Sparks seeking redemption vs. Caitlin Clark in rematch at Indiana Fever - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

LOS ANGELES — The Sparks want nothing more than redemption against phenom Caitlin Clark and WNBA All-Stars Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston in Tuesday’s game at the Indiana Fever.
The Sparks vs. Fever contest will begin this week’s three-game road trip, including stops in Chicago (Thursday) and Phoenix (Sunday).
Tuesday’s game will be the second time the two teams have played in less than a week, creating another marquee matchup between the Clark (No. 1 pick) and Sparks

Mr Fisk wins Hollywood Gold Cup before ‘minor’ injury

ARCADIA – Bob Baffert’s 10th victory in the Hollywood Gold Cup produced perhaps the Hall of Fame trainer’s most muted celebration ever Monday at Santa Anita.
Mr Fisk and jockey Kazushi Kimura defeated Reincarnate and Juan Hernandez by 2 1/4 lengths to make it an all-Baffert exacta in the $200,000, Grade II race for some of the best horses in the California handicap division.
But Mr Fisk didn’t make it back for the winner’s-circle photo. Kimura pulled up Mr Fisk as t

Swanson: Bill Walton was the best friend and a unique talent

Bill Walton, one of one.
Though the world would be better, wouldn’t it, if everyone had a little more of what made him so singularly special?
Humanity and enthusiasm. Joy and appreciation. Love and humor.
I loved – loved – listening to Walton’s informed irreverence on a basketball broadcast, but I wasn’t lucky enough to know him or to have watched the 6-foot-11 center lead UCLA to the 1972 and ’73 national titles and NBA championships with the Portland Trail B

Photos: 500 sailors traverse LA’s iconic 6th Street Viaduct in stirring Memorial Day march

Sailors from the USS Carl Vinson march across the Sixth Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, May 27, 2024, in a Memorial Day tribute to those service members who have died fighting for their country. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Sailors from the USS Carl Vinson march across the Sixth Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, May 27, 2024, in a Memorial Day tribute to those service members who have died fighting for their country. (Photo by Howard Fresh

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Pac-12 Hotline: RIP, Bill Walton, the Pac-12’s greatest supporter passes away

Two days after the Pac-12 took its final competitive breath, the conference lost its soul.
Bill Walton passed away Monday after 71 years of a life like no other, ever.
The cause: cancer.
Left unsaid: a broken heart.
Walton might have been the greatest player in college basketball history. He won two NCAA titles with UCLA and two more in the NBA (with Portland and Boston) and was a no-brainer Hall of Fame inductee.
He was the world’s preeminent Grateful Dead fan, a cycling enthusiast, a pas

UCLA mourns the loss of basketball legend Bill Walton; Cronin’s heartfelt reaction

LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team and athletics department are mourning the loss of two-time NCAA champion Bill Walton, who died at the age of 71 following a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced Monday.
Walton, a UCLA basketball icon, led the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1972 and 1973, with two straight 30-0 records, which was part of the program’s historic span of seven consecutive NCAA championships from 1967 to 1973, under legendary UCLA coach

Bill Walton dies: Social media reacts to the news

UCLA and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton died Monday at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Walton was known as one of the most outspoken and charismatic figures in the sports world. He played for coach John Wooden and led the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA titles as a sophom*ore (1972) and junior (1973) before playing for the Portland Trailblazers, Clippers and Boston Celtics in the NBA (1974-87).
Bill Walton, UCLA great, NBA Hall of Famer, broadcasting star, dies a

Students take protest to UCI Chancellor’s home; ‘No rest until UCI divest’

Memorial Day may be a holiday at UC Irvine, but Pro-Palestinian student protesters were determined that Chancellor Howard Gillman would not get the day off and staged an early morning protest outside of his residence in University Hills.
More than two dozen protesters attended the rally, some wearing keffiyeh and using speakers to amplify chants of “Howard Gillman you won’t rest until UCI divest.” They carried posters with messages such as “Over 40,000 dead, UCI painted r

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Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe feels the growing pains as he learns how to handle the pitchers

ANAHEIM — A month ago the Angels were swept by the Minnesota Twins, allowing 11 runs in the series finale. It was one of the lowest points of a mostly disappointing two months.
For more than a half hour after that Sunday afternoon game, catcher Logan O’Hoppe sat in the Angels dugout conferring with bench coach Ray Montgomery. O’Hoppe then spoke to reporters and took responsibility for the flood of runs and hits they allowed.
“When there’s a crooked number under hits

Aggressive shark bumps surfer off board, prompts San Clemente ocean closure

An aggressive shark bumped a surfer off his board late Sunday, May 26, prompting lifeguards to close the waters along a two-mile stretch of San Clemente for much of the day Monday.
The incident occurred at T-Street beach just south of the San Clemente Pier at about 7:55 p.m. The surfer was bumped after seeing a large, dark object swimming toward him, said San Clemente Marine Safety Lt. Sean Staubenbaur.
The surfer came out of the water and told lifeguards about the incident, which prompted the 2

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani says bruised hamstring feels better every day

NEW YORK – Shohei Ohtani missed a game with lower back tightness but has played through a bruised hamstring for more than a week.
But he doesn’t blame that for a .211 average (8 for 38) over his past 10 games.
“I don’t think so. Obviously, the leg isn’t that great, but I don’t personally think it’s affecting the swing,” he said through his interpreter early Monday afternoon at Citi Field before news that the day’s game had been postponed. The

California’s legal war on affordable energy

California Attorney General Rob Bonta spoke freely at the recent Climate One Conference in San Francisco about his lawsuit against America’s energy producers. In so doing, he may have inadvertently revealed its true purpose: to further increase the cost of fossil fuels to drive Americans to green energy alternatives.
Historically, climate change activists have had a hard time selling the public on alternatives like wind and solar because they are too expensive. They have tried to add

Fake traffic tickets raise real revenue for California parks

Southern California drivers who roll through stop signs in mountain parks can receive letters that look like traffic tickets. The citations come from a government agency, demand $100, and threaten penalties for nonpayment. But the notices are not what they seem.
The fine print clarifies that the mailed citations are “not issued for any violation of any provision of the California Vehicle Code.” This means people who ignore the lookalike traffic tickets face no legal consequences. The

Biden’s tariffs are another nail in the dollar’s coffin

President Biden recently raised taxes on American consumers and businesses and may have hastened the end of the dollar’s world reserve currency status. President Biden did this by increasing tariffs on Chinese imports.
Specifically, President Biden raised tariffs on products including Chinese-produced steel and aluminum and many components imported from China for use in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries. Tariffs on Chinese-made semiconductors are rising from 25 to 50 percent while t

Dodgers’ game in New York postponed; doubleheader on Tuesday

NEW YORK – The Dodgers’ longest losing streak in five years will last at least one day longer.
Monday’s scheduled game against the New York Mets was postponed hours before game time. Rain had already started falling and severe storms were expected to impact the area all day long.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader at Citi Field on Tuesday. The first game will be scheduled for a 1 p.m. PT start with the second game to follow at approximately 4 p.m. PT.
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Bill Walton, UCLA great, NBA Hall of Famer, broadcasting star, dies at age 71

Two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Bill Walton has died of cancer at the age of 71. Former UCLA Bruins Bill Walton during a NCAA basketball game between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. USC Trojans won 74-63. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Bill Walton has died of cancer at the age of 71. Former UCLA Bruins Bill Walton showing off his CFP Championship tea

Recipe: Baked Custard with Strawberries is a perfect early summer treat

Baked custard was my childhood get-well dish. My mother made it for me when I was ill. As a disciple of the nutritional guru of the day, Adelle Davis, Mom put bigtime value on dishes that were rich in protein. She liked the primary ingredients, milk and eggs. She closed her eyes to sugar, an ingredient she usually eschewed, probably because she thought a treat might be the cure.
I love custard to this day. I like to top the chilled treat with fresh strawberries, although later in the summer I mi

From relocation guide to Realtor to teacher, she learned the job by living it

Alana Gates’ passion lies in providing the tools needed to succeed in the multifaceted field of real estate.
With years of experience working in real estate from multiple sides, Gates said, she discovered her passion as an educator after witnessing the struggles of other industry professionals who had not received the proper training.
“You get your license, and you’re literally thrown to the wolves,” Gates said. “It’s like sink or swim, and so many people sink

Southern California has 8 of the least-affordable US cities for homebuyers

Source: RealtyHop
“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.
The pain: Southern California has eight of the nation’s 20 least-affordable cities for homebuyers.
The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed RealtyHop’s affordability index for 100 US cities, which estimates how much of a household’s median income would be gobbled up by a mortgage payment for a median-priced home listed in May. The math assumes a 7.13%

How Ron Howard channels Jim Henson’s creative energy for ‘Idea Man’ documentary

Ron Howard became a child star on “The Andy Griffith Show” and has an acting resume that also famously includes “American Graffiti,” “Happy Days,” and “Arrested Development.”
Howard also spent four decades as a director including comedies like “Night Shift” and “Splash”; blockbusters like “Apollo 13” and “The Da Vinci Code”; dramas like his Oscar-winning “A Beautiful Mind” and &ldquo

Talk radio isn’t dead. But there are ways to revive it in Southern California

It could be a sign of the times or an indication that I’m not far off. But when I say that talk radio KABC (790 AM) — the station that originated the format in Los Angeles if not the world — has become irrelevant, few emails arrived with ideas to make it better.
I’ll still give you a chance to respond before printing the replies, so make sure you send over your thoughts if you have them. But let me take a little time to spark the creative forces.
First off, talk radio is

Sacramento Snapshot: Bill banning plastic bags passes state Senate

Carrying groceries out in provided plastic bags may soon be a thing of the past in California.
Sacramento Snapshot
Editor’s note:Sacramento Snapshotis a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the Assembly and Senate are working on — from committee work to bill passages and more.
Legislators advanced a bill last week that would ban grocery stores from providing film plastic bags to customers, even at a cost. Tha

All eyes are on Milwaukee this summer. Here’s what to do beyond the Republican National Convention

You might say Wisconsin’s largest city is having a moment. But that’s probably not accurate as it’s surely more than just a moment.
Milwaukee, with a population of about 560,000, is a big enough city to have world-class attractions but small enough to make it easy to get around. It’s currently in the spotlight for a host of reasons.
The big news is the Republican National Convention, which will be held in Milwaukee July 15-18, bringing an estimated 50,000 visitors, includ

Best cities for freelancers and self-employed workers 2024

By Rosalie Murphy | NerdWallet
The National Association for the Self-Employed’s membership has grown dramatically over the last few years, says Keith Hall, the group’s president and CEO. And while that growth has slowed since its COVID-era peak in 2022, he thinks flexible work is here to stay.
The boom in self-employment started when “a lot of people had to do it because of COVID. They didn’t choose to do it; they had to do it,” Hall says. “Many others saw and

2 people, 1 RV, 1 year: Florida travel writers complete American journey

Travel writers Susan and Simon Veness were trying to escape the rat race when they hit the road for a year in an RV.
“For the last 20 years we have been working flat-out, seven days a week, never took time off,” Susan Veness says. “We didn’t take vacations, and we were so burned out that we just needed to hit the reset button.”
The Venesses took off in their 36-foot RV – dog Ruthie and a subcompact car in tow – with a route in mind that went to Michigan,

Movie review: Action-packed ‘The Garfield Movie’ bridges generation gap

By Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service
Since 1978, cartoonist Jim Davis has explored the quotidian dramas of pet ownership via the daily travails of beleaguered Jon Arbuckle, his eager dog Odie, and the titular tubby orange tabby, Garfield. If the comic strip (the most widely syndicated in the world) is the weekly sitcom version of their story, then “The Garfield Movie,” the latest effort to bring Garfield to the big screen, is the oversized action-adventure film, replete with referenc

As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, public health experts’ worries grow

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org
Louisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate their children. So, she wants schools to proactively tell parents that it’s their right under Louisiana law to seek an exemption.
“It’s not the vaccine itself, it is the mandate,” Edmonston told Stateline. “The law is the law. And it already says you can opt out if you don’t want it. If you do want it, you can go anywhere and get

Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Monday, May 27, 2024

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Monday, May 27, 2024.
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Adare Manor romps in Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita

AdareManorhas a new winning streak after she and Juan Hernandez led from start to finish Sunday at Santa Anita to win easily in the $200,000, Grade II Santa Margarita Stakes at 1-9 odds in a four-horse field.
The 5-year-old mare, who won the 2023 Santa Margarita during a five-race streak, has two victories in a row this year, having taken the Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas in April.
Coffee in Bed was second, Hennys Crazy Train third, Super Shine last on Sunday.
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Cameron Brink scores career high but Sparks fall short against Wings

LOS ANGELES — Cameron Brink scored a career-high 21 points but Sparks could not overcome the Wings’ balanced scoring output, in which all five starters reached double figures before the fourth quarter, losing 84-83 at Crypto.com Arena Sunday night.
The Sparks, who are on a two-game losing streak, nearly pulled off a furious fourth-quarter comeback, even leading 78-76 with 4:01 to go.
However, the Wings battled back and Brink missed a potentially game-tying corner 3-pointer with 21 se