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By Helen Elliott: Every now and then goaltender Jonathan Quick would flash his glove or kick his leg out or push an invader out of his fold with a fiery punch and it felt like the prime of kings again.
But those moments have become far too rare of late for Quick, who was the most valuable player in the Kings’ surprisingly dominant 2012 Stanley Cup championships and guided them through a 26-game playoff minefield to win them over. help do it again in 2014. triumph.
No athlete has ever overcome the time and humiliation that come with the passage of years – slower reflexes, longer recovery periods, challengers who had a poster of you on their childhood wall. Even Quick, a Connecticut native and one of the best Americans who wears the mask and pillows of his stressful job, couldn’t stop time. He also couldn’t give up competing in another championship boost in the final season of his 10-year, $58 million contract.
Still, there was a sad finality to Wednesday’s announcement that the Kings would give Quick, a conditional 2023 first-round draft pick and a 2024 third-round pick, to the Columbus Blue Jackets against goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and traded defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. The rookies – each in their final contract season – were scheduled to meet the media Thursday morning, hours before the Kings face Montreal at the Crypto.com Arena.
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LAKERS
By DanWoike: OKLAHOMA CITY — Dennis Schroder called it a must-win.
And with the Lakers still out of the NBA’s postseason picture, you’d think a healthy Anthony Davis should be playing.
But at a time that explains some of the dissatisfaction with the NBA’s current state, a pain-free Davis sat out, and the team opted to keep a close eye on his past right foot injury on the second night of a straight run of games.
“This was discussed weeks ago and we’re only sticking to one plan,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said prior to the Lakers’ 123-117 victory over the Thunder.
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LADIES COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By Thuc Nhi Nguyen: LAS VEGAS — Oregon State defeated No. 6 seed USC 56-48 upset in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament with 18 points and nine rebounds from Raegan Beers.
The No. 11-seeded Beavers (12-18) will meet No. 3-seeded Colorado in the second round Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Hang on as the Trojans (21-9) wait for their NCAA tournament berth.
USC, which was drafted 30th on the NCAA’s NET rankings, is expected to make its first postseason appearance since 2014.
“We have to look back at this game and figure out who we want to be in the tournament to our heart’s content,” said goaltender Destiny Littleton, tears streaming down her cheeks. “I believe with all my heart that we have more basketball ahead. I think we played that game too much as individuals in particular and it came back to bite us.”
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— How clutch battles helped UCLA survive against ASU in the regular season
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje, and J. Brady McCollough: Welcome to March, college basketball fans.
Los Angeles Times college hoops experts Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje and J. Brady McCollough are on hand to answer important questions about UCLA, USC and more as the madness sets in.
What is the biggest obstacle UCLA have to overcome to reach the Final Four?
bolt: Like every year, it will be about games. Despite their locked-in defense, the Bruins are most vulnerable to being beaten by teams of height and athleticism. UCLA also can’t go into one of their six-minute breaks on offense or let the opposing team dictate energy with a lifeless first half. These are real problems that the Bruins can’t seem to overcome.
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In the UCLA corner, Ben Howland continued to emphasize the importance of becoming a No. 1 in the West
CHARGER
By Jeff Miller: INDIANAPOLIS — In January, Tom Telesco said he was not interested in parting ways with wide receiver Keenan Allen as the Chargers work to hit the salary cap.
The general manager echoed that sentiment on Wednesday’s NFL group as the team remains more than $20 million over the cap.
“Keenan Allen isn’t going anywhere,” Telesco said, quashing speculation that taking out the veteran wide receiver was a considered option.
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UNIVERSITIES
By Eric Sondheimer: With temperatures hovering around 40 degrees and snow-capped mountains nearby, there was every reason to believe that pitchers would have a hard time walking during the Mission League baseball opener in Sherman Oaks between Notre Dame and Bishop Alemany, as they could hit the baseball hard cold.
In fact, Notre Dame ace Oliver Boone didn’t get out of the first inning. He gave up six runs on four walks and two hits and never retired a batter before it was drawn.
“I couldn’t stand it,” Boone said.
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— High School Basketball: Southern California and Northern California regional scores and updated fixtures
THIS DATE IN SPORT
1918 – Joe Malone remains scoreless in the 5–3 rout of the Montreal Canadiens at the season-ending Toronto Arenas, but ends the first NHL season with a league-best 44 goals in 22 games. The 44 goals remained an NHL record that stood until 1944–45 when Maurice Richard scored 50 goals in 50 games.
1921 – Kentucky defeats Georgia 20-19 in the Southern Intercollegiate basketball championship game in Atlanta. The 14-man conference has no formal regular season points. This is the most important tournament in college basketball.
1929 – The Chicago Black Hawks scored their NHL record eight goalless games by one goal. Chicago scores twice to beat the Montreal Maroons 2-1.
1940 – Seabiscuit, ridden by Red Pollard, wins the Santa Anita Handicap in its last race. Seabiscuit was narrowly beaten in both the 1937 and 1938 Santa Anita Handicaps, beating Kayak II by 1 1-2 lengths to retire as the world’s leading money-winning horse.
1951 – In the first NBA All-Star Game, Ed Macauley of the Celtics scores 20 points to lead the East to a 111–94 victory at Boston Garden.
1951 – St. Johns Bob Zawoluk scores 65 points to lead the Redmen to a 105–61 loss to St. Peters. This marks the first time in their 43-year history that St. John’s has scored more than 100 points in a game.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA-record 100 points and leads the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. Chamberlain set records with 59 points in the second half and 28 points from the free throw line.
1966 – Chicago’s Bobby Hull becomes the first NHL player with two 50-goal seasons when he scored a goal in the third period in the Black Hawks’ 5–4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
1969 – Boston’s Phil Esposito becomes the first NHL player to score 100 points in a season, scoring in the Bruins’ 4–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1991 – Chris Corchiani of North Carolina State becomes the first player in NCAA history to dish 1,000 career assists. Corchiani, who has 12 assists in the game, scores the milestone with 1:16 into the first half on a pass to Rodney Monroe. Wake Forest spoils the day with an 89-84 victory.
1991 – Del Ballard Jr. throws the most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history in the Fair Lanes Open final. Ballard, who needs seven pins on his last throw to beat Pete Weber, gets none when his ball ends up in the gutter. Weber wins 213-207 to claim the $30,000 first prize, while Ballard takes home $15,500.
2011 – Pittsburgh overcomes a slow start to secure at least a portion of the regular season Big East Championship with a 66-50 victory over South Florida. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon sets an NCAA Division I record for most wins in the first eight seasons of a career with 214 – one more than Everett Case at North Carolina State and Roy Williams at Kansas in their first eight years.
2012 – Major League Baseball expands its playoff format to 10 teams and adds a second wild card in each league. The decision establishes a one-game wild card round between the teams with the best records that are not division winners in each competition.
2018 – Kristina Vogel of Germany wins a record-breaking 11th women’s cycling world title when she wins the individual sprint at the track cycling world championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Vogel equals Anna Meares’ record for most women’s world titles.
2019 – 37-year-old Swiss 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer defeats Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to win his 100th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Championships
Compiled by Associated Press
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Source: LA Times
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