SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two Customs and Border Protection officers pleaded guilty this month to allowing vehicles filled with illegal drugs to enter the U.S. from Mexico, federal prosecutors said on July 28. The pair texted “a secret emoji-based code” to let Mexican traffickers know which inspection lanes they were manning at the Tecate and […]
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Padres right-hander Cease hit in back of head with 1-hopper, stays in game
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres right-hander Dylan Cease was hit in the back of the head by a one-hopper by Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets on July 28 and remained in the game. The scary moment happened with one out in the third inning. As the ball caromed into foul territory […]
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D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102
PARIS (AP) — D-Day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades, has died at 102. An animated speaker who charmed strangers young and old with his […]
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Peter Rice to oversee opening and closing ceremonies for 2028 LA Olympics and Paralympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former chairman of Walt Disney Television and head of 21st Century Fox has been hired to oversee the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics. LA28 organizers said on July 23 that Peter Rice will serve as head of ceremonies and content and be responsible […]
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Chargers rave about wideout McConkey, with Harbaugh saying he’s ‘uncoverable’ 1 on 1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wide receiver Ladd McConkey is making such an impression with the Los Angeles Chargers that coach Jim Harbaugh says he’s “uncoverable” one on one and linebacker Daiyan Henley is still arguing about a catch the second-year pro made in workouts a month ago. McConkey is coming off a sensational season in […]
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NASCAR will hold first street race on active military base at Naval Base Coronado in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years. The move to the San Diego area does not eliminate a return to Chicago, where NASCAR will still maintain an office and […]
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Chargers lock in Rashawn Slater with a multi-year extension
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers on July 27 agreed to a multi-year contract extension with left tackle Rashawn Slater, keeping him as Justin Herbert’s protector. Slater has started all 52 games at left tackle since being chosen 13th overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft out of Northwestern. […]
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LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they’re given new life
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Candace Frazee recently walked through the burnt remains of The Bunny Museum, searching for anything that could be salvaged before workers cleared the land. The Eaton Fire in Southern California in January scorched more than 60,000 bunny objects and memorabilia, leaving behind mounds of ash, steel and concrete littered across the […]
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NASCAR says no Chicago Street Race next year, but it could return in 2027
CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR is pressing pause on its Chicago Street Race, answering at least one major question about its schedule for next season. NASCAR raced on a street course in downtown Chicago on the first weekend in July each of the last three years. But it had a three-year contract with the city, leaving […]
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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” For 18 years, Westergaard, 66, has braved the scorching summer heat of California’s Death Valley in an ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest. The week […]
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Justin Herbert surprises teammates with red-tinted contact lenses at Chargers camp
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is testing out tinted contact lenses as training camp opens. He wore them July 17 under sunny skies after trying them out earlier in the week while working with the team’s rookies. “They’re like sunglasses,” he said. “They really helped. I didn’t have to […]
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Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams decides to retire from NFL at age 30
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams has retired from the NFL at age 30. His agent, Tory Dandy, told general manager Joe Ortiz on July 16, hours before the Chargers became the first NFL team to open training camp on July 17. Williams signed a $6 million, one-year deal […]
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Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon said on July 15 it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Roughly 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines have been in […]
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LAFC defender Aaron Long out for the season, has surgery on ruptured left Achilles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC defender Aaron Long will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles. The team — which said the surgery was successful — made the announcement on July 15, three days after Long was injured in the 76th minute of a 2-0 […]
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Xander Schauffele has eight big wins and no trophies or medals to show for it
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Don’t feel bad for Xander Schauffele having to return the claret jug when he arrived at Royal Portrush to defend his title in the British Open. It’s not like he had anywhere to keep it. Schauffele has won eight times in his PGA Tour career. That includes two majors, the […]
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Third-year Major League Cricket league hopes to keep growing the sport in US
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist had barely made it inside the Coliseum entrance when dozens of fans swarmed him, and he obliged every request for photos and autographs. Major League Cricket’s week-long stop in the Bay Area last month had top officials in the sport thrilled with how the old Oakland […]