THE GAME: Freddie Freeman hit his first home run of the spring and Devin Mann’s two-run homer in the eighth inning led the Dodgers to a 5-5 tie against the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Julio Urias made his first start of the spring and…
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LOS ANGELES — The team with two healthy superstars and certain standings-inspired motivation walloped the Clippers, 122-97, on Friday night, as the Philadelphia 76ers avenged L.A.’s 24-point comeback victory in Philadelphia in January. Doc Rivers’ new team entered play Friday at Crypto.com Arena engaged in a four-team dogfight atop the Eastern Conference, as the 76ers…
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SANTA ANA >> The Mater Dei boys volleyball team took poll position in the Trinity League by beating Servite in four sets Friday at Mater Dei High. The Monarchs (14-3, 4-0) beat the second-place Friars, 25-11, 25-27, 25-22, 25-20. Mater Dei, which is ranked No. 3 in the nation and No. 2 in the state…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Friday night’s 111-103 loss to the New York Knicks: — Even while still atop the East, based on how this one closed, it’s as if the Heat are in in salvage mode with eight games remaining in their regular season. — So now it will require a victory…
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ANAHEIM – Miles Scott looks like a high school freshman. He talks like a high school freshman. He did not play like a freshman Friday. Scott made the defensive play of the game and his two-run single in the fifth inning provided the winning margin for Servite in a 3-2 win over Santa Margarita in…
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Musician Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the Foo Fighters and an Orange County native, has died, according to a statement from the Foo Fighters. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our…
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It wasn’t quite a St. Peter’s miracle, but the Knicks pulled off their own little upset Friday in South Beach. Trailing by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter, Tom Thibodeau rode his youngsters to a shocker over the Miami Heat, the No. 1 team in the East, 111-103. Immanuel Quickley was the hero,…
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Two former top administrators in the City of Industry were shut out of discussions about a $20 million solar project after voicing concern about vague invoices submitted by the developer, who is now accused of embezzling as much as half of Industry’s investment, according to testimony this week. Alex Gonzalez, the city’s then-director of development…
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Before they head to Brazil in May to compete in the pinnacle international competition for athletes with hearing impairment, the Deaflympics, the US Deaf Women’s National Soccer Team made a stop in Irvine for a multi-day training camp ending with a scrimmage Friday against Laguna United Football Club, and a free soccer clinic for kids.…
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Games against the New York Knicks used to provide nothing but drama for the Miami Heat. Friday night, that drama was back at FTX Arena. Which was exactly what the Heat did not need amid a week that opened with a pair of ugly losses and a three-way bench spat, and now moves on to…
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