The United States’ Alex Morgan celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot during the second half of their CONCACAF Women’s Championship match against Canada on Monday night in Monterrey, Mexico. (AP Photo/Roberto Martinez) Canada’s Vanessa Gilles (14) and Kadeisha Buchanan, right, challenge the United States’ Sophia Smithduring the CONCACAF Women’s Championship final soccer match in…
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Rapper NBA YoungBoy was found not guilty in his federal gun case in Los Angeles on Friday. A jury of seven women and five men acquitted the Louisiana rapper of the charges that could have led to a prison sentence of up to 10 years. “In the end, truth prevailed,” one of his lawyers, André…
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Having previously received recent unexpected value from an undrafted prospect out of Oakland University, the Miami Heat have moved in that direction again. The Heat on Friday signed guard Jamal Cain to an Exhibit 10 contract, which will allow the summer-league prospect to attend training camp and then potentially receive a small guarantee if he…
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After the Supreme Court upheld the right to bear arms last month, some states promptly complied with the ruling by eliminating subjective requirements for carrying a gun in public. But other states are either dragging their feet or refusing to acknowledge the decision’s implications. The court said New York had violated the Second Amendment by…
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SALINAS — The man last seen with Kristin Smart, the college freshman who vanished from a California campus 25 years ago, is on trial more than a year after he was arrested on a murder charge along with his father, who is accused of helping hide her body. Opening statements began Monday in Monterey County…
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Willson and William Contreras sat back to back in booths Monday afternoon at Dodger Stadium’s Center Field Plaza, answering questions from reporters. Tuesday, the brothers will be batting back to back in the All-Star Game. Willson, the Chicago Cubs catcher, is sixth in the National League lineup. William, of the Atlanta Braves, is slotted seventh…
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A judge sentenced a former Placentia resident who admitted participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol following the 2020 election to two weeks behind bars and two years of probation Friday, July 15. Social media posts, cell tower data and surveillance footage showed David Antonio Ticas, currently of Buford, Georgia, was inside the Capitol…
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A three-judge panel for the state Commission on Judicial Performance has recommended that no action be taken against Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Murray after finding that allegations of misconduct against him as a prosecutor were unproven. The full commission will determine Murray’s fate. The agency on Jan. 5 alleged that Murray violated disclosure…
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Baseball fans attend the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Ticket prices to attend the Major League Baseball All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby sailed as high as many of the home runs hit by the likes of Albert Pujols, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso.…
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LOS ANGELES ― Juan Soto saved his best for last. The Washington Nationals designated hitter defeated Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez to win the Home Run Derby on Monday night at Dodger Stadium, turning the annual slugfest into a showcase for two of baseball’s bright young stars. The 23-year-old Soto, who was competing in the…
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