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What we learned from the Kings' 4-2 win over the Sabres

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It really doesn’t come easily in Buffalo.

The Kings took a four-goal lead into the third period and allowed the Buffalo Sabres to make it interesting with two goals before a 4-2 win at KeyBank Center that ended a 15-year losing streak in Buffalo.

Losing to the Sabres would have been inexcusable,...

What's trending in the NBA: Ingraham tangle, Orlando oops and Warriors strategy

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A look at what’s trending this week in the NBA:

No, you shut up

Rihanna had a hit with “Shut Up and Drive.”

Walk the Moon made the charts with “Shut Up and Dance.”

Laura Ingraham did not do as well with “Shut up and dribble.”

LeBron James and Kevin Durant shared their opposition to President Trump...

U.S. men's hockey team will face Slovakia in qualification round match to stay alive in Olympic tournament

Lack of rain makes desert wildflower super blooms unlikely this year

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Barring a miracle in the next six weeks, experts say there will be no desert wildflower super bloom this year.

Less than one inch of rain has hit the desert floor in Borrego Springs since September. In contrast, by the end of February last year, the total was seven inches. Those six inches could...

MLB: Eric Hosmer, San Diego Padres reach agreement on eight-year deal

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Free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer has reached preliminary agreement on an eight-year contract with the San Diego Padres, pending a physical, a person with direct knowledge of the deal says.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because there had been no formal announcement of Hosmer's...

Roger Federer beats Grigor Dimitrov at the ABN AMRO World Tournament for 97th career title

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Roger Federer came to the ABN AMRO World Tournament aiming to secure a return to the top of the world rankings. He achieved that goal Friday. On Sunday, he put an exclamation point on a remarkable week by winning the tournament for good measure.

Federer overpowered an ailing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2,...

The Warriors-Cavaliers narrative is just that at the break: It's Raptors-Rockets time

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Now that NBA All-Star weekend is winding down, the true hype can begin.

Only seven weeks of play remain before the playoffs bring a Toronto-Houston matchup in the NBA Finals.

Not what the hype machine is programmed to produce? Yet the NBA standings say take your Golden State assumptions and LeBron...


NHL condemns fans chanting racial taunt against black player

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league condemns the behavior of four male fans chanting a racial taunt against a black player, and backs the Chicago Blackhawks for ejecting the offenders.

Bettman says no one “should ever have to endure such abuse at one of our games.”

The NHL released Bettman's...

Colder temperatures, snow headed for Southern California

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A low-pressure system moving in from the north is expected to bring snow showers in the mountains and foothills of Los Angeles and Ventura counties along with the coldest temperatures in the region so far this winter season, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather...

Harvard-Westlake is No. 1 in preseason top 25 baseball rankings

The Times' preseason baseball rankings

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THE TIMES' PRESEASON BASEBALL TOP 25 RANKINGS

1. HARVARD-WESTLAKE. Strong defense, clutch young hitters, ace pitcher.

2. CORONA. Exceptional pitching depth; performed well in fall ball.

3. SANTA ANA MATER DEI. Northern California transfer Vinny Tosti adds to talented hitting lineup.

4. ORANGE LUTHERAN....

It'll be a jam-packed Saturday with Southern Section and City Section semifinals taking place the same day

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Oh, how much I miss the crazy days of last basketball season, when there were long lines and all 10,258 seats at USC’s Galen Center were sold out by 4:30 p.m. for the Southern Section Open Division semifinals featuring Chino Hills and the Ball brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo, against Santa Ana Mater...

Lynwood mayor pro tem steps away from duties amid workplace sexual harassment probe

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Lynwood Mayor Pro Tem Edwin Hernandez has agreed to relinquish his position as the city investigates allegations of sexual harassment made against him by a female city employee, officials said.

The city issued a statement Saturday, saying the allegations under review are “serious and troubling”...

Former Trump aide Rick Gates to plead guilty; agrees to testify against Manafort, sources say

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A former top aide to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days – and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul J. Manafort Jr., the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign.

The change of heart by Trump’s former deputy...


D.C. has given Elon Musk a permit to do a little digging for the Hyperloop

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It’s not much now, just a parking lot with a discarded gin bottle and an old exterminator receipt.

But the slice of pavement near the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives building in the District of Columbia could be the gritty precursor to a tunnel network that could propel pods...

Kendrick Lamar owes himself more than lifeless corporate gigs

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On tour last year behind his hit album “Damn,” Kendrick Lamar performed every night on a stage largely swept free of distractions.

The bare-bones production was designed to focus attention on the Compton rapper’s densely worded songs about race, identity and the alienating effect of success, and...

Mueller's indictments complicate Trump's efforts to dismiss Russia probe as a 'hoax'

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Before Friday, when special counsel Robert S. Mueller III handed down a damning indictment against Russians for 2016 election meddling, it was much easier for President Trump to dismiss the entire inquiry as a Democratic hoax and witch hunt.

Trump had long sought to discredit claims of Russian...

Dodgers All-Star Cody Bellinger plans to avoid a sophomore slump

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Cody Bellinger slipped through the netting of a Camelback Ranch batting cage and gazed at a pitching machine. Dodgers hitting coach Turner Ward manned the contraption, which dolloped late spin onto each offering. Bellinger slashed a pair of line drives before whacking a few foul and others into...

Olympics Buzz: The truth behind some underdog stories is disappointing

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This is your daily infusion of information and news that you might have missed. The really big stuff you’ll find in other stories.

Everybody loves an underdog story and the Winter Olympics is full of them because, except for a few sports, the average viewer has absolutely no idea who any of the...

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