The Pac-12 commissioner’s office has been a no-spin zone since George Kliavkoff took charge of the conference on July 1. That remained the case following the conclusion of his first football season — a ghastly four months that saw an unprecedented number of non-conference losses and a winless bowl season. “I would call it a…
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It was a dry year with a wet ending. The map below reflects how much rain fell in Orange County in a series of late 2021 storms, compiled from readings by OC Public Works at 56 sites countywide from Dec. 14-30. In the year’s wet ending, the storms hit hardest in the eastern foothills: Upper…
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Even before a proposed homeowner-inspired measure aiming to restore full zoning powers to local governments hit the streets looking to qualify for next fall’s ballot, the battle over who would control housing decisions in California began heating up. Proponents will need just short of 1 million valid voter signatures to put their plan on the…
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The 2021 season revealed that the Miami Dolphins are more pretenders than contenders. Miami (8-8) showed it can beat some of the NFL’s mid-tier teams, but when it comes to playoff contenders — Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Tennessee — the Dolphins displayed they have too many flaws to pull out wins against quality opponents. The way…
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Ravens offensive snap counts vs. Los Angeles Rams 1/2/22 Alejandro Villanueva T 71 Ben Cleveland G 71 Kevin Zeitler G 71 Patrick Mekari T 71 Trystan Colon C 71 Tyler Huntley QB 71 Rashod Bateman WR 59 Mark Andrews TE 58 Marquise Brown WR 54 Devonta Freeman RB 48 Devin Duvernay WR 30 Patrick Ricard…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Sunday it had banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy, the latest strike against the firebrand whose embrace of conspiracy theories has been called “a cancer” for the GOP and led the House to boot her from…
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Was the (potentially) amazing James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana on Christmas of all days to put it more in the public eye — or less? Probably more likely for a perfectly Christmas-neutral rocket science reason having to do with telemetry. Still — if its mission turns out to be a successful one,…
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There the Ravens were Sunday, the team without its talismanic quarterback or Pro Bowl cornerbacks or top three running backs, down to two Week 1 starters along its offensive line, missing a first-round draft pick and so much more. There the Ravens were, needing just one stop to reverse their season’s downward slide, to enter…
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Over the decade or so that I’ve written about political issues in California, a recurring question has bothered me: Why is it that California’s political leaders can’t figure out how to have a progressive-leaning state while simultaneously not being stupid? Here’s what I mean: California is going to continue trending Democratic for years. It is…
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It’s a new year! Time for new beginnings! A fresh start to a new life of trim waistlines, piano lessons and that long-deferred backpacking adventure through the Dolomites. Or at least cleaning that junk out the hall closet. The point is, a new year requires new experiences, new ideas, right? Not so fast, Sparky. The…
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