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"Some voices got high, some furniture got moved" - AC Green on how the Kobe vs. Shaq feud was handled by the Lakers' veterans
AC Green on how the 'veteran group' decided to reconcile the fractured relationship of Shaq and Kobe when the pair refused to see eye-to-eye.
Juju Watkins is building a ‘college superteam,’ says Sue Bird
Making memories in the French Riviera, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird go on the air from Sport Beach in Cannes, France. The two decorated American athletes talk all things women’s sports and share the stage with USC star hooper Juju Watkins. They talk about the growth of the game, what it means to be in the spotlight, and how USC women’s basketball is building a college super team at Southern California. Sue Bird knows what’s going on in Los Angeles, with coach Lindsay Gottlieb surrounding JuJu with elite talent. Kiki Iriafen has come in from Stanford, and Talia Von Oelhoffen has...
Kobe Bryant on why Jerry Buss picked him over Shaq in 2004: "You got to bet on the horse that you know is obsessive about what they do"
Kobe Bryant said it was only right that Dr. Jerry Buss picked him over Shaquille O'Neal because he cared more about winning championships than Shaq.
Palm Springs Planning Commission to consider move that would help Prescott Preserve project move forward
The Palm Springs Planning Commission will review an amendment to existing city rules next week that would help advance a plan to restore a former golf course to its native desert habitat. The project, proposed by the Oswit Land Trust (OLT), aims to convert about 90 acres of the 120-acre...
Inland man finds gold in mixed martial arts
Could there be two sporting events more unlike each other than a mixed martial arts caged fight and a tennis match?. Probably not, but in 1998 what would become one of the most successful mixed martial arts organizations in the United States got its start on a tennis tennis court.
'Godforsaken' Barstow at center of horror-comedy comic book series
The Dark Horse Comics series “Barstow” describes the town at the “center of the Mojave Desert” as being the “crossroads between hell and gone.”. The creators of the horror-comedy series are award-winning writers and filmmakers David Ian and Rebekah McKendry, best known for their work on the films "Glorious," and "All the Creatures Were Stirring," Fangoria magazine said.
Firefighters attack blaze south of Running Springs in San Bernardino Mountains
Firefighters battled the Blue Fire over the weekend, which sparked south of Running Springs in the San Bernardino National Forest. The vegetation fire was reported at about 2:03 p.m. Sunday southeast of Highway 330 and near City Creek Road and Aqueduct Trail, according to the U.S. Forest Service. ...
Hettiarachchi Goes Distance & McGee & Reyes Homer in Upland Foothill’s 5-2 Victory Over Northwood in First Round of So Cal 9-11 State Playoffs
The Upland Foothill Little League opened the 10-team 2024 Southern California 9-11 Division Championship at Claremont Little League on Saturday afternoon. Northwood Little League of Irvine scored two runs in the top of the first inning off of Upland’s Anthony Hettiarachchi. But that was all Hettiarachchi would allow in...
Adobe Road fully reopened after last week’s storm
Adobe Road is now fully open. A key stretch of Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms was closed for the majority of last week between Raymond Drive and Amboy Road, on account of flooding, mud and debris from a short but heavy storm on July 14. The City of Twentynine Palms...
New water restrictions in California
CALIFORNIA - Starting next year, for the first time, California water providers will face permanent water restrictions to prepare for future reductions in the water supply from the state. The state will track indoor and outdoor water use and set standards for water loss. Providers must make and enforce water-saving...
State suffers another legal loss in its effort built controversial Delta Tunnel
In late June, a Sacramento County Judge ruled that the California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, had to suspend its efforts to conduct geotechnical “exploratory drilling” on private property across the Delta. Agents for DWR had wanted to get onto peoples’ land and start boring holes in...
Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower is here. How to watch in California
Now through Sept. 1, specs of dust and rocks will streak across the California night sky as they smack into Earth’s atmosphere when the Perseid Meteor Shower, the most dazzling annual meteor shower seen from Earth, returns to a night sky near you this summer. That comet last visited Earth in 1995. It orbits the sun every 133 years, so it will be about a century before Swift-Tuttle swings around again. But it left us a gift in...
Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire's next move
Researchers at USC have developed a new method to accurately predict wildfire spread. By combining satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, their model offers a potential breakthrough in wildfire management and emergency response. Detailed in an early study proof published in Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, the USC model uses...
California Democrats praise Biden, largely fall behind Harris
Facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to end his reelection bid, President Joe Biden on Sunday made the stunning announcement that he is dropping out of the November race and then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. The president said that he will give more details about his decision — […]
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