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Prep talk: Maximo Adams fuels Sierra Canyon’s bid for state title

If you believe coaches around Sierra Canyon basketball, 6-foot-8 junior Maximo Adams is just scratching the surface of “how good he can be,” assistant coach Chris Howe said. That says a lot, because during the playoffs, Adams has scored 20 or more points three times while averaging 17.7 points in helping the Trailblazers reach Friday

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Sports

Rams’ Sean McVay sent Davante Adams highlight tapes to sign him

Davante Adams’ arrival in Los Angeles to play for the Rams has roots at the Kentucky Derby. Several years ago the three-time All-Pro receiver and Rams coach Sean McVay chatted at Churchill Downs, where McVay told Adams how much he admired his work. “He was just like, ‘Look man, I’ve got a lot of respect

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Sports

NBA brawl: Mason Plumlee, Steven Adams ejected for fighting in Suns-Rockets game

A wrestling match on the court during Wednesday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns resulted in two ejections and one bloodied player.  Houston’s Steven Adams and Phoenix’s Mason Plumlee were both given double technicals and ejected late in the second quarter after physical play under the net resulted in the players wrestling each other

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Lifestyle

The Plant Chica left West Adams for a new shop in Leimert Park

On any given weekend, Degnan Boulevard, bookmarked by West 43rd Street, vibrates with activity. As you walk down the street, the sound of African drums blends into Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” The music comes from massive speakers propped beside various street vendors: people selling clothes, books, cannabis, sea moss and more. A

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World

Mayor Eric Adams’ bizarre confession as he claims daily habit made him feel ‘mentally obese’

Eric Adams has revealed he has managed to tune out from swirling scandals and a looming reelection bid by ignoring the daily news.  The New York City Mayor made the bizarre confession during his weekly press briefing to reporters on on Tuesday in which the embattled mayor explained how he has stopped reading or listening to any

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Sports

Rams agree to deal with former Jets wide receiver Davante Adams

The Rams began remaking the receiver corps for star quarterback Matthew Stafford, agreeing to terms with three-time All-Pro receiver Davante Adams on a two-year contract, the team announced Sunday. Adams’ deal reportedly is worth up to $46 million, with $26 million guaranteed. Adams, 32, starred for the Green Bay Packers for eight seasons before playing

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Sports

NFL news: Davante Adams joins Rams on 2-year deal

Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams has made his choice for his next NFL team, and he’s decided to head out west.  Adams agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams, the team announced, as he joins quarterback Matthew Stafford and budding star receiver Puka Nacua in Sean McVay’s offense. Fox News

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World

5 Things to Know About the Rise and Fall of Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams won his office four years ago pledging to deliver New Yorkers from chaos and calamity — a former lawman entrusted to tame a proudly unruly city. It hasn’t happened that way. Over nearly 100 interviews with aides, allies and adversaries spanning Adams’s life and career, The Times Magazine found a mayor and

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Politics

NYC City Council speaker Adrienne Adams running for mayor

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing a new Democratic challenger in his bid to replace Eric Adams as New York City Mayor, according to reports.  New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, 64, will officially launch her campaign with a rally over the weekend, per reporting from FOX 5 NYC.  With the Democratic

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U.S.

Mayor Eric Adams Grilled by Democrats at ‘Sanctuary City’ Hearing

With New York City enduring the largest impact of the nation’s migrant crisis, Mayor Eric Adams was expected to be a focus of the House oversight hearing on so-called sanctuary cities. But throughout the contentious session on Wednesday, Mr. Adams was treated like a sideshow, his discomfort visible. The toughest treatment the mayor, a Democrat

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