BOSTON — Kyrie Irving made it clear: He’s going to “embrace the dark side.” He’s going to give Celtics fans the same energy they give him. On yet another night at the TD Garden laden with boos and expletives directed at Irving, the former Celtic who left the green and white for Brooklyn’s black and…
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Angel City FC went from excitement to disappointment in approximately 10 minutes late in Sunday’s NWSL Challenge Cup game against OL Reign. In the 82nd minute, Simone Charley’s header flew into the goal over an outstretched arm of OL Reign goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce to tie the game. However, in the fourth minute of stoppage time,…
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As the war in Ukraine gets more horrific by the day, Laguna Woods Village residents are reaching out to help. About 90 people gathered April 8 at Clubhouse 5 for a meeting intended to raise awareness and funds for Ukrainian refugees. It was sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women (Saddleback Chapter), ORT America,…
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In the fourth quarter of any game, the Chicago Bulls are always comfortable with a single-digit deficit and the ball in DeMar DeRozan’s hands. That has been a tried-and-true formula throughout DeRozan’s first season in Chicago. But DeRozan couldn’t deliver late-game heroics in Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA playoffs against the…
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ANAHEIM — Trevor Zegras tied the Ducks’ rookie record for points in a season, Troy Terry had two goals and an assist and Derek Grant had a goal and two assists, helping goaltender John Gibson end a 13-game winless streak with a 6-4 victory Sunday over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Zegras had a goal and…
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A sense of dread accompanied the Chicago Bulls up Interstate 94 for their first postseason game in five years. No one was giving them a shot in their first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Even the most optimistic Bulls fans were just hoping to see a few good games before heading into the offseason and…
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Laguna Woods Village resident Mike Wilson traveled to Krakow, Poland, in early March and wanted to go on to Kyiv, Ukraine, to join local militia groups or find other ways to help repel the Russian invaders. But at age 71, Wilson was deemed too old for combat; Ukraine caps service age at 60. He also…
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Yola is an English soul singer and Orville Peck’s a Canadian country crooner and they share something in common: They are this year’s desert music festival Triple Crown winners, booked for both weekends of Coachella and Stagecoach, too. And on Sunday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, they were both highlights of the…
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LOS ANGELES ― At some point, some team will score a run against Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney without the benefit of a fielding error. It just hasn’t happened in either of Heaney’s first two starts of 2022. Heaney, who was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees last October, has looked nothing like the…
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Part of the experience at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival happens outside of the gates, where thousands of cars and tents fill the campgrounds. Camping at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a vibe of its own. Some groups of friends have been coming for years. Others adopt new friends who…
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