Day: April 9, 2022

More than half-dozen teams in the NFC are in some phase of a rebuilding project, overhauling their rosters to get younger and cheaper. That means the teams with upper-echelon quarterbacks — Green Bay, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Arizona and the Los Angeles Rams — should all be able to lock up their division with little resistance…

By ADAM SCHRECK and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station where thousands of Ukrainians had gathered Friday, killing at least 50 and wounding dozens more in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensive in the country’s east, Ukrainian…

It wasn’t a dress rehearsal, considering there will be a full week for practice before their postseason opener. And it wasn’t played for seeding, with the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs secured a night earlier. Friday night instead merely was a moment to create one more night of regular-season magic at FTX…

Lakers forward Stanley Johnson dunks during the first half of their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Oklahoma City Thunder guard Zavier Simpson fouls Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker during the first half on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Lakers guard Malik Monk passes…

WASHINGTON – The Knicks won at basketball but lost at ping pong and, most importantly, lost their best player. RJ Barrett, the emerging face of the franchise, suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of Friday night’s 114-92 victory over the Wizards and will at least sit the season finale this weekend, according to…

The Angels’ Jared Walsh, left, is tagged out at home plate by Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado as Walsh tried to score on a single by Brandon Marsh during the first inning on Friday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers throws to the plate during the first inning…

ANAHEIM — Mike Trout proclaimed himself “full go” on Thursday. Not only had Trout gotten over a couple of days of being so sick that he “felt like he had 30-40 carries in the NFL,” but his legs and flexibility are now improved after beginning a program the Angels hope will keep him on the…

Brielle Padilla sits with her uncle, Moe Manor, as they drive through Jurassic Empire in the parking lot of the Westminster Mall in Westminster, CA, on Friday, April 8, 2022. Thirty three animatronic dinosaurs are set up along the east side of the mall. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) A visitors to Jurassic…

Enrollment shift: How the global pandemic has had an impact on public education in California EdSource.org has been tracking education in California since 1977. The following data on enrollment by region was posted in late March. For two decades, enrollment in California in kindergarten through 12th grade was stable, hovering between 6.1 million and 6.2…

Enrollment shift: How the global pandemic has had an impact on public education in California EdSource.org has been tracking education in California since 1977. The following data on enrollment by region was posted in late March. For two decades, enrollment in California in kindergarten through 12th grade was stable, hovering between 6.1 million and 6.2…

By ADAM SCHRECK and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station where thousands of Ukrainians had gathered Friday, killing at least 50 and wounding dozens more in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensive in the country’s east, Ukrainian…

WASHINGTON – The Knicks won at basketball but lost at ping pong and, most importantly, lost their best player. RJ Barrett, the emerging face of the franchise, suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of Friday night’s 114-92 victory over the Wizards and will at least sit the season finale this weekend, according to…

ANAHEIM — Mike Trout proclaimed himself “full go” on Thursday. Not only had Trout gotten over a couple of days of being so sick that he “felt like he had 30-40 carries in the NFL,” but his legs and flexibility are now improved after beginning a program the Angels hope will keep him on the…

Brielle Padilla sits with her uncle, Moe Manor, as they drive through Jurassic Empire in the parking lot of the Westminster Mall in Westminster, CA, on Friday, April 8, 2022. Thirty three animatronic dinosaurs are set up along the east side of the mall. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) A visitors to Jurassic…

Boys lacrosse referees have agreed to accept game assignments as early as Friday after a two-day work stoppage in which several games in the CIF Southern Section were canceled. On Wednesday, the CIF-SS boys lacrosse season seemed to be in jeopardy as referees began to refuse to work as a protest against the Southern Section’s…

Liam Hendriks knows not to get too caught up in preseason projections, whether your team is picked to finish first or near the bottom of the division standings. “Projections, that’s all they are, projections,” the Chicago White Sox closer told the Tribune this week in Glendale, Ariz. “They’re not going to be as clear and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Benches and bullpens cleared in the fifth inning of the Mets-Nationals game after Steve Cishek threw a fastball up and in at Francisco Lindor that appeared to hit him near his jaw and the C-flap of his helmet. It was the fourth time a Mets hitter was hit in two days. Lindor…

The Easter season is often associated with baby animals, from cute yellow ducklings to fluffy bunnies. And some families are adding these cuddly critters to their kids’ Easter baskets. But Southern California duck and rabbit rescue centers have a message for them — don’t do it. They’re warning people not to fall for the yellow…