The Coachella Valley Firebirds, the first professional sports team to call the Coachella Valley home, was unveiled at a private event in Thousand Palms Friday morning. Pictured: Coachella Valley Firebirds logo Among the crowd of attendees and speakers with a vested interest in the $300 million privately funded arena were young local athletes who are
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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Darius Garland made a pair of free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Raptors 102-101. Toronto’s winning streak ended at five games. Garland scored 21 points, Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Evan Mobley scored 18 for
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Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Los bomberos de Siracusa, Nueva York, rescataron este viernes a un hombre que había quedado atrapado dentro de la pared de un teatro, luego de que los empleados del lugar llamaran al 911 al escuchar que una persona golpeaba la pared y pedía ayuda a gritos, informó el departamento. Los
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series championship. Rhodes finished third at Phoenix Raceway behind race winner Chandler Smith and Stuart Friesen. But he was the first championship-contender to cross the finish
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series championship. Rhodes finished third at Phoenix Raceway behind race winner Chandler Smith and Stuart Friesen. But he was the first championship-contender to cross the finish
Continue Reading By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Southern California air regulators have approved new restrictions on area oil refineries that could remove tons of smog-forming pollutants from the air. The board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted rule changes Friday requiring emissions limits on oxides of nitrogen. Those are
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By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Southern California air regulators have approved new restrictions on area oil refineries that could remove tons of smog-forming pollutants from the air. The board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted rule changes Friday requiring emissions limits on oxides of nitrogen. Those are
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By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Southern California air regulators have approved new restrictions on area oil refineries that could remove tons of smog-forming pollutants from the air. The board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted rule changes Friday requiring emissions limits on oxides of nitrogen. Those are
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec started Friday night’s game against Virginia Tech, a surprising move that wasn’t hinted at all in the past two weeks when the Eagles shuffled QBs and searched for solid play at the position. Jurkovec, a junior who transferred from Notre Dame before
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kevin Durant had 29 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added a triple-double and the Brooklyn Nets extended their winning streak to four games with a 96-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Durant shook off a poor shooting night by hitting three straight Brooklyn baskets down the
Continue ReadingBy Swati Gupta and Esha Mitra, CNN Air quality in India’s capital dipped to ‘hazardous’ levels Friday after the festival of Diwali was celebrated with the usual widespread use of fireworks, defying a citywide ban. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), most locations in Delhi were recording an AQI above 500 on Friday morning,
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By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs frustrated the Orlando Magic with their opportunistic defense in a 102-89 victory Friday night. The Magic had nine of their 18 turnovers in the fourth quarter, with San Antonio’s withstanding Orlando’s charge within
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 17 points, one of seven Washington players in double figures, and the Wizards routed the Memphis Grizzlies 115-87. The Wizards held Memphis to 35% shooting from the field. Washington led 60-47 at halftime and went on a 23-6 run during the third quarter
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You’ve probably heard the name Jerry Bruckheimer, who for the past three decades has produced numerous blockbuster films and TV shows, which includes Top Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Bad Boys. But did you also know he’s a co-owner of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken and now the Coachella Valley Firebirds? The Firebirds will be
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive and moderate lawmakers seem near a truce expected to result in House passage of a long-stalled $1 trillion infrastructure bill. That would clear the way for a victory that President Joe Biden and his party are increasingly anxious to claim. Biden and top Democrats brokered the
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say police have fatally shot an armed man who reportedly pointed a gun at a worker at a Walmart store in North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a Twitter post that the man was pronounced dead at a hospital after Friday’s shooting. It said no officers were hurt. A police
Continue Reading HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Derek Kyler threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns, Isaiah Johnson returned an interception 73 yards for another score and Dartmouth rocked previously undefeated Princeton 31-7 in the 100th meeting between the Ivy League foes. Dartmouth forced three Princeton punts to open the game and scored 17 points off the changes
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has announced that former midfielder Xavi Hernández will become its next coach. The Spanish club says he will sign on through 2024. The 41-year-old Xavi left Barcelona in 2015 after helping it win 25 titles in 17 seasons. He was also key to Spain winning
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