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• Irwindale Speedway comes back to life … again

  29-12-2017 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Irwindale Speedway is back in business. For a third time.
  The race track which had been scheduled to close Jan. 31, 2018 will have at least two more seasons after a new lease was signed Thursday evening. The about-face agreement was signed by a new track operating group, led by Agoura Hills racer Tim Huddleston and his Justice Brothers distributorship. They are calling themselves a Group of Motorsports Enthusiasts led by Tim Huddleston and Justice Brothers.
  Jim Cohan, the CEO of Team 211 Enterta
  
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• Maria Shriver joins UCI MIND gala for Alzheimer’s cure

  29-12-2017 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Maria Shriver, founder of The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM), joined supporters of the University of California at Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments & Neurological Disorders–better known as UCI MIND–at its 8th annual gala, “A December to Remember,” to raise funds to support Alzheimer’s disease research at UCI MIND.
  Held Dec. 2 at Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, Shriver was also on hand to celebrate the recent partnership be
  
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• Assemblyman to speak to Republican group in Santa Fe Springs

  29-12-2017 22:26 via ocregister.com
  Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, will speak at the 7:30 a.m. Friday breakfast meeting of the Southeast chapter of the Los Angeles County Lincoln Clubs.
  The club will meet at Geezers Restaurant, 12120 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs.
  Cost is $25.
  For reservations, email [email protected].
  
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• Kartje: Handing out NFL awards to Tom Brady, Sean McVay and more

  29-12-2017 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  As the season winds down, let’s take a moment to honor the best of the 2017 NFL season:
  MVP: Tom Brady, QB, Patriots. There’s a convincing case to be made for Todd Gurley here, but ultimately, the argument for any running back over the league’s top quarterback is usually a losing battle. Brady ranks first in passing yards, second in completion percentage, third in touchdowns, third in interception rate, second in adjusted yards per attempt, and has the most wins on the league&r
  
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• Wise — and unwise — words from people who inspired us this year

  29-12-2017 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s time for my sporadically traditional end of year celebration of wise — and unwise — words from local people who move us.
  Beth Sanden, a 62-year-old paralyzed athlete, nears the finish line April 9 during a marathon at the North Pole. The San Clemente resident braved minus-41 degree temperatures.Last week this group of music students from UCI took their instruments and went out to Las Vegas to share music at the site of the 58 crosses that have been erected to honor each of
  
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• How many porta-potties does it take to put on the Rose Parade?

  29-12-2017 22:13 via ocregister.com
  You probably don’t think about them until that inevitable moment when you absolutely must.
  That’s expected as far as “comfort stations” — better known as porta-potties — go, says Greg Custer, chair of the Tournament of Roses’ services and properties committee. The committee plans for the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game’s less noticable features like fencing, trash cans and, of course, porta-potties.
  “It’s such an early morning activity t
  
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• Remembering three key Irvine sports figures who died in 2017 and a former AD honored in January

  29-12-2017 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Austin Hwang (No. 41) is shown with his Irvine High teammates during one of his games with the varsity squad. A candlelight service will be held Tuesday night for Hwang. Photo courtesy Irvine footballFormer Irvine water polo coach Scott Hinman points to the scoreboard during a time-out. File photo Bill Alkofer, staff photographerFormer University football coach Gene Molway was honored in October. Photo courtesy University High SchoolFormer Woodbridge athletic director Dave Cowen was remembered a
  
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• Russia child falls into sewer, found as worker falls in, too

  29-12-2017 22:11
  A child in central Russia who fell into a sewer has been rescued by a search party member who fell in, too. The Emergency Situations Ministry in Tatarstan said Friday that the search was mounted Thursday evening after parents reported their 10-year-old son missing.
  
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• New Year’s Eve ridesharing: Uber and Lyft say these are the most popular bars and restaurants in Orange County for 2017

  29-12-2017 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Where are you ringing in the New Year? According to Uber and Lyft, you’ll likely be hanging out at the Stag Bar in Newport Beach, Karl Strauss in Costa Mesa or hipster lounge The Bungalow in Huntington Beach.
  Those three Orange County venues rank high for both drop-offs and pick-ups, according to data crunched by ride-sharing rivals Uber and Lyft. In a survey of rides for 2017, Lyft said Orange County’s most visited restaurant is Karl Strauss in Costa Mesa, while Stag Bar in Newport
  
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• Ride the bus to Disneyland from Riverside and San Bernardino for only $3 each way

  29-12-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Tired of traffic and parking hassles at Disneyland? Don’t want to pay $20 to park or discover that the parking garage is full when you get there?
  Well, here’s an idea: Starting on Jan. 14, you can ride an express bus route that starts in San Bernardino, goes through Riverside and ends up at Disneyland, directly in front of the park.
  And, the best news of all, it only costs $3 each way. A 30-day pass costs $75, and prices are even cheaper for children 46 inches tall and under, seniors
  
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• Rehab Riviera: California testing Vermont’s model to fight addiction

  29-12-2017 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The time for hand-wringing was over.
  Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin took the podium in 2014 and delivered a state-of-the-state speech devoid of the usual trappings.
  “During the tenure of every governor there are numerous crises,” he said. “The crisis I am talking about is the rising tide of drug addiction and drug-related crime. In every corner of our state, heroin and opiate drug addiction threatens us.”
  Michael Moreno thanks Dr. Faried Banimahd after receiving his Naltrexon
  
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• Morales on boxing: Thailand’s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai clearly Fighter of the Year for 2017

  29-12-2017 20:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Every year at this time we sit down and decide upon our Fighter of the Year. To some around the boxing world, there is no clear-cut choice for 2017. There is here.
  His name is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, and he’s a super flyweight world champion from Thailand.
  In March at Madison Square Garden in New York, he handed Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez his first loss via majority decision. There was a bit of controversy in that many scored Gonzalez the winner of a close fight. But Sor Rung
  
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• Trump aims ire at Amazon, wants retailer charged more for postal deliveries

  29-12-2017 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  President Donald Trump said the U.S. Postal Service should charge Amazon.com Inc. more to deliver packages, the latest in a series of public criticisms of the online retailer and its billionaire founder.
  The post office “should be charging MUCH MORE” for package delivery, the president tweeted Friday from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he’s spending the holidays.
  “Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while chargin
  
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• Rams reserve Garrett Sickels living the dream of every NFL practice squad player

  29-12-2017 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams linebacker Garrett Sickels (56) runs a drill during practice, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Thousand Oaks. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)Rams linebacker Garrett Sickels (56) runs a drill during practice, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Thousand Oaks. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)Rams practice squad member Ejuan Price, left, runs a drill with linebacker Garrett Sickels during practice, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Thousand Oaks. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)Rams linebacker Garrett Sickels (56) runs
  
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• American Legion Post 132’s museum in Orange holds memories of conflicts and heroes

  29-12-2017 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  American Legion Post 132 has built a small museum that tells a big story.
  Leo Ouellette remembers standing on street corners as a paper boy shouting “Extra! Extra!” in the 1940s, heralding the exploits of the Allies in World War II.
  Leo Ouellette shows off an Claymore mine with instruction to the soldier showing which way to place the explosive at the American Legion Post 132 Museum in Orange, California, on Thursday, Dec 21, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG
  
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• Goldman Sachs expects $5 billion hit from tax overhaul

  29-12-2017 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Goldman Sachs expects to take a $5 billion hit to profits for the fourth quarter and year because of the tax overhaul signed into law last week.
  As a result, the New York bank will likely report a loss for the last quarter of 2017. But Goldman and other banks will be among the largest beneficiaries of the new tax code.
  Goldman on Friday became one of the first companies to release details on how changes in the tax code will affect how money parked overseas is handled. The bank said two-thirds of
  
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• People urged to help vulnerable neighbors during deep freeze

  29-12-2017 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID SHARP
  PORTLAND, Maine  — The post-Christmas prolonged, dangerously cold weather across half the country has advocates for the homeless scrambling to get people off the streets and local officials urging residents to assist their elderly neighbors.
  Residents from the Midwest to the Northeast were dealing with sub-freezing temperatures and wind chills, while those in the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies were bracing for storms that forecasters warn can cause heavy mountai
  
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• Gang victims: A program aimed at helping and healing

  29-12-2017 19:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Shortly before sunrise, in the small, dimly lit chapel of a central Orange County hospital, the parents sat numb and motionless – hands clasped, staring down at the floor.
  At the other end of a long night in August, their 22-year-old son had been working quietly in his room at the family’s apartment, studying for a class that could help him get a job in the construction trades.
  After he’d stepped outside to walk to his girlfriend’s house, they heard gunshots. Neighbors we
  
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• Why there really isn’t an off-season for Edinburgh

  29-12-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For centuries, Edinburgh, Scotland’s elegant and lively seat of power, has been admired by native sons and foreigners alike. “Half a capital and half a country town, the whole city leads a double existence,” Robert Louis Stevenson remarked.
  Visitors of all stripes imagined themselves living there. Charlotte Bronte loved it. So did Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, who wrote in 1938 that the city “will make a delightful summer capital when we invade Brit
  
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• Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield absent again at Friday’s media session

  29-12-2017 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The drama is starting to build around Oklahoma’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Baker Mayfield, who skipped Friday’s press conference at the LA Hotel amid reports that he’s under the weather.
  Mayfield was scheduled to be among five offensive players at Friday’s presser, but his absence was obviously noticeable.
  Apparently Mayfied is battling cold and flu-like symptoms and it’s noticeable in his voice, according to those at afternoon practice sessions at the Stub
  
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• Your last-minute guide to celebrating New Year’s Eve in Southern California

  29-12-2017 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Still looking for ideas on how to usher in 2018 in Southern California?  Whether you want to do it up with a big meal or keep it low-key at a dive bar, our lists of New Year’s Eve events have something for everyone, even the kids.
  Be sure to check online or call to make sure any ticketed events aren’t sold out.Events
  We pulled together the biggest events from all over Southern California in one place, from Dita Von Teese’s gala to partying aboard the Queen Mary.
  A number o
  
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• At least 12 dead after fire rips through Bronx apartment

  29-12-2017 17:51
  A major power outage impacted parts of Disneyland in Anaheim, CA on Dec. 27. The outage caused nearly a dozen rides to close on a particularly busy day at the park. Walter Robinson, who was an editor on the Spotlight investigative team that uncovered sexual abuse on children in the Catholic Church, said many have helped cover up abuse like Bernard Law did.
  
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• iHeartRadio: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ stays at No. 1 in the LA area

  29-12-2017 17:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Top 10 songs1. “Perfect”: (with Beyoncé) Ed Sheeran2. “Thunder”: Imagine Dragons3. “Too Good At Goodbyes”: Sam Smith4. “Look What You Made Me Do”: Taylor Swift5. “What Lovers Do” Maroon 56. “rockstar”: Post Malone7. “Sorry Not Sorry”: Demi Lovato8. “Radioactive”: Imagine Dragons9. “…Ready For It”: Taylor Swift10. “LOVE.”: Kendrick Lamar
  Top 10 artists1. Ed Sheera
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: Native Sons bar adds BBQ, Spanish tapas comes to Kaleidoscope; Mighty Kitchen closes

  29-12-2017 17:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Ember BBQ will start serving the snack menu at Native Son on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The full menu launches Jan. 4. Native Son Alehouse is at 305 E. 4th St. #200 (near 4th Street Market and Playground). (Courtesy Ember BBQ)Ember BBQ will start serving the snack menu at Native Son on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The full menu launches Jan. 4. Native Son Alehouse is at 305 E. 4th St. #200 (near 4th Street Market and Playground). (Courtesy Ember BBQ)The 6,500 square foot Tapas restaurant will also offer h
  
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• Muralist gives Costa Mesa woman with dementia a new view of her world

  29-12-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For several years, Ruth Clausen has woken up to the sight of a bare wall outside her Costa Mesa bedroom.
  But on Friday, Dec. 29, the 84-year-old awoke to hummingbirds, colorful flowers, sunny green pastures and the ocean.
  Ruth Clausen keeps an eye on muralist Bethan Clayton as she paints a Mediterranean scene at Clausen’s home in Costa Mesa on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017. Clausen, who suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s disease, had a wallpaper mural of a Tuscan ocean-side country villa
  
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• End the year with 5 classy, if not always easy to like, new movies

  29-12-2017 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Hollywood’s released a lot of classy stuff in the final week of 2017. All the movies listed below, in order of how much I liked ’em, are extremely well-made and worth your time – with the caveat of “if you’re into that sort of thing” strongly attached.
  Have a happy New Year and happier moviegoing in 2018!
   “Phantom Thread.” Weird, unusually funny and rather self-controlled for a Paul Thomas Anderson drama, this delectably shot (perhaps by PTA
  
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• Gas Monkey Garage maker is expanding to Garden Grove with new West Coast division

  29-12-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Automotive Care Laboratories, an old company with a new strategy, is expanding into Orange County.
  Automotive Care Laboratories, an old company with a new strategy, is expanding into Orange County. The company manufactures and distributes additives and detailing products under the brands such as West Coast Customs and Gas Monkey Garage. (Courtesy of ACL)
  The company manufactures and distributes additives and detailing products under the brands such as West Coast Customs and Gas Monkey
  
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• Hyped-up ‘X-Files’ returns before finding the truth of the series

  29-12-2017 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Midway through the first episode of the 11th season of “The X-Files,” FBI agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) clutches her head and moans, “What’s going on here?”
  We can sympathize. Up until then, the episode had played like a frenetic trailer, filled with crazy action and angst. In subsequent episodes, the Chris Carter series settles down to familiar entertaining territory, but there is a danger you might turn it off before then.
  The first episode deals with the o
  
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• 20 of the most memorable Southern California concerts of 2017

  29-12-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  There were some huge tours, eclectic festivals, impressive comebacks and random one-off shows that happened throughout Southern California in 2017. It all tends to feel like such a blur when you’re in the moment, going from show to show, which is why it’s nice to take a step back at the end of the year and reflect on what was really the best of the best.
  Orange County Register reporters Kelli Skye Fadroski and Peter Larsen each attended well over 50 concerts this year and of those, t
  
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• Thanks to ‘Stranger Things,’ the Duffer Brothers are twin stars of Chapman University’s film school

  29-12-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Matt and Ross Duffer on the set of the tunnels featured in the second season of “Stranger Things.” (Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix)Actors Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp and Caleb McLaughlin get direction from Ross and Matt Duffer on the arcade set used in the second season of “Stranger Things.” (Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix)In this scene from the second season of “Stranger Things” actors Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo get direction from Matt and Ross Duffer. (Jac
  
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• Things to do in Orange County, Dec. 29-Jan. 4

  29-12-2017 14:48 via ocregister.com
  Friday, Dec. 29 
  Outdoor Holiday Movie Series: Snuggle up during the holiday season with family and friends to watch classic holiday films. Catch the screening of “Edward Scissorhands”.  This movie series continues every Friday until Jan. 19. Free. 7-9 p.m. 6940 Beach Blvd., Buena Park. 714-521-8858 or thesourceoc.com
  Shi Zhiying: The Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach presents Shanghai-based artist Shi Zhiying. In this exhibit, Shi demonstrates the infl
  
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• Most Influential 2017: Kevin Staniec creates a cultural hub for Orange County

  29-12-2017 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  In one way Kevin Staniec is an unlikely hero of all things literary in the county.
  This bearded, newsboy cap-wearing arts impresario founded 1888 Center, the nonprofit dedicated to promoting literary arts and a sense of cultural heritage in Orange County, which in July materialized from being a website into a bricks-and-mortar reality. “Building community, one story at a time” is the tagline.
  Kevin Staniec, one of the top 100 most influential people in Orange County is shown at 1888
  
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• Sam King’s Big Apple appreciation

  29-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Sam King is a Southern California kind of guy, reigning over a stable of popular Southern California restaurants such as Water Grill and King’s Fish House as well as Costa Mesa-based King’s Seafood Co. But he also tries to get away from it all once in a while. New York City is a favorite, a dining and shopping capital, epicenter of the arts and home to world-famous museums and architectural treasures. Besides being an irresistible feast for the senses, it’s the kind of place wh
  
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• Most Influential 2017: Janet Evans still makes Olympic waves

  29-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On an August night in 2015, as Janet Evans led six 8-year-old kids into Staples Center for a Taylor Swift concert, her cell phone rang.
  It was an old friend, Casey Wasserman, the sports and media entrepreneur. He had just agreed to lead Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympic Games after another big U.S. contender for the Olympics, Boston, dropped out amid political and financial uncertainty and mounting public opposition.
  U.S. Olympian Janet Evans walks on the beach near her home in Laguna
  
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• British police seek killer after young woman found dead

  29-12-2017 13:21
  Police say they believe 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos was attacked on Christmas Eve. Her identity was made public Thursday after next of kin were notified.
  
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• UC regent resigns amid criticism over offensive remark

  29-12-2017 10:15 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO >> A University of California regent who was caught on tape last year asking an employee if he could hold her breasts has decided to resign amid growing calls that he step down.
  Regent Norman J. Pattiz sent a letter dated Thursday to Regents Chair George Keiffer saying that after 16 years on the board he would retire in February.
  His letter, which was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, did not mention the sexual harassment accusation.
  Keiffer responded in a letter
  
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• Forever 21 confirms computer breach

  29-12-2017 09:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES >> Forever 21 Inc. announced Thursday that a two-month investigation confirmed unauthorized access to the clothing company’s computer network through malware installed on point-of-sale devices at some of its U.S. stores.
  Los Angeles-based Forever 21 said in a statement the malware was able to detect data from a payment card as it was being routed through the devices, also called POS devices.
  In most of those instances, the malware only found data that did not have a cardh
  
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• CA: OCTA Adds and Expands Metrolink Stations for People Commuting to Work

  29-12-2017 08:58
  In 2016, the city of Anaheim adopted the Anaheim Canyon Specific Plan which rezoned commercial properties on both sides of Anaheim Canyon Station as a transit-oriented area that could include workforce housing. OCTA plans to start construction in 2019 on a second track and platform at the Anaheim Canyon Station.
  
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• Whicker: Kings are beginning to wish Knights would stay in Vegas

  29-12-2017 08:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith, left, celebrates a goal by left wing David Perron that got past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to win the game during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Golden Knights won 3-2 in overtime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, left, celebrates his goal as Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury kneels in front of the goal during the third period of an N
  
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• 3 men arrested following Fullerton-to-Santa Ana pursuit

  29-12-2017 08:53 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON — Three men were arrested Thursday, Dec. 28, after leading police on a 20-minute pursuit, according to authorities.
  Around 8:20 p.m. Fullerton officers attempted to pull over a Dodge Ram truck for a vehicle registration violation, Fullerton police Lt. Mike Chlebowski said. The driver sped off and someone inside the vehicle threw a handgun out of a window, he added.
  The chase ended near Chestnut Avenue and Standard avenues in Santa Ana. The three men were taken into custody and fa
  
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• Fast start propels Northwood boys basketball team into finals of Tustin Classic (video)

  29-12-2017 07:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Northwood’s boys basketball team got off to another fast start Thursday night and that was enough to lift the Timberwolves to a 58-51 victory over San Clemente in the semifinals of the Tustin Classic at Tustin.
  Northwood (11-3) moves on to face Los Osos (13-1) Friday night, Dec. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the championship game. Northwood is going for its second tournament championship after winning the So Cal Elite Gary Raya Classic earlier this month.
  Like its previous two tournament games this
  
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• Kings not happy with themselves after OT loss to Golden Knights

  29-12-2017 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, right, of Slovenia, battles with Vegas Golden Knights left wing Erik Haula, of Finland, during overtime in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Golden Knights won 3-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Vegas Golden Knights left wing Brendan Leipsic, right, falls as he passes the puck while under pressure from Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kevin Gravel during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. (
  
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• Golden Knights defeat Kings on David Perron’s OT goal

  29-12-2017 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, right, of Slovenia, battles with Vegas Golden Knights left wing Erik Haula, of Finland, during overtime in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Golden Knights won 3-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Vegas Golden Knights left wing Brendan Leipsic, right, falls as he passes the puck while under pressure from Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kevin Gravel during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. (
  
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• UC Irvine can’t quite catch New Mexico State in nonconference finale

  29-12-2017 07:09 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine’s Jonathan Galloway is fouled by New Mexico State’s Jemerrio Jones during the first half of their men’s basketball game at the Bren Events Center in Irvine on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)UC Irvine’s Eyassu Worku tries to get past New Mexico State’s Shunn Buchanan during the first half of their men’s basketball game at the Bren Events Center in Irvine on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sulliv
  
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• Northwood takes huge lead, holds on to beat San Clemente

  29-12-2017 07:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Northwood was leading by 23 points in the third quarter. So maybe a few people felt it was safe to write “Northwood” onto one of the championship game slots of the Tustin Classic boys basketball tournament.
  Anyone who did that probably thought they should have used a pencil instead of an ink pen, because San Clemente rallied to reduce Northwood’s lead to four points in final minute of the fourth quarter.
  Northwood held on, though, to take a 57-51 win over the Tritons in a tourn
  
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• Fryer: JT Daniels’ reclassification announcement did not go exactly as planned

  29-12-2017 06:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei quarterback JT Daniels’ announcement last week that he is reclassifying from being a junior to being a senior was not as smooth as a Daniels pass.
  Two sports-reporting people, national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins and myself, were invited to Mater Dei on Dec. 21 to break the story. The Dec. 21 announcement, though, was that the announcement really would happen Dec. 22 and would be made via a tweeted video.
  The video was not ready to release on Dec. 21 as planned.
  Daniels is a
  
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• Roundup: Rosary basketball holds off Troy in SoCal Holiday Prep Classic

  29-12-2017 06:02 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO Rosary and Troy’s girls basketball teams continued their search for early-season growth Thursday by facing off about 100 miles south of their Fullerton neighborhood.
  Both squads made strides but the third-ranked Royals claimed a 48-35 victory against the No. 6 Warriors in the Premier Division of the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic at West Hills High in Santee.
  Center Rebekah Obinma scored 16 points and guard Kate Goostrey added 15 to help reigning state champion Rosary (6-6) even thei
  
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• Rosary basketball holds off Troy in SoCal Holiday Prep Classic

  29-12-2017 06:02 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTEE Rosary and Troy’s girls basketball teams continued their search for early-season growth Thursday by facing off about 100 miles south of their Fullerton neighborhood.
  Both squads made strides but the third-ranked Royals claimed a 48-35 victory against the No. 6 Warriors in the Premier Division of the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic at West Hills High in Santee.
  Center Rebekah Obinma scored 16 points and guard Kate Goostrey added 15 to help reigning state champion Rosary (6-6) even their p
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Friday, Dec. 29

  29-12-2017 05:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Friday, Dec. 29.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Coast Classic
  At Estancia HighSantiago vs. Arlington, 1:30 p.m., Laguna Hills vs. Rubidoux, 3 p.m., Bolsa Grande at Estancia, 7:30 p.m.
  King of the Hill ExtravaganzaServite, Aliso Niguel
  Rancho Alamitos TournamentIrvine, Rancho Alamitos, Western, Garden Grove, Loara
  Rancho Mirage InvitationalGodinez vs. Indio at Rancho Mirage High, 1:15 p.m., Edison vs. Sacramento Adventist at Cathedral City High, 2:30 p.m.,&
  
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• Chargers rookie Isaac Rochell eager for action after months on practice squad

  29-12-2017 05:45 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Isaac Rochell made his professional debut on Monday Night Football. He spent most of the next three months on the Chargers’ practice squad.
  Such is life for an NFL rookie, especially one drafted at No. 225 overall.
  The former Notre Dame defensive lineman was never guaranteed a roster spot, not as a seventh-round pick fighting for a role on what may be the Chargers’ deepest position group. He got a chance to play in Denver in Week 1 in part because veteran Tenny Pal
  
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