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Zach Neto avoids serious injury in home plate collision as Angels blow out Rays
Zeto collides with pitcher Ian Seymour while scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh inning of the Angels' 14-3 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays. Neto says afterward he…
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Tanner Scott’s old troubles resurface in Dodgers’ loss to Phillies
Scott blows his first save of the season, giving up three runs in the eighth inning after the Dodgers led 3-1. Edmundo Sosa’s two-out, two-strike homer wastes Roki Sasaki’s 5⅓-inning,…
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Mission Viejo softball lets lead slip away against Oxnard in Division 4 final
Mission Viejo takes a lead into the bottom of the fifth, but Rachel Godoy hits a three-run home run in the inning to lift Oxnard.
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Every day a gift with Joe ‘Peppy’ Sciarra, 101, of Arcadia on the way to America’s 250th
Joe "Peppy" Sciarra, 101, will mark America's 250th with memories of the world of the Greatest Generation.
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Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, May 30, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, May…
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Brazilian artisan crafts replica World Cup trophies to the joy of locals and celebrities alike
Brazilian soccer fan Jarbas Meneghini Carlini sells replica World Cup trophies at Maracana Stadium and gifts them to stars like Pele.
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Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense ends in 3rd round
In a match featuring long baseline rallies, the fourth-ranked American loses in three sets to 30th-ranked Anastasia Potapova.
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Paris Saint-Germain edges Arsenal on penalties in Champions League final
PSG captures back-to-back titles with a 4-3 shootout victory after the game ended at 1-1 in regulation time.
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Angel City FC riding highs and lows through first half of season
Angel City, which started the season with three wins, has managed only one win in its last seven games heading into Sunday's finale before the summer break.
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Improved Angels offensive approach began with near no-hitter
The Angels have been striking out less since Vaughn Grissom pointed out their approach looked better when they were trying to break up the no-hitter May 18.