Midday Thursday, it appeared that ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan was ready to step aside from the speaker’s race, thus allowing Republicans in the House of Representatives to end weeks of political stunts and join with Democrats to elevate Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry’s powers. Instead, House Republicans again failed to display any…
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Q. I was traveling east on the 91 Freeway in the No. 1 lane with moderate traffic when a hearse went by in the HOV lane with only a driver in the car. So if a corpse was in a coffin in the back, does that qualify as two people in the vehicle? If that…
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All of the scores from the high school football games played Thursday, Oct. 19. THURSDAY’S SCORES CIF-SS 605 LEAGUE Cerritos 27, Artesia 7 Glenn 28, Pioneer 17 CITRUS BELT LEAGUE Cajon 32, Yucaipa 8 DEL RIO LEAGUE La Serna 49, El Rancho 7 DESERT SKY LEAGUE Adelanto 34, Victor Valley 27 FOOTHILL LEAGUE West Ranch…
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TUSTIN — Irvine’s football team erased a 12-point deficit to beat Beckman 20-12 Thursday and clinch a share of the Pacific Hills League championship. The Vaqueros most recently won a league championship in 2021. Thursday was the seventh game in which Irvine has trailed and its fourth comeback win. “We always start slow and I…
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COSTA MESA — Six days after getting shut out by St. John Bosco, Mater Dei played like it had something to prove Thursday. The Monarchs scored points on nine of their 10 possessions to beat Orange Lutheran 55-13 in a Trinity League football game at Orange Coast College. Mater Dei lost to St. John Bosco 28-0…
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GARDEN GROVE — Los Amigos football coach Melo Guess said his team entered Thursday’s contest against Bolsa Grande with a “must-win” approach. The Lobos delivered with a resounding 46-14 victory over the Matadors in a Garden Grove League game at Bolsa Grande High. “We didn’t want to leave anything to chance next week (against Santiago),”…
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker and third baseman Alex Bregman really have no explanation for why the team has been so good in that other retractable-roof stadium in Texas. “I have no clue, to be honest with you,” Bregman said. “But I think the focus has…
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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS — Travis Etienne ran for two touchdowns, Foyesade Oluokun returned an interception for a score, and Christian Kirk’s 44-yard touchdown after a short catch over the middle lifted the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 31-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence…
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THOUSAND PALMS — The Lakers closed out their six-game slate of exhibitions with a 123-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night at Acrisure Arena, using the closest thing to what is expected to be their regular-season rotation as they showed at any point in the preseason. LeBron James and Austin Reaves were both…
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LOS ANGELES — Having seen enough from the Clippers starters in the first three preseason games, Coach Tyronn Lue gave the three stars the night off Thursday. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook sat on the sidelines while the second unit faced off against the defending champion Denver Nuggets in their preseason finale at…
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