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UCLA's Jalen Hill and Cody Riley find redemption after regrettable China incident

UCLA's Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were involved in a shoplifting incident in China in 2017 that created international headlines. Three years later, they've found redemption.




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UCLA athletic director: 'No question' Pac-12 made right decision to cancel tournament

UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero speculated the NCAA could decide Thursday whether it would stage its national basketball tournament.




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UCLA deals with loss of tournament experiences for its basketball teams

This wasn't the way the UCLA men's and women's basketball teams envisioned their seasons would end. The NCAA tournaments were canceled Thursday.




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Pac-12 cancels all sports competitions for remainder of academic year

The Pac-12 has canceled all conference and nonconference competitions through the end of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic.




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The coronavirus pandemic has robbed talented junior-filled UCLA baseball's season

The early end to UCLA baseball's season brought a disappointing end to the careers of some of the team's most talented juniors.




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UCLA's beach volleyball team was aiming for title until coronavirus ended season

The UCLA beach volleyball team looked poised to contend for a third straight NCAA title when the season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.




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UCLA women's water polo wonders how season might have played out

The UCLA women's water polo team was No. 2 in the nation and chasing its first NCAA title since 2009 when the coronavirus outbreak occurred.




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Chris Smith's decision to go to NBA or return to UCLA shrouded in uncertainty

UCLA guard Chris Smith's decision whether to turn pro is uncertain.




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Nia Dennis became UCLA's latest internet sensation with Beyoncé-inspired floor routine

UCLA junior Nia Dennis became an internet sensation with a floor routine inspired by Beyoncé. It earned her recognition from celebrities and a verified Twitter account.




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Former UCLA tight end Matt Lynch is headed to Colorado

Former UCLA tight end Matt Lynch tweeted that he was headed back home to Colorado, where he'll play for the Buffaloes immediately once sports restart.




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UCLA leading scorer Chris Smith declares for NBA draft

UCLA guard Chris Smith, who was the Pac-12 Conference's most improved player this season, announced his intention Tuesday to enter the NBA draft.




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NFL draft: Clemson's Isaiah Simmons can tackle any position on defense

A positionless wonder out of Clemson, Isaiah Simmons has played edge rusher, linebacker, cornerback and safety. He might be the most NFL-ready player in the draft.




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UCLA's Japreece Dean is hoping some WNBA team takes a chance on her

UCLA guard Japreece Dean was hoping a strong NCAA tournament would boost her chances of being drafted in the WNBA. She hopes her body of work is enough to convince a team.




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Former UCLA quarterback Austin Burton is headed to Purdue

Former UCLA backup quarterback Austin Burton is transferring to Purdue, he confirmed Monday.




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UCLA coach Mick Cronin is confident coronavirus won't jeopardize next season

UCLA coach Mick Cronin believes the Bruins will be playing basketball next fall, but he says the coronavirus could keep fans from attending games.




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Daishen Nix to join G League after decommiting from UCLA

Daishen Nix, a top point guard recruit, will forgo a likely one-and-done season at UCLA to join the G League select team.




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UCLA forward Jalen Hill declares for NBA draft as early entry candidate

Jalen Hill's declaration was a move intended mostly to get feedback from NBA personnel on his draft standing and possible areas for improvement, according to a person close to the situation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.




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Fire at garden shed - Catford

There were no reports of any injuries.




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Flat fire - Deptford

The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 22 calls to the fire




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Fire at flat - Willesden

One man was treated on scene




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Lyle Mays, keyboardist and co-founder of Pat Metheny Group, dies at 66

The jazz musician's work won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards.




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Sy Sperling, balding Hair Club founder who became a client too, dies at 78

Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling has died in Florida after a lengthy illness.




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Beverly Cassirer, whose family demanded return of $30-million painting looted by Nazis, dies waiting

The painting of a Parisian street scene by Impressionist master Camille Pissarro hangs in a Madrid museum and is the focus of an ongoing legal battle.




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Thich Quang Do, Buddhist monk and renowned Vietnamese dissident, dies at 91

The Communist government kept Thich Quang Do in prison or under house arrest for more than 20 years.




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Mazzy Star co-founder David Roback, leader of L.A.'s 'Paisley Underground,' dies at 61

David Roback, best known as the co-founder of influential L.A. alternative rock bands Mazzy Star and Rain Parade, has died at age 61.




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Floyd Tidwell, former San Bernardino County sheriff who modernized agency, dies at 90

After he retired, Tidwell pleaded guilty to taking hundreds of guns from evidence lockers




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Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's, dies at 89

With Trader Joe's, Joe Coulombe targeted well-educated, well-traveled consumers who were not affluent but who had sophisticated tastes.




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James Lipton, animated host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' dies at 93

James Lipton, the Emmy-winning drama dean who hosted revealing conversations about the acting craft on "Inside the Actors Studio," has died at age 93.




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Ernesto Cardenal, revolutionary Nicaraguan priest and poet, dies at 95

Ernesto Cardenal, the poet and cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse throughout Latin America, died Sunday at a Managua hospital at 95.




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McCoy Tyner, jazz piano legend who played with Coltrane, dead at 81

McCoy Tyner, jazz piano legend who played with Coltrane, dead at 81




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Barbara Neely, creator of black female detective series, dies at 78

Barbara Neely's novels pushed past mystery and explored racism, class boundaries and violence against women.




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Boris Yaro, Times photographer who took iconic image of mortally wounded RFK, dies

Yaro tutored the actor who played Animal, the rumpled photographer on "Lou Grant"




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Bill Stern, champion of California ceramics, is dead at 78

The founder of the Museum of California Design organized shows related to women in design and California pottery.




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Genesis P-Orridge, Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder, dies at 70

The artist, musician and iconoclast — best known as part of the influential industrial band Throbbing Gristle — had been battling leukemia.




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Eduard Limonov, Russian author, dissident and longtime Kremlin irritant, dies at 77

The Russian dissident and author Eduard Limonov, who vocal opposition was a persistent thorn in the Kremlin's side, dies at 77.




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Al Worden, Apollo 15 astronaut who circled the moon, dies at 88

Worden performed the first deep-space spacewalk — nearly 200,000 miles from Earth




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Merry Norris, a founder of MOCA and patron of Los Angeles arts, is dead at 80

Norris also oversaw the installation of the Kinetic Light Installation at LAX, which helped change the airport's main gate.




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Albert Uderzo, a creator of the beloved comic book character Asterix, dies at 92

His character Asterix captured the spirit of the French of the 1960s and grew into a worldwide phenomenon.




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Mark Blum, actor in 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' dies at 69 from COVID-19 complications

Mark Blum, who was in several recent episodes of 'You' and was known for his role in 'Crocodile Dundee,' died from coronavirus-related complications.




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Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, dies at 98

Joseph E. Lowery, civil rights leader who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 98.




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Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, known for monumental works, dies at 86

Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, known for his monumental orchestral and choral compositions, died in Krakow at 86.




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Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of Fountains of Wayne, dies from COVID-19 complications at 52

Adam Schlesinger, cofounder of "Stacy's Mom" rock band Fountains of Wayne and songwriter for film and television, died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52.




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Jeff Grosso, legendary skateboarder from the '80s, dies at 51

Jeff Grosso, a skateboarder from Arcadia who rose to the greatness in the 1980s before falling to the depths of despair and making a comeback, died Tuesday at 51.




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Hank Steinbrenner, Yankees co-owner and eldest son of George Steinbrenner, dies at 63

Hank Steinbrenner co-owned the New York Yankees with his siblings after the death of their father.




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Lewis MacAdams, famed crusader for the Los Angeles River, dies at 75

A local poet and lifelong environmental activist, MacAdams dedicated his life to restoring the Los Angeles River.




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Bobby Lee Verdugo, East L.A. student walkout leader and Latino youth mentor, dies at 69

Bobby Lee Verdugo, one of the leaders of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walkout against discrimination that fueled a wave of Chicano student activism, has died.




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On the Beverly Center escalators, Pae White's art makes for an uplifting ride

Pae White's art installations at the Beverly Center have taken over the walls along the five-story escalators.




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Garden Calendar: Learn how to ID all the trees in your 'hood

Garden-related events include workshops in soil building and




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He built his 20-foot-wide house over a secret brook in the middle of L.A.

Brookside is an enclave in Mid-Wilshire that is named for the water that runs from the Hollywood Hills through the neighborhood and out to Ballona Creek.




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Garden Calendar: How to take a free hügelkultur workshop

There's so much to do in the Southern California garden right now, such as creating water-saving berms -- called hügel berms -- in your backyard.