Velazquez's rides

Jockey John Velazquez's mounts for this weekend's Breeders' Cup: Friday • $1-million Juvenile Turf, International Star, 15-1 morning line odds • $1-million Dirt Mile, Vicar's In Trouble, 12-1 • $1-million Juvenile Fillies Turf, Isabella Sings, 12-1...

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Velazquez's rides

Jockey John Velazquez's mounts for this weekend's Breeders' Cup: Friday • $1-million Juvenile Turf, International Star, 15-1 morning line odds • $1-million Dirt Mile, Vicar's In Trouble, 12-1 • $1-million Juvenile Fillies Turf, Isabella Sings, 12-1...

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Lapses doom Ducks in 2-0 loss to St. Louis Blues

— What seemed like a perfect set-up was, except it was for the St. Louis Blues, not the Ducks. In a flat display fraught with uncharacteristic lapses, the Ducks lost, 2-0, Thursday in a game that going in appeared to be the least challenging for the...

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Lakers are done before fourth quarter in 119-99 loss to Suns

Suns 119, Lakers 99 The Lakers fell to 0-2 on the season, losing their second game in as many nights in Phoenix to the Suns (1-0). Phoenix jumped out to an early lead, scoring 33 points in the first quarter.  The Lakers responded with a strong...

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Lakers are done before fourth quarter in 119-99 loss to Suns

Suns 119, Lakers 99 The Lakers fell to 0-2 on the season, losing their second game in as many nights in Phoenix to the Suns (1-0). Phoenix jumped out to an early lead, scoring 33 points in the first quarter.  The Lakers responded with a strong...

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Republicans use scandal in fight for Ron Calderon's Senate seat

Even with indicted lawmaker Ronald S. Calderon unable to seek reelection, the scandal enveloping the Democratic state senator has rubbed off on the campaign to replace him. The candidates, former Democratic Assemblyman Tony Mendoza and Republican businessman...

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Bullet train just a blur in California governor's race

At $68 billion, California's bullet train is the nation's largest infrastructure project and arguably Gov. Jerry Brown's biggest initiative. Even so, it received just a few words earlier this year in his State of the State address. It's also playing...

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Bullet train just a blur in California governor's race

At $68 billion, California's bullet train is the nation's largest infrastructure project and arguably Gov. Jerry Brown's biggest initiative. Even so, it received just a few words earlier this year in his State of the State address. It's also playing...

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Piano and koto meet in 'Strings and Serpents'

"Strings and Serpents," which was presented at REDCAT Sunday evening, combines an intrepid Canadian and French jazz piano duo and an adventurous Japanese koto duo with everyday video animation and exotic Aboriginal myth and maybe a few other things I...

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A fitting ending to 'Boardwalk Empire'

"Boardwalk Empire," HBO's Prohibition-era gangster epic about crooked politician turned ruthless bootlegger Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, wrapped up its fifth and final season Sunday. Unlike on "The Sopranos," the screen did not go black at the final moment....

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USC offensive tackle Chad Wheeler suffers season-ending knee injury

USC left tackle Chad Wheeler sustained a season-ending right knee injury against Utah, and linebacker J.R. Tavai will be sidelined for a few weeks because of a knee sprain, Coach Steve Sarkisian said Sunday. Wheeler, a third-year sophomore, suffered...

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A fitting ending to 'Boardwalk Empire'

"Boardwalk Empire," HBO's Prohibition-era gangster epic about crooked politician turned ruthless bootlegger Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, wrapped up its fifth and final season Sunday. Unlike on "The Sopranos," the screen did not go black at the final moment....

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Crossbow-wielding man shoots passerby with arrow in Pico Rivera

A 23-year-old man was walking along Hasty Avenue in Pico Rivera Friday evening with a friend when a sharp pain struck.  He looked down to find an arrow sticking from his buttocks. The pair turned to see a man holding a...

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Suspect in shooting rampage had been deported twice, officials say

The phone rang at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, jolting Mauro Marquez and his wife from their sleep. It was their daughter, Janelle, calling from jail in Sacramento. She had only a minute to explain that she and her husband were in serious trouble. "Luis killed...

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Suspect in shooting rampage had been deported twice, officials say

The phone rang at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, jolting Mauro Marquez and his wife from their sleep. It was their daughter, Janelle, calling from jail in Sacramento. She had only a minute to explain that she and her husband were in serious trouble. "Luis killed...

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Live Nation's bid to run Greek Theatre gets parks panel's backing

The Greek Theatre could change hands after a Los Angeles city commission recommended Thursday that another company take over running the historic Griffith Park venue, the latest step in a bitter battle between entertainment titans. The decision could...

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Live Nation's bid to run Greek Theatre gets parks panel's backing

The Greek Theatre could change hands after a Los Angeles city commission recommended Thursday that another company take over running the historic Griffith Park venue, the latest step in a bitter battle between entertainment titans. The decision could...

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Flawed 'Camp X-Ray' still exposes truths in war on terror

One thing director Peter Sattler gets right in the new film "Camp X-Ray" is the way life can entrap even without prison walls. Pvt. Cole, a young soldier played by Kristen Stewart, joins the Army to escape small-town Florida and ends up guarding Ali,...

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Kansas City station suggests dead body more interesting than Royals

A Kansas City news station apologized Tuesday night after it suggested in a message posted to Twitter that a dead body may be more entertaining than the Royals getting blown out in Game 1 of the World Series. "Need a break from the game? Watch our 10...

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Kansas City station suggests dead body more interesting than Royals

A Kansas City news station apologized Tuesday night after it suggested in a message posted to Twitter that a dead body may be more entertaining than the Royals getting blown out in Game 1 of the World Series. "Need a break from the game? Watch our 10...

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Kansas City station suggests dead body more interesting than Royals

A Kansas City news station apologized Tuesday night after it suggested in a message posted to Twitter that a dead body may be more entertaining than the Royals getting blown out in Game 1 of the World Series. "Need a break from the game? Watch our 10...

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Galaxy and Sounders play to 2-2 tie

There were tributes for the retiring Landon Donovan before and after the Galaxy's game against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night, the Galaxy's last regular-season home game. Donovan's favorite band, Boyz II Men, sang the national anthem. Major League...

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Galaxy and Sounders tie, 2-2

There were tributes for the retiring Landon Donovan before and after the Galaxy's game against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night, the Galaxy's last regular-season home game. Donovan's favorite band, Boyz II Men, sang the national anthem. Major League...

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Woman arrested after trying to enter home through chimney

A 28-year-old woman was arrested Sunday for illegally trying to enter a Thousand Oaks home through the chimney. But first she had to be rescued: She'd gotten stuck inside. The incident began about 5:45 a.m. when authorities received calls from residents...

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Young USC tight ends play catch-up in big win over Colorado

For six games, USC's tight ends were searching for some measure of trust, a little bit of rhythm to start contributing to the offense. In Steve Sarkisian's offense, the tight end is normally a staple, but over the first half of the season, the position...

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Gennady Golovkin wastes little time in beating Marco Antonio Rubio

Rising star Gennady Golovkin, the baby-faced assassin from Kazakhstan, continued his tour to boxing super-stardom Saturday night at StubHub Center. Golovkin is the middleweight champion of the world and his opponent, probably showing a decent degree...

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