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• The California missions school project is becoming a thing of the past. Here’s why

  24-09-2017 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
  For decades, fourth-grade students in California have had one project that has taken over dining room tables, required piles of popsicle sticks and kept parents and kids up at night completing it: building a model of one of the 18th- and 19th-century Spanish missions in the state.
  But under a new educational framework the state Department of Education is rolling out, the annual project may  become history.
  Why? Two reasons: it doesn’t effectively teach students about the mission perio
  
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• In response to President Trump, Chargers and rest of NFL make statement of unity

  24-09-2017 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — They knelt together, stood arm in arm, and raised clenched fists as the anthem played. Their statement of solidarity resounded across the league, from Los Angeles to Denver, from Cleveland to Indianapolis, from Houston to Atlanta, and across the Atlantic, where the most politically divisive day in NFL history began with the league’s only Muslim owner, Shahid Khan, standing together with Jaguars players and coaches, of all races and beliefs.
  The statement came on the heels of
  
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• Roundup: Mater Dei sounds intentions by dominating Orange Lutheran in South Coast final

  24-09-2017 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei senior Jackson Seybold takes a shot during the South Coast Tournament finals against Orange Lutheran in Newport Beach, on Saturday, September 23, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Orange Lutheran’s Hannes Daube throws a pass during the South Coast Tournament finals against Mater Dei in Newport Beach, on Saturday, September 23, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mater Dei’s Cooper Haddad looks for an open pass as Orange Lutheran&rsquo
  
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• Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig is back in Dave Roberts’ doghouse after not sliding into second

  24-09-2017 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Dodgers manager Dave Roberts assured reporters that Yasiel Puig’s ankle was not keeping the right fielder out of Sunday’s lineup.
  Puig was caught stealing second base to end Saturday night’s game, a 2-1 loss. Afterward, Puig said through an interpreter that he felt pain in his ankle the moment he was set to slide. He went into the base standing up instead and was tagged out. Roberts called Puig’s actions inexplicable and a “bad baseball play.&rdq
  
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• More than 20 firefighters respond to blaze in abandoned Santa Ana building

  24-09-2017 22:42 via ocregister.com
  More than 20 firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 900 block of East Fourth Street in Santa Ana at approximately 11 am on Sunday, Sept. 24.
  The fire started on the exterior of the abandoned residential building, OCFA Captain Steve Dohman said. It took crews about 25 minutes to extinguish the blaze.
  Additional details were not immediately available.
  No injuries were reported, Dohman said.
  
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• Here’s what last night’s rocket launch at Vandenberg AFB looked like from around California

  24-09-2017 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  On Saturday night, a little before 11 p.m., a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc.Photos: Atlas 5 rocket launch from Vandenberg sends surveillance satellite into orbit
  It was carrying an undisclosed payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
  Although the launch took place late at night, many people were able to view it from all over California and beyond. (Even some from Arizona!) They took to Twitter to share photos and videos of th
  
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• O.C. Democrats’ big dinner: Too many congressional candidates?

  24-09-2017 21:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Buzz is the Register’s weekly political news column.
  Turnout and enthusiasm at Orange County Democrats annual Truman Awards Dinner on Saturday dished up the latest reminder of the county’s changing political tilt and its national role in next year’s congressional elections.
  Keynote speaker Keith Elllison, deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told the crowd that of the 24 seats his party needs to pickup to take control of the House, four of the targeted seat
  
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• Man lights Cypress home on fire following call for medical aid

  24-09-2017 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A Cypress man lit his home on fire on Sunday, Sept. 24, after deputies responded to a request for medical aid, officials said.
  Jack Crisanto, who lives at the Cypress home with his father, said his brother ignited the blaze.
  “It’s toasted,” Crisanto said of the home.
  Crisanto declined to give his brother’s name, but said his brother had approached his father with a screwdriver before the family called police.
  Crisanto said his brother has multiple restraining orders preve
  
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• Official says 8 wounded in Tennessee church shooting

  24-09-2017 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. >> Authorities in Tennessee say eight people were injured in a shooting at a church in the Nashville area.
  Nashville fire department spokesman Joseph Pleasant tells the Tennessean newspaper that the wounded were being transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center. The nature of the injuries weren’t immediately known.
  A dispatcher quoted by the newspaper said that the scene was still “active” at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ as of 11:40 a.m. Sunday. Mult
  
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• Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Live updates from StubHub Center

  24-09-2017 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Chargers try to get their first victory of the 2017 season Sunday when they meet AFC West-rival Kansas City at StubHub Center beginning at 1:25 p.m.
  Jack Wang and Mark Whicker and Ryan Kartje are reporting from Carson. Follow along here for live news, analysis, stats and updates before, during and after the game.
  If viewing from a mobile device, please CLICK HERE
  Who has the edge? | Statistical breakdown
  How to catch the game:
  TV: KCBS, Ch. 2
  Radio: KFI 640
  KFWB 980 (Sp
  
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• LA city firefighter, spouse, die in murder-suicide in southeast Long Beach

  24-09-2017 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Police are investigating a murder-suicide involving a husband and wife in southeast Long Beach, officials said Sunday morning.
  At about 10:45 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the 7100 block of Island Village Drive – which is off Second Street, east of Studebaker Road – to investigate a domestic call, according to a statement from Nancy Pratt, spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department.
  Officers found a man and a woman who had both sustained gunshot wounds, police said. The ma
  
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• Merkel winning 4th term, nationalists strong in Germany

  24-09-2017 18:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By GEIR MOULSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
  BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc was on course Sunday for a lackluster victory in Germany’s national election while the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany party was heading for a triumphant entry into parliament, projections suggested.
  Merkel’s main center-left rivals, the Social Democrats, were set to slump to a historic low after Sunday’s vote. The party, led by challenger Martin Schulz, vowed immediate
  
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• It took 66 million years, but California gets state dinosaur

  24-09-2017 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO >> It took about 66 million years, but California finally has a state dinosaur.
  Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday the signing of a bill making Augustynolophus morrisi the official dinosaur of the Golden State.
  Fossilized remains of the duckbilled creature that lived anywhere from 100 to 66 million years ago have been found only in California.
  Several other states and Washington, D.C., also have official dinosaurs.
  California has more than 30 state insignia including a state li
  
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• Important California bills waiting for Governor Jerry Brown’s signature

  24-09-2017 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
  State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said the 2017 session of the California Legislature was “the most productive and progressive legislative session in memory.” Hundreds of bills are on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, and he has until Oct. 15 to sign, not sign or veto. Here’s a look at some of the major bills on his desk.
  Major legislation
  Several major legislative initiatives did not make it to the governor’s desk, including state-run universal health care and overhauli
  
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• NFL owners speak out in support of players, against Trump

  24-09-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer
  The NFL’s players and owners have united in a manner unseen in years in the nation’s most popular professional sports league, sounding a resolute chord in decrying President Donald Trump’s remarks about players kneeling during the national anthem.
  New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who’s been a strong supporter of the president, expressed “deep disappointment” with Trump on Sunday and said politicians could learn
  
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• Real estate briefly: La Palma’s Centerpointe office park sells for $106 million

  24-09-2017 16:30 via ocregister.com
  Irvine-based Greenlaw Partners and Westbrook Partners have bought a 10-building business park in La Palma for $106 million. Newport Beach brokerage Newmark Knight Frank, or NKF, represented the seller, an East Coast-based pension fund adviser. (Courtesy of NKF)Olen Properties has bought a nine-story office tower in Newport Beach for $75.6 million from Los Angeles-based American Realty Advisors. (Courtesy of Cushman & Wakefield)New York-based JOSS Realty Partners has broke
  
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• Housing crisis: See how state lawmakers are putting more teeth — and more money — into reform

  24-09-2017 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Millions, if not billions, in new dollars will flow to housing programs under a host of housing bills adopted in the final hours of the California Legislature. New rules will make it harder for local governments to block developments.
  And lawmakers put some teeth into weak, often ignored laws mandating that cities approve more housing.
  On Sept. 15, the last day to approve new laws, the legislature passed 15 housing bills aimed at easing a statewide housing shortage that’s fueling skyrocket
  
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• This week’s best deals: Book sale, free parks, free coffee, yoga

  24-09-2017 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Hi, it’s me, Marla Jo, your columnist and deals maven. Check out my Cheapo Travel column in the Sunday Travel section. 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.
  BOOK SALE
  Yorba Linda Public Library Fall Clearance Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Library Community Room, sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
  
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• FivePoint CEO on Amazon bidding as HQ2 forces everyone to play nice

  24-09-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Maybe Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is simply looking for a commercial real estate bargain.
  Maybe Amazon’s very public search for a second company headquarters is a bit of corporate grandstanding.
  Maybe the man who helped change the way we shop is actually seeking new ways for corporations and their workers to do business.
  But let’s give Bezos credit for one thing he’s already accomplished in his quest for a home for “HQ2,” which would mirror the company’s Seattle cor
  
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• 5 free things to do in Orange County this week, Sept. 24-30

  24-09-2017 15:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Why sit home because you don’t want to spend any money? Here are five free things you can do this week.
  SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
  Enjoy a concert at the Newport Beach Public Library’s Fall series of Sunday Musicales with a free 3 p.m. performance by Four Hands One Piano, a piano duo of Lucy Nargizyan and Marina Grozdanovi, in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach. Learn more: 949-717-3800, ext 2 or newportbeachlibrary.org.
  THURSDAY, SEPT. 28
  Take in the Wacky Ma
  
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• Get a free cup of coffee all weekend

  24-09-2017 14:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has announced that it will spread the boundless joy of National Coffee Day over an entire weekend, offering guests one free cup of coffee each day, Friday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 1. Customers can enjoy any sized hot brewed or small iced premium blend coffee for free at participating Krispy Kreme shops across the United States and Canada. One per customer, per day. Learn more: krispykreme.com/NationalCoffeeDay
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• Orange County has what Amazon wants

  24-09-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When Amazon announced its plans for a second North American headquarters, cities throughout the country began to salivate over the prospect of becoming its home — and they should. An investment of $5 billion locally, adding 50,000 new jobs with average salaries in the six-figure range would be transformational for any community.
  It’s no wonder that so many luminaries in Orange County are wildly optimistic about the prospect of Amazon HQ2 moving here, and are beginning to mobilize to
  
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• In search of the truth rather than headlines

  24-09-2017 13:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The numbers were startling.
  According to media reports, a newly formed group affiliated with Harvard Law School called the “Fair Punishment Project” supposedly reviewed court decisions from 2010 to 2015 involving the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The “study” found that the OCDA had seven convictions reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct and 24 overall findings of prosecutorial misconduct, and these numbers were ranked amongst the highest in the state.
  
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• School officials use Trump to mask their own failures

  24-09-2017 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In announcing the future of the DACA program two weeks ago, President Trump seemed to fulfill a campaign promise to end a program he once declared unconstitutional. But later on the same day, the president seemed to call for a permanent legislative solution, tweeting, “Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can’t, I will revisit this issue!”
  The nuance was lost on many Obama-haters. They celebrated the president
  
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• The road to a safer Orange County

  24-09-2017 12:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Growing up, many of us imagined that we would eventually travel in flying cars. While flying cars are not a reality, the burgeoning self-driving vehicle industry has the potential to revolutionize the way we live, including saving thousands of lives each year. However, before we can fully deploy self-driving vehicles on American roads, comprehensive testing and safety evaluations must occur.
  The SELF DRIVE Act, which unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 6, would promote
  
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• Savanna piles up more points in rout of Costa Mesa

  24-09-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Savanna’s football team hasn’t had trouble scoring this season and that was the case again in the Rebels’ 42-7 victory over Costa Mesa in a nonleague game Saturday at Glover Stadium.
  The Mustangs couldn’t contain Savanna’s speed, particularly the speed of running back Carlos Hernandez, who had touchdown receptions of 31 and 87 yards.
  The Rebels improved to 3-1 with one nonleague game remaining.
  For Costa Mesa (3-2), the defeat came in their final non
  
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• Kylie Jenner Spends Time With Friends Amid Pregnancy RumorsInternational Business Times

  24-09-2017 08:58
  Jenner was spotted in Malibu Wine Safaris with her friends on Friday, the same day news broke that the reality star is pregnant with her first baby with boyfriend Travis Scott, Us Weekly reported. She also posed for a photo with her pals, showing off her baby bump.
  
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• UCLA’s losing streak to Stanford reaches 10

  24-09-2017 08:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Stanford running back Cameron Scarlett, top, leaps over the defensive line to score a touchdown against UCLA during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen signals during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst carries against UCLA during the first
  
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• Car drives onto sidewalk, injures man in Santa Ana

  24-09-2017 07:57 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A man was seriously injured Saturday evening, Sept. 23, when he was struck by a car that drove onto a sidewalk following a two-vehicle collision, police said.
  The incident happened about 8:50 p.m. in the 500 block of North Main Street, Sgt. Javier Aceves said.
  Two cars collided and one of the vehicles went onto the sidewalk, injuring the man who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
  The vehicle that hit the man drove off, while the other car remained at the scene, Aceves
  
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• Jorge Linares defends title with split-decision over Luke Campbell

  24-09-2017 07:27 via ocregister.com
  INGLEWOOD – Luke Campbell of England didn’t begin boxing until he was 13, which is somewhat late. That didn’t stop him from winning a gold medal in the 2012 London Games.
  Still, he figured to be in deep water Saturday when he challenged Jorge Linares of Venezuela for his lightweight championship at The  Forum.
  Campbell distinguished himself well over 12 rounds. But he couldn’t overcome a second-round knockdown as Linares successfully defended his title via split-deci
  
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• Daniels tosses 5 TD passes as Mater Dei crushes St. Mary’s

  24-09-2017 06:58 via ocregister.com
  
  JT Daniels threw five touchdown passes and the Mater Dei defense produced two touchdowns as the Monarchs rolled to a 52-14 victory over St. Mary’s of Stockton on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
  Mater Dei (5-0) scored a minute into the game on a fumble by St. Mary’s that the Monarchs returned for a touchdown.
  The Monarchs extended their lead to 38-7 at halftime as Daniels completed touchdown passes to Chris Street, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Nikko Remiggio, who caugh
  
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• Daniels tosses 4 TD passes as Mater Dei crushes St. Mary’s

  24-09-2017 06:58 via ocregister.com
  
  JT Daniels threw four touchdown passes and the Mater Dei defense produced two touchdowns as the Monarchs rolled to a 52-14 victory over St. Mary’s of Stockton on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
  Mater Dei (5-0) scored a minute into the game on a fumble by St. Mary’s that the Monarchs returned for a touchdown.
  The Monarchs extended their lead to 38-7 at halftime as Daniels completed touchdown passes to Chris Street, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Nikko Remiggio, who caugh
  
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• Competition to backup Jonathan Quick only getting more interesting

  24-09-2017 06:47 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO – Peter Budaj demonstrated last season how much it pays to be the Kings’ backup goalie.
  Just over $2 million, in his case.
  At the ripe age of 35, Budaj earned a two-year contract from the Tampa Bay Lightning this offseason with an annual value of $1.025 million on the strength of his performance filling in for the injured Jonathan Quick last season.
  Playing behind the Kings defense certainly didn’t hurt his 2.18 goals-against average that ranked third in the NHL.
  Rel
  
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• UCLA safety Adarius Pickett ejected for targeting against Stanford

  24-09-2017 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  PALO ALTO >> UCLA has a target on its back.
  The Bruins drew their third targeting penalty in as many games Saturday as safety Adarius Pickett was ejected in the first quarter against Stanford. Although referees did not throw a flag on Pickett’s hit on Stanford tight end Drew Schultz, they reviewed the play and confirmed that there was helmet-to-helmet contact.
  Because the foul occurred in the first half, Pickett will not miss any time next week against Colorado. He was quickly e
  
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• Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu injured in Dodgers’ loss to Giants

  24-09-2017 06:10 via ocregister.com
  
  San Francisco Giants’ Gorkys Hernandez, right, is congratulated by Brandon Crawford after scoring on a single by Buster Posey during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Dodg
  
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• Chargers don’t have room for error in competitive AFC West

  24-09-2017 06:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Two games into the season, every team in the AFC West can argue for its status among the NFL elite.
  Every team except one.
  Denver, Oakland and Kansas City are all undefeated. The Chargers, meanwhile, are winless. Sure, their two losses have come by just five combined points, but scoring margins don’t count in division standings. And given how brutal the AFC West looks so far, they don’t have much room for error — especially not with Kansas City coming to StubHub Center on
  
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• SoCal Prep Legends Roundup Show for the Week 4 games

  24-09-2017 06:02 via ocregister.com
  
  SoCal Prep Legends’ Tarek Fattal has a roundup of highlights from the top high school football games across the Southern California region.
  Check the highlights and scores from the Week 4 games on Friday night, Sept. 22.
  
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• Freshman running back Stephen Carr makes first start for USC

  24-09-2017 06:01 via ocregister.com
  
  BERKELEY — Freshman running back Stephen Carr learned on Friday he would make his first college start in USC’s 30-20 victory over Cal.
  Ronald Jones did not travel with the team to the Bay Area, remaining in Los Angeles with injuries, including a thigh contusion and a sprained ankle.
  Carr was ready for his chance.
  “I love the pressure, man,” Carr said. “Pressure makes diamonds.”
  Prior to kickoff on Saturday morning, he sent Jones a text message.
  “I told h
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Monday, Sept. 25

  24-09-2017 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Monday, Sept. 25.
  GIRLS GOLFTroy at Cerritos, El Dorado at Brea Olinda, Rosary at JSerra, Yorba Linda at Villa Park, Huntington Beach at Edison, Sage Hill at Whitney, Calvary Chapel at Estancia
  GIRLS TENNISAliso Niguel at Laguna Beach, Capistrano Valley at Foothill
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALLTesoro Tournament (Canyon, San Clemente), Corona del Mar at University, Laguna Beach at San clemente, Woodbridge at Northwood, Troy at La Habra, Sonora at Buena Park, I
  
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• Top-26 final standings from the South Coast Tournament

  24-09-2017 05:45 via ocregister.com
  
  BOYS WATER POLO
  South Coast Tournament
  Championship
  Mater Dei 12, Orange Lutheran 6
  Goals: (MD) Seybold 5, W. Loth 3, Kaneko 2. (OL) S. Sasaki 3, Molthen, McMannis, Wright.
  Saves: (MD) Motherway 12. (OL) Barry 6
  Third-place match
  Huntington Beach 9, Newport Harbor 8
  Goals: (NH) Westerman 2, White 2, (HB) Jarvis 5, Cavano 2, Zaan.
  Saves: (NH) Sandberg 13. (HB) Stanbridge 7.
  Fifth-place match
  Santa Margarita 8, Harvard-Westlake 7
  Goals: (SM) B. Petersen 4, Quinones 2
  Saves: (SM) Hodge 9
  Seventh-pl
  
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• Mater Dei boys water polo sprints past Orange Lutheran to win South Coast Tournament

  24-09-2017 03:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Attacker Jack Seybold scored five goals and Billy Motherway made 12 saves to lead Mater Dei’s boys water polo team past Trinity League rival Orange Lutheran, 12-6, in the finals of the South Coast Tournament on Saturday at Newport Harbor.
  The Monarchs used numerous field blocks to hold the duo of Ash Molthen and Hannes Daube to a combined one first-period goal.
  Orange Lutheran played without Matt Kacura (sick).
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• Dana Hills’ Jack Landgraf, Capo Valley’s Haley Berberg set the pace at Dana Hills Invitational

  24-09-2017 03:09 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT – South Orange County’s premier cross country invitational produced record results for two of South County’s best.
  Dana Hills senior Jack Landgraf became the first runner to win three Dana Hills Invitational races with his third straight Division 1 boys senior/invitational title, and Capistrano Valley senior Haley Herberg set a meet record by edging out a victory in the Division 1 girls senior/invitational Saturday at Dana Hills High.
  Landgraf got out early in the da
  
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• New video surfaces showing violent encounter moments before fatal Huntington Beach police shooting

  24-09-2017 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH – A new video surfaced Saturday, Sept. 23, of the Huntington Beach police officer shooting and killing a suspect outside of a 7-Eleven, with this one showing the man aggressively approaching the officer.
  Previous versions did not show as much of the encounter before the shooting. At the end, this version appears to add a view previously seen on social media.
  This two-minute video, posted on YouTube and apparently shot from inside a vehicle parked outside of the 7-Eleven, o
  
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• Miller: Local golfer produces rare hole-in-one rerun

  24-09-2017 03:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Jimmy Shea, right, kneels at the 8th hole with golfing partner Randy Voss, left, at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Shea, 49, hit a hole-in-one on the 8th hole earlier in the year on May 7th. Voss, who witnessed Shea completing the shot using a 7-iron club, would see Shea hit a second hole-in-one on the same hole, and with the same club on July 9th. (Michael Ares, Contributing Photographer)Jimmy Shea, of Mission Viejo, stands next to the driving range at
  
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• Alexander: A gym full of hopefuls, with Ontario and the G-League in mind

  24-09-2017 02:59 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — Not that there was any desperation or anything, but the 45 players in uniform Saturday morning at Irvine Valley College played as though their professional lives depended on it.
  This is how important it was: They paid, at $175 a pop for those who signed up in advance, to exhibit their skills at a tryout camp. The goal was to find players for the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, the minor league affiliate of the L.A. Clippers in what used to be the D-League, for development, and
  
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• Dodgers Notes: Now that they’ve clinched, next task is defining playoff roles

  24-09-2017 02:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers went back to work Saturday, with the smell of champagne lingering in the air inside their clubhouse and the carpet still damp less than 24 hours after they celebrated their fifth consecutive National League West title on Friday.
  They faced the San Francisco Giants in the second game of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. They also faced the task of sorting out roles for several players in preparation of the playoffs, now a reality after a nerve-jangling stretch
  
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• Hoffarth on the media: A battle of the syntax in women’s TV sports coverage

  24-09-2017 02:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Memories invoke different responses for Billie Jean King during her media tour for the new Emma Stone-Steve Carrel movie “Battle of the Sexes.” Her eyes light up at how many things have changed for the better over time. She furrows her brows about other things that haven’t.
  Female sports reporters, for example, were practically non-existent, she recalls, when she and Bobby Riggs did media events leading up to this tipping-point tennis match in Houston that happened 44 years ago
  
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• At midpoint of training camp, Ducks’ roster starts to take form

  24-09-2017 02:31 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Even with many more cuts necessary after an 18-player trim Saturday, the Ducks’ expected opening night roster started to take shape at the midpoint of training camp.
  Ducks coach Randy Carlyle may be putting some forward lines in place. Two were kept together in Saturday’s practice after their 4-2 exhibition win over the Kings, with Rickard Rakell centering wingers Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg and Antoine Vermette between Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase.
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• Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget on road to recovery

  24-09-2017 02:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2017 season went from a high to low quickly for Sebastian Lletget.
  In January he signed a contract extension with the Galaxy and was called into his first U.S. National Team camp, eventually earning a starting nod in a World Cup qualifier in March.
  In front of his family and friends at San Jose’s Avaya Stadium, Lletget, a Bay Area native, scored the opening goal of a 6-0 victory over Honduras. Later, he was taken off after a tackle with Honduras’ Ever Alvarado.
  He was eventually
  
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• Lakers training camp roster

  24-09-2017 02:24 via ocregister.com
  
  2017 LAKERS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
  Name, position, height, weight, school/country, age
  Lonzo Ball (R), G, 6-6, 190, UCLA, 19
  V.J. Beachem (R),  F, 6-8, 200, Notre Dame, 22
  Vander Blue, G, 6-5, 200, Marquette, 25
  Andrew Bogut, C, 7-0, 260, Utah, 32
  Corey Brewer, F, 6-9, 186, Florida, 31
  Thomas Bryant (R), C, 6-10, 248, Indiana, 20
  Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G, 6-5, 205, Georgia, 24
  Alex Caruso (R), G, 6-5,205, Texas A&M, 23
  Jordan Clarkson, G, 6-5, 194, Missouri, 25
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