LOS ANGELES ― The dog days of summer are, by definition, five weeks away. Consider Saturday’s “Pups at the Park” promotion on a hot night at Dodger Stadium a sneak preview, then. If the baseballs continue to fly as they have since the Dodgers returned home from the East Coast, the low-scoring run environment of…
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers battles against Rasmus Kupari of the Los Angeles Kings during the third period in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on May 14, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates a…
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SANTA ANA — Murder charges have been formally dismissed against an Anaheim man accused of killing his parents in their Anaheim apartment because the defendant died as a result of schizophrenia, a sheriff’s spokesman said. Carlos Manuel Robles-Lopez died Nov. 14, just a week after his arrest on suspicion of killing 67-year-old Andres Alvaro-Robles and…
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Winning CIF Southern Section championships is an enjoyable accomplishment for any track and field athlete. The elite ones like Servite’s Max Thomas, who won CIF-SS Division 3 titles in the 100 and 200 meters Saturday at Moorpark High School, are not yet satisfied. “It feels good,” Thomas said, “but the main goal is state.” That…
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LONG BEACH >> The Newport Harbor boys volleyball team needed one set to get comfortable in its CIF-SS Division 1 championship match against top-seeded Loyola on Saturday at Long Beach City College. Once this group of Sailors, who’ve been in championship matches before, calmed their nerves and began attacking in the second set, the tone…
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Sparks guard Jordin Canada splits the defense of Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas, left, and forward Jonquel Jones during Saturday’s game in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike (30) shoots while defended by Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones (35) during a WNBA basketball game Saturday, May 14, 2022, in…
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DOWNEY >> Colin Barker scored the winning goal in overtime Saturday to give Aliso Niguel’s boys lacrosse team a 9-8 win over Beckman in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship game at Downey High. Aliso Niguel (20-2) was the Sea View League champion for the third consecutive season and this is the first CIF…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Sunday May 15, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
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LONG BEACH >> The Sunny Hills boys volleyball team is officially on the map. After just two full seasons of existence as a program, the Lancers became CIF-SS champions Saturday by sweeping top-seeded Carpinteria 25-16, 25-16, 25-22 in the Division 5 final at Long Beach City College. The Sunny Hills volleyball team celebrate after winning the…
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CHICAGO — Aroldis Chapman got one out Saturday night and then everything fell apart. Trying to hold on to a tie, the Yankees closer instead gave up a single, walked a batter and then Luis Robert hit a walk-off RBI single as the White Sox beat the Bombers 3-2 at Guaranteed Rate Field. “That’s a good baseball…
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