By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA — Raúl Jiménez scored in the 50th minute off an assist from 16-year-old Gilberto Mora and Mexico advanced to its 12th CONCACAF Gold Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Honduras on Wednesday night. El Tri advanced to play the United States in the final on Sunday…
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At least 120 cats of various breeds and ages were seized from a home in a quiet Fullerton neighborhood on Wednesday, July 2, much to the surprise of some nearby residents. Orange County Animal Control spokesperson Jackie Pratt said a community member had called the agency and reported seeing “a large number of cats at…
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Big waves are expected for the final day of the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s national championships on Thursday, July 3, a contest that has brought the best young surfers in the country to battle it out in Huntington Beach. “Waves have been good every day of the event,” said NSSA Executive Director Janice Aragon, noting…
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Twelve minutes. That’s how how long Paul Souza’s team has, in front of thousands this Friday night, to mark a big change in Rose Bowl stadium tradition: Switching from decades of fireworks to a new era of drones. While the stadium has hosted drone shows before, the Rose Bowl’s Fourth of July drone show will…
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ST. LOUIS — Diego Luna scored twice in the first 15 minutes, and the United States hung on to beat Guatemala, 2-1, on Wednesday night to reach its first CONCACAF Gold Cup final since 2021. Luna put the U.S. ahead with a left-footed shot in the fourth minute, then scored with his right in the…
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LOS ANGELES — Will Smith and Freddie Freeman followed Shohei Ohtani’s lead into the National League’s starting lineup for the All-Star Game later this month at Atlanta. In Phase 2 of the voting process, Smith won the fan vote to start for the NL at catcher and Freeman did the same at first base. They…
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LOS ANGELES — Will Smith and Freddie Freeman followed Shohei Ohtani’s lead into the National League’s starting lineup for the All-Star Game later this month at Atlanta. In Phase 2 of the voting process, Smith won the fan vote to start for the NL at catcher and Freeman did the same at first base. They…
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ATLANTA — It took seven minutes in the sixth inning for the Angels to go from a two-run lead to a five-run deficit, on their way to a nightmarish loss. Just moments after second baseman Christian Moore left the game with an injury suffered while diving for a ground ball, Ryan Zeferjahn gave up the…
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Two members of the OC Board of Supervisors are promising to donate their salary increases after approving a substantial pay raise for themselves last month. Second District Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento and Chair Doug Chaffee, representing the Fourth District, have each announced they will redirect the roughly $50,000 more they’ll get annually. The pay raises caused…
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The region’s largest grocery workers’ union said Wednesday, July 2, that it reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract for more than 45,000 workers across Southern California, averting a possible strike just days before the July Fourth holiday. The tentative deal between Albertsons Cos. and Kroger Cos. and seven United Food and Commercial Workers…
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