LOS ANGELES — One year after making a first-round draft pick for the first time since 2016, the Rams reverted to the norm on Thursday night by trading the No. 26 pick in the NFL draft to the Atlanta Falcons. In exchange, the Rams received the No. 46 and No. 242 picks in this year’s…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ANAHEIM — Life between the lines hasn’t always been easy for Canyon’s softball team this spring but it cleared a late-season hurdle Thursday that could be the start of a well-timed surge. The Comanches, who were No. 1 in the O.C. preseason rankings,…
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ANAHEIM — When they were finally able to put the Pittsburgh Pirates to bed on Thursday night, the Angels handed out neck pillows and airline blankets. After ending a 17-inning scoreless streak, while not leading until the 26th inning of the 27-inning series, the Angels avoided a sweep with a 4-3 victory on Zach Neto’s go-ahead home run…
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INGLEWOOD — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has allowed himself at times to think about the what-ifs of past postseasons, times when the Clippers came up short or didn’t qualify at all. But, as he pointed out, that was then, and this is now where the Denver Nuggets stand in their way of advancing in this…
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DETROIT (AP) — A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for stealing more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city’s riverfront. Related Articles Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis Google’s parent begins year with robust growth despite…
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild, a new study finds. Related Articles Trump science cuts roil university labs, targeting bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a…
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the Iran-backed militants. Related Articles Crimea is…
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Citing a fire season that “never went away” this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially welcomed expansion of the state’s aerial firefighting force on Thursday in an airplane hangar at McClellan Park near Sacramento. Standing before the first of the state’s enormous, fully equipped C-130 Hercules tanker planes, which prides a 4,000-gallon water capacity and increased…
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. — Cam Ward has gone from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. Travis Hunter is taking his versatility to Jacksonville following a blockbuster deal. After the Tennessee Titans selected Ward first overall, the Jaguars moved up from No. 5 to select the Heisman Trophy…
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An Orange County woman, along with two of her sisters and their brother, were sentenced on Thursday, April 24 to federal prison terms for a scheme in which they created nonexistent businesses, then claimed more than $1.1 million in unemployment benefits for purported employees of those fake businesses. U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt sentenced…
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