PLAYA VISTA – Forward Nicolas Batum is not among the people who believe that Sunday’s stunning Oscars moment when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock was staged. No, the slap was too hard. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue took his own swipe – verbally – before practice Monday, playing some fierce defense in response to a critical…
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A storm sweeping through Southern California on Monday afternoon brought heavy rainfall and evacuation orders for communities recently scarred by wildfires. Residents in Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska in Orange County were ordered to evacuate due to possible debris flows in the area, county officials said. A woman tries to control her umbrella as…
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Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers. Q: Should we be worried that even with the O-line additions in FA that [Austin Jackson] is probably going to be protecting Tua’s blindside? And is that even an upgrade on…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Jared Walsh had an All-Star season with one significant hole that he’s been trying to fill. Walsh hit .170 with a .565 OPS against left-handed pitchers last season, a far different performance than his .333 and .994 numbers against righties. The left-handed hitting first baseman said he spent part of his winter…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, asserting it is “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the…
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Los Angeles-based concert promoter Goldenvoice has announced a new alt-country music festival coming to Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena this summer. The Palomino Festival, featuring headliners Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson & Family, will make its debut on July 9. The single-day fest, which was inspired by Goldenvoice’s Palomino Stage at its annual…
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to a California ballot measure that would force pork producers across the country to end “extreme methods” of confining breeding pigs. The justices will review Prop. 12 and its provisions against animal cruelty, and decide whether out-of-state producers may be required to…
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Before new Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel approached the microphone at the NFL’s annual league meeting for his first public comments since his team’s big offseason haul, a soon-to-be adversary stopped him to say hello. It was a pairing of old school and new school in the AFC East as New England Patriots coach Bill…
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The Do Lab, the electronic and dance music festival within the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has announced the lineup for the April 15-17 and 22-24 weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. The lineup includes more than 40 acts and features Do Lab regulars The Glitch Mob, house music duo Sidepiece and…
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jets owner Woody Johnson said he is encouraged by the direction of his club. “I feel really good. I feel very optimistic. We’ve had a couple horrible seasons. We won four games last year. We won two games before that, this is not where we obviously want to be,” Johnson said…
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