By DASHA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s state Tass news agency reported Wednesday that Russia has started evacuating personnel from all of its diplomatic facilities in Ukraine. Moscow has an embassy in Kyiv and consulates in Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv. The Tass report said the embassy in Kyiv confirmed the evacuations…
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ANAHEIM — The list of scouts for the Ducks-San Jose Sharks game on Tuesday night at Honda Center was an extensive one, but one name stood out among all the rest. Bob Murray was listed on the seating chart as a scout for the Calgary Flames, and his visit to Honda Center was believed to…
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Edgewood boys basketball coach Gregory Gilmore said he hoped last year’s CIF-Southern Section playoff run to the semifinals would give this year’s team even more motivation to advance to the championship game. But the Lions were out-of-sync on offense from the beginning as Western imposed its will early and often to cruise to a 55-33…
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The Ducks’ Rickard Rakell scores the decisive goal over the head of San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer in the third round of the shootout in their 4-3 victory on Tuesday night at Honda Center. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Ducks goaltender Anthony Stolarz reacts after the San Jose Sharks’ Brent Burns scores…
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Scores from the CIF-SS boys basketball semifinals Tuesday and the schedule for the championship games Friday, Feb. 25. CIF-SS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Championship, Friday, 7 p.m. Harvard-Westlake at Corona Centennial DIVISION 1 Semifinals, Tuesday St. Bernard 66, St. Anthony 64 JSerra 60, St. John Bosco 44 Championship, Friday, 7 p.m. St. Bernard at…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – The ascendancy continues for the San Juan Hills boys basketball program. The Stallions, playing in their first CIF Southern Section semifinal, beat St. Paul 63-53 on Tuesday at San Juan Hills High. They will play in their first CIF-SS boys basketball final Friday. San Juan Hills (26-4) will play at La…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH >> The La Mirada boys basketball team has grown accustomed to playing on the road while the school’s gymnasium undergoes renovation. After years of being unable to play at their home gym, the Matadores will now get the opportunity to host a CIF final for the first time in school history after they blew…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO >> The JSerra boys basketball team cruised to a 60-44 win over St. John Bosco Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals at JSerra High. JSerra (19-9) will host St. Bernard in the championship game Friday at 7 p.m.. The two programs have never played each other. This will be the first…
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FULLERTON – After reaching the CIF-SS Division 4AA semifinals for the first time in the school’s 101 years of existence, the Garden Grove boys basketball team wanted to make more history. Miguel Ortega scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Argonauts to a 45-39 victory over host Sunny Hills on Tuesday night.…
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The Mira Costa boys soccer team quest to repeat as CIF-Southern Section Division 1 champions came to an end Tuesday. The second-seeded Mustangs (15-2-4) never seemed to get on track on the offensive end and JSerra took advantage of its two chances and prevailed 2-0 in the semifinals. JSerra will host Trinity League rival Servite…
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