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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTSQuarterfinals OPEN DIVISION #1 Granada Hills 3, #8 Granada Hills Kennedy 2DIVISION I #1 Venice 2, #9 San Fernando 0#4 Chatsworth 1, #5 Chavez 0#6 Eagle Rock 5, #3 Port of LA 2#10 Verdugo Hills 1, #2 Marquez 0DIVISION II #1 LA Marshall 10, #9 Northridge Academy 4#5 Sylmar 12, #20 Cleveland 1#6 Arleta 11, #19 North Hollywood 3#18 Taft 14, #10 Sun Valley Poly 5DIVISION III#9 Palisades 18, #16 Van Nuys 6#5 South East 22, #4 Maywood Academy 4#10 Westchester 10, #14 VAAS 0#15 Reseda 15, #7 LACES 8DIVISION IV#16 Vaughn 17,…

Today is a day I’ve dreaded for over a decade. At around 6:20 a.m., we’ll get my oldest son Judson up, give him a bath, put his safety harness on (don’t worry, we’ll dress him first), and then watch him amble down our driveway to the school bus, as we have almost every school day since fourth grade. He’ll go through whatever class activities he has, come to the end of the day, and get ready to ride the bus home, as he has almost every school day since fourth grade. His teachers and aides will wipe their eyes, put…

Donald Trump Jr., the president’s oldest son, married socialite Bettina Anderson on Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to Palm Beach County records.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.A private wedding celebration is expected to take place Saturday in the Bahamas, Page Six reported. President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that he will not be in attendance, saying the date “was not good timing for me,” citing the ongoing war in Iran and other presidential matters. The president was initially scheduled to be in Bedminster, New Jersey, this weekend but is now…

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 10: Massimiliano Allegri, Head Coach of AC Milan, looks on prior to the Serie A match between AC Milan and Atalanta BC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 10, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Corriere dello Sport editor Ivan Zazzaroni has backed Massimiliano Allegri as the ideal candidate to succeed Antonio Conte at Napoli, while claiming Roberto Mancini is all but certain to be appointed as Italy’s next national team coach.Speaking on Radio KissKiss Napoli, with quotes via TuttoMercatoWeb, Zazzaroni was characteristically direct.“Allegri-Napoli? He would be the first choice and he…

LONDON — Hundreds of people in Ireland are calling for justice after the death of a Congolese man who was restrained by security guards outside a Dublin department store.Activists said disturbing video of Yves Sakila in distress as he was pinned to the sidewalk was reminiscent of the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis in 2020.Sakila, 35, had been chased and detained May 15 by several security guards who suspected him of shoplifting at Arnotts, Ireland’s oldest and largest department store, in the heart of Dublin. He was unresponsive when police arrived and was later pronounced dead…

After years away from theaters, Star Wars finally returns to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Grogu, and while it may not reinvent the franchise, it absolutely delivers the adventure, charm, and emotional connection fans have been craving. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film doubles down on what made The Mandalorian such a phenomenon in the first place: the bond between Din Djarin and Grogu. That relationship continues to carry the franchise in the best way possible, giving the movie a surprisingly warm and heartfelt center beneath all the blaster fire and space battles. Critics across the internet have…

The ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) continues to deliver high-octane drama, and the 67th match of the season was no exception. Played under the bright lights of Hyderabad on Friday, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) hosted Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a high-stakes encounter that left the home crowd in absolute euphoria. In what was a phenomenal display of modern T20 batting, SRH completely dismantled the RCB bowling attack before sealing a highly convincing 55-run victory in their final league stage game of the season.Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma run riot putting on a huge total against RCBElecting to…

A San Francisco Bay Area school district has replaced a middle school math teacher for the remainder of the academic year following an investigation by KQED and ProPublica that showed he had been accused of inappropriately touching students at two previous jobs. The Redwood City School District has received at least two new complaints against Jason Agan, according to the parents who filed the complaints as well as emails from the district to the parents saying it is investigating both. The news outlets found that the state teacher licensing agency allowed Agan to keep his credentials following his 2019 firing…

California will get $27.5 million in federal funding to find and replace lead pipes that deliver water to homes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week.The funding will flow through California’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. Such programs, which exist in every state, help public water systems pay for infrastructure projects to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.Lead is a neurotoxin, and exposure to even low levels can damage children’s brains and affect their development. The installation of lead service lines was banned nationwide in 1986, but millions of homes…