Day: March 23, 2022

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully defended her record as a judge Tuesday, pushing back against Republican assertions that she was soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the high court.…

Valeri Liukin was upset with his newest student, Andrea Orris, almost immediately. “We had a rough start,” Orris recalled. It was 1999, and Orris had just joined the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, the about to be internationally renowned Plano, Texas, gym co-founded and co-owned by Liukin, an Olympic and world champion for the Soviet Union.…

The Orlando Magic signed Jeff Dowtin to a 10-day contract, the team announced Tuesday morning ahead of their matchup against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the second stint in Orlando for Dowtin, who’ll wear No. 11 and occupy the Magic’s 15th and final standard roster spot for the duration of his deal. Dowtin…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now HUNTINGTON BEACH — It’s been an emotional few weeks for Huntington Beach’s softball team, especially senior Rachael Arnold. The catcher’s boyfriend Joshua Page, 18, and his brother Jeremy, 17, were killed in a car accident earlier this month in Huntington Beach, not far…

BRISBANE, Australia — Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after winning the Australian Open for her third Grand Slam singles title. “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. I just know at the moment, in my heart, for me as a person, this…

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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…

LOS ANGELES –– The Kings had lost bodies (nine of them) and games (two of two) to the Nashville Predators this season, but that was of little import Tuesday night when they bookended a decisive 6-1 victory over Nashville with three goals in the first 11 minutes of the first period and three more in…

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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…

A late-season return from meniscus surgery is becoming increasingly unlikely for Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball. Ball ceased running this week in the latest development in his recovery process, which has been stymied by continued knee discomfort for several weeks. He won’t attempt to run again for 10 days. Ball hasn’t been able to sprint…

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By REBECCA SANTANA and ACACIA CORONADO NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans on Tuesday night, spawned by a storm that produced multiple tornadoes through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage. The National Weather Service retweeted a video of the tornado…

A late-season return from meniscus surgery is becoming increasingly unlikely for Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball. Ball ceased running this week in the latest development in his recovery process, which has been stymied by continued knee discomfort for several weeks. He won’t attempt to run again for 10 days. Ball hasn’t been able to sprint…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully defended her record as a judge Tuesday, pushing back against Republican assertions that she was soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the high court.…

Valeri Liukin was upset with his newest student, Andrea Orris, almost immediately. “We had a rough start,” Orris recalled. It was 1999, and Orris had just joined the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, the about to be internationally renowned Plano, Texas, gym co-founded and co-owned by Liukin, an Olympic and world champion for the Soviet Union.…

The Orlando Magic signed Jeff Dowtin to a 10-day contract, the team announced Tuesday morning ahead of their matchup against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the second stint in Orlando for Dowtin, who’ll wear No. 11 and occupy the Magic’s 15th and final standard roster spot for the duration of his deal. Dowtin…

By REBECCA SANTANA and ACACIA CORONADO NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans on Tuesday night, spawned by a storm that produced multiple tornadoes through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage. The National Weather Service retweeted a video of the tornado…

As Jalen Suggs missed the Orlando Magic’s 94-90 Tuesday home win over the Golden State Warriors for his fourth consecutive absence because of a right ankle bone bruise, questions naturally arose about his status for the remainder of the season. Suggs sat six of the last nine games because of an injury to the right…

By NEBI QENA and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought off continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol and claimed to have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv on Tuesday, mounting a defense so dogged that it is stoking fears Russia’s Vladimir Putin will escalate the war to new heights. “Putin’s back is…