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Nick Madrigal, Wade Meckler lead Angels’ 16-hit explosion against Rockies
Madrigal and Meckler have four hits apiece as the Angels equal their season-high in hits, including seven with runners in scoring position, and rout the Rockies, 11-4.
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Texas tops Texas Tech in Game 1 of WCWS title series
Teagan Kavan pitches a complete game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hits her fourth home run in as many games, and the second-seeded Longhorns get a 7-3 win to begin the best-of-three…
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UCLA men’s golf falls to Auburn in NCAA final at La Costa
Jackson Koivun and the top-seeded Tigers win their second NCAA golf title in three years, beating the seventh-seeded Bruins, 3-0. UCLA was vying for its third title and its first…
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Dodgers will give Shohei Ohtani a full day off again on Thursday
For the second time in three weeks, the Dodgers will follow a two-way game from Ohtani by keeping him out of the lineup entirely. The idea is to let him…
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Angels’ Mike Trout hopeful to return to All-Star Game near his hometown
Trout has not made the All-Star team since 2023 and he hasn’t played in the game since 2019, but he has a chance to make it this season. It would…
Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry
The findings highlight Egypt's rich history and aim to attract more tourists.
Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and demons
The archdiocese also was cutting ties with the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, a Washington-based nonprofit headed by the priest, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti.
Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
The genre is limited only by imagination, and the weirder the better.
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Primary takeaways from Orange County on election night
With ballots left to be counted, several races remain unsettled. But primary election lessons are starting to emerge.
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2026 Election Results: Sarmiento appears to keep District 2 seat; other districts may be headed to runoff
After the latest results were posted at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sarmiento was winning with 63% of the ballots cast in a race that had three challengers.