LOS ANGELES — UCLA pitcher Megan Faraimo stood with two gloves on her head during a postgame interview, plus two armfuls of bats with even more coming from her teammates. “These Bruins are silly gals,” Faraimo said, laughing. “It was fun, but a little bit heavy.” The moment of levity was forced by Faraimo. After…
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FULLERTON — It was a wild Friday night at Goodwin Field. But only UC Irvine enjoyed the outcome. The Anteaters rallied from a three-run first-inning deficit to earn a 7-3 victory over Cal State Fullerton that evened their three-game Big West Conference series going into Saturday’s season finale. Fullerton pitchers endured a rough night, with…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now With the end of the spring sports season rapidly approaching, Orange County’s top-two summer passing tournaments will soon be in sight, loaded with many of the top football teams and players in the area. Edison’s Battle at the Beach and Mission Viejo’s South…
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It was Friday, May 27, just after 11 a.m. Ted Sams, 78, was only hours away from graduating with the San Gabriel High class of 2022 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. “Oh, yeah, I’m excited,” he said. Butterflies? Ted Sams, 78, receives his original high school diploma during San Gabriel High School’s graduation at…
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PHOENIX — Go get it out of the cactus. Facing surly left-hander Madison Bumgarner, the Dodgers hit three home runs off him – two in a four-run second inning – and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-4, on Friday night at Chase Field. The Dodgers’ battles with the former leader of the rival San Francisco Giants’…
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ANAHEIM ― Raisel Iglesias did his job. The Angels’ defense did too – until the ninth inning. An error in right field by Juan Lagares on a playable line-drive single by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored Alejandro Kirk with the winning run in the ninth inning of the Angels’ 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays…
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Day One of the CIF State Track and Field Championships in Clovis was a good day for many of Orange County’s athletes. Mission Viejo junior Jada Gatlin had the day’s best mark in the girls triple jump prelims that determined who advanced to Saturday’s finals at Buchanan High School. Gatlin’s jump of 40 feet, 9…
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The first welcoming tweet Friday probably was the tipoff. So damn EXCITED!!!!!!!! Congrats and welcome Coach DHam!! #LakeShow — LeBron James (@KingJames) May 28, 2022 “So damn EXCITED!!!!!!!! Congrats and welcome Coach DHam!! #LakeShow,” wrote LeBron James, adding five clapping hands and two hearts, one purple and one gold. If the superstar isn’t just excited…
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PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney were off to great starts. But both have been on the injured list for a while now. Walker Buehler is still searching for his old fastball. Julio Urias has been good even though he isn’t piling up victories the way he did last year when he was baseball’s…
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Bounty hunter Boba Fett and the mercenary Fennec Shand will join the cast of characters walking around Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland on Saturday, May 28, Disney officials announced at Star Wars Celebration 2022 in Anaheim on Friday. And that’s not all: Later this year, Din Djarin, also known as the Mandalorian, and Grogu,…
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