Santa

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PHOENIX—Cori Close was a rookie assistant women’s basketball coach at UCLA, barely past her playing career at UC Santa Barbara, when she met the most famous coach in college basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Following the fires, they told outlets that the family had moved closer to Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Even after she became head coach at UC Santa Barbara in 1995, Close would make the long drive to see Wooden as much as she could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Trainer Michael McCarthy didn’t have a starter in the Santa Anita Derby, one year after winning the race with Journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

November seeps into December and people replace their gourds and pumpkins with Santa hats and snowmen.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam