Q: As we approach the playoffs, I wonder depending on the matchup if Erik Spoelstra elects not to play Dewayne Dedmon when Bam Adebayo is out, but rather run with a smaller line up and make use of P.J. Tucker as a backup center allowing Victor Oladipo and Max Strus to play during those minutes.…
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LAS VEGAS — The two regular-season games between UCLA and USC were tight affairs, with each team clawing back in comeback attempts only to be stymied in the final minute or seconds. But when the two rivals met in a Pac-12 Tournament semifinal in Las Vegas on Friday for a rubber match, the second-seeded Bruins…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – JSerra’s baseball team needed a starting pitcher Friday. JJ Hollis was ready and willing. “He was texting me last night,” said JSerra coach Brett Kay. “He told me he wanted the ball.” So Kay gave it to him and Hollis responded with a two-hitter as the Lions beat No. 1-ranked Orange…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SACRAMENTO — They recalled the weekly COVID-19 tests, the missed opportunities in a “changed world” and the steady flow of adversity. But for the first time since 2019, players and coaches from some of the best boys and girls basketball teams in California…
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died, her family said. She was 91. An original member of the Willie Nelson and Family Band, Bobbie Nelson played piano for more than 50 years with her brother. She died Thursday “peacefully…
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LOS ANGELES — So much for subplots. In a game that could have well served as a referendum on last summer’s big trade that might have left both teams with buyer’s remorse, LeBron James seized the spotlight and never let it go. Following a 56-point effort in his previous home game against Golden State last…
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HENDERSON, Nev. — E.J. Anosike was named the Big West Conference Newcomer of the Year, but there was nothing novice about the way the Cal State Fullerton senior forward created space after corralled rebounds against Hawaii on Friday night. Anosike’s powerful elbows and 236-pound frame cleared the way for the second-seeded Titans to defeat third-seeded…
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Follow along for live updates from Southern California News Group reporters including scores, stats, photos, video and much more from the games. Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A Twitter List by JHWreporter Related Articles Newport Harbor baseball knocks off Huntington Beach for first time since…
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MEMPHIS – The Knicks went back to collapsing. Ja Morant and the upstart Grizzlies ran rampant in the fourth quarter Friday night at FedEx Forum, recovering from a 15-point deficit overall and snapping the Knicks three-game winning streak, 118-114. Morant was the thrilling catalyst while scoring 15 of his 37 points in the final period,…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — For 99 days, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was cut off from his players, unable to contact them during the MLB lockout. When a new collective bargaining agreement was ratified Thursday, he immediately started working the phones to catch up. “It was just happy that we could talk,” Roberts said of the reaction…
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