Shiyin Chen and Justin Sink (Bloomberg) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have accepted in principle a French proposal for a diplomatic summit, France said, potentially offering fresh hope for a peaceful solution to pull Russia and Ukraine back from the brink of war. The meeting, proposed by French President Emmanuel…
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PACIFIC PALISADES — Joaquin Niemann’s play during Sunday’s final round of Genesis Open didn’t generate the kind of fireworks that his back-to-back rounds of 63 did during the first two days of the tournament, but it did produce the one thing the Chilean native wanted most, his second career PGA Tour victory. Choosing to play…
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PACIFIC PALISADES – The potential drama may have been on the course at Riviera Sunday, where 23-year-old Chilean Joaquin Niemann became the first wire-to-wire winner of what is now the Genesis Invitational since Charlie Sifford won it in 1969, when it was known as the L.A. Open. But bigger golf news was happening elsewhere. The…
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LOS ANGELES — After a night of maddening misses and scoring droughts, No. 17 USC still had a chance. With 20.3 seconds left against Washington State and the score tied, head coach Andy Enfield called timeout to draw up a play. The in-bounds pass went to Boogie Ellis, who stood near mid-court for 12 seconds…
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, a former Olympic fencing champion, likes to wield what he describes as the power of the Games like it’s Excalibur. In closing the Beijing Olympics at National Stadium Sunday, Bach again pulled his rhetorical sword out its sheath. “This unifying power of the Olympic Games is stronger than the…
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Lakers’ LeBron James was among the players dressed to impress as they made their way inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night. With the all-star festivities in Cleveland, the weekend served as a homecoming for James. The King has arrived. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/GJdHFSPTO3 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 20,…
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United States defender Emily Fox (19) brings the ball up the pitch against New Zealand midfielder Ria Percival (2) during the second half of the SheBelieves Cup Day 2 match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. United States beat New Zealand 5-0. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing…
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An illegal marijuana extract business hidden in a commercial building in Anaheim caught fire and left several people hospitalized Sunday, Feb. 20, including two firefighters who were injured in an explosion while battling the blaze. Firefighters responded to 1169 N. Knollwood Circle and found a one-story, multi-unit structure engulfed in flames, Anaheim Fire & Rescue…
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A Huntington Beach police officer injured in a Saturday night helicopter crash in Newport Beach that killed a colleague was released from the hospital, the police department announced Sunday morning. “He’s doing well, but there’s still a lot of recovery ahead,” said Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Carey. “They are optimistic about his recovery.” The…
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The daunting stretch of six games in 12 days hasn’t seemed so daunting through the first two games. UCLA’s margin of victory over Washington State and Washington was 20 and 26, respectively. Tyger Campbell didn’t play Thursday night. Johnny Juzang and Cody Riley didn’t play Saturday night. In the two games, only two players have…
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