October 2, 2023
MARSEILLE, France – Defending champions South Africa scored seven tries and moved a step closer to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a bruising 49-18 victory over impressive Tonga in their Pool B clash on Sunday. Many of the 60,387 in the crowd were rooting for the Pacific Islanders, but while Tonga put on a
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In a West Valley League opener pitting the reigning City Section Open Division and Division I champions, Birmingham proved it is still the team to beat by shutting out host Granada Hills 31-0 on Friday night to extend its winning streak to 35 games against section opponents. The Patriots (4-2, 1-0 league) are vying for
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Ramos deflected Lamine Yamal’s header into his own net in the 76th minute to break the deadlock in a tight clash. Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos’s own goal handed his old enemy Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win over Sevilla on Friday in La Liga, taking the Catalans top of the table. Veteran centre-back Ramos deflected
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers’ final three games this season won’t count for much in the standings. That doesn’t mean the closing series is void of statistical (or emotional) significance to the team. In an 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday, the Dodgers got a little closer to some team-wide history. By improving
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As seven GOP candidates faced off on a debate stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Wednesday night, a couple of dozen Republican women gathered about 10 miles up the road to assess whether any of the contenders had a chance of beating former President Trump. The members of the Simi
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WASHINGTON — President Biden believes he can win a referendum on former President Trump’s fitness for office. But the history of modern elections suggests that voters’ doubts about the economy could overpower any fears they may have about a threat to democracy. So this week, Biden is traveling the country with a dual purpose: to show
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MINNEAPOLIS — Their offense had a 400-yard passer and a 200-yard receiver. They gained 475 yards and yielded 475 more. They had an 11-point third-quarter lead and a three-point fourth-quarter deficit. F-i-n-a-l-l-y, they secured their first win of the season Sunday when Kenneth Murray Jr. snatched a tipped ball inches above the end-zone turf on the
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Paris – Ireland moved to the brink of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals by beating reigning champions South Africa 13-8 in a low-scoring but thoroughly absorbing match at the Stade de France on Saturday. The world’s No. 1 ranked team showed they have what it takes to win the World Cup for the first time
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Clayton Kershaw has made seven starts since returning from a shoulder injury Aug. 10, the Dodgers left-hander’s fastball so diminished he has induced just four swinging strikes on the 169 four-seamers he has thrown in those games. But what Kershaw lacks in stuff, he makes up for in guts and guile. Kershaw blanked the San
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Damian de Allende of South Africa is tackled by Josh Van der Flier of Ireland during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between South Africa and Ireland at Stade de France on September 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Franco Arland/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) Ireland are on the cusp of the Rugby World
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