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Never having fully learned the lessons of the Jim Thorpe biographies I read as a kid, I was rather slow to come around to the notion of paying college athletes for their athletic skills played out in the service of the school. It was all out of some old-fashioned allegiance to the idea of amateurism. Guys play in college for fun and maybe some glory, right? Maybe impress some girls. If you go on to become a professional athlete, more power to you. And that’s where the money is. No more. The fancier quarterbacks, running backs and shooting guards have…
About two weeks after Pam Bondi was sworn in as U.S. Attorney General, John Roberts of Fox News asked her if the Department of Justice was going to release the list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients. “It is sitting on my desk right now for review,” Bondi answered. “That’s been a directive by President Trump.” Bondi said she was also reviewing the John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King files. “That’s all in the process of being reviewed,” she said. That was on Feb. 21. On July 6, a Sunday, the FBI and the DOJ released a joint statement saying there…
More than 1.4 million Californians identify as American Indian or Alaskan Native, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. But unlike states with smaller Native populations, there’s no nationally accredited tribal college or university to serve Native Americans and help them learn about and within their culture — something that American education has historically fought against. On Friday, July 18, Assemblymember James Ramos, D-San Bernardino, helped the Palm Desert-based California Indian Nations College move $10 million closer to accreditation. The state money “shows the commitment from the State of California towards California’s first people, this nation’s first people,” said Ramos, the…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Pop Mart has struck it rich. The Chinese company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers said this week that it expects profit for the first six months of this year to jump by at least 350% compared with the prior-year period, largely because of its smash hit plush toy, the Labubu. Pop Mart joins a small list of companies that have tapped into the zeitgeist, drawing in millions of buyers who, for one reason or another, simply must get their hands on a toy or gadget of the moment. But what makes the…
Leverage is one of those concepts we throw around a lot in commercial real estate. It sounds sophisticated — like something whispered in back rooms by finance guys wearing French cuffs. But really, it’s simple: leverage means using someone else’s money to buy something you couldn’t afford on your own. That “someone else” is usually a lender, and the “something” is typically real estate. Whether you’re buying an industrial building, an office condo or a strip retail center, leverage is the reason you don’t need a million bucks in the bank to make it happen. Let’s walk through it, and…
Galaxy coach Greg Vanney called Wednesday’s loss against Austin FC a “missed opportunity.” When you factor in that a trip to LAFC was next on the schedule, that loss takes on added weight as the Galaxy try to put together a late-season climb up the Western Conference standings. “When we live in this moderate intensity space we’re vulnerable,” Vanney said. “So hopefully it’s a reminder again that you can’t go to LAFC and be in the middle ground intensity-wise. You got to show up with maximum intensity. Everybody knows that and looks forward to this game. They know what’s at…
As it stands now, Saturday night’s El Tráfico matchup at BMO Stadium will be the final encounter of 2025 between the Steve Cherundolo-led Los Angeles Football Club and its rival, the six-time Major League Soccer champion Galaxy. Stuck at the bottom of the Western Conference, 14 points shy of a wild-card spot with 11 regular-season games left, chances are slim to none that the Galaxy (3-14-6, 15 points) will qualify for the MLS postseason. A far more likely but not sure thing: the rivalry could renew in the Leagues Cup once that competition reaches the semifinal round of the knockout…
A Northern California man who was once a California Highway Patrol officer killed his wife in a Garden Grove home before driving up to Stockton, authorities said, where he shot and injured a man before turning a gun on himself. Garden Grove police were called just after 8 a.m. Thursday, July 17, to a home in the 11500 block of Morgan Lane, just south of Orangewood Avenue, after receiving requests for a welfare check, Sgt. Nick Jensen said. Crystal Gonzalez of Lodi, 37, was found dead inside the home, Jensen said. The couple’s two children were found inside unharmed and…
LAS VEGAS — The Lakers and the Denver Nuggets tussled back and forth in their NBA Summer League finale on Friday night – for three quarters. In a game that featured nine ties and 14 lead changes through the first 30 minutes, the Nuggets took control in the final 10, outscoring the Lakers 30-15 in the fourth quarter to secure a 106-84 win at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center. Neither team led by more than six points until the final 12 minutes, but Denver did outscore the Lakers in all four quarters. The Nuggets shot 52% from the field while…
A veteran investigator, a respected mentor and a skilled technician — the three arson investigators killed in an explosion at the Biscailuz Center in East LA were remembered as the “best of our department” by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department leaders. With decades of combined experience across a variety of units and stations, detectives Joshua Kelly-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn had deep law enforcement experience even before joining the Sheriff’s Department’s elite Special Enforcement Bureau’s Arson Explosives Detail. “There are no words to express the pain and sorry we feel,” LA Sheriff Robert Luna said in a written statement…