Chalk one up for the Baby ‘Bockers. With Julius Randle missing his second straight game with a bruised quad, youngsters RJ Barrett and Obi Toppin led the Knicks to an emphatic victory Wednesday over the Hornets, 121-106. Toppin was especially impressive in his second straight start, recording 18 points with 11 rebounds, six assists and…
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This is when it gets serious for the U.S. men’s soccer team. And this is also when all of those ghastly memories of the 2017 World Cup qualifying cycle, and particularly the end of it, could smack these players right between the eyes. Only a handful of these players were part of that failure to…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 118-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors: — While the back spasms well could have been a factor, Victor Oladipo continues to have the look of a player yet to get fully back up to speed to the NBA game. — Then again, we are talking…
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SANTA ANA — The final defendant in the Newport Beach kidnapping and torture of a marijuana dispensary owner, who was sexually mutilated in the Mojave Desert, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor and was spared any more jail time. Noami Josette Rhodus, 41, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and was placed…
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The City of Industry will not have to disclose the closed-session discussions its City Council had regarding a $20 million solar project now at the forefront of a criminal corruption case, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, March 23. Though Industry could waive the confidentiality voluntarily at any time, Judge Michael Pastor determined the city…
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MEMPHIS — What’s chemistry to a team with two of the greatest scorers in NBA history? A make-or-break test on the way to a championship. The Nets were short three rotation players in Wednesday’s matchup against the West’s second-best Grizzlies: Seth Curry (left ankle) and Goran Dragic (left knee) were late scratches and LaMarcus Aldridge…
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The ugliest moment of the Miami Heat season came early in the second half of Wednesday night’s 118-104 loss at FTX Arena and it had to do with far more than the Golden State Warriors’ 19-0 start to the third quarter. Amid that surge by the shorthanded Warriors, Heat forward Jimmy Butler and Heat captain…
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An electrical problem caused the house fire that cost a Los Angeles County firefighter his life in Rancho Palos Verdes in January, a fire official said on Wednesday, March 23. The fire stemmed from electricity in a wall, Los Angeles County fire Capt. Raul Ramirez said. Fire officials declined to elaborate on Wednesday, March 23,…
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PHILADELPHIA — Survive and advance. It doesn’t get more cliché than that at this time of the year. But it’s exactly what fourth-seeded UCLA and eighth-seeded North Carolina did to get to Friday’s NCAA Tournament regional semifinal, better known as the Sweet 16. The Bruins (27-7) and Tar Heels (26-9) will tip off at 6:40…
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La mayoría de votantes de Los Ángeles creen que la calidad de la educación de las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado (LAUSD) es peor ahora que antes de la pandemia de covid-19, reveló una encuesta publicada este martes. El sondeo, encargado por la organización sin fines de lucro Great Public Schools Now, halló que 58%…
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