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SPORTS ROUNDUP: La Cañada High baseball bounces back against Temple City
BASEBALL La Cañada 5, Temple City 1: Justin Lewis tossed a two-hitter and went one for three with a triple and two runs batted in to lead the Spartans to a bounce-back Rio Hondo League win at La Cañada High Tuesday. “Justin Lewis is pitching...Tags: Baseball, Sports, Golf
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La Cañada boys take South Bay
SWIMMING La Cañada in South Bay Invitational: La Cañada High boys' swimming Coach Art Lopez didn't know how much missing Bo Mattix would impact his team early in the season. Lopez expected to have Mattix back for the South Bay Invitational at Mira Costa... -
A revolution in the schools
A controversial movement to increase parental authority over public education is quickly gaining traction in Pasadena.
A parent group recently forced a change in the principal’s office at Jefferson Elementary School, and organizers are now...Tags: California, Politics, School Examinations, Elections, John Muir
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Crespi closes out St. Francis' summer
PASADENA — The St. Francis High baseball team's summer season didn't quite end the way Coach Brian Esquival would have liked. The Golden Knights fell to Mission League rival Crespi, 6-1, in the first round of the Valley Invitational Baseball League...Tags: Baseball, Sports
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Saints fall, but still keep season alive
PASADENA — Thirty-six games into the season and Arroyo Seco Saints Coach Aaron Milam still can't get an accurate read on his team. Milam might have gotten a better read after the Saints suffered a 6-5 loss to the Playa Vista Orioles in an...Tags: Vehicles, Baseball, Multi-Sport Events, Sports
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Knights get key hits in win
PASADENA — One facet that the members of the St. Francis High baseball team struggled with during parts of last season was driving in runs with two outs. The Golden Knights haven't lost sight of that and are looking to change direction with...Tags: Baseball, High School Sports, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Sports
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Knights tumble in season opener
PASADENA — Around most of the diamond, several red flags popped up for the St. Francis High baseball team during its season opener Friday afternoon. The Golden Knights committed four errors and their ace pitcher struggled with his command,...Tags: Baseball, Sports
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Review: "Mickey and Willie" by Allen Barra
Baseball is a game of failure. The best hitters make outs almost seven times out of 10 at-bats, and the best pitchers don't win a third of their starts. Baseball biographies and autobiographies have a similar success rate. Too many are publicity-...Tags: Research, Metal and Mineral, New York Yankees, Baseball, Northwestern University
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The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax
We recently asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time, and vote you did, as we received an amazing 12,231 ballots. So many people voted that we have decided to expand the list from the top 10 to the top 20. Each weekday at...Tags: Cy Young Award, Dwayne Johnson, Politics, Elections, Major League Baseball
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Rafael Soriano, David Wright, MASH (tv program), Dayan Viciedo
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Baseball is diamond in the rough to black players at Gardena Serra
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon on a cluttered street in Gardena, some very big and skilled athletes are hanging out on a concrete basketball court, bouncing around underneath rusted backboards and chain nets, acting out a typical inner-city scene, with...
Tags: Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Sports, Dodger Stadium, Basketball
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Letters to the Editor for May 16
“42” reminds how far we’ve come on race Dear Editor, The other night my wife Kristen and I went to see the movie42, the Jackie Robinson story. Being the son of a baseball coach and having played baseball in high school, I am...
Tags: Civil Rights, Water Supply, Baseball, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
Mar 26, 2013
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Aug 5, 2011
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Jul 27, 2011
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Jun 16, 2011
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Mar 9, 2011
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Interior Journal
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