Major League Soccer will play a shortened 14-game regular season in early 2027 before the league switches to a schedule that better aligns with those of its international counterparts. The league said on March 19 that the so-called “sprint season” will run from February to May 2027, with each of the league’s 30 teams playing […]
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A spring season update for Coronado High athletics
Still less than halfway through the spring sports cycle, there’s a lot of time for Islander teams to continue playing well or, in the case of some teams, start to play better and gain ground in division competition. The Islanders baseball team, which lost to Mt. Carmel in the Division II CIF championship last year, […]
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Musgrove likely to open on injured list for Padres after missing last year because of elbow surgery
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove is expected to open this season on the injured list while still working to come back from Tommy John surgery that kept him from pitching last year. “He’s most likely going to start on the IL this year,” first-year manager Craig Stammen told reporters Monday […]
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LA 2028 Olympic soccer kicks off 4 days early, spreading matches across 7 US cities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Men’s and women’s soccer at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin four days before the opening ceremony and be played in seven cities around the United States. The early start, approved by the IOC, allows teams two extra rest days during the tournament compared to previous Olympics. The schedule also […]
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Islander sporting events this week
Similar to last week’s schedule, Coronado athletics has a lot going on in the middle of the week. Baseball will start the week off for CHS, and track will end it with a meet on Saturday. 23 Monday: Coronado High School baseball is the lone team to play on Monday, with a game against Bonita […]
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Olympian Jordan Chiles says goodbye to her UCLA gym era and welcomes future possibilities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles is preparing for her final home meet with UCLA on March 14. Her sights are set far beyond that. Chiles, who earned her first perfect 10 on vault in January, started gymnastics at the age of six. She says she recognized her talent immediately, but it […]
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Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka claim their first titles at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on March 15, winning seven straight points to rally from a 4-0 deficit in the second-set tiebreak and claim the title without dropping a single set. The No. 2-ranked Italian beat Medvedev for the ninth time […]
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New union head says 2027 MLB work stoppage could disrupt plans for big leaguers at 2028 Olympics
MIAMI (AP) — A work stoppage that leads to canceled games during the 2027 Major League Baseball season could disrupt plans under discussion to have big league players participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Major League Baseball Players Association is negotiating with Major League Baseball, the IOC, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for […]
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Islanders show out at Field and Distance Carnival
The Coronado High School track and field team made its way to Mt. Carmel for the Field and Distance Carnival, where two Islander runners — Nathan Ayan and Vincent Russo — put up personal best times in the 800-meter run. Both seniors ran the 800 in under two minutes, with Ayan posting a time of […]
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Islander sporting events this week
Each of Coronado’s spring sports teams compete this week, with Islanders baseball having the busiest week, as they play three games. The track and swim teams finish the week off for the Islanders on Saturday. 16 Monday: Islanders baseball gets the week started for Coronado athletics. JV and varsity are both playing Eastlake, with varsity […]
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Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he did not think it would be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year’s World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, and cited safety concerns as a reason on March 12, while the countries are embroiled in a war. “The Iran National Soccer Team is […]
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Team USA flag football QB Darrell Doucette tells NFL stars ahead of game: ‘Don’t underestimate us’
Flag football quarterback Darrell “Housh” Doucette III will soon be chased around the field by NFL pass rushers Von Miller and Myles Garrett. He will also have cornerback Jalen Ramsey shadowing one of his receivers. It’s the sort of opportunity Doucette’s long thought about and will finally receive March 21 as part of the Fanatics […]
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Multiple Islanders PR at Elmer Runge Invite
On Feb. 28, the Coronado High School track team competed in the Elmer Runge Invite at University City High. Five Islanders runners put up personal best (PB) times. Seniors Vincent Russo and Andrew Buck each set PBs in the 800-meter run and finished third and eighth, respectively. Russo finished with a time of 2:00.42, and […]
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Alex Cade: 25 years, over 300 wins, and a life in lacrosse
He was new to private school, and the bullying was getting out of hand. This time, nine-year-old Alex Cade decided to fight back – to stand up for himself, prompting a physical altercation between him and a classmate. When one of the teachers monitoring recess saw this, he pulled Cade into his office, who assumed […]
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LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for career field goals
DENVER (AP) — LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals in NBA history but his night ended with a disheartening loss and a sore left elbow. James hit a turnaround 12-foot jumper over Zeke Nnaji with 12 seconds left in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 120-113 loss to the […]
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American Nathan Martin wins Los Angeles Marathon in final stride; 45-year-old Kenyan wins women’s
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Martin won the 41st Los Angeles Marathon in the final stride on March 8, becoming the second straight American men’s winner in the race’s closest finish ever. Martin, of Jackson, Michigan, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 18 seconds, overtaking Michael Kamau of Kenya, who was second […]