Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will rank all 32 NFL teams. The rankings will take into account not just weekly performance, but how well each team measures up as Super Bowl contenders, regardless of win-loss record. Here are the rankings after Week 14: Super Bowl favorites 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-3;…
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By Claudia S. Alaniz Since she was a little girl, Nadia Chung has dreamed big. “I dreamed of being a ballet dancer before I put my ballet slippers on. Before I knew how to write a story, I wanted to be a journalist,” she said. One of the La Cañada resident’s first dreams have come…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as traders took in the latest sign that inflation is still running high ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year. The S&P 500 index fell 1.2% as of 1:32 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 136 points,…
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OCVarsity will be covering the “Football Signing Day” news and events around Orange County on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the start of the early signing period for football. Senior football players will have their first chance to sign a National Letter of Intent with a college. OCVarsity will be publishing a list of the athletes who…
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Arizona’s immediate outlook is bright under first-year coach Tommy Lloyd. And because of a recent development thousands of miles from campus, there is reason for the Wildcats to be cautiously optimistic about their longer-term outlook. The NCAA’s ruling last week on the Auburn infractions case provides a morsel of insight into what fate might befall…
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The Lakers canceled practice Tuesday after shooting guard Talen Horton-Tucker entered into the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to the team. Other members of the Lakers were directed to take two tests – a rapid and a PCR – before boarding for their flight to Dallas in the afternoon, if they return negative…
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Few film and TV stars are more devoted to learning and expanding people’s horizons than LeVar Burton. He spent more than 20 seasons (1983-2006) as host and executive producer of PBS’ “Reading Rainbow.” Among the longest-running children’s television shows in history, it garnered multiple Daytime Emmy Awards and a prestigious Peabody Award. Burton co-authored the…
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By ANDREW MELDRUM JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines. An analysis Tuesday of data…
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By Claudia S. Alaniz The 133rd Rose Parade has been more than two years in the making. For Tournament of Roses President Dr. Robert Miller, it’s been five years in the making. Before the 2020 Rose Parade began, the Pasadenan was already planning — thinking up a theme, making a list of grand marshal hopefuls.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Three Orange County girls basketball teams proved themselves in different ways Saturday by capturing tournament titles. Here’s a closer look: Mater Dei: Orange County’s top-ranked team showed it’s still a major contender in the Open Division with a 60-56 victory against postseason rival…
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