Last week, when asked whether he would bypass taking some of his players to Toronto for Sunday night’s game against the Raptors due to the requirement to test for COVID when crossing the border, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra summarily dismissed the notion. Sunday, Spoelstra was away from the team due to NBA health-and-safety protocols.…
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The 64th annual Grammy Awards are happening in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3. The show was originally supposed to happen in Los Angeles earlier this year but was postponed due to a COVID-19 surge and then moved to Las Vegas. Related links Grammy Awards: What you need…
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Last spring, UCF tight end Alec Holler had yet to make a name for himself on the field. The Winter Park native soon changed that earning a scholarship over the summer and catching 19 passes for 192 yards with 3 touchdowns in Gus Malzahn’s first year in Orlando. Holler had gone from walk-on special-teams player…
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A list of early winners Sunday in the top categories at the 64th annual Grammy Awards: Pop solo performance: “Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo Rock album: “Medicine at Midnight,” Foo Fighters Rock song: “Waiting On a War,” Foo Fighters Rock performance: “Making a Fire,” Foo Fighters Rap song: “Jail,” Kanye West featuring Jay-Z Rap album: “Call…
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Foo Fighters won three Grammys a week after the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins. The group won kudos for best rock performance for “Making a Fire,” best rock song for “Waiting on a War” and Best Rock Album for “Medicine at Midnight” — all three categories for which the band was nominated this year.…
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By ANNE M. PETERSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored twice and the LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 Sunday in a testy match that saw a pair of players sent off because of red cards. Chicharito’s early strike and an own goal put the Galaxy up 2-0 in the first 16…
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It’s music’s biggest night! The 64th Annual Grammy Awards is tonight and to kick it all off, the premiere ceremony announced major wins for several artists. East L.A.’s very own rock band, Los Lobos included. Their 18th career album ‘Native Sons’ won the Grammy award for best Americana album at the 2022 premiere ceremony and…
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By DOUG FERGUSON AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A comeback unlike any other for Tiger Woods might start at the Masters. Just over 13 months since Woods damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation, he tweeted he was headed to Augusta National on Sunday without yet deciding whether to play. “I will…
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro unveiled four new, life-sized inflatable whales on Saturday, April 2, as part of the aquarium’s L.A. Family Night. Included were a life-sized, 100-foot-long blue whale, a 43-foot humpback whale, a 56-foot gray whale and a 16-foot gray whale calf. The project was funded by the office of Los Angeles…
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LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hasn’t fallen behind the times. Just read his newsletter, which hits e-mail inboxes a few times a week. In recent days, the 74-year-old has written about Grammy nominations, the Will Smith slap incident at the Oscars, the founding of Angel City FC and, naturally, the Lakers. A mind as curious…
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