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• Applicants sought for Rancho Santa Margarita advisory committee

  14-01-2018 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Rancho Santa Margarita is seeking resident applicants to join its Community Development Block Grant Public Service Advisory Committee. The committee will provide recommendations for social service projects that will benefit the city’s seniors, persons with disabilities, youth and other residents in need. The committee meets a maximum two times during the first quarter of the year to review grant applications. Up to six resident-volunteer positions are open to fill.
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• UCLA football gets commitment from lineman Baraka Beckett

  14-01-2018 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Pacific Palisades defensive lineman Baraka Beckett committed to UCLA on Sunday, pushing Chip Kelly’s 2018 recruiting class to 12 total prospects with three weeks left until National Signing Day.
  Beckett is a lightly recruited defensive tackle who was previously committed to Hawaii. The 6-foot-4, 275-pound prospect is a two-star recruit, according to 247 Sports’ Composite Rankings, and had other offers from Army, Columbia, Cornell, Idaho, UC Davis and UNLV.Committed pic
  
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• Laguna Niguel City Council could delay SunPointe public hearing

  14-01-2018 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Niguel City Council was set to hold a public hearing regarding the controversial SunPointe project — a proposed development of 71 single-family homes — at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. The developer, Euland Capital Enterprises, LP, has requested a continuance of the hearing to future meeting due to “progress” of a settlement agreement with a neighboring homeowners association. Residents opposed to SunPointe asked City Council to not continue the item and
  
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• Cal State Fullerton arts community spawns performance company ‘The Wayward Artist’

  14-01-2018 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEONG PARK
  In the span of an hour on the night of Saturday, Jan. 6, eight performers had to create more than a half dozen songs, advertise mops as an economical version of lightsabers and recreate a mystery about actor Zac Efron supposedly being murdered in a bowling alley.
  The performers are part of a comedy improv troupe, Best Coast Improv, an offshoot group of The Wayward Artist.
  The Wayward Artist is a new theater company led by Cal State Fullerton alums and faculty that will officia
  
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• Dennis Rodman arrested on suspicion of DUI in Newport Beach

  14-01-2018 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities say former basketball star Dennis Rodman was arrested Saturday, Jan. 13, on suspicion of driving under the influence in Newport Beach.
  Rodman, 56, was pulled over at 11:11 p.m. for a traffic violation near 4500 West Coast Highway, Lt. Rachel Johnson said.
  It was immediately unknown what the violation was but officers conducted a field sobriety test on Rodman, which he failed. The former NBA player also took a Breathalyzer test and was found to be over the .08 legal limit, Johnson sai
  
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• Here’s how the debut went of the $3 bus to Disneyland from Riverside and San Bernardino

  14-01-2018 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Sunday marked the debut of a new bus route between the Inland Empire and the Magic Kingdom.
  Riders can get to and from Disneyland for $3 (or less) each direction on a Riverside Transit Agency bus, which will run seven days a week and starts in San Bernardino, makes four stops in Riverside and one in Orange, then arrives at the Anaheim park.
  Southern California News Group reporter Brian Rokos and photographer Micah Escamilla hopped aboard Sunday morning, joining a busload of Disney fans, park emp
  
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• Photos: NFL divisional playoff action

  14-01-2018 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) is brought down by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Marcell Dareus (99) during the first half of an NFL divisional football AFC playoff game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Don Wright)Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) is tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Sean Davis (28) during the first half of an NFL divisional football AFC playoff game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Do
  
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• Whicker: Ducks’ defense calms a wild night at Staples

  14-01-2018 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Saturday night was fevered.
  Jonathan Quick played on a sub-Olympian level. Corey Perry somehow wheeled around to fire a puck from his own right circle to the faraway empty net.
  Those are extenuating circumstances, ones that can’t escape a team hungering for points and position. The Ducks won, 4-2, then wasted no time beating it out of downtown L.A., lest someone throw a challenge flag to restore normalcy.
  “When you hold a team like that to 25 shots on goal in your
  
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• 51-year-old man shot, killed in Santa Ana

  14-01-2018 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA >> A 51-year-old man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound Saturday night, police said.
  Officers responding to a call of shots fired arrived at the 1600 Block of W. Wisteria Place to find the victim with the wound in his upper body, according to a Santa Ana Police news release.
  Orange County Fire Authority paramedics arrived on scene and declared the victim dead at 10:40 PM.
  The man’s identity was not released pending notification of family.
  Homicide detectives
  
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• Photos: Remembering civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on 89th anniversary of his birth

  14-01-2018 18:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929, was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. A Baptist minister, King led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. King’s efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
  The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is accompanied by hi
  
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• Car flies into 2nd floor of Santa Ana building

  14-01-2018 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA >> A speeding car struck a median and flew into the second floor of a building Saturday night, remaining lodged into a dental office, authorities said.
  The white sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on French Street when the accident occurred in the 300 block of E. 17th Street, Santa Ana Police said in a news release.
  The driver struck a raised center median on 17th Street, launching the car into the air. The vehicle struck the 2nd floor of the building and
  
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• HOA Homefront: New Year’s resolutions Part III — The manager

  14-01-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  Note to readers – After the previous two columns proposing resolutions for directors and HOA members, here are ideas for managers. Next week – service providers.
  As the association’s professional manager, I resolve to:NUMBER ONE
  1.    Follow the Golden Rule.
  ATTITUDE CHECK
  2.    Remember I am a professional, and will give the board the best advice I can. I am not employed to be silent.
  3.    Strive to give the board the answers it ne
  
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• ‘The Post’ delivers but doesn’t crack this list of the Top 5 journalism movies

  14-01-2018 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A strong opening weekend, glowing reviews and likely Oscar nominations bode well for “The Post” reaching a large audience as it argues the case for press freedom.
  But journalists will judge the Meryl Streep-Tom Hanks-Steven Spielberg movie against the best journalism films ever made, and that bar is extraordinarily high. It would be tough even to anoint it the top offering of the decade since “Spotlight” won the Academy Award for best picture of 2015.
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• Homebuying in Rancho Mission Viejo, Talega: 17 things to know

  14-01-2018 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are homebuying highlights for Rancho Mission Viejo and Talega from ReportsOnHousing for October.
  This house-hunting report tracks listing, buying and selling of existing detached and attached residences in the communities.
  Analysis includes October trends based on closed sales: sale counts; average price vs. average list price; high and low 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&r
  
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• Real estate briefly: Huntington Beach apartment complex Surf at 39 sells for $134 million

  14-01-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Altos-based Interstate Equities Corp. has acquired Surf at 39, a 400-unit Huntington Beach-based workforce housing community, for $134 million.
  The deal was made through its IEC Institutional Fund III, a $200 million commingled fund that targets multifamily investments along coastal California, IEC said in a statement.
  “Surf at 39 will remain a workforce housing community,” Marshall Boyd, co-president and chief investment officer of IEC, said. “Currently, approximately 80 p
  
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• 5 free things to do in Orange County, Jan. 14-20

  14-01-2018 15:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Sunday, Jan. 14
  Swazzle, an interactive puppetry troupe, return to Casa Romantica for the third year in a row with a brand new story: “Ricky the Raccoon and the Green Ranger.” Children participate in the show with games that teach valuable lessons about the importance of recycling and taking care of the planet. 3 p.m. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.
  Sundays at the Orange County Great Park are headlined by fresh produce and fun at a
  
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• Why is liberal California the poverty capital of America?

  14-01-2018 14:58
  Demonstrators and homeless advocates rally in solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and Disneyland workers struggling with poverty wages outside the theme park in Anaheim, Calif. on July 14. Demonstrators and homeless advocates rally in solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and Disneyland workers struggling with poverty wages outside the theme park in Anaheim, Calif.
  
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• How Martin Luther King Jr.’s story will be told for years to come

  14-01-2018 14:25 via ocregister.com
  
  1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 89 on Jan. 15.
  “But traces of bigotry still mar America. So, each year on Martin Luther King Day, let us not only recall Dr. King, but rededicate ourselves to the commandments he believed in and sought to live every day: Thou shall love thy God with all thy heart, and thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.”
  – President Ronald Reagan, in a 1983 speech before he signed the bill making the birthday of King a na
  
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• Book events for the week of Jan. 14

  14-01-2018 13:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Two authors, Thomas Perry and Jo Perry will be signing and discussing their latest books, “The Bomb Maker,” and “Dead Is Good,” at Book Carnival. (Photo Courtesy of Book Carnival)Two authors, Thomas Perry and Jo Perry will be signing and discussing their latest books, “The Bomb Maker,” and “Dead Is Good,” at Book Carnival. (Photo Courtesy of Book Carnival)Dr. Willie Parker will be signing and discussing his new book, “Life’s Work: A Mora
  
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• Police close PCH after party bus incident in Seal Beach

  14-01-2018 11:04 via ocregister.com
  
  At least two display cases were knocked over at the Seal Beach CVS at 921 Pacific Coast Highway. A social media post by someone claiming to be a manager said occupants of a party bus got mad after they were denied use of the restroom. (Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)Police surrounded an extended party bus following an incident at a Seal Beach CVS, ordering occupants off one by one. (Photo by Jeff Collins, the Orange County Register/SCNG)At least 20 occupants of a party bu
  
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• DACA participants can again apply for renewal, immigration agency says

  14-01-2018 08:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By Matt Stevens
  The New York Times
  The federal government said on Saturday that it would resume accepting renewal requests for a program that shields from deportation young immigrants who were brought illegally to the United States as children.
  In a statement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said that “until further notice,” the Obama-era program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, “will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded&rdq
  
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• UCLA basketball goes cold against Colorado

  14-01-2018 07:50 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Thomas Welsh stood near midcourt and waved his long arms to the crowd. The senior from Redondo Beach gave UCLA’s largest home crowd of the year plenty to cheer about Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. The rest of his team didn’t.
  Welsh scored 20 points with eight rebounds against Colorado, but the Bruins slipped from the top of the Pac-12 standings after a 68-59 loss.
  It was Colorado’s first ever win at Pauley Pavilion and snapped a seven-game road losing st
  
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• Ducks grab three-goal lead, fight off Kings rally for win

  14-01-2018 07:48 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The message was laid out in simple terms from a team that is peering through the window at those who currently reside in the playoff positions within the Western Conference.
  Hours in front of another tense, fight-filled Freeway Faceoff against the Kings, the Ducks’ Kevin Bieksa offered his to-the-point summation. “That’s a team that we need to catch,” the longtime defenseman said. “This is the best way to do it, by taking two points from them.&rd
  
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• Three O.C. wrestlers win championships at Five Counties

  14-01-2018 07:22 via ocregister.com
  
  FOUNTAIN VALLEY – Four Orange County wrestlers reached the championship match at the prestigious Five Counties tournament Saturday at Fountain Valley High.
  Three walked away with a coveted golden belt.
  The county’s first-place finishers were Trent Munoz of Trabuco Hills at 152 pounds, Capistrano Valley’s Gerardo Hernandez (182) and Santa Ana’s Joey Daniel (220).
  Joey Daniel, center, of Santa Ana High School collects his championship belt after winning the 220 pound final
  
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• Leonard powers UC Irvine past CSU Northridge

  14-01-2018 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Evan Leonard scored 20 points with 8-for-14 shooting to lead UC Irvine to a 71-54 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday night.
  Max Hazzard added 14 points, Eyassu Worku had 10 and Jonathan Galloway chipped in eight points while grabbing nine rebounds for Irvine (7-13, 2-2 Big West). The Anteaters dominated the glass 42-23 and never trailed.
  Leonard, who has scored at least 20 points in three straight games, dropped in a layup early in the second half to spark a 10-2 run t
  
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• Evan Leonard powers UC Irvine past Cal State Northridge

  14-01-2018 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Evan Leonard scored 20 points with 8-for-14 shooting to lead UC Irvine to a 71-54 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday night.
  Max Hazzard added 14 points, Eyassu Worku had 10 and Jonathan Galloway chipped in eight points while grabbing nine rebounds for Irvine (7-13, 2-2 Big West). The Anteaters dominated the glass 42-23 and never trailed.
  Leonard, who has scored at least 20 points in three straight games, dropped in a layup early in the second half to spark a 10-2 run t
  
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• Long Beach State men’s basketball muscles up to beat UC Riverside

  14-01-2018 06:57 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Riverside Highlanders bench shows the dismay as Long Beach State 49ers take a 17 point lead in the second half of the game at UCR Student Recreation Center Saturday in Riverside, CA. January 13, 2018. (TERRY PIERSON,THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE/SCNG)Long Beach State 49ers guard Edon Maxhuni (23) celebrates after a block shot against the UC Riverside Highlanders in the second half of the game at UCR Student Recreation Center Saturday in Riverside, CA. January 13, 2018. (TERRY PIERSON,THE PRESS-ENTERPR
  
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• CS Fullerton improves to 4-0 in Big West with 85-70 win over UC Davis

  14-01-2018 06:44 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – As notable games go, Cal State Fullerton’s 85-70 win Saturday night over UC Davis checked a lot of Titan boxes.
  The rout of the Aggies provided a bit of satisfaction considering UC Davis eliminated the Titans in the Big West Conference tournament semifinals last March. It also put the Titans into sole possession of first place in league play at 4-0, the only team with an unblemished record, and gave them 10 wins in their past 12 games.
  Kyle Allman (27 points, 8-
  
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• Cal State Fullerton beats UC Davis, improves to 4-0 in Big West

  14-01-2018 06:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton guard Khalil Ahmad (14), left, goes up for a basket during a Big West Conference game against UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Saturday, January 13, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Cal State Fullerton forward Davon Clare (5) drives towards the basket as UC Davis forward Chima Moneke (11) defends during a Big West Conference game at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Saturday, January 13, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photogra
  
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• Patriots beat Titans to head back to AFC title game

  14-01-2018 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola (80) catches a pass in front of Tennessee Titans cornerback Logan Ryan (26) during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota gets up from the turf after being sacked during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Ph
  
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• Bob Miller statue at Staples Center is dreamy stuff

  14-01-2018 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Bob Miller stood outside Staples Center about 6:45 on Saturday night. He was about to see the statue of his likeness unveiled, a tribute to his 44 years as play-by-play man for the Kings.
  His statue would join those of former Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Jerry West; former Lakers announcer Chick Hearn; boxer Oscar De La Hoya; and former Kings Luc Robitaille and Wayne Gretzky, on Star Plaza.
  As he looked around, Miller saw hundreds upon
  
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• Montecito mudslide death toll hits 19, 101 Freeway closed indefinitely

  14-01-2018 05:47 via ocregister.com
  
  MONTECITO — The death toll from the mudslides in a California coastal town rose to 19 on Saturday but a man who had also been on the list of missing persons was located alive, authorities said.
  The body of Morgan Christine Corey, 25, was found in mud and debris in Montecito, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. Her 12-year-old sister, Sawyer, had been found dead earlier.
  “We ask that you keep this devastated family in your thoughts and prayers,” Brown said.
  Another per
  
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• Regular maintenance figures to be part of Ryan Kesler’s routine for Ducks

  14-01-2018 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The time between skating in the morning session on game day and boarding the bus for Staples Center on Saturday could be an indicator of what will be for the Ducks’ Ryan Kesler over the second half of the season.
  Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance.
  Visits to the training table might be a daily occurrence for the 33-year-old center as he recaptures his usual highly effective game at both ends of the ice and builds his body up toward playing somewhere at or near the pe
  
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• Voter fraud and the right to cast honest ballots

  14-01-2018 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Dissolving his national commission on voting fraud, as President Trump did last week, was certainly the right thing to do. There was little evidence of such fraud in the first place, and the commission didn’t turn up any new polling skulduggery.
  If such a commission shouldn’t have been formed in the first place, well, that’s water under the bridge. Vice President Mike Pence, its chair, showed little enthusiasm for an obsessive meme that seems to be the president’s alone,
  
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• Huntington Beach restaurants evacuated after bomb threat

  14-01-2018 05:11 via ocregister.com
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad was called to the California Pizza Kitchen and Islands restaurants at the Bella Terra center after a bomb threat Saturday evening, Huntington Beach police officials said.
  The threat was reported at 6:17 p.m. and the restaurants in the 7800 block of Edinger Avenue voluntarily evacuated, said Huntington Beach Police Sgt. Jeff Goodspeed.
  As of 8 p.m. police and the bomb squad were still at the scene and the evacuation was still in place, he sa
  
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• Of course taxes are charity — why not deduct them?

  14-01-2018 05:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on tax reform. Read another perspective here.
  Why look a gift horse in the mouth?
  I’m sure its teeth are fine. And if they’re not, well, that’s why there are large-animal vets. It’s a gift. It’s better than no horse at all.
  That’s why I am all for the admittedly eccentric, end-around proposal in the California Legislature to allow our very high state income taxes to continue to be deducted from ou
  
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• Going to Cabo is cool with Kings coach John Stevens

  14-01-2018 04:06 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO – Teammates need to trust one another, and coaches need to be able to trust their players.
  When the Kings took on the Ducks on Saturday night at Staple Center, they were a day removed from coming off their league-mandated bye, which means they were not able to practice or play for a minimum of five days.
  Players could go away if they wanted. Take defensemen Christian Folin and Oscar Fantenberg. They went to Cabo San Lucas. It’s a popular vacation spot where people go to re
  
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• Lake Forest becomes the hottest spot in the U.S. Saturday

  14-01-2018 04:03 via ocregister.com
  
  It may be a frigid 45 below zero in Embarass, Minn., the coldest location in the country Saturday.
  But here in Southern California, according to the National Weather Service, Lake Forest set the record for not just being the hottest spot in the United States, but for the hottest Jan. 13 in Orange County since 1916.
  The temperature in Lake Forest? A searing 90 degrees.
  The second-highest temperature over the last century for Jan. 13 in Orange County, 89 degrees, was recorded in Santa Ana in
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Monday, Jan. 15

  14-01-2018 03:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Monday, Jan. 15.
  BOYS BASKETBALLCoach Mike’s Long Shot ChallengeAt Costa Mesa HighFountain Valley vs. Irvine, 10:30 a.m., Sunny Hills vs. Torrance, noon, Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Elsinore, 1:30 p.m., Servite vs. Santa Fe, 3 p.m., Ocean View vs. El Toro, 4:30 p.m., Newport Harbor vs. Norco, 6 p.m., Western at Costa Mesa, 7:30 p.m.At Corona del Mar HighUniversity vs. Orangewood, 10:30 a.m., Laguna Beach vs. Rancho Mirage, noon, Edison
  
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• USC defensive lineman Rasheem Green declares for NFL draft

  14-01-2018 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Defensive lineman Rasheem Green announced Saturday he will forgo his senior season at USC to declare for the NFL draft, becoming the fourth early departure from the Trojans’ Pac-12 Conference championship-winning team.
  Quarterback Sam Darnold, running back Ronald Jones and receiver Deontay Burnett announced earlier this month they would enter the draft in April.
  Green is the first player from the Trojans’ defense to leave early, after linebackers Cameron Smith and Porter Gustin, plus
  
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• Miller: Keith Jackson’s voice was so powerful that he launched childhood dreams

  14-01-2018 03:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Not to brag or anything, but I was a great college football player.
  I must have been since I was able to start the play as the quarterback, pass to myself as the receiver and then come streaking across the field to make the tackle as the strong safety.
  I did all of that, in front screaming fans in the Coliseum and in the Big House and in the Orange Bowl, without ever leaving my backyard.
  Just me, me and voice inside my head. The voice of Keith Jackson.
  There’s a reason I wanted to write to
  
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• Whicker: Henrique hopes to harvest a playoff spot in Anaheim

  14-01-2018 03:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Ducks couldn’t have been more emphatic if they’d used a skywriter.
  They did not care where they finished in the Western Conference dogpile this season. Not as long as they were among the Hateful Eight that reached the playoffs.
  Well, they didn’t say it in the season-ticket renewal brochure, but they told everyone else.
  No doubt the home-ice advantage has done Anaheim little good over the years. And the Ducks have said such things before. But how do you c
  
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• Lakers execs take to Twitter to voice support for Luke Walton as rumors swirl

  14-01-2018 02:41 via ocregister.com
  
  DALLAS – After six days of speculation were met with silence from the top members of the Lakers organization, executives finally rallied around coach Luke Walton on Saturday.
  It started when Lakers owner Jeanie Buss tweeted during the first quarter of the Lakers 107-101 win over Dallas that she en route to Memphis for the Lakers game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and included the hashtag “#InLukeWeTrust.”
  Shortly after the game, Magic Johnson tweeted: “Coach Luke Walton h
  
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• USC men’s basketball returns against Utah, left to move on without De’Anthony Melton

  14-01-2018 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — De’Anthony Melton confirmed the news when he sent a text message to the USC basketball team’s group chat.
  By Thursday afternoon, the players knew his fate, bringing an end to a monthslong saga.
  Melton, the Trojans’ sophomore who in September was first linked in the FBI’s probe into bribery and corruption in college basketball, had been suspended by the university for the rest of the season.
  In an announcement, USC cited its internal investigation that
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (1-13-18)

  14-01-2018 02:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Jan. 13.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  NONLEAGUEAcaciawood 52, Lake Arrowhead Christian 29Aca: Lin 13 pts, 4 asts, Tuktarov 8 pts, 10 rebs, Kayekjian 15 pts, 8 stls.
  
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• Irvine police seek suspect caught on camera stealing teacher’s wallet from church classroom

  14-01-2018 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect who stole a teacher’s wallet from inside her purse that was left in an empty church classroom.
  The theft was caught on camera and the police department has posted the surveillance video on its Facebook page with the hope that someone might be able to identify the suspect. As of Saturday afternoon, the suspect remained unidentified, officials said.
  According to a department Facebook post, the male suspect entered the
  
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• Ducks Gameday: Rivals plunge into Freeway Faceoff after bye week

  14-01-2018 01:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The Ducks and Kings renew their fierce Southern California rivalry Saturday night at Staples Center as both teams come off their bye week and plunge right into the fight for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.
  Both teams have seen what a winning streak can do at this time of the year. Calgary has won six in a row to move into third place in the Pacific Division. The Flames, who have wins over the Kings and Ducks during it, are just one point behind Los Angeles afte
  
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• Ex-Orange County residents recount panic in Hawaii when missile alarm sounded

  14-01-2018 01:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Amanda Olson, right, of Kauai, rushed home to her husband Jack, her daughter Isabella, left, and son Jacksen, above, Saturday morning thinking it might be her last chance to see them. The Olsons, like all of Hawaii, had received an alert of a ballistic missile threat that turned out to be a false alarm. (Courtesy of Amanda Olson)Eugene Tanner of Oahu called and told his dad he loved him during panicked preparations to take shelter on Saturday morning. Tanner, like all Hawaiians, received an aler
  
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• Want to see the best wiggle butt among rescue dogs?

  14-01-2018 01:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Some tickets are available for today, Sunday, Jan. 14’s taping of “American Rescue Dog Show” at the Fairplex in Pomona. The show features rescued dogs from around the country and will be broadcast on the Hallmark channel beginning Monday, Feb. 12.
  Designed to resemble New York City’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (held Monday, Feb. 12 and Tuesday, Feb. 13), “American Rescue Dog Show” pits dogs in various categories against one another, whittling the canine
  
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• Three injured in Brea head-on collision

  14-01-2018 01:08 via ocregister.com
  BREA — Three people were injured after two cars collided head-on Saturday morning, police said.
  One of the cars, which was traveling west on Lambert Road, crossed over the center median near the intersection of Cliffwood Avenue and struck an eastbound vehicle about 9:38 a.m., Brea Police Sgt. Tim Mercado said.
  The driver of the westbound car and the driver and a passenger in the other car were transported to UCI Medical Center, he said.
  Mercado said their injuries are not life-threatening.
  
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