Spring Cleaning Ideas That Also Give Back

https://wpdash.medianewsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Salvation-Army-Spring-Cleaning-Final.mp4 As spring arrives, the dreaded thoughts of cleaning out closets, garages, the She Shed or Man Cave and all the other places that have accumulated assorted stuff may be looming in your brain. Or perhaps you’ve heard of the concept of “Swedish death cleaning,” that Nordic idea that you should be the one to…

Kevin Durant, Nets don’t care who they get if they make play-in tournament: ‘Whoever we play, we play’

It doesn’t matter who the Nets have to play. A win is a win, and they need to win out. With four games left in the regular season, the Nets are fighting for their playoff lives. As of Monday, they’re tied with the Charlotte Hornets for the Eastern Conference’s tenth seed. If they finish the…

LPGA: Jennifer Kupcho takes last victory leap in Mission Hills finale

By JOHN NICHOLSON RANCHO MIRAGE — Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond late Sunday afternoon in the California desert, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills. Six strokes ahead entering the day, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda…

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach brings party back this weekend – again

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back — again. After a quick pit stop — a little more than six months — following its first September running in more than four decades, Long Beach’s biggest sporting event and party will take over the city’s downtown next weekend, April 8-10. Beginning this Friday, thousands…

CIF-SS track and field midseason rankings, April 4

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The 2022 CIF-SS boys and girls track and field midseason rankings, released Monday, April 4. CIF-SS TRACK AND FIELD MIDSEASON RANKINGS (Compiled by PrepCalTrack) BOYS DIVISION 1 1 Upland 2 Long Beach Poly 3 Long Beach Wilson 4 Great Oak 5 Roosevelt 6…

Alexander: Kings’ youngsters are getting valuable experience

LOS ANGELES — Yeah, it’s still a 3-2 league. Darryl Sutter coined that phrase when he was still coaching here, and the current Kings and Sutter’s Calgary Flames have held to that pattern in their three meetings this season. On Monday night it was the first-place Flames who had the three. But there are things…

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach brings party back this weekend – again

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back — again. After a quick pit stop — a little more than six months — following its first September running in more than four decades, Long Beach’s biggest sporting event and party will take over the city’s downtown next weekend, April 8-10. Beginning this Friday, thousands…

Ralphs, Albertsons workers reach tentative contract, likely avoiding strike

Southern California grocery workers at Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, likely avoiding a potential strike. “Once our members have had an opportunity to review and vote, we will release more information on this historic and transformational deal. Nothing is final until our members decide,” a statement from the…

Kevin Durant, Nets don’t care who they get if they make play-in tournament: ‘Whoever we play, we play’

It doesn’t matter who the Nets have to play. A win is a win, and they need to win out. With four games left in the regular season, the Nets are fighting for their playoff lives. As of Monday, they’re tied with the Charlotte Hornets for the Eastern Conference’s tenth seed. If they finish the…

LPGA: Jennifer Kupcho takes last victory leap in Mission Hills finale

By JOHN NICHOLSON RANCHO MIRAGE — Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond late Sunday afternoon in the California desert, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills. Six strokes ahead entering the day, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda…

Forensic expert’s ‘flip-flop’ on DNA evidence leads to release of murder defendant, DA review

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has launched a review of a DNA expert accused by defense attorneys of altering her findings to aid the prosecution. The review was announced late Monday, April 4, after forensic specialist Mary Hong could not support her earlier analysis in a murder case. Hong’s reluctance to testify led to…

Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and NEBI QENA BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets, buildings and yards strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, many of them evidently killed at close range. The grisly images of…

Angels’ Mike Trout sits out against Dodgers with illness

LOS ANGELES — Mike Trout wasn’t in the Angels’ lineup on Monday night, sitting out the second game of the Freeway Series against the Dodgers because of an illness. Angels manager Joe Maddon said it “sounds like” the star outfielder is dealing with a stomach bug and didn’t provide a timeline for his return. “I’m…

CIF-SS baseball polls, April 4

This week’s CIF-SS baseball polls, released Monday, April 4. CIF-SS BASEBALL POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Baseball Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 Orange Lutheran 2 Yucaipa 3 Harvard-Westlake 4 Santa Margarita 5 Villa Park 6 Huntington Beach 7 Servite 8 Cypress 9 JSerra 10 Trabuco Hills Others: Notre Dame/SO, Corona, ML King, La Mirada, Foothill,…

Suddenly, Twitter’s biggest stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder at a time when he is questioning the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment. The ultimate aim of Musk’s 73.5 million share purchase, worth about $3 billion, is not…

Column: Lance Lynn’s injury is the 1st major obstacle in the Chicago White Sox’s path to the World Series

It seemed like just yesterday the Chicago White Sox were on their way to a 100-win season with a clear path to the World Series. No one in the division would be able to stop them, and the defending American League champion Houston Astros watched star shortstop Carlos Correa flee to Minnesota to make a…

Column: Lance Lynn’s injury is the 1st major obstacle in the Chicago White Sox’s path to the World Series

It seemed like just yesterday the Chicago White Sox were on their way to a 100-win season with a clear path to the World Series. No one in the division would be able to stop them, and the defending American League champion Houston Astros watched star shortstop Carlos Correa flee to Minnesota to make a…