Time heals all wounds, so it wasn’t surprising to hear Anthony Rizzo has gotten over his “bad breakup” with the Chicago Cubs. Rizzo on Thursday returned to Chicago, the town he once owned, as first baseman for the New York Yankees, who opened a four-game series against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. He…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 99-90 NBA playoff victory over the Philadelphia 76ers: – It didn’t work at the previous stops because Jimmy Butler was so strong willed. – It is working for the Heat for that same reason. – Scoreless second period? – Only increased the hunger in the third.…
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The Jets arguably won the NFL Draft, highlighted by their three first-round picks Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson. But is new and improved Gang Green ready to make a big jump from last season’s 4-13 record? Is second-year quarterback Zach Wilson, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft, ready to take a…
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When Sassan Darian looked at the ravaged framework of his home — and the skeletal remains of a Mercedes-Benz in the garage — it reminded him of the ancient ruins in Persia. “You stand there and everything is just demolished,” he said of the home he lived in with his father, 62, and daughter, 7.…
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For the sixth time in 12 seasons and the second time in three years, the Miami Heat are in the Eastern Conference finals. With no need for a detour to a Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Seizing control in the third quarter, the Heat pushed past the 76ers 99-90 Thursday night at Wells Fargo…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO >> The Tesoro softball team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning Thursday to beat crosstown foe San Juan Hills 8-3 in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs at San Juan Hills High. With the score tied in the seventh, Kennedy Proctor hit a three-run…
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Anyone in Orange County who has needed to get a marriage license, request birth or death records, register the name of their business or record the sale of property has probably dealt with the county Clerk-Recorder’s Office. The person who runs that office is elected by voters, and three people, including the incumbent, are hoping…
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San Clemente senior Caroline Hawkes is very good at the 100-, 200- and 400-meter races in track and field. Her favorite? “The 200 is the most fun,” she said. “The 200 is the most fun because you can pick up your speed and be competitive but it’s not so long that you’re dying at the…
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Eloy Jiménez spent a portion of his Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, running from the foul line in shallow left field to center. It wasn’t that long ago that Jiménez had to be removed from a game on a cart after suffering an injury that required surgery to repair a torn hamstring tendon behind his…
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The Giants have one of the NFL’s softest schedules on paper in 2022, with the AFC South, NFC North and NFC East on their slate. But their roster is in rebuilding mode, reflected by just one prime time game on their entire schedule. And the division rival Cowboys, Eagles and Washington have similarly easy roads.…
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