Armed with the featherweight belt, $1 million and his 117-second annihilation of Bellator’s greatest champion, A.J. McKee is back for more. Now regarded as the promotion’s pound-for-pound king, McKee will make his first title defense in a rematch against Patricio Pitbull in the Bellator 277 main event on April 15 at the SAP Center in…
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING — American assistant captain Hilary Knight calls it “a beautiful rivalry.” Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin sums it up as “very fun.” Don’t be fooled by the pleasantries. One of the fiercest and longest-running grudge matches in international sports will play out for the second time at the Beijing…
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Guns in the home, drug use, a sudden layoff – the presence of any or all of these can be signals that a troubled domestic relationship could morph from angry and sometimes violent to fatal. So says a long-term investigation into domestic violence slated to be released Wednesday, Feb. 16 at UC Irvine by a…
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If you’ve experienced a loss of appetite the last few days or feel run-down with no energy whatsoever, you may be suffering from NFLSAD, or National Football League Seasonal Affective Disorder. It happens every year after the Super Bowl and can last for days, weeks or even months, depending on the arrival of the first…
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SAN DIEGO — The UC Irvine men’s basketball team again proved it can grind its way to a win when needed, riding DJ Davis’ 14 points off the bench and another stingy defensive effort to a 56-50 nonconference win against UC San Diego on Tuesday night at RIMAC Arena. Davis, a sophomore guard, went 3…
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PLACENTIA >> Coming into Tuesday’s CIF-SS second-round playoff game, El Dorado boys basketball coach Ryan Mounce posed this question to his team: “Why not us?” The Golden Hawks proved Mounce right as they defeated fourth-seeded Crescenta Valley in overtime 49-44 after Jacob Kang provided some fourth-quarter heroics to help force overtime and Cooper Bladow hit…
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LONG BEACH >> The motto for the St. Anthony boys basketball team this season is “32 minutes.” But on Tuesday night, the host Saints were unstoppable from both sides of the court for the final 16 minutes of the game, which included a 19-4 run in the third quarter. The second-half comeback helped St. Anthony…
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Scores from Tuesday’s CIF-SS boys soccer playoff games, and the matchups and schedule for Friday’s quarterfinals. CIF-SS BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Games start at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. DIVISION 1 Second round, Tuesday Servite 4, West Torrance 1 Aliso Niguel 2, San Marcos 0 Huntington Beach 1, San Clemente 1 (Huntington Beach wins on PKs,…
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The schedule wasn’t up to them, but the Clippers were up for the challenge. They chased Monday’s feel-good victory over the second-best team in the NBA with a game the next night in Phoenix – against the league’s best team, the well-rested Suns. The result was a 103-96 loss, but one they didn’t feel so…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH – The Billings brothers led Foothill’s boys basketball team to a 75-58 win over Marina on Tuesday in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA playoffs at Marina High. Carlo Billings, a 5-11 junior guard, scored 19 points, and senior guard Cruz Billlings (5-8) scored 18. Foothill (26-2) will play…
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