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PITTSBURGH — Daniel Jeremiah traces his rise as an NFL draft analyst to two seemingly unrelated events: a prominent football reporter showing up in his living room to visit a televangelist, and randomly bumping into a college roommate of his brother in a press box. First, understand that Jeremiah is not just one in a sea of…

Former USC long snapper Jake Olson made college football history at the Coliseum in September 2017 as the first completely blind player to compete in a Division I college football game. Eight years later, his not-quite-8-month-old son was having the time of his life crawling around on the same field. The significance of the moment…

It was no secret the Chargers were searching for a pass rusher in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night — and they found one. The Chargers selected former Miami edge rusher Akheem Mesidor at No. 22 overall, making him the heir apparent for Khalil Mack in a pass rushing unit that…

A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing. Now a robot named Ace has achieved another milestone for AI and robotics by defeating expert-level humans at table tennis in Tokyo, according to a study published Wednesday in…

HIGH SCHOOL SCORES Wednesday’s Results BASEBALL CITY SECTIONAMIT 18, Canoga Park 3Arleta 4, Van Nuys 1Buena Park 6, South East 5Chavez 4, Grant 1Collins Family 14, Animo Venice 3Community Charter 8, Valley Oaks CES 7Eagle Rock 8, Lincoln 4Fulton 16, Panorama 6Garfield 3, Bell 1LACES 13, Beverly Hills 8LA Jordan 16, Crenshaw 13Northridge Academy 13,…

DENVER — Before Anze Kopitar left the ice after the final regular-season home game of his NHL career, he told the fans he was saying good-bye, not farewell. He would return, he promised, in the playoffs. He’ll make good on that pledge Thursday when his Kings and the Colorado Avalanche face off in Game 3 of their…

Mike Tomlin appears to have his first post-coaching gig lined up. After 19 seasons as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tomlin is opting for a TV studio job this fall, with multiple media outlets reporting he will join NBC’s “Football Night in America” — the pregame show for “Sunday Night Football” — as a…

DENVER — The Kings haven’t won an NHL playoff series since the last time they won the Stanley Cup, which is to say it’s been a while. They’re halfway to another early exit after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, a result that gave the Avalanche a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series….

Infrastructure damage caused by a fire suspected to have been set by a homeless person at Encino Franklin Fields in January has not been repaired and is still months away from being completed, according to an update from from Councilmember Imelda Padilla. A tunnel damaged underneath a parking area has created issues with use of…

Martin Dugard is a prolific author and writer. He’s also an assistant cross-country coach at Santa Margarita after being head coach at JSerra for 15 years. His newest book is “The Long Run,” which discusses the 1970s running boom and is a narrative history of four who sparked the marathon boom: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter,…