LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach JJ Redick will have to wait at least a couple of more games before he’s able to coach Luka Doncic in an NBA game. But the man who stood about 30 feet away from Redick on the opposite side of the scorer’s table – Pacers coach Rick Carlisle – did…
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Austin Reaves #15 of the Lakers controls the ball against Ben Sheppard #26 of the Indiana Pacers in the first half of a NBA basketball game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Lakers passes against Thomas Bryant…
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There Goes Harvard and jockey Frankie Dettori shot to the front coming down the Santa Anita turf hillside and stayed there all the way to an upset victory in the $100,000, Grade III San Marcos Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. The rare front-running trip for the 7-year-old trained by Michael McCarthy proved key to ending the…
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Ducks lead the British into battle against the colonists during a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The weekend event, sponsored by the Huntington Beach Historical Society, features battles, music, and demonstrations. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Abigail Hernandez, 9, learns about a “courting stick,” an…
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LOS ANGELES – At first glance, the Lakers’ appointment Saturday afternoon against Indiana represented the calm before the storm. No Luka Doncic, yet. No LeBron James, resting a sore ankle. No Mark Williams, the center obtained from Charlotte having been listed as unavailable with the notation, “(trade pending),” with no confirmation but a suspicion that…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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LOS ANGELES —The Lakers’ trade for center Mark Williams has been “rescinded” because of a “failure to satisfy a condition of the trade,” the team announced on Saturday evening. The Lakers on Wednesday night acquired Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in a deal that was officially announced on Thursday night for rookie wing Dalton Knecht,…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Jan. 30 to Feb. 6. Yummy Bakery & Food To Go, 9550 Bolsa Ave., Suite 115E-1, Westminster Closed: Feb. 5 Reason: Cockroach infestation Reopened: Feb. 6 Kitchen at San Antonio Catholic Church, 5800 E. Santa Ana Canyon…
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Actress and comedian Leslie Jones excitedly embraced UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close during her postgame radio interview Wednesday night. “You just killed it, baby, yes!” the former “Saturday Night Live” star shouted, beaming the entire time, before joining the team in the locker room. Moments earlier, the No. 1 Bruins had beaten No. 8…
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NEW ORLEANS — They are two of the more delightful – in Philadelphia – and detestable – to the rest of the league – words that have escalated into the fast-evolving NFL lexicon. Tush push. No team has taken advantage of the rugby-style scrum – deemed so unstoppable that the NFL had flirted with the…
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