The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Caroline Hawkes School: San Clemente Sport: Track and field Year: Senior Noteworthy: Hawkes was named girls sprint MVP at the Orange County Championships after winning the 200- and 400-meter races. Her time of 55.23 seconds in the 400 is the best time in Orange County this…
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The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Max Thomas School: Servite Sport: Track and field Year: Senior Noteworthy: He set the meet record in the 100 meters at the Orange County Championships with a time of 10.41 seconds. It was a wind-aided time that beat the previous all-conditions meet record of 10.48. Thomas,…
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The NWSL Challenge Cup has afforded Angel City FC an early look at what works and what doesn’t before the start of the regular season. Through two games, there have been ups and downs for Angel City heading into a back-to-back road stretch against the Portland Thorns on Wednesday (7 p.m., Paramount+) and San Diego…
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Giants still need another starting tackle, a right tackle, on their reworked offensive line. Everyone knows it. And first-year head coach Brian Daboll didn’t run from that at Tuesday morning’s NFC coaches breakfast at The Breakers. “We’ll be looking to add,” Daboll said of the tackle position. “Whenever that may…
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Rock band Foo Fighters announced Tuesday it would cancel all upcoming shows following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins on Friday while the band had been in Bogotá, Colombia preparing to perform at Festival Estereo Picnic. “It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of…
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For the first time since erupting in a courtside argument with coach Erik Spoelstra and team captain Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler addressed last week’s spat amid the team’s humiliating loss to the shorthanded Golden State Warriors. In the wake of Monday night’s victory over the Sacramento Kings at FTX Arena that snapped…
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jets general manager Joe Douglas gave a clear overview of Gang Green’s offensive line plan going into 2022. “We are operating like Mekhi [Becton] is going to be one of our two tackles,” Douglas said at the NFL owners’ meeting on Tuesday morning. Head coach Robert Saleh had created some doubt…
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Gelson’s Markets is looking to fill hundreds of jobs in a variety of roles at all 27 of its Southern California grocery stores. The Encino-based company will host job fairs at all of its grocery stores from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Available roles include chef, dishwasher, deli counter, kitchen manager, kitchen counter, assistant manager,…
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A little ritual plays itself out each month after federal and state governments release the latest data about employment. Gov. Gavin Newsom hails the latest job numbers as proof that California’s economy has been, to use one of his many buzzword slogans, “roaring back” from the recession that befell the state in 2020 as he…
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By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia announced Tuesday it will “fundamentally” scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks to end the grinding war brought the outlines of a possible deal into view. Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said the change on the battlefield was…
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