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• UC Irvine to face Kansas State in first round of NCAA Tournament in San Jose

  17-03-2019 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – UC Irvine entered its watch party to the school fight song performed by the band, wearing their Big West championship shirts and hats with pieces of the Honda Center net still on display.
  The Anteaters, surrounded by fans ready to celebrate, were there to find out their NCAA Tournament destination and opponent. As the selection drew nearer, the happy din died down in anticipation.
  Then it was revealed: UC Irvine will be the No. 13 seed in the South bracket, and will take on fourth
  
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• LAFC plays New York to another 2-2 draw at Yankee Stadium

  17-03-2019 23:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Playing in Los Angeles or New York, it makes no difference.
  Twice the Los Angeles Football Club and the New York City Football Club have met, and twice the results have been the same.
  The teams clashed at Yankee Stadium on Sunday and, as they had last May at Banc of California Stadium, the 90-minute contest delivered a high-octane 2-2 draw.
  On the back of LAFC’s captain Carlos Vela’s two goals, the Black & Gold wiped away two New York leads off of goals from Alexandru Mitrita and
  
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• LeBron James has last shot blocked as Lakers are swept by lowly Knicks

  17-03-2019 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  New York Knicks’ DeAndre Jordan, left, dunks the ball over Los Angeles Lakers’ JaVale McGee during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  New York Knicks’ Kevin Knox, top, scores during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, March 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) dunks during the firs
  
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• Dick Dale, ‘King of the Surf Guitar,’ dead at 81

  17-03-2019 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Richard Monsour may have grown up in snowy Massachusetts, but the guitarist known as Dick Dale brought the rock music of California’s surf culture to the nation.
  Known as the “King of Surf Guitar,” Dale, 81, died over the weekend, according to reports.
  While Dale’s music traveled around the world, his imprint on Southern California is strong. He led the surf music revolution from the Rendezvous Ballroom on the Balboa Peninsula in the late 1950s and early 1960s and over th
  
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• The rich move to California as the rest of us move out: Political Cartoons

  17-03-2019 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCheck out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and
  
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• How a slowing economy could hit California state budget

  17-03-2019 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first budget proposal, unveiled two months ago, took a surprisingly conservative approach, given his promises of high-dollar spending during his campaign for the governorship.
  While he proposed token appropriations to expand health insurance for the poor and pre-kindergarten care and education, his 2019-20 budget would devote most of the state’s hefty surpluses to reserves, one-time expenditures and paying down debt.
  It was, in brief, just the sort of cautious bud
  
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• Corey Seager will play Opening Day, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says

  17-03-2019 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. – Corey Seager will be ready to play for the Dodgers on Opening Day, according to their manager.
  “Absolutely. We expect him to play Opening Day,” Dave Roberts said Sunday.
  “I am (confident of that). I just think in talking to the training staff and talking to Corey himself – we’ve been conservative, understandably. I just don’t see any reason why he wouldn’t be ready for Opening Day.”
  Seager’s 2018 season ended on April
  
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• Angels’ Shohei Ohtani steps up rehab with batting practice in the cage

  17-03-2019 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani took another step toward returning to the Angels lineup.
  Ohtani took regular batting practice in the cage on Sunday morning, the first time he’d done so since undergoing Tommy John surgery on Oct. 1.
  A day after Ohtani said he hoped to take that step within a week, he got the go-ahead from trainers to progress in his rehab.
  Ohtani had been just hitting soft toss for a couple weeks, but he added the next step, with a coach throwing overhand. Ohtani took 10
  
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• Now a racing fan roots for all of the horses

  17-03-2019 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  In the pre-dawn chill one day this week, I drove out to Santa Anita Park. To make sure it’s still there, perhaps. To make sure I’m still there.
  It was the morning that horses resumed official workouts, and for the trainers, jockeys, agents and visitors watching from Clockers’ Corner it felt as if things were getting back to normal a week after Santa Anita officials stopped racing and training to try to find a cause for a sudden spike in mortal injuries.
  But the next morning a f
  
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• March Madness 2019: What to know before filling out a tournament bracket

  17-03-2019 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s time to fill out your NCAA men’s basketball brackets. Whether this is your first time filling out a bracket or you have a few years under your belt, below you can find some fun ideas and information to help you.
  Find out how and when to watch tournament games and much more.
  Feel free to bookmark this page and check back throughout the tournament for updates, news and highlights.Host cities
  Anaheim is one of 14 cities to host the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament this year. Th
  
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• March Madness 2019: What to know before filling out a NCAA bracket

  17-03-2019 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Feel free to bookmark this page and check back throughout the 2019 NCAA Tournament for updates, news and highlights.It’s time to fill out your NCAA men’s basketball brackets. Whether this is your first time filling out a bracket or you have a few years under your belt, below you can find some fun ideas and information to help you.
  Find out how and when to watch tournament games and much more.
  Regional breakdown: West | Mid West | East | SouthWhat channel is the march madness selecti
  
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• Gavin Newsom’s threat to localities is extortion by any other name

  17-03-2019 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Shortly after his inauguration, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would withhold funds designated for transportation from local governments that didn’t comply with his vision for affordable housing. His move could be characterized as either the height of hypocrisy or extortion. Take your pick.
  Let’s start with the hypocrisy. Our new governor has complained bitterly about how the federal government — i.e., the evil Trump administration — threatens to withhold funds from
  
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• Building a strong California Republican Party

  17-03-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California is at its best when there is a two-party system of government. Laws are the result of public debate and consensus, and voters hold politicians accountable through our election process. One need only consider Gov. Gavin Newsom’s disregard for the will of the voters by declaring a moratorium on the death penalty. Seeking votes, Newsom said he’d respect the will of the people and enforce the law. As governor, however, he broke trust with the voters and is doing the exact oppo
  
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• HOA Homefront: Drought’s over, must our cactus go, too?

  17-03-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: After my HOA approved my drought-tolerant design, they asked me to add ‘more and bigger plants’ which violates Civil section 4735(e). Are the regulations still in place after May 2017? And if they are in effect, who do I get in touch with to help me enforce them? — I.D., Vista
  A: Associations cannot ban drought-tolerant landscaping, as Civil Code 4735 still is in force. The part of that statute which no longer applies is part (c), which bars associations from penalizing memb
  
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• A degree of corruption

  17-03-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In that classic 1978 college documentary, “Animal House,” Dean Vernon Wormer of Faber College offers soon-to-be-ex-student Kent Dorfman a little helpful advice: “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
  A lot has changed over the past 40 years. Today Dean Wormer might well say, “Rich, spoiled and privileged is no way to go through life.”
  Granted, being rich and privileged — which is redundant — has traditionally been an excellent w
  
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• Whicker: UC Irvine acts like Big West bully in blowout of Cal State Fullerton

  17-03-2019 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine forward Jonathan Galloway cuts a piece of the net as a souvenir after the Anteaters defeated Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Tournament title game on Saturday night at Honda Center, clinching a berth in the NCAA Tournament. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Irvine guard Evan Leonard, left, takes a shot over Cal State Fullerton forward Jackson Rowe in the first half of the Big West Tournament final in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodrigue
  
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• Big day for JSerra’s Peter Herald and Nadia Trabizi at Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational

  17-03-2019 08:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH >> The Eric Hulst boys and girls 3,200 races were arguably the premier events at the Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational track meet Saturday at Laguna Beach High School.
  Named for former Breakers standout Eric Hulst, one of the best 2-milers in the state in the 1970s, the races featured some the county’s top distance runners.
  JSerra put forth a strong effort in the boys’ and girls’ races.
  Patience paid off for the Lions’ Peter Herald, who made a big move i
  
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• Omaha Beach beats Game Winner in Rebel 2nd division

  17-03-2019 07:56 via ocregister.com
  
  HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Omaha Beach edged 1-2 favorite Game Winner on Saturday in the second division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn after Long Range Toddy staged a neck upset in the first division.
  Ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Omaha Beach ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.42. The colt earned 37.5 points toward qualifying for the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field.
  Trained by Richard Mandella, Omaha Beach pressed the pace, took the lead into the turn and narrowly held off Game Winner.
  T
  
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• Errol Spence Jr. defends IBF welterweight title with win over Garcia

  17-03-2019 07:42 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Errol Spence Jr. had to go the distance to defend his IBF welterweight title for the third time. Still, the outcome was never in doubt for one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers.
  Spence unanimously outpointed previously undefeated challenger Mikey Garcia, a skilled boxer who moved up two weight classes for what he considered a legacy fight Saturday night.
  “Throughout training camp, a lot of commentators thought he was too smart and I couldn&rsquo
  
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• Galaxy show signs of life without Zlatan Ibrahimovic in win over Minnesota United

  17-03-2019 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Minnesota United forward Carlos Darwin Quintero (25) scores a goal against Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper David Bingham (1) during the second half of a Major League Soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday March 16, 2019.Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Minnesota United 3-2. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
  Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Uriel Antuna (18) collides with Minnesota United forward Abu Danladi (99) during the second half of a Major Lea
  
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• UC Irvine blows out Cal State Fullerton to win Big West Tournament, earn NCAA tourney bid

  17-03-2019 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine forward Tommy Rutherford reaches for a rebound against Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Tournament final in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Irvine forward JC Butler, left, takes a shot as he bumps into Cal State Fullerton forward Josh Pitts in the Big West Tournament final in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCal State Fullerton gu
  
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• Big West Women’s Tournament: UC Davis overcomes 17-point deficit to beat Hawaii

  17-03-2019 06:12 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – It was the comeback UC Davis will always remember, and that Hawaii will try hard to forget.
  The Aggies, owner of three straight regular season titles but looking for its first Big West Tournament championship and NCAA bid since 2011, trailed a physical Hawaii team at the Honda Center by 17 points early in the third quarter.
  And then, as UC Davis coach Jennifer Gross said, “everything was a blur.”
  The Aggies began a run at that point that wouldn’t end until the fi
  
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• UCLA gymnastics shakes off early nerves to give Valorie Kondos Field perfect Pauley Pavilion farewell

  17-03-2019 05:16 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA’s Felicis Hano scores big on the vault at the teams final home meet Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Los Angeles.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
  UCLA’s Margzetta Frazier performs on the uneven bars Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Los Angeles.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUCLA’s Madison Kocian celebrates after performing on the uneven bars for her teams final home meet Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Los Angele
  
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• Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Saturday, March 16

  17-03-2019 05:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Saturday, March 16.
  BASEBALL
  Saturday’s baseball scoreboard
  No. 2 Orange Lutheran beat No. 19 Santa Margarita 7-2 at Hart Park on Saturday night, completing a Trinity League-opening three-game sweep this week. Jasiah Dixon was 3-for-4 with a double, triple, run scored and RBI for the Lancers (7-2, 3-0). Garrett Frechette was also 3-for-4 with two RBI in OLu’s 11-hit attack. Winner Max Rajcic allowed t
  
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• After struggles of 2018, Dodgers’ Austin Barnes feels more like himself at the plate

  17-03-2019 04:53 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Austin Barnes learned a painful lesson last season.
  “Struggling isn’t fun, I’ll tell you that,” he said with a wry smile Saturday afternoon after hitting a two-run home run in the Dodgers’ Cactus League game.
  The home run was Barnes’ second of the spring. He leads the Dodgers with 12 RBIs and is batting .323 (10 for 31) through Saturday — all life-affirming signs for Barnes who struggled mightily at the plate last season, watching
  
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• UC Davis rallies from 17 down to defeat Hawaii for Big West women’s title

  17-03-2019 04:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Hawaii forward Leah Salanoa, center, splits between UC Davis forwards Morgan Bertsch, left, and Nina Bessolo, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Big West women’s tournament championship in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, March 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  UC Davis forward Morgan Bertsch, left, blocks a shot by Hawaii forward Myrrah Joseph during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Big West women’s tournament championship in
  
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• ‘Disneyland-size crowds’ creating crisis at poppy bloom, Lake Elsinore officials say

  17-03-2019 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Desperate Lake Elsinore officials, saying the city has been overrun by “Disneyland-size crowds” viewing the prolific California poppy bloom, said on Saturday, March 16, that there is a “public safety crisis” and urged visitors to reschedule their pilgrimages to the colorful attraction.
  “The city has expended all available resources to address the #SuperBloom,” officials said on the city’s Instagram account. “We have brought in all available staff,
  
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• Marina softball continues rise, defeats La Habra at Best of the West Tournament

  17-03-2019 03:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The confidence of Marina’s softball team is growing at just the right time considering the challenges quickly approaching.
  The No. 6 Vikings opened the Best of the West Tournament on Saturday with an 11-1 mercy rule-shortened victory against visiting No. 18 La Habra en route to winning their pool.
  Marina (11-4) banged out 16 hits, including two home runs by Emily Rush, against the reigning Freeway League champion to add to its self-belief.
  Last weekend, the Vikings finished a surprising fo
  
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• Big day for JSerra at Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational track meet

  17-03-2019 03:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — The Eric Hulst boys and girls 3,200 races were arguably the premier events at the Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational track meet held Saturday at Laguna Beach High School.
  Named for former Breaker Eric Hulst, one of the best two-milers in the state in the 1970s, the races featured some the county’s top distance runners.
  JSerra put forth a strong effort in both boys’ and girls’ races.
  Patience paid off for the Lions’ Peter Herald, who made a big move in t
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (3-16-19)

  17-03-2019 02:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, March 16.
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL
  PORTOLA TOURNAMENT
  Pool play
  Laguna Hills def. Santa Ana Valley, 25-12, 25-13
  LH: Gant 7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace. Testerman 9 kills. Shahrestani 2 kills, 3 aces.
  Laguna Hills def.Tustin, 27-25, 26-24
  LH: Gant 9 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces. Testerman 3 kills, 4 blocks, 1 ace. Jaffe 3 kills.
  Laguna Hills def.San Juan Hills, 25-15, 25-20
  LH: Gant 12 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces. Testerman 5 kills. Shahrestan
  
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• Cole Custer pulls away late to win Xfinity race, deny Kyle Busch his 200th victory

  17-03-2019 02:44 via ocregister.com
  
  FONTANA>> History will have to wait for Kyle Busch.
  Cole Custer passed Christopher Bell coming out of Turn 2 with 19 laps to go on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway and steadily pulled away from the field in the closing laps of the Production Alliance Group 300, stalling Busch’s run to the 200th NASCAR national touring series victory of his iconic career.
  Custer resident won for the third time in Xfinity Series career, beating Busch to the finish by 1.927 seconds.It was an historic vict
  
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• Orange County softball RBI leaders: Saturday, March 16

  17-03-2019 02:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County softball RBI leaders through Friday, March 15.Name
  RBI
  PA
  GP
  Emily Rush, Marina
  19
  50
  13
  Madison Simon, Beckman
  18
  40
  12
  Makena Tomlinson, Corona del Mar
  17
  47
  13
  Kendall Kelly, Newport Harbor
  16
  45
  14
  Liliana Navarro, Segerstrom
  15
  49
  15
  Rebeca Cabezas, Segerstrom
  15
  42
  14
  Marianna Ceja, Los Amigos
  15
  40
  7
  Nicole Stark, Brea Olinda
  15
  35
  10
  Sarah Ruggles, Yorba Linda
  15
  31
  14
  Amanda Mendoza, Segerstrom
  14
  54
  15
  Miranda Stoddard, Orange Lutheran
  14
  33
  10
  Haylee Orozco, Marina
  13
  46
  
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• Alexander: Marquee matchup at Indian Wells fails to appear as Rafael Nadal withdraws

  17-03-2019 02:31 via ocregister.com
  INDIAN WELLS — It is the closest thing to a matchup of legends that the men’s tennis tour currently has: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal. And it was supposed to be the centerpiece of Saturday’s schedule at the BNP Paribas Open.
  As they say in the business, never assume.
  The players did their part on the court in the days leading up to Saturday, but Nadal’s body – specifically his right knee – would not cooperate with the plan. Shortly before the beginning of th
  
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• No evidence of missing Marine has been found along planned backcountry ski trip along the Sierra High Route

  17-03-2019 02:21 via ocregister.com
  
  A massive multi-agency search in the High Sierra mountains has not turned up any evidence of a missing infantry Marine officer from Camp Pendleton, officials said Saturday, March 16.
  The Marine, 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft, who is serving with the 1st Battalion/7th Marines at Twentynine Palms and is based out of the 1st Marine Division headquartered at Camp Pendleton, set out on the solo backcountry skiing trip on Feb. 23 with an itinerary to complete a 195-mile trek along the Sierra High Route. The t
  
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• Santa Anita will reopen to racing on Friday after owners, Stronach Group reach agreement

  17-03-2019 02:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Anita’s scheduled reopening Friday is back on after the track’s parent company, The Stronach Group, and the Thoroughbred Owners of California reached agreement Saturday on the Lasix controversy that had swept through the industry the past few days.
  The story was first reported by Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form and confirmed by the Southern California News Group.
  The deal includes the elimination of Lasix beginning with next year’s crop of 2-year-olds and immediately
  
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• Kyle Busch could join the 200-win club Sunday at NASCAR Monster Energy Series Auto Club 400

  17-03-2019 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  FONTANA – Athletes will almost always say they ignore the hashtags and headlines about them trending on Twitter.
  But this week, Kyle Busch has clicked on more than a few links his friends have emailed him, trying to see how he is being perceived as he heads toward a milestone victory.
  He’d like to thank Richard Petty, the founding member of NASCAR’s 200-win club, for his kind words.
  “It was very cool. It was respectful,” Busch said. “I am honored.”
  Here&
  
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• Small fire stopped in Bommer Canyon in Irvine, downed power line is suspected cause

  17-03-2019 01:34 via ocregister.com
  
  A brush fire burned a quarter acre in Bommer Canyon on Saturday before firefighters made quick work of the blaze.
  The fire was reported at 3:55 p.m. in Bommer Canyon, near Shady Canyon Drive in Irvine.
  Ground fire crews and one helicopter with the Orange County Fire Authority quickly extinguished the flames, stopping it at a quarter acre, said Capt. Paul Holaday, spokesman for the department.
  The suspected cause of the fire was a downed power line, Holaday said, adding an investigation into the
  
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• Angels lose; Albert Pujols commits 3 errors in 1 inning

  17-03-2019 01:07 via ocregister.com
  
  THE GAME: The Angels lost 7-2 to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon at Tempe Diablo Stadium, where the Angels have played before two consecutive sell-out crowds. The crowd was announced at 9,693 on Saturday.
  PITCHING REPORT: RHP Trevor Cahill gave up four runs, two earned, in four innings, on 78 pitches. Cahill gave up two runs in the first, but then settled down for two clean innings. He gave up two unearned runs in the fourth. “He was a little bit out of whack mechanically early
  
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