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• UCLA men’s basketball defeats Utah for first Pac-12 sweep

  02-02-2020 23:38
  
  UCLA forward Jalen Hill, left, dunks ball while Utah center Branden Carlson looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)
  UCLA guard Chris Smith, right, drives to the basket while Utah forward Timmy Allen defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUCLA forward Cody Riley, left, steals the ball from U
  
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• Report: USC football dismisses trio of defensive assistant coaches

  02-02-2020 22:46
  
  Now that USC has its new defensive coordinator, Todd Orlando, in place, he appears to be remaking his assistant staff in his own image.
  USC will not be retaining linebackers coach Johnny Nansen, defensive backs coach Greg Burns and defensive line coach Chad Kauha’aha’a for 2020, The Athletic‘s Bruce Feldman reported on Sunday.
  The news comes just over a week after USC announced Orlando’s hiring as defensive coordinator, following three years in the same position at T
  
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• Super Bowl Game Center: Updates from 49ers vs. Chiefs from Miami

  02-02-2020 22:01
  
  Kickoff approaches for Super Bowl LIV in Miami, in what many anticipate will be a hotly contested game between the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, who are making their first Super Bowl apperance in 50 years.
  Follow along here for a look at the scene in Miami, plus updates throughout the game.          
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• ‘California for All’ vs. daunting reality

  02-02-2020 22:00
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s website is topped by his official slogan, “California for All.”
  “The California Dream — the idea that every person can achieve a better life, regardless of where they start out — is central to who we are as Californians,” it declares. “Even in a time of economic growth and record employment, too many Californians are experiencing the squeeze of stagnant wages and the rising price of building-block necessities such
  
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• Beware of indoctrination in the split roll fight

  02-02-2020 21:00
  
  It’s no secret that public sector labor organizations hate Proposition 13 because it remains one of the few barriers to their unfettered access to our wallets and pocketbooks.
  Whether in the courts, legislature, initiative measures or “public education” campaigns, their relentless resistance to that landmark initiative has continued unabated for over forty years.
  Much to their frustration, however, Prop. 13’s popularity has remained consistent during that same period of t
  
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• Chargers sign Coach Anthony Lynn to contract extension

  02-02-2020 20:45
  
  Chargers coach Anthony Lynn was prepared to let his contract expire, saying he had no qualms about betting on himself. But Lynn won’t have to start the 2020 season with one year remaining on his deal.
  Lynn signed a contract extension with the Chargers, a team official confirmed Sunday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter was first to report that Lynn was given a multi-year extension this past week.
  The Chargers saw enough from Lynn in his first three seasons. He posted a 26-22 record, with his best
  
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• Kawhi Leonard scoring streak lifting Clippers in recent surge

  02-02-2020 20:19
  
  LOS ANGELES — It’s gotten to the point that if Kawhi Leonard is one of the pieces on the game board, it’s a matter of proceeding directly to GO and collecting 30 points on the way past. For his past nine games, he’s been that automatic.
  The All-Star forward from Moreno Valley — whose Saturday included a 118-106 victory vs. Minnesota and then a ceremony in his honor at San Diego State, where he played his college ball — is averaging 34.6 points per game in this
  
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• Whicker: It’s tough to be good twice a week in the Pac-12, as Colorado and USC demonstrated Saturday

  02-02-2020 19:42
  
  Southern California forward Nick Rakocevic, right, shoots as Colorado forward Lucas Siewert defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
  Southern California forward Onyeka Okongwu, right, shoots under as Colorado forward Dallas Walton defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSouthern Californ
  
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• Laguna Beach girls water polo captures Irvine SoCal Championships, completes ‘Triple Crown’ of tournaments

  02-02-2020 18:35
  
  Laguna Beach’s girls water polo team added another jewel to its ever-expanding collection.
  The Breakers scored three fourth-period goals Saturday to rally past Foothill 8-6 in the finals of the Irvine Southern California Championships and complete the so-called “Triple Crown” of the regular season.
  Coach Ethan Damato’s team captured all three of the major regular-season tournaments: Bill Barnett Holiday Cup, Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions and Irvine SoCal Champions
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday Feb. 2

  02-02-2020 18:10
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, Feb. 2 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• The latest Prop. 13 is bad for taxpayers. Vote No on March 3.

  02-02-2020 18:00
  
  There’s no better-known statewide ballot measure than Proposition 13, which in 1978 capped property tax rates at a time when soaring property values were literally taxing people – especially the elderly – out of their homes. Thanks to the state’s cyclical system for assigning ballot numbers, a measure named Prop. 13 is once again on the ballot, in March. It’s the only statewide measure on that primary ballot.
  Instead of protecting California taxpayers, however, this
  
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• Almost famous: Bullied young Irvine rocker and his band get breaks that could launch them to stardom

  02-02-2020 16:30
  
  On a recent Tuesday, in the middle of science class at Irvine High, a student interrupted an otherwise normal lesson by shouting a triumphant profanity.
  “Holy (expletive),” the kid said. He had received a text message from his dad that made him leap from his desk and jump around the classroom in celebration.
  His teacher, obviously stunned, confronted the disruptor. A trip to detention was about to be handed out.
  Here’s what was going on: A rock ‘n’ roll moment was a
  
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• 100 firefighters battle 4-alarm blaze at Working Wardrobes in Irvine

  02-02-2020 16:08
  
  A blaze at Working Wardrobes’ headquarters in Irvine on Sunday morning grew to a four-alarm fire with about 100 firefighters tackling it in defensive mode, fire officials said.
  Firefighters were called to 1851 Kettering Street at 5:50 am and arrived to find flames going through the roof of the large building, OCFA Public Information Officer Capt. Tony Bommarito said.
  At first, firefighters tried to run hoses inside the building, but had to retreat because of the intensity of the flames, he
  
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• 100 firefighters battle 4-alarm blaze at commercial building in Irvine

  02-02-2020 16:08
  
  A third-alarm blaze Sunday morning in Irvine, in the 1800 block of Kettering Street, has increased to a fourth-alarm fire, where approximately 100 firefighters are at the scene and in defensive mode, the Orange County Fire Authority reports.Irvine Structure Fire Update: Kettering IC: 4 alarms. Approx 100 firefighters onscene. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/CRkYgKnH8i
  — OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) February 2, 2020This is a developing story and will be updated. Please check back.
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• Yes, you must go there: Think about the unthinkable, plan for the worst

  02-02-2020 14:00
  
  Every January, my law office sees an increase in appointments from clients who have made a New Year’s resolution to finally get their financial affairs in order, including their estate plan. And that’s a good thing since everyone needs a plan for the “what ifs” and we never know when we’ll need the plan in place.
  As I write this, news has broken of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his young daughter, and seven others. The retired NBA star was only 41 years old.
  Have
  
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• What’s hot in commercial real estate? Cold storage and Opportunity Zones

  02-02-2020 14:00
  
  With a fresh year ahead, many organizations host events in January and February to educate their members and the public on the year behind and trends in front. I was privileged to attend three such gatherings recently — the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the city of Corona Economic Development, and a “lunch and learn” hosted by Clarion Construction.
  All three — although widely different — were exceptional! What follows is a brief takeaway from eac
  
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• Long Beach man gets 30-year sentence for meth-fueled fatal crash in Fullerton

  02-02-2020 08:43
  
  SANTA ANA — A Long Beach man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for a methamphetamine-fueled crash in a stolen vehicle that killed a Montana man and critically injured another victim in Fullerton.
   
  Police arrested Randy Lamar Wilkins, 39, of Long Beach, on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle while under the influence of drugs during a collision in Fullerton that left one person dead on Monday, April 1, 2019. One other person was injured in the
  
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• Woman gets 4 years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Anaheim

  02-02-2020 08:29
  
  FULLERTON — A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for a wrong-way drunken driving crash on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim that killed her passenger and seriously injured a husband and wife.
  Keiunche Thompsonporter pleaded guilty in October to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit of .08% or more causing injury, all felonies.
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• Ducks refuse to join Kings in Pacific Division’s cellar

  02-02-2020 07:47
  
  The “Freeway Faceoff” had low stakes Saturday at Staples Center, as a 3-1 win for the Ducks did little more than maintain the Kings’ sole possession of last place in the Pacific Division.
  A Kings win would have moved the two teams into a points tie. But before it was a battle in the basement, this rivalry had been a confrontation between two of the NHL’s top teams. It reached its pinnacle in 2014. Then, they squared off at Dodger Stadium in the first ever outdoor game in
  
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• UC Irvine builds big first-half lead, crushes Cal State Fullerton

  02-02-2020 07:40
  
  Before Saturday’s game against Cal State Fullerton at the Bren Events Center, members of the UC Irvine men’s basketball team bow their heads during a moment of silence honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and the eight other Orange County residents who died in a helicopter crash last weekend in Calabasas. (Photos by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Irvine’s Tommy Rutherford, right, defends as Cal State Fullerton’s Brandon Kamga drives to the basket during Saturd
  
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• Long Beach State has another forgettable 2nd half against UC Santa Barbara

  02-02-2020 07:38
  
  Long Beach State’s Colin Slater tries to get past UC Santa Barbara’s Max Heidegger during Saturday’s Big West Conference game at LBSU’s Walter Pyramid. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Santa Barbara’s Robinson Idehen tries to block a shot from Long Beach State’s Joshua Morgans shot during Saturday’s Big West Conference game at LBSU’s Walter Pyramid. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• USC basketball falls flat in blowout loss to Colorado

  02-02-2020 07:12
  
  LOS ANGELES — There was no second-half flip of the switch. Andy Enfield’s halftime speech couldn’t save USC on Saturday night against No. 20 Colorado.
  A listless first half begat a similar second half, as the Trojans fell to the Buffaloes in an embarrassingly thorough 78-57 loss.
  You couldn’t tell by the way USC played, but the game had high stakes entering the weekend. It was an opportunity for the Trojans to pick up a Quadrant One win for their NCAA Tournament resume, a
  
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• Lakers get back to winning, routing the Sacramento Kings

  02-02-2020 07:03
  
  SACRAMENTO — From the concourse, a purple-and-gold wearing crowd of a supposed road arena began to chant: “KO-BE! KO-BE!” for at least the dozenth time.
  At that very moment, LeBron James caught an inbounds pass at the top of the arc, and knocked down a 3-pointer, transforming the chants into raucous cheers in some of the last meaningful fourth quarter minutes of a 129-113 Lakers (37-11) rout at Golden 1 Center.
  Juxtapositions like this are often just coincidences. But in the la
  
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• Kings’ Luke Walton treasures his memories of former teammate Kobe Bryant

  02-02-2020 06:54
  
  SACRAMENTO — Luke Walton thought it might be a short phone call.
  The Golden State Warriors had reached the NBA Finals in 2015, pitted against LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers. Walton, then an assistant on the Warriors to Steve Kerr, wanted to pick Kobe Bryant’s brain about facing James.
  Bryant’s Lakers had never faced James in a Finals. But Kobe — he had thoughts. Walton tried to digest them all as he pushed his then-newborn son around in a stroller. What he first
  
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• One man injured in shooting near Frontier Park in La Mirada

  02-02-2020 06:53
  
  One man was injured Saturday morning in a shooting near Frontier Park in La Mirada, authorities said.
  The man had been shot in the 13200 block of Duffield Avenue about 10:48 a.m., said Lt. P. Chavez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Norwalk station. Paramedics brought the man to a local hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening, Chavez said.
  The suspects were described only as three men other men.
  Chavez said detectives were working to confirm whether those involved were affiliate
  
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• Alexander: Kawhi Leonard returns in triumph to San Diego State

  02-02-2020 06:47
  
  Former San Diego State forward Kawhi Leonard, center right, now with the Los Angeles Clippers, poses with family members and Clippers players, among others, after his No. 15 jersey was retired during a halftime ceremony at San Diego State’s NCAA college basketball game against Utah State, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
  San Diego State guard KJ Feagin (10) shoots as Utah State guard Abel Porter (15) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball g
  
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• Huntington Beach unites to remember wife, mother and coach Christina Mauser

  02-02-2020 06:27
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — A sea of nearly 1,000 people gathered shoulder to shoulder Saturday night in the amphitheater just north of the Huntington Beach Pier to hold a candle for Christina Mauser.
  The crowd also held the 38-year-old in their hearts.
  With the sober cry of bagpipes in the background and through a few tears, the community remembered Mauser as a caring mother, devoted wife and talented basketball coach.
  The community prayed, consoled each other and supported Mauser’s family,
  
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• Ducks continue to learn painful lessons in their ongoing search for consistency

  02-02-2020 06:08
  
  LOS ANGELES — The teachable moments continued Saturday for the Ducks, for their least experienced players and for their veterans, too. It’s been a season of transition, as coach Dallas Eakins likes to call it, an extended period of adjustment for a franchise that’s not used to rebuilding projects.
  The Ducks returned to the ice to face the rival Kings at Staples Center, only 24 hours after they learned another difficult lesson or two during their 4-3 loss Friday to the Tampa Bay
  
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• Whicker: Midcourt carries Kobe’s colors into the Santa Anita’s winner’s circle

  02-02-2020 04:30
  
  ARCADIA — Victor Espinoza rode back toward the finish line, in purple and gold finery. He was returning from a nice Saturday drive.
  Midcourt, the 4-year-old, lunged to the front in the San Pasqual Stakes and never slowed down, winning by a widening three-and-a-half lengths.
  The physicality was obvious. But Lee Searing, the steel executive from Rancho Cucamonga, saw the mentality.
  “We’ve named our horses after basketball and the Lakers for years,” Searing said. “Thos
  
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• Thousand Words wins Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita to give Bob Baffert his 3,000th training victory

  02-02-2020 03:51
  
  Perhaps it’s fitting that Bob Baffert earned his 3,000th training victory in North America with a talented 3-year-old.
  After all, he’s won two Triple Crowns and saddled the second most Kentucky Derby winners in history.
  Thousand Words, one of Baffert’s many early 2020 Derby contenders, turned in another gutsy effort Saturday to win the $100,000 Grade III Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita as he and his bevy of stablemates try to give the Hall of Fame trainer his record-tying
  
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• The Democratic civil war

  02-02-2020 03:49
  
  The Democratic Party may be united in their righteous detestation of Donald Trump, but the spirit of comity ends with that.
  Rather than a party united to depose a presidential tyrant, it is increasingly riven by disputes both personal and policy-driven, and, more importantly, exposing an increasingly clear division between party interest groups.
  For generations the Democratic Party has survived as an amalgam of competing factions: the labor-oriented party Middle American mainstream, the assorted
  
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• Orange County girls basketball standings: Saturday, Feb. 1

  02-02-2020 03:38
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowStandings for the Orange County girls basketball leagues through Jan. 31. The standings will be updated several times a week based on published information.Trinity League
  League
  Overall
  Mater Dei
  6-1
  25-2
  Rosary Academy
  6-1
  18-9
  JSerra
  4-3
  13-7
  Orange Lutheran
  2-5
  14-12
  Santa Margarita
  0-8
  5-17
  South Coast League
  League
  Overall
  San Clemente
  6-1
  23-3
  Tesoro
  5-2
  15-12
  Aliso Niguel
  4-2
  19-7
  Trabuco Hills
  1-5
  6-1
  
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• What do celebrity deaths tell us about ourselves?

  02-02-2020 03:31
  
  “Kobe Bryant killed in crash with eight others.”
  So read the shocking headlines here and around the world. We soon learned among those “eight others” was Kobe’s 13-year old daughter, Gianna. A day later, we knew the names of everyone who plunged to their deaths into a Calabasas hillside on an eerily foggy Sunday morning.
  It is not Kobe’s fault his fame hogged the headlines, that eight lives were reduced to “others.” While we tell ourselves, “
  
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• Los Alamitos basketball, rested and ready, beats No. 6 Sonora in Nike Extravaganza

  02-02-2020 02:58
  
  Los Alamitos’s David Olcomendy and Sonora’s Garrett Bell reach for a rebound in the fourth quarter during a Nike Extravaganza basketball game at Mater Dei High on Saturday, February 1, 2020.
  (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
  Sonora’s Daniel Esparza scores on a layup as Los Alamitos’ Christian Bermudez tries to block in the third quarter during a Nike Extravaganza basketball game at Mater Dei High on Saturday, February 1, 2020.
  (Photo by Steven Georges,
  
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• Orange County boys basketball standings: Saturday, Feb. 1

  02-02-2020 02:26
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowStandings for the Orange County boys basketball leagues through Jan. 31. The standings will be updated several times a week based on published information.Trinity League
  League
  Overall
  St. John Bosco
  7-1
  21-5
  Mater Dei
  7-1
  20-5
  JSerra
  5-3
  20-6
  Servite
  2-6
  16-10
  Santa Margarita
  2-6
  11-14
  Orange Lutheran
  1-7
  13-11
  South Coast League
  League
  Overall
  Capistrano Valley
  6-0
  24-2
  Mission Viejo
  4-2
  22-4
  San Clemente
  3
  
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• Uly Llanez scores winning goal in U.S. national soccer team debut

  02-02-2020 02:06
  
  CARSON — With a new year comes new opportunities for soccer players within the U.S. men’s national team pool.
  Uly Llanez earned his first start with the national team in Saturday’s friendly against Costa Rica, and with a large group of family and friends among the 9,172 in attendance at Dignity Health Sports Park, he scored the winning goal to lead the U.S. to a 1-0 win.
  Reggie Cannon was brought down by Costa Rica defender David Guzman for a penalty kick in the 49th minute.
  U.
  
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• Orange County Black History Parade marks its 40th year

  02-02-2020 01:51
  
  An Anaheim Union School District flash mob dances during Orange County’s 40th-annual Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 1, 2020. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  A cadet from St. Catherine’s Academy marches in Orange County’s 40th-annual Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 1, 2020. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
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• Warren’s confiscatory student debt plan draws needed backlash

  02-02-2020 00:53
  
  There was something familiar about the the angry Iowa voter who waited in line to ask Elizabeth Warren about her plan to forgive student debt.
  “I just want to ask one question,” said the man at the Grimes Community High School event. “My daughter’s getting out of school, I saved all my money, she doesn’t have any student loans. Am I going to get my money back?”
  “Of course not,” Warren answered.
  “So you’re going to pay for people who did
  
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• Troy Polamalu, Isaac Bruce heading to Pro Football Hall of Fame

  02-02-2020 00:28
  
  MIAMI — He grew his hair so long, it flowed out of his helmet and obscured the name on the back of his jersey.
  Didn’t matter. Everyone knew where to find Troy Polamalu on Sundays.
  The Steelers great earned a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame along with another hard-hitting safety, Steve Atwater of Denver. Also voted in Saturday were receiver Isaac Bruce, running back Edgerrin James and guard Steve Hutchinson.
  Polamalu said he went six or seven years, maybe longer, without cutting
  
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• Healthy Clippers send T-Wolves to 11th consecutive loss

  02-02-2020 00:20
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Clippers recently diagnosed themselves with a case of the slow starts, a malady they sought to remedy Saturday afternoon against the reeling Minnesota Timberwolves.
  “We gotta do a better job of imposing our will, just being us every night no matter who who’s on the other side of the floor,” Clippers forward Moe Harkless said after practice Friday, when the Clippers prepared for the T-Wolves, who showed up at Staples Center toting a 10-game losing streak.
  
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• Clippers pleased Landry Shamet is letting the ball fly

  02-02-2020 00:19
  
  LOS ANGELES — They’ve been trying to tell him.
  “You’re a shooter, you gotta shoot it,” according to Ivica Zubac, that was the message from the Clippers to Landry Shamet. “You’re a really good shooter, so don’t hesitate. Don’t think about it. Just let it fly.”
  They haven’t had to remind him recently.
  The Clippers’ savvy second-year shooting guard has been firing freely lately, recording his ninth consecutive game in double fi
  
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