LOS ANGELES — Life keeps giving the Clippers lemons, but it’s fine – Tyronn Lue has this killer lemonade recipe. And they sampled a sweet sip of upset victory Monday. With a willful, almost rebellious effort Monday, the Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 119-104 – upending the team with the NBA’s second-best record in…
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A stabbing in Orange left a woman hospitalized Monday, Feb. 14, and prompted a large police response. A person at a residence on the 3900 block of East Palm Avenue called police to report the stabbing at 4:11 p.m., Orange Police Sgt. Phil McMullin said. First responders found a woman with a serious stab wound…
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SANTA ANA — Reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez on Monday pleaded not guilty to possessing an opioid while in the Orange County Jail. Martinez, 45, is charged with one count of possession of an illegal substance in jail, according to the criminal complaint, which listed the drug as Subutex. In August, Martinez…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The CIF-SS boys volleyball preseason watchlist, released Monday, Feb. 14. CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL WATCH LIST (Alphabetical order) (Selected by the CIF-SS Boys Volleyball Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1/2 Beckman Burroughs/Burbank Corona del Mar Huntington Beach Los Alamitos Loyola Mater Dei Mira Costa Newport Harbor…
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The CIF Southern Section on Monday updated the boys soccer playoff brackets with times and locations for Tuesday’s games. (*designated home team) Show Caption of Expand
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Angels employee Eric Kay, who is accused of providing the opioids that contributed to Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death, told a colleague he watched the Angels pitcher do drugs the night before he was found dead in a suburban Dallas hotel room, according to testimony…
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The Chargers have identified the top candidate to fill their offensive line coaching position. Brendan Nugent has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Frank Smith as the offensive line coach for the Chargers, a source informed the Southern California News Group on Monday. Nugent was the New Orleans Saints’ offensive line coach in 2021. Smith,…
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The CIF Southern Section on Monday updated the girls basketball playoff brackets with times and locations for Wednesday’s games. (*designated home team)
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers absorbed another body blow Sunday with the news that newly acquired guard Norman Powell would join injured All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the sideline, none of them with a return date to speak of. Powell sustained a fractured medial sesamoid bone in his left foot during the third…
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China — In a post-event interview, Eileen Gu was praised for grabbing “gold” with her final run. “Silver,” she ever-so-politely corrected. “Don’t tease me like that.” By the slimmest of margins, too. The standout American-born freestyle skier who represents China finished runner-up with her last run of the…
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