Anaheim news

• Small plane lands on Doheny State Beach, no one injured

  15-12-2018 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  A small plane with two people on board made an emergency landing on Doheny State Beach in Dana Point Saturday, Dec. 15, but no one was injured, authorities said.
  Just before 2:15 p.m., Orange County firefighters were dispatched to the 25000 block of Dana Point Harbor Drive where a small plane landed in the sand, Capt. Carlos Huerta said.
  The plane had taken off from John Wayne Airport and was about halfway into an hour flight when the 63-year-old pilot lost power, Capt. Tony Bommarito said.
  &ldq
  
  Read more

• May we help you buy your Christmas tree? Credit union surprises shoppers

  15-12-2018 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Some visitors to the Christmas Tree House in Costa Mesa on Saturday, Dec. 15, were prohibited by manager Kelly Corbin from purchasing trees off the lot.
  They weren’t prevented from taking them home, just from purchasing them.
  The surprise was made possible by Wescom Credit Union, which sponsored 16 Christmas tree lots around Southern California, pitching in money to help pay up to $100 per tree for customers. Wescom started the day ready to spend $2,000 at each lot.
  This was the fourth yea
  
  Read more

• Ballet review: The kids steal ABT’s ‘The Nutcracker’ in Costa Mesa

  15-12-2018 23:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Though most ballet lovers love it, “The Nutcracker” is a confusing jumble of a ballet. In American Ballet Theatre’s current version, thankfully still set to the Tchaikovsky score, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has done little to untangle the jumble.
  By its end, we know three things about Ratmansky: He has an iconoclastic streak, he’s interested in egalitarianism and he loves soubresauts (little jumps in which the feet tuck up).
  On the ballet’s opening night at Sege
  
  Read more

• U.S. politicians should stop punishing the Cuban people to win Florida votes

  15-12-2018 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  HAVANA, CUBA—“Where are you from?”, asked the 20-something as he passed me on the street in Havana. America, I replied. “I love America” he declared, before turning into one of the city’s many restaurants. He likely was a member of Cuba’s growing private workforce.
  However, opportunities for young Cubans are too few. State controls continue to stifle the economy.
  Ironically, among the biggest barriers to reform is President Donald Trump, who seems determ
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Kartje: As playoff-bound Philip Rivers rises to occasion, Vikings’ Kirk Cousins falters

  15-12-2018 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Philip Rivers has never strictly been known for his cool. Where other quarterbacks of his caliber are so often defined by their sense of calm – and corresponding nicknames, like “Matty Ice” and “Joe Cool” – Rivers’ fire on the football field has always been his most defining – and GIFable – characteristic, for better or worse.
  Over his dozen years as the Chargers starting quarterback, it’s often led the 37-year-old gunslinger to tiptoe
  
  Read more

• Heisler: It’s Lakers vs. Celtics again – this time for Anthony Davis

  15-12-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Celtics (heart) Anthony Davis, too.
  Not that it’s a newsflash that NBA teams think A.D. could be in play next summer, or that Celtics GM Danny Ainge, like the Lakers’ Magic Johnson, is thought to have him at the top of his list.
  Nevertheless, confirmation that it’s actually happening emerges a bit at a time, as in Davis’ visit to Boston last week when Celtics fans gave him a roaring welcome.
  Not that Celtics officials uttered a peep, which would be tampering. Even Mag
  
  Read more

• Live updates for CIF State high school football championship games

  15-12-2018 22:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Follow along for updates as our reporters cover the final week of the 2018 high school football season.
  Below is the schedule for teams in our coverage area competing for a CIF State championship.
  Saturday, Dec. 15:
  DIVISION 1–A: Liberty, Brentwood vs. Sierra Canyon 8 p.m. at Cerritos College
  DIVISION 2–A: San Joaquin Memorial vs. Lawndale 4 p.m. at Cerritos College
  DIVISION 3–A: Kaiser at Wilcox on Sat., Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.
  DIVISION 5–AA: San Gorgonio at Rio Linda on
  
  Read more

• Rams finally getting a home-field vibe at the Coliseum

  15-12-2018 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Coliseum is almost 100 years old. There’s exposed steel everywhere, a huge crane looming over midfield, and the facilities are cramped. Yet the Rams have made it feel cozy.
  A year ago, it was fairly asked whether the Rams had any home-field advantage. The seats sometimes were half-filled with visiting fans and, including the playoff game, the Rams went 3-5 at the Coliseum last season, compared to 8-1 away from home. They’ve managed to flip things this sea
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church

  15-12-2018 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By YURAS KARMANAU and EFREM LUKATSKY | Associated Press
  KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that could exponentially raise tensions with neighboring Russia.
  The vote, held at a closed-door synod in Kiev’s St. Sophia Cathedral, is the latest in a series of confrontations between Ukraine and authorities in Russia, including Pres
  
  Read more

• Lakers C JaVale McGee may not play vs. Hornets tonight

  15-12-2018 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARLOTTE — The Lakers may be without one of their key players Saturday night against the Charlotte Hornets.
  JaVale McGee skipped shootaround Saturday morning with flu-like symptoms, and he’s listed as questionable for the game, which tips off at 4 p.m. PT at the Spectrum Center.
  McGee has started every game this season at center for the Lakers, averaging 11.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. If he’s unable to play, it’s expected backup Tyson Chandler wo
  
  Read more

• American workers and families deserve fair wages and treatment at the workplace

  15-12-2018 20:25 via ocregister.com
  
  My family and I have some exciting news to share this holiday season — I am expecting twins in February.
  As the Register reported earlier this month, our happy news has prompted some equally exciting changes in the union I have had the privilege of leading during these past years. I am resigning at the end of the year to focus on figuring out motherhood, while leaving the Orange County Employees Association in the incredibly capable hands of Charles Barfield, our current assistant general
  
  Read more

• Tear gas on Champs-Elysees but fewer Paris protesters seen

  15-12-2018 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By RAPHAEL SATTER and ELENA BECATOROS | Associated Press
  PARIS — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the French capital’s protest-scarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations and water cannons shot into the crowds on the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country’s “yellow vest” movement.
  The demonstrations against France’s high cost of living — sapped by cold weather, rain and recent concessions by French President Emm
  
  Read more

• 5 things you need to know about Rolling Loud’s opening day

  15-12-2018 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Rolling Loud’s Southern California installment rolled into a new venue, the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park this weekend, tapping some of hip-hop’s biggest names du jour, including Post Malone, as well as venerable veteran Lil Wayne for its opening day Friday, Dec. 14.
  Beyond the music, there were art displays to see, trendy food items to eat, merch to buy and plenty of things to experience. These are some of the highlights from the festival&rsqu
  
  Read more

• Trump pushes Congress for new health law after court ruling on Obamacare

  15-12-2018 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — After a federal judge ruled that the Obama-era health overhaul was “invalid,” President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement even as the White House says the current law will remain in place for now.
  “Get it done!” the president instructed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the likely House speaker in January.
  Legal appeal
  
  Read more

• Trump says embattled Interior Secretary Zinke is leaving administration

  15-12-2018 19:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW DALY and JONATHAN LEMIRE | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who is facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year’s end, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
  Trump, in tweeting Zinke’s departure, said the former Montana congressman “accomplished much during his tenure” and that a replacement would be announced next w
  
  Read more

• Coach pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen boy

  15-12-2018 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A 54-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a teenage boy in one of the sports camps the defendant ran in Seal Beach.
  Scott Anthony Durzo, owner of Scott Durzo’s Total Sport Camp, pleaded guilty to nine counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, seven counts of lewd acts on a child age 14 or 15, and one count of sodomy of a person younger than 16, all felonies. In exchange for his plea, two counts of lewd acts on a child age 14 or 1
  
  Read more

• Man, 27, dies after being struck while walking on freeway on-ramp in Norwalk

  15-12-2018 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  NORWALK – A 27-year-old man died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle while he was walking on a freeway on-ramp in Norwalk, authorities said Saturday.
  California Highway Patrol officers responded about 8 p.m. Friday to the Norwalk Boulevard on-ramp to the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway and located the victim about 800 feet south of Norwalk Boulevard, according to CHP Officer B. Whittenberg.
  A preliminary investigation determined the man, identified as Jose Nazareth of A
  
  Read more

• Boys basketball tournaments update – Dec. 15

  15-12-2018 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  What we have so far today, Saturday (Dec. 15), the final day of this week’s boys basketball tournaments …
  Gary Raya/SoCal Elite Tournament
  At Woodbridge: Northwood vs. San Clemente, noon; University vs. Woodbridge, 1:30 p.m.; El Dorado vs. Esperanza, 3 p.m.; (third place) Edison vs. JSerra, 4:30 p.m.; (championship) Tesoro vs. Corona del Mar, 6 p.m.
  CVCS Eagle Classic
  At Capistrano Valley Christian: (third place) Capistrano Valley Christian vs. San Juan Hills, 4:30 p.m.; (championsh
  
  Read more

• Why veterans are rooting for the survival of this Long Beach restaurant

  15-12-2018 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  As his staff prepared for dinner service at 4th and Olive on a recent afternoon, Navy veteran Dan Tapia sat at a table in his airy East Village restaurant, knowing it could all be ending soon.
  The restaurant co-owner opened the corner spot two years ago with the hope of not just serving good food but also with a focus on helping fellow military veterans by giving them jobs.
  Now, visibly emotional, the bearded disabled veteran who walks with the aid of a cane, took a slow breath as he looked
  
  Read more

• Watch: Police ask for help identifying 2 suspects in video trying to stab jeweler in robbery attempt

  15-12-2018 16:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Two men tried to stab a South Pasadena jeweler and rob his store, police say, and they’re asking for help  to identify the suspects.
  One of the men can be seen on a security video trying to stab the business owner during the attempted robbery at Vana Watch and Jewelry at 1401 Mission St. on Friday, Dec. 14 at about 10:54 a.m., police said.
  A scuffle followed, and another employee pointed a gun at the men, who fled in what was described as a green Chevy Malibu.
  The incident begins
  
  Read more

• Video captures man police say tried to stab jeweler in robbery attempt

  15-12-2018 16:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Two men tried to stab a South Pasadena jeweler and rob his store, police say, and they’re asking for help  to identify the suspects.
  One of the men can be seen on a security video trying to stab the business owner during the attempted robbery at Vana Watch and Jewelry at 1401 Mission St. on Friday, Dec. 14 at about 10:54 a.m., police said.
  A scuffle followed, and another employee pointed a gun at the men, who fled in what was described as a green Chevy Malibu.
  The incident begins
  
  Read more

• Los Alamitos consensus picks for Saturday, Dec. 15

  15-12-2018 16:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday Dec. 15 at Los Alamitos.
  Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks
  Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe
  Related Articles Los Alamitos consensus picks for Friday, Dec. 14 Horse racing: Los Alamitos standings, notes Why a short break from local thoroughbred racing will be welcome Los Alamitos consensus picks for Thursday, Dec
  
  Read more

• Valencia uses second-quarter surge to get past Ocean View

  15-12-2018 08:17 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – After a sluggish first quarter by the Valencia boys basketball team, Coach Dean Yoshimura made an adjustment to put the Tigers in a zone defense, and the move paid immediate dividends.
  After trailing by 12 point in the opening quarter, Valencia stormed back to defeat Ocean View 57-44 in a pool-play game of the Loara Tournament on Friday night at Loara High.
  The Tigers (5-6) looked out of rhythm on both sides of the ball as Ocean View (6-6) jumped out to an early 17-5 lead after b
  
  Read more

• La Habra uses all-around attack to crush Fullerton in Freeway League basketball

  15-12-2018 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA – The La Habra boys basketball team countered Fullerton’s hot 3-point shooting with some good outside shooting of its own in the Freeway League opener for both teams Friday at La Habra High School.
  The Highlanders also added a strong inside presence with 6-foot-8 center Samuel Howlin combined with the athleticism of Cam Dashiell and Ja’len Overstreet, all of which resulted in a 65-37 victory for the Highlanders.
  “Last year, we lost our first league game and this
  
  Read more

• Santa Margarita leans on Kyman, Agbonkpolo to knock off Moreau Catholic

  15-12-2018 07:45 via ocregister.com
  
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Jake Kyman and Max Agbonkpolo combined for nearly 82 percent of Santa Margarita’s points in the Eagles’ 71-59 win over Moreau Catholic of Hayward in the Santa Margarita Classic on Friday.
  The Pac-12 signees combined for 58 points and 25 rebounds. Kyman, who is committed to UCLA, scored a game-high 31 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had five blocks. The USC commit, Agbonkpolo, scored 27 points and added 12 rebounds.
  “Physically they are special,&rd
  
  Read more

• Troy girls basketball uses defensive lesson to sprint past rival Sonora

  15-12-2018 07:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Troy coach Roger Anderson and Anaiyah Tu’ua celebrate in the fourth quarter of their victory over Sonora. Sonora was taking on Troy in a Freeway League girls basketball game at Troy High School on Friday, December 14, 2018. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  Troy’s Isabella Pearson looses her footing as she tumbles over Sonora’s Elizabeth Yoshitake. Sonora was taking on Troy in a Freeway League girls basketball game at Troy High School on Friday, December 14, 20
  
  Read more

• Foothill girls water polo continues fast start, sinks Corona del Mar

  15-12-2018 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Mallory Reynoso scored three goals and Malia Allen added two as Foothill’s girls water polo team continued its fast start by defeating host Corona del Mar 7-6 in a nonleague match Friday.
  The Knights only trailed 1-0 and led 6-4 going to the fourth period.
  They beat Los Alamitos 13-7 on Tuesday, prompting Griffins coach Dave Carlson to say, “That was the best Foothill team I’ve seen since the Dave Mikesell Era. They are scary good.”
  Carter Britt and Sophie Wallace each sc
  
  Read more

• Fantasy football players to watch in Week 15 in the NFL

  15-12-2018 05:42 via ocregister.com
  
  This week’s NFL Fantasy picks to click:
  FANTASY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
  Robert Woods, WR, Rams. Only the Saints are giving up more fantasy points to receivers than the Eagles, and Woods has been about as consistent of a points producer as they come at the receiver position. That’s a potentially lucrative combination for a crucial fantasy matchup. Even when the Rams passing game has stumbled recently, Woods has produced. But there’s no such cause for concern this week, given the Eagl
  
  Read more

• Orange County basketball highlights for Friday, Dec. 14

  15-12-2018 04:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Friday, Dec. 14.
  * Will be updated.
  Friday’s top scorers
  BOYS
  Player, school                                                          Pts
  Maker, Orange Lutheran                    &nbs
  
  Read more

• Fullerton finishes strong, beats La Habra in OT in Freeway League boys soccer opener

  15-12-2018 04:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Fullerton’s Joseph Espinoza scores the game-tying goal against La Habra late in the second half during their 4-2 victory in a Freeway League boys soccer game at La Habra High in La Habra on Friday, December 14, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Fullerton celebrates Joseph Espinoza game-tying goal as La Habra’s Ryan Morales walks by during Fullerton’s 4-2 victory in a Freeway League boys soccer game at La Habra High in La Habra on Friday, December 14,
  
  Read more

• Senior Living: What your red eyes are telling you

  15-12-2018 03:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius
  Contributing writer
  This month at the office I’ve seen several red eyes. Also, my daughter had a red eye, my granddaughter had a red eye, and I had a red eye. The cause and treatment of each red eye was different.
  A red eye can be an emergency and I want patients seen quickly. There are dozens of causes of red eyes I don’t have space here to discuss. Key is the idea that a red eye associated with pain or any vision change is of greatest concern.
  Dr. Thomas W.
  
  Read more

• Too much partisanship in Washington? No, too much bipartisanship!

  15-12-2018 03:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington is once again gripped by the specter of a government shutdown, as Congress and President Trump negotiate an end-of-year spending deal. A main issue of contention is funding for President Trump’s border wall. Sadly, but not surprisingly, neither Congress nor the administration is fighting to cut, or at least not increase, spending.
  Federal spending has increased from $3.6 trillion dollars to $4.4 trillion dollars since Republicans gained control over both chambers of Congress in
  
  Read more

• Sacramento can’t bet on perpetual prosperity

  15-12-2018 03:35 via ocregister.com
  
  In Sacramento, the talk is all about big budget surpluses — and big new spending. But across the state, signs of an economic downturn are strengthening.
  Combined with investors’ worries around the world and a disturbing picture is emerging. California’s public officials might enjoy taking it to President Trump on the economy, but they have no plan to change ideological course to fit more difficult times.
  The Golden State’s fortunes may have already peaked for a while. The
  
  Read more

• Make California’s dream a promise

  15-12-2018 03:33 via ocregister.com
  
  California has always evoked dreams of new adventures and opportunities that couldn’t be found elsewhere. Those of us who are lucky enough to call it our home hold on to the dream of a wonderful future that only the Golden State can provide.
  Many of the hallmarks that attracted millions of people are still present: fantastic climate, beautiful Pacific shores and majestic mountains. Early settlers flocked to the state in pursuit of gold and a new, prosperous future. Hollywood and the movie
  
  Read more

• Californians enjoy 30 years of a gift to themselves

  15-12-2018 03:31 via ocregister.com
  
  As this winter’s gift-giving season proceeds, California voters might want to pause a moment and pat themselves on the back for a gift that has lasted 30 years: Proposition 103.
  If there ever was a ballot measure proving the effectiveness of direct democracy, making policy by letting the public vote on important policy choices, this is it.
  Voters who participated back in 1988 might also want to congratulate themselves on resisting the blandishments of a massive advertising campaign that so
  
  Read more

• George Papadopoulos, Trump adviser and felon, plans Orange County congressional run in 2020

  15-12-2018 03:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who was released from federal prison last week after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI during its Russia probe, said in an interview Friday that he’s planning to run for Congress in Orange County in 2020.
  Papadopoulos, 32, was the first adviser of President Donald Trump to be sentenced in the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Papadopoulos lied to federal investigators about his con
  
  Read more

• John Hall, longtime Register and Times sports columnist, dies

  15-12-2018 03:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register sports columnist John Hall died Monday.
  Hall was 90.
  He was a sports writer and columnist for 29 years with the Los Angeles Mirror and the Los Angeles Times in the Times-Mirror organization. For the Times Hall, was the USC and then the Angels beat writer.
  Hall would become best known for his Times sports column that usually appeared on page 3 a few days a week. His “The Hall truth, and nothing but the truth … “ columns were a
  
  Read more

• Southern California gas prices are falling … and falling

  15-12-2018 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Gas prices have fallen for seven straight weeks in Southern California, and they’re continuing to drop as Christmas and the New Year draw closer.
  A pipeline problem in the Pacific Northwest will likely spur a slight price hike in the coming days, but it should be shortlived, according to one industry expert.
  Why the price decline?
  Figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service show the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Los Angeles County fell over the past 52 days
  
  Read more

• Johnson & Johnson denies it knew talcum powder had traces of asbestos

  15-12-2018 01:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Christopher Rowland, The Washington Post
  The stock price of pharmaceutical and medical-products giant Johnson & Johnson plunged 10 percent Friday after a news report said the company knew for decades that raw ingredients used in its talcum powder sometimes contained small amounts of asbestos, which can cause cancer.
  The company strongly denied the report by Reuters, which published a lengthy investigation citing documents, many decades old, that have emerged in litigation.
  Reuters said th
  
  Read more

• 17-year-old accused of murder in Corona abandoned baby’s death is identified

  15-12-2018 01:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The 17-year-old boy accused of murder in the death of a baby abandoned in Corona was identified Friday, Dec. 14, by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office as Joshua Tyler Benson.
  Names of juvenile criminal suspects usually are not made public, but there are certain crimes, including murder, that allow for the release of the name, said John Hall, a spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office.
  Benson was arraigned Friday but did not enter a plea to a charge of murder. A pre-t
  
  Read more

• NASA says it’s ready for groundwater cleanup at shuttered Santa Susana Field Lab in Simi Valley

  15-12-2018 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  With testing complete, actual cleanup of contaminated groundwater from a shuttered Cold War-era rocket engine and nuclear research facility in the Simi hills could take place soon, according to an update released to the public on Wednesday.
  Cleanup activities would occur within NASA’s portion of the 2,850-acre Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Ventura County, located about seven miles north of Canoga Park and 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
  NASA is responsible for cleanup on two
  
  Read more

• Parents leave St. Joseph Hospital with perfect holiday gifts — their newborns wrapped in Christmas stockings

  15-12-2018 01:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Claus aka Jay Geer, heads into a room to deliver Christmas stockings to a newborn at the Mother Baby Unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Friday, December 14, 2018. The hospital has been discharging babies in stockings around the holidays for more than 40 years. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Maria Jimenez, of Orange, looks her newborn daughter Natalia as she sleep in a Christmas stocking at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Friday, December 14, 2018. The hospita
  
  Read more

• Esperanza dismisses Thomas Storing as football coach after another 1-9 record

  15-12-2018 01:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Esperanza has dismissed football coach Thomas Storing after three seasons, the Aztecs announced Friday.
  “Esperanza has made a decision to go in a different direction with our football coaching staff. We would like to thank Coach Storing and his staff for their hard work and dedication the past 3 years,” the school wrote on Twitter.Esperanza has made a decision to go in a different direction with our football coaching staff. We would like to thank Coach Storing and his staff for
  
  Read more

• Alexander: It’s time to change the Chargers’ narrative

  15-12-2018 01:05 via ocregister.com
  
  It is time to change the Chargers’ narrative.
  Time to stop yapping about empty seats, opposing fans, a matchbox stadium and a fan base of as yet undetermined (but relatively small) size. And, as much as our friends in San Diego don’t want to hear this, it’s probably time to stop arguing and fuming about a franchise move that, ill-advised as it was, is now two seasons old.  (Though San Diegans are still welcome to hate-watch, as TV ratings indicate many of them apparen
  
  Read more

• A few hours left to donate gifts at Honda Center for annual Stuff-a-Bus toy drive

  15-12-2018 00:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The weather is gloomy but the mood festive at Anaheim’s Honda Center on Friday, Dec. 14, as the all-day effort packs buses with gifts for area children in need. Donations will be collected through 6:30 p.m.
  The Orange County Transportation Authority and Anaheim Resort Transportation provided the buses, which ring a parking lot next to the 57 freeway. Volunteers from Anaheim Fire and Rescue, the Anaheim Ducks organization and other groups are collecting the donations as generous commun
  
  Read more

• Clippers strive for perspective amid recent slide

  15-12-2018 00:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The Clippers who know, know.
  “You’re going to have clunkers,” said Doc Rivers, after coaching his 1,498th NBA game, a 125-87 thumping Thursday at San Antonio, which dropped the Clippers to 17-11. “It’s a long season and you’ll never see me overreact. You just won’t. I’ve been in this too long.”
  On Tuesday, following a 123-99 loss to Toronto, Patrick Beverley – who has played 330 NBA games and another 53 professionally overseas &nda
  
  Read more

• Report: Chargers WR Keenan Allen could miss time with hip injury

  15-12-2018 00:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen reportedly could miss some time because of the hip injury he sustained during the second quarter Thursday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
  Allen was diagnosed with a hip pointer, but there was no structural damage, according to the NFL Network. The report also said it’s unlikely Allen would be sidelined for a long period.
  Allen got injured attempting to haul in a dynamic touchdown pass in the end zone, but landed on his right hip and was out of bounds whe
  
  Read more

Follow @Anaheim_NewsUS on Twitter!