CLEVELAND — After a run of nine games as arguably the hottest player in the NBA, Anthony Davis had the basketball world spellbound, wondering what he might do next. Sadly for the Lakers, the follow-up to his 55-point game against the Washington Wizards on Sunday was short-lived: Davis left Tuesday’s game in Cleveland with flu-like…
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OTTAWA, Ontario — The Kings could not have started their road trip on a much higher note. Viktor Arvidsson had two goals, Matt Roy, Mikey Anderson and Kevin Fiala also had goals, and Anze Kopitar registered three assists for the Kings, who kicked off a six-game trip with a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators…
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SAN DIEGO — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spent the first part of his offseason touring Europe. Maybe that’s what it takes to avoid thoughts about how his team went from a 111-win regular season to being so quickly dismissed from the postseason by the San Diego Padres. “For me, for the organization, it took us…
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ANAHEIM — For Ducks forward Max Comtois, there is little drama associated with all of the injury-related stops and starts to a hockey season. He has come to understand the drill. “I’ve never played a full season in my life,” Comtois was saying after Tuesday’s morning skate. “Even in junior. So I’m used to that.…
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ANAHEIM — Ducks coach Dallas Eakins was talking about the Carolina Hurricanes’ offense, particularly high-powered in recent days with a combined 10 goals in their last two wins – four against the Kings and six against the St. Louis Blues. “Sometimes I wonder if they want to beat you 6-5 instead of 1-0,” Eakins said Tuesday…
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By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona | CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the speakership grew more complicated on Tuesday after a hard-right Republican announced his bid for the gavel next month, a move that could set off a messy floor fight and leave their party without a candidate who can win the…
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SAN DIEGO — At baseball’s first post-pandemic Winter Meetings, it’s just like the old days. The multi-year and multi-hundred million dollar contracts are announced, the commissioner talks about economic imbalance and the game’s uber-agent scoffs at such talk. Good times. (Especially if you’ve either gotten paid or are about to be.) Things got off to…
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The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Dec. 4 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver 2. A World of Curiosities: Louise Penny, Minotaur Books 3. Lessons in…
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SAN DIEGO — Although the Angels aren’t planning to use a five-man rotation in 2023, they still want to squeeze a few more starts out of Shohei Ohtani. Manager Phil Nevin said the Angels’ current plan is to use a six-man rotation, but with a twist. Ohtani would pitch every sixth day, instead of every…
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Los Angeles County election officials must grant an organization seeking to oust District Attorney George Gascon access to about 10,000 signatures rejected from recall petitions due to a mismatch with voter registration records, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant partially granted The Committee to Support the Recall of…
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