LOS ANGELES — Before he even entered the transfer portal in May, rumors and accusations began swirling around about wide receiver Jordan Addison. The allegations were serious: Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi reportedly believed that USC was tampering with Addison, trying to sway him to USC with NIL offers. Once those rumors hit the Internet,…
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Four years after an explosion at a day spa in Aliso Viejo killed one woman and injured two others, the fate of a Long Beach man accused of creating and placing the deadly home-made bomb that blew up the business will soon be in the hands of a Los Angeles jury. A more than two-month…
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IRVINE — Some receivers take offense if they’re not described as an all-around playmaker, but not Tutu Atwell and he doesn’t care that he’s being labeled as a deep-threat specialist. Atwell is focused on gaining trust from his Rams coaches and teammates and he’s doing that by stretching the field with his blazing speed. “I…
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Something had to give. The Chicago Cubs’ deficiency of infield options, further strained by the lack of position-player trades leading up to Tuesday’s deadline, left manager David Ross mixing and matching lineups to try to find at-bats. The Cubs didn’t suddenly gain a bounty of flexibility like last year, when one-third of the opening-day roster…
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The Mets kicked off their five-game series with their divisional rival Atlanta Braves with a convincing 6-4 win, powered by the long ball, a solid outing from Carlos Carrasco and an electric six-out save from Edwin Diaz. After a 1-2-3 first, Pete Alonso drove in the first run of the night on a line drive…
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Luis Robert walked to the plate in the first inning Thursday against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, took a practice swing and then stepped into the batter’s box. Robert stepped out momentarily, took another swing, then stepped back in and went to work. Thursday marked Robert’s returned to the Chicago White Sox lineup…
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Sometimes Kyle Hendricks wonders if his career would have turned out differently. What would have happened had he never donned the Chicago Cubs pinstripes? “It could have never worked out, obviously,” Hendricks told the Tribune. “Sometimes you see it with guys that get stuck or sometimes you just don’t get the opportunity depending on where…
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By TERRY SPENCER | Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Roses that had been brought to honor love on that Valentine’s Day in 2018 lay withered, their dried and cracked petals scattered across classroom floors still smeared with the blood of victims gunned down by a former student more than four years earlier. Bullet holes…
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The Chicago Cubs are finally heading to London. They were initially scheduled to play the St. Louis Cardinals in London during the 2020 season before the pandemic canceled the series. Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the Cubs and Cardinals will play in the London Series on June 24-25, 2023, at London Stadium. “The MLB…
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By Tom Krisher | The Associated Press The death toll from exploding airbag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide. Authorities say the driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck was killed in what should have been a minor crash last month near Pensacola, Florida. But…
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