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Kawhi Leonard, Clippers outlast Kings to begin trip
Leonard has 31 points and seven assists and John Collins adds 22 points as the Clippers end a two-game skid with a 114-111 win in their first game since trading center Ivica Zubac.
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball rallies to beat No. 2 Long Beach State in rematch of NCAA final
The Bruins drop the first two sets and trail late in the third before turning things around for a 16-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-10 win, avenging a loss in last spring’s national championship match.
Laguna Beach girls water polo sprints past Sunny Hills to open CIF playoffs
Girls water polo roundup: Elsie Huston scores four goals and Maeve Mani has three as the Breakers advance to the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals against Foothill.
Leader of Hemet-based religious group struck congregant with microphone for disobedience, woman testifies at hearing in double-murder case
Woman said Shelley 'Kat' Martin, charged with murder along with 4 others, grew more controlling and violent as head of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies.
New parade in Irvine celebrates the Year of the Horse
The inaugural parade, capped off with an afternoon festival, drew revelers to Irvine's Great Park on Saturday, Feb. 7.