Expectations A deep playoff run in coach Jim Harbaugh’s second season. He rebuilt the roster and coaching staff while transforming the team’s culture and reputation in his return to the NFL, which resulted in a playoff appearance. Now, a team that hasn’t won the AFC West since 2009 is looking to compete for the division […]
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Will this California prison return to its glory days as a luxurious hotel?
Before it became a prison, the California Correctional Facility in Norco was a luxury hotel, sanitorium and Navy hospital. When it closes next year, Norco city leaders hope to restore it as an upscale resort again. But that plan faces complications that range from renovating the Art Deco architecture and remediating asbestos, to concerns about […]
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Organizers propose moving 2028 Olympic diving to Pasadena for estimated $17.6M savings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics want to move the diving competition from Los Angeles to nearby Pasadena. LA28 organizers said on Aug. 27 the proposed relocation would accomplish up to $17.6 million in combined savings and revenue growth. They said the move would address athlete safety concerns and reduce “operational […]
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Chargers’ Najee Harris returns to practice after July 4 fireworks mishap and could play in opener
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Najee Harris practiced on Aug. 27 for the first time since the Los Angeles Chargers running back injured his eye in a July 4 fireworks mishap. The team activated him from the non-football injury/illness list, making him eligible to play in the Chargers’ season-opening game against Kansas City in Brazil […]
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Why Cadillac F1’s American dream doesn’t include an American driver
Formula 1’s newest team began its quest to expand the grid with a plan to become a true American team that featured a driver representing the red, white and blue. Yet when Cadillac F1 finally unveiled its inaugural lineup it was Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez, drivers from Finland and Mexico, respectively. Michael Andretti started […]
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Playoff-bound San Diego FC has hopes for more in an already strong first season
As the first team this season to secure a spot in Major League Soccer’s playoffs, San Diego FC is still looking to pile on as many points as possible. The playoffs aren’t the expansion team’s only goal. Clinching a berth in 28 games, San Diego is the fastest expansion team to reach the playoffs since […]
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Padres put outfielder Jackson Merrill on injured list with sprained left ankle
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Outfielder Jackson Merrill was placed on the San Diego Padres’ 10-day injured list as he recovers from a sprained left ankle. The Padres put Merrill on the list on Aug. 23 for the third time this season, making this move retroactive to Aug. 20. The Padres made the move before they […]
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Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Maria Sharapova has never been the type to look back on her accomplishments. Joining the International Tennis Hall of Fame has given her a chance to do just that. “Wow, there was a lot of sacrifice. There was a lot of hard work,” she said on Friday, a day before she was to be enshrined […]
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Ron Rivera returns to Cal to revive football program amid challenges
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — After spending most of the past four decades playing and coaching in the NFL, Ron Rivera decided to head back to school. After winning a Super Bowl as a player and two NFL Coach of the Year awards, Rivera has perhaps an even tougher task than he ever faced in the […]
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Tatis makes spectacular leaping catch to rob Devers of a home run
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a sensational leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a home run in the first inning on Aug. 20 in the Padres’ 8-1 victory. The left-handed Devers lifted a high fly ball off left-hander JP Sears with one out. Tatis tracked […]
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Basketball at 2028 LA Olympics will start 2 days before opening ceremony, FIBA says
MIES, Switzerland (AP) — Basketball at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will start two days before the opening ceremony for those Games, organizers confirmed on Aug. 20. FIBA, the sport’s global governing body, said that it has reviewed a revised basketball schedule for Los Angeles and that games will begin on July 12, 2028 — […]
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A look at Venus Williams’ tennis career and comeback. She’s returning to the US Open at age 45
Venus Williams is back on the professional tennis tour at age 45 and will be returning to the U.S. Open next week for her first Grand Slam competition in two years. She received a wild-card entry for singles from the U.S. Tennis Association on Aug. 13 — she will be the oldest player in that […]
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Chargers WR Quentin Johnston has a concussion after a big hit on 3rd snap vs Rams
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston left the SoFi Stadium field on a cart after taking a big hit on the third play of a preseason game on Aug. 16. Johnston has a concussion, coach Jim Harbaugh said after the Chargers’ 23-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Johnston took a […]
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Stetson Bennett rallies Rams to 23-22 preseason win over Chargers, overcoming D-line interception
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Another quarterback might have been a bit shaken after throwing a fourth-quarter interception to a 305-pound defensive tackle — and then getting run over by the big man while he rumbled downfield with the ball. After two national championship runs at Georgia, Stetson Bennett knows more about pressure situations than most […]
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Clutch performances by Betts and Vesia help Dodgers sweep Padres for first time since 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgfers reliever Alex Vesia gave up the tying run to the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning and was told he was out of the game. A defiant Vesia said no. He went to manager Dave Roberts and told him he wanted the ball again in the ninth […]
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Rowers revel in beach sprints in the run-up to LA’s 2028 Olympics
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — It’s a beach run, a coastal row and a music party rolled into one, and it’s about to become an Olympic event. On a sunny Southern California morning, nearly two dozen athletes gathered to try their hand at beach sprints at a camp run by USRowing in Long Beach, not […]