It's been a long climb for Rams' Troy Hill, but he's cornered a job and Bears saw why
Click:wholesale chlorine tablets Troy Hill kept the football tucked in his left hand as long as possible. Following his second-quarter interception Sunday, the Rams’ cornerback was patted on the back and pounded on the head. He was wrapped in enthusiastic embraces and warmly wrangled back to the bench. He returned to the sideline with a…
Corona Centennial coach Matt Logan is rotating three quarterbacks in unusual strategy
Corona Centennial football coach Matt Logan stunned the high school world in 2014 when the Huskies won the Southern Section Division 1 championship by alternating quarterbacks Anthony Catalano and Nate Kettingham every new series. Now he’s taken his mad scientist ways to an even stranger level — he’s playing three quarterbacks. The Huskies are set…
First storm of the season expected to bring widespread precipitation to Southern California this week
After a warm, dry day on Monday, the first winter storm of the season is expected to arrive in Southern California on Tuesday night through Thursday, the National Weather Service said. Cool ocean breezes will return on Tuesday, replacing the warm, dry flow from the inland deserts that came with the Santa Ana winds over…
Thousands gather at candlelight vigil in Santa Clarita to remember school shooting victims
Thousands of Santa Clarita residents gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday night — an evening of memories, music and worship — to honor the two students killed in the shooting at Saugus High School. Community members converged on Central Park after sunset to console each other as they mourned the deaths of 15-year-old Gracie Anne…
Newsletter: Shooting in Fresno leaves four dead, six wounded
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Nov. 18, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter A shooting at a party in Fresno on Sunday night left at least four people dead and six others wounded. Police told the Fresno Bee that friends and family were…
At Nic's sandwich shop, Paradise residents can have a beer, bump into friends and feel OK
PARADISE, Calif. — At 74 years old, Nicki Jones has worn many hats. She’s been an accountant and a stepmother, a caretaker for her late husband and the owner of a women’s clothing store. But what did she know about running a restaurant? Close to nothing, she is the first to admit. What she was certain…
'Not on Netflix' and proud of it, Tubi boasts in ads
Netflix. Disney+. HBO Max. Apple TV+. For anyone getting tired of all the mounting number of streaming sites charging a monthly fee for shows and movies, a lesser-known service is targeting you. Tubi, a free San Francisco-based streaming site, is hoping to raise its profile with a new advertising campaign starting Monday with cheeky commercials…
'Booksmart,' Olivia Wilde's movie about friendship, leads to real-world connections
Olivia Wilde is already known to audiences for her acting and her uncanny beauty. But it’s her newly discovered skill behind the camera that makes “Booksmart,” her feature film directorial debut, such a thorough delight. The movie centers on two best friends, Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), who’ve reached the last day of…
Meet the actress who plays 'The Farewell' character everyone loves
Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” may have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival almost 10 months ago and arrived in theaters in the U.S. this past summer, but one of its breakout stars somehow didn’t catch her own critically acclaimed performance until very recently. Granted, Zhao Shuzhen, who plays the central character of Nai Nai, insists…
The blueprint for 'Knives Out'? Hitchcockian suspense with touches of Agatha Christie
“Knives Out” is an attempt to combine an Agatha Christie-style whodunit with a Hitchcock-style thriller. Which was an interesting challenge, because Hitchcock hated whodunits. For the master of suspense, a whodunit’s pleasures are built on the cheapest of coins — surprise. Two hours of clue gathering for one big wet fart of a surprise at…