LONG BEACH — In overtime, Millikan senior guard Kamaury Washington was not going to let his team lose. Neither was Millikan senior guard Eric Bonales. The duo combined for 10 of the Rams’ 11 points in overtime, leading Millikan’s boys basketball team to a 57-51 win against Sunny Hills in the second round CIF State…
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IRVINE — Last season’s CIF Southern Section player of the year Koat Keat was unable to play for Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team Thursday in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs because of a sore knee. Keat, a 6-10 senior who signed with UC Santa Barbara, wants to play Saturday. The Saints, though, would not…
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UCLA guard Jaelynn Penn (31) and forward Angela Dugalic (32) react after the team’s 63-60 loss to Oregon in a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) Oregon guard Endyia Rogers is fouled as she drives to the basket against UCLA guard Jaelynn Penn during the first half of their…
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One person died and several others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Los Alamitos on Thursday night, March 3, according to authorities. Around 6:15 p.m., officers arrived at the intersection of Los Alamitos Boulevard and Katella Avenue where 8 vehicles were involved in the crash, said Sgt. Chris Lee of the Los Alamitos Police…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ONTARIO — Ontario Christian junior Chloe Briggs has a new mentality after losing in the section girls basketball finals three consecutive years. “It’s a terrible feeling and I just have this whole new mindset,” she explained. “I just need to take over and…
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WESTMINSTER — Servite’s Jahir Gonzalez-Sandoval scored a game-tying goal with nine minutes remaining in the a CIF Southern California Regional semifinal against Mira Costa on Thursday night at Westminster High School. Gonzalez-Sandoval’s goal forced overtime as the game finished in a 1-1 tie. After a scoreless 15-minute overtime period, the game was decided on penalty kicks.…
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LOS ANGELES — So often, the Clippers have struggled to stave off the Laker invaders in the stands of their own home games. But on Thursday night, Crypto.com Arena belonged to the Clippers – more specifically, Reggie Jackson, who had the charismatic pull of a rock star making his final encore. Jackson already had his…
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SANTA ANA >> The Foothill boys basketball team overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Carlsbad 96-95 in triple overtime Thursday in the second round of the CIF SoCal Division II regional playoffs at Foothill High. In the overtime periods, Cruz Billings and Braedyn Bernard came up big for the Knights (29-3). Billings scored 11 points…
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By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped and defrauding the state’s victim compensation board of $30,000. Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, was…
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A back-and-forth bidding war between unnamed parties closed Thursday when Nile Niami’s gargantuan megamansion, dubbed “The One,” sold at auction for $126 million. An additional 12% buyer’s premium brings the purchase price to just over $141 million, about 52% less than the $295 million sought in January but set a world record for the most…
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