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After ending the fifth inning with a swing-and-miss cutter, Dustin May skipped down the back of the mound and hung a confident left back toward the dugout. After finishing off the sixth with a big looping curveball, the Dodgers ever-intense right-hander flexed his arms and bellowed a fired-up scream. And …

Loyola High’s tower of terror took flight, the 6-foot-7 Sean Kelly’s full momentum bending into a spike that had brutal intentions. Rising in his way was another giant, Mira Costa’s 6-foot-8 setter Tread Rosenthal, attempting a block. No matter. Kelly smacked the ball so hard off Rosenthal’s face that it …

CNN  —  The New York grand jury hearing the case against Donald Trump was set to break for several weeks. The former president’s lawyers believed on Wednesday afternoon they had at least a small reprieve from a possible indictment. Trump praised the perceived delay. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had …

CNN  —  A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a ban on public drag show performances, hours before the new law was set to take effect. US District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker issued an order delaying enforcement of the measure for at least …

The ecosystem of indie wrestling shows running alongside WWE’s annual Wrestlemania has become a tradition. It’s a time rife with opportunities for wrestlers, with plenty of work to go around and the chance to connect with fans more directly — it’s even become protocol for countless wrestlers from overseas to …

Five people are being treated in a Covington, Tennessee, hospital after a tornado touched down in the city, a hospital official said. The Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton was not damaged by the storm and its staff are still able to receive and treat patients, Kimberly Alexander, director of media relations for Baptist …

OAKLAND —  When Anthony Rendon came into view, he was already clutching the fan’s shirt. The widely circulated 12-second video didn’t show what led up to Rendon’s confrontation with the Athletics fan Thursday night after the Angels’ 2-1 season-opening defeat at the Oakland Coliseum. In this case, the lack of context …

MINNEAPOLIS —  Anthony Davis swore he wasn’t thinking about it. Everyone else who remembered couldn’t avoid it. Friday night, Davis wretched in pain inside the paint in front of his team’s bench, everything feeling as if it was about to fall apart again in Minnesota. He grabbed at an ankle, rolling …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  When the Clippers returned to their sideline seats after Friday’s halftime break, they trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by four. Their 20-point lead was gone, and so, too, was about to be their best player. After scoring 12 points in 18 first-half minutes, Kawhi Leonard watched from the sideline …

At least two people have died in hard-hit Wynne, Arkansas, as a result of tornadoes that have torn through the area, St. Francis County Coroner Miles Kimble confirmed to CNN. That’s in addition to an earlier report of one person dead in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Kimble is assisting the …