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Lilly set for Milwaukee return but possibly in pen
Email ATLANTA -- Pitcher Ted Lilly will be activated from the disabled list when the Dodgers are in Milwaukee, beginning Monday next week, but manager Don Mattingly said he isn't sure what the lefty's role will be. Lilly was placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 30 with a ribcage strain. He threw a bullpen session Friday and will be ready to pitch Monday or Tuesday. Mattingly, ...
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Chargers Land Dwight Freeney
Even if Melvin Ingram was healthy, the Chargers would have needed pass rushing help. With last year's first round pick after tearing his ACL, it was imperative to find someone who can get to the ...
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Parking fees fight at Calif. state beaches heat up
A surfer carries his board at the San Clemente State Beach in San Clemente, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing new parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods. (AP Photo/Jae C. ...
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...
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Sex drugs and fast cars The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing
Even if you have not the faintest interest in motorsport, or Formula One - that shiny Babylon of sponsors and sleaze - the lure of James Hunt is hard to resist. Handsome, brave, articulate, he had a reputation for living as fast off the track as on. For a film director, there could be no better sporting hero. No wonder, then, that Ron Howard, the Oscar-winning director of Frost/Nixon and Apollo ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
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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Sprinter Train Service Resumes in North County
Officials will announce when Sprinter service will resume in the North County. Service was shut down in March when brake issues were discovered on trains. Meantime, the North County Transit District has used buses to move passengers. NBC 7's Megan Tevrizian ...
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John Force tops NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying
The 64-year-old Force earned the 141st No. 1 qualifying position of his career and his 11th at Heartland Park Topeka with a pass of 4.043 seconds at 313.22 mph in a Ford Mustang. The 15-time NHRA season champion will meet former teammate Tony Pedregon on Sunday in the first round of ...
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Search for man in killing of family scaled back
PETROLIA, Calif. -; Officials say the search for a man suspected of killing his wife and their two young daughters continues, but is being scaled ...
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Pedestrian struck killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
A bus struck and killed a pedestrian at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the private charter bus hit the person on Terminal Drive outside the lower level of Terminal 4.BSO Fire Recue personnel responded to the crash and declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. 10 passengers on the bus were not ...
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Actor and Extras casting for new HBO series Silicon Valley
3 Arts Entertainment and Scott Rudin Productions are set to begin production on the new HBO single-camera comedy series "Silicon Valley". Casting directors are auditioning talent for recurring, guest starring, and day player roles. Extras will be cast throughout season one. Shooting will take place in Los Angles and Northern California in the city of Palo Alto. The pilot episode was ...
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Giants recall Machi from Triple-A Pill optioned
DENVER -- Returning to a 13-man pitching staff, the Giants announced on Saturday that right-hander Jean Machi has been recalled from Triple-A Fresno. First baseman Brett Pill was optioned to Fresno to clear a roster spot. In a previous stint this year with the Giants, Machi recorded a 1.74 ERA in nine appearances. He struck out 10 and walked three in 10 1/3 innings. Pill went 2-for-6, both ...
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Powerball Jackpot Entices Californians
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 17: A sign shows the Powerball jackpot at $600 million on May 17, 2013 in San Francisco, California. People are lining up to purchase $2 Powerball tickets as the multi-state jackpot hits $600 million. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ...
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Visitors Get Behind-The-Scenes Look at Juvenile Hall
More than 3,000 people, namely parents, mentors and teens, made their way into the Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility on Saturday to get an inside look at what it’s really like to live in ...
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Cannes Hollywood Finds Global Business Partners at Festival
In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart visits Worldview Entertainment's bash and Gaumont's windy party, where WME agent Jerome Duboz says: "the market feels ...
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Is San Diego punching below its weight
Mark Cafferty heard the talk and nodded. He was born and raised in Boston, understands its history and its pride. The city sees itself as strong, and that's what it projects to the rest of the ...
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As activate Young from DL designate Barton
Email The A's reinstated outfielder Chris Young from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, making room for him on the roster by designating first baseman Daric Barton for assignment. Young, in his first season with the A's after six-plus seasons with Arizona, had sustained a strained left quad and was placed on the DL retroactive to April 30. Batting .172 with 10 of his first 15 hits ...
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When Bobby Ross saw the Rolling Stones and other San Diego sports hits
Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the kick-off of the band's "50 and Counting" tour at the Staples Center on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris ...
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Mumbai-born tycoon Vivek Ranadive buys NBA team Sacramento Kings
The five-month battle over Kings pitted Ranadive and his California group against Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Valiant Capital Founder Chris Hansen. (AP ...
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DUI Checkpoints in East Village IB Net 12 Arrests
One checkpoint was conducted by the San Diego Police Department in downtown’s East Village area, in the 1400 block of G Street. From 11:05 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday, a total of 2,028 vehicles that passed through the ...
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Child Donates 2 Feet of Hair
But why, after 11 years, did he decide to donate his curly mane? Turns out Larry was touched by a commercial for St. Jude’s Hospital that showed children without hair because of chemotherapy ...
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Police seek SoCal man who halted school bus
REDLANDS, Calif. -; Redlands police are looking for a man who pulled over a school bus, flashed a badge and told the driver he was a police ...
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Beckham captains PSG in last home game
Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham from England, send a kiss during a training session prior to his French League One soccer match against Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club after retirement, ...
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1 Injured Midway Hit and Run
According to police, at around 8:15 p.m. a man in his 40s was crossing the street in the 2700 block of Midway Drive and Rosecrans Street when he was struck by the driver of a 2004 ...
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Two small quakes rumble off California coast
Two shallow earthquakes -- one a magnitude 4.0 and the other a magnitude 3.3 -- struck early Saturday off the California coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The magnitude 4.0 temblor occurred at 6:46 a.m. PDT, 17 miles off the coast of Rio Dell in northern California at a depth of 11.8 miles. The magnitude 3.3 temblor was recorded 12 miles from ...
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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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