The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Dec. 26 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Call Us What We Carry: Poems: Amanda Gorman 2. The Lincoln Highway: Amor Towles 3. Cloud…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the league said. He was 85. The NFL said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause. Madden gained fame in a decade-long stint as…
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Two. More. Wins. That’s what now separates the Miami Dolphins from a playoff berth that appeared more than improbable when the team was 1-7 and on a seven-game losing streak on Halloween. The Dolphins let their swarming defense dominate the COVID-decimated New Orleans Saints, mostly played it safe offensively and came out of Caesars Superdome…
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Seven straight wins. Feeling great? And healthy? That’s what matters now. The Dolphins’ easy Monday night win over New Orleans, 20-3, kept their second-half streak going and underlined how a season can be ruined by a COVID test right now. Here are 10 thoughts on the game: 1. Stat of the game: 21 Saints players…
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Marcus Freeman chuckled when the subject of his time with the Chicago Bears came up during a Notre Dame news conference earlier this month. “My butt got cut real fast,” Freeman said. The Bears selected Freeman in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft and waived the linebacker before the season began that September.…
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Because of the high volume of injuries this season, Ravens coach John Harbaugh has often talked about the heart of his players. But it’s possible the biggest heart on the roster belongs to a player who has yet to suit up this season. His name is Khalil Dorsey. Who? He is an undrafted and second-year…
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Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist If winning seven straight games says something, winning Monday night was the easiest of them all. New Orleans was decimated by COVID. Ian Book could still be playing and not denting this defense. The Dolphins took care of business and kept the season moving. Omar Kelly, Dolphins Columnist It’s been a…
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In a polarized America, can we consider thoughtfully, or will we rush to demonize, solutions from the middle? We’ll only know by putting forward what we believe are workable proposals and gauging the reaction. Here is my end-of-the-year collection of a few such suggestions. Gun control. Different parts of the state, and of the country,…
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Warren Bussey, looking decades younger than his years, recently reflected on his long life. “When I was a young man, I never thought I would grow to be the age I am today.” Few would. The Santa Ana resident is 108. Mr. Bussey, as he’s known to generations of neighbors and friends, is believed to…
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