Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santiago girls basketball coach Pablo Martinez, who guided the Cavaliers to Garden Grove League titles and playoff appearances each of the past four years, has resigned, he confirmed Tuesday. Martinez, a walk-on coach, said he has been offered a girls basketball coaching position…
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The Pac-12 on Tuesday announced it has expedited the process for negotiating its next media rights contract — a move that both reflects the current upheaval and creates a potential path to salvation. At lunchtime, the conference released the following one-sentence statement: “The Pac-12 Board of Directors met this morning and authorized the Conference to…
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About 3½ hours before the Chicago White Sox met the Minnesota Twins Monday to start the biggest series of the season, manager Tony La Russa’s pregame media session in the dugout competed with a singer practicing over the Guaranteed Rate Field sound system. La Russa began by discussing the mass shooting at a Fourth of…
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By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Brian Dahle, the Republican Party’s longshot hope to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, knows that to win in his progressive home state he can’t allow Democrats to label him as an election denying, abortion-hating, gun-loving, bombastic right-winger. It’s why Dahle, an affable farmer and state senator…
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The Chicago Bulls offered support to victims of the Highland Park shooting and called for change after a gunman killed seven people and wounded more than 30 others during a Fourth of July parade. The Bulls hold close ties to the Highland Park community. They practiced for more than 20 years in Deerfield, less than…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 2,662 more cases of the coronavirus between Friday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 5, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 606,717. There were 13,896 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. The county is averaging 31 new cases a day…
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Perhaps coincidence. Perhaps reason for hope. And certainly perspective needed because it is summer league. But Nikola Jovic’s best performance three games into summer league came Tuesday in the Heat’s first victory of summer league, a 94-70 decision over the Golden State Warriors at the California Classic at Chase Center. Scoring 25 points, including 5…
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The last time Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa spoke to the media, he appeared as open and confident as he has been in his two-plus years in the NFL. After the jabs thrown at his critics in that interview session during mandatory minicamp in early June, Tagovailoa maintained the same tone appearing on new star…
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Despite countless attempts by Major League Lacrosse to rebrand itself during its 20-year run that ended in 2020, the sport never attracted the sport’s traditionalists. The enthusiasm ended after the NCAA Division I championships in late May, and professional lacrosse drew about as much interest as an old Baltimore football fan watching the New York…
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Based on the angst offered after some of the franchise’s toughest moments, from unexpected playoff ousters to the departure of LeBron James, Miami Heat President Pat Rikley can come off as somewhat impatient. And yet, with the Heat linked to possible blockbuster offseason permutations, from Kevin Durant to Donovan Mitchell to other distressed properties around…
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