• Sammy Watkins uncertain about his future with Rams

    Sammy Watkins uncertain about his future with Rams
    Given the amount of young talent in place, the Rams should enjoy a bright 2018 season, but a few players left the Coliseum on Saturday night uncertain about whether they would return.
    Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson has a six-year history with the team, while receiver Sammy Watkins has been around only since August. They represent two of the biggest decisions in the coming months for the Rams, whose season ended with a 26-13 wild-card round playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
    Watkins is one of
  • Getting ready for babysitting: Child care jobs build skills, responsibility

    Getting ready for babysitting: Child care jobs build skills, responsibility
    Often one of the rites of passage for preteens and teenagers is spending time babysitting. Whether it’s watching younger siblings at home or setting up a business with steady clients, there are some things to consider when determining when and how to adequately prepare your teen for the task.
    If a child has expressed an interest in babysitting, parents should look for a few indicators to see if their kids are ready to take the next step.
    “The parents should discuss if they feel their
  • Lonzo Ball says he’ll ‘play for anybody’ after LaVar blasts Lakers coach Luke Walton

    Lonzo Ball says he’ll ‘play for anybody’ after LaVar blasts Lakers coach Luke Walton
    Lonzo Ball disagreed with his father that Luke Walton has lost control of the Lakers locker room, but stopped short of an outright endorsement of his coach.
    “I’ll play for anybody,” the rookie point guard said following the Lakers morning shootaround at Staples Center.
    LaVar Ball told ESPN this weekend that the Lakers “are not playing for Luke no more.”
    Speaking from a luxury resort in Lithuania, where his two youngest sons are preparing to make their professional d
  • Should you raise your child as a vegetarian? The pros and cons of living a meatless life

    Should you raise your child as a vegetarian? The pros and cons of living a meatless life
    At 12 years old, Dr. Gina Posner found herself at a ritualistic pig killing in Indonesia. Her parents enjoyed traveling abroad and took her to the small province of Papua where she witnessed the killing of three pigs, during a ceremony meant to honor a local person who had recently died.
    After the incident, Dr. Posner eliminated pork from her diet and by the age of 18, she had dropped meat altogether.
    Today, she is raising her two young girls as vegetarians. With the dramatic influx of obesity a
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  • LaVar Ball says Lakers ‘don’t want to play’ for Luke Walton

    LaVar Ball says Lakers ‘don’t want to play’ for Luke Walton
    LaVar Ball, the father of Lakers rookie point guard and prized first-round draft choice Lonzo Ball, is at it again.
    In an exclusive interview with ESPN from Birstonas, Lithuania, where his two younger sons are preparing to launch their professional basketball careers, Ball was harshly critical of Lakers coach Luke Walton, saying he has lost control of the team, and no longer has the support of his players.
    “You can see they’re not playing for Luke no more,” Ball told ESPN&
  • Photos: Remembering music icon David Bowie

    Photos: Remembering music icon David Bowie
    David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died of cancer on January 10, 2016. Bowie had just turned 69 on January 8, 2016, the same day he released a new album called “Blackstar.” Bowie’s hits included “Space Oddity,” “Fame,” ‘’Heroes” and “Let’s Dance.”
    File – David Bowie perfor
  • 32 missing, oil spills out after tanker collision off China

    32 missing, oil spills out after tanker collision off China
    By GERRY SHIH
    BEIJING — An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s east coast, leaving the tanker’s entire crew of 32 missing and causing it to spill oil into the sea, authorities said Sunday.
    Chinese authorities dispatched police vessels and three cleaning ships to the scene after the collision, which happened late Saturday. The South Korean coast guard also sent a ship and a plane to help search for the missing crew members — 30 Ira
  • Drone pilots search for clues on why 19-year-old student Blaze Bernstein vanished

    Drone pilots search for clues on why 19-year-old student Blaze Bernstein vanished
    Certified drone pilots are joining the search on Sunday, Jan. 7 for a 19-year-old college student who vanished in the Lake Forest area last week.
    Blaze N. Bernstein disappeared after going to Borrego Park with a friend late Tuesday night, Jan. 2 to meet a third person. The person’s identity and the reason for the meeting wasn’t known, according to Bernstein’s family.
    The pilots are combing through the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park area on Sunday. An announcement posted Saturday
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  • Drone pilots search for clues on why 19-year-old student Blake Bernstein vanished

    Drone pilots search for clues on why 19-year-old student Blake Bernstein vanished
    Certified drone pilots are joining the search on Sunday, Jan. 7 for a 19-year-old college student who vanished in the Lake Forest area last week.
    Blaze N. Bernstein disappeared after going to Borrego Park with a friend late Tuesday night, Jan. 2 to meet a third person. The person’s identity and the reason for the meeting wasn’t known, according to Bernstein’s family.
    The pilots will comb the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park area on Sunday. An announcement posted Saturday night on
  • 5 free things to do in Orange County, Jan. 7-13

    5 free things to do in Orange County, Jan. 7-13
    First Californians is one of the permanent exhibits at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. (Photo courtesy Bowers Museum)
    Jan. 7
    The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is free on the first Sunday of the month for Target Free Sundays and is free every Sunday for Santa Ana residents. First Sundays also include a free Family Festival in the courtyard of the historic building. A favorite permanent exhibit at the Bowers is First Californians. For those interested in American Indian culture, the Bowers has o
  • Who needs experts? Use this do-it-yourself local housing forecaster!

    Who needs experts? Use this do-it-yourself local housing forecaster!
    How do I think the local housing market will do in 2018?
    Let me be lazy and dodge an attempt at prognostication by offering up a challenge: a Southern California do-it-yourself home-price outlook!
    This column will walk you through what I think are 11 key local variables that could impact the two bottom-line factors to any market’s health: a house hunter’s psyche vs. an owner’s willingness to sell.
    Remember, no two markets are alike, so your local-local focus may very well resul
  • Do fast-food price wars suggest recession ahead?

    Do fast-food price wars suggest recession ahead?
    I’ve long been a “discountologist” specializing in “couponology.”
    This is the art of tracking merchants who are significantly slashing prices and which ones are simply “marketing” with fairly ordinary deals.
    This analysis of bargains comes in handy when managing household finances. But I also use it as a reliable economic indicator.
    It’s an odd practice requiring some backward logic. A flood of discounts may be good for your finances but it might a
  • Deal of the Week: A delivery service that lets you you barter over price

    Deal of the Week: A delivery service that lets you you barter over price
    The new Roadie app might change the way we ship things. (Photo courtesy roadie.com)
    A new app called Roadie promises to deliver anything faster, for less money and with fewer hassles than any other service. “Roadie matches people with stuff to send with drivers already headed in the right direction,” the website claims. “The result is a cheaper, easier, greener delivery service.” Here’s how it works. Senders post details and pictures of the item they want to se
  • O.C. teachers join 4,000 in L.A. rally

    The Los Angeles skyline serves as a backdrop for 4,000 education supporters during a rally in Pershing Square Friday evening. A young education supporter gets a better view during a rally in Los Angeles' Pershing Square Friday evening to protest ongoing cuts to education.
  • PODCAST: Ducks vs. Flames, Kesler's Injury, Vanek to Anaheim

    On this episode, host Felix Sicard is joined by Anaheim Calling staff writer Jake Rudolph to break down the Anaheim Ducks ' 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. They discuss another lackluster first period, Ryan Kesler being potentially re-injured, as well as some fisticuffs during the second period.
  • Dana Point homebuying: Pricing dips, 6 facts to know

    Dana Point homebuying: Pricing dips, 6 facts to know
    Here are Dana Point highlights of ReportsOnHousing house-hunting data for resales of existing detached and attached residences in the community.
    This analysis includes October trends based on closed sales: sale counts; average price vs. average list price; highest and lowest price paid in the month; average cost per square foot and average size; plus, based on broker listing networks stats on Nov. 30, the “market time” metric comparing supply of listings to new escrows opened in past
  • Whicker: Goff couldn’t beat Atlanta from the sideline

    Whicker: Goff couldn’t beat Atlanta from the sideline
    Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, right, with quarterback Jared Goff (16) look on as a play is reviewed in the first half of a Wild Card NFL football playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 06, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) passes against the Atlanta Falcons in the second half of a Wild Card NFL football playoff game at the Los Angeles Memorial Colis
  • Kartje: NFL playoffs return to L.A., but long-awaited party ends early for Rams

    Kartje: NFL playoffs return to L.A., but long-awaited party ends early for Rams
    LOS ANGELES — Is this really happening?
    In the shadow of the Coliseum, where the Rams have not played a playoff game in 39 seasons, the most devoted of diehards, dressed in their throwback yellow and blues, can’t help but smile and wonder. A year ago, a playoff berth was no more than an impossible dream.
    But that feels like an eternity ago now, as a surreal celebration is underway on the blacktop of Lot 2. Music is blaring. The smell of barbecue is in the air. The beer is flowing, se
  • Shane McElrath won the 2018 AMA 250 West Supercross Series opener in Anaheim.

    Shane McElrath scored a repeat win in 250 West Supercross action at Anaheim 1 Saturday night. McElrath, who won last year's season opener as well, led from flag to flag in a dominating performance on his Red Bull KTM.
  • Austin Watson’s two goals lead Nashville over Kings

    Austin Watson’s two goals lead Nashville over Kings
    Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, right, faces the puck with Nashville Predators left wing Kevin Fiala, of Switzerland, to make a stop during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)Nashville Predators left wing Viktor Arvidsson (33), of Sweden, and center Ryan Johansen (92) battle Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez (27) and center Nick Shore (21) for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los An
  • Pedestrian struck, fatally injured in Fullerton

    FULLERTON — A man was killed Saturday night when he was struck by a car while walking in Fullerton, authorities said.
    It was just after 9 p.m. at 151 West Orangethorpe Ave., said Fullerton police Sgt. T. Kandler.
    The man, in his 30s, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, Kandler said.
    The car’s driver remained at the scene and assisted in the investigation, which shut down Orangethorpe Avenue between Harbor Boulevard and Highland Avenue, the sergeant said.
  • CHP PIT maneuver stops pursuit driver who fled from Orange County into L.A. County

    PARAMOUNT — A man driving a green Honda recklessly on freeways and surface streets in Orange and Los Angeles counties Saturday night was stopped by a CHP Pursuit Intervention Technique maneuver in Paramount after about a 35-minute pursuit.
    Garden Grove police officers began the pursuit when the man was observed on the Garden Grove (22) Freeway, according to broadcast reports.
    The pursuit went through Garden Grove, Seal Beach and part of Long Beach with the car moving the wrong way on freew
  • UC Irvine gets offense in gear in victory over 49ers

    UC Irvine gets offense in gear in victory over 49ers
    UC Irvine guard Evan Leonard (14), center, drives towards the basket as Long Beach State forward Gabe Levin (0), left, and forward Barry Ogalue (13) defend him during a Big West Conference game at Bren Events Center in Irvine on Saturday, January 6, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)UC Irvine forward Tommy Rutherford (42), left, drives towards the basket as Long Beach State forward Gabe Levin (0) defends during a Big West Conference game at Bren Events Center in Irvine on Sa
  • CS Fullerton survives Cal Poly’s rally

    CS Fullerton survives Cal Poly’s rally
    SAN LUIS OBISPO  — Kyle Allman scored eight of his 30 points in overtime and Cal State Fullerton survived Cal Poly’s late rally for a 101-97 victory on Saturday night.
    The Mustangs hit five 3-pointers during a 21-10 run to pull to 83-80 with 35 seconds left in regulation. The Titans’ Khalil Ahmad missed the front end of a 1-and-1, and then Donovan Fields made a pair of free throws to tie it at 85 with three seconds remaining and force overtime.
    Allman made a layup and was
  • It was all about the ball: Falcons hogged it, Rams fumbled it

    It was all about the ball: Falcons hogged it, Rams fumbled it
    Los Angeles Rams Nickell Robey-Coleman(23) moves in on Julio Jones(11) during a a wild card game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Saturday, January 6, 2018. (Photo by Thomas R. Cordova Daily News/SCNG)Los Angeles Rams Jared Goff(16) in the pocket against the the Atlanta Falcons in a wild card game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Saturday, January 6, 2018. (Photo by Thomas R. Cordova Daily News/SCNG)Los Angeles RamsTroy Hill(32) dives for a tackle Atlanta
  • Nathan Chen defends U.S. figure skating title to earn spot on Olympic team

    Nathan Chen defends U.S. figure skating title to earn spot on Olympic team
    San Jose—Nathan Chen began skating inspired by the 2002 Olympic Games in his hometown.
    Chen, 18, booked a place at next month’s Olympic Games with a victory at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday night at SAP Center that was as dominating as expected.
    Chen’s overall score of 315.23 that successfully defended his U.S. title by nearly 41 points and kept him undefeated headed into Pyeongchang and near the top of any short list of gold medal contenders.
    “It’s
  • Special teams turnovers dig Rams an early hole in season-ending loss to Falcons

    Special teams turnovers dig Rams an early hole in season-ending loss to Falcons
    LOS ANGELES — For the past several months, the Rams had themselves an elite special teams unit. They had punter Johnny Hekker, a four-time Pro Bowler. They had kicker Greg Zuerlein, who was on a record-setting scoring pace before a season-ending back injury.
    And they had Pharoh Cooper.
    Cooper was a revelation for the Rams this season as a returner, earning one of the team’s six All-Pro nods. After a forgettable rookie season, the South Carolina product racked up 932 yards and a touch
  • Mark Barron overcomes injury to play in Rams’ loss, but will he return next season?

    Mark Barron overcomes injury to play in Rams’ loss, but will he return next season?
    LOS ANGELES — This was the only place in America that Mark Barron could have played Saturday.
    With most of the country blanketed by snow and bundled against the cold, Barron and his balky Achilles tendon enjoyed Southern California, where the temperature hovered in the low 60s.
    Barron, a starting inside linebacker for the Rams, returned to the lineup for Saturday night’s 26-13 wild-card-round playoff loss against Atlanta at the Coliseum. Barron had missed the previous two games with
  • Fire and Fury signifying nothing

    Fire and Fury signifying nothing
    Since the end of World War II, political writers and presidency scholars have pursued the Holy Grail: fly-on-the-wall access to the White House. It’s an elusive quest never fully realized, although some intrepid scribes have come close. The first was New Yorker magazine writer John Hersey, who gained Harry Truman’s confidence. The most recent is Michael Wolff, an acerbic New York media critic — and Donald Trump’s latest nemesis.
    The incentive for presidents to cooperate w
  • Rams offense struggles in season-ending playoff loss to Atlanta Falcons

    Rams offense struggles in season-ending playoff loss to Atlanta Falcons
    Los Angeles Rams fans get a autography from Los Angeles Rams defensive end Tanzel Smart prior to a Wild Card NFL football playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 06, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Rams fans prior to a Wild Card NFL football playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 06, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasa
  • For Ducks center Adam Henrique, comfort with new team was found quickly

    For Ducks center Adam Henrique, comfort with new team was found quickly
    CALGARY, Alberta – Adam Henrique jumped in with the Ducks on a road trip and seemingly hasn’t been in his new Orange County locale long enough to call it home.
    It may have been the best thing for him.
    “It’s been really good,” Henrique said Saturday of his first few weeks with the Ducks. “Some of the longest road trips I’ve had in my career, coming from Jersey. It has been big and it’s helped in really getting to know the guys away from the rink.
    &l
  • Is there a niche for sensible politics in America?

    Is there a niche for sensible politics in America?
    Given the current state of American politics, and those of our state of California, our founding fathers might well consider not just turning over in their graves but boring deeper towards the earth’s core. Yet amidst the almost unceasing signs of discord and hyperbolic confrontation, there exists a more sensible approach which could help rescue our wobbling Republic.
    Centrism has long been the subject of well-meaning advocacy but has lacked a class or geographic focus. It most defines the
  • Tiny Calimesa’s firefighter changes should be model for state

    Tiny Calimesa’s firefighter changes should be model for state
    SACRAMENTO — California’s cities are running out of cash, as pension expenses gobble up growing portions of their budgets. They’ve cut services, raised taxes and come to Sacramento to implore the pension funds and the Legislature to help out, but city governments don’t have the muscle of the state’s public-sector unions, which fight reform.
    Here’s more of a reality check: These fiscal problems are becoming dire even though the stock market is at record levels,
  • One injured after vehicle crashes into building in Huntington Beach

    HUNTINGTON BEACH — One person suffered minor injuries after a driver lost control of a vehicle and it crashed into an apartment building in Huntington Beach the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 6, fire officials said.
    Huntington Beach firefighters responded to the call at 2:27 p.m. in the 7200 block of Heil Avenue. The driver of the vehicle lost control and it slammed into the building and also ended up striking a fence and a garage, said Huntington Beach Fire Capt. Carl Corbin.
    The structures
  • Holiday scores 21 as UCLA men’s basketball tops Cal, 107-84

    Holiday scores 21 as UCLA men’s basketball tops Cal, 107-84
    UCLA’s Thomas Welsh shoots against California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)UCLA’s Prince Ali (23) shoots between California’s Marcus Lee, left, and Darius McNeill during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)California’s Marcus Lee, center, shoots as UCLA’s Alex Olesinski, left, and Thomas W
  • It’s time to get serious about welfare reform

    It’s time to get serious about welfare reform
    Following the critical passage of tax reform, congressional Republicans and President Trump might now turn their attention to reforming at least some of the nation’s vast, too often ineffective social safety net.
    In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.” Since then, the United States has spent $23 trillion on anti-poverty programs, including nearly $1 trillion annually in recent years. Adjusted for inflation, according to the Herit
  • Kings: Mandated bye week can be good, or not

    Kings: Mandated bye week can be good, or not
    LOS ANGELES – There are always going to be pros and cons any time a new directive is issued. Two schools of thought, if you will.
    Such is the case in the NHL, which is in its second bye-week season. That means each team will have a mandated minimum of five days in which it does not play or practice.
    In 2016-17, the inaugural season of this, those byes were scheduled for teams between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28. This season, those segments are much closer together, with bye weeks beginning Jan. 7 (
  • ‘Fire and Fury,’ the book on the Trump White House, flying off Southern California bookstores’ shelves

    ‘Fire and Fury,’ the book on the Trump White House, flying off Southern California bookstores’ shelves
    A day after the release of Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” – which has stirred controversy by portraying President Donald Trump as unfit for office – some Southern California bookstores are scrambling to stock their shelves with copies of the explosive book.
    The book – which Newsweek reports has sold out on major retailers’ websites — gained buzz after excerpts became available online earlier this week, prompting a sto
  • O.C. girls basketball standings, scoreboard (1-6-17)

    O.C. girls basketball standings, scoreboard (1-6-17)
    2017-18 GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
    Through games on Jan. 5
    ACADEMY LEAGUESage Hill 2-0St. Margaret’s 2-0Oxford Academy 1-0Crean Lutheran 1-1Whitney 0-1Brethren Christian 0-2Calvary Chapel/Downey 0-2
    Scores for Jan. 5St. Margaret’s 55, Calvary Chapel/Downey 27Oxford Academy 92, Brethren Christian 11Sage Hill 48, Crean Lutheran 38
    Scores for Jan. 3St. Margaret’s 61, Brethren Christian 25Crean Lutheran 78, Calvary Chapel/Downey 24Sage Hill 47, Whitney 39
    SUNSET LEAGUEEdison 1-0Hun
  • O.C. areas vulnerable from Canyon Fire 2 prepare for possible floods, mudslides in upcoming storm

    O.C. areas vulnerable from Canyon Fire 2 prepare for possible floods, mudslides in upcoming storm
    Areas of Orange County left ravaged by the Canyon Fire 2 in October are bracing for possible flooding and mudslides in the first storm of the season, expected to hit Monday.
    The fire scorched more than 9,200 acres in northeastern Orange County and destroyed 15 single-family homes, including 13 in Anaheim and two in Orange. It took firefighters more than a week to get the blaze under control.
    City and county officials were working together on projects to deter and divert mud and other debris flow
  • USC men’s basketball aims for rare Pac-12 road sweep at Stanford

    USC men’s basketball aims for rare Pac-12 road sweep at Stanford
    USC’s up-and-down men’s basketball season could hit a high note Sunday.
    Next up, Stanford.
    A victory in Palo Alto would give the Trojans only their second-ever Pac-12 Conference road sweep in five seasons under Andy Enfield. Their first one came last season when they knocked off Washington and Washington State in early February.
    The Trojans (11-5, 2-1 in Pac-12) handled Cal on Thursday night in Berkeley to start their Bay Area road trip, leaving with an 80-62 victory over the Golden
  • Girls basketball: Villa Park freshman makes school-record nine 3-pointers

    Girls basketball: Villa Park freshman makes school-record nine 3-pointers
    Villa Park freshman basketball player Sophia Santangelo is already in the school record book.
    Santangelo made a school-record nine 3-pointers en route to 31 points in a 73-29 victory against Mission Viejo on Friday.
    She flashed nine fingers for a photo after the nonleague game at Villa Park.
    The previous school record was eight held by two different players.
    Senior guard and co-captain Deja Sambath added 11 points helped Villa Park improve to 11-5 overall. The Spartans play at No. 9 Foothill in
  • Soap Box Derby rally in Lake Forest sets foundation for the sport in Orange County

    Soap Box Derby rally in Lake Forest sets foundation for the sport in Orange County
    “Ready on the right? Ready on the left? One, two, three, go!”
    A locking mechanism on a ramp releases and two soap box speedsters build up momentum on a slope in a parking lot at El Toro High School in Lake Forest. Parents of the young racers met them at the finish line to congratulate them – many had helped them to build the cars.
    Such were common sights at Orange County’s second All-American Soap Box Derby Rally in Lake Forest on Saturday morning.
    Preston Knapp, 14, of L
  • Mater Dei’s Amon-Ra St. Brown commits to USC, Chris Murray picks UCLA

    Mater Dei’s Amon-Ra St. Brown commits to USC, Chris Murray picks UCLA
    Mater Dei’s Amon-Ra St. Brown, right, runs the ball into the end zone ahead of St. John Bosco’s Soloman Leifi for the touchdown in Torrance, CA on Friday, October 13, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mater Dei offensive lineman Chris Murray has been selected to the Register’s All-County football team. Murray was photographed at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Show Ca
  • Karen Chen in, Ashley Wagner out in selection of U.S. women’s Olympic figure skating team

    Karen Chen in, Ashley Wagner out in selection of U.S. women’s Olympic figure skating team
    Bradie Tennell, second from left, poses after winning the women’s free skate event with second place finisher Mirai Nagasu, left, third place finisher Karen Chen, second from right, and fourth place finisher Ashley Wagner at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)Bradie Tennell performs during the women’s free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony A
  • Jerry Van Dyke, ‘Coach’ star and brother of Dick, dies at 86

    Jerry Van Dyke, ‘Coach’ star and brother of Dick, dies at 86
    NEW YORK >> Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died Friday in Arkansas, according to his manager. He was 86.
    John Castonia said Van Dyke died at his ranch in Hot Spring County. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones, was by his side. No cause was immediately known.
    Van Dyke had an affable, goofy appeal, but he spent much of his career toiling in

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