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EDMONTON, Alberta — The Ducks played competitive hockey against one of the hottest teams in the NHL again on Friday night, but Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers handed them a 3-2 loss, snapping their three-game winning streak.Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored and Stuart Skinner stopped 27 shots as the Oilers (23-12-3) won for the 10th time in 13 games and the 13th time in their past 17. They have won two in a row following back-to-back road losses to the Ducks and Kings…
LOS ANGELES — NBA legend and TNT analyst Charles Barkley criticized JJ Redick for comments he made a few weeks ago – and the Lakers coach, apparently, couldn’t care less. During the Thursday broadcast of the “Inside the NBA” studio show, Barkley made it clear he took exception to part of Redick’s response when he was asked about the discourse surrounding the state of the league ahead of the Lakers’ Dec. 19 victory over the Sacramento Kings. “I don’t think we as, and by we, I was part of it, we as the sort of national partners have done a…
A Huntington Beach pilot and his teenage daughter were identified Friday as the pair who died aboard a Vans RV-10 aircraft when the plane crashed into a manufacturing building just short of the runway at the Fullerton Municipal Airport on Thursday.Pascal Reid and his daughter Kelly, a student at Huntington Beach High School, died in the crash, according to a memorial announcement by the school’s Girls’ Soccer Team posted on Facebook.“Yesterday our soccer family suffered an unimaginable loss,” the team’s post read. “Kelly was a natural caregiver and always put others first. She will be deeply missed. Her father was…
CORONA — Santiago coach Rick Etheridge doesn’t hold back praise when referring to senior Rylee Blade’s 2024 cross country season.Santiago senior Rylee Blade has been selected the IE Varsity Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, seen on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Santiago senior Rylee Blade has been selected the IE Varsity Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, seen on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) Santiago senior Rylee Blade has been selected the IE Varsity Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, she can be seen running on…
By MEG KINNARDPresident-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month.It’s an action put in place by President Joe Biden to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100. And while Trump will be the first president sworn in with U.S. flags lowered to half-staff, it’s not a timeline that he can do anything about — until after he takes office.Here’s what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process lasts:Why are U.S.…
LOS ANGELES — Two weeks ago, USC’s offensive line outlook suddenly and magically stabilized with a simple admission from O-line coach Zach Hanson, the most important piece of their 2024 front set to return.In late November, USC left guard Emmanuel Pregnon accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl, an admission that typically signals a player is bound for the NFL draft. After the senior was seen at a USC bowl game practice on Dec. 18, though, Hanson asserted Pregnon was set to return for 2025 – a much-needed senior presence in a room with a wide array…
Identity thieves have a lot of opportunities to grab your info and wreak havoc.This begs the perennial question: How can a regular person, who owns a cellphone or a computer and uses the internet to shop, pay bills online or to trade messages with friends and family, safeguard his or her identity data?Eva Velasquez, the CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit based in San Diego that focuses on cybersecurity education, research and victim support, shared a few strategies that may not yet be second nature — but should.Velasquez shared several pointers. But before — and also after…
California casino-owning Native American tribes are taking cardrooms to court, alleging they’re running illegal games.On Wednesday, Jan. 1, Senate Bill 549, the Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act, went into effect. The bill allows California’s Native American tribes to take legal action against card clubs and others offering “banked” card games where one party pays out all winnings or collects all of a player’s losses.The next day, seven tribes, including three in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, sued more than 80 cardrooms across California in Sacramento Superior Court.“Defendants brazenly profit from illegal gambling,” the Jan. 2 lawsuit reads in part.…
The Clippers need superstar forward Kawhi Leonard now. Not next week. Not next month but as soon as possible.As the season progresses and injuries take their toll, Leonard’s impending return, which remains on hold, is necessary, if the Clippers hope to stay among the top teams in the Western Conference. Leonard reportedly was expected to be back on the court on Saturday night but is officially listed as out against the Atlanta Hawks.And given how their past two games turned out, they can’t wait much longer for the six-time All-Star to return from lingering knee issues, especially if James Harden’s…
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs “a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.Mike Whitaker, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, said in an online post Friday that his agency also has more work to do in its oversight of Boeing.Whitaker, who plans to step down in two weeks to let President-elect Donald Trump pick his own FAA administrator, looked back on his decision last January to ground all 737 Max jets with similar panels called door plugs. Later, the…