For many teams, it goes without saying that it is an especially complicated year because the salary cap remains tight. That means there are a lot of players pursuing a scarce number of dollars in the system when the bell goes off for the start of NHL free agency on Saturday. Specific to the Ducks,…
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Free agent forward Rui Hachimura will reportedly return to the Lakers on a long-term contract. The team and Hachimura came to an agreement on a three-year contract worth $51 million, multiple media outlets reported. The Lakers made Hachimura a restricted free agent when they officially extended qualifying offers to him and guard Austin Reaves on…
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Breed: Turkish Van Age: About 9 years Sex: Neutered male Buddy’s story: Buddy is a sweet, quiet boy with big, blue eyes. At 9, he’s just middle-aged, since cats can easily live to be 16. He’s a chunky guy, but that’s just more to love. He adores being brushed and fed cat treats – they…
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Breed: American guinea pigs Age: 2 years, Rocky; 3 months, Sylvester Gender: Both are male Rocky and Sylvester’s story: After being rescued, Rocky was paired with Baby Sylvester, and both pigs are thriving! Rocky is enjoying teaching Sylvester all about guinea pig life. They love to hang out together and share a delicious treat of…
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Beard or no beard? Heard from a bunch of Clippers fans on Twitter, and 70% of them indicated – in my absolutely unscientific poll – that they thought their team’s roster would look better with a beard. Or the Beard. Clippers fans might be contrarians, but they’re not dumb. James Harden, the one-time Lakewood Artesia…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mookie Betts is getting his prep work in before the Home Run Derby. One day after being voted into the National League’s starting lineup for the All-Star Game and confirming that he would accept an invitation to compete in the Derby, Betts led off the game with a home run and…
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La’veyah Mosely was playing with her friends and family on the day after Independence Day last summer. That’s their family tradition, Mosely said: Shooting off fireworks and playing in the street on July 5. During the celebration, a neighbor picked up an unexploded firework from the ground. He believed it was a sparkler, and handed…
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Associated Press Did mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have inside help from the military and political elite in his armed rebellion that rattled Russia? A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising are still unknown. Uncertainty also swirls around the…
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ANAHEIM — It might have taken a few days longer than expected for Anthony Rendon to get back in the lineup, but it happened quickly as soon as he gave the green light. The Angels activated Rendon before Friday’s game. The veteran third baseman did not face any live pitching in the minors or even…
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Ryan Hollingshead was and was not caught off guard by being named to the Major League Soccer All-Star team for the first time Tuesday. “It’s one of those things where you’re never really surprised and you’re really surprised,” said the 32-year-old defender, a 10-season MLS veteran. “I think I’ve been putting in seasons as an…
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