There was a moment in the second half of this signature Miami Heat night, this beautiful Thursday night, when the television camera swung to a seated Pat Riley, who arched his neck and lifted his chin and offered the angular idea of an eagle surveying his constructed world. What was it the poet wrote, about…
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Two suspects tried to rob a T-Mobile store in Seal Beach earlier this week, but were stopped by an employee who fought with one of them, officials said Thursday. Seal Beach police received a call about a robbery at the store located at 12800 Seal Beach Boulevard just before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10.…
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LOS ANGELES ― There were two kinds of fans among the announced crowd of 46,539 at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night: those who beat traffic, and those who witnessed first-hand that no lead is safe. The Dodgers rallied from a six-run deficit to tie the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth inning, only to allow two…
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LA VERNE – Big hitting and big pitching did it again for the Bonita softball team. Sophomore shortstop Alyssa Doucette belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning as Bonita pulled off a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory over Sunny Hills in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. The…
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A long-running, controversial bid to transform ocean water into for-profit tap water for central and north Orange County died late Thursday, May 12, when the California Coastal Commission unanimously turned down a permit application from Poseidon Water, the company behind the proposal. Supporters of the 50-million-gallon-a-day desalination plant, to be built near the coast in…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SANTA ANA — Gahr’s softball team felt at home on the road Thursday against Orange Lutheran in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals. The Gladiators found support from their early-arriving and boisterous student section that consisted of softball and baseball players wearing royal-colored jerseys…
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LOS ANGELES — The longer their first-round playoff series has gone, the lower the sword of Damocles has dangled above the heads of the Edmonton Oilers, who faced elimination against the Kings on Thursday night at Staples Center. Few prognosticators picked the Kings to make the playoffs entering the season. Even after a successful campaign,…
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LOS ANGELES ― The last time Yency Almonte appeared at Dodger Stadium before Thursday, he walked two of the seven batters he faced. Of the other five hitters, four struck out. It was a typical outing in many ways for Almonte, whose 2021 season with the Colorado Rockies was uneven at best. Almonte became a…
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The Ravens pride themselves on their winning culture and on-field success, but sometimes losing has its benefits, too. After an 8-9 season that ended short of the playoffs, the Ravens entered last month’s NFL draft with the No. 14 overall pick. (Hello, Kyle Hamilton.) And after finishing last in the AFC North for the first…
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Of the 20 homes that were destroyed in Wednesday’s fire, 16 were on Coronado Pointe, which represents more than 40% of the homes on that street. Homes that were 20% or more in flames were considered inextinguishable. Click over the dots to view the homes. Homes are destroyed after the Coastal Fire moved through…
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