There was a time when Long Beach was one of the best surf spots in Southern California, but then the breakwater was built decades ago blocking the wave action. Surfers have rarely shown up since. Except when just the right swell hits. While the tropical storm that blew into the region on Saturday, Sept. 10,…
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Brian Daboll gave wide receiver Kadarius Toney only seven snaps in Sunday’s season-opening win over the Titans, even though the coach said Toney is healthy. Toney played two offensive snaps the entire first half and didn’t see his first touch until the fourth quarter. He touched the ball twice all game, rushing twice for 23…
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PHOENIX — Not so fast. The Dodgers celebrated clinching a postseason spot following Sunday’s win in San Diego in a subdued fashion. Manager Dave Roberts led the team in a toast. Hats (supplied by MLB) with postseason logos on the side were passed out to everyone on the team. On the official MLB.com website an…
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Saquon Barkley only had a chance to be Sunday’s hero because the Giants’ defense put the team on its back for the entire first half. Safety Julian Love said that was an important development: seeing the offense and defense support each other, rather than pointing fingers or hanging heads. “That’s how it has to be…
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By Zeke Miller and Carla K. Johnson | Associated Press BOSTON — President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new “national purpose” — his administration’s effort to end cancer “as we know it.” At the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Biden channeled JFK’s famed moonshot speech 60 years…
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PHOENIX — Freddie Freeman has been named the National League Player of the Week for the third time in his first season with the Dodgers. Freeman had hits in each of the Dodgers’ six games last week, going 12 for 22 (.545) with two doubles, three home runs, seven runs scored and eight RBIs. In…
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CLEVELAND — Anthony Rendon took a step toward an improbable return to the Angels’ lineup on Monday. Rendon took batting practice on the field for the first time since undergoing wrist surgery. Rendon has been fully participating in defensive drills too. Although he was said to be out for the season after he had surgery…
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The Bears put on quite a show Sunday, upsetting a potent San Francisco 49ers team 19-10 amid a deluge that turned Soldier Field into another Great Lake. They also put on quite a polished performance last week at a very different venue — John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights. Bears Chairman George McCaskey, team…
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The Miami Dolphins are optimistic the ankle injury right tackle Austin Jackson sustained in the second quarter of Sunday’s 20-7 win over the New England Patriots isn’t too serious, but they’ll take a cautious approach monitoring it this week. “Serious enough that we’re getting some more eyes on it,” coach Mike McDaniel said Monday evening.…
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The speech on Saturday night at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will be decidedly longer. But asked to describe his time with the Miami Heat, Tim Hardaway needed only four words. “It all happened beautifully,” Hardaway told the South Florida Sun Sentinel during a break from finalizing the words he will offer in…
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