TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on social and economic issues to more than 83 million followers. The outspoken Tesla CEO, who…
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CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 First round, Thursday, April 28, 6 p.m. A: Redondo at Santa Barbara B: Corona del Mar at Mira Costa Quarterfinals, May 3, 6 p.m. Winner Game A at Loyola Huntington Beach at Beckman Los Alamitos at Newport Harbor Winner Game B at Mater Dei DIVISION 2 First…
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Ryan Getzlaf, the Ducks’ retiring captain after 17 seasons with the franchise and its all-time leader in assists, points and games played, is the Anaheim chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association’s nominee for the 2022 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The PHWA awards the trophy “to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the…
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The Newport Harbor is full of stories about Hollywood legends and a 45-minute guided cruise has a little fun unlocking the history of the homes and yachts where stars have lived and celebrated. The Fun Zone Boat Company offers daily cruises around the harbor that is a near non-stop barrage of celebrities’ homes, hangouts and history.…
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After returning for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought hundreds of artists and an expected 250,000 or so fans to the Empire Polo Club in Indio over two weekends. The Southern California News Group Team crisscrossed the fields April 15-17 and April 22-24 to see music,…
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This could have been Victor Oladipo’s gap season, similar to the one taken by Kawhi Leonard with the Los Angeles Clippers and the one that ultimate proved to be the case with Ben Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets, as they dealt with injury recovery. That, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, is why Oladipo’s return,…
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Penalty on the play. Chicago Bears wide receiver Byron Pringle was arrested Saturday after he was allegedly caught doing donuts on a highway in Florida. Pringle’s car, an orange Dodge Challenger, was spotted on a highway in Pasco County, about 30 miles north of Tampa, as it emerged from a cloud of smoke after the…
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Kadarius Toney finally has his playbook. The Giants’ receiver reported to the team’s facility Monday for the first time for voluntary offseason workouts, a source confirmed, on the heels of a Friday Daily News report that the team was making calls looking to trade him. The Giants, meanwhile, also have been shopping fourth-year receiver Darius…
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Alex Caruso could miss Game 5 of the Chicago Bulls’ first-round playoff series after being placed in concussion protocol this weekend. Caruso took an inadvertent blow to the face from Milwaukee Bucks guard Jevon Carter in the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 loss. Carter’s arm swiped across Caruso’s face as he drove by the…
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Chargers tight end Gerald Everett was familiar with his new head coach Brandon Staley from their one year together with the Rams, but he didn’t know Staley’s offensive philosophy because Staley was the defensive coordinator in 2020. “We want to spread the ball around and throw it,” Everett said after the first day of the…
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