Naomi Osaka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft after defeating Jennifer Brady, 6-4, 6-3, in the women’s singles final at the Australian Open on Saturday (late Friday night PST) in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) Japan’s Naomi Osaka prepares to serve to United States’ Jennifer Brady during the women’s singles final at the Australian…
Day: February 20, 2021
Clippers assemble, snap Jazz’s 9-game win streak
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell drives the ball between Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, left, and guard Terance Mann, rear, during the second half of Friday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, left, releases a shot next to Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley during the first half of an…
UCLA women’s basketball routs Oregon behind balanced attack
UCLA’s Michaela Onyenwere squeezes her way to the basket between Oregon’s Te-Hina Paopao, left, and Jaz Shelley during the first half of Friday’s Pac-12 game at Pauley Pavilion. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Lauryn Miller #33 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against Sedona Prince #32 of the Oregon Ducks in…
UCLA women’s basketball routs Oregon behind balanced attack
UCLA’s Michaela Onyenwere squeezes her way to the basket between Oregon’s Te-Hina Paopao, left, and Jaz Shelley during the first half of Friday’s Pac-12 game at Pauley Pavilion. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Lauryn Miller #33 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against Sedona Prince #32 of the Oregon Ducks in…
UCLA women’s basketball routs Oregon behind balanced attack
UCLA’s Michaela Onyenwere squeezes her way to the basket between Oregon’s Te-Hina Paopao, left, and Jaz Shelley during the first half of Friday’s Pac-12 game at Pauley Pavilion. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Lauryn Miller #33 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against Sedona Prince #32 of the Oregon Ducks in…
UCLA gymnastics has season-best score in loss at Utah
There’s an emphasis on visualization in UCLA gymnastics. Going into Friday night’s meet in Salt Lake City, gymnasts could see pointed toes, fluid choreography, all before performing. But above all, they were trying to self-manifest success. Although the Bruins fell to third-ranked Utah, 197.225-197.100, they scored 49-plus points on all four events and were able…
UC Irvine regroups late, survives Cal State Fullerton’s comeback
It apparently isn’t enough for the UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball teams to meet for two Big West Conference games this weekend. They combined to turn in a tripleheader of sorts on Friday night at Titan Gym. The Anteaters rather easily built a 20-point lead early in the second half, only to…
UCLA football hires Ryan Gunderson as quarterback coach
UCLA hired San Jose State quarterback coach Ryan Gunderson for the same position Friday. The Bruins’ football program filled the vacancy a week after Dana Bible, who spent three seasons on coach Chip Kelly’s staff, announced his retirement. Gunderson joined the Spartans’ coaching staff in 2017 as quarterbacks coach before his role expanded to passing…
Clippers assemble, snap Jazz’s 9-game win streak
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell drives the ball between Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, left, and guard Terance Mann, rear, during the second half of Friday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, left, releases a shot next to Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley during the first half of an…
UCLA women’s basketball routs Oregon behind balanced attack
UCLA’s Michaela Onyenwere squeezes her way to the basket between Oregon’s Te-Hina Paopao, left, and Jaz Shelley during the first half of Friday’s Pac-12 game at Pauley Pavilion. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Lauryn Miller #33 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against Sedona Prince #32 of the Oregon Ducks in…
Michael Carter III leads Long Beach State past Cal Poly
LONG BEACH — Michael Carter III scored all of his game-high 23 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second career double-double, as Long Beach State held off Cal Poly, 64-60, in its first home game since Jan. 2. Long Beach (4-7 overall, 3-4 Big West Conference), which snapped a four-game…
UCLA football hires Ryan Gunderson as quarterback coach
UCLA hired San Jose State quarterback coach Ryan Gunderson for the same position Friday. The Bruins’ football program filled the vacancy a week after Dana Bible, who spent three seasons on coach Chip Kelly’s staff, announced his retirement. Gunderson joined the Spartans’ coaching staff in 2017 as quarterbacks coach before his role expanded to passing…
Former cubicle dweller embraces his passion as a chicken farmer
<p>Paul Greive was tired all the time. He had joint pain. And brain fog.</p><p>At 26 years old, having just wrapped up a deployment in Iraq, the Marine Corps intelligence officer was now being told by doctors that the Lyme disease he contracted in sniper school might linger forever. Get used to it.</p><p>This was 2009 and…
95-year-old no longer needs his license but might need to hit a DMV office
Q. Dear Honk: We were thrilled when my father-in-law allowed his driver’s license to expire on his 95th birthday last year. Then we found out he needs a current ID to have necessary documents notarized. Oops! And apparently obtaining a California-issued ID with an expired license can only be done in person, and before we…
Capitol riot suspect: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol.’ The FBI did.
By Hannah Rabinowitz | CNN A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol insurrection. Federal prosecutors said video footage shows Joseph Fischer, 55, running at a police line outside the Capitol and yelling, “Charge!” A patrolman with the North Cornwall Township…
UCLA football hires Ryan Gunderson as quarterback coach
UCLA hired San Jose State quarterback coach Ryan Gunderson for the same position Friday. The Bruins’ football program filled the vacancy a week after Dana Bible, who spent three seasons on coach Chip Kelly’s staff, announced his retirement. Gunderson joined the Spartans’ coaching staff in 2017 as quarterbacks coach before his role expanded to passing…
UCLA football hires Ryan Gunderson as quarterback coach
UCLA hired San Jose State quarterback coach Ryan Gunderson for the same position Friday. The Bruins’ football program filled the vacancy a week after Dana Bible, who spent three seasons on coach Chip Kelly’s staff, announced his retirement. Gunderson joined the Spartans’ coaching staff in 2017 as quarterbacks coach before his role expanded to passing…
Former cubicle dweller embraces his passion as a chicken farmer
<p>Paul Greive was tired all the time. He had joint pain. And brain fog.</p><p>At 26 years old, having just wrapped up a deployment in Iraq, the Marine Corps intelligence officer was now being told by doctors that the Lyme disease he contracted in sniper school might linger forever. Get used to it.</p><p>This was 2009 and…
95-year-old no longer needs his license but might need to hit a DMV office
Q. Dear Honk: We were thrilled when my father-in-law allowed his driver’s license to expire on his 95th birthday last year. Then we found out he needs a current ID to have necessary documents notarized. Oops! And apparently obtaining a California-issued ID with an expired license can only be done in person, and before we…
Capitol riot suspect: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol.’ The FBI did.
By Hannah Rabinowitz | CNN A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol insurrection. Federal prosecutors said video footage shows Joseph Fischer, 55, running at a police line outside the Capitol and yelling, “Charge!” A patrolman with the North Cornwall Township…