TOKYO — Will Smith and Walker Buehler combined on the final pitch of the Dodgers’ first full-season World Series championship in 36 years last fall. Now, their charitable foundations are combining with the Dodgers to help with California’s wildfire recovery efforts. The baseball that Buehler threw past Alex Verdugo for the strikeout that ended Game…
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INDIANAPOLIS — Appropriately, the USC men’s basketball team battled until the end. Having survived a double-overtime thriller against Rutgers the previous night, the Trojans led for a significant portion of their second-round Big Ten Tournament game on Thursday night but could not hold off Purdue in the final minute. Trey Kaufman-Renn matched his career high…
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SAN CLEMENTE — San Clemente’s boys volleyball team welcomed Beckman into the South Coast League by beating the Patriots in four sets Thursday at San Clemente High. The Tritons dropped the opening set, but recovered to win, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-15. San Clemente players including Jettie Presho (8) and Finn Johansson (2) congratulate each other…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Here are the top reported Orange County swimming times through March 13 and entering Mt. SAC Winterfest Championships on Friday and Saturday. Santa Margarita has entered several of its top swimmers in the meet for the first time, including Teagan O’Dell in the…
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LOS ANGELES — There were more plotlines than goals scored for the Kings and Washington Capitals on Thursday night, but when the final horn sounded, a resounding statement win for the Kings was the only headline. They blanked the Eastern Conference leaders, 3-0, with former Cap Darcy Kuemper recording his third shutout as a King…
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FOUNTAIN VALEY — Teams often use practices to make adjustments from the previous game and to prepare for the next game. The Los Alamitos volleyball team did neither going into its Sunset League match against Fountain Valley on Thursday at Fountain Valley High School. After playing a league match Wednesday, the Griffins were right back…
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FULLERTON — The Sunny Hills boys volleyball team swept El Dorado, 25-13, 25-20, 25-10, on Thursday night to stay unbeaten in Crestview League play. The Lancers improved to 12-5 overall and 5-0 in league, and coach Albert Soliguen has his sights set high for his team this season. “Right now we’re shooting for that undefeated league…
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LA MIRADA — Jennie Finch is proud of the “new normal” at La Mirada High School. “These girls won’t know any different and that’s what we’ve worked for and the women before me that worked to get what I was able to receive in my career,” Finch said. “The best is yet to come.” The…
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INGLEWOOD — SoFi Stadium’s continued renovations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup were on display Thursday and will be again during next week’s CONCACAF Nations Leagues games. SoFi Stadium officially unveiled its new grass field, a test for next year’s biggest stage. The venue will host eight games in next year’s World Cup. The grass…
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A chaotic scene played out in front of Jehue Middle School on Thursday, March 13, as civil rights leaders called on the Colton Police Department to arrest a boy who fought with a girl in a classroom incident partly captured on video and shared widely on social media. The news conference started only minutes after…
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