Fashion and technology will be united in matrimony thanks to Adidas’s new
collaboration with Y-3. The globally popular athletic wear brand will be
launching a new collaboration between their tennis division and Y-3. The
collection, which is actually already in stores, includes socks, footwear
(of course), wristbands, and athletic apparel, prices for the collection
range anywhere from 50 dollars for a tank top to 80 dollars for pants.

The collaboration is set to make it’s sports debut at Roland Garros this
coming May. It will be worn by tennis players Wilfried Tsonga and Ana
Ivanocic, in addition to the French tournament’s ball boys and girls. The
collection features Y-3’s bold design aesthetic paired with Adidas’s
coolmax technology, providing maximum comfort and breathability, along with
excellent fashion sense.

The sneakers specifically were designed to maximize clay court use, perfect
for tennis players, respectfully. The apparel is kept in Yohji Yamamoto’s
signature design aesthetic of black and white, but, the accessories are a
tribute to Y-3’s current spring collection in Hawaiian floral prints. “We
wanted to make something new, something exciting, something people didn’t
expect. A new movement in tennis. To compete is very tough — with Y-3 we
wanted to win,” Yamamoto explained to Women’s Wear Daily.

Roland Garros is sure to get the collection some attention just in time for
summer when everyone will be in search of athletic gear, so, Adidas and Y-3
couldn’t possibly have had better timing. While the brand will have the
usual competitors for tennis gear, like Lacoste, with the right people
wearing their clothes, like Tsonga and Ivanocic, people are sure to line up
for this collaboration, so, Lacoste would be advised to stay on their toes.
Leave it to Yohji Yamamoto to give Lacoste some competition.
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They say history repeats itself and it’s hard to argue when looking at the events that have unfolded in this country over the past week.

The Washington Nationals won the World Series and are scheduled to meet President Trump on Monday. The first time the Washington Nationals went to meet the president was in August 1865 when they— along with the Brooklyn Atlantics — met President Andrew Johnson, in what is widely believed to be the first time a sports team was invited to the White House.

Johnson ascended to the highest office following a president from Illinois. Trump, the same. Johnson would go on to become the first United States president to be impeached, avoiding removal by the Senate. Trump, as I’m sure you are well aware, has similar difficulties in the House and a Senate that is unlikely to remove him.

Trippy, right?

The only wrinkle is Johnson, along with fellow impeachment-facing presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, dealt with bipartisan chastisement. In the case of President Trump, not one of the 194 House Republicans who voted on Thursday’s resolution to formalize the impeachment investigation voted “yes.” It’s a clear snapshot of how the country is perhaps just as divided politically as it was when Johnson became president shortly after the conclusion of the Civil War.

All of which leads to this question: When it’s all said and done, will the tradition survive?

Over the course of the 154 years between the Nationals’ first visit and the pending one, teams would accept White House invitations if for no other reason than out of respect for the office of the presidency.

Yes, we’ve always had players skip the celebration for a variety of reasons, but for the most part those reasons did not overshadow the occasion. That no longer feels true. Who declines the White House invitation — and more importantly, why — has become far more compelling than awkward photo ops.

From Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora choosing not to attend the celebration because of how the Trump administration handled Hurricane Maria relief to Puerto Rico to U.S. Women’s soccer star midfielder Megan Rapinoe saying she’s “not going to the [expletive] White House” in protest, we are inching closer to the point in which accepting an invite from the president is conflated with accepting the president.

It’s an unfortunate but understandable development. Historically sports was one of those aspects in American life in which fans from various walks of life could find common ground, if only for nine innings or four quarters. But now not even the euphoria of winning a championship appears powerful enough to overcome the divisive sludge that is oozing out of our smartphones, televisions and radios.

It’s hard to paint Nationals relief pitcher Sean Doolittle as anything other than a decent person. He volunteers to help displaced military veterans, he hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Syrian refugees and he listens to his mom and dad, telling the New York Times “when I was a kid, I remember my parents would say, ‘Baseball is what you do, but that’s not who you are’ — like that might be my job, but that’s not the end-all, be-all.”

When President Trump tried to characterize his infamous “grab [women] by the … ” remark as locker room talk, Doolittle took to Twitter to say, “As an athlete, I’ve been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that’s not locker room talk.”

Yet despite these and other examples of his humanitarianism, his choosing to not visit the White House in protest of Trump’s rhetoric is going to place him in a bad light for a lot of people. They will view his actions as disrespectful, even unpatriotic. Maybe Trump will call him a son of a bitch the way he referred to NFL players who were protesting police corruption as such.

Again, this isn’t the first time an athlete has declined such an invitation in protest. But this is the first time in recent memory that the lines being drawn are authored by the president himself, thus posing a dilemma for his supporters — are you with me or with them?

And now that this precedent has been set, will we be able to recover? Regardless of what happens with the impeachment inquiry, the partisan hostility is requiring athletes, teams and universities to think beyond travel logistics with each White House invite. Now they must consider the message being sent.

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Once upon a time the message was about respecting the office. Increasingly it has become about the person in the office. Today team’s are skipping the visit because they don’t like Trump. Tomorrow perhaps teams skip because they don’t like the policies or rhetoric of the new guy. … or gal.

Remember there was a time in which the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was the hottest ticket in town. Three years of poisonous rhetoric and hostility later, it is barely an afterthought. That is the same trajectory the sports invitation is headed. It is becoming a PR nightmare for the White House and more trouble than what it’s worth for teams with vocal athletes — and that was before the impeachment inquiry.

Face it, Doolittle’s absence for political reasons is the new normal and so for a segment of people looking for an escape, they may want to try another route. This, sadly, leads to a dead end.

WASHINGTON — 

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s servers, Manafort’s deputy told investigators during the special counsel’s Russia investigation. The unsubstantiated theory, advanced by President Trump even after he took office, would later help trigger the impeachment inquiry now consuming the White House.

Notes from an FBI interview were released Saturday after a lawsuit by BuzzFeed News led to public access to hundreds of pages of documents from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation. The documents included summaries of interviews with other figures, including Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

Information related to Ukraine took on renewed interest after calls for impeachment based on efforts by the president and his administration to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democrat Joe Biden. Trump, when speaking with Ukraine’s new president in July, asked about the server in the same phone call in which he pushed for an investigation into Biden.

Manafort speculated about Ukraine’s responsibility as the campaign sought to capitalize on DNC email disclosures and as associates discussed how they could get hold of the material themselves, deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates told investigators, according to a summary of his interview with investigators.

Gates said Manafort’s assertion that Ukraine might have done it echoed the position of Konstantin Kilimnik, a Manafort business associate who had also speculated that the hack could have been carried out by Russian operatives in Ukraine. U.S. authorities have assessed that Kilimnik, who was also charged in Mueller’s investigation, has ties to Russian intelligence.

Gates also said the campaign believed that Michael Flynn, who later became Trump’s first national security advisor, would be in the best position to obtain Hillary Clinton’s missing emails because of his Russia connections. Flynn said he could use his intelligence sources to obtain the emails and was “adamant that Russians did not carry out the hack” because he believed that the U.S. intelligence community couldn’t have figured out the source, according to the agent’s notes.

Mueller’s investigation concluded in March with a report that found insufficient evidence to establish a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign to sway the 2016 presidential election. The report also examined multiple episodes in which Trump sought to seize control of the Russia inquiry but did not conclude one way or the other about whether the president had illegally obstructed justice. Atty. Gen. William Barr ultimately concluded that the president had not committed a crime.

Gates worked with Manafort in a lucrative international political consulting business that included Ukraine and later testified against him. Gates pleaded guilty last year in Mueller’s investigation and has been one of the government’s key cooperators. He has yet to be sentenced as he continues working with investigators.

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Manafort was sentenced to more than seven years in prison, in part for financial crimes arising from his Ukraine work.

During his interviews with investigators, Gates also told the FBI that Donald Trump Jr. would ask where the hacked emails were during family meetings in the summer of 2016. Gates recalled that other key campaign aides, including future Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and Flynn, also “expressed interest in obtaining the emails as well,” according to an agent’s written summary of one interview. The identity of one of the people who expressed interest in the emails is blanked out.

One time on the campaign aircraft, Gates told the FBI, candidate Trump said “get the emails” and at times appeared frustrated that more leaks were not forthcoming. Gates also told the FBI that Trump at one point told him that more leaks were coming but did not indicate how Trump knew that.

Gates also described conversations with the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, who later entered the White House as the first chief of staff. He described the RNC as energized by the emails and said that though Trump and Kushner were initially skeptical about cooperating with the RNC, “the WikiLeaks issue was a turning point,” the FBI notes show. The campaign was also very pleased by the releases, though Trump was advised not to react to it but rather to let it all play out.

The RNC would put out news releases to amplify the emails’ release, Gates told the FBI. “The RNC also indicated they knew the timing of the upcoming releases,” though Gates didn’t specify who at the RNC had that information. “Gates said the only non-public information the RNC had was related to the timing of the releases.”

Manafort, meanwhile, was trying to advise the Trump campaign even after severing ties with the campaign, causing alarm among some of the candidate’s most senior advisors.

Manafort emailed Kushner, on Nov. 5, 2016, just days before the election, saying he was feeling good about the prospect of a Trump presidency. In the email, Manafort said he was “focusing on preserving the victory” and that he had sent a memo to Priebus and had briefed Gates and Fox News host Sean Hannity, a close Trump ally.

Kushner sent Manafort’s email to Trump advisor Stephen K. Bannon, who replied: “we need to avoid this guy like the plague.”

“They are going to try and say the Russians worked with wiki leaks to give this victory to us,” Bannon wrote to Kushner and David Bossie, another Trump associate, in his reply. “Paul is nice guy but can’t let word get out he is advising us.”

DES MOINES — 

The Democrats of Iowa flooded noisily into Des Moines on Friday night as part of their unique role in choosing America’s presidential nominees.

Most didn’t get what they wanted.

The 13,000 who filled the local Wolves’ basketball arena, and thousands more who marched in freezing rain outside, were yearning for a replay of the 2007 dinner where an upstart young senator named Barack Obama electrified Iowans and jump-started his presidential campaign.

Pete Buttigieg came close, offering an optimistic call for “hope and belonging.” It was easy to see why he has surged in the polls.

Others were eloquent too, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and a folksy Amy Klobuchar — 13 candidates in all.

But lightning didn’t strike despite each campaign’s efforts to summon it with crowd chants and thunder sticks. Three months before the state’s Feb. 3 caucuses, Iowa’s Democrats aren’t ready to give their hearts away yet.

“Most people are undecided,” Jim Eliason, the party chairman in Buena Vista County, told me as he dined on chicken nuggets. “They haven’t settled down.”

Other voters bear him out.

“I’m undecided between Joe Biden and Pete,” said Denise Weiss, a bridal shop owner from Barnum. “Some of the other Democrats are a little bit too progressive for me.”

“Not sure,” said Isaiah Guest, a security guard in Des Moines. “Maybe Warren. Looking at the others.”

Polls bear it out too. A New York Times/Siena College survey last week found a four-way tie, with Warren, Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Biden tightly bunched at the top. And two-thirds of voters said they might change their minds before they caucus in the first major contest of the election season.

Iowa voters glory in this odd pre-primary period and the fact that their state — small, rural and overwhelmingly white — will winnow the field for the bigger contests to follow.

But they’re not sure what they want, beyond a Democrat who can defeat President Trump next November.

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Few use the word “electability,” an invention of reporters trying to distill voters’ elusive meditations to a catchphrase.

It seems more accurate to say they’re looking for a moment of illumination that hasn’t happened yet.

“It’s impossible to know who’s electable,” Wendy Ewalt, who is leaning toward Warren, told me. “But who’s got the personality to handle Trump? That’s really important.”

“My vision of this is the debate stage,” said Teresa Hood, a farmer from Clare. “Who’s the best one to get up there and debate Trump? I think it’s Pete — his youth, his vitality, his intelligence.”

“Joe Biden tells the truth. It comes from the heart. That’s why we all love him,” she added. “But I worry about his stamina. I worry about the mistakes.”

Ideology seems less important than attitude. In three days of conversations, I met voters who caucused for Bernie Sanders in 2016 but are now thinking about Warren, Buttigieg or entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

Iowa voters are demanding. They want to meet, or at least see, every candidate at least once.

They like to be courted. They relish being undecided.

And they are changeable; they have to be. If a candidate doesn’t reach 15% in a caucus, he or she is eliminated, and voters have half an hour to pick someone else. As a result, most are already thinking about potential second and third choices.

That’s why so many candidates stay in the race if they can raise enough money and voter enthusiasm. Maybe someone will still catch fire.

One of the front runners might falter, as Biden apparently is doing. “The Zombie Campaign,” New York Magazine called his effort last week, unkindly but accurately.

That’s why Harris, whose campaign has flatlined elsewhere, has moved to Des Moines almost full-time. That’s why Klobuchar, a fluent Midwestern-speaker from neighboring Minnesota, is banking on Iowa to activate her moribund bid.

Anything can happen; that part of the caucus mythology is largely true.

Three months before the 2008 Democratic caucuses, Obama was in third place, behind Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Obama won and proved unstoppable.

It wasn’t unusual. Since 1972, the Democratic winner in Iowa has won the party’s nomination in seven out of nine contested races.

So they marched, Iowa’s Democrats, in Friday’s freezing rain. They filed into their basketball arena for five marathon hours of speeches — not only by the candidates, including some who won’t be long remembered, but also their state party chairman, members of Congress, even the state auditor as he asked for contributions.

They ate Iowa pork chops and drank Iowa beer. They bragged that this was the largest gathering of Democrats anywhere until the party’s national convention in Milwaukee next July.

And if lightning didn’t strike, no matter. There are still three months of town halls and fish fries to hear candidates speak, then a cold February evening when Iowans will trudge through snow and ice to caucus with their neighbors at schools and firehouses.

“We love our caucuses,” retired truck driver Patrick Mitchell told me fervently as he stood with his daughter outside the arena in the rain. His vote would matter, he said, and that would make it all worthwhile.

Any way you slice the numbers inside the latest reports on lobbying California’s state government, it’s clear that the influence industry is big business. And it’s getting bigger by the day.

Interest groups spent an average of about $2 million every day the Legislature was in session this year on lobbying — adding up to almost $33 million a month and a total of $296.4 million from January through September, a period spanning the legislative year for 2019.

That’s about a 14% increase from the same time frame in 2017, which was also the first year of a two-year legislative session in Sacramento. Go back to 2015 and lobbying expenses have risen by about 24% in just four years.

Here’s a safe prediction: Once the final 2019 reports are filed, the year could easily break last year’s spending record for efforts to woo California lawmakers and top state officials.

BIG BUCKS TO LOBBY ON HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ENERGY

Healthcare groups were a dominant force in Sacramento this year, with combined January-to-September lobbying expenses of $34.8 million. Big bucks were spent by perennial powerhouses like the California Medical Assn. and the California Hospital Assn. But notable, too, was the spending by two of the nation’s largest kidney dialysis companies, DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care.

Both staunchly opposed Assembly Bill 290, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, which imposes new rules affecting dialysis clinics in California that are operated by both companies. The bill’s focus on how companies are reimbursed for services provided to some patients attracted attention from a variety of healthcare interests. Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, listed AB 290 as one of the bills followed by its lobbyists, who were paid a total of more than $535,000 this year. The company was far from the only big player keeping an eye on the debate. Kaiser Permanente, which spent $1.2 million on lobbying this year, supported the bill along with other health insurance companies.

No stranger to the upper echelons of lobbying, the California Teachers Assn. spent more than $6.2 million to sway lawmakers on education issues. Few were as high-profile as the effort to impose new rules on the operation and growth of charter schools in California, long a goal of the teachers union. The group succeeded in getting Newsom’s signature on Assembly Bill 1505, which will give local school districts new power over the expansion of charter schools.

Charter school groups spent about $900,000 on lobbying, with additional dollars spent by organizations representing business and local government.

Significant money was spent, too, lobbying legislators and state government on energy issues. California’s big three investor-owned utilities — Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric — spent a combined $6.1 million on lobbying. That’s a pretty big drop from the $21 million spent by the utilities in 2018 (more than half being spent last year by PG&E) as the Legislature debated a far-reaching law on utility rules in preventing wildfires. Chances are, though, the companies will ramp up their efforts again next year as Newsom has vowed to revisit those rules.

GOVERNMENT LOBBIES GOVERNMENT… A LOT

As is often the case, it’s not the most visible interest groups that are tops in what they spend to lobby. Big business and labor unions get most of the attention, but the single largest sector of lobbying is local and regional governments paying to have their voices heard in Sacramento.

Since January, government sector lobbying expenses have topped $43.2 million. Tops on the spending list: the League of California Cities, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and most of the state’s most populous counties.

A STATE HAND IN RUNNING PG&E?

When the big utility companies return to lobbying lawmakers next year, it’s unclear who will be calling the shots at PG&E, the state’s largest provider of electricity.

On Friday, a clearly frustrated Newsom invited just about everyone involved in the bankruptcy of the troubled utility to meet with him in Sacramento this week in hopes of sorting out their differences over what happens next. There are expectations PG&E’s financial woes should be settled by early next summer. He also tapped his cabinet secretary, Ana Matosantos, to add the informal title of “energy czar” to her portfolio of duties.

And the governor made it clear he’s willing to have his staff consider the once unthinkable: have the state assume some level of control over the company.

“PG&E, as we know it, may or may not be able to figure this out,” he said. “If they cannot, we are not going to sit around and be passive.”

Newsom’s got his hands full, says Times columnist George Skelton, who argued last week that it’s unlikely any previous governor has faced so many disasters at the same time.

NATIONAL LIGHTNING ROUND

— Beto O’Rourke abruptly ended his presidential bid Friday, bowing to the realities of weak fundraising and an underwhelming performance that never matched the hype.

— During the 2016 campaign, Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s servers, Manafort’s deputy told investigators during the special counsel’s Russia investigation.

— President Trump on Friday said Chad Wolf, a longtime Homeland Security official, would be the new acting head of the department, the fifth person in the job for this administration.

— Trump’s tough immigration rhetoric about “removing millions” during “ICE raids” is distinctly different from the reality on the streets — the front lines of immigration enforcement.

— The president is gambling on campaigning for Kentucky’s unpopular Gov. Matt Bevin. A defeat could fuel anxiety that the threat of impeachment is hurting him and the GOP.

— Forty years later, some of those held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran say America and Iran have more reason to be allies than enemies. Others are not so sure.

TODAY’S ESSENTIALS

— Wildfires burning across California led Trump to again lash out at the state on Sunday, threatening to withhold federal funds for fighting fires.

— Three Silicon Valley gig-economy companies have finally unveiled their 2020 ballot measure to exclude many of those they pay for work from being considered benefits-earning employees.

— The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office will now review questions surrounding an apartment rented by the son of City Councilman Herb Wesson at a building linked to a Koreatown real estate developer.

— Pot shop approvals have hit their limit in parts of Los Angeles, but the City Council can exceed those caps. Some worry that the application process will favor the politically connected.

— In an unexpected turn to bitter litigation over the billion-dollar arena the Los Angeles Clippers want to build in Inglewood, the former assistant to Mayor James T. Butts Jr. has reversed much of her sworn testimony and backed a key claim by the Madison Square Garden Co. in its fight against the project. Meanwhile, plans for the project are moving forward.

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The Clippers weren’t sure exactly what they had when they acquired center Montrezl Harrell, who was one of the many pieces they got from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul in June 2017. They were so uncertain about what he could do that they considered waiving him. He wasn’t an automatic pick when they began formulating a training camp roster before the 2017-18 season.

“It’s funny,” coach Doc Rivers said of Harrell, who came to the Clippers with Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Lou Williams, Kyle Wiltjer and a 2018 first-round draft pick. “We did the trade with Houston, and it felt like they sent us 15,000 players, you know? And we were trying to figure out who we were going to invite to camp. I’m finicky about too many people in camp. It messes camp up.”

After some discussions about whether to bother bringing in Harrell, Rivers decided he had shown enough hustle in two seasons with the Rockets to merit a close look. That proved a wise decision.

“It took us about four days in camp to know that we had gotten lucky, that he was far more than just an energy player, that he could score and he could do things,” Rivers said. “Luck happens. It’s good when it does, on your side.”

The Clippers got lucky, and Harrell has gotten better and better. The energy that Rivers saw and loved was on full display Sunday, along with the tenacity, rebounding and scoring that have made him so valuable off the bench. Kawhi Leonard’s 18-point outburst in the fourth quarter provided the wings that lifted the Clippers to a 105-94 victory over Utah at Staples Center, but Harrell was the catalyst of their fourth-quarter rally and was a monster on the boards when the Clippers most needed to surge ahead in a grinding, physical game.

“It was all about doing all the winning plays to keep my team in it,” said Harrell, who played the entire fourth quarter. He had nine points and grabbed four offensive rebounds among his five rebounds in the final 12 minutes.

“We had a lot of defensive lapses in the first half,” Harrell added. “We came in here and talked about what we wanted to correct and what we wanted to get better at and we just went out there and imposed our will in the second half.”

Harrell, who finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block in nearly 30 minutes, entered the game with 6 minutes 57 seconds left in the third quarter and the Clippers trailing by seven. Their deficit ballooned to 61-51, but Harrell helped cut it at the end of the quarter to 69-65 with a tip and a dunk off a setup from Williams.

“We just wanted to come out and play the right way. We definitely didn’t want to drop one at home,” Harrell said. “As always, you want to protect your home court.”

The Clippers began to thrive when they upped the tempo in the second half. Harrell brought them even at 72-72 by grabbing a rebound with his right hand and then scoring on a layup, and he brought them even again at 74-74 on a jumper off another assist from Williams. He set up Leonard for a 26-foot three-pointer that gave the Clippers the lead, and although the game was tied twice after that, the Clippers never trailed again.

Coming into the fourth quarter, Harrell had only one focus. “Second-chance points, man. Crashing the glass. Keeping the ball alive. Not settling on the glass, really,” said Harrell, who gave the Clippers a 91-88 lead by getting a second-chance basket after a miss by Williams, and helped them finish with a 29-8 edge in that category.

“I think a lot of our second-chance points really kept us in this game. When you get second-chance points, third-chance points and you keep finding ways to rebound the ball and give yourself an extra possession, there’s going to be more chances for you to be able to come up on the lead.”

Of course, it helped to have Leonard step up and find his rhythm after going one for nine (and 0 for 3 from three-point range) in the first half.

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“I’ve been telling you guys all along, Kawhi is a winner. He’s a superstar,” Harrell said. “He knows how to win. He’s won on multiple big stages with multiple teams. So it’s not a surprise. No matter what he’s shooting from the field he always can get hot.”

Leonard has been everything he was billed to be. Harrell said he hasn’t learned anything new playing alongside Leonard instead of against him because he already knew what the veteran could do.

“When you go against that type of player multiple times in the year, you see the things that he does. He just comes over and does it for your team, pretty much,” Harrell said. “It’s not anything different that we hadn’t seen. We knew he was a defensive stopper, we knew he could score the ball. Everybody in the league, I think, knows he has that one-two dribble pull-up down to a T. So it’s not anything different. He’s just a winner.”

Harrell, who will be a free agent after this season, is proving his own value on a team that hasn’t changed its junkyard dog mentality despite the addition of two superstars in Leonard and Paul George, who’s still rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Harrell hasn’t had a double-double yet this season — he had 17 last season — but when the Clippers needed his muscle Sunday, he was there. They were lucky, but he has been good.

Early in the second half Sunday night, Kawhi Leonard deployed the massive mitts attached to his wrists and snatched the ball right out of Bojan Bogdanovic’s hands. He coasted down the court for an easy one-handed slam.

This is what a superstar does, what it looks like when one player is so dominant and so much better than nearly everyone around him.

You don’t see it that often. And then people in Staples Center saw it again on the next play.

Utah third-year guard Donovan Mitchell calmly extinguished that momentum, gliding behind a screen and hitting a high-arching three-point basket for a quick answer.

It was a preview of the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 105-94 victory, Leonard getting whatever he wanted on one end with Mitchell answering for the Jazz nearly every time.

Sixteen of Mitchell’s 17 points in the fourth quarter came on possessions right after the Clippers scored, meaning that when things mattered most, Mitchell was there to try to make them happen.

Leonard, a two-time NBA Finals most valuable player, had 18 points in the quarter.

“You really don’t think about [going toe to toe] in the time. For me, I’ve always looked at Kawhi as one of the best players in the league. For me, it’s special,” Mitchell said. “But unfortunately we didn’t come up with a win. I think that’s where my head is at.”

In a lot of ways, Mitchell is sort of “next-up” in the Western Conference, a high-scoring guard who has improved each season and seemingly is primed to move to another level.

With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson injured, and Russell Westbrook looking at a slightly reduced role next to James Harden in Houston, Mitchell has a clear path to his first All-Star berth in February. And the potential for greater honors is there, too, though that’s tied directly to Utah’s success. And there are plenty of reasons to believe the Jazz will win a lot this season.

Sunday, Mitchell ran out of gas. Only two of his teammates scored in the fourth quarter, and as the Clippers pushed ahead late, Mitchell faltered with jumpers rattling out, tough shots not falling and key turnovers stopping any chances for a comeback.

After one turnover, Mitchell went to the ground, his arms wrapped around Montrezl Harrell. And after being called for a foul, he stood up and clapped his hands together while shaking his head.

“I did all right,” he said.

He knew that he could’ve done more — been a bigger factor on the glass, a little tighter with the ball and a little closer to perfect on defense.

It’s one of the things that makes Mitchell so interesting, that everyone still thinks he can do more, even if there aren’t obvious places to improve.

The only active players to average more points than Mitchell did over their first two seasons are LeBron James, Vince Carter and Kevin Durant.

It’s sort of like a golfer who is trying to improve — it’s a lot easier to move from a 20 to a 15 handicap than it is for someone who is a five handicap to become a scratch player. It’s why people around the Jazz are looking for Mitchell to improve in more subtle ways.

“As you see someone who is getting [the] results that Donovan has gotten, I think it turns to more efficiency,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said before Sunday’s game. “And part of efficiency is playing on both sides of the ball, the impact you have on the game. And I think that’s something he’s really been focused on this year. I think he’s defending extremely well and picking his spots offensively.”

Utah’s decision makers have a hand in helping Mitchell become more efficient this season. They traded for Mike Conley and signed Bogdanovic to help ease the offensive burden that Mitchell has carried for a team that’s more concerned with defense.

And his experience will only increase.

“The game will continue to slow down for him, whether it’s reading pick-and-roll, at the rim or finding the open man. But I like how aggressive he is,” Snyder said. “Sometimes, it’s OK for the game to be fast and for him to attack with force.”

Through seven games, Mitchell is scoring more and shooting less. He’s answering questions about his efficiency. And, even though the Jazz have lost three times, two of those have been tight games at Staples Center.

“You could feel that he came into this season ready physically, mentally. He’s got two years of education behind him. You could feel that in his play,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said before the game. “He’s so comfortable in his game right now.

“Whatever that [next] jump is, he’s going to make it this year.”

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Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we give you some interesting stewards’ rulings.

Sunday was the last day of the meeting at Santa Anita. Thirteen of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races went flawlessly. But it was the 14^th, and last, that was still the talk of the industry. There has been a lot of social media chatter as to how fit was Mongolian Groom, the horse that broke down in the Classic. But, there were 30 vets at the track on Friday and Saturday. If there was something obvious it’s hard to imagine it wouldn’t have been caught.

We did a story for web and print on how the Santa Anita fall meeting went and what looks to be in its future. Just click here.

Stewards’ rulings

–Jockey Aaron Gryder is suspended five days (Nov. 8, 9, 10, 14, 15) for careless riding in connection with the fourth race on Oct. 20. Gryder was riding Go Daddy Go when the stewards determined that he altered course without sufficient clearance causing another horse to clip heels and stumble. Go Daddy Go finished in a dead heat for third. Gryder was given five days because it was his third offense in 60 days.

–Jockey Drayden Van Dyke was suspended one additional day (Oct. 26) for riding in a stakes race at Keeneland on Oct. 19 when he was on suspension in California. First Star finished second in the Raven Run Stakes.

–Trainer Oscar Heredia was fined $500 for a late declaration and a medication violation. On June 30, Stay Golden was entered in the sixth race at Los Alamitos. But on June 28, the horse was treated twice with Phenylbutazone within 1 hour and 20 minutes of each other. Apparently, the owner, Robert Olivas, and Heredia, both wanted to treat the horse with their own veterinarian. After the veterinarians discovered the mistake, they reported it to state veterinarian Tim Grande, who recommended the horse be scratched.

–Owner Christian Dickinson was suspended for failing to answer a complaint over allegedly owing veterinarian Dr. Ronald Magrini $669. During the suspension Dickinson is barred from the track and backstretch.

–Owner Randy Rennon, who does business as Summer Knights Stables, was suspended for failing to appear to answer a complaint over allegedly owing Robert K. Mitchell, known as Bonnie Acres Ranch, $985 for unpaid farm bills. The suspension was to start Nov.3.

–Jockey Norberto Arroyo, Jr. was fined $200 for failure to show up to ride Holly Hundy in the Autumn Miss Stakes on Oct. 26 at Santa Anita. Arroyo said he ran out of gas on his way to track. Steward Kim Sawyer voted for no penalty. Kent Desormeaux picked up the mount and Holly Hundy finished ninth.

–Trainer Luis Mendez was fined $500 for a medication violation while trying to remove Lookin for Revenge from the veterinarian list. On Sept. 14 at Los Alamitos the horse tested positive for Betamethasone (82pg/ML), an anti-inflammatory. Mendez said he had his veterinarian administer the drug 16 days before the work and thought that was enough time to clear his system.

Santa Anita review

Closing day was highlighted by the Grade 2 $200,000 Goldikova Stakes for fillies and mares 3 and up going a mile on the turf. No surprise that trainer Neil Drysdale wasn’t only the winner but was first and second. Streak of Luck wen to the lead with Toinette in a comfortable second spot. Around the far turn Toinette took the lead and breezed to the wire to win by 2 ¼ lengths.

Toinette paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10. Simply Breathless was second and Richmond Avenue finished third. The win gave jockey Flavien Prat his 21^st win of the meeting, tying him with Abel Cedillo for the jockey title.

Here’s what the winning connections had to say.

Neil Drysdale (winning trainer): “She’s had a late year. We discovered she had an infected tooth and we had to remove it. Following that, we discovered she had another pocket of infection and we had to treat that, so we had to take our time with her. She’s come around very nicely and yes, we’re hoping for big things from her next year.”

Flavien Prat (winning jockey): “It didn’t look like there was much speed in the race, so we didn’t want to be too far behind. As you could see, she was very comfortable and she won pretty easy [Sunday]. Yes, I’m glad to hear she’s going to run next year. I think she can be a Grade I mare, no question. I’ve ridden her quite a bit and she’s faced some nice fillies. Neil has her in great shape now and I’m looking forward to riding her in the future. She broke sharp, put herself in the race and she is really easy to ride. She breezed well and gave me a really good kick turning for home.”

Big races review

A look at graded stakes or races worth $100,000 on Sunday.

Woodbine (3): $100,000 Glorious Song Stakes, fillies 2-years-old, 7 furlongs. Winner: New York Groove ($3.40)

Woodbine (8): Grade 2 $175,000 Autumn Stakes, 3 and up, 1 1/16 miles. Winner: Special Forces ($5.30)

Santa Anita (8): Grade 2 $200,000 Goldikova Stakes, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 mile on turf. Winner: Toinette ($2.80)

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Now, here’s the star of the show, Sunday’s results. We’ll see you on Friday for the Del Mar meeting.

Santa Anita Charts Results for Sunday, November 3.

Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 23rd day of a 23-day meet. Clear & Firm

FIRST RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $28,000. Maiden Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $50,000. Time 22.73 46.74 1:10.92 1:23.04 1:35.37

Winner–Single Me Out Ch.g.4 by Golden Balls (IRE) out of Lady Katfish, by Exchange Rate. Bred by DP Racing, LLC (CA). Trainer: James M. Cassidy. Owner: D P Racing LLC. Mutuel Pool $161,204 Exacta Pool $100,623 Superfecta Pool $52,274 Trifecta Pool $74,823 X-5 Super High Five Pool $4,771. Scratched–Camps Bay.

SINGLE ME OUT tugged some and chased a bit off the rail, went outside a rival then between foes on the backstretch, split horses three deep leaving the second turn and into the stretch, advanced under urging, drifted in a bit past midstretch then was fanned out behind the pacesetter but finished determinedly to edge that on in the final stride. PEYTONS PATH had speed outside a rival then inched away and angled in, set the pace on a clear lead inside, drifted out from the whip in deep stretch and was edged on the line. TAKEO chased outside a rival then three deep on the backstretch and into the second turn, angled in outside a rival leaving that turn and edged that one for the show. MY INDY a step slow to begin, angled in and stalked inside, came a bit off the rail in the stretch and was edged for third. CHASE AND COLORADO settled a bit off the rail then outside a rival, went up three deep on the backstretch and into the second turn, came four wide leaving that turn and into the stretch, drifted in some and was outfinished for a minor share. SPEAKEROFTHEHOUSE angled in and saved ground stalking the pace, was in tight along the rail from midstretch to deep stretch and could not offer the necessary late kick. SILENT MUSKETIER dropped back early and saved ground off the pace, inched forward inside on the second turn then steadied off heels nearing the stretch, came out for room in midstretch and lacked the needed rally. TRUEST REWARD stalked outside a rival then between horses on the backstretch and into the second turn, dropped back between foes leaving that turn and weakened.

SECOND RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $21,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $30,000. Time 23.77 48.02 1:13.70 1:27.15 1:41.05

Winner–Zucchera Dbb.f.3 by Tapizar out of Hello Sugar, by Cee’s Tizzy. Bred by Pamela C. Ziebarth (KY). Trainer: Richard Baltas. Owner: Pamela C. Ziebarth. Mutuel Pool $159,087 Daily Double Pool $36,902 Exacta Pool $82,138 Superfecta Pool $41,335 Trifecta Pool $59,625. Scratched–none.

ZUCCHERA settled inside then off the rail into the backstretch, went up four wide then three deep nearing the second turn, bid outside a rival leaving that turn, battled between horses under urging through the final furlong and gamely prevailed. MANRESA tugged between horses on the first turn then stalked outside a rival or between foes, ranged up three deep into the stretch, battled three wide through the final furlong and was outgamed. FLYING BLUE angled in and dueled outside a rival then between foes, continued inside on the second turn, fought back along the rail in the stretch but could not quite match the top pair late. PROBABLE saved ground stalking the pace throughout and weakened in the stretch. LUCKY BRITE EYE three deep on the first turn, bid three wide on the backstretch, dropped back and angled in on the second turn and also weakened. WILLOWGLADE angled in and dueled inside then a bit off the rail, was between horses a half mile out, dropped back between foes on the second turn, drifted four wide into the stretch and gave way.

THIRD RACE.

5½ Furlongs Turf. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 3 year olds and up. Time 21.70 44.06 55.55 1:01.49

Winner–Torosay B.g.3 by Goldencents out of Maggie McGowan, by Salt Lake. Bred by W C Racing, Milt Gilman & Mark Verge (KY). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: W.C. Racing Inc.. Mutuel Pool $191,582 Daily Double Pool $24,775 Exacta Pool $108,354 Superfecta Pool $34,233 Trifecta Pool $63,724. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (3-1-4) paid $11.85. Pick Three Pool $59,839.

TOROSAY sped to the early lead, inched away and angled in, set the pace inside, drifted out a bit in the final furlong but won clear under some urging and steady handling then a snug hold late. LINCOLN CITY four wide early, angled in and stalked outside a rival on the backstretch and turn, came out some into the stretch and outfinished that foe for the place. THE LONGEST NIGHT between horses early, stalked a bit off the rail then inside leaving the turn and into the stretch and held third. CAPE POINT saved ground chasing the pace throughout and lacked the needed rally. TYRANNICAL REX stumbled at the start, settled inside, came out on the turn and three wide into the stretch and lacked the necessary late kick. MAGIC RATE broke a step slowly, chased outside a rival on the backstretch and turn, continued alongside that foe in the stretch and did not rally.

FOURTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $24,000. Claiming. 3 year olds. Claiming Price $20,000. Time 22.43 45.69 57.87 1:10.57

Winner–Oil Can Knight Dbb.g.3 by Can the Man out of Makeitagame, by El Corredor. Bred by Michelle Morehead, Mallory Morehead &Matthew Morehead (KY). Trainer: Doug F. O’Neill. Owner: Westside Racing Stable, Keh, Steven, Knight, Scott and Tucker, Terri. Mutuel Pool $216,484 Daily Double Pool $25,083 Exacta Pool $130,908 Superfecta Pool $56,794 Trifecta Pool $91,048. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (1-4-2) paid $12.95. Pick Three Pool $25,837.

OIL CAN KNIGHT a bit crowded at the start, was sent between horses early, set a pressured pace inside, inched away on the turn, came a bit off the rail into the stretch, kicked clear, drifted in late and held gamely under a vigorous hand ride. TOOTHLESS WONDER went up to press the pace three deep between horses then stalked between foes on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and continued willingly to just miss. CONCORD JET prompted the pace four wide on the backstretch, stalked the winner outside on the turn, came four wide into the stretch and bested the others. OWNING broke out a bit, saved ground stalking the pace throughout and lacked a response in the final furlong. VERYNSKY broke in a bit, stalked between horses early then bid between foes to press the pace, tracked the winner a bit off the rail then between rivals on the turn and weakened. MO DINERO well placed stalking the pace off the rail then outside a rival on the turn, came four wide into the stretch, drifted in through the drive and also weakened.

FIFTH RACE.

1¼ Mile Turf. Purse: $51,000. Allowance Optional Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $40,000. Time 24.07 47.68 1:11.28 1:35.41 2:00.07

Winner–Chosen Vessel B.g.4 by English Channel out of Lost Gold, by Dynaformer. Bred by Calumet Farm (KY). Trainer: Craig Dollase. Owner: Masino Racing Stable. Mutuel Pool $331,785 Daily Double Pool $47,658 Exacta Pool $203,064 Superfecta Pool $86,334 Super High Five Pool $4,161 Trifecta Pool $154,627. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (4-2-6) paid $25.00. Pick Three Pool $51,275. 50-Cent Pick Four (1-4-2-6) 1340 tickets with 4 correct paid $93.50. Pick Four Pool $164,221. 50-Cent Pick Five (3/6-1-4-2-6) 1474 tickets with 5 correct paid $242.00. Pick Five Pool $414,906.

CHOSEN VESSEL stalked between horses then inside on the first turn, continued a bit off the rail leaving the backstretch and on the final turn, came out some in the stretch, bid three deep under left handed urging in midstretch, gained the advantage in deep stretch and gamely prevailed. FULL OF LUCK (CHI) had speed outside a rival then inched away and angled in, dueled inside leaving the last turn, fought back to a slim lead past the eighth pole, battled inside the winner to the wire. BUCKSTOPPER KIT three wide on the hill, stalked a bit off the rail, bid outside the runner-up leaving the last turn, briefly put a head in front between the top pair in midstretch and continued willingly. M TOWN GEM rank and steadied along the inside early, came a bit off the rail on the clubhouse turn, continued outside a rival on the last turn and three wide into the stretch and went on willingly late. CRYSTAL TRIBE (IRE) pulled between horses early, chased outside a rival then off the rail into the stretch and could not quite summon the needed late kick. UNAPOLOGETIC went up five wide in the stretch the first time then stalked outside a rival, continued inside on the second turn and into the stretch, came out for room in midstretch and lacked the necessary rally. ENGRAM had speed inside then saved ground chasing the pace, came out a bit in the stretch and did not rally. ELDRITCH (IRE) chased between horses then inside on the backstretch and last turn and into the stretch and lacked a rally. REAL MASTER (FR) stalked three deep then outside a rival, was in a bit tight when dropping back leaving the final turn and gave way.

SIXTH RACE.

1 Mile. Purse: $50,000. Maiden Special Weight. 2 year olds. Time 23.11 46.66 1:11.88 1:24.93 1:38.12

Winner–Taishan B.c.2 by Twirling Candy out of Grace Phil, by Philanthropist. Bred by Nursery Place, Donaldson & Broadbent (KY). Trainer: Richard Baltas. Owner: Nguyen, Calvin and Tran, Joey. Mutuel Pool $368,678 Daily Double Pool $42,660 Exacta Pool $218,768 Superfecta Pool $91,488 Trifecta Pool $155,741. Scratched–none.

50-Cent Pick Three (2-6-5) paid $47.35. Pick Three Pool $61,356.

TAISHAN a step slow to begin, went up to press the pace three deep then outside the runner-up leaving the second turn and in the stretch, put a head in front under left handed urging a sixteenth out and inched away in the final strides. TIZAMAGICIAN had speed inside to prompt the pace, took the lead on the second turn, fought along the rail through the stretch but could not quite match the winner late. COOL RUNNINGS three deep on the first turn, stalked outside a rival then off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and bested the others. FREDERICKTOWN stalked inside then a bit off the rail on the backstretch, angled back in on the second turn and weakened. BEST CHANCE had speed outside a rival then set a pressured pace between foes, relinquished the advantage on the second turn, fell back leaving that turn and also weakened. CALL ME DADDY a bit slow to begin, chased between horses then inside on the backstretch, came out on the second turn and gave way.

SEVENTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $17,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000. Time 22.69 46.35 58.76 1:11.78

Winner–Tinsel Town Queen Dbb.f.3 by Hoorayforhollywood out of Caught in the Act, by A.P. Indy. Bred by Linda Madsen & Joy Seifert (CA). Trainer: Kristin Mulhall. Owner: Madsen, Linda L. and Seifert, Joy. Mutuel Pool $313,139 Daily Double Pool $48,348 Exacta Pool $200,200 Superfecta Pool $137,947 Trifecta Pool $187,681 X-5 Super High Five Pool $11,514. Scratched–Dairy Kid.

50-Cent Pick Three (6-5-3) paid $145.40. Pick Three Pool $54,069.

TINSEL TOWN QUEEN sped to the early lead, angled in and set the pace inside, responded when challenged on the turn, fought back in the stretch, inched away under urging past midstretch and won clear. CALIFORNIA LOVE stalked between horses then bid outside the winner on the turn and in the stretch, could not match that one in the final furlong and just held second. SUEZAAANA close up stalking the winner three deep on the backstretch and outside a rival then off the rail on the turn, came three wide into the stretch, drifted in a bit and was edged for the place. CHIRP saved ground stalking the pace, came a bit off the rail on the turn then angled back in and lacked a rally inside. MORNING CYNN chased between horses early then off the rail, came out four wide into the stretch and could not offer the necessary late response. GOTTA BE LUCKY chased outside, angled in just off the rail leaving the turn and into the stretch and did not rally. INFO’S TREASURE settled between horses early then inside, came out on the turn and around a rival into the stretch and was not a threat. VIDALIA stumbled badly at the start to drop back, chased off the inside, angled to the rail on the turn and weakened.

EIGHTH RACE.

1 Mile Turf. Purse: $200,000. ‘Goldikova Stakes’. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Time 22.97 46.66 1:10.58 1:22.04 1:33.38

Winner–Toinette Dbb.f.4 by Scat Daddy out of I Bet Toni Knows, by Sunriver. Bred by J D Stuart, P C Bance & A REnterprises, Inc. (KY). Trainer: Neil D. Drysdale. Owner: Baca, Ken, Hudson, Joseph and Hudson, Lynne. Mutuel Pool $478,933 Daily Double Pool $65,878 Exacta Pool $233,538 Superfecta Pool $112,505 Trifecta Pool $158,816. Scratched–Ms Bad Behavior.

50-Cent Pick Three (5-3-5) paid $26.25. Pick Three Pool $70,459.

TOINETTE had speed between horses then stalked outside a rival, bid alongside the pacesetter leaving the second turn, took the lead into the stretch, inched away under some urging in midstretch and won clear. SIMPLY BREATHLESS (GB) stalked a bit off the rail then outside a rival on the backstretch and second turn, continued under urging alongside the pacesetter in midstretch then had the rider lose the whip a sixteenth out but gained the place. RICHMOND AVENUE (IRE) chased inside, came out into the stretch, split horses in midstretch and edged the pacesetter for the show. STREAK OF LUCK had speed three deep then angled in and set the pace inside, fought back leaving the second turn and into the stretch and was edged late for third. DON’T BLAME JUDY hopped a bit and was off slowly, saved ground, came out on the second turn and three wide into the stretch and lacked the needed rally. COACH ROCKS saved ground stalking the pace, continued inside into and through the stretch and weakened some late.

NINTH RACE.

6 Furlongs. Purse: $15,000. Claiming. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $12,500. Time 22.05 45.70 58.65 1:11.81

Winner–Don’tteasethetiger B.g.3 by Smiling Tiger out of My Cinsation, by Cindago. Bred by Premier Thoroughbreds LLC, Alan Klein &Edward J. Brown (CA). Trainer: Genaro Vallejo. Owner: Battle Born Racing Stable, Ferrara, Nick, KAM Racing and Huson, Robert. Mutuel Pool $440,495 Daily Double Pool $154,840 Exacta Pool $241,433 Superfecta Pool $172,285 Super High Five Pool $93,688 Trifecta Pool $204,047. Claimed–Bully for Eric by Saldana, Reed and Urbina, Leopoldo. Trainer: Reed Saldana. Scratched–Buck Duane.

50-Cent Pick Three (3-5-6) paid $27.20. Pick Three Pool $283,254. 50-Cent Pick Four (5-3-5/6-6) 5019 tickets with 4 correct paid $125.70. Pick Four Pool $826,863. 50-Cent Pick Five (6-5-3-5/6-6) 345 tickets with 5 correct paid $951.65. Pick Five Pool $430,193. 20-Cent Pick Six Jackpot (2-6-5-3-5/6-6) 2470 tickets with 6 correct paid $1,104.70. Pick Six Jackpot Pool $3,003,292.

DON’TTEASETHETIGER chased outside or off the rail, swung five wide into the stretch, bid outside the runner-up under urging past midstretch, gained the advantage in deep stretch and gamely prevailed. TEMPLE KNIGHTS stalked inside, came out leaving the turn and three deep into the stretch, was fanned out a bit while putting a head in front nearing midstretch, fought back inside the winner in deep stretch but could not quite match that one late. SURFSIDE SUNSET settled inside, came out in upper stretch, went around a rival in midstretch and gained the show inside. BULLY FOR ERIC had speed outside then angled in and dueled alongside a rival, gained the advantage leaving the turn, drifted out in upper stretch and nearing midstretch despite right handed urging, drifted in late and was edged for third. HOSS CARTWRIGHT stalked outside on the backstretch and turn, came four wide into the stretch, steadied when squeezed nearing midstretch and was outfinished for a minor award. SKAGIT RIVER chased off the rail then outside, went three deep on the turn, came out into the stretch and did not rally. GOLDEN IMAGE chased off the inside, split horses then continued outside a rival on the turn, came out into the stretch and weakened. PETER ALAN sped to the early lead, angled in and dueled inside, dropped back into the stretch and also weakened. BULLY FOR ERIC and HOSS CARTWRIGHT but made no change when they ruled the trouble to the latter did not alter the original order of finish. IRON CURTAIN stalked a bit off the rail then outside a rival, was pulled up on the turn and vanned off. The stewards conducted an inquiry into the run through midstretch but made no change when they ruled the trouble to HOSS CARTWRIGHT did not alter the original order of finish.

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CHARGERS

In their most complete effort of 2019, the Chargers controlled the ball and the clock and shut down Green Bay’s offense in a 26-11 victory at Dignity Health Sports Park.

The performance emerged suddenly for a team that had struggled through the season’s first half with a 3-5 record and largely underachieving.

The Packers entered Sunday 7-1 and had won games at Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City.

With Shane Steichen calling plays for the first time in his career, the Chargers’ slumbering offense awoke with more creativity, tempo and misdirection.

Steichen, who began the season as the team’s quarterbacks coach, took over as interim offensive coordinator last week after Ken Whisenhunt was fired.

Philip Rivers finished 21 of 28 for 294 yards. Melvin Gordon rushed 20 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns and Austin Ekeler had 70 yards in 12 carries. Mike Williams caught three passes for 111 yards, his first career 100-yard game and Hunter Henry had seven receptions for 84 yards.

The Chargers amassed 160 yards on the ground after failing to rush for as many than 40 yards in four consecutive games.

But just as impressive as the offense’s showing was what the Chargers did on defense.

Nearly five minutes into the fourth quarter, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers had passed for only 61 yards and the Packers had only six first downs.

Those numbers swelled on Green Bay’s final two possessions as the Chargers went into a more protective shell. By that point, the game basically had been won.

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CHARGERS SCHEDULE

All times Pacific. Radio: KFI-AM 640, KFWB-AM 980

at Chargers 30, Indianapolis 24 (OT)

at Detroit 13, Chargers 10

Houston 27, at Chargers 20

Chargers 30, at Miami 10

Denver 20, at Chargers 13

Pittsburgh 24, at Chargers 17

at Tennessee 23, Chargers 20

Chargers 17, at Chicago 16

at Chargers 26, Green Bay 11

Sunday at Oakland, 5:15 p.m., Fox, NFL Network

Nov. 18 vs. Kansas City, 5:15 p.m., ESPN (at Mexico City, counts as home game for Chargers)

Dec. 1 at Denver, 1:15 p.m., CBS

Dec. 8 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m., Fox

Dec. 15 vs. Minnesota, 5:15 p.m., NBC

Dec. 22 or 23 vs. Oakland, TBD

Dec. 29 at Kansas City, 10 a.m., CBS

RAMS SCHEDULE

All times Pacific. Radio: 710 ESPN, 93.1 JACK FM

Rams 30, at Carolina 27

at Rams 27, New Orleans 9

Rams 20, at Cleveland 13

Tampa Bay 55, at Rams 40

at Seattle 30, Rams 29

San Francisco 20, at Rams 7

Rams 37, at Atlanta 10

Rams 24, Cincinnati 10 (at London)

Nov. 10 at Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m., Fox

Nov. 17 vs. Chicago, 5:15 p.m., NBC

Nov. 25 vs. Baltimore, 5:15 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 1 at Arizona, 1 p.m., Fox

Dec. 8 vs. Seattle, 5:15 p.m., NBC

Dec. 15 at Dallas, 1:15 p.m., Fox

Dec. 22 or 23 at San Francisco, TBD

Dec. 29 vs. Arizona, 1:15 p.m., Fox

Sunday’s NFL scoreboard

at Chargers 26, Green Bay 11

at Baltimore 37, New England 20

Houston 26, at Jacksonville 3

at Buffalo 24, Washington 9

at Kansas City 26, Minnesota 23

at Miami 26, NY Jets 18

at Philadelphia 22, Chicago 14

at Pittsburgh 26, Indianapolis 24

at Carolina 30, Tennessee 20

at Oakland 31, Detroit 24

at Seattle 40, Tampa Bay 34 (OT)

at Denver 24, Cleveland 19

Read all about them here.

Open date: Rams, Atlanta, Cincinnati, New Orleans

Tonight’s schedule

Dallas at NY Giants, 5:15 p.m., ESPN

LAKERS

The Lakers didn’t make this one easy on themselves, but they beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-96 for their fifth win in a row.

LeBron James scored 21 points and had 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his second consecutive triple-double, becoming the first Lakers to do that since Lamar Odom in 2006. Anthony Davis had 25 points, leading all scorers, and added 11 rebounds. Avery Bradley was the Lakers’ next-highest scorer with 16 points. He made seven of nine field-goal tries and left the game during the second half with a lower leg injury.

San Antonio started the game with a quick five points before the Lakers scored. But while past opponents have been quick to put the Lakers in double-digit holes, the Spurs couldn’t. The most San Antonio led by Sunday was five.

At halftime, James was already close to a triple-double with 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The Lakers led 56-43 with the help of a buzzer-beating three-point heave by Kyle Kuzma, who scored from near half court.

Although the Lakers built a 19-point lead early in the third quarter, the Spurs kept hanging around. Dejounte Murray, who led San Antonio with 18 points, made a layup with 4:10 left to tie the score at 90. From there, though, the Lakers pulled away.

CLIPPERS

Kawhi Leonard scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Clippers to a 105-94 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Leonard’s scoring surge helped the Clippers erase a double-digit second-half deficit and remain unbeaten (4-0) at home. He only made nine of 26 shots, but with the game tied at 86, Leonard scored six points to spark a 19-8 run to close out the victory.

Montrezl Harrell scored 19 points and Lou Williams added 17 for the Clippers.

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 36 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 19.

After trailing by eight points in the opening quarter, the Clippers opened the second quarter on a 20-4 run. Landry Shamet’s three-pointer gave Los Angeles a 36-24 lead at the 4:53 mark. The Jazz responded with a 17-3 run to finish the quarter and Mitchell’s basket in the final minute gave Utah a 41-39 lead at the break.

Both teams shot under 35% in the opening half. Leonard made just one of nine shots in the first half and scored only five points.

DUCKS

Patrick Kane scored 24 second into overtime off a pass from Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Ducks 3-2.

Rookie Adam Boqvist scored his first career NHL goal and Alex DeBrincat scored on a two-man advantage as the Blackhawks spoiled the 1,000th career game of Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf.

Erik Gudbranson and Nick Ritchie scored for Anaheim. Ryan Miller had 34 saves.

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DODGERS

Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers won a Gold Glove award as a right fielder on Sunday. Bellinger was selected over Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jason Heyward of the Chicago Cubs.

It is the first Gold Glove for the 24-year-old Bellinger. He was the Dodgers’ only finalist at any position. He is the Dodgers’ first Gold Glove award winner since pitcher Zack Greinke in 2015.

Bellinger began the season as the Dodgers’ everyday right fielder, but began splitting most of his time between first base and center field in August. He led all qualified right fielders with 19 defensive runs saved and ranked second with 10 outfield assists in 911 1/3 innings. He also logged 230 innings at first base and 170 2/3 innings in center field.

No Angels were awarded a gold glove this season.

Here are the Gold Glove winners:

AMERICAN LEAGUE: P—Mike Leake, Seattle-Arizona; C—Roberto Perez, Cleveland; 1B—Matt Olson, Oakland; 2B—Yolmer Sanchez, Chicago; 3B—Matt Chapman, Oakland; SS—Francisco Lindor, Cleveland; LF—Alex Gordon, Kansas City; CF—Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay; RF—Mookie Betts, Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE: P—Zack Greinke, Arizona-Houston; C—J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia; 1B—Anthony Rizzo, Chicago; 2B—Kolten Wong, St. Louis; 3B—Nolan Arenado, Colorado; SS—Nick Ahmed, Arizona; LF—David Peralta, Arizona; CF—Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee; RF—Cody Bellinger, Dodgers.

Also, the Dodgers declined to exercise the $13 million team option on Jedd Gyorko’s contract. Instead, they will pay him a $1 million buyout, making the veteran infielder a free agent.

UCLA FOOTBALL

The Bruins are headed for the season’s most pivotal game in the Pac-12 South Division. It will be UCLA versus No. 9 Utah on Nov. 16 in Salt Lake City for all the marbles, or at least all the ones Bruins fans have left after a bonkers turnaround from their 1-5 start.

If the Bruins (4-5, 4-2) beat the Utes (8-1, 5-1) at Rice-Eccles Stadium for a fourth consecutive victory, it could conceivably forge a three-way tie atop the division standings between UCLA, Utah and USC, provided the Trojans (5-4, 4-2) beat Arizona State next week on the road. That would also lead to a winner-take-all showdown between the Bruins and Trojans on Nov. 23 at the Coliseum, with both teams holding the tiebreaker over the Utes in that scenario.

For the Bruins, their game against Utah is the program’s biggest since facing USC in November 2015 with the Pac-12 South title at stake. Incidentally, UCLA had won at nationally ranked Utah the previous week.

“For sure going to get a jump on Utah this week, make sure we go out and compete,” UCLA cornerback Darnay Holmes said Saturday night after the Bruins polished off Colorado, 31-14, at the Rose Bowl. “It’s gonna be a hectic scene; we’re ready for it.”

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25 RANKINGS

1. LSU (17 first-place votes), 8-0, 1,479 points, Ranked 1 last week

2. Alabama (21), 8-0, 1,472 (2)

3. Ohio State (17), 8-0, 1,467 (3)

4. Clemson (7), 9-0, 1,406 (4)

5. Penn State, 8-0, 1,306 (5)

6. Georgia, 7-1, 1,196 (8)

7. Oregon, 8-1, 1,180 (7)

8. Utah, 8-1, 1,090 (9)

9. Oklahoma, 7-1, 1,045 (10)

10. Florida, 7-2, 938 (6)

11. Baylor, 8-0, 909 (12)

12. Auburn, 7-2, 901 (11)

13. Minnesota, 8-0, 831 (13)

14. Michigan, 7-2, 909 (14)

15. Notre Dame, 6-2, 571 (16)

16. Wisconsin, 6-2, 558 (18)

17. Cincinnati, 7-1, 527 (17)

18. Iowa, 6-2, 491 (19)

19. Memphis, 8-1, 448 (24)

20. Kansas State, 6-2, 364 (22)

21. Boise State, 7-1, 310 (21)

22. Wake Forest, 7-1, 296 (23)

23. SMU, 8-1, 250 (15)

24. San Diego State, 7-1, 87 (25)

25. Navy, 7-1, 83 (not ranked)

Dropped from rankings: Appalachian State

Others receiving votes: UCF 52, Texas 37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma State 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian State 5, Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, Iowa State 1, Virginia 1, North Dakota State 1

TODAY’S LOCAL MAJOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

All times Pacific

No games scheduled.

BORN ON THIS DATE

1930: Baseball/basketball player Dick Groat

1933: High jumper Mildred McDaniel (d. 2004)

1933: Baseball player Tito Francona (d. 2018)

1967: Former Dodger Eric Karros

1968: Baseball player Carlos Baerga

1975: Former Clipper Lorenzen Wright (d. 2010)

1975: Former Ram Orlando Pace

1982: Football player Devin Hester

1988: Football player Dez Bryant

DIED ON THIS DATE

1950: Baseball player Grover Cleveland Alexander, 61

1955: Baseball player Cy Young, 88

2010: Baseball manager Sparky Anderson, 76

AND FINALLY

Eric Karros hits two home runs in Game 2 of the 1995 NLDS. Watch it here.

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The third modest earthquake in a week has shaken up northern Sonoma County, striking the area burned in the Kincade fire.

A magnitude 4.2 temblor was recorded in the sparsely populated Mayacamas Mountains about 13 miles northeast of Healdsburg just after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Strong shaking was forecasted to have occurred at the mountainous epicenter, but the most populated areas, Healdsburg and Geyserville, were expected to have encountered only weak or light shaking — not strong enough to cause major damage.

Two other earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater have been detected since the Kincade fire erupted on Oct. 23 — a magnitude 3.7 earthquake on Saturday morning, and a magnitude 3.1 quake on Oct. 28.

The Kincade fire, which at one point forced 200,000 people to evacuate from their homes, has burned through more than 77,000 acres and was 78% contained by Sunday night. The fire destroyed 350 structures in Northern California’s wine country.

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All three earthquakes occurred in the northern section of the Kincade burn zone and the vicinity of the Geysers geothermal plant run by Calpine Corp. The Geysers comprises 45 square miles along the borders of Sonoma and Lake counties and uses steam harvested from under the surface, heated by magma, to create electricity at 13 power plants for Northern California.

The Geysers facility is part of the Clear Lake Volcanic Field, one of eight volcanic areas classified by the U.S. Geological Survey to pose at least a moderate volcanic risk in the state. The most recent eruptions of the Clear Lake Volcanic Field occurred about 11,000 years ago around Mt. Konocti, above the southern shore of Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake contained entirely in California.

Volcano scientists believe the Clear Lake Volcanic Field is in a long lull of activity. Between about 10,000 and 60,000 years ago, the area was believed to be far more busy, averaging one eruption every 1,800 years.

Earthquakes are fairly common at the Geysers, the largest complex of geothermal power plants in the world. According to the USGS, activities associated with the withdrawal of steam for producing electric power causes or induces small quakes to occur in the steam field.

The level of seismicity has been fairly stable since the mid-1980s, according to the geological survey, even as the amount of power produced has declined as steam reservoirs are depleted.

Energy production began at the Geysers in the 1960s.

The largest quake recorded at the Geysers was about magnitude 4.5, according to the USGS. It’s possible a magnitude 5 quake could occur in the area, the agency says, but a quake more powerful than that is probably unlikely.

Earthquake faults that are longer and therefore capable of more powerful temblors are miles away from the steam field.

There have been 11 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater in the Geysers area this year, including the three recorded in the past week.