Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. The Mission League is known for its deep baseball talent, which means no win is guaranteed. Notre Dame learned that Tuesday afternoon very quickly when Jarrett Segura hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning to anchor the Warriors to a shocking 6-2 win over the Knights in the league opener. Segura set it up, and LMU commit Michael Nunez sealed the win with 10 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings of work from the mound. The beauty of the Mission League is the three-game series format each week. Alemany (7-5, 1-0) and Notre Dame (6-4, 0-1) will face off Wednesday in Sherman Oaks and Friday in Mission Hills. The grand slam: https://t.co/0EenD5Obg6 — Tarek Fattal (@Tarek_Fattal) April 14, 2021 Chami...

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The Weeknd has sold his Hidden Hills compound for $19.3 million, and the buyer, according to Dirt.com, is the “Queen of Pop.” Madonna, 62, reportedly snapped up the 12,547-square-foot estate last week for about 23% less than the $24.995 million originally sought by the “Blinding Lights” singer in June 2020. The ask dropped to $21.995 million in December. Set on nearly 3 acres, the gated property includes a seven-bedroom main residence, a two-bedroom guest house and a full basketball court that “may not be duplicated in Hidden Hills,” the listing reads. The soaring entry hall. (Courtesy of The Agency) The living room. (Courtesy of The Agency) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds The dining room. (Courtesy of The Agency) A view of the kitchen, which opens to the fami

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Fox NewsFox News host Tucker Carlson seized on Tuesday’s news about the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to casually suggest to his viewers that the American government knows that the COVID-19 vaccines don’t work but are purposely “not telling you that.” The Food and Drug Administration called for a halt on the rollout of the J&J shots on Tuesday after six reported cases of what the agency called a “rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the vaccine.” The FDA, however, also stressed that “these adverse events appear to be extremely rare” among the nearly seven million doses that have already been administered. The acting FDA commissioner said later on Tuesday that they expect the pause to only last “a few days,” noting that their aim was to give of...

The Rockies’ bullpen, owner of a National League-worst 5.92 ERA, needs help, but don’t expect veterans Chris Rusin and Ivan Nova to ride to the rescue any time soon. Manager Bud Black confirmed Tuesday that Rusin, a lefty, and Nova, a right-hander, signed minor league deals with Colorado. But Black also made it clear that it’s no cinch they’ll be added to the major-league roster. “In simplest terms, those guys have to prove that they belong here. That’s first and foremost,” Black said. “These guys, especially ‘Russ,’ have been out of (baseball) a while. He has to show that he’s in a good spot and that he (can get) hitters out at the minor league level.” Both pitchers will begin working out with Colorado’s minor league players at the team’s Salt River Fields complex in Scottsdale, Ariz. Tri

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. CHATSWORTH – When there’s a will, there’s a way. The Los Angeles Unified School District has yet to permit indoor competition for high school athletics this spring, despite the California Department of Public Health giving guidance on how to do so. LAUSD has only permitted outdoor sports competition. That’s where will and “the way” come into play. L.A. City Section schools have been playing volleyball outdoors this spring, taking on opponents and the elements at the same time. The innovated grass courts were on display Tuesday afternoon at Chatsworth High in a girls and boys volleyball doubleheader. The center line and 10-foot lines were spray-painted onto the grass, and roped lines were used for the

Why did six younger women — out of 6.8 million Americans who have received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine — suffer an extremely rare type of blood clot? Research from Europe suggests it might involve a confounding immune system response resulting in unusual blood clots paired with low platelets — the blood cells that, when working correctly, stop bleeding by clumping together and forming plugs. Other scientists, however, suggested the clots might signify nothing related to the vaccine at all, but rather the frequency of a rare disorder in the larger population — here, 1 in some 1.1 million. Federal officials were drilling down on the details Tuesday, April 13, as they recommended that J&J’s one-and-done shot be removed from America’s vaccination rotation until more is underst

Summary List PlacementNancy Pelosi says she wasn't "personally afraid" of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6. But that doesn't mean she plans on forgiving the rioters anytime soon. In a new interview with USA Today that coincides with the Speaker of the House's 100th day in session, Pelosi discussed the chaos of the Capitol insurrection, as well as the long-lasting impacts on those present.  Pelosi was evacuated from the Capitol campus to a secure off-site location on January 6 as a mob of Trump supporters breached the Capitol following a "Stop the Seal" rally. During former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, House impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett said Pelosi was evacuated quickly because some of the rioters had publicly stated their desire to hu...

Summary List PlacementMyanmar is on the verge of a "full-blown conflict," a top United Nations official warned Tuesday, urging the world community not to repeat the passive observation that allowed the conflict in Syria to grow into the bloodiest of the 21st century. "There are clear echoes of Syria in 2011," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said. "There too we saw peaceful protests met with unnecessary and clearly disproportionate force," said Bachelet, a former president of Chile, noting that the absence of an international response led the repression to both persist and grow worse, leading to "some individuals taking up arms, followed by a downward and rapidly expanding spiral of violence." In February, Myanmar's long-dominant military overthrew the country's t...

Hank Azaria stepped down from voicing controversial “The Simpsons” character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon last year. The voice actor recently opened up about the lessons he learned about whitewashing and promoting stereotypes during a recent interview on the “Armchair Expert” podcast. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Azaria, who is white, stated that he participated in several seminars to understand the controversy surrounding the character and offered several anecdotes that helped inform his decision to quit voicing the character. “I was speaking at my son’s school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input,” Azaria said. “A 17-year-old […] he’s never even seen ‘The Simpsons’ but knows what Apu means. It’s practically a slur at this point. All he knows is that is ho