LOS ANGELES — There’s the subset of stratospheric celebrities who get the one-name treatment. And basketball has its wing of stars – M.J., K.D., A.D. – identifiable by their initials. But then there are those transcendent single-syllable intergalactic talents, guys who can light a fuse and get the blood flowing and just keep surprising you.…
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LA HABRA — Opportunities for redemption don’t always present themselves in life as quickly as they do in sports. Sixteen days after suffering a tough road loss, the La Habra boys basketball team avenged that defeat by holding Troy to just five points in the fourth quarter for a 59-43 win Friday in the Freeway League…
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LOS ANGELES — There was a stretch, brief as it now seems, when the Lakers looked ready to maintain without Anthony Davis. But coming into Friday night’s game against the high-powered Grizzlies and 1-4 in their last five games, the urgency for Davis to return from a troublesome foot injury suddenly seems a little higher.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now PLACENTIA — The Esperanza and El Dorado girls basketball teams provided a reminder Friday night why their sport is known as a game of runs. Kaiya Mack provided a reminder why Aztecs coach Jimmy Valverde calls her “Big Time Mack” among a few…
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Rose Lavelle scored a pair of goals and the U.S. women’s national soccer team beat New Zealand, 5-0, in an exhibition on Saturday (Friday night PT). Ashley Hatch, Mallory Swanson and Taylor Kornieck also scored for the U.S. at Auckland’s Eden Park stadium. It was the second of two matches between…
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LOS ANGELES — Lakers fans’ nails have been whittled to nubs over the last two weeks. Seven of the team’s last nine games have come down to one possession in the last minute. For the Lakers, most of them have been heartbreakers. But on Friday night – on national television against a top Western Conference…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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MISSION VIEJO — All four boys basketball teams in the Sea View League had 1-1 records after they had played two league games. Aliso Niguel could separate itself from the pack if it continues to play like it did in the second half of Friday night’s game against Mission Viejo. The Wolverines overcame a 10-point…
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One of the best things about writing this column is that there’s always something to share with you, whether it’s a good book or an interview with an author or bookseller or something else, like these excellent stickers above. This week, I’d like to celebrate something with you – the slightly belated first anniversary of this…
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Foodies flocked to Disney California Adventure once again as the Lunar New Year celebration got underway with six food booths serving Disney interpretations of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese dishes. Disney’s Lunar New Year kicked off on Friday, Jan. 20 and runs through Feb. 15 along DCA’s parade route between Avengers Campus and Paradise Gardens. Sign…
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