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‘All My Children’ Star Esta TerBlanche Dead at 51
Esta TerBlanche, who played the character of Gillian Andrassy on All My Children from 1997 to 2001, died on Thursday (July 18.) She was 51 years old. TerBlanche's publicist Lisa Rodrigo confirmed her death with a Facebook post. "It is with a heavy heart that my friend and client Esta Terblanche passed away Thursday of natural causes," she writes. "An autopsy report is pending."
Kutter Crawford shelled (five homers) as Red Sox suffer sweep
LOS ANGELES — Even as they dropped the first two games of their weekend series here, the Red Sox could at least take some satisfaction from the fact that they had gotten two strong performances from their starting pitchers in the defeats. Nick Pivetta tossed six shutout innings Friday...
Studio Execs Nearly Killed Robert Zemeckis' Career Before It Began
Robert Zemeckis couldn't have asked for a more propitious start to his filmmaking career. Soon after graduating from University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1973, Zemeckis, on the strength of his award-winning student film, found a powerful young mentor in Steven Spielberg. The "Jaws" maestro was Universal Pictures' in-house wunderkind, so when he flipped out over "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," a raucous comedy, written by Zemeckis and his creative partner Bob Gale, about a trio of young girls desperate to attend the live taping of The Beatles' first performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the studio greenlit it — even though Zemeckis was completely untested as a feature director.
Clippers vs. Grizzlies NBA Summer League Semifinal: Key Players, Prediction, Odds & More
In the NBA Summer League Semifinal, the Los Angeles Clippers face the Memphis Grizzlies with the Grizz favored by 5.5 points despite key players being sidelined. Brown and Jackson are standout players to watch for the Clippers and Grizzlies, respectively, in this high-stakes match-up. Clippers' Kobe Brown scored 22 points,...
Joel Embiid Doesn’t Think Lakers Job Is Perfect Situation For JJ Redick
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has been in the headlines over the last couple days due to some of the comments he’s made while abroad with Team USA. Both of his major controversial comments have surrounded the Los Angeles Lakers, with one about LeBron James and the other about JJ Redick.
Ohtani hits 473-foot homer that clears bleachers at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani made his 30th home run in Dodger blue a memorable one. The superstar slugger drove a cutter from Boston Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford 473 feet over the bleachers at Dodger Stadium during the fifth inning of Sunday’s game. Ohtani’s blast was...
Parts of Venice Beach, Dockweiler State Beach off-limits due to sewage discharge
The water and wet sand from Dockweiler State Beach and Venice Beach are off-limits to swimmers and other beach visitors after about 15,000 gallons of sewage was discharged into Ballona Creek on Saturday. The discharge occurred around 4 p.m. Saturday near 2700 S. Cresta Place, when a water main break...
Bullpen blows finale as Angels top Athletics 8-5
The A’s blew an excellent chance to collect a sweep today, blowing a late lead to drop the series finale to the Angels 8-5. The pitching matchup for today’s finale was A’s rookie righty Joey Estes versus eight-year veteran Carson Fulmer. Both teams threatened over the first couple frames but came up short, partially due to the defense of the A’s:
Rest of season still unclear for Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto as rehab progresses: 'I'm trying to come back as soon as I can'
LOS ANGELES — There might not be a bigger question in the MLB season’s second half than the health of Dodgers prized free-agent acquisition Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Dodgers’ $325 million man has been sidelined by a strained right rotator cuff since June 15, and while the injury isn’t believed to be season-ending, according to the team, the rehab and recovery have already taken some time.
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