Wayne Ellington missed his late father while helping Lakers beat 76ers

Wayne Ellington used to look into the crowd when he played an occasional road game here. His father would always be in attendance. Always. But Wayne Ellington Sr. wasn't there Monday, a sad fact of life still being grasped by his son. Ellington...

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Can money buy your kids a bigger brain?

Research has shown that a person's position in the economic pecking order can have a lasting effect on cognitive development. But can it also affect the size and shape of the brain? A new study suggests that a family's socioeconomic status correlates...

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Wayne Ellington missed his late father while helping Lakers beat 76ers

Wayne Ellington used to look into the crowd when he played an occasional road game here. His father would always be in attendance. Always. But Wayne Ellington Sr. wasn't there Monday, a sad fact of life still being grasped by his son. Ellington...

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Oklahoma City overcomes 20-point deficit to beat Phoenix, 109-97

Russell Westbrook had 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 20 points down to beat the Phoenix Suns, 109-97, on Sunday night in Phoenix. D.J. Augustin scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter...

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Child molester's arrest in 1981 slaying of couple's son brings relief, sadness

Bob and Connie Vargo spent three decades waiting for police to find the person who killed their 6-year-old son Jeffrey. The boy left his Anaheim Hills home on his bicycle July 2, 1981, and was not seen alive again. His strangled and partially clad body...

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Oklahoma City overcomes 20-point deficit to beat Phoenix, 109-97

Russell Westbrook had 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 20 points down to beat the Phoenix Suns, 109-97, on Sunday night in Phoenix. D.J. Augustin scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter...

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Girls' basketball: Mater Dei loses Open Division state final

For a program that measures itself by championships, the season ended in heartbreak for Santa Ana Mater Dei in the CIF Open Division state final Saturday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. With UConn-bound forward Katie Lou Samuelson in foul trouble...

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Girls' basketball: Mater Dei loses Open Division state final

For a program that measures itself by championships, the season ended in heartbreak for Santa Ana Mater Dei in the CIF Open Division state final Saturday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. With UConn-bound forward Katie Lou Samuelson in foul trouble...

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Girls' basketball: Mater Dei loses Open Division state final

For a program that measures itself by championships, the season ended in heartbreak for Santa Ana Mater Dei in the CIF Open Division state final Saturday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. With UConn-bound forward Katie Lou Samuelson in foul trouble...

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Buddhist monk, under cloud of suspicion, dies in apparent suicide

Dao Nguyen served as head monk of Tu Nghiem Temple, one of many small Buddhist houses of worship that dot the neighborhoods of Little Saigon in Orange County. His Santa Ana congregation was small but boisterous. And in recent months, he had been organizing...

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Nan Tucker McEvoy, last of founding family to run S.F. Chronicle, dies at 95

Nan Tucker McEvoy, the last member of the San Francisco Chronicle's founding family to head the newspaper, died Thursday at her apartment in the city after a long convalescence. She was 95. Her son, Nion McEvoy, publisher of Chronicle Books, confirmed...

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UCLA can't shoot way out of trouble, loses to Gonzaga in NCAA Sweet 16

 Exactly 38 minutes had passed since UCLA's season ended, and Norman Powell sat at a locker, not yet ready to take off the uniform he had worn for four years. "It's my last year ever wearing these four letters across my chest," he had said moments...

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USC quarterback Cody Kessler on the move and scrambling more

USC quarterback Cody Kessler hurt opposing defenses with his arm last season. In 2015, he intends to do more with his legs. The fifth-year senior, who passed for 39 touchdowns in 2014, is running with the ball more during spring workouts as he seeks...

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Floyd Mayweather: Sometimes I want to be left alone, nothing personal

Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants fans to know it's nothing personal. Sometimes he just wants to be left alone. Mayweather, who is set to fight Manny Pacquiao in one of the most anticipated boxing matches in the sport's history, addressed the cold shoulder...

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Where to watch the lights go out for global Earth Hour 2015

Earth Hour 2015 will happen at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when landmarks, hotels, universities, buildings and individuals shut off their lights to raise awareness of climate change. It's an hour -- based on local time wherever you are -- meant to be a call...

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USC's Khaliel Rodgers moves to center for spring practice

USC offensive lineman Khaliel Rodgers worked as the starting right guard last fall before he suffered a knee injury. Freshmen Damien Mama and Viane Talamaivao took over at the position while Rodgers spent weeks slowed or sidelined. Rodgers, a...

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USC's Khaliel Rodgers moves to center for spring practice

USC offensive lineman Khaliel Rodgers worked as the starting right guard last fall before he suffered a knee injury. Freshmen Damien Mama and Viane Talamaivao took over at the position while Rodgers spent weeks slowed or sidelined. Rodgers, a...

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USC's Khaliel Rodgers moves to center for spring practice

USC offensive lineman Khaliel Rodgers worked as the starting right guard last fall before he suffered a knee injury. Freshmen Damien Mama and Viane Talamaivao took over at the position while Rodgers spent weeks slowed or sidelined. Rodgers, a...

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About 3,000 Edison customers in West Hollywood lose power due to wind

About 3,000 customers in West Hollywood lost power Tuesday night due to high winds in the area, officials said. The outage occurred about 8:40 p.m, according to Southern California Edison. There was no specific reason given for the outage,...

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Football: QB Vernon Adams Jr. drops by Alemany while preparing for Oregon test

It's spring break for former Alemany quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., but that doesn't mean he's taking a break. Set to join Oregon this summer and seek to succeed Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota as the Ducks' starting quarterback, Adams was at...

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Officials powerless to stop proposed anti-gay initiative

Over the decades, California has chiseled out some of its most colorful laws at the ballot box. There have been proposed initiatives seeking to allow public school children be able to sing Christmas carols, to require drug testing of state legislators,...

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L.A. County supervisors poised to begin weighing minimum wage hike

A majority of Los Angeles County supervisors want to consider raising the minimum wage for county residents and employees, joining a growing number of local governments in the region. Officials in the city of Los Angeles are considering raising the...

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Batters are hit by four pitches in Dodgers' 7-4 win over Diamondbacks

Bad command or bad blood? Whatever the case, a series of hit batters resulted in four ejections Monday in the Dodgers' 7-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dodgers utility man Justin Turner was struck twice. "You don't ever want to...

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Batters are hit by four pitches in Dodgers' 7-4 win over Diamondbacks

Bad command or bad blood? Whatever the case, a series of hit batters resulted in four ejections Monday in the Dodgers' 7-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dodgers utility man Justin Turner was struck twice. "You don't ever want to...

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How did hospital bills get so complicated?

As recently as 1969, delivering a baby in Morristown, N.J., could cost parents as little as $235.65 — a flat, all-inclusive rate for a three-day hospital stay and doctors' fees. I know this because that was the price on the receipt from my birth at...

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UCLA, beaten earlier by Gonzaga, to get new chance in NCAA tournament

More than three months ago, when UCLA played Gonzaga at Pauley Pavilion, the Bulldogs overwhelmed the Bruins with talent and experience. UCLA kept pace offensively, but on defense it had no answers. After the 87-74 loss, UCLA Coach Steve Alford looked...

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Earl Sweatshirt's "I Don't Like ...": grim, paranoid and grief-stricken

Earl Sweatshirt's in a foul mood. He's lethargic and maybe even a little agoraphobic. To paraphrase the title of his cuss-dotted new album, he doesn't like [anything] and he doesn't go outside. If he's to be believed throughout the record, the rapper...

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Lonzo Ball powers Chino Hills past Corona Centennial, 62-51

Championship games help define the legacies of great players, and Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills High created the kind of lasting memory Saturday night that will be hard to forget. The 6-foot-6 junior guard had 26 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and eight...

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Lonzo Ball powers Chino Hills past Corona Centennial, 62-51

Championship games help define the legacies of great players, and Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills High created the kind of lasting memory Saturday night that will be hard to forget. The 6-foot-6 junior guard had 26 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and eight...

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Lonzo Ball powers Chino Hills past Corona Centennial, 62-51

Championship games help define the legacies of great players, and Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills High created the kind of lasting memory Saturday night that will be hard to forget. The 6-foot-6 junior guard had 26 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and eight...

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In the Mideast, borders have always been drawn in blood

With a massive invasion by U.S. ground troops ruled out — for now — the debate in Washington over what to do about Islamic State militants has shifted into the realm of diplomacy and "soft power." President Obama, in his recent op-ed announcing...

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Compromise between pro-life, pro-choice camps could end abortion wars

The abortion wars have been devastating. To be sure, they have made it virtually impossible to enact policies that actually reflect the will of the people when it comes to abortion. Their toxicity also has infected other issues, from healthcare reform...

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