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LOS ANGELES — USC entered its final week of spring football on Tuesday. Saturday’s spring game will mark the last chance the Trojans get to work together on the field as a full unit with the coaching staff prior to fall camp. Not all springs are built equally, but the 2022 camp was vital for…
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Sam Astle fidgeted in the passenger seat and kept looking over his shoulders as the car he was riding in was pulled over on the 60 Freeway in Montebello last year, his mother Joy Astle recalled. That made the California Highway Patrol officer who was trying to speak to him nervous. The 19-year-old diagnosed with…
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DETROIT — Gerrit Cole and the Yankees were hoping for a quick night playing in the cold Tuesday. They never could imagine the nightmare that played out in slow motion for their supposed ace. Cole lasted a career-low 1.2 innings, walking a career-high tying five and getting yanked with the bases loaded. Thanks to the Yankees’…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO >> The La Mirada baseball team upset previously undefeated Sierra Canyon 7-0 Tuesday in the first round of the Boras Classic South at JSerra High. Sierra Canyon (22-1) opted not to use one of its top two pitchers, Jaden Noot or Kassius Thomas. The Matadores took advantage with a four-run first inning.…
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It is the next gear that creates the fear. Sunday, in Game 1 of this best-of-seven opening-round playoff series, it came in the second quarter, when the Miami Heat decided a rout was better than doubt, in what turned into a 24-point blowout win. Tuesday night at FTX Arena, Erik Spoelstra’s team this time took…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodger Stadium turf has presented itself every season without assistance since the park opened in 1962. That will change in 2023. The Dodgers announced Tuesday that they have hired a sports marketing agency to “help secure premier worldwide partnerships for the team,” including a “field presenting partner” beginning next season. According…
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Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week Athlete: Miles Hughes School: Carson Sport: Baseball Noteworthy: Hughes helped the Colts pull off a two-game sweep of Narbonne to move into a first-place tie in the Marine League. He pitched a complete game to get the win and reached base three times in a 6-5 win. In…
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Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week Athlete: Jada Villegas School: Cajon Sport: Softball Noteworthy: Villegas has emerged as one of the top pitchers in the Inland area and helped the Cajon softball program once again become a Citrus Belt League title contender. Last week, the left-handed pitcher outdueled fellow sophomore Cambria Salmon to help…
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Cooper Kupp isn’t following the NFL playbook for negotiating a contract extension. Instead of sitting out voluntary workouts while seeking a better deal, as some players on other teams are doing this week, Kupp was an enthusiastic participant when the Rams opened their offseason program on Tuesday in Thousand Oaks. The wide receiver wants to…
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A storm of short duration is expected to bring light rain to Southern California on Thursday evening, April 21, into Friday, meteorologists said Tuesday, April 19. Most parts of the region can expect about one-tenth of an inch of rainfall during the storm, said Brandt Maxwell, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Coastal mountain parts…
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