You can’t erase history and numbers do tell a story. Palm Desert football has been dominant in the desert. Why? You could point fingers at coaching staff, players, talent, personnel. But I think it’s bigger than that, it’s bigger than football. It’s a culture, a culture led by guys like Lane Forti. “I’ve been playing
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By Andi Babineau and Steve Almasy, CNN Kansas City Police detectives are investigating an incident in which Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams pushed down a photographer after Monday night’s NFL game. Following the Chiefs’ 30-29 win, Adams was walking to the tunnel that leads to the locker rooms when the photographer crossed in
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay, dressed in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, didn’t
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson, CNN Hockey Canada, the national governing body for the sport, announced drastic changes to the organization’s leadership Tuesday as CEO Scott Smith will leave immediately and the board of directors also will be stepping down. An interim management committee will be put in place until a new board appoints a replacement CEO,
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Women’s professional soccer team Orlando Pride head coach Amanda Cromwell and first assistant coach Sam Greene have been dismissed for “engaging in retaliatory conduct” towards players who they believed had made or supported misconduct allegations against them, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced Monday. This comes just a week after
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN British Cycling is facing criticism from environmental campaign groups after signing a long-term partnership deal with Shell. The partnership, which was announced on Monday and runs until the end of 2030, will help by “accelerating British Cycling’s path to net zero,” according to a press release from the governing body. But
Continue Reading CNN, KXAN By George Ramsay, CNN British Cycling is facing criticism from environmental campaign groups after signing a long-term partnership deal with Shell. The partnership, which was announced on Monday and runs until the end of 2030, will help by “accelerating British Cycling’s path to net zero,” according to a press release from the governing
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN We’ve had changes to the concussion protocol, the first coach firing and officiating controversies. Another week in the NFL, and no end of talking points. With Week 5 in the books following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 17-point comeback victory against the Las Vegas Raiders, let’s look at the biggest talking points
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Miami Dolphins quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater are both still sidelined by NFL’s concussion protocols and neither have a definitive return date, head coach Mike McDaniel said. Tagovailoa suffered a concussion on September 30 after being sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Josh Tupou in the second quarter. The 24-year-old
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN At first glance, winning seems impossibly easy for Diede de Groot; an almost nonchalant habit of 69 consecutive victories, yielding a Golden Slam — all four grand slams and a Paralympic gold medal — in 2021, followed by a calendar grand slam in 2022. Together, these achievements amounted to a back-to-back
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Another game in the NFL, another questionable roughing-the-passer penalty call by an officiating crew. Just a day after referees in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 21-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons were criticized for penalizing Grady Jarrett’s sack on Tom Brady, similar questions were being asked after Monday Night Football and the
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The high school season rolls on as league play ramps up. DESERT EMPIRE LEAGUE La Quinta – 14@Palm Springs – 35FXavier Prep – 28@Palm Desert – 42FRancho Mirage – 13@Shadow Hills – 6F DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE Coachella Valley – 65@29 Palms – 0FYucca Valley – 28@Indio – 23FBanning – 18@Cathedral City – 19FDHS – 30@Desert
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Brayden Hapner earned the most votes over the weekend to win the high school football play of the week for week 8 of the season. Hapner had a pick-6, another interception and a receiving touchdown in the team’s win Friday night over La Quinta. The 2022 high school football season continues this week. Click HERE for the
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres knocked off the 101-win New York Mets in the National League wild-card series. Awaiting them in the NL Division Series is an even bigger challenge: the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers. “They’re hot and we’ve been hot for seven months,” a smiling
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NTT INDYCAR Series will be coming to the Coachella Valley. The series will host open tests at the Thermal Club in February. The tests will be the first of three Open Tests that INDYCAR will host at tracks in 2023. It also marks the series’ first trip to the Thermal Club. The Thermal Club is
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy Lizete Dos Santos, CNN Dustin Johnson has enough points to secure the inaugural season-long LIV Golf individual championship and the series’ $18 million prize, LIV officials announced Monday. The two-time major winner secured five top-10 finishes in the opening six events and was the winner last month of the LIV Golf Invitational
Continue Reading CNN By Eoin McSweeney, CNN Four-time NBA champion and 2000 NBA MVP Shaquille O’Neal has sent out a cryptic message reiterating his wish to invest in an NBA team, after rebuffing reports earlier this month that he wanted to buy the Phoenix Suns. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say,” the eight-time All-NBA First
Continue Reading By Eoin McSweeney, CNN Four-time NBA champion and 2000 NBA MVP Shaquille O’Neal has sent out a cryptic message reiterating his wish to invest in an NBA team, after rebuffing reports earlier this month that he wanted to buy the Phoenix Suns. “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say,” the eight-time All-NBA First Teamer
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson, CNN The Carolina Panthers have parted ways with head coach Matt Rhule, the NFL team announced Monday. The move comes a day after a 37-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers which left the Panthers with a 1-4 record on the season. Rhule, who coached the team to a 11-27 record in
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas says his Twitter account was hacked after receiving widespread criticism for posting a tweet claiming he was gay. In a now deleted post on his official Twitter account, Casillas wrote on Sunday: “I hope I’ll be respected: I’m gay.” In response, former Barcelona
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