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With Youngs return Barton designated for assignment
Email OAKLAND -- Daric Barton was the odd man out when the A's activated Chris Young on Saturday. For the second time in his seven years with the Oakland A's, Barton was designated for assignment. The logical choice might have been to send catcher Luke Montz down, but John Jaso remained a little sore after getting hit by a pitch on his right shin bone. Barton has spent all seven of ...
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Eighth inning undoes Dodgers after strong start
Must C Catch: Kemp's impressive grab ATLANTA -- Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen, asked to get a five-out save with a one-run lead, instead allowed back-to-back homers to Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons in the eighth inning of a crushing 3-1 loss to the Braves on Saturday night at Turner Field. Gattis' two-run blast culminated an eight-pitch at-bat after Jansen inherited a runner ...
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California comes up empty in Preakness Stakes
Said Baffert, who won two races, including a stakes, on the day: "My horse missed the break and never was in the race. I'm happy for Gary and Wayne; that's ...
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Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood
LOS ANGELES -; A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says `Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ...
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Body found near search site for missing CA hiker
BIG BEAR, Calif. -; Search and rescue crews have found a woman's body in the same area near Big Bear where a female hiker went missing early this week during a day ...
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Post wins 3rd straight BMX title
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -; Alise Post race to her third straight victory in the USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships on Saturday, and fellow 2012 Olympian Nic Long won his second men's ...
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Arts Music Festival attracts hundreds to CSUSB San Bernardino County Sun
I never set out to be a role model but it's great to be one ; IN THE HOTSEATBetter known by his stage name Wretch 32, Jermaine Sinclair is a 28-year-old rapper from London. In 2011 his debut album Black and White sold over a million copies and scored three top five singles. His latest single Blackout was released this ...
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Young heroes become Hollywood box office hits
The "Harry Potter" films generated 7.7 billion dollars in box office worldwide. "The Lord of the Rings" series made some 2.9 billion, and this year's Oscar Best Picture "Life of Pi" has taken in 608 million since last September.It looks like young heroes are not only saviors of the world, but also box office hits.Indeed, one of the hottest film genres in ...
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Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash
TRUCKEE, CA (AP) - Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot was flying alone when the twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed Thursday afternoon in the Tahoe National Forest about 15 miles northeast of Truckee. The pilot's name wasn't immediately ...
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Black Padres players honor those battling cancer
Padres players like Chase Headley (left) attended the 18th annual Rady Children's Hospital Celebration of Champions. (Padres) San Diego -- Long before he was the Padres manager, Bud Black along with his wife, Nan, thought it was important to be a part of the Rady Children's Hospital Celebration of Champions. The Blacks along with some of the team attended the 18th annual event on ...
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Luebkes throwing program stopped after discomfort
Email SAN DIEGO -- Pitcher Cory Luebke's recovery from reconstructive elbow surgery a year ago has hit another speed bump. Luebke's throwing program was stopped last week for the second time this calendar year after he felt some discomfort in his left elbow after a throwing session. "We're going to let it quiet down," Luebke said. On Wednesday, Luebke had a ...
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Memorial Service Held for Drowned Toddlers
unresponsive inside a La Mesa swimming pool. Their mother, Tassie Behrens, and a friend jumped in a pickup truck and drove the toddlers from the home at the base of Mount Helix to a La Mesa firehouse on Grossmont ...
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9-1 shot Open Water wins Everett Handicap
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -; Open Water upset 7-10 favorite Lady of Fifty to win the $150,250 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap by a length at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the day's stakes ...
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Bochy calls meeting to discuss mental errors
Email DENVER -- A day after the Giants committed a season-high four errors, manager Bruce Bochy conducted a pregame meeting Saturday to remind players about the evils of mental mistakes. "I just kind of checked in with the club, that's all that was. We talked about a few things," Bochy said after the meeting, which lasted about 10 minutes. But Bochy dwelled on aspects of ...
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UC Berkeley commencement Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation
BERKELEY -- Apple-co-founder Steve Wozniak sent UC Berkeley graduates into the world Saturday with a freewheeling and informal commencement speech -- and two mathematical formulas a fifth-grader could understand:1) Happiness equals S minus F (smiles minus frowns).2) Happiness equals F cubed -- food, fun and friends."I said this once at my high school, and the kids started laughing," he ...
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Los Angeles mayoral race narrows latest opinion poll shows
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaks during an election night party at Avalon night club in Hollywood, California, March 5, ...
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Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game
David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...
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Dog tied to railroad tracks in CA gets new home
Animal services officials settled on the Moores because they live close to the beach and near a dog park - and because they checked on Banjo's wellbeing nearly every ...
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Teen dies after refusing to give iPad to thieves
Ivan Arenas told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he bought the iPad for his oldest son, Marcos, less than two months ago. The father says the family has never had a lot and his 15-year-old son knew the value of everything he had. But police say the Bonanza High School student's refusal to surrender his iPad to the thieves cost him his life Thursday and serves as a lesson for owners of ...
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Navy dolphins discover rare old torpedo off Calif. coast near Coronado
The so-called Howell torpedo was discovered by bottlenose dolphins being trained by the Navy to find undersea objects, including mines, that not even billion-dollar technology can ...
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Czech Konig wins 7th stage of Tour of California
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day. Koenig, riding for the German team NetApp-Endura team, quickly moved ahead of Janier Acevedo of Colombia with ...
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M. Ellis set to rejoin club though rehab may continue
Email ATLANTA -- Second baseman Mark Ellis was scheduled to play six innings in a rehab appearance for Double-A Chattanooga on Saturday night, then meet the Dodgers in Atlanta to fly to Milwaukee after Sunday's finale with the Braves. Manager Don Mattingly said Ellis wouldn't be activated Sunday, but might make one more rehab appearance with Class A Great Lakes, which plays Monday in ...
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Mattingly asks Gordon to harness aggressiveness
ATLANTA -- Manager Don Mattingly's forensic study of Jordan Schafer's bloop single in a pivotal sixth inning Friday night revealed shortstop Dee Gordon was too aggressive. "Dee was in the spot where Carl [Crawford] could catch the ball," Mattingly said. "Carl saw him and pulled up. You could see Carl almost come to a stop three strides before and the ball hits closer to ...
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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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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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