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For one game, the Houston Rockets were just fine without Russell Westbrook. On Tuesday, the Rockets beat the Thunder in all facets of the game en route to a 123-108 victory to take a 1-0 lead in their first round series. With Westbrook out with a quad-strain (reports indicate it …

Kenta Maeda almost made history for his new team on Tuesday night. After eight in-no-hit attacks, startup Maeda of the Minnesota Twins allowed his first hit to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth, when Eric Sogard took the lead with a single that ran just above second base. Maeda threw …

California health officials are beginning to mumble what the next phase of recovery could look like, offering a glimmer of hope for places like Los Angeles County. For more than a month, most of the state’s 58 counties have been on a watchdog of municipalities with concerned COVID-19 statistics. Health …

The first day of the NBA playoffs was limestone. The second? Yes, not so much. The no. 1 seeded Milwaukee Bucks started the day by losing to the Orlando Magic, and the no. 1 seed Los Angeles Lakers ended the day by losing to the Portland Trail Blazers. It is …

Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain University of California, Irvine materials scientists study science on resistance of mantis shrimp. The ancient crabs are armed with two hammered raptor attachments called dactyl clubs that they use to blow and strike their prey. These fists, which are capable of accelerating the body …