As in much of the nation, Orange County continues to set records for daily new coronavirus infections, with the OC Health Care Agency on Friday reporting 6,428 new cases and nearly 20% of tests coming back positive. While hospital wards and intensive care units aren’t as slammed, staffing shortages and people jamming emergency rooms –…
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LOS ANGELES — It’s one thing when you can hit the court and prove your worth. But locked in a hotel room for days on end, Avery Bradley could only wait. When he entered the league’s COVID-19 protocols in Dallas last month, Bradley ended up missing five games. For a player with a partially guaranteed…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday Jan. 8, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Related Articles Horse racing notes: Flavien Prat ‘a…
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By DAVE SKRETTA NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time champion Alysa Liu withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, less than a day after a third-place finish in the short program put her in position to make the Olympic team. The 16-year-old Liu is at least the fifth competitor…
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BY ADAM GREENE As we go into the final week of the regular season, and our first ever 17 game season, it’s our next to last chance to deliver our arbitrary praise and scorn on all 32 NFL teams. 1. GREEN BAY PACKERS (13-3) https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nfl-futures?utm_source=skyline&utm_medium=custom%20content&utm_campaign=week17 With the top seed already locked in for the NFC, there’s…
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By MATTHEW BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Twenty of Yellowstone National Park’s renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were shot by hunters in recent months — the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago, according to park officials. Fifteen…
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SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Thursday) JOCKEYS / WINS John Velazquez / 12 Flavien Prat / 11 Juan Hernandez / 6 Abel Cedillo / 4 Umberto Rispoli / 3 TRAINERS / WINS Bob Baffert / 9 Richard Baltas / 4 Five tied / 3 WEEKEND STAKES AT SANTA ANITA Saturday • $200,000 Grade II Santa Ynez…
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The surge in COVID-19 cases has led to the cancellation of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions, a top girls water polo tournament that was scheduled to run Thursday through Saturday. Santa Barbara girls water polo coach and tournament director Mark Walsh announced the cancellation Thursday morning, informing schools that the Santa Barbara Unified School…
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Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur took the blame Thursday for the Zach Wilson sneak on 4th-and-2 that cost the Jets the biggest upset of the year against the Buccaneers. “It’s 100% on me,” LaFleur told the media during his weekly availability. “Disappointed with myself for two reasons, I pride myself on communication and our unit…
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By JONATHAN MATTISE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A winter storm blanketed parts of the South with snow, freezing rain and sleet Thursday, tying up roads in Tennessee and Kentucky as the system tracked a path through Appalachia toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The storm began hitting greater Nashville on Thursday morning. About 4 to 7…
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