It wasn’t the most star-studded field in Santa Anita Handicap history, one that was devoid of any Grade I winners, but Express Train and Warrant made the 85th edition of the nation’s first $100,000 race one to remember Saturday by staging an epic stretch duel. Express Train, with Hall of Famer Victor Espinoza aboard, prevailed…
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BAKERSFIELD — The UC Irvine men’s basketball team ended its regular season on a winning note. DJ Davis made sure of it. Davis had a career-high 24 points as the Anteaters held off Cal State Bakersfield for a 66-61 win in a Big West Conference finale on Saturday afternoon. Davis finished 7 for 13 from…
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PLAYA VISTA — Paul George hasn’t been cleared for takeoff, so don’t bother checking the departure board, not just yet. But the Clippers’ star wing looked characteristically fluid as he put up shots – with his right hand – Saturday before the team’s practice at Honey Training Center. The seven-time All-Star has missed the past…
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Like a good honor student, Forbidden Kingdom aced his first try around two turns Saturday at Santa Anita while stamping himself as the horse to beat in next month’s Santa Anita Derby. Sent postward as the even-money favorite, Forbidden Kingdom went gate to wire to win the $400,000 Grade II San Felipe Stakes by 5¾…
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NEWPORT BEACH — A day after a controversial video surfaced of PGA Tour Champions golfer John Daly speaking by phone with former President Donald Trump about his interactions with Russian president Vladimir Putin while in office, Daly lashed out at the unnamed person who had taped the conversation and posted a video on social media.…
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NEWPORT BEACH — How windy was it at Newport Beach Country Club on Saturday? The towering pines, palms and eucalyptus trees lining the fairways were swaying in the powerful gusts that reached 30 mph. It was chilly, too—at least by Southern California standards—with temperatures in the mid-50s, as attested by the stocking caps, gloves, parkas…
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ANAHEIM — General manager Pat Verbeek reiterated his desire to re-sign Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm and several other potential unrestricted free agents before the NHL’s March 21 trade deadline, telling a group of season-ticket holders Saturday he would “do our best to get it done.” But, as Verbeek said during previous interviews with the Southern…
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When it comes to crime and justice, it seems like déjà vu all over again. Starting in the 1980s, crime and fear of crime created a “school to prison pipeline” that led to America having the highest rate of incarcerating citizens of any nation on Earth — by a lot. With our “Three Strikes and…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Mater Dei’s girls and Fountain Valley’s boys won close duels Saturday en route to team titles at the Capistrano Valley Relays, the first major Orange County swimming meet of the season. The Monarchs’ girls scored 238 points to edge runner-up Tesoro by eight…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Christian Cairo had just finished his freshman year of high school and celebrated his 14th birthday when Carson Fulmer was the eighth overall pick in the 2015 draft. But there they both were on a windy Saturday afternoon – Cairo, the son of former big-leaguer Miguel Cairo and a 20-year-old prospect in…
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