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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and top-seeded Oklahoma beat unseeded Texas, 10-5, on Thursday night to win its second straight Women’s College World Series title. The Sooners (59-3) won the best-of-three series 2-0 after winning the…
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The Orioles had just leveled the game, giving right-hander Jordan Lyles a new lease on his outing. There were no relievers up in the bullpen, and after a low-stress fourth inning, Lyles had the opportunity to grind his way through to a solid start. Instead, the off-kilter form that has now followed Lyles through his…
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ANAHEIM — You certainly could have guessed that Shohei Ohtani would be one of the heroes when the Angels’ franchise-record losing streak finally ended. You probably wouldn’t have picked Andrew Velazquez as the other one. The Angels’ 14-game nightmare ended when Ohtani pitched seven innings and hit a two-run homer, and Velazquez added a stunning…
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MINNEAPOLIS — Clint Frazier said he got a fresh start when he was released from the Yankees last November and he immediately signed with the Cubs. Still, Frazier, who will be in the Bronx this weekend with Chicago, can’t seem to quite let go of his time in pinstripes. In an interview with the Chicago…
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Alyssa Brito contributed at the plate and in the field to help Oklahoma’s juggernaut softball team claim another national title Thursday. The former Pacifica High standout doubled in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and made a diving catch in the bottom of the inning in the Sooners’ 10-5 victory against rival Texas that…
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MINNEAPOLIS — It was another nightmare in Minnesota for Gerrit Cole. Last year, the Yankees ace had a meltdown in an interview when asked directly if he had ever used illegal sticky substances to pitch. Thursday night, he just got hammered. The Twins hit him hard, crushing him for a career-high five home runs in…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 2,319,958 county residents were fully vaccinated as of Thursday, June 9. This represents about 71.9% of Orange County’s total population. Also, there have been 1,299,053 booster doses administered. According to the OC Health Care Agency dashboard, the percentage of population by age (eligibility is now open to children as…
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A man accused of murdering a research scientist in Malibu Creek State Park was convicted Thursday on separate charges of attacking two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies while he has been in custody. Jurors convicted Anthony Rauda, 45, of two felony counts of battery with injury on a peace officer. Deputy District Attorney Antonella Nistorescu…
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By JIMMY GOLEN and KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON — Even as he lay on the court, with 240-pound Celtics center Al Horford on top of his recently recovered left ankle, Steph Curry knew what was wrong. And as soon as he stood up and took a few steps, he knew he would be…
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Jonathan Wright’s chest heaved and he began to sob uncontrollably Thursday, June 9, while clutching a tiny white T-shirt emblazoned with the name of the MacLaren Children’s Center, a notorious and now closed foster care facility in El Monte at the center of a new lawsuit alleging decades of horrific child abuse by staff members.…
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