MILWAUKEE — Within the span of the Lakers’ most impressive win of the season, and perhaps in several seasons, they highlighted seven seconds above all the rest. In a single play, Russell Westbrook dove for a loose ball, scooping it off the hardwood to a skipping LeBron James. Off-balance, James couldn’t finish the fast-break himself,…
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CARY, N.C. — Reilyn Turner gave top-ranked UCLA the lead, Quincy McMahon and Madelyn Desiano added insurance goals and the Bruins defeated Alabama, 3-0, in an NCAA Division I women’s soccer semifinal on Friday night. UCLA (21-2-1) will play North Carolina for the championship on Monday night. The Tar Heels held off defending champion Florida…
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LAS VEGAS — Safety Bryson Shaw was a late addition to the USC roster, transferring from Ohio State after spring practices ended. And it took him time to find a role within the Trojans’ defense on a team with veteran safeties. But in USC’s 47-24 Pac-12 championship game loss to Utah, Shaw showed that he…
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LAS VEGAS — All season long, USC relied on quarterback Caleb Williams’ ability to improvise on his feet. His spins away from defenders, running away from the line of scrimmage just to turn around and take off for a positive play kept the Trojans alive for many weeks and became the fodder for his Heisman…
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By Fabiano Maisonnave | Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — The Amazon region has lost 10% of its native vegetation, mostly tropical rainforest, in almost four decades, an area roughly the size of Texas, a new report says. From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square kilometers (190,000 square miles) to 1,250,000…
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Bushra Rehman is the author of “Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion,” a queer coming-of-age novel set in a 1980s-era Muslim American community. A native of Corona, Queens in New York, Rehman co-edited the anthology “Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism,” and her previous books include the story collection, “Corona,” and…
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When asked what surprised him most while researching Chuck Berry, author R.J. Smith says it’s how effectively the rock n’ roll pioneer created the template for a worldwide cultural phenomenon. “He built a blueprint for the whole music. People always talk about who invented rock n’ roll, and it’s fun to argue about that but I…
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Close, but no tiara. While Prince William and Princess Kate spiffed up for the green carpet at Friday’s Earthshot prize ceremony, Kate apparently left the high-powered headgear at home. Must be hard to pack. But the Princess of Wales dazzled nonetheless, even in a rental. In a shoutout to sustainable fashion, Kate’s off-the-shoulder green gown…
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The consensus box of Del Mar picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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The royals’ Hub swing culminated with something of an awards show, with Prince William and Princess Kate rubbing elbows with the assorted muckety-mucks of Boston as they handed out millions of dollars in “Earthshot” prizes. William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, sat at tables as their foundation doled out a million quid…
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