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James Keston tried to be diplomatic. He stayed (mostly) on the high road and said all the right things. But you didn’t have to scratch too far below the surface to get him to admit Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup match in Portland is more than…
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Six years before their first-round meeting in this month’s Clippers-Suns playoff series, Tyronn Lue was giving Ish Wainright an earful.“Ty,” Wainright said, “cussed me out.”It was the summer of 2017. Wainright, then a basketball player at…
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Ignore the talk about the Lakers belonging to Anthony Davis, or being inspired by Austin Reaves, or riding Rui Hachimura.Listen, instead, to a wordless scream directed into the face of courtside fans.Hear the loud, sweaty smack of a…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  There could be four (or more) quarterbacks selected in the opening round of the NFL draft Thursday evening, and this mock has three going in the first five picks.The big surprise this contemplates is Seattle taking a…
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WASHINGTON —  President Biden announced Tuesday he will seek the presidency again in 2024, dismissing doubts about whether the 80-year-old is fit to serve a second term and solidifying his grip on the Democratic Party as its…
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Elon Musk is the most morally dubious rocket pioneer since Wernher von Braun. And the most successful. With each, we can critique faults and celebrate achievements.Von Braun, who supervised the V-2 weapon program for the Third Reich and…
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What you need to know: After winning three out of four games against the Chicago Cubs, the Dodgers travel to Pittsburgh and open a three-game series Tuesday at PNC Park against the Pirates, the leaders of the National League Central…
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KRAMATORSK, Ukraine —  In the action movie “Tourist,” military instructors with the Russian mercenary group Wagner deploy to the Central African Republic and find themselves reluctant warriors against rebels and a corrupt ex-politician…
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These are the games the Angels need to capitalize on to contend in their division in 2023.On Monday night, in the start of a four-game homestand against the Oakland Athletics, Angels starter José Suarez gave up five home runs in the first…
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Old engines take longer to warm up.LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers’ veterans who carry the most responsibility and the heaviest burdens, weren’t good enough for the first 48 minutes.Well, the first 47 minutes and 59.2…
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