Joe Rogan floats bold back up plan for Spencer Pratt if he loses LA mayoral election

Podcast host Joe Rogan thinks Spencer Pratt should run for office in Austin if he loses his bid for Los Angeles. “Maybe we get Spencer Pratt, if he loses in LA, to run for mayor of Austin,” Rogan said on his podcast during an episode with comedian Tom Segura. “We could use you,” Segura said. Rogan and Segura both lived in Los Angeles before moving to Texas. Segura noted that he sold his house in Altadena before the fires burned it down, which he described as looking like “a bomb went off.” “It was really crazy. Oh, glad we moved, too,” Rogan responded. Segura also said he thinks Pratt has a…

Golden Knights sweep Avalanche to advance to Stanley Cup Final

LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas and the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado’s high-powered offense to beat the Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night for an unthinkable sweep to make their third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons. The Golden Knights will get a break while they…

Rural counties vote to break away from California in new secession push

Momentum is building behind a Republican leader’s proposal for rural California areas to split off from the rest of the Golden — as two counties are set to vote Tuesday to support the proposal. Yuba County supervisors adopted a resolution to back the split in Tuesday morning, and Sutter County…

Cost of simple oil change could skyrocket 40% due to Iran war: report

Automakers are scrambling for synthetic motor oil as the Iran war chokes off critical supplies from the Middle East — threatening to send the cost of a routine oil change soaring by nearly 40%. Dealerships and distributors are stockpiling oil while prices surge, with some suppliers warning the US could…

Evgeni Malkin re-signs with Penguins to return for 21st NHL season

Evgeni Malkin is back for another year in the Steel City.  The beloved Penguins star signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract on Tuesday, marking his return for his 21st NHL season, and one that will likely be his last.  Malkin will turn 40 later this summer and has spent his…

Mangroves clean up .7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds

Mangrove forests around the world provide a largely overlooked nitrogen-pollution cleanup service — one that, if humans had to pay for it, would cost $8.7 billion per year, a new study estimates.Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants that grow between the high-tide and low-tide marks in tropical and subtropical coastal regions. Their…

Ex-Knick and NBA champion P.J. Tucker retires after 19 seasons

Former Knick and NBA veteran P.J. Tucker announced his retirement on Thursday, hanging up his sneakers after a professional basketball career that spanned parts of two decades.  Tucker, 41, played three games for the Knicks during his final season in the NBA last year, and his career included time with…

Lakers fall to Thunder in Game 2, trailing 0-2 in playoff series

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Lakers, one again, were so close.  But they kept getting in their own way in their 125-107 Game 2 loss to the Thunder at Paycom Center. The Lakers had too many self-inflicted wounds, like their 21 turnovers for 26 OKC points. Or the 17 second-chance points…

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