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• Bonsignore: It’s playoff week for the Rams, and it still feels a bit surreal

  01-01-2018 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The four words no one thought they’d hear in connection with the Rams anytime soon arrived special delivery at the stroke of Midnight to usher in New Year’s.
  Playoff week is here.
  It’s been a fait accompli for a couple of weeks now, the only question was who the Rams would play and where. They told the Seattle Seahawks who’s boss of the NFC West two weeks ago then sealed the division title last week with a win against the Titans. All that remained was figuring out whether
  
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• Aliso Viejo accepting registration for winter community classes

  01-01-2018 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not too late to sign up for winter community classes in Aliso Viejo. With ages ranging from preschool, youth and adult, there is a variety of music, fitness and educational classes.
  Prices range from $65 to $163, depending on the class. To sign up go to cityofalisoviejo.com.
  
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• Here are the 5 moments that got the biggest reaction at the 2018 Rose Parade

  01-01-2018 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade was filled with many magical moments: With special guests, fantastical floats and live music, viewers in Pasadena and at home had a variety of entertainment to help ring in the new year.
  A member of the Kyoto Tachibana High School Green Band from Kyoto, Japan wears a dinosaur costume a performance on day two of Bandfest presented by REMO at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. (Correspondent photo by Trevor Stamp)The Kyoto
  
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• Newport Beach American Legion hosting veterans business mixer

  01-01-2018 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The American Legion Post 291 invites veterans in the business community to attend a mixer on Jan. 18 at the organization’s Newport Beach office at 215 15th St.
  Admission is free with registration; otherwise, guests will be charged $5 at the door. Event runs from 5:30-8 p.m.
  To register, visit: eventbrite.com.
   
  
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• Blake Griffin, Lou Williams click together to form Clippers’ one-two punch

  01-01-2018 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Although the results were mixed, the Clippers learned to play together without Blake Griffin while he was sidelined for 14 games because of a sprained left knee. They won six games without Griffin, their leading scorer and their second-leading rebounder and playmaker.
  If there were any questions about whether they could play with him again after his return to the lineup, they were answered in no uncertain terms during victories Sunday over the Charlotte Hornets and Friday over the Lakers that ex
  
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• Learn to protect health information at free lunch seminar in Santa Ana

  01-01-2018 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  C3 Technology is hosting a free “Lunch & Learn” event on cybersecurity and protecting health information at noon on Jan. 18 at 1536 E. Warner Ave.
  The seminar will go over bank and health care fraud and how to protect electronic health information.
  Seating is limited to the first 40 who respond. Lunch will be provided. Reserve a seat at [email protected] or call 714-371-1690.
   
  
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• Costa Mesa seeks public input on naming a community center

  01-01-2018 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 2 will hold a public hearing to discuss naming a community center at Lions Park after former Mayor Norma Hertzog. Hertzog was the first elected female council member in the city. She served three terms on the council and as mayor twice, from 1977-78 and 1984-86.
  For more Information visit costamesaca.gov.
   
  
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• Huntington Beach school receives grant for new garden

  01-01-2018 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Lake View Elementary in the Ocean View School District on the Huntington Beach-Fountain Valley border was named as one of 20 schools in California and Arizona, and two in Orange County, to be awarded a $1,500 grant to start a new school garden. The grant, from Western Growers, is to promote hands-on learning and interactive STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — education.
  According to Western Growers, “Through these sponsored gardens and selected curriculum, s
  
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• Free tax service sign-ups in Fountain Valley

  01-01-2018 22:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Applications will be accepted beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2 for free tax services for low- and moderate-income residents at the Senior Center, 17967 Bushard St. The services will be offered 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 5 – April 11.
  Applicants will need to bring a copy of last year’s tax, all W-2 and 1099 forms plus information on other income and deductions and credits. Volunteers will be available to prepare and transmit taxes directly to the IRS and the C
  
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• Rose Bowl highlights 2018: Oklahoma vs. Georgia

  01-01-2018 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights from the 2018 Rose Bowl between Oklahoma and Georgia.Come one, come all! Gates are now OPEN and #BoomerSooner and #GoDawgs fans are pouring in pic.twitter.com/2Sa6sUrsAa
  — Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) January 1, 2018
  The Dawgs are in the house! Head coach Kirby Smart and QB Jake Fromm lead @FootballUGA down the tunnel past a swarm of fans and into the locker room pic.twitter.com/cyfn2ShT3Z
  — Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) January 1, 2018
  Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfie
  
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• Mother of Heather Heyer, victim of Charlottesville white supremacist violence, rode in 2018 Rose Parade on MLK, Jr. themed float

  01-01-2018 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  The AIDS Healthcare Foundation honored Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old counter-protester killed at an August white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Monday by inviting her mother to ride on its 2018 Tournament of Roses parade float.
  Susan Bro helped found the Heather Heyer Foundation after her daughter was killed in order to provide scholarships for students who seek to work on social justice issues, She was one of 10 guests invited to ride the float, which honored the upcoming 50th
  
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• Fullerton rings in New Year’s Eve

  01-01-2018 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Families played away the last hours of 2017 in downtown Fullerton.
  The city hosted its 26th First Night Fullerton, an alcohol- free community New Year’s Eve celebration that was capped off with a fireworks display at midnight.
  The event featured zip-lining down Harbor Boulevard, games and bands playing.
  Vince Lu and his wife Lu play with their son Nick, 10 months, as the City of Fullerton hosts the 26th annual First Night Fullerton, an alcohol free New YearÕs Eve celebration of the
  
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• Arroyo Seco Weekend announces dates for 2018 return

  01-01-2018 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  If you were up early to catch the 129th annual Tournament of Roses parade, you might have seen an ad with the save the date for the return of a music festival to Pasadena.
  And unlike Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon’s Cord & Tish commentary on Amazon Prime, this wasn’t a joke.
  Arroyo Seco Weekend, which made its debut on the grounds surrounding the Rose Bowl in 2017, will return June 23 and 24 for its second year.
  The festival, put on by Goldenvoice, which also helms events such as
  
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• Rose Parade 2018 photos: Here’s some of what we saw along the route through Pasadena

  01-01-2018 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The hundreds of thousands who packed Colorado Boulevard Monday morning for the 129th Tournament of Roses parade likely weren’t disappointed with this year’s edition of Pasadena’s most famous event.
  From international marching bands to Earth Wind and Fire, and from panda-filled floats to the Rose Queen herself, there was plenty to see at the 2018 Rose Parade.
  Here’s a few of the images our photographers embedded along the route captured today.
  Pierre Dupuy, of Altadena, an
  
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• 5 tips for getting organized in the New Year

  01-01-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Is “getting organized” your New Year’s resolution?  Do you want to start 2018 with a clean slate and a clean home? Design experts Julie Carlson and Margot Guralnick are here to help. In their new book, “Remodelista: The Organized Home” they share favorite organizing lessons that they’ve learned over the past decade.
  And no, they don’t expect you to throw away all the gifts you received this holiday season or strip your home down to the bare minimum.
  
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• Rose Bowl 2018: Oklahoma vs. Georgia – Live updates and chat

  01-01-2018 18:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Live updates and chat from the 2018 Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff semifinal game between No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia. (2 p.m., ESPN).\ Who will be the Most Valuable Player of today's Rose Bowl?Exit Memorial Park Station, walk west on Holly St. to the Parsons Corporation parking lot and connect with the #RoseBowlShuttle, which will drop you off at the stadium. Be sure to TAP your own card before each boarding.Time to show the nation There's Only #OneOklahoma
  #CFBPlayoff#BoomerSooner
  
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• An explanation of OER: Teaching, learning and research resources

  01-01-2018 18:22
  As defined by the Hewlett Foundation: "OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge."
  
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• After 10 days off, Westminster Civic Center, Corporation Yard to reopen on Jan.2

  01-01-2018 18:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Civic Center, 8200 Westminster Blvd., and the Corporation Yard, 14381 Olive St., reopen today, Jan. 2, after a 10-day closure for the holidays. The Civic Center opens at 7:30 a.m., and the Corporation Yard opens at 6:30 a.m.
  Chris Haire, 714-796-6979
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• Overnight report: Pasadena police arrest 4 along Rose Parade route, mostly for this one offense

  01-01-2018 17:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Pasadena police arrested four people mostly for public intoxication during a quiet night along the Rose Parade route where thousands camped out in advance of the New Year’s Day parade Monday.
  Three of the arrests were for public intoxication and one person was arrested on a warrant, Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema said.
  Hettema, whose been with the department for about 30 years, said it may be the fewest number of arrests he’s ever seen along the 5.5-mile route the night before the
  
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• Hundreds line up as legal sales of recreational marijuana begin in California

  01-01-2018 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Stores were ready to sell recreational marijuana and allowed to open as early as 6 a.m. Monday in California.
  
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• 2018 Movies: Scores of superheroes, sequels are coming to the big screen

  01-01-2018 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  2017 may not have been the greatest year for movies at the box office, but that hasn’t deterred the big studios from launching the same kinds of films in 2018 — led by lots of superheroes, not unlike most years this past decade.
  And who can blame Hollywood? Three of last year’s top five films were comic book adaptations; five of the top 10 and seven of the most popular 13 were, too.
  So it’s no wonder that 2018’s most anticipated movie has more costumed characters th
  
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• Anaheim teen Sean Oliu jumped into the world of Disney as part of the cast of ‘Club Mickey Mouse’

  01-01-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Sean Oliu, 15, of Anaheim is part of the cast on Disney’s “Club Mickey Mouse.” (Photo courtesy of Disney)Sean Oliu took his $4,000 top-six prize money from Spanish-language singing program “La Voz Kids” and started mariachi music programs at two Anaheim schools. In an effort to reach more schools, Sean started Kids Giving Back, a nonprofit that has partnered with the Anaheim City School District and to date has raised more than $30,000 to support orchestra programs
  
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• Political spotlight will shine on O.C. in 2018

  01-01-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Buzz is the Register’s weekly political news column.
  The new year could redefine the political reputation of Orange County, long known as “America’s Most Republican County.” Here are the big stories to watch.
  Battle for the House
  Orange County is at the heart of Democrats’ effort to take control of the House of Representatives. Twenty-four seats would need to be flipped and the county is home to four of the targeted districts, thanks to the county’s shifti
  
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• Alexander: Will we see Antonio Gates in 2018?

  01-01-2018 09:59 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — Maybe this was the last time we will see Antonio Gates on a football field. Then again, maybe it wasn’t.
  If it was, at least he’ll leave us with a vintage moment to remember him by. It occurred just before the end of the first half Sunday at StubHub Center, aka Black Hole South.
  Gates got open just enough on a second-and-9 from the Oakland 26, Philip Rivers threaded the needle to get it to him and Gates caught it and dragged both feet in bounds before getting out with
  
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• Happy New Year! Political Cartoons

  01-01-2018 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
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• After dropping Pac-12 opener, USC bounces back in 89-71 win over Washington State

  01-01-2018 06:01 via ocregister.com
  
   
  CORRECTS TO SECOND HALF, INSTEAD OF FIRST – Washington State guard Milan Acquaah, center, goes up for a basket next to Southern California guard Charles O’Bannon Jr. (13) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)Washington State guard Milan Acquaah, center, goes up for a basket next to Southern California guard Charles O’Bannon Jr. (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game
  
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• Man killed in Irvine collision that overturned his SUV

  01-01-2018 05:54 via ocregister.com
  
  A 64-year-old Irvine man died Sunday, Dec. 31, after his SUV collided with another vehicle and overturned.
  Gary L. Bye was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead several hours later, police said. Irvine police responded to the collision at 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Jeffrey Road and Irvine Boulevard.
  The driver of the second vehicle, also an SUV, was also taken to the hospital but didn’t suffer life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the collision.
  Anyone wi
  
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• Keenan Allen finishes first 16-game season by setting Chargers record

  01-01-2018 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — Melvin Gordon fumbled for the first time all season. Somehow, the Chargers still scored.
  Early in the second quarter at StubHub Center, the ball popped out of the running back’s grasp, setting up a potential turnover in Oakland territory. But instead of reaching any of the four defenders surrounding Gordon, it found its way into Keenan Allen’s hands.
  The Chargers receiver held on, running all the way to the end zone for the game’s first points.
  “It was righ
  
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• Rams veterans happy to get a day of rest going into playoff game

  01-01-2018 05:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Rams running back Malcolm Brown (34) runs for yardage against the San Francisco 49ers in the second half of a NFL football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff on the sidelines in the second half of a NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmi
  
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• Miller: Jared Goff and Rams kick back Sunday rather than kick butt

  01-01-2018 05:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Rams running back Malcolm Brown (34) runs for yardage against the San Francisco 49ers in the second half of a NFL football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff on the sidelines in the second half of a NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmi
  
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• Lou Williams leads Clippers to win with 40 points and a impassioned halftime speech

  01-01-2018 05:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Clippers forward Sam Dekker draws a foul while shooting between Charlotte Hornets’ Treveon Graham (21) and Michael Carter-Williams (10) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 106-98. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard, back attempts a steal on Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Cl
  
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• A first look at the Rams’ playoff opponents: Atlanta Falcons

  01-01-2018 05:13 via ocregister.com
  
  RAMS (11-5) vs. ATLANTA FALCONS (10-6)
  When: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
  Where: the Coliseum.
  TV/radio: NBC, Ch.4; 710-AM, 93.1-FM, 1330-AM (Spanish).
  Last meeting: Falcons beat Rams 42-14 on Dec. 11, 2016, at the Coliseum.
  2017 common opponents: Dallas (Atlanta won 27-7; Rams won 35-30); Seattle (Atlanta won 34-31; Rams lost 16-10, won 42-7); Minnesota (Atlanta lost 14-9; Rams lost 24-7); New Orleans (Atlanta won 20-17, lost 23-13; Rams won 26-20).
  Falcons leaders: QB Matt Ryan (4,095 yards, 20 touchdo
  
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• PHOTOS: The Chargers beat the Raiders on New Year’s Eve

  01-01-2018 05:08 via ocregister.com
  
  They played before mostly silver-and-black stands at StubHub Center on Sunday, but silenced the crowd with big plays in a 30-10 win.Chargers WR Keenan Allen runs fumble by teammate Melvin Gordon 27 yards forTD. Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers Sunday December 31, 2017 Photo By Robert Casillas,Daily Breeze/ SCNGChargers fan gets early start on New Years eve. Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers Sunday December 31, 2017 Photo By Robert Casillas,Daily Breeze/ SCNGChargers fan shouts out t
  
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• Second-half runs anchor UCLA’s comeback victory over Washington

  01-01-2018 05:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES > It was a tale of two halves for UCLA Sunday night. The first filled with the crowd’s grunts and groans, the second filled with the same crowd’s cheers and chants.
  The difference: pressure defense.
  Despite starting the second half with three straight turnovers, the Bruins had two pivotal second-half runs that anchored a 74-53 comeback victory over Washington at Pauley Pavilion on New Year’s Eve.
  The first, a 15-0 run that kept Washington scoreless for over
  
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• A new year and a new minimum wage hike

  01-01-2018 05:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite consistent economic evidence against the idea, California has embraced a statewide minimum wage increase to $15 by 2022.
  When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the minimum wage will continue its upward trajectory — increasing to $10.50 for businesses with 25 or fewer employees and to $11 for larger companies.
  Whether as a matter of principle or pressure, many Golden State politicos now seem ideologically committed to the hike no matter what the cost or consequence
  
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• Rams bring the NFL playoffs back to L.A., while Chargers are left at home

  01-01-2018 03:53 via ocregister.com
  
  A year ago, this was only a pipe dream.
  The NFL’s first season back in Los Angeles, after 22 years in exile, had been a disaster. The Rams scraped together just four wins. Their coach was fired, their stadium was half-empty. A home playoff game in Los Angeles seemed as distant as it had the previous two decades, when L.A. had no team at all.
  But on Sunday, as a meaningless game was played at the Coliseum, a celebration no one in their right mind would’ve predicted raged on, nonethele
  
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• Not much hope for California’s U.S. Senate race with choices like these

  01-01-2018 03:30 via ocregister.com
  
  If the 2018 U.S. Senate race in California proceeds as expected, voters will ultimately have their pick of incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein or state Senate Leader Kevin de León.
  With that set of choices, voters will have the misfortune of having to choose between an incumbent whose re-election bid most think will be a “bad thing” for California, according to a Berkeley IGS poll, and an opponent whose name 43 percent don’t recognize and of those who do only a minority like
  
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• Clippers relieved Austin Rivers’ Achilles tendon injury isn’t worse

  01-01-2018 03:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The MRI on Austin Rivers’ right Achilles tendon indicated there was no soft tissue or structural damage, the Clippers announced Sunday afternoon. Rivers then tossed aside the crutches he had been using since he was injured in the third quarter of their victory Friday over the Lakers.
  Rivers didn’t play in the Clippers’ game Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets at Staples Center, after the team listed him as day-to-day, but he could return to the startin
  
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• Play It Forward Jan. 1-7: Why on New Year’s Day, the Rose Bowl remains ‘most beautiful setting for any sporting event in the country’

  01-01-2018 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Ranking the top 10 sports events Jan. 1-7 you won’t want to miss:
  NO. 1: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS: ROSE BOWL: No. 2 OKLAHOMA vs. No. 3 GEORGIA Details/TV: At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Monday, 2 p.m., ESPN SUGAR BOWL: No. 1 CLEMSON vs. No. 4 ALABAMA Details/TV: At the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, 5:45 p.m. ESPN
  ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit (Joe Faraoni/ESPN)
  ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit is in a Pasadena state of mind this time of the year, no matter w
  
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• Bonsignore: Raiders fire Jack Del Rio as Jon Gruden smoke signals gets more real

  01-01-2018 03:09 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — Kickoff was still more than an hour away as Raiders owner Mark Davis strolled the sidelines at StubHub Center on Sunday. But Raiders Nation was already present, accounted for and making its presence felt at the Chargers’ temporary Los Angeles home.
  The Raiders distinct Silver and Black colors could be seen hovering in every corner of the stadium. No big surprise, obviously. It’s been 23 years since the Raiders officially called Los Angeles home, but their strong footho
  
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• Public’s help sought in finding man with mental illness who ran from family in San Juan Capistrano

  01-01-2018 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a middle-aged man who suffers from mental illness after he ran away from his family Saturday, Dec. 30, in San Juan Capistrano.
  Jeffrey Benjamin Waters, 38, was eating lunch with his parents at a restaurant near the intersection of Del Obispo Street and Camino Capistrano when he suddenly ran away toward Ortega Highway, officials said. His family hasn’t seen him since.
  Sheriff’s officials are asking the public to keep an eye
  
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• Photos: New Year’s celebrations around the world

  01-01-2018 02:20 via ocregister.com
  
  From spectacular fireworks to a huge LED light show at the world’s tallest building in Dubai, a look at how revelers around the world are ringing in 2018. Check back for more photos
  An LED light show illuminates the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, to celebrate the New Year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)Images are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument as fireworks explode during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of
  
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• Georgia, Oklahoma ready for semifinal in Monday’s Rose Bowl Game

  01-01-2018 02:10 via ocregister.com
  
  PASADENA —  Through a raspy voice and a week of practice followed by rest and fluids that would help him get ready for Monday’s Rose Bowl, Oklahoma’s flu-challenged quarterback Baker Mayfield still sounded sure of himself when someone reminded him that Georgia is a slight favorite because it comes from the heralded Southeastern Conference.
  “We’re not an underdog,” said Mayfield, who repeated it again just to make sure everyone heard it.
  But he also realiz
  
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• Chargers will miss playoffs, despite rout of Raiders in regular-season finale

  01-01-2018 02:03 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — The Chargers beat the Raiders on New Year’s Eve, sweeping their division rival for the first time in three years.
  But the celebration was brief, and felt a bit awkward.
  Yes, the Chargers shook off an 0-4 start to finish 9-7, matching the win total they had in their last two seasons in San Diego. They played before mostly silver-and-black stands at StubHub Center on Sunday, but silenced the crowd with big plays in a 30-10 win. Coach Anthony Lynn, who never allowed his fi
  
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• Rams finish regular season with backup-heavy loss to San Francisco, will host Atlanta in first-round game

  01-01-2018 01:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Rams will be fresh-faced and attentive for the first day of work as a playoff team. The Atlanta Falcons might have their shirts untucked and their feet up on desks.
  Photos: Rams fall to 49ers
  There is no greater contrast in the NFL bracket. The Rams’ roster includes only four players who have postseason experience. The Falcons are 11 months removed from a Super Bowl appearance. On the other hand, the Rams coasted to a division title while Atlanta had to scrap for a
  
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• Rams finish regular season with backup-heavy loss to San Francisco

  01-01-2018 01:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — This calendar year had a couple ugly bookends for the Rams, who looked dismal on Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. Fortunately for them, the other 363 days will be remembered with great fondness.
  Photos: Rams fall to 49ers
  The regular season is done. It ended Sunday with a backup-fueled, preseason-tinged 34-13 loss to San Francisco at the Coliseum, a game that did nothing but mildly shuffle the NFC playoff seedings.
  The loss left the Rams (11-5) with the No. 3 seed. They will host Atlanta
  
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• Huntington Beach apartment fire sends man to hospital

  01-01-2018 01:44 via ocregister.com
  A fire at a Huntington Beach apartment complex injured one man, sending him to the hospital on Sunday, Dec. 31.
  Firefighters were called to the 6700 block of Warner Avenue at 2:13 p.m. after a single unit in a two-story apartment building caught fire, causing heavy smoke to billow out, Huntington Beach Fire Department officials said.
  Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other units and reported that the fire was knocked down within the hour.
  The injured man was transporte
  
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• Photos: UFC 219 battle in Las Vegas, Nevada

  01-01-2018 01:24 via ocregister.com
  
  UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, red, vs. Holly Holm during UFC 219 at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Cyborg defeated Holm via unanimous decision to retain her title. (Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, red, vs. Holly Holm during UFC 219 at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Cyborg defeated Holm via unanimous decision to retain her title. (Hans Gutkn
  
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• Ducks snap third-period tie and finish strong to beat Arizona Coyotes, 5-2

  01-01-2018 01:06 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Cam Fowler snapped a third-period tie with 8:09 remaining and Jakob Silfverberg added an insurance goal for the Ducks as they defeated the Arizona Coyotes, 5-2, at Honda Center on Sunday in a New Year’s Eve matinee.
  Getting the puck in the high slot with just Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta to beat, Fowler did so with a rising shot that hit the crossbar and banked in. Even though he also scored Friday against Calgary, the Ducks’ defenseman thought he could have put away o
  
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• 2 men rescued after getting stranded on cliffs during Mount Baldy hikes

  01-01-2018 01:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Two hikers who got stranded on Mount Baldy were rescued Saturday by a San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter and the West Valley Search and Rescue Team, sheriff’s officials said.
  Joshua Barrera, 37, from Compton and Michael Tran, 21, from Placentia, were hiking separately Saturday morning on the Ski Hut Trail, a sheriff’s news release said. On the way back down from the summit, Tran got tired and told the friend he was with to continue without him, the release said.
  He
  
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