Becca Taylor, a 4-year-old Old Topper filly, keeps climbing in class and winning. She’s won 9 of 10 starts after taking Monday’s $200,000 Grade II Great Lady M. Stakes at Los Alamitos. After winning seven of her first eight races, mostly against other Cal-breds, Becca Taylor stepped up into graded-stakes company last time out and…
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From left to right, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner, Trayce Thompson and Chris Taylor celebrate Thompson’s three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Los Angeles Dodgers’ Trayce Thompson gestures toward the stands after hitting a three-run home…
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LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, left, stops CF Montreal midfielder Lassi Lappalainen on the attack during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Carson, Calif., Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, center, gets to the ball over CF Montreal defender Rudy Camacho, right, with defender Julian Araujo,…
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage scored early and often with nine of her 19 points in the first quarter, as LA beat the Phoenix Mercury 78-75 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. The Sparks won their third consecutive game to improve to 10-11 under interim head coach Fred Williams. “I’m really proud…
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Seiya Suzuki sprinted around the bases at American Family Field. He planned to keep running until told otherwise. Chicago Cubs third base coach Willie Harris did not hesitate, emphatically waving him home. Suzuki dodged the Milwaukee Brewers’ relay throw and tag attempt by catcher Victor Caratini as his hand swiped the plate while eluding Caratini’s…
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CINCINNATI – On the eve of Max Scherzer’s triumphant return to the Mets rotation, Taijuan Walker offered a reminder that he was quietly the Mets starter who stepped up in the ace’s seven-week absence. Walker has posted a 2.59 ERA in the nine starts and 55.2 innings since Scherzer went on the injured list, including…
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New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore is drenched in sweat, working on top-of-the-route ball drills in the middle of Shirley Small Park in Fort Lauderdale on a blistering summer day. A quick explosion of complex footwork is followed by an effortless leap as he high-points the football. The former St. Thomas Aquinas standout is…
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CINCINNATI – Jacob deGrom is expected to remain on a five-day schedule as he progresses through his rehab assignment. This is terrific news for the Mets ace, who came out of his first rehab start on Sunday night for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets feeling good. If deGrom can advance without any setbacks, then his…
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He traded in his helmet for a shield. Former NFL player Dominique Williams will soon suit up for the NYPD now that he has graduated from the police academy, officials said. Being part of the police department was always Williams’ goal. He just joined the roster a little sooner than he planned. “It’s a lot…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH WIMBLEDON, England — Nick Kyrgios stepped into a nearly full Centre Court to polite applause at precisely 1:30 p.m. on Monday, exited about 3 1/2 hours later to a louder ovation and, somehow, the 100-year-old stadium survived the experience. In the warmup period, Kyrgios flicked a ball between his legs and closed…
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