Michael Cross remembers it like it was yesterday. He remembers his son and Maryland football safety Nick Cross sitting in front of the television as a child, watching Washington’s NFL team play on Sundays. Michael recalls the joy on his son’s face as he watched former Washington safety Sean Taylor torment opponents and the tears…
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Q: I have never seen a team like this where there is more pressure on the supporting players to exceed expectations, because one of the three players in the forefront (Bam Adebayo) is inconsistent in pulling his own weight. It also feels like this is getting put on the backburner because the team is winning,…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – JJ Hollis did it again for JSerra’s baseball team. Hollis pitched a complete game for the Lions in a 4-1 win over Orange Lutheran on Thursday in a Boras Classic South semifinal at JSerra High. Hollis, a junior right-hander, pitched a complete game in a 2-1 win over Orange Lutheran on…
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LOS ANGELES — Forner UCLA star Alison Lee shot a 5-under-par 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO Implant LA Open. The resurgent Lee had the lone bogey-free round of the day in testing conditions with the wind gusting to 25 mph to start the…
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LOS ANGELES –– With heat at their backs and a less competitive opponent in their faces, the Kings handled their business in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena, moving closer to securing a playoff berth. Elsewhere in the division, the Calgary Flames won to clinch first place in…
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SANTA ANA >> Zach Brown had already helped the Villa Park baseball team win a game in the Boras Classic South with his bat. In the semifinal Thursday between Villa Park and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Brown got the job done with his arm Brown pitched a complete-game in a 2-1 victory at Mater…
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Costa Mesa police are investigating the fatal shootings of four ducks in TeWinkle Park. Police were called Monday about the shooting of a mallard, a Pekin duck and two Muscovy ducks known as Mr. Chipper and Grace, according to Debbie McGuire of the Wetlands and Wildlife Center, which is helping police with the investigation by…
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Citing nearly two decades of failure to develop fair and comprehensive hiring practices and ethics policies, the State Auditor’s Office on Thursday, April 21, asked the governor and legislators to step in to assist in holding the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California accountable. “Although MWD agreed to develop comprehensive hiring procedures nearly 20 years…
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A Laguna Niguel man was arrested after arson investigators determined a string of fires along Ortega Highway were set intentionally, officials said. A joint investigation between the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Fire Authority, Cal Fire, and U.S. Forest Service lead detectives to Homayon Farnoodymeher, 46, after evidence was found. The sheriff’s department declined…
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LA HABRA – There was no way La Habra senior Reese Ruvalcaba was going to let rival Sonora back in the Freeway League title chase, and she made sure with her own home run derby. Ruvalcaba slugged a two-run homer in the second inning and a three-run homer in the third. Reese Ruvalcaba #4 of…
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