LA JOLLA – Someone from L.A. winning a big one in San Diego. Imagine that. Then again, Max Homa – born in Burbank, graduated from Valencia High, fervent fan of the Dodgers and Lakers – seemed to have the crowd rooting for him down the stretch Saturday at Torrey Pines, when he came back from…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, January 29, 2023. 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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SANTA ANA — Two 18-year-olds were charged Friday with fatally shooting a 36-year-old man in Santa Ana in December in what police said was a confrontation over graffiti vandalism in a 7-Eleven store parking lot. Adan Constantino Reyes and Jesus Daniel Reyes both of Santa Ana, were charged with murder. A 17-year-old boy from Santa…
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BOSTON — That’s Boston for you. The fans are always hostile, the team always seems tough, and – for the most conspiracy-minded fans out there – the whistle always seems to go the other way. That’s at least what the Lakers took out of their latest trip to TD Garden Arena, where they played the…
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ANAHEIM – The day started with Ducks coach Dallas Eakins meeting with the media after the morning skate and going over their recently completed trip and Saturday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes, among other things, and eventually getting to the jam-packed sports schedules of his two daughters Emerson (14) and Cameron (11). In fact, Eakins…
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LONG BEACH — New look. Same clutch performer. Long Beach State guard Marcus Tsohonis, wearing a face mask for the first time after an injury that required stitches, scored seven of his team’s final nine points and dished off to Tone Hunter for the last basket with 8.2 seconds left as LBSU edged UC Davis,…
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Tet, the Vietnamese celebration of the Lunar New Year, continues this weekend with a popular festival at the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. On Saturday, following an ancestral procession and an opening ceremony, thousands of visitors enjoyed cultural performances, a children’s pageant and a show of brightly colored, traditional Ao Dai dresses. They wandered a replica…
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A week after a gunman sprayed bullets into a Monterey Park dance studio near the site of a Lunar New Year celebration, commemorations of the Year of the Rabbit went forward Saturday, Jan. 28, across Southern California. Some lunar festivals did so with a greater police presence than they would have had before the shooter…
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Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III Las Virgenes Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita turned into a replay of the Starlet Stakes last month at Los Alamitos. Just like in the Starlet, even-money favorite Faiza held off Pride of the Nile to win by a half length after beating the latter by a head at Los…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Standings for the Orange County boys basketball leagues through Jan. 28. Trinity League League Overall St. John Bosco 7-1 22-4 Orange Lutheran 5-3 16-8 Santa Margarita 4-3 20-6 Mater Dei 4-4 19-6 JSerra 3-5 18-8 Servite 0-7 12-13 South Coast League League…
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