Some good Orange County boys basketball teams will not be in the CIF Southern Section playoffs that begin next week. The CIF-SS limits the number of guaranteed playoff entries for each league. Four-team leagues get two guaranteed entries, five- and six-team leagues get three guaranteed entries, and seven-team leagues get four guaranteed entries. Orange County…
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By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the West on Monday of “whipping up tensions” over Ukraine and said the U.S. had brought “pure Nazis” to power in Kyiv as the U.N. Security Council held a stormy and bellicose debate on Moscow’s troop buildup near its southern neighbor. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The CIF-SS girls water polo polls, released Monday, Jan. 31. CIF-SS GIRLS WATER POLO POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Water Polo Advisory Committee.) DIVISION 1 1 Newport Harbor 2 Laguna Beach 3 Orange Lutheran 4 Los Alamitos 5 Foothill 6 Mater…
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Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm, left, tries to score but is blocked by Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic during the first period on Monday night in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez) Ducks center Derek Grant, right, prepares to shoot on goal in front of Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi during the first period on…
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Mere hours after the Los Angeles Rams rallied to oust the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 and earn their way to Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, fans flocked to stores Sunday evening and Monday morning to swipe up NFC Champion hats, shirt, pendants and other memorabilia. As the game ended at SoFi Stadium on Sunday…
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The last thing that Alex Seling did after finishing a coast-to-coast hike that started in Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware and ended in Dana Point was to step into the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Army veteran Alex Seling is all smiles as he is greeted at the end of his coast-to-coast walk at Doheny State…
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By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Tuesday, mirroring broad overnight gains on Wall Street, while trading in China and most other regional markets was closed for Lunar New Year holidays. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.5% in morning trading to 27,139.89. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.4% to 6,996.80. Wall Street closed…
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A week before the Rams played in the Super Bowl in 2019, they attended a pep rally outside a construction site in Inglewood, where thousands of fans loudly wished them good luck. Players and coaches then rode buses to LAX. And jetted off to Atlanta, the site of the game. It’s different this time. Not…
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2021 ALL-CIF FOOTBALL TEAMS (Selected by the Football Coaches Assn.) DIVISION 1 Offensive Players of the Year: Tetairoa McMillan, Servite, Sr., WR and Raleek Brown, Mater Dei, Sr., RB Defensive Player of the Year: David Bailey, Mater Dei, Sr., LB Championship coach: Bruce Rollinson, Mater Dei School, Name, Position, Yr. Centennial/Corona Nathan Jimenez WR 12…
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Confirmed: Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey did indeed drive his own Honda Accord to O’Hare International Airport on the night of Jan. 24. McCaskey had a finalist for his team’s general manager position to scoop up and felt an elevated purpose as he maneuvered down Bessie Coleman Drive. “Parked in the (airport) garage,” McCaskey acknowledged…
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