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From Palm Desert to pinstripes, Brooks Kriske has made it to the Big Leagues. The 26-year-old right handed pitcher was called up Sunday, July 26 by the New York Yankees from the team’s alternate training site in Moosic, PA. Following tonight's game, the Yankees optioned OF Clint Frazier and RHP Ben Heller to the Alternate

California’s first boxing card since the coronavirus outbreak in March will be held today at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio without a live audience. The California State Athletic Commission approved emergency regulations this week allowing for professional boxing, mixed martial arts and other combat sports to resume in the state during the COVID-19

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their season by scoring seven times in their last two at-bats to whip the San Francisco Giants, 8-1. Kike Hernandez was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and five RBIs to lead the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack. Win No. 1 #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/n1q4VjFOmP— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 24,

Caroline Wales has committed to play golf at an elite collegiate level. Wales has committed to Kansas to play golf for the Jayhawks. Wales chose Kansas for multiple reasons but really fell in love with everything the school offered. So excited to announce that I’ve verbally committed to play golf and continue my education at

The Strange family is not strange at all. Well, not in a negative way anyways. But their success is rare and runs in the family. After Shadow Hills senior Deonta Strange won a CIF-SS championship, he joined a long tradition of titles within his family. His father, uncle and grandfather all won CIF championships, making

Shadow Hills two-sport standout Deonta Strange and Rancho Mirage two-sport star Madison Tremblay have been named student-athletes of the year for their respective season. Both seniors are former student-athletes of the week on KESQ and have been chosen for their excellence in the classroom, community and competitive arena. This award does not solely honor athletic

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in the cancellation of events throughout the state of California and beyond over the past several months, the 2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships will not take place.  The event was to be held October 31 – November 8, 2020 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again. The format calls for each team playing eight games to determine playoff seeding plus the possible

“There are only two types of people in the world, Rajahs and those who wish they were,” said Ovidio Machado. Luckily for Ovidio Machado, he was a Rajah for 30 years. “When I started here, this school meant so much to me because they were my people. They were my students, they were my kids