Los Angeles obliging a slew of Dodgers fans for autographs on the day he tossed out a ceremonial first pitch, center Justin Dedich describing the scene after practice Wednesday. Ca-leb! Ca-leb! Ca-leb! And this had, of course, become commonplace for Caleb…
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Move over, Tamra Judge, there’s a new villain in Orange County – and he’s not even a housewife. “The Real Housewives of Orange County” wrapped up the second of two reunion shows on Wednesday with the revelation that Shannon Storms Beador, who worried all season that too much housewife tittle-tattle would scuttle her relationship, had…
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LOS ANGELES — The Kings kicked off the season with at least a puncher’s chance at the franchise’s third Stanley Cup title, but they were dropped by a bonafide heavyweight on opening night. Mikko Rantanen had two goals and a pair of assists, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists and Colorado handed the…
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ANAHEIM — The Lakers have yet to play a true “home” game so far during the preseason, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell during Wednesday night’s 109-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Even with the Lakers sitting three-fifths of their known starting lineup to begin the regular season, purple and gold paraphernalia was…
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Taylor Swift has arrived at the Grove and you best believe she’s still bejeweled. Ahead of the release of her Eras Tour concert film, Swift surprised fans at the Los Angeles outdoor mall where her movie premiere was being held. Related: Where to watch ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ in Los Angeles OMG!!! SHE HAS…
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — José Abreu homered for the third time in two games, a two-run rocket in the fourth inning that launched the Houston Astros to their seventh straight American League Championship Series appearance with a 3-2 win that eliminated the Minnesota Twins in Game 4 of their AL Division…
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By W.G. RAMIREZ The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces routed the New York Liberty, 104-76, on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 series lead in the WNBA Finals. Wilson finished 10 for 16 from the field on her way to recording…
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