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• Curator’s book brings local Native American history to life for O.C. third-graders

  16-07-2017 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Most adults in Orange County would be hard-pressed to name a Native American tribe here.
  But, soon, maybe more third-graders can.
  A curator at the county’s archaeology center was frustrated by how little information can be found on the area’s native heritage. So, along with taking care of the county’s archaeological artifacts, she took it upon herself to write a book about it – not a textbook, but a children’s picture book, illustrated by a volunteer at the center.
  
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• Thousands in Poland protest government judicial reform plans

  16-07-2017 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
  WARSAW, Poland – Thousands of government opponents protested in Warsaw and other cities in Poland on Sunday against new judicial reforms and future plans to change the Supreme Court.
  Legislation that was adopted last week has drawn condemnation from European Union politicians and from Poland’s opposition. They say it violates judicial independence and the rule of law.
  Under the new legislation, lawmakers appoint members of the National Council of the Judiciary, w
  
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• Artists of the Week: Anna Ellwein and Tivoli Treloar

  16-07-2017 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  During summer, serious dance students sign up for intensives that offer expert training with top teachers and choreographers associated with prestigious dance companies. The most common are with ballet companies. Anna Ellwein and Tivoli Treloar of Crean Lutheran High School looked outside the box and signed up for a week in New York with the Rockettes. They will spend six hours a day learning the Rockettes’ distinctive style, which incorporates jazz, tap, musical theater, lyrical and
  
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• Women of Walt Disney Imagineering inspire others at the D23 Expo

  16-07-2017 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Women have always been a part of Walt Disney Imagineering, and their presence is growing.
  Kathy Magnum, a senior vice president with the company, moderated a panel with seven of female Imagineers from a wide spectrum of disciplines ranging from project management to engineering to research and development and theater.
  “These women show that we can all grow into something we want,” she said.
  The ladies of the “Inspiring Women of Walt Disney Imagineering” talk about how the
  
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• Dodgers extend winning steak to nine games with 3-2 victory to sweep the Marlins

  16-07-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Rich Hill delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ORG XMIT: FLMP101Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ORG XMIT: FLMP102Miami Marlins left fielder Marcell Ozuna (13) climbs the
  
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• Box office: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ roars past ‘Spider-Man’

  16-07-2017 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Monkey business still pays. “War for the Planet of the Apes” took down “Spider-Man: Homecoming” at the North American box office, opening with an estimated $56.5 million in ticket sales.
  Though some initially expected a closer race, “Spider-Man” dropped to second with $45.2 million after its $117 million debut last weekend. But director Matt Reeves’ “War for the Planet of the Apes” pulled away thanks to strong reviews for the third installmen
  
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• Angels Notes: Time runs out for Danny Espinosa

  16-07-2017 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Angels finally ran out of patience with Danny Espinosa.
  The Angels cut ties with the veteran second baseman on Sunday morning, designating him for assignment after he had hit .162 in 72 games.
  The Angels traded two minor league pitchers to the Washington Nationals for Espinosa in December, hoping he could provide good defense and some pop at the plate. He did the former, but not the latter.
  “I think Danny brought some good things that helped us, but on the offensive sid
  
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• Dana Point puts 2 ZIPs on America’s priciest housing list

  16-07-2017 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Realtor.com stats show a pair of ZIP codes around Dana Point among 19 Orange County communities with median listing prices above $1 million for May.
  Nationwide, 401 ZIP codes had median listing prices above $1 million in May. Southern California had 94 of those seven-figure listings, or roughly 1-in-4 nationwide.
  Around Dana Point for May, according to Realtor.com data:
  ZIP code 92624 …
  Median listing price: $1.26 million. That ranked 274 highest in the nation and was up 7 percent from a
  
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• Man hits tree after losing control of bicycle, suffers severe head trauma

  16-07-2017 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA NIGUEL  A man in his 60’s was hospitalized with severe head trauma after riding his bicycle into a tree.
  The incident was reported to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, July 16, by a female relative of the man who was riding with him.
  The two were riding north on Alicia Parkway just across from Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park when they went into a slight turn and the man lost control of his bike, hitting the curb, said Lt. Steve Gil.
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• OC Fair 2017: Top 5 beers from the Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Round Up

  16-07-2017 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Alex Moeller and Aaron Spain of Santa Ana dance together at the Brew Hee Haw craft beer tasting event during the OC Fair. (Photo by Shelby Wolfe, Orange County Register/SCNG)Avery Brewing Company serves a sample at the Brew Hee Haw craft beer tasting event during the OC Fair. (Photo by Shelby Wolfe, Orange County Register/SCNG)Friends share a laugh over beer samples at the Brew Hee Haw craft beer tasting event during the OC Fair. (Photo by Shelby Wolfe, Orange County Register/SCNG)Two women danc
  
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• D23 Expo holds a street party that is more like a parade twice a day

  16-07-2017 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  It wouldn’t be a Disney event unless there was a parade, and the D23 Expo is no different.
  Twice a day a “street party” parades down the middle of the Anaheim Convention Center complete with marching band, balloons, Disney characters and a celebrity or two.
  Fronting the parade Saturday morning, July 15, were the current Disneyland Ambassadors, Alexa Garcia and Mikey Trujillo. Different Disney celebrities are driven down the route in a vintage automobile.
  Some of the Disney char
  
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• 2 men nabbed with backpacks that deputies say were stuffed full of Walmart merchandise

  16-07-2017 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN CLEMENTE    Two men were detained at Walmart after being caught stuffing their backpacks full of merchandise by Orange County Sheriff deputies.
  The shoplifting was reported to OCSD at 8:09 a.m. Sunday when security personnel at the store in the 900 block of Avenida Pico observed the two men taking things off store shelves and stowing them, said Lt. Steve Gil.
  The security staff was concerned that two men could mean trouble and called police for assistance, Gil said. When deputies a
  
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• 32-year-old Mission Viejo man dead after jumping from bridge

  16-07-2017 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS FLORES  A 32-year-old Mission Viejo man jumped to his death early Sunday, July 16, police said.
  Orange County Sheriff deputies were called to the Crown Valley Parkway bridge over Trabuco Creek at between Marguerite Parkway and Las Flores after the brother of the man and another resident discovered the body in the brush below the bridge.
  He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lt. Steve Gil.
  “There is no foul play suspected,” Gil added.
  The man’s identity was not rele
  
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• The Eagles soar at day one of The Classic West

  16-07-2017 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  It wasn’t hard to tell where you were. Outside Dodger Stadium on Saturday, there were a wealth of banners advertising The Classic  West, while inside the beloved baseball field, there was more branding lining the upper decks. Right at the top of the stage’s canopy was a compass showing both east and west directions, alluding to the two incarnations of this first-time concert that will be held on dual July weekends – New York will host its own Classic East in two weeks
  
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• D23 Expo 2017: Long lines and spent days but Disney fans love it

  16-07-2017 19:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Charm Rachapaetayakom and her group of friends are spent most of Saturday, July 15 at the D23 Expo waiting – for one panel.
  By 11 a.m. she and her friends Marilyn Angell-Bailey, 65, of Fountain Valley and Phyllis Gordon, 60, of Huntington Beach were standing in front of a line that spans nearly two city blocks inside the Anaheim Convention Center.
  The ladies arrived before dawn to get in line for the expo’s Live Action panel, where Disney officials discussed and p
  
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• Peek inside homes that sold for well over their asking prices

  16-07-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Bidding wars aren’t necessarily limited to the lower price ranges any more.
  A six-bedroom house in Huntington Beach’s upscale Edwards Hill community that recently sold at $2.55 million went for $151,000 over the asking price.
  In May, nearly a third of homes on the Multiple Listing Service in Orange County sold above the original asking price, according to real estate consultant Pat Veling, president of Real Data Strategies in Brea.Read the full story here: These Orange County homes s
  
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• Here’s why Orange County homes are selling for more than their asking prices

  16-07-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Regina Harper kept getting aced out.
  The teacher’s aide and widow sold her 1,703-square foot, four-bedroom Buena Park house in May.
  She was looking to downsize, but the homes she found online were snapped up before she could set foot inside. She managed to make offers on three places, but she was outbid each time. Once, she came in just $1,000 under the buyer.
  “I did feel a lot of pressure,” said the 64-year-old great grandmother. “I kept saying, ‘I’m not goin
  
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• Here’s why Orange County homes are selling for more than sellers are asking

  16-07-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Regina Harper kept getting aced out.
  The teacher’s aide and widow sold her 1,703-square foot, four-bedroom Buena Park house in May.
  She was looking to downsize, but the homes she found online were snapped up before she could set foot inside. She managed to make offers on three places, but she was outbid each time. Once, she came in just $1,000 under the buyer.
  “I did feel a lot of pressure,” said the 64-year-old great grandmother. “I kept saying, ‘I’m not goin
  
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• Glut of Democratic congressional candidates raises questions

  16-07-2017 17:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Surveying the crowd of Democratic congressional candidates hoping to unseat Orange County’s four GOP incumbents – already 16 – county Republican Party Chairman Fred Whitaker can hardly contain his glee.
  “All the Republicans are unified behind one candidate in each of these races and the Democrats have divided loyalties to candidates who have no name ID,” Whitaker said. “I’m pretty happy with it.”
  But other political experts say the unusually l
  
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• Whicker: Another eye-opening, eye-closing victory for Miguel Berchelt

  16-07-2017 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Finesse beat fire three times at The Forum Saturday night, even though it was hot finesse.
  You realized how hot when you saw people try to shake hands with Miguel Berchelt, the main event winner. He politely declined.
  His fist was aching from the many times it connected with the face of Takashi Miura, the rare person who does have time for the pain. Miura kept coming forward and kept receiving more than he was giving. That is how you score boxing matches. Berrchelt won a decisi
  
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• Roger Federer captures Wimbledon title for record eighth time

  16-07-2017 17:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Roger Federer has won his record eighth Wimbledon title.
  Federer beat Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court in his 11th final at the All England Club. The win moves him above both Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who each have won seven titles at the grass-court major.
  It is also the 35-year-old Federer’s record 19th Grand Slam tennis singles title.
  Federer’s previous Wimbledon win came in 2012. He then lost to Novak Djokovic in both the 2014 and ’15 finals. His first Wimb
  
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• This week’s best deals: Movie tickets, sunglasses, Del Taco, free streaming, fishing preview

  16-07-2017 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Tourist hike the Mesquite Dunes in the high Monday in Death Valley National Park, CA. August 17, 2015.Hi, it’s me, Marla Jo, your columnist and deals maven. I’m on vacation this week, so no Cheapo Travel, but look for it again next week. If you know a great deal, let me know at [email protected]. You can also find me at Deals Diva on Facebook and Twitter. And don’t forget to read my humor columns on Wednesdays in the Register.
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• Real estate briefly: CBRE brokers $27.5M sale of Spectrum Tower in Laguna Hills

  16-07-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  CBRE Group has brokered the sale of Spectrum Tower, an office property located in Laguna Hills to Monday Properties for $27.5 million. (Courtesy of CBRE Group)CBRE also brokered the sale of Seagate Plaza, a shopping center strip mall in Huntington Beach, to a 1031-exchange buyer for $10.8 million. (Courtesy of CBRE Group)MCA Realty, a real estate investment and management company, has sold the final building in the four-unit Brookhollow Freeway Showroom Center, an 87,609 square-foot mu
  
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• 5 free things to do this week in Orange County, July 16-22

  16-07-2017 14:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Why sit home because you don’t want to spend any money? Here are five things you can do this week in Orange County that cost nothing at all.
  SUNDAY, JULY 16
  See “Shakespeare By The Sea” at Saddleback College. “Taming of the Shrew” starts at 7:30 p.m. Bring your blankets and low-backed chairs. The performance is free and so is parking, but you can upgrade to reserved seats or buy from food trucks.  Location: Upper Campus Quad, 28000 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viej
  
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• Half price movies on Tuesdays at Cinemark

  16-07-2017 13:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Tuesdays are discount days at Cinemark Theaters, where you can pay $5.50 for a first-run movie. Each theater has its own offers. Note that the $5.50 tickets are for general admission regular showings only, though generally the luxury loungers and 3D features also have a few bucks off. And note that if you join the free Cinemark Connections loyalty club, you get points you can redeem for rewards, and also special offers like discounts on theme parks and more. Pretty sweet. Check Cinemark.com or y
  
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• Lonzo Ball’s numbers dip in Under Armour, but Lakers reach Summer League semis

  16-07-2017 10:41 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Lonzo Ball’s statistics were down after two big games, but he still had the building buzzing Saturday night at the NBA Summer League.
  Ball flirted with another triple-double, Vander Blue had 27 points and Kyle Kuzma added 26 as the Lakers topped the Brooklyn Nets, 115-106, in a quarterfinal at the Thomas & Mack Center.
  Ball finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 34 minutes, again having more success as a facilitator than a shooter (4 for 12 from t
  
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• California’s cap-and-trade program: Extend it now

  16-07-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  After almost five years on opposite sides of a cap-and-trade lawsuit, the California Chamber of Commerce and Environmental Defense Fund don’t necessarily agree on much, but we do agree that there is a critical step that the state of California should take to secure the future environmental and economic well-being of the state — and ultimately the world.
  Californians care about the environment and the air they breathe. That means acting on the climate and improving air quality is impe
  
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• Cap and trade is about the money, not the climate

  16-07-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  There is one thing that is not up for discussion as Gov. Jerry Brown battles to win support for the extension of California’s cap-and-trade program: the flow of cap-and-trade funds to the bullet train.
  “If that’s a killer for you, then you have a dead body,” Brown told this newspaper’s editorial board.
  The governor is urgently pressing the Legislature to pass Assembly Bills 398 and 617, two bills that are the product of months of private negotiations to reauthorize
  
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• Brown’s emissions package too big, too rushed

  16-07-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown is asking the Legislature to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program by voting Monday on two bills that he said he will sign only if both are passed. But lawmakers should say no to that deal.
  In his argument to this editorial board, Brown cited statistics on childhood asthma and projections of rising sea levels due to climate change. The solution to the first ought not to be held hostage to the renewal of a program that aims to prevent the second.
  The health effects of ai
  
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• Southern California too important to be a cap-and-trade afterthought

  16-07-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California represents nearly one-half of the state’s population, is the nation’s largest manufacturing job center and faces some of the most daunting air quality challenges in the United States. Despite all that, our region has received only 29.6 percent of state funds targeted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the state’s cap-and-trade program.
  That disparity undermines the very reason for cap-and-trade, a groundbreaking market-based program designed to combat
  
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• D23 Expo attendees preview the return of Fantasmic! at Disneyland

  16-07-2017 08:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Those attending the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts presentation at the D23 Expo got a surprise when Bob Chapek, chair of the division, announced that all 7,000 in the hall would get a chance to see the return of “Fantasmic!”
  The show was scheduled to return Monday, July 17, but those in attendance Saturday afternoon got vouchers that would give them access to a reserved viewing area for the show at Disneyland either Saturday night, July 15, or Sunday night, July 16.
  A large snake craw
  
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• Brazilian tandem digs up gold at World Series of Beach Volleyball

  16-07-2017 07:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH  As the Long Beach crowd chanted “USA” on championship point of the Long Beach Presidents Cup at the World Series of Beach Volleyball, Brazil’s duo of Larissa and Talita defeated the USA duo of Lauren Fendrick and April Ross for the gold medal on Saturday afternoon.
  “The crowd made a lot of noise,” Talita said. “They were loud, but you have to forget about that and focus on the court.”Larissa and Talita are the No. 1 duo in the world and
  
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• Dodgers on deck: Dodgers at Marlins, Sunday, 10 a.m., SNLA

  16-07-2017 07:44 via ocregister.com
  
  When: Today, 10 a.m.
  Where: Marlins Park
  TV: SNLA
  THE PITCHERSDODGERS LHP RICH HILL (5-4, 3.69)vs. Marlins: 1-1, 5.84At Marlins Park: 1-0, 0.00Hates to face: Ichiro Suzuki, 2 for 7, doubleLoves to face: Dee Gordon, 0 for 3
  MARLINS LHP CHRIS O’GRADY (1-0, 5.06)vs. Dodgers: He has never faced them before
  J.P. Hoornstra
  
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• Miguel Berchelt boxes way to title defense over Takashi Miura

  16-07-2017 07:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The way Miguel Berchelt of Mexico and Takashi Miura of Japan take care of business in the ring, their bout for Berchelt’s super featherweight title Saturday figured to be hotly contested and vicious. On paper, anyway.It was neither. Berchelt did score a flash knockdown of Miura in the first round. But he appeared to stick to the game plan, which apparently was to move and out-box the left-handed Miura.Berchelt did that nicely over 12 rounds, and retained his title via wide decision in fron
  
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• Hoffarth: Nehus Saxon takes Scully’s words of wisdom and returns the favor with Shrine of the Eternals induction

  16-07-2017 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Lisa Nehus Saxon has stories to tell Sunday, including the one about the time Vin Scully gave her some career-affirming advice at a very low point in her run as a sports writer about 30 years ago.
  As the L.A. Daily News’ Dodgers beat writer in her mid-20s, she had just been publicly humiliated in the Cincinnati press box by a Reds’ team official screaming at her. This was already after she was ordered out of the team’s pregame locker room and physically picked up and removed, a
  
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• Bonsignore: Chargers owner Alex Spanos driven by work ethic

  16-07-2017 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The NFL Chargers owner Dean Spanos talks about the team’s move to Costa Mesa at the team’s new headquarters and practice facility in Costa Mesa on Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)The NFL Chargers owner Dean Spanos talks about the team’s move to Costa Mesa at the team’s new headquarters and practice facility in Costa Mesa on Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)The NFL Chargers owner D
  
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• Manchester United opens preseason and U.S. Tour with victory over the Galaxy

  16-07-2017 06:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Manchester United’s swarms Marcus Rashford (19) as LA Galaxy’s keeper Jon Kempin (22) walks past with head low after Rashford scored in an international friendly soccer game at the StubHub Center Saturday, July 15, 2017, Carson, CA. Manchester led 3-0 at halftime. (Photo by Steve McCrank, Daily Breeze/SCNG)Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini (27) fends off LA Galaxy’s Nathan Smith (16) in an international friendly soccer game at the StubHub Center Saturday, July 15, 201
  
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• Even with Mike Trout back, Angels drop 2nd straight to Rays

  16-07-2017 06:13 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The first two games after the much-anticipated return of Mike Trout have not exactly gone as the Angels had hoped.
  Other than two homers by slumping Luis Valbuena, little went right for the Angels in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night, their second straight loss with Trout back in the lineup.
  Tampa Bay’s Logan Morrison is congratulated in the dugout after hitting two-run homer in the second. The Angels were playing the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anah
  
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• Teenager Ryan Garcia is in no hurry, until he enters the ring

  16-07-2017 05:40 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — At 18 he has already found the secret to boxing longevity. Don’t box much.
  Ryan Garcia’s career looks like Noah’s Ark. He had won his five previous fights in two, two, two, two and two rounds. He trained hard for this one Saturday night at The Forum, as he ran five hours a day in Las Vegas, sparred fervently in a stuffy gym.
  For all that, Garcia barely got his heart rate up. After two knockdowns and 74 seconds, referee Jack Reiss stopped the fight. Garcia&rsqu
  
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• United Nations club members at Cal State Fullerton think globally

  16-07-2017 05:11 via ocregister.com
  
  A delegation of four Cal State Fullerton students journeyed to Washington, D.C., in June to urge Congress to support full U.S. funding for the United Nations. The visit was part of a nationwide lobbying effort organized in conjunction with a leadership summit of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
  The delegates met with government and U.N. officials, learned from global experts and urged Congress to continue support for the work of the U.N.
  Prompting the visit is conc
  
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• Rare book opens CSUF students’ eyes to birds around them

  16-07-2017 04:45 via ocregister.com
  
  It took a 200-year-old book to get Cal State Fullerton students out of their ornithology classroom and into the wilds, and not so wilds, of Orange County to really look at birds.
  The donation last year of Alexander Wilson’s “American Ornithology,” a rare and valuable book published in the early 1800s, spurred biology professor Bill Hoese to turn his class into a “high-impact” experience, one that spurs students to invest in their own learning.
  The 200-year-old book
  
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• Cody Bellinger first Dodgers rookie to hit for cycle in 7-1 win

  16-07-2017 04:35 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton stands 6 feet, 6 inches tall. The Miami Marlins’ right fielder is bigger than most baseball players, with the wingspan of a pteranodon. When he reaches, the world bends slightly in his direction.
  Stanton reached for a Cody Bellinger fly ball in the seventh inning Saturday, but even he could not prevent a small slice of history from falling to Earth. The ball cleared Stanton’s glove by a few inches and rolled to the wall. Bellinger glided into third bas
  
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• Girls water polo: Mater Dei’s Grace Thawley commits to Harvard

  16-07-2017 04:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Two-time first-team All-County water polo player Grace Thawley of Mater Dei has committed to Harvard, Monarchs girls water polo coach Chris Segesman said in a text message Saturday.
  The left-handed 2-meter player helped the Monarchs reach their first CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal last season. She also dueled against Olympic gold medalist and Register female athlete of the year Aria Fischer in four matches against Laguna Beach.
  Thawley finished last season with 77 goals and added 36 steals.
  He
  
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• NBA free agency: Lakers’ contingency plans unclear with Rajon Rondo going to New Orleans

  16-07-2017 03:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lakers had a healthy amount of dialogue both with and about veteran guard Rajon Rondo, and whether he would become a good fit for their young roster.
  Ultimately, the Lakers did not have to decide the varying variables about such a possible partnership. Rondo agreed to a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, which teams him with DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday on a team poised as a dark-horse Western Conference playoff contender.
  That leaves the Lakers with
  
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• Dodgers notes: Yasiel Puig looks great at No. 8

  16-07-2017 03:56 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI —  Yasiel Puig’s two home runs Friday gave him 18 this season. He’s tied with the reigning National League MVP, Kris Bryant, and one ahead of the NL home run leader last season, Nolan Arenado. Among teammates, only Cody Bellinger has more.
  That makes Puig an unconventional choice for the No. 8 spot in the Dodgers’ batting order, where Puig has spent most of the last month. That didn’t change Saturday and it might not change anytime soon, Manager Dave
  
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• Newport Harbor boys beat Corona del Mar in another ‘battle’ at state championships

  16-07-2017 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH It doesn’t matter if it’s a summer match, a regular-season game or even a scrimmage. The Battle of the Bay water polo rivalry always brings out the intensity in Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar.
  The California State High School Water Polo Championships on Saturday offered a summer edition of the storied boys rivalry, and the longtime Back Bay foes didn’t disappoint.
  Rising sophomore-to-be attacker Makoto Kenney and powerful center Jackson Westerman each scored th
  
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• $8,300 of luggage stolen from Fashion Island Neiman Marcus, suspects caught

  16-07-2017 03:23 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – Three suspects were caught after luggage valued at $8,300 was stolen from the Neiman Marcus store at Fashion Island around noon Saturday, July 15, police said.
  The suspects walked into the store, cut locks on four pieces of Louis Vuitton luggage and ran into a waiting BMW SUV, Newport Beach Lt. Keith Krallman said.
  Costa Mesa police found the vehicle near South Coast Plaza, and store employees identified the suspects. Bolt cutters were found in the vehicle, police said
  
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• D23 Expo: ‘Pixar Pier’ to replace Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure

  16-07-2017 03:19 via ocregister.com
  
  More Pixar attractions are coming to Disney California Adventure.
  The Walt Disney Co. announced the Paradise Pier and Boardwalk area will be re-themed and called the “Pixar Pier.”
  “It’s going to be the home of Pixar characters,” said John Lasseter.  The Pixar and Disney Animation chief creative officer referred to well-known computer-animated characters such as Buzz Lightyear and Woody in the “Toy Story” franchise, the superheros from “The Inc
  
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• Cal State Fullerton alum Ciara Short eyes 2018 World Indoor Championships and 2020 Olympics

  16-07-2017 03:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Most practices, Brandit Copper, then Cal State Fullerton’s associate head coach, had sprinter Ciara Short compete against the school’s male runners.
  Short lived for these moments. If she beat the men, the men  would have to run additional sets. This happened often, because Short was too fast and too driven and too determined to lose a race to anyone.
  “She wanted to be the greatest athlete in school history,” Copper said.
  Short, a San Diego native who graduated in 201
  
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• D23 Expo: Disney’s live-action film panel delivers thrills from ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ to ‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

  16-07-2017 03:11 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Luke Skywalker in the person of actor Mark Hamill got a standing ovation when he walked out during Disney’s panel presentation of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at D23, but it was Miss Oprah, as her young costar in “A Wrinkle In Time” called her, who brought down the house in Anaheim on Saturday.
  ANAHEIM, CA – JULY 15: (L-R) Actors Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill and director Rian Johnson of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI took part today in the Walt Disney Stu
  
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