LOS ANGELES — In a battle for playoff seeding, the Kings looked less like ready-for-prime time players than the Edmonton Oilers. Connor McDavid set a career high with his 42nd goal and added an assist as the Oilers defeated the Kings, 3-2, on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. Evan Bouchard also had a goal and…
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NEWPORT BEACH >> The Newport Harbor boys volleyball team clinched the Surf League championship Thursday with a victory over rival Corona del Mar, 25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 25-14, in a “Battle of the Bay” match at Corona del Mar High School. The Sailors (21-5, 5-0) won both of their league matches this season against the Sea…
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An all-Orange County championship game for the National High School Invitational is close to happening again. Huntington Beach and Orange Lutheran won their games Thursday and advanced to the baseball tournament’s semifinals in Cary, North Carolina. In 2017, Dana Hills and Orange Lutheran played in the NHSI championship game. Orange Lutheran beat Dana Hills for…
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FULLERTON – Orange County has several high school baseball teams that are viable candidates for the championship in CIF Southern Section Division 1. Cypress strengthened its credentials Thursday with a 3-1 win over Bishop Amat in the National Classic championship game at Amerige Park. Cypress first baseman Nick Montgomery connects with a the ball to…
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Esperanza’s softball team stayed hot Thursday by defeating the No. 1-ranked team in Orange County. UC Riverside-bound Brooke Perez fired a six-hitter and center fielder Taylor Shumaker had three hits as the visiting Aztecs beat host Canyon 2-0 to take sole possession of first place in the Crestview League. Esperanza (15-9, 3-0) and Perez opened…
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The Chicago Blackhawks will retire Hall of Fame forward Marián Hossa’s No. 81 next season, the team announced Thursday, shortly after he signed a one-day contract to officially retire as a Hawk. “It’s amazing,” Hossa told the Tribune. “I’m honored and really humbled to be in that company … in the United Center in the…
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The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has arrived — with a thunderous shindig kicking things off. High-flying motorcycles, classic cars on display and live music brought scores of folks to downtown Long Beach on Thursday evening, April 7, during the annual community event that drums up excitement for the three-day Grand Prix. Thunder Thursday,…
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Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward started opening day with a message to media members. “Welcome back into the clubhouse,” he said. It was nice to be welcomed back by anyone after an offseason like the one we just endured, testing our love for the game. The last time reporters were allowed inside the home clubhouse…
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As the sports world is returning to normal, so too is the California League. But as the 2022 season opens on Friday, some of it represents a “new normal” not a pre-pandemic normal. While there was no 2020 season and the 2021 season was delayed until May, this season is starting in the traditional first…
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SAN FRANCISCO — Without the stars, the severely short-handed Lakers brought some grit on Thursday night. But the Golden State Warriors had Klay Thompson. On a night when his fellow Splash Brother rested, Thompson shot the lights out for 33 points against a Lakers team that was without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and…
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