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Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the United States on Tuesday, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike just days after the administration of Joe Biden reportedly allowed Ukraine to fire American missiles deep into Russia. The updated doctrine, formally known as “The basics of state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence,” … Read more

Cary Blanchard and Jim Harbaugh apparently didn’t get the word that the crippled Indianapolis Colts were supposed to lose to the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys. Blanchard kicked four field goals, including the game-winner from 43 yards with 51 seconds left, and Harbaugh threw two touchdown passes Sunday as the unbeaten Colts rallied from an … Read more

Jeremy McGrath, the rider who did more than anyone else to make the stadium sport of supercross the fastest growing in motor racing, has decided to retire at age 31. The seven-time American Motorcyclist Assn. supercross champion and the winner of a record 72 main events, rode in two races in Europe this month, but … Read more

Rejuvenated Gabriel Pec embracing his ‘freedom to play soccer’ with Galaxy This is a story about how Gabriel Pec and the Galaxy got their grooves back. For Pec, the Galaxy’s spectacular 23-year-old winger, the change started last February, when he left Brazilian club Vasco da Gama, the only team he had ever known. “At Vasco … Read more

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster celebrates after the Bruins’ win over Iowa on Nov. 8. Foster isn’t afraid to provide some bulletin board material for USC ahead of Saturday’s crosstown rivalry game. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Bulletin boards inside USC’s McKay Center might come crashing to the floor with the weight of what the coach … Read more

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer behind the country’s worst peacetime atrocity, will appear in court on Tuesday to argue he should be released from prison after spending over 13 years behind bars. The anti-Muslim neo-Nazi killed 77 people in July 2011. He killed eight with a car bomb in Oslo and then gunned down 69, … Read more

The old cliché is true: Offense does win games. Whether the Lions or Bills have enough defense to win a championship will be decided in the playoffs. But, for now, Detroit and Buffalo look like Super Bowl contenders because they boast the Nos. 1- and 3-ranked scoring offenses in the NFL. Shortly after the Lions … Read more

Keith McAfee, Texas A&M; running back, dashed toward the Brigham Young sideline Saturday night after the Holiday Bowl, laughing and waving his arms, imploring the Cougar players to stay around for the award ceremony. “Come on, ya’ll, where are you going?” he said. “Stay around for your trophy. Don’t be like that.” The BYU players … Read more

Don Hornback will be spending most of Friday afternoon on the highway. While the rest of the Woodland Hills West baseball team will be winging its way skyward to the American Legion state playoffs in Yountville, Calif., Hornback will be several thousand feet below on Interstate 101. “No flying for me,” the West assistant said. … Read more

If there was a spot on Dave Roberts’ uniform that wasn’t soaked in dirt or sweat Saturday afternoon, it was difficult to find. Roberts made a sliding catch on the warning track of Doug Glanville’s drive to left-center field in the first inning, he dived head-first into second on a stolen base in the fifth … Read more