LOS ANGELES — A season of fits and starts hit another snag on Wednesday night, the Dodgers sputtering out of the gate during a shaky first inning that set the tone for a 6-1 loss to the New York Mets before a crowd of 45,733 at Chavez Ravine. Pete Alonso capped a three-run first inning…
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Nico Viramontes pitched a four-hitter for the Estancia baseball team as it defeated Mary Star of the Sea 2-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV playoffs Wednesday at Estancia High. The Eagles (21-13) will play at Bakersfield Ridgeview (22-11) in the semifinals Thursday. The Mary Star-Estancia game was suspended…
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IRVINE – Jarett Sabol’s long home run in the sixth inning provided the winning run for the South in a 3-1 victory over the North in the Orange County All-Star Baseball Game on Wednesday at Great Park. Wednesday’s game was the 57th edition of the event. It was organized and managed by The Ryan Lemmon…
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University’s softball team waited an extra day but still notched another historic victory Wednesday. Carson Cruz pitched a complete game and Leighton Lee sparked the offense as the Trojans defeated visiting Marquez of Huntington Park 5-3 in a Division IV first round game in the CIF Southern California Regional. University (17-10) notched its first regional…
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — In these NBA Finals, a team is four wins away from getting the last laugh. Ask anyone on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers if they’re still fueled by doubters, and the answer is probably going to be an immediate “yes.” Thunder star and league…
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The Marine Mammal Care Center, which has been struggling for nearly four months to keep pace with a toxic algae bloom that sickened and killed animals all along the California coast, celebrated the release of four sea lion pups back to the ocean Wednesday while also marking the end of the algae bloom. Care Center…
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Army leaders on Wednesday defended spending as much as $45 million to add a parade to the service’s 250th birthday celebration on June 14 in Washington, saying it will help boost recruitment, as Congress members argued that the money could be better spent on troops’ barracks…
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The National Weather Service issued an updated report at 4:02 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Yosemite. The storms are packing wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). “At 4:02 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Tioga Pass, or…
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By DAVID BAUDER and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81. The Voice of America, which has delivered news to countries all over the world for the…
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The Chargers signed Bud Dupree to a two-year contract worth as much as $6 million in May 2024, with the goal of adding experience, leadership and skill to their stable of standout edge rushers. The team announced Wednesday it had signed him to a one-year contract extension for identical reasons. Dupree’s new deal is reportedly…
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