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• Fernando Padilla feels at home in LFA 30 co-main event

  11-01-2018 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Fernando Padilla is thousands of miles away from home, yet still feels at home.
  After leaving his native Chihuahua, Mexico, to hone his MMA skills with Team Oyama in Irvine, the featherweight couldn’t be happier with life as he takes on Talison Soares in the LFA 30 co-main event Friday night in Costa Mesa.
  “I love this. I love the training. This is the best gym I’ve ever been,” Padilla said. “Training is so intense. Everything is hard and challenging.”
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• Gay Old Time: The rise and fall of Laguna Beach’s gay clubs

  11-01-2018 23:17 via ocregister.com
  
  It was bingo night at Main Street Bar & Cabaret, Laguna Beach’s last gay club. Techno music chugged; strobe lights blinked. The game’s caller – a redhead drag queen named Endora – fussed softly over the prizes, like an ikebana master arranging her flowers. But half an hour past the scheduled start time, patrons had yet to arrive. Endora sat at the bar and ordered a cocktail.
  In walked Craig Cooley, the bar manager for more than a year. “Where is everybody?&rdquo
  
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• USC sitting De’Anthony Melton the rest of the season

  11-01-2018 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  USC announced Thursday it will withhold sophomore guard De’Anthony Melton from playing for the rest of the season.
  Melton had been held out of all 18 games while the university investigated his link to the FBI’s probe into bribery and corruption in college basketball.
  USC’s internal investigation, led by its athletic compliance office, ended this week.
  The university determined a family friend received impermissible benefits last year. Vicki Podberesky, Melton’s attorney,
  
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• Suzanne Somers’ Palm Springs home — listed for $14.5 million — going up for auction

  11-01-2018 22:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Actress Suzanne Somers’ longtime Palm Springs estate is set to hit the auction block at the end of the month.
  Five villas dot the 70-acre-plus compound, called Les Baux de Palm Springs by Somers and husband Alan Hamel, according to a description of the estate on the Multiple Listing Service. The asking price of the estate, which features eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and two-half baths, is $14.5 million.
  The 71-year-old onetime “Three’s Company” star and Hamel, a fo
  
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• Traditions upheld in annual rotation for leaders of Yorba Linda city, school and water bodies

  11-01-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  No surprises surfaced during the annual selection of officers for Yorba Linda’s City Council and the several school and water district governing boards with jurisdiction in Yorba Linda.
  Each panel wisely follows a rotation method of choosing officers, giving all of each board’s elected representatives the opportunity to serve a one-year term as mayor and mayor pro-tem for the city or president and vice president for the school and water district boards.
  Most exceptions to that tradit
  
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• Prius’ wild ride down churning river of mud in Burbank is caught on video

  11-01-2018 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A group of Burbank firefighters from Local 778 had a phone ready when a Prius — with people inside — careened down a Burbank hillside road on a river of churning mud Tuesday as heavy rain pelted the area downstream from December’s Creek fire burn area.
  The car’s driver told KTLA that he was in the Prius with another person when it was swept down the hill, and he posted his own video after the harrowing experience:
  
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• 14 food and retail shops coming to Irvine Spectrum Center include a Hello Kitty Cafe with a cocktail bar

  11-01-2018 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  A rendering of the new alfresco paseos under construction at the Irvine Spectrum Center. (Courtesy the Irvine Co.)
  Today, the Irvine Company released the names of 14 of 30 new retail and food shops coming to the Irvine Spectrum Center, one of the county’s busiest malls.
  With the exception of Sephora, this first wave of restaurants and stores are expected to open by summer. A grand opening celebration of the center is planned Aug. 18, 2018.
  Related: A closer look at the $200 million Ir
  
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• Laguna Woods couple celebrates 75 years of marriage

  11-01-2018 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Sara and Mickey Tepper have been residents of Laguna Woods since 1990. Over the years, Mickey and Sara have been active members of the Laguna Woods community through clubs, service organizations and by reaching out to newcomers within Laguna Woods to make them feel welcome.
  Mickey was an avid tennis player into his early 90s, and he and Sara loved to folk dance. Currently, they are members of the Concerned Citizens group, which reflects their ongoing commitment to making the world a better place
  
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• Walmart closes dozens of Sam’s Club locations, including in City of Industry, Stanton

  11-01-2018 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Dozens of Sam’s Club stores around the country were abruptly closed Thursday, including at least two in Southern California.
  The Sam’s Club locations in City of Industry and Stanton were among the stores that were confirmed shuttered in the Los Angeles area, according to Business Insider.
  The company has not released a list of the stores closed, and neither Sam’s Club nor Walmart have issued a statement about the closures. The only official mention from either company of the sh
  
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• OC Fair & Event Center recognized with 19 industry awards

  11-01-2018 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The OC Fair & Event Center snagged 19 awards for some of its year-round programs, the 2017 OC Fair and the intake of dozens of horses during recent wildfires, at a fair industry conference in Anaheim.
  The awards were bestowed Jan. 3 by Western Fairs Association, a nonprofit that promotes the prosperity of fairs through educational activities, training programs and legislative advocacy.
  Marine veteran Rafaelo Papale and his son Logan, 4, record a message in the Heroes Hall Story Booth at the
  
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• Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge, B-52a s members to be honored at 2018 She Rocks Awards

  11-01-2018 21:08
  Pat Benatar , Melissa Etheridge and B-52's singers Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson are among the influential female music artists who will be honored at the sixth annual She Rocks Awards . The event will take place Friday, January 26, during the 2018 edition of the popular music-equipment trade show The NAMM Show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California.
  
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• Here is the Irvine Company’s $200 million plan for the old Macy’s space at Irvine Spectrum

  11-01-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A Hello Kitty-themed restaurant serving coffee and cocktails. Handcrafted ice cream stuffed inside a doughnut. Slick Americana socks designed for punks and poets.
  That’s the vision for a $200 million expansion of the Irvine Spectrum Center, one of Orange County’s busiest malls. On Thursday, the Irvine Co. revealed the first wave of 14 retailers and restaurants slated to open this summer in the former Macy’s space. Tenants range from local retail and food hotshots to internation
  
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• Football recruiting: Pacifica linebacker Isaak Togia commits to San Jose State

  11-01-2018 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Pacifica All-County linebacker Isaak Togia (6-1, 215) has committed to San Jose State, the senior announced on Twitter.
  The Empire League’s co-MVP recorded 136 tackles to help the Mariners (10-2) earn a share of the Empire League title and reach the second round of the CIF-SS Division 10 playoffs, where they fell to Valley View of Moreno Valley.
  “Isaak made a really good connection to their staff,” Pacifica coach Vinnie Lopez said Thursday. “He has an opportunity to
  
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• Anaheim briefs: Muzeo plans two events in its Open Book series

  11-01-2018 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The Muzeo’s Open Book series begins 2018 with a special edition on poetry writing and nature journaling.
  The free event will feature Ann Brantingham, Grant Hier and John Brantingham sharing poetry and creative writing from 2 to 3:30 on Jan. 21 at the museum. All ages are welcome.
  Another Open Book event is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 25 with Andy Alison, a direct descendant of Anaheim’s earliest German pioneers, Theodore and Clementine Schmidt-Langenberger. He will discuss &ldquo
  
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• Newport Beach Restaurant Week: These are the must try meal deals for 2018

  11-01-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Bungalow is offering a two-course lunch for $20 and a $50 three-course dinner. The main entrees offered at dinner include rack of lamb (shown), bone-in rib-eye, miso marinated sea bass, or Australian lobster tail. (Courtesy The Bungalow)The Bungalow is offering a two-course lunch for $20 and a $50 three-course dinner. This grilled lime chicken salad is an entree choice at lunch. (Courtesy The Bungalow)For $25, Fleming’s is offering three courses. The main entree options include a porci
  
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• Girls water polo: Complete Orange County standings, scoreboard (1-11-18)

  11-01-2018 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  2017-18 GIRLS WATER POLO STANDINGS
  Please report scores after each game to [email protected] and [email protected] updates standings, please email [email protected]
  School, league record, overall record
  CRESTVIEW LEAGUEFoothill 0-0Esperanza 0-0Villa Park 0-0Yorba Linda 0-0
  EMPIRE LEAGUECypress 0-0Kennedy 0-0Pacifica 0-0Tustin 0-0Valencia 0-0Western 0-0
  FREEWAY LEAGUEFullerton 1-0Sunny Hills 1-0Troy 1-0Buena Pork 0-1La Habra 0-1Sonora 0-1
  Round 1 scoresSunny Hills 6, La Habra 3Troy 11, Buena P
  
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• Repairs to T-Street bridge to beach in San Clemente to be completed

  11-01-2018 19:35 via ocregister.com
  The City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 16, will consider making arrangements to complete a $119,000 rehabilitation of the T-Street overpass, a pedestrian bridge that serves as a beach access over the coastal railroad tracks.
  A contractor hired by the city failed to finish the work in 2016, abandoning the project and directing the city to contact a bonding company to have the work completed, the city said. The council expects to make arrangements with the bonding company to finish the work.
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• California’s climate fight gets harder soon, and the big culprit is cars

  11-01-2018 19:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By Julie Cart, CALmatters
  By most measures, California has earned the right to brag about how much it has cleaned up its environmental act. The air in much of smog-shrouded Southern California has been scrubbed. A passenger car for sale here today is 99 percent cleaner than one on offer in the early 1970s. The fossil fuels required to power the state’s economic engine have decreased by a third since their peak in 2001, while economic activity has expanded in that time by an equal meas
  
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• Whicker: It’s an empty Hall without Bonds and Clemens

  11-01-2018 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  One wants to congratulate those on the Veterans Committee who voted to make Jack Morris and Alan Trammell overdue Hall of Famers.
  But one can’t. Their vote is secret.
  We know there are ex-players on each committee, each year, but we don’t know which of those millionaires votes to exclude Marvin Miller, who led players off the winter loading dock and into the yacht club.
  We know there are baseball executives on the committee, each year, but we don’t know which of the game’
  
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• Review: Imitation is indeed flattery at Olea in Newport Beach

  11-01-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The new Olea in Newport Beach is an offshoot of Ironwood in Laguna Hills, which is an offshoot of Vine in San Clemente. The menus at all three restaurants are more or less interchangeable, inspired by the California wine country. The wine list is the same. The wedge salad with smoked blue cheese, same. Those deliciously messy duck wings, same. The fried green tomatoes, the Zinfandel-braised lamb shank, the crab and beet salad… same, same and same — and all very good. The roasted sea
  
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• Walmart boosts starting pay, offers bonuses, parental leave benefits

  11-01-2018 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, handing out one-time cash bonuses to those who don’t benefit from the pay hike and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits.
  The company said the moves that will affect more than a million hourly workers in the U.S. are tied to recently enacted tax legislation that will save it money. They do also reflect the tight labor market in which employers are competing fo
  
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• Homeless man ponders life at Santa Ana River Trail from a helicopter

  11-01-2018 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  MJ Diehl was offered a free helicopter ride to view his homeless encampment from the air. One of the largest homeless neighborhoods is along the riverbed next to the Anaheim Stadium parking lot. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Homeless people in Orange County have lined the Santa Ana River Trail with hundreds of tents. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)A group of homeless people in the Honda Center encampment have encircled their tents with tarps. (Photo by
  
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• Bicyclist who videotaped Santa Ana River Trail homeless wishes he’d done things differently

  11-01-2018 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Jay Mendoza never expected the video he shot of tent encampments occupied by homeless people along the Santa Ana River Trail in Orange County to get the kind of attention it did. And it’s caused him some heartache.
  In July, Mendoza, who lives in Anaheim, attached a GoPro camera to his bike helmet and went for a ride, capturing the journey as he and a friend rolled past the tents and tarps that serve as homes for  hundreds of people who live on the bike trail in Orange and An
  
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• Chargers will play Tennessee Titans in London next season

  11-01-2018 18:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Get your passports ready — the Chargers are heading to London.
  The team is heading to Wembley Stadium for the first time in a decade, set to face the Titans in either Week 7 (Oct. 21) or Week 8 (Oct. 28) of the 2018 season. The Chargers are the designated “home” team, which means they will play only seven regular-season contests at StubHub Center.
  They will also play abroad in 2019, with the location to be determined. NFL UK will announce ticketing details on Jan. 18, and fans
  
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• Discovery of rare, venomous yellow-bellied sea snake in Newport Beach could mean trouble for sea lions

  11-01-2018 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — Officials from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center on Thursday, Jan. 11 are joining scientists from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles to announce the discovery in Newport Beach of a rare, venomous yellow-bellied sea snake.
  The 25-inch-long adult female snake, found by a beachgoer who nearly tripped over it near the 18th Street lifeguard tower on Tuesday, has the marine mammal rescue center assessing what it could mean for sea lion strandings this year.
  Scientists a
  
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• Football recruiting: Mission Viejo’s Jarrett Patterson adds Notre Dame to top-three finalists

  11-01-2018 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Mission Viejo All-County offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson (6-6, 290) has three intriguing programs in his final group of college choices after another high-profile offer.
  The left tackle was recently offered by Notre Dame and counts the Irish, Michigan and UCLA among his finalists.
  Patterson said he could make a recruiting trip to South Bend on Jan. 20 or 27. The regular national Signing Day is Feb. 7.Man, I have the opportunity of a lifetime. I am able to attend one of the three mo
  
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• Fruitful 2011 draft has given the Ducks staying power as Stanley Cup contender

  11-01-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  These days, Tyler Biggs is earning a living playing pro hockey. It isn’t bad living. Making money where he plays a game. This isn’t to say that 9-to-5 cubicle job is not appealing. But to cash checks for something one has done and loved since childhood? It is living the dream, as they often say.
  Biggs is 24 and in his second season with the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings. A big, rangy forward, he is one of their better offensive players. He’ll get in a fight from time to time. Fa
  
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• BioPhotas, Inc. Launches the Newest Model of the Celluma Series

  11-01-2018 16:12
  ANAHEIM, Calif: BioPhotas, Inc. announces the commercial introduction of the Celluma HOME, a fourth model in the Celluma Series of light therapy devices. Offered at an introductory price of USD 599.00, the Celluma HOME specifically addresses the challenges of Baby Boomers who struggle with wrinkles, aches and pain.
  
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• What state has the lowest rate of workplace fatalities? California’s rank may surprise you!

  11-01-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California had the fourth lowest rate of workplace fatalities in the nation in 2015-16, federal stats show.
  California had 376 people die on the job in 2016, down 12 from 2015, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  Yes, that’s the nation’s second-highest count of fatalities. But to fairly compare states, one must account for California’s status as the nation’s biggest jobs engine. So, workplace safety experts also track accidents on
  
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• Southern California house hunters start 2018 with fewest choices in 5 years

  11-01-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California home sellers are starting 2018 like they acted for almost all of last year: In hiding!
  Any house hunter seeking an existing home in the four-county Southern California region should take notice: There haven’t been this few options as a year began since 2013. Potential buyers must act quickly or face having the home they’re considering snapped up by others.
  And it won’t be easy to decide on such a large purchase when the modest number of owners who are s
  
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• See Jane Go, a ride-hailing service for women, by women, says farewell

  11-01-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  See Jane Go, a ride-hailing startup for women only, has exited Southern California streets as of Tuesday, Jan. 9.
  Chief Executive Officer Cassandra Miller told customers in a note posted on Facebook that the company ran into financial trouble.
  “As a young start-up, we have been unable to secure the necessary capital funding to continue our operations,” the letter signed by Miller stated. “I know discontinuing our service will be a significant loss for many that we serve.”
  
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• Gabriel Iglesias talks VW buses, connecting with fans and cartoon voice-overs before headlining Staples Center

  11-01-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  In a time when comics and other public figures are just one bad or ill-timed Tweet away from obscurity, Gabriel Iglesias knows that fame is fleeting and he is grateful for his loyal and continuously growing fanbase.
  For 20 years, he has enjoyed a career as a professional stand-up comedian who has entertained audiences around the world, released numerous comedy specials, had TV and feature film roles and lucrative voice-over gigs. The cherry on top of the Southern Californian’s two-decade r
  
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• Major shift as Trump opens way for Medicaid work requirement

  11-01-2018 13:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARWASHINGTON  — In a major policy shift that could affect millions of low-income people, the Trump administration said Thursday it is offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements on Medicaid recipients.
  Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said work and community involvement can make a positive difference in people’s lives and in their health. Still, the plan probably will face strong political opposition
  
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• Cal State Fullerton voice Jesus Hernandez : Volunteering with rescue dogs as adoptees for new homes

  11-01-2018 10:07 via ocregister.com
  By Jesus Hernandez
  With my time at Cal State Fullerton coming to an end, I decided to look for something outside of my major that I should get involved with. While working with the Student Life & Leadership Office, I found myself interacting with students from different organizations and programs, and eventually gained a bit of experience in working with each of them.
  Jesus Hernandez — Photo courtesy Cal State Fullerton
  When Heidi Elmer, the coordinator for our Community Service &
  
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• Standout Cal State Fullerton tennis player Alexis Valenzuela returns as a volunteer coach

  11-01-2018 10:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis program has welcomed back Alexis Valenzuela to the coaching staff in her first year as a volunteer coach.
  “We’re thrilled to have Alexis join our coaching staff,” said head coach Dianne Matias.
  “She brings a valuable amount of experience and knowledge from playing at such a high level. She sees and understands the game well and is able to relate to the athletes due to her recent collegiate experience. Her work ethic and competitive
  
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• Cal State Fullerton comes in at No. 12 in pre-season baseball ranking

  11-01-2018 09:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton ranked No. 12 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s initial Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I preseason poll released last month.
  The Titans are coming off a 2017 campaign that saw them reach the College World Series for the 18th time in program history.
  Cal State Fullerton has now been ranked within the top 23 in all 20 preseason polls since Collegiate Baseball implemented its own preseason poll before the 1999 season. Fullerton is the second highest ranked team on the West Coa
  
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• San Clemente homepricing dips: 6 trends to know

  11-01-2018 09:39 via ocregister.com
  Here are San Clemente 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 pa
  
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• Disney to remodel two World of Disney Stores at Disney Springs and Downtown Disney

  11-01-2018 09:08
  Two of the world's largest Disney Stores will be undergoing a dramatic change as the decision has been made to remodel the World of Disney stores at Disneyland's Downtown Disney complex in Anaheim, CA and at Disney Springs in Orlando, FL. Disney plans to keep the stores open by doing phased closures during the work.
  
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• Increased police presence set for Thursday at Orange County School of the Arts after bomb threat

  11-01-2018 08:30 via ocregister.com
  SANTA ANA — Authorities say a bomb threat emailed to some students at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana was not credible — but nevertheless police plan a large presence there Thursday.
  About 20 students received through social media an anonymous threat that there would be a bomb on campus Thursday, according to school officials.
  The students were alerted to the threat via a social media platform called Sarahah, school officials said in a letter Wednesday to paren
  
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• Gabe Levin scores 29 points, lifts Long Beach State past CSUN

  11-01-2018 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — CSUN on Wednesday night entered its Big West Conference men’s basketball game at Long Beach State having lost its conference opener by 19 points to Hawaii. Considering the Matadors also lost 11 consecutive nonconference games between Nov. 13 and Dec. 23, it figured they could have a difficult time with the 49ers.
  The Matadors gave the 49ers all they could handle, but after a slow start, Long Beach State emerged with an 80-70 victory before 2,315 at Walter Pyramid.
  A dunk
  
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• Lou Williams scores 50 as Clippers end 12-game losing streak vs. Warriors

  11-01-2018 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan, left, lays up a shot past Golden State Warriors’ David West during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant shoots against Los Angeles Clippers’ Jawun Evans during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Los Angeles Clippers’ Sam Dekker, right, goes to the basket
  
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• Aliso Niguel uses strong finish to knock off No. 5 Capistrano Valley

  11-01-2018 07:11 via ocregister.com
  
  ALISO VIEJO – It was not a league game. But it sure had the intensity of a league game.
  Aliso Niguel defeated Capistrano Valley 65-62 on Wednesday in a nonleague game. Both teams play league openers Friday, Jan. 12 – Aliso Niguel at home against El Toro in a South Coast League game, Capistrano Valley at Laguna Hills in the Sea View League.
  Aliso Niguel’s Dylan Dickerson puts up a shot against Capo Valley’s Nik Lipovic during a South Coast League boys basketball game
  
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• USC bounces back with victory over Colorado

  11-01-2018 06:35 via ocregister.com
  
  USC forward Chimezie Metu, right, dunks as Colorado guard Lazar Nikolic defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Colorado guard Namon Wright, left, shoots as USC forward Nick Rakocevic defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)USC forward Bennie Boatwright, left, shoots as Colorado guard Tyler Bey defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Pho
  
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• USC bounces back, sends message with victory over Colorado

  11-01-2018 06:35 via ocregister.com
  
  USC forward Chimezie Metu, right, dunks as Colorado guard Lazar Nikolic defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Colorado guard Namon Wright, left, shoots as USC forward Nick Rakocevic defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)USC forward Bennie Boatwright, left, shoots as Colorado guard Tyler Bey defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Pho
  
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• Mater Dei’s 69-game league winning streak ends with loss to St. John Bosco

  11-01-2018 06:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A 69-game league winning streak for the Mater Dei boys basketball team came to an end Wednesday night as the visiting Monarchs fell to St. John Bosco 60-51.
  It was Mater Dei’s first loss in league since it was beaten by Orange Lutheran on Jan. 7, 2011.
  It was also the second consecutive loss this season for the No. 1 Monarchs (11-5, 1-1), who were defeated by Gonzaza of Washington D.C., on Saturday in a nonleague showcase event.
  The Monarchs fell behind 15-1 in the first quarter while stru
  
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• What went wrong for USC? What’s to come? (video)

  11-01-2018 05:26 via ocregister.com
  
  USC beat writer Joey Kaufman and Jonathan Khamis discuss what went wrong for USC, what went right, and what’s to come.
  Was the season a success? Which players are coming and going?
  Video by Jonathan Khamis, for the Southern California News Group.
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday (1-10-18)

  11-01-2018 04:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
  BOYS BASKETBALLGOLDEN WEST LEAGUELoara 63, Orange 44Loa: Ileleji 27 pts, Lucio 12 pts 10 rebs. Ora: Porter 13 pts.
  SUNSET LEAGUENewport Harbor 56, Fountain Valley 39NH: Barela 16 pts, Swies 10 pts, Chalmers 9 pts.
  TRINITY LEAGUESanta Margarita 59, Servite 33SM: Guest 16 pts, Kyman 12 pts, Evans 11 pts.
  ORANGE COAST LEAGUEEstancia 55, Saddleback 49Est: Jones 16 pts, Winters 15 pts, Hendricks 12 pts.
  GIRLS BASKETBALLACADEMY LEAGUE
  
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• More than 100 police and firefighters train for active shooter incident in Laguna Beach

  11-01-2018 04:08 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — For Jonathan Burke, it felt real as he crouched in a corner of the library at Laguna College of Art and Design.
  “I was really upset,” said Burke, president of the college. “There were a lot of gunshots even though they were blanks. People were screaming and really crying. It was interesting, the emotions that came up were real.”
  Burke was among more than 100 people from LCAD and the local Community Emergency Response Team who on Wednesday, J
  
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• Servite defense delivers another shutout in victory against Santa Margarita

  11-01-2018 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – When the Servite and Santa Margarita boys soccer teams meet, their games often end up being hard-fought, physical battles.
  The host Friars lost Alexander La Brie for most of the second half Wednesday after he took an elbow to the head, but by then his long throw-in had already set up the winning goal for Servite in a 1-0 victory against the Eagles in a Trinity League game.
  “He is doing fine,” Servite coach John Spencer said of La Brie. “We made the decision to h
  
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• Galaxy sign goalkeeper David Bingham after acquiring his rights last month

  11-01-2018 03:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Galaxy solidified its goalkeeping position, finalizing a deal with David Bingham.
  The Galaxy acquired Bingham, 28, in a trade with the San Jose Earthquakes last month for $200,000 in Allocation Money.
  Terms of the contract were not released, but it is believed to be a multi-year deal.
  Bingham was a 2016 MLS All-Star selection and played seven seasons with the Earthquakes. He has made 95 starts and recorded a 1.24 goals against average during his MLS career.
  One of the club’s goals duri
  
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