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• Coroner identifies man in wheelchair killed in Stanton crash

  19-08-2017 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Coroner’s office has identified the man in a wheelchair killed earlier this week in a Stanton crash.
  The 63-year-old man was identified as Arnold Pierce, coroner’s officials reported on Saturday, August 19. No city of residence was given for him.
  On the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 15, an Acura and Nissan Murano were going southbound on Beach Boulevard when the Acura came into contact with the Nissan, causing the Acura to lose control, sheriff’s offici
  
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• Are Orange County cities paying sheriff too much for law enforcement? Study will tell

  19-08-2017 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The 13 cities that pay the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to police their streets plan to study ways to reduce the costs of those law enforcement services after a handful complained that the price has risen steeply in recent years, straining budgets and leaving less money for other priorities.
  At least three South Orange County cities – Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita – have seen sheriff’s costs increase by nearly 25 percent over the past few years
  
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• The Menendez brothers murder their parents, August 20, 1989

  19-08-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  On August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty, in the den of the family’s home in Beverly Hills, CA. Both brothers were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. On July 2, 1996, Judge Stanley Weisberg sentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  Erik Menendez, left, and brother Lyle react to the judge’s ruling that counseling session tapes can be used as evidence. On Au
  
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• Disneyland Hotel employee, guest hospitalized after chlorine leak

  19-08-2017 20:46
  ANAHEIM, Calif. - A Disneyland Hotel employee and a guest were transported to an area hospital Friday, Aug. 18, with difficulty breathing following a chlorine leak, a park official said.
  
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• Trader Joe’s marks 50th anniversary with product tastings, giveaways

  19-08-2017 19:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Trader Joe’s will mark its 50th anniversary with celebrations in its stores today and Sunday.
  The celebrations will include special product tastings and giveaways. A limited-edition 50th anniversary reusable bag will be available for 50 cents.
  Trader Joe’s introduced its first reusable bag to customers 40 years ago.
  The first Trader Joe’s store opened on Aug. 25, 1967 in Pasadena on Arroyo Parkway, which remains in operation. The chain of grocery stores that combines basics lik
  
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• Peace rally underway in Laguna Beach

  19-08-2017 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
   
  A unity rally got underway near Main Beach in Laguna Beach on Saturday, Aug. 19, a day before a planned “America First! Electric Vigil for the Victims of Illegals and Refugees” event is to be held in the same area.
  The “From Charlottesville to Laguna Beach: We Stand Together” rally is being hosted by Indivisible OC 48, Indivisible OC-CA 46, the Laguna Beach Democratic Club, Together We Will Orange County, Women for American Values and Ethics and Orange County
  
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• Peace rally in Laguna Beach draws 350 people

  19-08-2017 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  A unity rally got underway near Main Beach in Laguna Beach on Saturday morning, Aug. 19, a day before a planned “America First! Electric Vigil for the Victims of Illegals and Refugees” event is to be held in the same area.
  The “From Charlottesville to Laguna Beach: We Stand Together” rally drew a crowd of about 350, according to a police estimate.
   
  Police keep a watchful eye on protesters reacting to last week’s violence in Charlottesville, Va. Several hu
  
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• Step inside eco-friendly, oceanfront Laguna Beach house by Mark Singer for sale at $14 million

  19-08-2017 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
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• Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor commits to Yale

  19-08-2017 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  From Las Vegas to the Ivy League.
  Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor charted a new recruiting path Friday when he committed to Yale, just days after decommitting from UNLV.
  O’Connor is a huge get for the Yale program. The Bulldogs also feature sophomore-to-be wide receiver Garrett White from Edison and former Sunny Hills defensive back Malcolm Dixon.
  O’Connor, the reigning Sunset League MVP, passed for 3,600 yards and 37 TDs last season to help lead Edison to the CIF-SS Divisi
  
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• Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor charts new path, commits to Yale

  19-08-2017 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  From Las Vegas to the Ivy League.
  Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor charted a new recruiting path Friday when he committed to Yale, just days after decommitting from UNLV.
  O’Connor is a huge get for the Yale program. The Bulldogs also feature sophomore-to-be wide receiver Garrett White from Edison and former Sunny Hills defensive back Malcolm Dixon.
  O’Connor’s commits is reminiscent of the commitment early in summer of  well-known QB Brevin White of Paraclete
  
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• VIDEO/BREAKDOWN: Corona del Mar QB competition heats up at Huntington Beach scrimmage

  19-08-2017 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Corona del Mar’s football team entered its scrimmage Friday night at Huntington Beach with a duel for its coveted starting quarterback position.
  The candidates are seniors Nathaniel Espinoza (dual threat, 5-9, 185) and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks/St. Francis transfer Erik Zimmerman (spread, 6-0, 180) and sophomore Ethan Garbers (spread, 6-0, 170), brother of former CdM star Chase Garbers, now at Cal.
  The position is desired because Corona del Mar features some of the best wide outs in
  
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• The value of a home is in the eye of the beholder

  19-08-2017 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Wrestling over the numbers to determine a home’s price can be a challenge.
  There’s the price the seller hopes beyond hope he can get. And there’s the buyer’s initial offer price. That’s usually different from the price he’s actually willing to pay for the house.
  There’s also the price the seller’s listing agent believes the house should be listed for. That’s usually different from what the listing agent believes the house will actually sell f
  
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• Phora Drops "Yours Truly Forever" LP

  19-08-2017 16:21
  Anaheim, California's Phora has delivered Yours Truly Forever , the 22-year-old artist's follow-up to 2016's With Love. In anticipation of the release, he's already shared videos for the singles "To The Moon" and "Sinner Pt.
  
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• First record of a solar eclipse dates back more than 3,000 years, plus more facts and figures ahead of Monday’s event

  19-08-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Monday’s solar eclipse is expected to be the most-watched eclipse in history.  Here’s a look at what Californians will be able to observe, and some more facts and figures about Earth, the sun and our solar system.What we will see
  Californians will see a partial eclipse of about 69 percent.  The sun will rise at 6:38 a.m. Aug. 21, with the effects of the partial solar eclipse visible by the time most people get to work.
  The forecast for inland areas of Southern California is
  
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• Allen Buchanan: What’s the MOST important part of a commercial real estate investment?

  19-08-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Many of you reading at home own a business.
  Your business address — if it’s not a spare bedroom or a corner of the garage — typically is found at a manufacturing building, a suite of offices or a retail storefront.
  You either lease or own that location.
  If it’s a lease, you have a landlord and that landlord — the commercial real estate investor — is the subject of today’s column.
  Landlords come in all shapes and sizes. Some own very few buildings and hav
  
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• Chuck E. Cheese to phase out animatronic shows

  19-08-2017 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chuck E. Cheese band is breaking up, or at least they’ll going to have fewer gigs in the coming years.
  A recent CBS report reveals that the company’s popular performing animatronic figures will be phased out in the company’s newly updated locations. In their place will be large dance floors where kids can cavort and dance around with their favorite rodent.
  “It’s the biggest thing we’ve done for the look and feel of Chuck E. Cheese for two decades
  
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• HOA Homefront: Is our mobile-home park an HOA?

  19-08-2017 15:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: How is it legal for a mobile-home park HOA to be registered with the government as a condominium association? What ramifications does that have on our CC&Rs? We’re having a lot of trouble here, and I need help understanding how CC&Rs override my constitutional rights or if they do. — Sincerely S.J., Escondido
  A: Under Civil Code Sections 4100 and 4200, if your mobile-home park is either a condominium, stock cooperative, community apartment or planned development, and if it
  
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• Liquid Assets: Watermelon mojitos keep it cool

  19-08-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Ripe watermelon always transports me back to long summer days spent at the beach. Sand stuck to your feet. Sea birds circle for leftover scraps. My respite from the heat was always a juicy slice of watermelon.
  Those hot summers of fun at the beach immediately sprang to mind the first time I tasted the watermelon mojito at The Beachcomber in Crystal Cove. The cocktail’s muddled mint and sweet watermelon pulp blends well with tart, fresh-squeezed lime. Rum and orange-flavored Cointreau provi
  
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• Smith vaults to early lead at US gymnastics championships

  19-08-2017 11:58
  A Northwestern University professor accused with another man in the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old hair stylist has returned to Chicago from California to face murder charges. A Northwestern University professor accused with another man in the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old hair stylist has returned to Chicago from California to face murder charges.
  
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• The challenge ahead for California Republicans

  19-08-2017 09:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A decade ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned California Republicans that “we’re dying at the box office,” and that we must change to stay relevant. While many criticized and disregarded his message, including me, history has proven him correct.
  Change is difficult, especially for political organizations. Parties attract, and are made up of, like-minded people with shared values and vision. They tend to be insular and shun thinking different from their own. As a result, effor
  
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• GOP leadership requires principles and winning elections

  19-08-2017 09:08 via ocregister.com
  
  I am proud to pen this commentary from my new office space, referred to around the state Capitol as “the Dog House.” The Dog House is where you get sent as punishment when you draw the ire of the leaders for standing up to them on principle. I have heard of Republicans being punished for voting for a tax increase, but I have never heard of a Republican being punished for voting against one.
  How I found myself in this glorified closet space is sadly a story about how petty and unprinc
  
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• There will be no death penalty in OCDA’s botched Scott Dekraai mass murder case

  19-08-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s worst mass murderer will be spared the death penalty, Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals ruled Friday. Arguing that prosecutors have been “unable or unwilling” to comply with lawful orders to turn over evidence about on the use of informants in Orange County jails, Goethals concluded it was necessary to take the death penalty off the table.
  While not completely surprising, given the numerous court rulings and reports about how the Orange County District Attorn
  
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• Taxpayers pay for lobbying in Sacramento

  19-08-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The latest lobbying reports are out in Sacramento, showing how much special interests are spending to influence lawmakers. After reading the reports, you can’t blame taxpayers for feeling like the man who has been unjustly condemned to the gallows and is compelled to pay for the rope that will hang him.
  When asked who spends the most currying favor with members of the Legislature, many folks will say “Big Oil” or maybe drug or insurance companies. Not even close. Those who name
  
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• Constitutional convention is one way to amend a broken system

  19-08-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  What exactly is a “convention of the states,” and should anyone be losing sleep over it?
  In September, state lawmakers from around the country will gather at the Arizona capitol to draw up rules for a future convention that will attempt to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  There hasn’t been a constitutional convention in the United States since 1787, although the Constitution has been amended 27 times. If you don’t count the first 10, which were adopted almost
  
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• South Orange County traffic is getting worse, the Toll Roads can solve it

  19-08-2017 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Traffic in South Orange County is getting worse and everyone knows it. In fact, the Orange County Transportation Authority projects that Orange County traffic delays will increase by 64 percent over the next 18 years. With 14,000 new homes approved for construction, South County leaders must plan to accommodate the tens of thousands of new vehicles destined for our roads. Further, with the nearest trauma center more than 12 miles away from San Clemente and I-5 serving as the only route, South Co
  
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• Lesson for cap and trade in bunker fuel tax

  19-08-2017 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Now that we’re a couple of weeks from when Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 398, the cap-and-trade tax, it’s a good time to think about what will happen.
  While discussing the bill on the state Senate floor, I recalled what happened in the early 1990s with the tax on marine bunker fuel, which is fuel held in ships’ “bunkers.”
  I reminded my colleagues that we might even start seeing black-market gas. I remember Pete Wilson, when he was governor, raised t
  
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• Knight provides the highlights in St. Margaret’s season-opening triumph

  19-08-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Running back Marcus Knight rushed for three touchdowns and threw for one as St. Margaret’s opened its football season with a 34-14 victory over Kealakehe High on Friday night in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
  Senior receiver Ryan Cragun caught two touchdown passes for the Tartans (1-0), including one on a halfback pass from Knight.
  Knight, a senior, scored on runs of 4, 18 and 68 yards.
  St. Margaret’s led 13-7 at halftime, but pulled away to a 34-14 lead after Knight’s 68-yard
  
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• Dana Point homebuying drops 13% in first half

  19-08-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Dana Point in 2017’s first half could not keep pace with countywide sales activity.
  Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns from the six months ended in June vs. the first half of 2016.
  Sales in Dana Point fell as 272 residences sold through June vs. 313 in 2016. That’s a loss of 13.1 percent vs. a 2.2 percent gain countywide.
  Neighborhood trends in Dana Point from the CoreLogic report:
  Dana Point ZIP code 92624 — 50 homes sold in the latest period vs. 46
  
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• Victorville woman suspected in Irvine carjacking, evading officers in Highland

  19-08-2017 08:43 via ocregister.com
  
  HIGHLAND >> A 28-year-old Victorville woman accused of an Irvine carjacking was arrested Friday afternoon, Aug. 18, after a short pursuit through Highland, officials say.
  Aspenn Jones was arrested on suspicion of carjacking, robbery and felony evading, according to a San Bernardino County sheriff’s statement.
  The pursuit began about 1:05 p.m. Friday after San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies located a stolen car at 9th Street and Sterling Avenue in Highland.
  Deputies attemp
  
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• Greg Laurie tells SoCal Harvest crowd: 'We need a spiritual...

  19-08-2017 07:29
  Pastor Greg Laurie kicked off the three-day 2017 SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium on Friday night with a strong anti-racist message, asking the crowd of 26,000 gathered to take the second chance given to all by God's love and forgiveness. Laurie's message titled "A Second Chance for America," addressed tough issues facing the nation, particularly the hate and violence witnessed in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, where a white nationalist protest and a counter-protest ended with a woman dead.
  
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• Greg Laurie tells SoCal Harvest crowd: ‘We need a spiritual awakening’ after Charlottesville violence

  19-08-2017 07:07 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Pastor Greg Laurie kicked off the three-day 2017 SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium on Friday night with a strong anti-racist message, asking the crowd of 26,000 gathered to take the second chance given to all by God’s love and forgiveness.
  Laurie’s message titled “A Second Chance for America,” addressed tough issues facing the nation, particularly the hate and violence witnessed in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, where a white nationalist protest and a counte
  
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• Canyon, Valencia each provide highlights during scrimmage

  19-08-2017 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  PLACENTIA – The football coaches for Canyon and Valencia were both reluctant to praise their teams after a scrimmage Friday night at Valencia High. Instead, they both chose to focus on the work that is needed before their first official games of the 2017 season.
  “We have some good players, but we have a ways to go,” Canyon coach Mike Ogas said. “We only have a week left, but we have some work to do.”
  The practice game provided highlights for key players on both side
  
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• Four officers shot in Florida, two fatally

  19-08-2017 06:53 via ocregister.com
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Latest on police officers shot in Florida (all times local):
  12:30 a.m.Authorities in northern Florida say two police officers have been shot in Jacksonsville.The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on its official Twitter site that two police officers were shot in the west side of the city.The Sheriff’s Office later tweeted: “Two police officers shot: If you are inclined to do so, say a prayer for our two #JSO officers that have been shot.”The
  
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• Dodgers acquire veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson from Mets

  19-08-2017 06:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dodgers weren’t done when they acquired Yu Darvish and relievers Tony Watson and Tony Cingrani in the final hour before the non-waiver trade deadline.
  They acquired veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson from the New York Mets in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations Friday. The Dodgers also received cash considerations to offset the approximately $3.8 million Granderson is owed in the final year of a four-year, $60 million contract he signed with the Mets.
  
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• Smithsonian’s ‘Hometown Teams’ exhibit in Santa Ana showcase the impact sports has on our culture

  19-08-2017 06:26 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Visit Heritage Museum of Orange County through Sept. 30 and find bleachers to sit on, footballs of different materials to touch.
  Those pieces are essential to sports, the theme of a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit that drives home this point: Sports has long been part of American culture and its roots are in America’s hometowns.
  Guests tour the new Smithsonian traveling exhibit Hometown Teams during an opening night showing for museum supporters at the Heritage
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in Santa Ana after colliding with SUV leaving a driveway

  19-08-2017 06:09 via ocregister.com
  SANTA ANA — A 34-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed Friday afternoon when he collided with an SUV as it was pulling out of a driveway, authorities said.
  Fire officials arrived on scene about 11:20 a.m., Friday, August 18, and pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene, Santa Ana Police Cmdr. Matt Brown said.
  The motorcyclist was heading westbound on First Street and broadsided the SUV in the 4800 block of West First Street as it was pulling out of a residential driveway, Brown
  
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• Four Irvine high school football teams gearing up for openers next week

  19-08-2017 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine high school football squads are gearing up for the start of the 2017 football season.
  All the teams were practicing this week and Woodbridge was holding a scrimmage against Dana Hills on Friday, Aug. 18, at University.
  Woodbridge opens the season on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. against Cypress at Western High.
  Northwood, Irvine and Crean Lutheran also open up next week.
  Irvine, under Coach Erik Terry, opens against Rancho Buena Vista on Friday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. on the road.
  Coach Matt B
  
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• LA Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints: Live updates and how to watch information

  19-08-2017 05:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Beau Lowery is now the top guy in the training staff. He was elevated to director of sports medicine. Previously director of rehabilitation.Round two with the #SaintsQBschallenge vs the @Chargers- @SeanPaytonjoins in!twitter.com/Saints/status/… ⚜️ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHkLvADUIAAsaLd.jpgRound 2: Saints and @ChargersQBs challenge!
  #SaintsQBs#SaintsCamp//embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfDespite injuries, Manti Te’o looks back fondly on his C
  
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• Ahead of final camp scrimmage, USC’s Clay Helton has an eye on youth

  19-08-2017 05:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC will end its three-week-long training camp on Saturday when it holds a live scrimmage at the Coliseum.
  Last year, the Trojans ended camp with a similar affair, wrapping up with a scrimmage at Howard Jones Field. It became the final barometer in a quarterback competition between Max Browne and Sam Darnold. One day after camp ended, Browne was tabbed as the starter.
  There is no starting quarterback decision weighing on Coach Clay Helton this August.
  His focus rests elsewher
  
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• Watch the L.A. Chargers and New Orleans Saints compete in a QB Challenge

  19-08-2017 05:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have made a tradition out of its Quarterback Challenge which dates as far back as the summer of 2014.
  During a joint practice in Los Angeles, the Saints added a new twist to the tradition and added Brees’ former teammate Philip Rivers and the Chargers to the competition.QB Challenge: #Chargers vs @Saints.This is good stuff. pic.twitter.com/BtKm6sdjJL
  — Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) August 18, 2017Brees and Rivers, a pair who haven’t
  
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• Another walk-off grand slam sinks Angels in loss to Orioles

  19-08-2017 05:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, center, greets Kaleb Cowart after Cowart hit a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols watches his two-run home run in front of Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph and home plate umpire Mark Ripperger during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Sema
  
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• Highlights from Friday’s UCLA football training camp practice

  19-08-2017 04:59 via ocregister.com
  
  A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field
  LOCK DOWN 
  The UCLA defense claimed its second straight victory over the offense with a clutch stop on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. Running back Jalen Starks tried to pound the ball up the middle, but the No. 2 defensive line didn’t budge.
  On five drives, each starting from the 25-yard line, the offense scored one touchdown and two field goals. Starks scored the touchdown on a 1-yard rush on third down dur
  
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• For some, standing up to bullies is worth risking getting run over

  19-08-2017 04:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rev. Kent Doss, Jessica Riegert and Mark Richardson are far apart in their jobs, their focus, their political philosophies.
  But when it comes to standing up to people they regard as intolerant bullies, the three stand together and are willing to lay their lives on the line.
  On Sunday, Aug. 20, the pastor, the Democratic Socialist and the marketing consultant plan to march into the lion’s den and counter protest an America First! rally in Laguna Beach aimed at illegal immigration.
  That
  
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• Phil Dalhausser, Nick Lucena killing it worldwide on sand, sweep three matches at Manhattan Beach Open

  19-08-2017 04:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Phil Dalhausser blocks against Casey Patterson on Day 2 of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (Photo by Brad Graverson, The Daily Breeze/SCNG)Emily Day hits past the block of Brandie Wilkerson on Day 2 of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (Photo by Brad Graverson, The Daily Breeze/SCNG)Emily Day digs for her partner Brittany Hochevar on Day 2 of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (Photo by Brad Graverson, The Daily Breeze/SCNG)Lauren F
  
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• U.S. Amateur quarterfinals: Four American college golfers move to the final four

  19-08-2017 04:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Nobody is on the golf course at 1:40 in the afternoon as Connor Syme of Scotland, walks past the second green on his way to the clubhouse. Amateur golfers compete in the quarterfinal round of match play during the 117th edition of the U.S. Amateur at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on Aug. 18, 2017 (Photo by John McCoy, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)A grounds keeper waters down the ninth green before the afternoon rounds. Amateur golfers compete in the quarterfinal round of match pla
  
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• Chris Taylor’s four hits pace Dodgers’ 8-5 victory over Tigers

  19-08-2017 04:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson reaches for a Detroit Tigers’ Nicholas Castellanos fly ball that landed for a double in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson cannot handle a Detroit Tigers’ Nicholas Castellanos fly ball that landed for a double in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Los Angeles Dodgers’ C
  
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• Mission Viejo man suspected of running Craigslist ‘modeling’ scheme targeting females for prostitution

  19-08-2017 04:20 via ocregister.com
  A 39-year-old Mission Viejo man who was previously charged with sex trafficking is now facing additional charges for allegedly running a Craigslist “modeling” scheme where he targeted women for prostitution, authorities said.
  Gilbert Antonio Castillo is accused of posting ads on Craigslist seeking females, specifically college students, for paid modeling jobs.
  From 2015 through 2016, Castillo acted as a pimp for six women, all of whom he met through his ads, the Orange County Distric
  
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• Blocking takes center stage for Caleb Wilson, UCLA tight ends

  19-08-2017 04:19 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Caleb Wilson developed a pair of UCLA’s most reliable hands by not paying attention to the field in Norman, Okla. Instead of watching his father Chris coach for the Sooners from 2005-09, Wilson and other coaches’ sons crept to an open space near the back of the field and played catch. He tossed the ball with the sons of then-head coach Bob Stoops and assistant coach Cale Gundy.
  Since those carefree childhood days Wilson has never really thought about catching the
  
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• Fantasy Football: Top 10 Sleepers for 2017

  19-08-2017 04:14 via ocregister.com
  
  There is plenty of time to join a fantasy football league before the start of the NFL’s 2017 regular season.
  Whether it is your first time playing fantasy football or you consider yourself a fantasy expert, here are 10 potential sleeper picks to consider as your upcoming draft.Quarterback
  Eli Manning (Giants):
  The Giants QB will have plenty of options to spread the ball around to this season, including Odell Beckham Jr. and new red-zone target Brandon Marshall.
  Average draft position: 120.
  
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• Brandi Milne art exhibition opening August 19th in Los Angeles

  19-08-2017 02:53
  Don't miss painter Brandi Milne's art exhibit which begins this month at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. The opening reception will be held on August 19th from 7-11 pm.
  
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