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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer opened an educational town hall on hate incidents and hate crimes in Laguna Woods last month with a personal memory of weeping while visiting the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. That incident became the driving force behind his campaign against hate, and led him to become a member of…
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UCLA baseball earned a No. 2 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, making the postseason for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins (38-22, 19-11 Pac-12) were selected to the Auburn Regional during the selection show on Monday as part of the 64-team field. UCLA begins play in the regional bracket on Friday against No. 3…
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Veteran actor Bo Hopkins, known for roles in such films as “American Graffiti” and “The Wild Bunch,” is being remembered as someone who often played bad guys on screen but was a good guy in life. Hopkins died Saturday, May 28, at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys after suffering a heart attack on May…
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Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney died Monday morning in a car accident in Dallas. He was 25. The former first-round pick’s agent, Brian Overstreet, confirmed Gladney’s death to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “We are asking prayers for the family and privacy at this most difficult time,” Overstreet said in a statement. A 26-year-old female passenger…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH PARIS — This French Open is the first Grand Slam tournament in a year with both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the field. And anyone who enjoys men’s tennis — or, indeed, sports — should be thrilled that those two titans of the game will face each other for a record…
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An unfortunate accident in the weight room has forced infielder Jonathan Villar to the injured list. The exercise band Villar was using snapped back into his mouth, causing a freak injury that will require significant dental work. The Chicago Cubs placed him on the 10-day IL before Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers, retroactive to…
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Things are pretty hunky dory in Mets land after a weekend sweep that put the Phillies even further in their rearview mirror. When workhorse reliever Drew Smith departed Sunday’s game with an injury to his throwing hand, though, the Mets were dealt another potentially debilitating card. The 28-year-old tried using his bare hand to snare…
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Don’t ask. No, really, don’t ask how the Miami Heat can get Game 6 on Friday night to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Denial isn’t a game plan. Hope isn’t a strategy. We just heard the Florida Panthers say on the way to their three-goals-in-four-games exit, “We’re getting our shots.” Now Heat coach Erik Spoelstra,…
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Hunter Long has mastered the Rubik’s Cube to the point he can solve the 3-D combination puzzle in less than a minute. Unfortunately, adulthood and the NFL was a more perplexing puzzle, one that took the Miami Dolphins tight end an entire season to figure out. “Year one on and off the field is a…
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Quarterback Lamar Jackson tweeted Friday that he plans to attend the Ravens’ organized team activities, lashing out at an NFL analyst who questioned why Jackson would miss the first week of the team’s voluntary practices. “This part of OTAs is Voluntary my Guy,” Jackson wrote, responding to a video in which NBC analyst and former…
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