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Rogers Signs Multi-Year Contract with Los Angeles Galaxy
Former U.S. soccer international Robbie Rogers has joined Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, the team said on Saturday, making him the latest openly gay male athlete in an American professional team sport. Rogers, who came out in February on the same day he retired from the game, will be on the Galaxy's roster for Sunday's home match against the Seattle Sounders if his ...
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Bochy ejected from game in the 8th
SAN FRANCISCO -; Giants manager Bruce Bochy was ejected in the eighth inning of Saturday's game against the Rockies by home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez over a call made at third ...
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‘Machinal’ at Long Beach Playhouse new ‘Doc Martin’ collection on DVD
www.acornmedia.com ) is only too willing to feed my addiction. "Doc Martin Special Collection: Series 1-5 + The Movies," now available on DVD, is a 13-Disc set not only includes 38 episodes from the first five seasons, but two TV movies that inspired the series, plus an hour of behind-the-scenes segments. And speaking of charm, "A Fine Romance: Complete Collection" (newly ...
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Bochy gets tossed after disputed call at third
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- An umpire's call that dulled a Giants rally in the eighth inning resulted in manager Bruce Bochy's second ejection of the year in Saturday's game against the Colorado Rockies. With one out, Marco Scutaro at first base and the score tied, 4-4, Pablo Sandoval blooped a single to left-center field. Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez grabbed the ball and ...
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Doubles down and that concerns Mattingly
Email LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is more concerned about his club's lack of doubles than its low number of home runs. The Dodgers are last in the Major Leagues with 61 doubles entering Saturday's action, and their 31 homers are the third fewest. "That is a problem," Mattingly said before Saturday's game against the Cardinals. "For me, RBI guys ...
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Dodgers wary of wearing down Punto
Email LOS ANGELES -- Nick Punto's production has kept him in the lineup, despite concerns from Dodgers manager Don Mattingly that the veteran utility man could wear down too early in the season. Punto has played more than 88 games in a season only once since 2009, when he appeared in 125 games with the Twins. He made his 26th start in 47 games on Saturday against the Cardinals, one of his ...
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Hairston could return to lineup on Sunday
Email LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Hairston could return to the Dodgers as early as Sunday, if all goes well with his rehab game on Saturday with Class A Rancho Cucamonga. Hairston played six innings at third base on Friday night with the Quakes, going 0-for-3. He was scheduled to play six innings in the outfield on Saturday, and the Dodgers could activate him from the disabled list before ...
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California’s New Problem Too Much Money
LOS ANGELES -- After years of grueling battles over state budget deficits and spending cuts, California has a new challenge on its hand: too much money. An unexpected surplus is fueling an argument over how the state should respond to its turn of good ...
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Multiple Brush Fires Burn in Lakeside
A Caltrans traffic camera captured smoke (top left corner) stemming from several small brush fires that sparked on both side of the SR-67 in ...
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Latest California earthquake affects different part of state
A magnitude 5.7 temblor on Thursday night was the largest earthquake to shake California since 2008 and has generated curiosity from ...
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Obviously wins American Handicap
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -; Obviously defeated Lucayan by 2 1/2 lengths to win the $150,250 American Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, extending jockey Joe Talamo's roll in stakes races at the ...
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Coalinga dentist gets probation in death of son
A Coalinga dentist will be on probation for five years after pleading no contest to charges in connection with the death of his son who died in one of his dental chairs during tooth extraction ...
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Millions march against Monsanto in over 400 cities
LOS ANGELES -; Two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on ...
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Suspect claims slain doctor botched his surgery
ORANGE, Calif. -; A 75-year-old man accused of gunning down an Orange County doctor said in a jailhouse interview that he was angry about a botched surgery, but a family lawyer said the slain urologist never treated the ...
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Boat washes ashore carrying nearly a ton of drugs
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -; Border protection officials say two men have been arrested after a boat packed with nearly a ton of drugs washed ashore in Manhattan ...
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Feds wont prosecute wind farm for condor deaths
MOJAVE, Calif. -; A Southern California wind farm has been assured by federal authorities that they won't prosecute if the company's whirring turbine blades kill any endangered California ...
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Show dogs stolen again from San Bernardino home
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -; A San Bernardino family says five of their prized bulldogs have been stolen, just months after two French bulldogs were taken from their ...
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Civil trial over Jacksons death focuses on AEG
A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ...
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Long Beach Tenant Concerns Build With Lytles Exit
Port tenants in Long Beach on Friday urged the harbor commission to immediately begin the process of finding a replacement for Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle, who 24 hours earlier announced he was resigning to become executive director of the Port of ...
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Lowries foot continues to show improvement
Email HOUSTON -- Jed Lowrie's contused right foot improved enough overnight to make him potentially available off the bench for the A's middle game against his former team, the Astros, on Saturday evening. Lowrie took part in infield drills and batting practice before the contest, something he wasn't able to do Friday. "I think there's a much better chance he's ...
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Ryan Villopoto sweeps motos at Lakewood
Ryan Villopoto swept the 450 class motos Saturday at Thunder Valley Motocross Park to remain perfect after two rounds in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross ...
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Woman Shot Multiple Times in San Ysidro
When police arrived at the scene, they found a 28-year-old victim lying in the street at the entrance of the mobile home park suffering from multiple gunshot ...
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How wealth of Silicon Valleys tech elite created a world apart
San Francisco 's rush hour. From the pavement you can see your reflection in the windows, but you can't see in. The buses have no markings or logos, no advertised destinations or stops.It doesn't matter. Everyone knows what they are. "Transport for a breed apart. For a community that is separate but not equal," said Diamond Dave Whitaker, a self-professed beat poet and ...
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Protesters to March Against Monsanto across US around globe in collective anti-GMO rally
FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 file photo shows the Monsanto corporate logo at their exhibit booth during the Farm Progress Show, in Decatur, Ill. Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of foreign countries Saturday, May 25, 2013. ';March Against Monsanto'; protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Sacramento vulnerable to massive disaster
If a major earthquake were to occur tomorrow, Sacramento could potentially be devastated by massive flooding on-par with that seen in New Orleans during Katrina. The state’s major fresh water systems would be destroyed and 25 million would be without fresh water, while millions would lose their homes, but for all this, funding to upgrade the city’s levees is hard to come by.
When Hurricane Katrina barreled into US states along the Gulf Coast in 2005 it caused chaos and devastation in a part of the world considered among the most developed and stable. Read more
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