By RONALD BLUM JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years after acrimonious lockout talks collapsed in the hours before management’s deadline. Manfred said he is canceling the first
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The Nutter is back! After missing last year due to the pandemic, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic has returned. Beverages, 🥎, good eats, some ☀️, and a whole lotta school pride out at @NutterClassic! Hear from tournament Co-Owner Kirk Walker (@UCLASoftball) and traveling @OU_Softball fans…a sea of Sooner red out west! + more on @KESQ
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On an incredibly wild Wednesday, two of our four local teams survived their respective semifinal game, advancing to play for a CIF-SS title. Shadow Hills girls basketball outlasted Trinity Classical Academy 60-58 in the 3AA semifinal. The No. 2 ranked Knights will now play top-ranked Oaks Christian on the road Saturday. Meanwhile, in the 5AA
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Anchor Down! Whatever Vanderbilt had for breakfast Wednesday morning sure was special. After two days of windy conditions at the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST for the 22nd Prestige, it was anyone’s tournament coming into Wednesday’s final round. That’s when the No. 18 ranked Commodores made their move, shooting 14-under par on Wednesday to
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For over 40 years, Librado “Lee” Espinoza has managed and trained young boxers in the Coachella Valley. Espinoza started the Coachella Valley Boxing Club out of a cramped single room in Indio. The club moved to the former fire station next to Coachella City Hall in 1985. In 1996, Espinoza’s gym moved to its
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By RONALD BLUM JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball said only five days remain to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling locked out players that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday. After the third straight day of negotiations with little
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The wind continues to impact play at the 22nd Prestige, hosted by the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST in La Quinta. 2nd round play was suspended in the afternoon due to high gusts, forcing play to be stopped early. Golf legend, 3x all Pac-10 & 1994 national champion at @GoStanford, Casey Martin comments on
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Bella Mejia is a Palm Desert senior that is heavily involved in athletics. She serves on the athletic training staff and has set herself apart for her dedication and passion for the program. “She’s just a great kid and my right hand. Without her, I would be lost,” said head athletic trainer Carlos Ayala. “This
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson is apologizing for comments he made about the Saudis and the financing of a rival league. Mickelson claims the comments golf writer Alan Shipnuck posted were off the record. Shipnuck wrote that was never the case. Mickelson says he regrets what he said and that his comments
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Hannah Shaver is a star. And she’s only a freshman. The 9th grader scored 29 points on Monday night, leading DCA over Milken in the CIF-SS Division 5AA quarterfinal. DCA senior leader Melia Johnson also contributed, commanding the offense and scoring 17 points of her own. The Conquerors are home on Wednesday against Laguna Beach.
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The 22nd Prestige teed off Monday with top collegiate programs from around the country competing in difficult scoring conditions. Wind was certainly a factor in the first round, resulting in a tie atop the team leaderboard between Vanderbilt and Oregon at +3. The Prestige continues Tuesday with final round play on Wednesday at the Greg
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We now know when the undefeated Coachella Valley resident Brandun Lee will fight next, Jerry World. 22-year-old Lee, a junior welterweight will fight on the undercard of the Errol Spence Jr-Yordenis Ugas welterweight unification fight on April 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The La Quinta native comes into his next fight with a
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By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout. The announcement Friday came with the work stoppage in its 79th day, and a day after talks on economics between management and
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By SCHUYLER DIXON FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was convicted Thursday of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay was convicted one count each of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy. He faces up to life in
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Naomi Osaka will return to Indian Wells for the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. Officials confirmed that Osaka, 24, has been awarded the wild card for the tournament, which will take place from March 7 to March 20. 2018 champion ➡️🌴@naomiosaka is awarded a wild card and returns to #TennisParadise March 7-20🔥 pic.twitter.com/cz01Hh14Qi— BNP Paribas Open
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“This will be multi-use. So concerts, anything with exhibits, RV shows boat shows, anything like that. There is a lot of potential use for this space besides hockey,” said Senior Project Manager Jeff Zunino. An exciting future ahead of Acrisure Arena. This project you see off I-10 is now at the halfway point. We received
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It’s a big day in the progressing construction of the arena in Coachella Valley. A special ceremony is underway as the last beam is secured to the roof of Acrisure Arena. Let’s hear it for the arena construction workers! The ironworkers “make it look easy, but it is not easy.” Watch live here as final
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The Los Angeles Rams are celebrating their Super Bowl win! Fans are invited to join in on the Los Angeles Rams Championship Parade and Rally. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and will take place near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Rams players & coaches will parade down Figueroa St towards the Coliseum. Immediately following
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LONDON (AP) — If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against COVID-19. And the No. 1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported last month from Australia
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The Rams and the Bengals went head to head in Los Angeles on Sunday, but the valley had its own celebrations in store. “It’s festive and it’s an opportunity to commiserate and just have a good time,” said Tony Grandberry. After having to cancel Super Bowl celebrations last year, many businesses say they’re happy to
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