LOS ANGELES — Finally, the Lakers are seeing their case count moving in the right direction. The team learned Tuesday morning that Dwight Howard and Talen Horton-Tucker had tested out of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. Horton-Tucker started against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, while the Lakers held Howard out of the first half. The…
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INGLEWOOD — This could have been a trap game for the Rams, an assignment against a Seattle Seahawks team destined to miss the playoffs overlaid with the complications of a COVID-19 outbreak that forced the game to be delayed two days. But Tuesday’s 20-10 Rams victory might have come down to a couple of sequences…
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Justin Fields is the Chicago Bears franchise quarterback — or at least the hope is he will be once he is named the starter. We’re tracking the first-round pick’s performance in every game of his rookie season. Preseason game No. 1: Bears 20, Dolphins 13 The first big boost to Justin Fields mania didn’t arrive…
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While Southern California’s shores weathered a few tough blows this year, the local coast also saw key steps toward safeguarding its future. On the downside were the oil spill in waters off Huntington Beach, pollution generated by backlogged port ships, the Hyperion sewage spill in Playa del Rey, and the extension of the life of…
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President Joe Biden and the Democratic leadership were far from gracious in their response to the news that Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has decided to vote “no” on the administration’s $2 trillion Build Back Better plan. The moderate Democrat, who represents one of the most conservative states, was the swing vote in…
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What would Frank Zappa think? It’s a question I often ask when it comes to matters of free speech, culture war spats and the overall arc of American politics. Zappa, the late, great Southern California composer and social critic, lived in a world much different from today – having lived from 1940 to 1993 —…
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The Bengals are slight favorites over the Ravens ahead of their rematch Sunday in Cincinnati, according to Las Vegas sportsbooks. In a matchup of AFC North leaders, the Bengals (8-6) are favored by 2 ½ points after a 15-10 win Sunday over the Denver Broncos. The Ravens (8-6) have lost three straight games and could…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Shaun Fabisiak School: Pacifica Sport: Boys basketball Year: Senior Noteworthy: The 6-foot-2 wing averaged nearly 20 points, eight rebounds and played strong defense to lead the Mariners to a 4-0 week, highlighted by winning…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Moka Saiki School: Portola Sport: Girls basketball Year: Junior Noteworthy: The guard and co-captain scored 29 points in a victory against Laguna Hills and a career-high 31 in a triumph against University to help…
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After canceling the homeless count in January 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Orange County officials are gearing up to take a census next month of how many people are unsheltered in the county. The every-two-years “point in time” count is required by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds a variety…
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