Jeff Weltman had a point to make. The point wasn’t defending the Magic’s picking of Paolo Banchero at No. 1 in last Thursday’s NBA draft. That wasn’t necessary. Banchero entered the draft viewed as a top-three prospect. Most well-respected media mock draft boards had him being drafted at No. 3 by the Houston Rockets, who…
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The United Laguna Woods Mutual board will continue to hold meetings in a hybrid format, which allows directors to participate in-person or via Zoom. As indicated in a Village Management Services staff report, the hybrid format is a legacy of the pandemic, largely dictated by state and county health and safety requirements that have now…
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ATLANTA – Something looked different about Kenley Jansen this weekend. And it wasn’t just the Braves uniform he now wears. “I don’t remember seeing a 97 (mph) — and multiples,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Jansen closed out the Braves win Saturday night, striking out the side in the ninth inning with more velocity…
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The Chicago Cubs rallied from a five-run deficit Sunday to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 in 10 innings, taking the series and ending a 17-games-in-17-day stretch with a 5-12 record. In the postgame clubhouse afterward, one of the TVs was turned to the Philadelphia Phillies game, in which former Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber hit…
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Many across Southern California felt high temperatures above their seasonal averages Sunday, June 26, with some areas reaching triple digits, the National Weather Service said. Across Los Angeles County, inland valley areas saw some of the highest marks across the region, according to NWS data. Woodland Hills reached a high of 106 degrees and the…
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By David Dearing Special to the Laguna Woods Globe It’s been a dozen years since rock music invaded Laguna Woods Village. In 2010, The Village Midiots struck the first chords, and there has been an evolution and a proliferation of rock bands since. One band, the Woods Combo, added a new element to classic rock…
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There was mayhem outside the Magic Kingdom on Sunday when the Angels and Mariners had a benches-clearing throw down in Anaheim. The fun started in the second inning when Seattle’s Jesse Winker was plunked on the inning’s first pitch by Andrew Wantz. The game was delayed 18 minutes and the brawl led to the ejections…
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Gareth Bale has agreed to join the Los Angeles Football Club, making the decorated Welshman the second European player of significance to sign with the Black & Gold ahead of the upcoming MLS transfer window. Like Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, whom LAFC officially unveiled last week, Bale will not occupy one of the club’s three…
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Presented the choice between the two highlight defensive plays he made Thursday night — a fourth-inning throw to the plate to prevent a run and his rally-killing diving catch across the right field line in the eighth — Orioles right fielder Austin Hays made his decision based on sound logic. “I’d probably say the throw…
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TAMPA, Fla. — Josh Manson still had his bags half-packed from the Colorado Avalanche’s last time on the road, when they returned home with the chance to win the Stanley Cup. That didn’t happen, and now he and his teammates are confronted with Game 6 on Sunday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the…
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