Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SAN DIEGO — They competed to show the younger players the way. They competed for their veteran coach. And they competed to show they’re a proud champion, and not a No. 7 seed. Mater Dei’s girls basketball team had no shortage of motivation…
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Rams general manager Les Snead wound down after winning the Super Bowl by taking a tropical vacation with his family. Coach Sean McVay celebrated on a yacht trip to Cabo San Lucas with his fiancee. They could do without a week in Indianapolis. That’s no knock on the Midwest’s winter climate, just a calculation that…
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Santa Anita, in consultation with the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the California Horse Racing Board, has moved Friday’s eight-race card to Monday because of impending rain. Friday’s weather forecast calls for a 90% chance of rain in Arcadia, prompting the postponement. The first post on Monday will be 12:30 p.m. It will be an…
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By ERIC TUCKER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON — The House Committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection said Wednesday night that its evidence shows former President Donald Trump and his associates engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the presidential election, spread false information about it and…
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DALLAS — Ryan Suter and Alexander Radulov scored in the final minute of Dallas’ four-goal second period and the Stars rallied to beat the Kings, 4-3, on Wednesday night. Luke Glendening and Jason Robertson added goals to help Dallas improve to 5-1-1 in its last seven games and 30-20-3 overall. Jake Oettinger made 28 saves…
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OC Fair announced that country artist Cole Swindell will headline a post-fair show at Pacific Amphitheatre on August 19. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter is known for hits like “You Should Be Here,” “Ain’t Worth the Whiskey” “Single Saturday Night” and his latest, “Never Say Never,” a duet with Lainey Wilson. Tickets are $47.50-$87.50 and go on…
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Republican lawmakers gathered in Orange County on Wednesday to drum up support for a bill that would suspend California’s gas tax for six months, saving drivers 51 cents on every gallon they pump. “Hardworking families are having to cut back from other expenses just to fill up their gas tanks,” State Sen. Pat Bates, R-Laguna…
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INDIANAPOLIS — Chargers coach Brandon Staley flashed a smile and his eyes lit up when asked why wide receiver continues to be the deepest position in the NFL draft. Staley was back to being the enthusiastic football coach who provided thoughtful responses during his NFL Scouting Combine news conference on Wednesday at the Indiana Convention…
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Just days after Southern California featured some of the hottest places in the nation, a substantial cooldown with rain and thunderstorms is expected to chill the region into the weekend, meteorologists said Wednesday. Starting Thursday, March 3, about a 10-degree temperature shift is expected throughout the region, with much of inland Southern California feeling high…
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By Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand | CNN A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested that senior Russian officials wait until after the Beijing Olympics had finished before beginning an invasion into Ukraine, US officials said Wednesday. US officials broadly view the report as credible, but its particulars are…
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