• Bench gives UCLA men’s basketball early season lift

    Bench gives UCLA men’s basketball early season lift
    Jules Bernard didn’t let the mass of red jerseys stop him. The 6-foot-6 freshman guard battled through three Saint Francis (Pa.) defenders, hopping as if on a pogo stick, to get around 6-10 Deivydas Kuzavas. Bernard grabbed a rebound, tried a put-back, watched it dribble off the rim and snatched it again.
    His effort off the bench was finally rewarded when his lefty layup sank through the hoop. After Bernard’s career-high 18 points last Friday, bench depth is becoming just as importan
  • USC basketball can start building NCAA tournament résumé Monday vs. Texas Tech

    USC basketball can start building NCAA tournament résumé Monday vs. Texas Tech
    When USC’s basketball team missed the NCAA tournament last season, the reason for its long-documented snub was made clear.
    Bruce Rasmussen, the selection committee chair, noted the Trojans lacked sufficient quality wins. Though winning more than 20 games, they were winless against major conference teams that reached the tournament.
    Sign up for Home Turf and get exclusive stories every SoCal sports fan must read, sent daily. Subscribe here.
    If they are to avoid a similar fate this March, we
  • Every day is Halloween for the High-Speed Rail Authority

    Every day is Halloween for the High-Speed Rail Authority
    For the California High-Speed Rail Authority, it’s Halloween year-round. It seems like every time the HSR officials open the door, there’s another bunch of auditors standing there, looking scary.
    On Thursday, California State Auditor Elaine Howle released the results of an audit of the rail authority’s “policies, procedures, and processes for managing contracts and containing costs.” Like every previous report about the bullet train’s finances, this one would
  • Knott’s Merry Farm decks the park for the winter holidays with seasonal décor, shows and food

    Knott’s Merry Farm decks the park for the winter holidays with seasonal décor, shows and food
    The neon coaster gulch in the Boardwalk area of Knott’s Berry Farm adds a megawatt jolt of seasonal cheer during the holidays with zigzag strands of overhead lights, mid-century modern garland and glimmering Christmas trees that appear to float on water.
    It’s all part of the Knott’s Merry Farm transformation that sees the Buena Park theme park decorated each holiday season with thousands of twinkling lights, miles of garland and dozens of glowing jumbo snowflakes.
    Red, green an
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  • Could Clippers’ resilient streak prove a predictor of continued success?

    Could Clippers’ resilient streak prove a predictor of continued success?
    Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has quickly become a key cog on a team that’s proving itself a resilient bunch, a topic another Canadian point guard has been speaking about a lot lately.
    Steve Nash and the player development experts that he cites from one of the world’s foremost soccer academies, Barcelona’s La Masia de Can Planes, have come to regard resilience as the No. 1 predictor of success.
    Sign up for Home Turf and get exclusive stories every SoCal sports fan must read, sent dai
  • Trump uses derisive nickname for Rep. Adam Schiff in tweet

    Trump uses derisive nickname for Rep. Adam Schiff in tweet
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is name-calling Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for saying Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general is unconstitutional.So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!
    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2018Trump says
  • Chargers star pass rusher Joey Bosa to make 2018 debut vs. Denver Broncos

    Chargers star pass rusher Joey Bosa to make 2018 debut vs. Denver Broncos
    CARSON – After 10 weeks without their best pass rusher, the Chargers will welcome back defensive end Joey Bosa on Sunday against the Broncos.
    Bosa has been out since the preseason dealing with a Lisfranc foot injury, which he aggravated during the first week of September. The defensive end was limited at practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and it’s likely that he’ll be on a limited pitch count.
    Still, his return is crucial or a Chargers defense that was already surging
  • SpaceX puts Monday launch of ambitious multiple small satellite launch on hold

    SpaceX puts Monday launch of ambitious multiple small satellite launch on hold
    A scheduled launch by SpaceX on Monday out of Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc has been put on hold, with the company on Saturday citing additional pre-flight inspections.Standing down from Monday’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date.
    — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 17, 2018The mission, known as SSO-A or SmallSat Express, of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 64 small satellites
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  • SpaceX puts Monday launch of 64 small satellites on hold

    SpaceX puts Monday launch of 64 small satellites on hold
    A scheduled launch by SpaceX on Monday out of Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc has been put on hold, with the company on Saturday citing additional pre-flight inspections.Standing down from Monday’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date.
    — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 17, 2018The mission, known as SSO-A or SmallSat Express, of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 64 small satellites
  • What’s next for USC football? The Notre Dame Fighting Irish

    What’s next for USC football? The Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    USC (5-6) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (11-0)
    When: Saturday, 5 p.m.
    Where: Coliseum
    Watch/listen: ABC/710 AM
    USC update: The Trojans’ season continued to collapse with a loss to crosstown rival UCLA for the first time since 2014, ending a three-game winning streak in the series, and dropping their record below .500. It was their first loss to the Bruins under Coach Clay Helton. In order to make a bowl game, the Trojans will need to upset undefeated Notre Dame. … With the loss to UCLA, the
  • Live updates: Chargers host Denver Broncos in AFC West matchup

    Live updates: Chargers host Denver Broncos in AFC West matchup
    Defensive end Joey Bosa is active and expected to make his season debut for the Chargers Sunday against the Denver Broncos after missing the first nine games due to a foot injury.
    Ryan Kartje and Mark Whicker are reporting from StubHub Center. Follow along for live updates on Bosa’s progress, plus news, scoring updates and analysis as the Chargers try to extend a 6-game win streak.
    Viewing on a mobile device? Click here. False start on the #Chargers...
    We hear you, #BroncosCountry !!#BeatT
  • Heed the lessons of the first World War

    Heed the lessons of the first World War
    This month, Americans observed the hundredth anniversary of the armistice formally ending hostilities in the Great War — or World War One, as it later came to be known. For many of us, the world of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires seems to hold almost no relevance to our own.
    Yet even if the bygone age feels inaccessible and uninformative, the simplest facts about life a century ago ought to dramatically influence our attitudes today. The wholesale slaughter and chaos of 1918 did s
  • Fire management should be done on federal level: Letters

    Fire management should be done on federal level: Letters
    Out-of-control, non-friendly fires are a disaster. California consists of many forests which tend to burn. Forest management includes fire management and fire prevention which are evolving sciences.
    I and the vast majority of our people can only hope for a scientific breakthrough in these studies. And, similar to cancer, we hope that these breakthroughs come soon, like tomorrow. Meanwhile, people will die, property will be destroyed and whole industries will be badly damaged.
    These are areas whe
  • Woolsey fire containment reaches 88%, with full containment expected by Thanksgiving

    Woolsey fire containment reaches 88%, with full containment expected by Thanksgiving
    Efforts to reach full control of the massive Woolsey fire continue to inch forward, with fire officials on Sunday morning announcing 88 percent containment of a blaze that has charred more than 96,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,100 structures across Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
    Fire officials currently expect to reach full containment of the Woolsey fire by Thursday, with most of those evacuated by the fast moving flames in the early days of the blaze having already been allowed to ret
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain helps families this holiday season

    Six Flags Magic Mountain helps families this holiday season
    Six Flags Magic Mountain is partnering with the L.A. Regional Food Bank and CHiPs for Kids this “Holiday in the Park” season, and here’s how you can help those in need.
    On Monday, Nov. 19, the Valencia-amusement park hosts its 16th annual “Bag-a-Ticket” event. Anyone who brings a full bag of non-perishable food items to the ticket booth from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will receive free same-day admission.
    The park is also hosting a buy one-give one offer. Purchase a plush an
  • Mickey Mouse nighttime show coming to Disneyland

    Mickey Mouse nighttime show coming to Disneyland
    Artist rendering of Mickey’s Mix Magic, a new nighttime show coming to Disneyland Resort in January 2019. It will feature all-new music, projections and lasers. (Courtesy of Disney)
    Mickey’s Soundsational Parade as seen in 2011. (Courtesy of Disney)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsDisney characters stomp and strut along Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. in “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade.”
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    Disney is bringing an all-new nighttime show
  • Riverside’s Festival of Lights: 5 tips to make the most of the event

    Riverside’s Festival of Lights: 5 tips to make the most of the event
    If you’re curious about what it’s like to live off the grid, you’re not going to find out at the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa in Riverside.
    What you will find is several million holiday lights, fireworks, and in the midst of it an R&B star singing holiday songs.
    The Mission Inn is the focal point of the Festival of Lights, which returns for its 26th season in downtown Riverside Friday, Nov. 23.
    The event kicks off at noon, and the switch-on ceremony takes place at 5:15 p.
  • Placentia woman who grew up with addicted mom rises up, earns law degree

    Placentia woman who grew up with addicted mom rises up, earns law degree
    Melissa Suffield, 27, holds a photo of herself as a baby with her mom Kim and dad Danny at her home in Placentia on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    After growing up homeless with an addicted mother, Melissa Suffield, 27, has risen up and out of a life on the streets with help from volunteers from New Directions. She’s now on the verge of passing the bar exam after attending law school. Photographed near her home in Placentia on Wednesday
  • Should I stay or should I go? Firefighters, residents debate whether to evacuate during the Woolsey fire

    Should I stay or should I go? Firefighters, residents debate whether to evacuate during the Woolsey fire
    As flames from the Woolsey fire roared across a hill early Nov. 9 and licked at her Bell Canyon home, television host Adrienne Janic calmly took out her cell phone and began filming.
    She felt relatively safe, even as embers rained down and singed pepper trees dotting the 3-acre estate.
    Adrienne Janic and her husband live streamed action from the frontlines of the Woolsey Fire as the blaze swept through their Bell Canyon neighborhood.Janic’s home survived the fire but much of her
  • Oxford Academy, University capture girls basketball tournaments

    Oxford Academy, University capture girls basketball tournaments
    University’s girls basketball team defeated San Clemente to win the Norco tournament on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of University girls basketball)
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    Senior Austyn Masuno scored 24 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead Oxford Academy’s girls basketball team to a 57-36 victory against visiting Foothill in the championship game of the Oxford Academy Tournament on Saturday night.
    Angie Choi added 12 points and Mylee Madrazo chipped in nine for Oxford Academy, which w
  • Newport Harbor turns tide against Harvard-Westlake, captures SoCal Regionals

    Newport Harbor turns tide against Harvard-Westlake, captures SoCal Regionals
    SoCal champ @NewportAquatics earned a character win tonight – special class of seniors and team finished 32-2! D1 winner @HwPolo is the nat'l champ but has been giving the Tars their due #respect @ocvarsity pic.twitter.com/1ZJ5J9qnkW
    — Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) November 18, 2018HUNTINGTON BEACH Newport Harbor’s boys water polo team didn’t celebrate by tossing Coach Ross Sinclair into the pool. And the Sailors didn’t react when someone innocently referred to them a
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain pays off its lost World Series wager by celebrating Red Sox win

    Six Flags Magic Mountain pays off its lost World Series wager by celebrating Red Sox win
    Six Flags Magic Mountain raised the Red Sox flag and temporarily changed the name of the New Revolution to the Red Sox Revolution on Saturday, Nov. 17.
    That was the deal when the Valencia amusement park lost a bet on the outcome of the Dodgers-Red Sox World Series with Six Flags New England.
    But that wasn’t the park’s only comeuppance.
    Park president Neal Thurman was seen at “Holiday in the Park” wearing a Red Sox jersey, which he said he would be mailing to his sister in
  • Mater Dei sweeps Central to win first CIF State girls volleyball championship

    Mater Dei sweeps Central to win first CIF State girls volleyball championship
    Mater Dei’s Mandalay Rennon jumps high to celebrate after the Monarchs’ victory over Central in the CIF State Open Division Volleyball Championship in Orange on Saturday, November 17, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
    Mater Dei’s Natalie Berty, left, takes shot around Central defenders during the CIF State Open Division Volleyball Championship in Orange on Saturday, November 17, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery
  • Orange County basketball highlights for Friday, Nov. 16

    Orange County basketball highlights for Friday, Nov. 16
    Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County boys and girls basketball games on Friday, Nov. 16:
    BOYS BASKETBALL
    Villa Park put four players in double figures to beat Diamond Ranch 68-47 in the semifinals of the Jim Harris Classic on Friday at Ocean View High.
    Riley Schroeder had 16 points, Julien Franklin 13, Cal Whitney 11 and Gabe Barrios 10 for the Spartans. Villa Park advanced to play Dominguez in Saturday’s championship game.
    GIRLS
    Aliso Niguel steamrolled the field to win
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain turns on the lights for ‘Holiday in the Park’

    Six Flags Magic Mountain turns on the lights for ‘Holiday in the Park’
    Six Flags Magic Mountain is all lit up for a brand-new season.
    It’s time for “Holiday in the Park,” when this playground for thrill seekers sparkles with more than 2 million lights.
    Jason Obaneo and his five-year-old son Dylan Obaneo enjoy artificial snow at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Saturday, November 17, 2018. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
    Six Flags Magic Mountain kicks off Holiday in the Park with more than two million lights, a new holiday-themed fo
  • USC notebook: Trojans struggle to get running game going against UCLA

    USC notebook: Trojans struggle to get running game going against UCLA
    Head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans looks on as the turnover the ball on downs against the UCLA Bruins in the fourth quarter of a NCAA football game against the USC Trojans at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Pasadena, California. UCLA Bruins won 34-27. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans runs for a first down past linebacker Tyree Thompson #25 of the UCLA Bruins in the second half of a NCAA football game
  • Jarnkrok’s hat trick leads Predators over Kings

    Jarnkrok’s hat trick leads Predators over Kings
    Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59), of Switzerland, maneuvers the puck past Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown (23) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
    Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown (23) and left wing Alex Iafallo, top, celebrate after Iafallo scored a goal against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo
  • LeBron James responds to Carmelo Anthony rumors: ‘That’s not a question to ask me.’

    LeBron James responds to Carmelo Anthony rumors: ‘That’s not a question to ask me.’
    ORLANDO – Even for the NBA, the player movement that’s already happened this season has been a bit surprising. And with one big-name free agent on the open market, there’s a lot of speculation if he’ll come to the Lakers.
    The most compelling case? It’s Carmelo Anthony, one of LeBron James’ best friends in the league.
    But after a 130-115 loss to the Orlando Magic, James wasn’t about to entertain discussion about Anthony joining the Lakers, especially give
  • Clippers rally past Nets for 4th straight win

    Clippers rally past Nets for 4th straight win
    Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, left, forward Mike Scott, center and Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
    Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris (34) and guard Patrick Beverley (21) react during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in New York. The Clippers won 127-119. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)SoundThe g
  • USC players back Coach Clay Helton as fan frustration intensifies with painful loss to UCLA

    USC players back Coach Clay Helton as fan frustration intensifies with painful loss to UCLA
    Head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans looks on as the turnover the ball on downs against the UCLA Bruins in the fourth quarter of a NCAA football game against the USC Trojans at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Pasadena, California. UCLA Bruins won 34-27. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans runs for a first down past linebacker Tyree Thompson #25 of the UCLA Bruins in the second half of a NCAA football game
  • Reaction: UCLA players and alums react to rivalry win over USC

    Reaction: UCLA players and alums react to rivalry win over USC
    It wasn’t always pretty, but a win is a win, especially against a rival.
    The UCLA Bruins ended a three-game losing streak against the crosstown USC Trojans with a 34-27 win on Saturday that left Bruin players and alumni excited on Twitter.
    UCLA receiver Theo Howard reacted to former USC quarterback Matt Leinart, who described the Trojans’ performance as “embarrassing” on Twitter, with an equally brief response.Very https://t.co/dMsa95d4AQ
    — Theo Howard (@theohoward2
  • Whicker: Defending Helton becomes harder after USC fails to defend UCLA

    Whicker: Defending Helton becomes harder after USC fails to defend UCLA
    Head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans looks on as the turnover the ball on downs against the UCLA Bruins in the fourth quarter of a NCAA football game against the USC Trojans at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Pasadena, California. UCLA Bruins won 34-27. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans runs for a first down past linebacker Tyree Thompson #25 of the UCLA Bruins in the second half of a NCAA football game
  • Lakers fall flat in road loss to Magic, cracking win streak

    Lakers fall flat in road loss to Magic, cracking win streak
    Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac (1) blocks Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee (7) shot as center Mo Bamba also defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)
    Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) warms up before an NBA basketball game, against the Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Orlando, Fla.. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Lakers forward
  • UCLA game GIFs: Fans react to UCLA’s 34-27 win over rival USC

    UCLA game GIFs: Fans react to UCLA’s 34-27 win over rival USC
    UCLA ended its three-game losing streak to rivals USC with a 34-27 win at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, improving to 3-8 in head coach Chip Kelly’s first season with the Bruins. The record might not be spotless, but UCLA fans were pretty excited after the rivalry win.
    Here are some of the best fan reactions to the win, in GIF form: pic.twitter.com/4EjPWe7f31
    — Whats_Bruin (@mr_thrift) November 18, 2018pic.twitter.com/7gVAzqzOSc
    — Gilbert Quinonez (@GQGilbert) November 18, 2018pic.
  • 1 mountain lion remains missing following Woolsey fire

    1 mountain lion remains missing following Woolsey fire
    Mountain lion P-22, seen in a 2014 photo, has been located since the Woolsey fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains. A younger cat, P-74, is still missing.
    MALIBU — All but one of the mountain lions being tracked by the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains have been accounted for in the wake of the Woolsey Fire, as have all four bobcats the agency monitors, officials said.
    The only mountain lion still missing as of Friday is dubbed P-74, a young male who was born las
  • Election 2018: Democrats control all Orange County House seats as Gil Cisneros wins 39th Congressional District, completing blue sweep

    Election 2018: Democrats control all Orange County House seats as Gil Cisneros wins 39th Congressional District, completing blue sweep
    Democrats are set to control every House seat in Orange County, completing their swift and historic sweep of the conservative bastion, after the Associated Press on Saturday, Nov. 17 projected that Gil Cisneros would win the 39th Congressional District race.
    The region’s sudden political shift marks a sharp rebuke of the GOP and of President Donald Trump, who acted as an accelerant for a county that has slowly crept more Democratic over the past three decades.
    The 39th was the last to flip
  • Jared Goff vs. Patrick Mahomes might be the NFL’s next great QB rivalry

    Jared Goff vs. Patrick Mahomes might be the NFL’s next great QB rivalry
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — One inch. That’s what separates Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes in height and, in a metaphorical sense, so many other metrics. It could stay that way for a while.
    Monday night’s game between the Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Coliseum figures to be a showdown between the NFL’s two best under-25 quarterbacks, and arguably this season’s two best, period.
    It’s too early to call it a rivalry. This is their first meeting and
  • Watch: UCLA QB Wilton Speight talks about what makes USC rivalry win special

    Watch: UCLA QB Wilton Speight talks about what makes USC rivalry win special
    UCLA quarterback Wilton Speight spoke about the Bruins’ win over USC and what it means to him and the team after a difficult season.
  • The suburbs and the GOP

    The suburbs and the GOP
    In this year’s elections, particularly in California, the suburbs spoke, and essentially destroyed Donald Trump and the Republican Party. In affluent suburban districts once controlled by the GOP – outside Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Orange County — long held GOP seats have flipped and may prove unlikely go back to the GOP unless Democrats alienate their new constituents.
    Fundamentally this year suburbia, which leaned somewhat to Trump in 20
  • Watch: Chip Kelly on what his first win over USC means to him, UCLA

    Watch: Chip Kelly on what his first win over USC means to him, UCLA
    UCLA head coach Chip Kelly spoke about what the win over USC means for his team in his first season in charge of the Bruins.
  • Surfing Santas bring holiday cheer to O.C.’s Salt Creek

    Surfing Santas bring holiday cheer to O.C.’s Salt Creek
    The Surfing Santa event in the sand and surf at Salt Creek is all about spreading the holiday spirit.
    Surfers and stand-up paddleboarders hit the water Saturday for the 8th annual Surfing Santa event in Dana Point, put on by the The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.
    The surf contest also serves as a fundraiser for Surfers Healing, a non-profit that helps children on the autism spectrum learn to surf.
    Goff Stepien competes in the Kris Kringle men’s SUP division during the Surfing Santa even
  • Kartje: Disappointing Philadelphia Eagles have succumbed to their Super Bowl hangover

    Kartje: Disappointing Philadelphia Eagles have succumbed to their Super Bowl hangover
    It’s impossible to isolate the exact moment that the Eagles’ Super Bowl hangover hit its head-pounding, nausea-inducing apex, but last month, in Carolina, is a good place to start.
    For three quarters, in the middle of October, an Eagles secondary that had struggled all season was suddenly stifling Cam Newton. This was the suffocating defense Philadelphia had come to expect, the one that dominated throughout its Super Bowl season, with the unstoppable front and impenetrable defensive
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (11-17-18)

    Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (11-17-18)
    Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Nov. 17.
    BOYS BASKETBALL (Click here to see the scores, stats, highlights)
    GIRLS BASKETBALL (Click here to see the scores, stats, highlights)
     
    GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
    CIF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Finals
    At Santiago Canyon College
    OPEN DIVISION
    Mater Dei vs. Central (Fresno), 6:30 p.m.
    DIVISION II
    Los Altos vs. Village Christian, 4 p.m.
    DIVISION III
    Ontario Christian def. Presentation, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 28-26
    DIVISION IV
    San Luis Obispo
  • Former Ducks goalie Ilya Bryzgalov backs Randy Carlyle

    Former Ducks goalie Ilya Bryzgalov backs Randy Carlyle
    ANAHEIM — Ilya Bryzgalov stays up late in his home in Haddonfield, New Jersey, to watch his favorite NHL team play its games on the West Coast. When he can’t stay awake until the final horn sounds, when he heads off to sleep, he rises early to catch the highlights the next morning.
    He proudly wears his 2007 Stanley Cup championship ring, earned as a backup goaltender on the Ducks’ finest team in their 25-year history. He showed it off during a visit Friday to Honda Ce
  • UCLA stuns USC to snap three-game rivalry losing streak

    UCLA stuns USC to snap three-game rivalry losing streak
    PASADENA — Even the smallest crowd in nearly 70 years grew loud enough to rattle the Rose Bowl press box Saturday afternoon.
    When linebacker Krys Barnes knocked away JT Daniels’ fourth-down pass to seal UCLA’s 34-27 win over USC, the crowd of 57,116, the smallest for a USC-UCLA rivalry game since 1950, erupted to celebrate the Bruins snapping their three-game losing streak in the crosstown series.
    UCLA running back Joshua Kelley led the Bruins with 289 yards on 40 carries, the
  • St. Margaret’s sweeps Division 5 titles, Laguna Beach boys win Division 4 crown at CIF-SS Cross Country Finals

    St. Margaret’s sweeps Division 5 titles, Laguna Beach boys win Division 4 crown at CIF-SS Cross Country Finals
    RIVERSIDE – The St. Margaret’s boys and girls cross country teams had to make room on their bus for a couple of special guests after the CIF Southern Section Cross Country Finals on Saturday at the Riverside City Cross Country Course.
    Seated side by side for the trip home were the CIF-SS championship plaques the teams had earned for sweeping the Division 5 titles on a day filled with highlights for Orange County’s runners and teams.The kids are buckled in and we are heading hom
  • Rams injury report | Who’s in, who’s out Monday vs. Kansas City Chiefs

    Rams injury report | Who’s in, who’s out Monday vs. Kansas City Chiefs
    A look at Rams players who were listed on the injury report this week:
    COOPER KUPP, receiver
    Injury: Knee
    Participation status: Did not participate on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
    Official status: Out
    Will he play?: No. Kupp tore an ACL during last week’s game and is out for the season.
    GREG ZUERLEIN, kicker
    Injury: Non-football related
    Participation status: Did not participate on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
    Official status: None
    Will he play?: Yes. He tended to a personal matter this w
  • Suspect arrested after shooting two men, attempting to carjack another in Garden Grove

    Suspect arrested after shooting two men, attempting to carjack another in Garden Grove
    Two men were stable at a hospital after they were shot in Garden Grove early Saturday morning, Nov. 17, authorities said.
    Just before 2:30 a.m., Garden Grove officers were called to the area of Harbor Boulevard and Buaro Street on a call of shots heard in the area, Sgt. M. Martinez said.
    When officers arrived, they found two men who had been shot – one in the neck and the other in the chest. They were shot during a robbery, Martinez said.
    The two men were transported to a hospital and were
  • Woman expected to survive after being stabbed multiple times in Fullerton

    Woman expected to survive after being stabbed multiple times in Fullerton
    A woman was hospitalized after she was stabbed in Fullerton, but was expected to survive her injuries, authorities said.
    About 10:30 p.m., Fullerton officers responded to the 2300 block of Iris Court on a report of a possible stabbing. When they arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed multiple times, Sgt. Carin Wright said.
    She was transported to a trauma center and was treated for her injuries, Wright said.
    After conducting a search of the nearby neighborhood, officers found a man matc
  • Some wave flags to welcome Trump, others too busy packing

    Some wave flags to welcome Trump, others too busy packing
    By SUDHIN THANAWALA | Associated Press
    PARADISE, Calif. — Some who fled a Northern California town leveled by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century waved American flags to welcome President Donald Trump, who walked among the scorched ruins Saturday, but others said they were focused on packing up what little they had left and getting to their next temporary home.
    California’s outgoing and incoming governors joined Trump as he surveyed the devastation in the town of Paradise, popul

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