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LONG BEACH — This is quite a happy time for Josef Newgarden. He and his wife Ashley are about to have their first child, and on Sunday he won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for the first time in what has been a fine career for the Team Penske driver. The race, in…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Ryan Getzlaf returned to the Ducks’ lineup Sunday after sitting out for five consecutive games and 14 of the past 16 because of a nagging left foot injury, and he joined his teammates for the first game of a three-game stretch against potential Stanley Cup champions. The Ducks dropped a 5-2 decision…
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LONG BEACH – Max Gordon is only 13 years old and at the beginning of his racing career, but he already has the mindset to become a successful pro. “I’ll drive anything if it pays me enough money,” he said. If that’s the case, he needs to hire a better agent because his current contract…
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WASHINGTON — A couple of defensive slip-ups and a questionable relief option sealed the Amazin’s first loss of the year, a 4-2 defeat to the Nationals on Sunday at Nationals Park. The Nationals erased the Mets’ 2-1 lead in the eighth inning after right-hander Trevor Williams came in to relieve southpaw Chasen Shreve with no…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Blake McLaughlin’s senior season at the University of Minnesota ended with a loss Friday to Minnesota State in the Frozen Four semifinals at Boston’s TD Garden. His professional career will begin soon enough, after the Ducks signed him to a two-year entry-level contract Sunday. McLaughlin, the Ducks’ third-round pick (79th overall) in…
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ANAHEIM — The moment Michael Lorenzen has anticipated for years is finally coming. Lorenzen will start for the Angels on Monday, officially bringing the Orange County native home. “I’m excited,” Lorenzen said. “I’m just sticking to my normal process, but it’s going to be fun. I’m going to have a good time, for sure.” Lorenzen,…
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Southern California grocery workers voted “overwhelmingly” to ratify a new three-year contract with Stater Bros., with voting scheduled this week on a tentative deal with other stores including Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, and 1428 ratified the Stater Bros. deal that was reached on…
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While questions remain surrounding the death of NFL star Dwayne Haskins, who was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday on I-595 near Fort Lauderdale airport, one thing is clear: a young life cut short is a loss that runs deep. Haskins, the 24-year-old quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was remembered by teammates and…
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A  man shot and killed in March by Anaheim police had brandished two firearms, and pointed one at officers moments before he was hit, body-worn camera footage shows. Osman Brown, 41, of Anaheim, was named in a critical incident video that Anaheim police released on Friday, April 8 as the man who died at the…
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had 212 yards to the fifth green Sunday morning. Holding a long iron, he swung with appropriate velocity and rhythm. But something was amiss at contact with the ball, and in the millisecond it took for Woods to transition from downswing to follow-through, he let go of the club. It…
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