Zach LaVine wanted to do it all Thursday night in New Orleans, but even the Chicago Bulls guard has his limitations. LaVine has done it before, game after game, in his five seasons in Chicago. So when DeMar DeRozan was ruled out Thursday against the Pelicans with an adductor strain, it seemed inevitable that LaVine…
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY — The United States escaped a half-full Estadio Azteca with a gritty 0-0 draw against Mexico on Thursday night and moved into position to all but clinch a World Cup berth with a victory at home against Panama this weekend. Christian Pulisic had the best U.S. chances…
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The Canyon softball team defeated Yorba Linda 11-0 in a nonleague game Thursday, March 24. Take a look at the action and click here to see the scores and stats from Thursday’s games. Kylee Magee (31) of Canyon pitches against Yorba Linda during a softball game at Canyon High in Anaheim on Thursday, March 24,…
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved within one win of his record-setting 13th trip to the Final Four in his farewell season thanks to two late baskets by Jeremy Roach that helped seal the Blue Devils’ 78-73 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night. Roach’s two shots…
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO — Jamal Shead scored a career-high 21 points and Houston led throughout in a 72-60 victory over top-seeded Arizona on Thursday night, moving the Cougars within one win of a second straight Final Four. With Taze Moore getting into early foul trouble after his 3-pointer for a…
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Are racial minorities suffering financial losses because their home appraisals are tainted by bias? The Biden administration thinks so. And on Wednesday, March 23, an inter-agency task force co-chaired by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge unveiled an action plan designed to transform the appraisal industry and root out hidden bias that can…
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LOS ANGELES — Stanley Johnson couldn’t spit out the words fast enough. The 25-year-old forward was vibrating with intensity, his sentences shooting out in staccato as he recounted that night’s game, a five-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that Johnson was sure in his bones had some silver lining. “I mean there’s no ‘win’ for…
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The Angels locked up catcher Max Stassi for at least two additional seasons, agreeing on Thursday to a three-year $17.5 million contract. Stassi was already set to make $3 million in 2022, his final season before free agency. The Angels inked him for $7 million per year in 2023 and 2024. They have a $7.5 million…
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Triumphs in musical theater come in many sizes. In “The Band’s Visit,” wonderfully inhabiting the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for the next couple weeks, excellence arrives in the form of atmospheric and exotic intimacy. Where musicals mostly announce and sustain themselves with propulsion and energy, this is a tiny tale of what happens when…
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Kobe Bryant’s estate has reached a new long-term contract with Nike to continue producing footwear and apparel from Bryant’s Zoom Kobe series, Vanessa Bryant and Nike announced on Thursday. The news comes nearly a year after Kobe Bryant’s initial endorsement deal with Nike expired. “We’re excited to announce our partnership with Nike is going to…
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