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By CURT RALLO The Associated PressSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game.The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No. 7 in total defense), Georgia (No. 30) and Indiana (No. 2). Now, the nation’s top-ranked defense stands in the way of a return to college football’s mountaintop for the first time since 1988.Notre Dame (14-1) and Ohio State (13-2) meet Monday night in Atlanta for the 12-team format’s first national championship game.Ohio State’s defense is ranked No. 1 overall and No.…
The terrible fires that have ravaged Los Angeles County and other parts of the Southland aren’t even fully contained and our offices here at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are already getting calls from victims who are ready to press on and move forward to start rebuilding. It has been an important reminder that one of the great things about living in California is the people. In many ways, they still have the pioneer spirit that built this great state and country.But everyone has questions about how the disaster will affect their property taxes, now and after they rebuild. On…
LOS ANGELES — The last time the Lakers were without Anthony Davis and in need of a player to step up offensively outside of LeBron James and Austin Reaves, they got a career night out of Max Christie.But this time, it was Reaves and James again doing the heavy lifting on Friday night, with Reaves scoring a career-high 38 points and James adding 29 as the Lakers held on for a 102-101 victory over the struggling Brooklyn Nets.The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the Clippers on Wednesday night in a franchise-record 59-point defeat, had a chance to win it, but…
LOS ANGELES — Among the various strengths related to the depth the UCLA men’s basketball team acquired this past offseason, head coach Mick Cronin was excited for one specific aspect with this group.“I’ve always wanted enough really good players on the perimeter that I could have a good passing team,” Cronin told reporters on Nov. 7. “That’s a coach’s dream.”Through 17 games, though, the Bruins hadn’t fulfilled that dream. They ranked 60th among Division I teams, averaging 15.5 assists per game. On Friday, Iowa (12-6 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) tested UCLA’s passing ability, pressing the hosts full-court throughout and dropping…
LOS ANGELES — Lakers All-Star big man Anthony Davis was a late scratch for Friday night’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets because of left plantar fasciitis – an injury designation that has lingered for the past two months.Davis started the day as probable to play before being downgraded to questionable a little less than an hour before tipoff and ruled out 30 minutes before the game.Friday was Davis’ third missed game of the season and his first absence since the Jan. 2 home win against the Portland Trail Blazers, which was the first night of a back-to-back, with Davis…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pageantry and parties surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration kick off this weekend with fireworks and a rally before Monday’s inaugural ceremony, parade and balls.A look at the lineup of official inaugural events for the four days surrounding Trump’s second inauguration as president. It’s unclear how the decision to move Trump’s swearing-in indoors to the Capitol Rotunda might affect the scheduled lineup for the ceremony:SaturdayCabinet dinner:Vice President-elect JD Vance will attend an evening reception for incoming Cabinet members and host a dinner in Washington.Fireworks show:Trump will host an evening reception and fireworks show at his golf club…
One year after committing over $1 billion to two Japanese stars, the Dodgers have added a third at a bargain price.Right-hander Roki Sasaki ended the suspense about where he would make the jump to MLB by posting on Instagram on Friday afternoon that he had signed with the Dodgers.“I have signed a minor(-league) contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Sasaki posted. “It was a very difficult decision but I will do my best to make it the right decision when I look back after my baseball career.”The 23-year-old Sasaki will join teammates from the 2023 WBC Samurai Japan team Shohei Ohtani…
Forty years ago, Lee Greenwood released “God Bless the U.S.A.,” a patriotic anthem that has become a standard at political gatherings.He’s performed the song for a number of presidents, including Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. And over the years, he’s formed a friendship with Donald Trump, becoming a fixture at his events. Recently, Greenwood has performed at the Republican National Convention, the Madison Square Garden rally marked by crude and racist jokes, and the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where Trump made a triumphant return to the venue where he had been shot.Last year, Trump and Greenwood teamed up for…
Cue the wailing, again.Roki Sasaki broke the news himself on Instagram on Friday afternoon, much the same way that Blake Snell announced his signing with a doctored photo of himself in a Dodgers uniform on Nov. 26. Baseball’s latest Japanese import is now a Dodger as well, and the club’s hold on Japan might as well be an iron grip. For the record, the translated version of Sasaki’s announcement was as follows: “I have signed a minor contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was a very difficult decision, but I will do my best to make it the right…
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of some of the charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in the Georgia 2020 election interference case, as the future of the case remains uncertain.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in March quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, but he left in place other counts. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appealed that ruling to the Georgia Court of Appeals, which on Friday upheld McAfee’s ruling.The indictment accused Trump and more than a dozen other people of participating in…