LOS ANGELES — Hey, batter, batter, batter!! Swing, batter, batter!!! Oh, sorry. Should we keep it down over here? Is that old sandlot refrain too much for this Dodgers ballclub, allergic as it apparently is to pressure? The Dodgers’ bullpen – especially the way Manager Dave Roberts pulled the levers in Monday’s 4-2 loss to…
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Salvation Army officials and government dignitaries on Monday, Oct. 9, unveiled 72 new units of permanent supportive housing in Anaheim, part of a “Center of Hope” created to help people who have experienced homelessness navigate forward in their lives. “That miracle of bringing hope, restoring hope to lives of people,” said Doug Riley, who oversees…
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Beginning next week and continuing through November, the eastbound 91 Freeway in Corona will be shut down overnight, three days a week, for work on an interchange improvement project. The nighttime closures are set to get underway Monday, Oct. 16, with all eastbound 91 lanes out of service from Green River Road to Serfas Club…
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Former Dodgers star Steve Garvey made his foray into the crowded U.S. Senate race official Tuesday morning, launching a bid as a Republican. For Garvey, who played 14 seasons with the Dodgers before he finished with the San Diego Padres for five seasons, a move into the political arena isn’t much of a curveball. He’s…
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LOS ANGELES ― After the Dodgers lost Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Manager Dave Roberts vowed to “manage Game 2 like it’s Game 7. And I’m going to do the same thing for Game 3.” Monday, the Dodgers’ elimination-game strategy was revealed before an announced crowd of 51,449. The chorus of boos…
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A 26-year-old man died late Sunday after he was shot, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a fence in Santa Ana, police said. The crash occurred just before midnight on the 2300 block of West 5th Street, where police found the victim, Gonzalo Carlos from Santa Ana, suffering from gunshot wounds in his…
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS — Robert Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, Amik Robertson made a game-sealing pick in the end zone, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Packers, 17-13, on Monday night to stop a three-game skid. The Raiders’ offense did just enough, with Jimmy Garoppolo completing 22…
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Lakers coach Darvin Ham has encouraged his team not to hesitate to shoot when they’re open behind the 3-point line. Consider Monday night’s 129-126 preseason victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas, the Lakers’ first preseason win, a step in the right direction. The Lakers were letting it fly at T-Mobile Arena, knocking down…
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LOS ANGELES — When Brusdar Graterol entered in the second inning Monday night, the theme song of wrestling star “The Undertaker” played over the stadium sound system. It was a reference to Graterol’s costume when the team dressed up on the final road trip of the regular season. Or was it more foreshadowing than a…
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LOS ANGELES – There are moments in the postseason – and as Dodger fans will attest, plenty of them in Games 1 and 2 of the National League Division Series – when the words of Billy Beane from two decades or so absolutely resonate. “My (stuff) doesn’t work in the playoffs,” the longtime Oakland A’s…
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