In coming years Anaheim could gain up to 1,104 affordable homes, thanks to the sale of Angel Stadium and a settlement with the state over a housing dispute. But it’s so far unknown where the vast majority of them would be built, and the developer would have 25 years to build any of the 84…
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The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need for research — not all questions will be answered the week of submission. Thanks for your understanding. Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Is Utah the most…
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The Chicago Cubs’ decision to sell off their stars before last season’s trade deadline signaled a new direction for the franchise in its post-World Series era. For many fans, that meant showing patience while also keeping tabs on the favorite ex-Cubs from the recent past. One month into the 2022 season, here’s a power ranking…
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PHOENIX — UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira lost his title on the scales Friday morning after three attempts to weigh in at 155 pounds for his UFC 274 title fight. Oliveira’s main event with top-ranked Justin Gaethje is still on, but Oliveira cannot win the vacated title. No fine was immediately announced for the Brazilian…
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A hurdle for Joel Embiid has been cleared, with the Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center cleared Friday from NBA concussion protocols, a necessary step toward a potential debut in his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat. Whether Embiid takes the court for Friday night’s Game 3 tipoff at Wells Fargo Center remains in…
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Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland will go into his second NFL season finding a little extra motivation from an experience weeks after concluding an upstart rookie year. Holland tagged along with the Dolphins’ lone Pro Bowl selection from the 2021 season, cornerback Xavien Howard, to take in the environment at the Pro Bowl in Las…
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Draft grades don’t mean much a year after the draft, and they mean even less only days after the draft. But with the Ravens eyeing a return to the playoffs, and preparing to build a roster around the looming megadeal for quarterback Lamar Jackson, it was hard not to be impressed not only by the…
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Lakers guard Jerry West drives to the basket as Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain sets a pick on the New York Knicks’ Walt Frazier during an NBA Finals game on April 26, 1972 at the Forum. (AP Photo) Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain plays against the New York Knicks during a regular-season game on Feb. 8, 1972,…
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By CARA ANNA ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — When the moist concrete walls deep below ground and the mold and the cold and the weeks without fresh fruit or vegetables became too much to bear, some in the bunker underneath Elina Tsybulchenko’s office decided to visit the sky. They made their way, through darkness lit by…
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PHILADELPHIA — Rather than having to face Max Scherzer, the Phillies will sit with Thursday’s awful loss for at least another day. Friday’s Mets-Phillies game was postponed due to rain in the forecast, the home team announced. It will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Saturday Aug. 20 at Citizens Bank…
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