The Sparks announced Tuesday they have mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Curt Miller after two seasons. On Thursday, the Sparks finished their season 8-32 and in last place in the league. They were 25-55 overall with Miller at the helm and didn’t qualify for the WNBA playoffs in either season. “On behalf…
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LOS ANGELES — UCLA defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe is known for his hands-on coaching. He even wears cleats to practice. He lined up opposite Oluwafemi Oladejo on Tuesday afternoon during individual drills with the defensive linemen, arms stretched out in front of him in a demonstration. Oladejo has been sponging up knowledge lately as he…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Dana Hills’ football team hasn’t slowed after capturing its first outright league championship last season. Several players have raised their performance level to spark the Dolphins’ 4-0 start, the best under fourth-year coach Tony Henney. “(The) kids are playing hard,” said Henney, whose…
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Ryan’s Reach and the High Hopes Head Injury Program will host the annual Dove Dash on Sept. 28, a walk/run event in Trabuco Canyon. In 2001, Ryan Corbin fell through a skylight, severely injuring himself and suffering a traumatic brain injury. Since then, the Ryan’s Reach foundation has raised some $1.2 million for people with…
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Millions of dollars wasted. Senior Orange County managers conducting shady deals. A failure of accountability at the department of Community Resources. No, I’m not talking about the Supervisor Andrew Do scandal amply reported in the OC Register. I’m talking about Orange County Animal Care, the county shelter. Despite a 28 million dollar annual budget and…
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An Orange County Superior Court judge accused of murdering wife had his bail doubled to $2 million and was immediately taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 24, after a Los Angeles County judge determined he had lied to cover up consuming alcohol while awaiting trial. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter said…
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Q: We had a birthday party for our 12-year-old son. One of the kids slipped and fell while bowling, and wound up with a broken arm. We checked, and the approach did have a greasy substance on it. The parents are angry. Do they have a claim against the bowling alley or against us? D.R.,…
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Morayo Ogunbayo | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — Its name might sound funny, but its long-term effects are no laughing matter. “Dead butt syndrome,” an affliction that once targeted athletes, is now a major cause of pain and discomfort among people who sit at a desk for hours a day. The name refers to a…
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Mary Lawal was 8 years old the first time she tried to take her own life. Time has blurred the details for Lawal, now a 22-year-old psychology student at Prince George’s Community College. She doesn’t remember the circumstances that led up to her attempt — Did she have a fight with her parents? An argument…
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Residential Electric Lawn & Garden Equipment Rebate Program has been expanded to go beyond offsetting costs for lawn mowers, giving residents the opportunity to replace other gasoline-powered tools with electric models. AQMD officials on Friday announced that the rebate program for residents in the South Coast Air Basin…
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