Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, left, looks to pass the ball as USC guard Ethan Anderson defends during the first half of Thursday’s game in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) USC forward Max Agbonkpolo, left, and Colorado forward Jeriah Horne watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game…
Day: February 26, 2021
USC’s loss to Colorado hurts conference title hopes
Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, left, looks to pass the ball as USC guard Ethan Anderson defends during the first half of Thursday’s game in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) USC forward Max Agbonkpolo, left, and Colorado forward Jeriah Horne watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game…
Tiger Woods is transferred to a new LA hospital as fellow golfers express their hopes for full recovery
By Travis Caldwell | CNN Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first responders, Tiger Woods now begins the arduous recovery process. A new chapter began Thursday with his transfer to a second Los Angeles-area hospital for “continuing orthopedic care…
Tiger Woods is transferred to a new LA hospital as fellow golfers express their hopes for full recovery
By Travis Caldwell | CNN Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first responders, Tiger Woods now begins the arduous recovery process. A new chapter began Thursday with his transfer to a second Los Angeles-area hospital for “continuing orthopedic care…
Golden Trump proves wildly popular at CPAC
By Michael Warren | CNN With the first full day of the Conservative Political Action Conference underway, there’s already an indisputable star: an outrageously golden statue of Donald Trump wearing shorts and flip-flops. The more than 6-foot-tall statue turned heads as it was wheeled into the Hyatt Regency Thursday evening while CPAC attendees picked up…
Lakers sign center Damian Jones to a 10-day contract
Under Rob Pelinka, former Golden State Warriors have found a way of landing in the Lakers’ laps. The latest is Damian Jones, a 6-foot-11 center who signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers on Friday morning, the team announced. He’s expected shore up the big man depth that has been frustratingly thin since Anthony Davis…
Mookie Betts looking for Dodgers to ‘get the job done’ again
GLENDALE, Ariz. — In his first season with the Dodgers, Mookie Betts finished second in the National League MVP voting, won Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards and earned his second World Series ring. As the season was playing out, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Betts had somehow proven to be “considerably better than expected”…
Angels sign veteran Jesse Chavez to minor league deal
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels have signed veteran right-hander Jesse Chavez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. If Chavez makes the team, the 37-year-old would be on his second stint with the Angels, after posting a 5.35 ERA in 2017. Chavez spent the past two seasons with the Texas Rangers,…
USC men’s basketball at pivotal point before postseason
USC men’s basketball is the midst of its worst stretch of the season. Granted, the 19th-ranked Trojans have set the bar high with a 19-5 record and 13-4 mark in the Pac-12. But Thursday’s 18-point loss to Colorado marked the first time all season USC has lost two of three games. This is not to…
Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games
The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…
Why Americans shouldn’t turn their noses up at Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine
By Dakin Andone | CNN With Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on the verge of being authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration, Americans are taking another look at the vaccine and it’s data. And what they see might initially give them pause. For several months, public health experts have praised…
Most retired black-and-white cop cars can’t look real
Q. The other day I noticed a decommissioned police car. Someone had removed all of the police decals, the siren, the spotlight and the light bar. But in the back window on the left side you could see the blue light. What must be removed before selling decommissioned police cars? Are there rules? – Mario…
USC’s loss to Colorado hurts conference title hopes
Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV, left, looks to pass the ball as USC guard Ethan Anderson defends during the first half of Thursday’s game in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) USC forward Max Agbonkpolo, left, and Colorado forward Jeriah Horne watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game…
Tiger Woods is transferred to a new LA hospital as fellow golfers express their hopes for full recovery
By Travis Caldwell | CNN Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first responders, Tiger Woods now begins the arduous recovery process. A new chapter began Thursday with his transfer to a second Los Angeles-area hospital for “continuing orthopedic care…
Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games
The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…
Why Americans shouldn’t turn their noses up at Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine
By Dakin Andone | CNN With Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on the verge of being authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration, Americans are taking another look at the vaccine and it’s data. And what they see might initially give them pause. For several months, public health experts have praised…
Most retired black-and-white cop cars can’t look real
Q. The other day I noticed a decommissioned police car. Someone had removed all of the police decals, the siren, the spotlight and the light bar. But in the back window on the left side you could see the blue light. What must be removed before selling decommissioned police cars? Are there rules? – Mario…
Cal Petersen helps Kings extend win streak to 6 games
The Kings’ Olli Maatta controls the puck while under pressure from the Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly, right, and David Perron during the first period of Wednesday’s gamer in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) FILE – St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev (49) handles the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period of an NHL…
The Ruby’s at the end of Huntington Beach Pier will close forever on Friday
A fixture on the tip of the Huntington Beach Pier for almost three decades, Ruby’s Diner will close its doors permanently on Friday, Feb. 26. “The facility was purchased by a new ownership group out of a bankruptcy proceeding,” Huntington Beach City Manager Oliver Chi said Thursday night. Operators of the Ruby’s Diner, then a…
With Ivica Zubac, Clippers’ Ty Lue pushes right buttons
Tyronn Lue knew just which button to push with Ivica Zubac. Play. During a film session after the Minnesota Timberwolves treated four of Zubac’s five shots like a piñata, swatting them this way and that in the Clippers’ 119-122 victory on Feb. 10, the Clippers’ coach snuck in a clip of his own favorite dunk…