The Rams talked with NFL officials about their options for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks at SoFi Stadium as COVID-19 cases continued to rip through their roster, a team spokesman said Thursday. The game seems almost certain to be played, because the league has expressed no inclination to postpone or cancel any of the…
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The Dept. of Justice is filing criminal charges against ten people who run drug and alcohol addiction businesses in Orange County, saying the county has overtaken South Florida as the national epicenter for addiction industry fraud. “The problem was heavily concentrated, historically, in Miami and South Florida. But with active prosecutions (in Florida) the problems…
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Orange County native Dani Weatherholt was the first overall pick by Angel City FC in Thursday’s NWSL Expansion Draft. Angel City FC and San Diego Wave Futbol Club participated in the draft. Both teams will join the league for the upcoming 2022 season. Weatherholt, 27, was selected from OL Reign. She’s originally from Laguna Beach…
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There’s been a massive outbreak of COVID-19 cases through the NFL this week and the Jets aren’t immune. Rookie wide receiver Elijah Moore, who was already on IR because of a quad injury, landed on the COVID-19 reserved list Thursday. Linebacker Hamsah Nasirildeen and special team captain Justin Hardee landed on the list, too. The…
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ANAHEIM >> The Huntington Beach boys soccer team scored a pair of goals within a five-minute span in the first half and got clutch goal keeping from Daniel Kotkosky in the second half to earn a 2-0 victory over Servite in a nonleague game Thursday at Servite. The defeat was the first of the season…
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Placeholder copy…. NFL Weekly Sports Breakdown: A week after taking a stumble under the primetime lights, the Los Angeles Rams get another chance on Monday Night Football. This time they’re traveling upstate to face their arch nemeses, the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. While the Rams have been riding high all season, the 49ers…
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As the NFL confronts another surge in COVID-19 cases, no team is more familiar with the potential damage from an outbreak than the Ravens. A little more than a year ago, they took on the Pittsburgh Steelers without 16 players, including quarterback Lamar Jackson, who were on the league’s reserve/COVID-19 list. They played the game…
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With four games remaining and coming off another disappointing loss to the Green Bay Packers, the eyes of Chicago Bears fans are on 2022. Brad Biggs answers questions about building blocks for next season, wide receiver issues, a lack of takeaways and more in his weekly mailbag. How quickly can the Bears turn their record…
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In what may end up being the most colossal bureaucratic red tape blunder this year, President Biden’s nomination for the Food and Drug Administration commissioner is now delayed due to a reported missed paperwork deadline that occurred last month. Dr. Robert Califf’s confirmation hearing to lead the FDA, arguably the nation’s most-important health-related agency during…
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Five things the Miami Dolphins (6-7) need to do to get their sixth straight win, and beat the New York Jets (3-10) at home in Week 15: Provide Tua Tagovailoa adequate protection Everything offensively begins and ends with Tagovailoa’s protection, and lately Miami’s offensive line has done a better job of creating a cleaner pocket.…
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