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There was no waiting game for Kyle Lowry on Tuesday morning, no Game 5 for the veteran Miami Heat point guard on Tuesday night. Rather than hold off on  decision with Lowry’s balky left hamstring, the Heat announced at their gameday shootaround that Lowry would sit out for the third time in this best-of-seven Eastern…
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  It’s not often that this editorial board sees eye-to-eye with leaders from the California Legislature, but it’s apparent that legislative leaders are rightly skeptical of the high speed rail project, a fact confirmed by recent reporting by CalMatters. “There is no confidence in the project,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon told freelancer Ralph Vartabedian at…
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The shooter responsible for killing Adriene Payne — a former college basketball star and briefly an Orlando Magic player — told deputies he shot Payne in self-defense, but a detective for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office determined he wasn’t justified in his actions, court records show. Lawrence Dority, 29, was arrested Monday on a first-degree…
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Disney has made a strong claim for the best new theme park attraction of the year with the debut this month of Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Epcot’s first roller coaster is Disney’s second attraction themed to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, following Guardians of…
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The Masked Man stayed behind the last time the Philadelphia 76ers visited FTX Arena. But even then, even before Joel Embiid was sidelined by a concussion and orbital fracture for the first two games of this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, the Miami Heat recognized the challenge ahead, knew the havoc wreaked in the opening…
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The recently unretired Tom Brady already has his next job lined up. The seven-time Super Bowl champion who retired at the end of last season and then took it back almost immediately has been hired by Fox Sports as its lead analyst whenever his playing career is done for real, Fox Corporation executive chairman and…
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The Chicago Bears’ new draftees and dozens of undrafted free agents and tryout prospects gathered in the Walter Payton Center on Friday in Lake Forest for the first practice of rookie minicamp. The rookies got their first taste of NFL learning, and coach Matt Eberflus said his staff threw a lot at them to see…
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One rehab start served as sufficient buildup for Chicago Cubs left-hander Wade Miley. Miley will be activated from the injured list Tuesday to start against the San Diego Padres. The Cubs still are determining who will start Wednesday’s series finale. Left elbow inflammation sidelined Miley shortly after he reported to spring training in mid-March. He…
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The next important step in the Chicago Bears offseason program begins next week with voluntary organized team activities at Halas Hall. It’s another chance for the new front office and coaching staff to implement systems and evaluate a constantly evolving roster. The Bears signed six tryout players from rookie minicamp over the weekend and have…
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Trestan Ebner didn’t need long Friday to identify his favorite kickoff return from his five seasons at Baylor. “Probably Iowa State,” Ebner said with a grin. “Called it in the huddle.” Indeed, Ebner told teammates last September that Andrew Mevis’ third-quarter kickoff at McLane Stadium was coming to him and was about to go the…
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