LOS ANGELES — Repeat after me: I will not overreact to Game 1. I will not overreact to Game 1. I will not … But, ouch, man. If the third-seeded Lakers really want to “Unleash Joy” as their playoff branding tells us they do, they’re going to need to react to this Game 1 –…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now LA MIRADA — Orange Lutheran’s softball team appears to be playing its best at the right time. With about 2 1/2 weeks left in the regular season, the Lancers delivered a well-rounded effort to capture the La Mirada Classic by cooling off the…
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been using the three-day, two-weekend model since 2012, and there are slight differences between the two events every year. This year, the festival took over the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 11-13 and 18-20 with headliners Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone. For the…
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Clippers guard James Harden, right, drives as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic defends during the second half of Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Clippers guard Norman Powell, front right, passes the ball around Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, front left, as forward Aaron Gordon covers in…
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UCLA’s pursuit of a ninth national gymnastics championship came up just short Saturday. The fifth-seeded Bruins couldn’t muster enough magic in the final rotation, finishing as the runner-up to second-seeded Oklahoma at the NCAA championships Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. With 198.0125 points and led by all-around champion Jordan Bowers, Oklahoma won its third championship…
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Around 10 years ago – back when online discussions about Reddit were mainly sequestered to dedicated forums – Planty Stamey had a lively idea: Shotgun a beer at the campsite on day one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, 80 minutes before the festival kicks off. Stamey, who has been attending the festival…
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ARCADIA — Out from the shadow of a sensational stablemate, Richi romped in the bright sunshine on a perfect spring day at Santa Anita on Saturday, running away with the Santa Maria Stakes as jockey Antonio Fresu barely had to urge her on. Last time out, Richi had run well but couldn’t quite hold off…
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DENVER — With several huge plays down the stretch and in overtime, Russell Westbrook helped sink his former team in their playoff opener. The former league MVP did it on both ends of the court as the Denver Nuggets erased a 15-point first-half deficit and defeated the Clippers, 112-110 in overtime, on Saturday afternoon in…
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Walnut — Keni Harrison looked up at the Hilmer Lodge Stadium scoreboard and shrugged. Her winning time of 12.70 seconds over the 100-meter hurdles at the 65th Annual Mt. SAC Relays Saturday afternoon was equal to the third fastest time in the world so far this season. But Harrison, the event’s former world recordholder, also…
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Paige Parsons Roache was about to sing the virtues of plant-based foods Saturday in San Diego’s breezy Balboa Park when she held up a finger and told a tiny crowd, “Hold on!” She was seconds from being drowned out by the roar of a commercial jet descending into San Diego International Airport, an indignity that…
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