By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Marcus Freeman spent his first two seasons as the Notre Dame coach chasing the playoff dream. This year, he’s living it – at home. After closing the regular season on a 10-game winning streak and getting two weeks to prepare for the most meaningful postseason game of his career,…
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An investigation was continuing Thursday into the death of a cruise ship passenger who allegedly became belligerent, chased other passengers and was detained by crew members with zip ties shortly after the ship left the Port of Los Angeles bound for Ensenada, Mexico. The man was detained by crew members aboard the Royal Caribbean ship…
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Toys, athletic gear, scooters and games were among the thousands of gifts donated by residents of Newport Beach to military service members for Christmas. This year, the items – part of Operation Christmas, an outreach project to benefit all the branches of the U.S. military run by the nonprofit Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation – were…
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Proposition 36, the ballot measure that among other things toughens penalties for theft and other criminal offenses and which won widespread approval from California voters last month, officially went into effect this week — with supporters hoping it will lead to less crime and opponents fearing a swell in incarceration. In November, the proposition proved…
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A judge on Thursday granted nearly $4 million in attorneys’ fees to a former UCLA hematologist previously awarded $14 million by a jury who found she was forced out of her job as director of the medical school’s lymphoma program because a male-dominated administration ignored her complaints of gender discrimination. The Los Angeles Superior Court…
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LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and one of the world’s largest lizards, dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. “It is…
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SACRAMENTO — When LeBron James plays his 10th minute of the Lakers’ road game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, he’ll add another NBA record to his resume: most regular-season minutes played. “You sure know how to make me feel ancient,” James quipped to a reporter after the team’s shootaround at the Golden 1…
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LOS ALAMITOS THOROUGHBRED MEET LEADERS (Final, through Sunday) Jockeys / Wins Antonio Fresu / 6 Tiago Pereira / 6 Armando Ayuso / 5 Kyle Frey / 5 Tyler Baze / 4 Trainers / Wins Steve Knapp / 7 John Sadler / 3 (Eleven tied) / 2 WEEKEND STAKES LOS ALAMITOS QUARTER HORSES Saturday • $30,000…
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LOS ANGELES — DJ Harvey found out like everybody else, even though he was closer than most anyone with Kamari Ramsey. For days, even after Harvey had announced his decision to transfer from San Jose State to USC, the cornerback had been giving Ramsey his space to figure out his own future. The two had…
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The online retail giant Amazon.com said its rush to deliver millions of holiday packages was largely unaffected Thursday by a nationwide strike, as thousands of drivers represented by the Teamsters union walked off the job. The strike, which began at dusk on Thursday on the West Coast, affected distribution and fulfillment hubs in the City…
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