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Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki chased during 7-run 5th inning in loss to White Sox
The Dodgers led 2-1 after four innings, but Sasaki and Blake Treinen combined to allow seven runs on five hits and three walks in the fifth of an 8-2 defeat.…
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Injured Angels take steps toward return
Infielder Vaughn Grissom and DH Jorge Soler, who are both out with oblique injuries, ran on the field on Friday. Right-hander Ben Joyce also threw off a mound in Arizona.
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U.S. rocks SoFi Stadium in World Cup opener
Folarin Balogun scores two first-half goals to lead the way in a 4-1 U.S. victory over Paraguay.
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USMNT opens its home World Cup with dominant victory over Paraguay
Folarin Balogun scores twice in the first half as the Americans build a three-goal lead by halftime on their way to a 4-1 win in front of 70,492 in Inglewood.…
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Young OC soccer players get skills training from U.S. Women’s National Team players
Kids get a chance to learn soccer and life skills from U.S. Women's National Team members during Bank of America's inaugural Soccer with Us clinic.
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Palisades fire defendant drove erratically, ranted to Uber passengers, witnesses testify
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, is on trial facing several arson-related charges in connection with the massive wildfire.
Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the beloved movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show, has passed away.
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25-year-old Lake Forest man arrested after fatal Irvine hit-and-run
Police said a community tip led investigators to a damaged SUV and the arrest.
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DA’s racial bias prompts OC judge to reduce potential jail time for Chilean charged with burglary
District Attorney Todd Spitzer vows to appeal the judge's ruling "all the way to the Supreme Court" to show he made an error in the law.
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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela
President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang.