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CARSON — On a night that was viewed as a chance to erase the pain of last week’s U.S. Open Cup loss, the Galaxy only found more frustration Wednesday night. The Galaxy (7-5-4, 24 points) allowed a goal inside the first 10 minutes against Minnesota United FC and in the 25th minute, the game was…
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SANTA ANA — A man pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for his part in the kidnapping of an Irvine woman to extort money from her family. George Armando Medrano, 36, of Norco, pleaded guilty to kidnapping, burglary and attempted extortion, all felonies. Medrano, who has been…
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ANAHEIM ― Shohei Ohtani made history last week by becoming the second player in the history of Major League Baseball to drive in eight runs as a hitter and record double-digit strikeouts as a pitcher. That he did so on consecutive days merely added to his legend. Ohtani took the mound again Wednesday. One day…
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VICTORVILLE — A pre-dawn explosion and fire leveled a home, injuring one person inside, and damaged at least two other homes Wednesday, authorities said. The blast occurred shortly before 3 a.m. in the San Bernardino County desert community of Victorville, in the 14900 block of Adalane Court, about an hour’s drive northeast of Los Angeles.…
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LAFC forward Carlos Vela, left, and FC Dallas defender Marco Farfan vie for the ball during the second half of their MLS match on Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium. LAFC won, 3-1. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) LAFC defender Jesus David Murillo, left, and FC Dallas forward Jesus Ferreira vie for the ball during…
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The Orlando Magic extended a two-way qualifying offer to Admiral Schofield on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Orlando Sentinel, making him a restricted free agent when the period officially opens at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. If Schofield accepts the qualifying offer, he’ll return to the Magic on a 1-year two-way…
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Tim Anderson and José Abreu singled in the first inning for the Chicago White Sox against Shohei Ohtani. Anderson reached third and Abreu second on a wild pitch. But the Los Angeles Angels two-way star struck out Gavin Sheets to end the threat. The Sox had another big opportunity in the fourth, loading the bases.…
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BOSTON — A former University of Southern California soccer coach who took bribes in exchange for helping unqualified kids into the school was sentenced Wednesday to six months in home confinement after cooperating with authorities investigating the college admissions scandal. Prosecutors had not been seeking home confinement or prison time for Ali Khosroshahin, citing his…
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The annual NBA spend-a-palooza begins 6 p.m. on Thursday, with the Knicks, again, established as big players after clearing roughly $30 million in cap space over the last week. Leon Rose’s foray into big-time spending was a big-time disaster last year, when the Knicks hitched their money to Kemba Walker, Evan Fournier, Nerlens Noel, Derrick…
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For the most part, the low points the Orioles experienced Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners were infrequent in June. Those lopsided losses — the kind that have been all too familiar throughout four years of a rebuild — suddenly gave way to more wins. Baltimore clinched its first winning month since August 2017 on Monday…
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