The Kings have traded defenseman Sean Durzi to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2024 second-round draft selection, which originally belonged to the Montreal Canadiens. Durzi, 24, notched 65 points in 136 games over the past two campaigns, placing him second behind Drew Doughty among Kings defensemen in points-per-game average and 61st in the…
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LOS ANGELES ― Bobby Miller and Emmet Sheehan have passed their auditions. The rookie right-handers will remain in the Dodgers’ starting rotation this week after Julio Urías returns from the 15-day injured list in Kansas City later this week, manager Dave Roberts confirmed. “It is a game of performance,” Roberts said. “As it stands now,…
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LOS ANGELES — Sparks forward Chiney Ogwumike understands the up and downs of the WNBA season. However, when the 40-game regular season is all said and done, Ogwumike believes wholeheartedly that the shorthanded Sparks will be a playoff team. “Absolutely,” Ogwumike said. “I think some people might be like, ‘What?’ But we are missing Lexie…
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(CNN) — As the investigation continues into how and when the Titan submersible imploded while on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic wreckage last weekend, a submersible expert says he warned the vessel’s CEO about safety concerns after a trip years ago. When Karl Stanley was aboard the Titan for an undersea excursion off the…
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HAQL, Saudi Arabia — The caravan of five Toyota Land Cruisers raced across Saudi Arabia’s rocky desert, weaving onto a highway so new it was not on the map. At the cleft of sea that splits the kingdom from Egypt, they stopped on a barren beach. Fifteen tourists spilled out and gathered around Joel Richardson,…
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OneWhale, a nonprofit led by two Orange County residents, recently got much needed support from officials in Norway in an effort to save an overly friendly beluga whale by creating a reserve in a Norwegian fjord. The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries agreed to officially call the marine mammal a “tame whale.” A photo provided by…
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The NHL’s 2023 entry draft begins Wednesday night in Nashville and, in many ways, the Ducks are the team that will ultimately control the direction it takes. Largely, that’s because the No. 1 choice is a foregone conclusion. The Chicago Blackhawks will select Connor Bedard, a much-anticipated, franchise-style player who is being compared favorably to…
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The head of the Wagner force said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood. The announcement from Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to defuse a growing crisis. Moscow had braced for the arrival of the private army led by…
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Breed: Domestic shorthair Age: 4 years Sex: Spayed female Size: 11 pounds Antonia’s story: Antonia is a resilient, loving girl with a heart full of hope. Her journey began with heartbreak when she was found abandoned in a carrier on the side of a street, wearing a collar with a bell. Frightened and unsure, she…
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Breed: German shepherd Age: 7 years Sex: Neutered male Jake Sully’s story: Jake Sully was a stray who was turned into the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center in April. He was in bad shape: severely overweight, overgrown toenails that were so bad they were turning outward to the sides of his feet, front feet whose…
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