A parent caught up in Operation Varsity Blues — the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal — was sentenced Wednesday to nine weeks in prison, one year of supervised release and 100 hours of community service. I-Hsin “Joey” Chen, 67, of Newport Beach, California, was also ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton to pay…
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Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith mostly skirted talk about a potential contract extension before a voluntary minicamp practice Wednesday at Halas Hall. But he did provide one concrete answer when asked if he would like to stay in Chicago long term. “Absolutely, yeah,” Smith said. “That’s my plan.” As Smith enters the fifth and final…
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LOS ANGELES — An uncertain winter and a shortened spring training had everyone in MLB worrying about how pitchers would hold up, particularly early in the season. Those concerns have been justified for the Dodgers. Left-hander Andrew Heaney went on the injured list on Wednesday and will miss at least one start with shoulder discomfort.…
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Looking to venture into the outdoors to enjoy the warming Southern California spring? Experts advise hikers to avoid situations that could lead to falls, educate themselves on man-made hazards like off-road vehicles; and to be aware of natural dangers including poisonous plants, rattlesnakes, ticks, black bears and diseased birds and rabbits. High on the list…
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Civil rights attorney Sergio Perez is leaving his job directing Orange County’s law enforcement watchdog agency, the Office of Independent Review, to become the first inspector general for Los Angeles’ troubled Department of Water and Power. Perez’s departure next month leaves a large gap at the office charged with keeping honest Orange County’s law enforcement…
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49ers superstar wide receiver Deebo Samuel has requested a trade. The Jets make sense, but team sources don’t believe the 49ers will move him because they can control his rights for up to three more years. However, the NFL is different now. Usually if a star player wants out, they eventually get their way. Jalen…
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This was Phil Jackson in his 2015 message to Knicks season ticket holders: “We have made key roster moves to free up significant cap space that will provide us greater flexibility to acquire talent in this summer’s free agency. And for the first time in many years, we expect to have a top pick in…
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Two-time consensus All-American Kofi Cockburn declared for the NBA draft Wednesday morning in a social media post. The 7-foot center helped Illinois win a share of the Big Ten title this past season by averaging 20.9 points and 10.6 rebounds, one of four players in men’s college basketball to average a double-double. Now the Kingston,…
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In Adam Gase’s ideal world, a hypothetical universe where everything aligned for him perfectly before the 2018 season, the Miami Dolphins would have found a way to get atop that draft to select Baker Mayfield. Gase and Mayfield were kindred spirits, and if the Dolphins’ former coach was going to move on from Ryan Tannehill,…
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s rocky relationship with former coach Brian Flores has been documented in the time since Flores was fired on Jan. 10, the day after the 2021 season concluded. On Wednesday, in Tagovailoa’s first press conference where he addressed football topics with reporters since the end of last season, he had a…
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