LOS ANGELES — Kolten Wong’s road back to the big leagues required a stop in Arizona where he spent “a lot of sweaty days.” A two-time Gold Glove winner in his days with the St. Louis Cardinals, Wong was released by the Seattle Mariners after batting .165 in 67 games this season. The Dodgers signed…
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A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board suggests that the Cal Fire spotting helicopter that crashed on Aug. 6, killing three people, possibly clipped a landing gear tire of the Skycrane helicopter above it, causing the rotor blades to sever and sending the fuselage plummeting 1,000 feet to a Cabazon hillside. Like the…
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Whenever California has a dry year, or decade, it’s hard not to look west and wonder: Why aren’t we drinking more ocean water? It’s far from a pipe dream in places like Saudi Arabia, where desalination plants suck in supplies from the Red Sea, purge the salt, and meet half the nation’s water needs. But…
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DEL MAR — Not only will trainer John Sadler be trying to win Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic for the fifth time in the past six years, but he’ll attempt to do it with a horse, Tripoli, who will be looking to join Tinners Way (1994-95), Skimming (2000-01) and Richard’s Kid (2009-10) as two-time winners…
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The consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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OAKLAND — In a fitting moment for this disappointing Angels season, they came up just short once again. A day after the Angels had more than $5 million come off their payroll by having five players claimed on waivers, General Manager Perry Minasian said the team is still above the threshold for the luxury tax in…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK — Things were not going well for Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open on Friday night. Her shots were off. She was struggling to hold serve. She dropped a set. All the while, Gauff was talking to her coaches, Brad Gilbert and Pere Riba. Talking to herself. Slapping…
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By Danica Kirka, Cara Rubinsky and Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family said Friday. He was 94. Al Fayed, a self-made Egyptian businessman who also once…
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By Kate Brumback | Associated Press ATLANTA — Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along with former President Donald Trump and others, to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state. In filing his not guilty plea with the court, the former New…
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Goodwill of Orange County has a 10-year plan to double its footprint locally and shoppers filling their carts this weekend in an underserved section of Anaheim and Buena Park is the launch. A new 23,942-square-foot Goodwill OC store opened Friday morning, filling a void where there hadn’t been one of the thrift stores in easy…
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