Day: March 26, 2022

It really was surreal. Saint Peter’s, aka America’s Darlings, watching to determine whether it would be facing UCLA or North Carolina on Sunday for the East Regional championship. It would be Cinderella versus the NCAA’s version of old money, and I wouldn’t be too quick to discount the fit of that glass slipper. The Peacocks’…

LOS ANGELES — The team with two healthy superstars and certain standings-inspired motivation walloped the Clippers, 122-97, on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, where the Philadelphia 76ers also avenged L.A.’s 24-point comeback victory in Philadelphia in January. Doc Rivers’ new team entered is engaged in a four-team dogfight atop the Eastern Conference, as the 76ers…

TEMPE, Ariz. — Throughout the winter, no one could be quite sure when Opening Day would be, but there was a never a doubt who would be starting that game for the Angels. Joe Maddon announced Friday that Shohei Ohtani will start on the mound in the Angels’ opener April 7. The Angels will face…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks wound up mostly higher on Wall Street Friday after another day of bouncing around as traders try to figure out what’s next for the economy. It was a fitting ending for a bumpy week that had both gains and losses for major U.S. indexes. The S&P 500…

Infographics are one of the best ways to present data without making your audience yawn with boredom. There are a lot of people who have impressive data, but what they don’t know is how to create informative and well-designed infographics. Fortunately, there are many infographic tools that will help you create vivid charts and graphs…

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to download videos from a website or a platform. Maybe you’d like to watch them offline or you want to use them in a video project. However, some websites don’t offer a straightforward way to download videos. And so, a video downloading tool comes in…

Games against the New York Knicks used to provide nothing but drama for the Miami Heat. Friday night, that drama was back at FTX Arena. Which was exactly what the Heat did not need amid a week that opened with a pair of ugly losses and a three-way bench spat, and now moves on to…

Saint Peter’s Doug Edert celebrates after after the Peacocks defeated third-seeded Purdue, 67-64, in an NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinal on Friday night in Philadelphia. The Peacocks are the first 15th-seeded team to advance to the Elite Eight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Saint Peter’s Fousseyni Drame (10) and Hassan Drame (14) react after Saint Peter’s won…

Southern California bosses added 96,600 jobs in February — double the recovery’s pace — but the four-county region is still 180,200 workers short of pre-coronavirus employment. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures, found bosses had 7.71 million employees last month in the area covered by the Southern California News Group. This staffing level was…

The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday March 26, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…

SANTA ANA >> The Mater Dei boys volleyball team took poll position in the Trinity League by beating Servite in four sets Friday at Mater Dei High. The Monarchs (14-3, 4-0) beat the second-place Friars, 25-11, 25-27, 25-22, 25-20. Mater Dei, which is ranked No. 3 in the nation and No. 2 in the state…

THE GAME: Freddie Freeman hit his first home run of the spring and Devin Mann’s two-run homer in the eighth inning led the Dodgers to a 5-5 tie against the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Julio Urias made his first start of the spring and…

The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday March 26, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…

Southern California bosses added 96,600 jobs in February — double the recovery’s pace — but the four-county region is still 180,200 workers short of pre-coronavirus employment. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures, found bosses had 7.71 million employees last month in the area covered by the Southern California News Group. This staffing level was…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks wound up mostly higher on Wall Street Friday after another day of bouncing around as traders try to figure out what’s next for the economy. It was a fitting ending for a bumpy week that had both gains and losses for major U.S. indexes. The S&P 500…

Saint Peter’s Doug Edert celebrates after after the Peacocks defeated third-seeded Purdue, 67-64, in an NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinal on Friday night in Philadelphia. The Peacocks are the first 15th-seeded team to advance to the Elite Eight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Saint Peter’s Fousseyni Drame (10) and Hassan Drame (14) react after Saint Peter’s won…

TEMPE, Ariz. — Throughout the winter, no one could be quite sure when Opening Day would be, but there was a never a doubt who would be starting that game for the Angels. Joe Maddon announced Friday that Shohei Ohtani will start on the mound in the Angels’ opener April 7. The Angels will face…

In January 2020, the Miami Heat faced a decision when it came to 3-point specialists available in the G League, opting to sign Gabe Vincent from the Sacramento Kings’ affiliate rather than promote Mychal Mulder from their own G League team. Now the Heat have both. In a move than only impacts the regular-season roster,…

Oscar’s new look With the 94th Academy Awards Sunday, March 17, we look at diversity in the movie business. Ratings issues After three years without a host, the Oscars are going with three hosts for this year’s awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards. The show…

File photo of the mobile home in Romoland where Sean Spicer and husband Ryan Morris lived. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Marriage, attorneys for Ryan Morris unsuccessfully argued, is not just for people of regular intelligence. The law allows “an extremely low level of mental capacity needed before making the decision to marry,”…