Pursuit Driver Does ‘Donuts’ on Rainy Hollywood Surface Streets, Is Greeted by a Crowd in South L.A.  —  A driver wanted for a burglary in Cerritos led authorities on a chase for about two hours through much of the greater Los Angeles area Thursday, at one point doing “donut” …

Ione Middle Schooler Found with Drug Disguised as Candy … “Say no to drugs” — it's a common lesson for kids and teenagers.  —  But this week in the small town of Ione, many parents are teaching their kids to say no to candy.  —  “I mean who would have thought that what looks to be candy would be drugs?” said Melissa Coviello.

DENVER AND THE WEST  —  AURORA MOTEL OWNER FOR DECADES SPIED ON GUESTS HAVING SEX, AUTHOR SAYS  —  Gay Talese writes about a Colorado voyeur who took notes as he spied on hundreds of people having sex at his Aurora motel.  —  Gerald Foos once owned the Manor House Motel on Colfax Avenue in Aurora …

Student body-slammed by school police officer  —  SAN ANTONIO - A viral video showing a school police officer body-slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground has sparked a San Antonio Independent School District investigation.  —  The district confirmed the officer was put on paid leave Wednesday morning.

Correa crushes 2 HRs, but ‘Starlin Castro is playing T-ball’ for Yanks  —  NEW YORK —  Starlin Castro looks perfectly comfortable in pinstripes.  —  The Yankees' new second baseman homered and drove in five runs, Mark Teixeira had four RBIs and New York trounced the Houston Astros 16-6 …

Rockies' Trevor Story on historic home run pace … The big story in Major League Baseball at the moment is the story of Trevor Story, a rookie shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.  —  Story made history against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.  —  On Wednesday, he became the first player …

Should You Pay Your Taxes With A Credit Card?  —  Factors to Consider When Making Your Decision  —  It is hard to beat the convenience of a credit card for purchases, but does that same convenience make it worth paying your taxes by credit card?  It might, but that depends on several factors involving money and time.

Cardinals outplayed in every way by Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH  • Those pesky details, the familiar flaws, and all those haphazard moments that the Cardinals could dismiss as spring training nitpicks aren't so easily excused now that they've come north.  —  What happened in Florida didn't stay in Florida.

Orioles Acquire Left-Hander Jayson Aquino From Cardinals  —  The Orioles announced this morning that they've acquired left-hander Jayson Aquino from the Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations.  Aquino, who turned 23 in November, was on the Cardinals' 40-man roster and will therefore bring the Orioles' 40-man roster count to 38.

Dodgers hand Padres futility mark with 27 straight shutout innings  —  SAN DIEGO — No major league team has ever been as futile in its first three games as the Padres.  —  They simply couldn't find home plate in their opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the first MLB team …

Another Braves mistake, another blown lead and loss to Nats  —  A.J. Pierzynski was in the middle of some important plays for the Braves Wednesday night, including one that went completely awry and turned the game around.  —  After his single in the fourth inning gave the Braves a 1- lead …

The Unbearable Whiteness of Baseball  —  By instinct, honed reflex and general contrarianism, I root for all “flashy” “showboats” who are “disgraces to the game.”  It has been this way since I left Boston at age 10 to move to North Carolina, a state with no notable baseball team save …