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• Milos Teodosic finding a home during his rookie season with Clippers

  11-03-2018 23:58 via ocregister.com
  They surrounded Milos Teodosic, cut off his escape routes and pressured him until he finally relented. Teodosic granted one of his rare interviews during his rookie season in the NBA, after the Clippers’ victory Saturday over the Orlando Magic at Staples Center.
  A group of reporters persisted until Teodosic agreed to talk about his decision to leave Europe after so many seasons as a superstar and sign with the Clippers as a free agent last summer. He expressed mild regrets about waiting to
  
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• Suspect who struggled with Anaheim police officers dies in hospital

  11-03-2018 23:52 via ocregister.com
  A man who fell into cardiac arrest as Anaheim police officers were attempting to apprehend him died Saturday, March, 10, shortly after being taken off life support, an attorney representing the family said Sunday, March 11.
  About 10:43 a.m. Saturday, March 10, Christopher Eisinger, 35, was taken off life support after he was found to be brain dead, said Eric Dubin, an attorney representing the family.
  He died at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, according to a release by the
  
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• A look at Disneyland's upcoming 'Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge' attraction

  11-03-2018 22:21
  Disney has unveiled drone footage of the construction of its latest attraction at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim, California, US - "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge", one of two areas being built for the sci-fi movie juggernaut. The zone is due to open in 2019 and a similar version is also under construction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida.
  
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• Nationwide student walkouts over guns poses balancing act for schools

  11-03-2018 21:57 via ocregister.com
  By DENISE LAVOIE
  RICHMOND, Va.  — As schools around the country brace for student walkouts following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, principals and superintendents are scrambling to perform a delicate balancing act: How to let thousands of students exercise their First Amendment rights while not disrupting school and not pulling administrators into the raging debate over gun control.
  Some have taken a hard line, promising to suspend students who walk out, while others are us
  
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• SUV overturns on 57 Freeway in Brea, sending four to hospital

  11-03-2018 21:34 via ocregister.com
  A crash on the 57 Freeway in Brea late Saturday, March 10 involving an SUV sent at least four people to the hospital with minor injuries and closed the freeway for about 40 minutes, CHP officials said.
  Rescue personal load a woman into an ambulance after a crash on the 57 Freeway in Brea late Saturday involving an SUV sent at least four people to the hospital with minor injuries and closed the freeway for about 40 minutes, CHP officials said. (Photo by Southern Counties News)Rescue personal stan
  
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• Driver injured after car destroys utility pole in crash on 405 Freeway, Beach Boulevard offramp

  11-03-2018 20:46 via ocregister.com
  A Volkwswagon Beetle careened off a ramp connecting the 405 Freeway and Beach Boulevard in Westminster on Sunday, destroying a utility pole and sending the driver to a local hospital with minor injuries.
  Samantha Brown, a dispatcher for the California Highway Patrol, said the crash was reported at 9:40 a.m.
  She said the car was on the offramp from the northbound 405 Freeway on to the southbound side of Beach Boulevard when it struck a utility pole.
  The pole was sheared off on impact and fell on
  
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• Shohei Ohtani scheduled to start for Angels on Friday against Rockies

  11-03-2018 20:18 via ocregister.com
  TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels are planning to have Shohei Ohtani start his next game on the mound on Friday, at home against the Colorado Rockies, Manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday morning. It will be the stiffest test to date for Ohtani, who has faced mostly minor leaguers in his three previous starts.
  Ohtani, who was in the lineup as the designated hitter on Sunday, is scheduled to DH again on Monday and in the Angels intrasquad game on Tuesday, an off day in their Cactus League schedule.Inf
  
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• Plane flying from UAE to Turkey crashes in Iran, killing 11

  11-03-2018 20:13 via ocregister.com
  By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL
  TEHRAN, Iran — A Turkish private jet flying from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul carrying a group of young women crashed Sunday night in a mountainous region of Iran during a heavy rain, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The doomed aircraft days earlier carried a bachelorette party bound for Dubai.
  Iranian state television quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, the spokesman of the country’s emergency management organization, as saying the plane
  
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• Israel’s Netanyahu in emergency talks amid coalition crisis

  11-03-2018 20:05 via ocregister.com
  By TIA GOLDENBERG
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister held emergency negotiations with key coalition partners on Sunday in hopes of averting a crisis that has threatened to plunge the country into early elections.
  The political tremor comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is battling a slew of corruption allegations
  over accepting gifts from billionaire friends and claims that he unlawfully engineered favorable media coverage for himself and his family.
  The country’s attor
  
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• UCLA women’s basketball stays motivated for NCAA Tournament run

  11-03-2018 19:58 via ocregister.com
  Cori Close was ready to give her team some time off. After a disappointing, but hard-fought Pac-12 Tournament semifinal loss to No. 6 Oregon, UCLA deserved some time to relax and regroup, the head coach thought.
  Her seniors disagreed.
  When Close met with Jordin Canada and Kelli Hayes the night after their 65-62 loss to Oregon on March 3, the guards said they needed to dive into the film the very next day.
  “That’s when I knew they were really ready to let that experience kick them for
  
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• Angels’ Blake Parker seeks to show his breakthrough ’17 was no fluke

  11-03-2018 19:39 via ocregister.com
  TEMPE, Ariz. — After a breakthrough season in which he ascended to the Angels closer role and a winter in which he got his first seven-figure salary, Blake Parker has had to find new motivation.
  Leery of “losing that edge of trying to prove something every day,” Parker said this spring his goal is to show that he wasn’t a one-year wonder.
  “What happened last year is in the past,” he said. “I’m trying to go out and prove that I’m the same guy
  
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• Shooter had sought healing from Napa vets center

  11-03-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO
  When Albert Wong returned from an Army deployment in Afghanistan in 2013, he knew it had affected him. He had trouble adjusting to regular life, couldn’t sleep at night and was hyper-vigilant about his surroundings.
   
  This September 2012 photo provided by Tom Turner shows Christine Loeber, a victim of the veterans home shooting on Friday, March 9, 2018, in Yountville, Calif. Loeber was executive director of the Pathway Home, a treatment program for veterans from the
  
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• Shooter had sought healing from Napa Valley vets center

  11-03-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO
  When Albert Wong returned from an Army deployment in Afghanistan in 2013, he knew it had affected him. He had trouble adjusting to regular life, couldn’t sleep at night and was hyper-vigilant about his surroundings.
   
  This September 2012 photo provided by Tom Turner shows Christine Loeber, a victim of the veterans home shooting on Friday, March 9, 2018, in Yountville, Calif. Loeber was executive director of the Pathway Home, a treatment program for veterans from the
  
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• Historic vote in China will let President Xi Jinping rule for life

  11-03-2018 17:56 via ocregister.com
  Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to his seat after casting his vote for an amendment to China’s constitution that will abolish term limits on the presidency and enable him to rule indefinitely, during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Chinese President Xi Jinping casts his vote for an amendment to China’s constitution that will abolish term limits on
  
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• It’s shaping up to be a cool, wet week

  11-03-2018 17:02 via ocregister.com
  Parts of Southern California could get a respite from the rain on Sunday, March 11, but keep those umbrellas handy. There’s more to come.
  A cooler, wetter than normal weather pattern is due in the area by late Monday and is expected to stick around for much of the week, according to the National Weather Service.
  On Saturday, a low pressure system off-shore brought light to moderate rain to the Southland. That system deposited between 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain in the coastal to valley ar
  
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• Suspect wounded, officer injured in shooting at Garden Grove motel

  11-03-2018 16:41 via ocregister.com
  GARDEN GROVE – A man was wounded and an officer suffered minor injuries in an officer-involved shooting early on Sunday, March 11 at a motel.
  Two officers were on foot patrol in the parking lot of the Grove Motel, 9821 Garden Grove Blvd., checking parked vehicles a little after 12:30 a.m., when they spotted three people inside a white Honda Accord, said Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney.
  “The officers tried to make contact with the occupants of the vehicle,” Whitney said. &l
  
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• Police shoot man they say hit officer with car at Garden Grove motel

  11-03-2018 16:41 via ocregister.com
  GARDEN GROVE – Police shot a man who authorities say hit an officer with his car while trying to flee from a motel parking lot early Sunday. The man was wounded and the officer was slightly injured, according to police.
  Two officers were checking parked vehicles in the parking lot of the Grove Motel at 9821 Garden Grove Blvd. around 12:30 a.m. when they noticed three people in a white Honda Accord, Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said.
  “The officers tried to make
  
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• Softball: Los Alamitos, Orange Lutheran sweep titles at Bullhead City TOC

  11-03-2018 16:39 via ocregister.com
  Orange County softball flexed its muscles in Arizona on Saturday.
  Top-ranked Orange Lutheran and No. 3 Los Alamitos — the defending national champion — swept titles in the Gold and Green division at the prestigious Dave Kops Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.
  The Lancers beat Norco, 7-2, in the final of the Gold bracket while Los Alamitos edged No. 2 Mater Dei, 8-7, in the all-Orange County final of the Green bracket.
  The Griffins won an eight-inning dual against Mate
  
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• ‘Such a shame’: Julia Child’s family home, now owned by Caltrans, is vacant, deteriorating in Pasadena

  11-03-2018 16:27 via ocregister.com
  The massive, brown-shingled craftsman-style home sits unnoticed on the defunct 710 Freeway route in Pasadena, one of dozens of homes owned by Caltrans that are historically significant because of their unique architecture.
  But the vacant and deteriorating 1911 home at 1199 S. Pasadena Ave. piques the interest of preservationists because of the person who lived there.
  Legendary chef Julia Child, a Pasadena native, grew up in the boxy home, sleeping on its wraparound porches, putting on plays in t
  
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• Why are the I-15 rest stops closed on the route to Las Vegas?

  11-03-2018 14:31 via ocregister.com
  Q: On recent trips to Las Vegas traveling on Interstate 15, Riverside resident Janet Field said she noticed that the rest stops along the interstate were closed in both directions. She wondered why the rest stops are not being used, and said they appear to be in good condition.
  A: Water and electrical problems are to blame for the closures of rest stops on 1-15 between Riverside and Las Vegas, said Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga. The rest stops outside of Barstow and Baker are just old and n
  
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• Two California public record laws: one for the Legislature and one for everyone else

  11-03-2018 14:01 via ocregister.com
  Editor’s note: This is part of a package of stories marking Sunshine Week, during which the media assesses the status of the free press in the U.S. Coming this week:TODAY: The California Legislature created one open-records law for state and local governments, the California Public Records Act, and a totally different law for themselves, the Legislative Open Records Act.
  MONDAY: Journalists beware! The internet has become a burgeoning forum for phony news, shady online ads and posts,
  
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• California Dream Project: Despite state’s immense wealth, middle class in decline

  11-03-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of the California Dream Project, an occasional series focusing on the status of the Golden State as a pivotal election nears. 
  By Amita Sharma, KPBSCalifornia’s lush coastline, balmy climate and post World War II economic promise made it an easy sell as America’s middle class paradise in the 1950s.Joel Kotkin, a presidential fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange
  “The California Dream of two or three gene
  
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• Alexander: Just like clockwork, Cal State Fullerton is back in NCAA Tournament

  11-03-2018 10:30 via ocregister.com
  ANAHEIM — For the few, the proud, the sometimes beleaguered fans who have followed the fortunes of Cal State Fullerton basketball, years ending in the numeral 8 have been something to look forward to.
  There was 1978, when Fullerton — in just its fourth season in Division I, and not yet known as a baseball school — came within a stripped ball in the lane of, amazingly, beating Arkansas in the West Region final and making it to the Final Four.
  (If you don’t believe it, do a
  
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• Bolt d’Oro wins San Felipe Stakes showdown decided by DQ

  11-03-2018 09:18 via ocregister.com
  Jockey Victor Espinoza riding Accelerate wins the Santa Anita Handicap (Grade 1) during horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Saturday, March 10, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Jockey Victor Espinoza riding Accelerate wins the Santa Anita Handicap (Grade 1) during horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Saturday, March 10, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Jockey Victor Espinoza riding Accelerate wins the Santa
  
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• CIF SoCal girls basketball regionals: Saturday’s scores, updated schedule

  11-03-2018 08:45 via ocregister.com
  Saturday’s scores in the CIF SoCal Regionals for girls basketball.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISIONRegional semifinals, TuesdayEtiwanda at WindwardHarvard-Westlake at Clovis West
  DIVISION ISecond round, SaturdayGranada Hills 50, Bishop Montgomery 41Ribet Academy 43, La Jolla Country Day 34Sierra Canyon 77, Mission Hills/San Marcos 62Serra 64, Alemany 54
  Regional semifinals, TuesdayGranada Hills at Ribet AcademySierra Canyon at Serra
  DIVISION IISecond round, SaturdayRedondo 58, Glendora 41Wes
  
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• CIF SoCal boys basketball regionals: Saturday’s scores, updated schedule

  11-03-2018 08:24 via ocregister.com
  Saturday’s scores from the CIF SoCal Regionals for boys basketball.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISIONRegional semifinals, TuesdayFairfax at EtiwandaBishop Montgomery at Sierra Canyon
  DIVISION ISecond round, SaturdaySt. John Bosco 64, Long Beach Poly 61Rancho Christian 67, Rancho Verde 51Chino Hills 80, Crespi 76Pasadena 75, Taft 62
  Regional semifinals, TuesdayRancho Christian at St. John BoscoPasadena at Chino Hills
  DIVISION IISecond round, SaturdayBrentwood 72, Muir 61Birmingham 64, Crenshaw
  
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• Stub Hub pulls its weight again as Valdez outslugs Quigg

  11-03-2018 08:22 via ocregister.com
  CARSON — Neither rain nor wind nor the uneven scales of boxing justice could take StubHub Center out of character Saturday night.
  The leading vortex of boxing violence brought 12 more full-frontal rounds Saturday night. In what other venue does the winner wind up in a hospital?
  Oscar Valdez (24-0) punched his way through fatigue, injury and the burden of an opponent who failed to make the 126-pound featherweight limit but was allowed to put on more weight and fight anyway.
  Valdez won by un
  
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• CIF SoCal Regionals boys and girls soccer: Saturday’s championship scores

  11-03-2018 08:15 via ocregister.com
  Saturday’s scores from the CIF Southern California Regional finals for girls soccer and boys soccer.
  GIRLS SOCCERSaturdayDivision I: Upland 1, JSerra 0Division II: Temecula Valley 1, Sunny Hills 0Division III: Our Lady of Peace/San Diego 3, Flintridge Prep 2 (OT)Division IV: Ventura 0, Paloma Valley 0 (Ventura wins on PKs 3-1)Division V: San Gabriel Mission 2, Fillmore 1
  BOYS SOCCERSaturdayDivision I: Loyola 2, San Clemente 1 (OT)Division II: Torrey Pines 3, Sotomayor 1Division III: Del No
  
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• Whicker: Boxer Oscar Valdez survives Scott Quigg and his own sport

  11-03-2018 08:06 via ocregister.com
  CARSON — On the map of sports, boxing is unincorporated.
  Sure, there is the actual exchanging of punches and the displays of skill and valor. When done right, they’re the best thing you can possibly see.
  Otherwise, “boxing” is just a collection of tribes with no controlling authority and hardly any boundaries.
  For Scott Quigg to weigh 128.8 pounds at a weigh-Friday in for a 126-pound championship fight is inexcusable. Instead he gave up 20 percent of his purse and any cha
  
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• Cal State Fullerton tops UC Irvine to reach NCAA Tournament for first time since 2008

  11-03-2018 08:01 via ocregister.com
  Cal State Fullerton forward Arkim Robertson, right, and UC Irvine center Brad Greene can’t come up with the rebound during the Big West Tournament mens final in Anaheim on Saturday, March 10, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)UC Irvine guard Evan Leonard, right, knocks the ball out of Cal State Fullerton guard Kyle Allman’s hands during the Big West Tournament mens final in Anaheim on Saturday, March 10, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographe
  
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• One strong quarter is all Clippers need to defeat Magic

  11-03-2018 07:30 via ocregister.com
  Orlando Magic forward Jonathon Simmons shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, left, reaches for a rebound along with Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris, fron
  
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• St. John Bosco holds off Long Beach Poly to advance in Division I regional

  11-03-2018 07:28 via ocregister.com
  March 10, 2018-Photo by Tracey Roman/for the Press-Telegram Poly’s Justin Rene goes up for the shot as he is fouled by St. John Bosco’s Jonathan Salazar as the two teams compete in the second round of the CIF Division 1 playoffs Saturday.March 10, 2018-Photo by Tracey Roman/for the Press-Telegram St. John Bosco’s Jonathan Salazar fouls Poly’s Justin Rene as he goes up for the shot in the CIF SoCal Division 1 playoff game Saturday.March 10, 2018-Photo by Tracey Roman/for t
  
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• Sunny Hills girls battle to end, but lose in Division II regional final

  11-03-2018 07:08 via ocregister.com
  Temecula Valley’s Sophie Ghaderi #2 and Sunny Hill’s Faith Hopper #2 chase after the ball during the CIF State Division II girls soccer regional championship match Saturday. March 10, 2018Temecula Valley’s Morgan Witz #20 knees the ball as Sunny Hill’s Brianna Favela #77 chases after the ball during the CIF State Division II girls soccer regional championship match Saturday. March 10, 2018Sunny Hill’s Taylor DeGuzman #14 kicks the ball during the CIF State Division
  
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• Selection Sunday: Who is in, who is on the bubble? Everything you need to know about the NCAA Tournament

  11-03-2018 07:06 via ocregister.com
  The jigsaw puzzle known as the NCAA Tournament is starting to come together as conference tournaments conclude.
  Below you can find a list of the 32 conference champions that earned an automatic bid.
  The final 36 teams will be determined as the tournament committee’s decisions are made public during the Selection Sunday show.
  Make sure to check back often for updates this weekend. If viewing on a mobile device,view our update feed here.
  Conference Champions:
  AAC – Cincinnati or Housto
  
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• USC falls to Deandre Ayton, Arizona in Pac-12 Tournament title game

  11-03-2018 07:04 via ocregister.com
  Arizona’s Allonzo Trier, left, defends on a shot from Southern California’s Jonah Mathews during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Pac-12 men’s tournament final Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)Arizona’s Allonzo Trier, left, passes the ball as Southern California’s Jonah Mathews defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Pac-12 men’s tournament final Saturday, March 10, 2018, in
  
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• Santa Margarita girls, Tesoro boys race to titles at Capo Valley Relays

  11-03-2018 06:57 via ocregister.com
  Santa Margarita’s girls and Tesoro’s boys captured team swimming titles at a record-setting Capistrano Valley Relays on Saturday.
  The Eagles scored 274 points and set four meet records to outdistance runner-up Tesoro at 212. Newcomer Fountain Valley placed third at 188.
  Tesoro’s boys posted 224 points to hold off Aliso Niguel (216), Loyola (202) and University (194).
  Santa Margarita’s girls blazed to meet records in the 4×100-yard individual medley (3 minutes, 53.26
  
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• Roundup: Oxford Academy ousted from regionals, Sunny Hills advances

  11-03-2018 06:54 via ocregister.com
  Legacy of South Gate rallied late to defeat Oxford Academy’s girls basketball team 54-49 on Saturday in the second round of the Southern California Division III Regionals at Oxford Academy.
  The Tigers (23-11) advance to the regional semifinals and will play at Sunny Hills on Tuesday.
  Legacy guard Arianna Harper scored 17 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter, including 10 straight points over the final 2:30.
  The Patriots (29-3) held a 48-42 lead with 2:43 to play and looked to be in
  
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• Crean Lutheran loses in regionals to Murrieta Mesa, ending its history-making season

  11-03-2018 05:57 via ocregister.com
  IRVINE – Crean Lutheran’s season of unprecedented success in boys basketball ended Saturday with a 53-50 loss to Murrieta Mesa in the the second round of the CIF Southern California Division III Regionals at Northwood High.
  Crean Lutheran this season won its first CIF-Southern Section boys basketball championship, the CIF-SS Division 3AA title, and qualified for the first time for the CIF State basketball tournament.
  The Saints (24-10) got their first CIF State tournament win We
  
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• Rough ending for San Clemente as Loyola wins SoCal title with goal in OT (video)

  11-03-2018 05:46 via ocregister.com
  SAN CLEMENTE – San Clemente boys soccer coach Mike Pronier said he has seen more than his share of teams become fatigued playing under the weight of playoff pressure, so as the minutes ticked off the clock Saturday he kept waiting for Loyola of Los Angeles to tire out.
  Turns out the Cubs were in better shape than he thought.
  Loyola even turned up the pressure during overtime and claimed its third CIF Southern California Regional Division I championship in three years with a 2-1 victory ov
  
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• Tom Pernice Jr. holds off challengers to retain 1-shot Toshiba lead going into final round

  11-03-2018 05:35 via ocregister.com
  NEWPORT BEACH – On a rainy day at Newport Beach Country Club, first-round leader Tom Pernice Jr. treaded water much of the afternoon but ultimately held off all of his challengers to take a one-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Toshiba Classic.
  Pernice, a former UCLA star, followed his opening-round 64 with a 1-under 70 on Saturday for a 36-hole total of 8-under par, a stroke ahead of fellow Bruins alumnus Scott McCarron (67-68) and Joe Durant (69-66), both at 7 under.
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• Neighboring congregations support exiled church’s return to Newport Beach campus

  11-03-2018 03:03 via ocregister.com
  LAGUNA HILLS — Members of neighboring Episcopal congregations said during an emotional public forum Saturday morning that they would like to see St. James the Great Episcopal Church return to the building on Via Lido in Newport Beach.
  Members of the 72-year-old Newport Beach congregation have managed to stay and worship together in the last three years, since June 2015, when they were evicted by then-Bishop J. Jon Bruno, who determined the church wasn’t financially viable, and decide
  
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• Trevor Lewis never missed a beat, Kings coach says

  11-03-2018 02:53 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES – It was late Thursday night, and Trevor Lewis had just scored what proved to be the winning goal in the Kings’ 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals at Staples Center.
  Lewis was in his first game back after missing the previous 12 because of an upper-body injury sustained Feb. 9 at Florida. Lewis was first asked if it took him a bit of time to adjust to being back out there.
  “Yeah, definitely,” said Lewis, 31. “I think the last four days with getting
  
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• Heisler: Giddy Lakers fans dream of LeBron James, but reality is a long way off

  11-03-2018 02:44 via ocregister.com
  It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times …
  No, this isn’t “A Tale of Two Cities.” It’s a look at the Lakers as they prepare to pitch LeBron James, in a better place than they’ve been for years when it was the worst of times, or even worse than that.
  They’re finally out of the Decline-of-Kobe, Randle-Lost-in-Debut, D’Angelo-as-New-Team-Leader, Jim-Buss-as-Titular-Leader, Can’t-Even-Get-a-Meeting-With-LeBron-or-KD Era that s
  
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• Some sink, some float: Boats built out of cardboard, duct tape make for wacky event in Dana Point

  11-03-2018 02:29 via ocregister.com
  Racer Grace Sextro of Team Whippersnappers comes in first place during the Cardboard Classic & Dinghy Dash Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Dana Point. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)Captain James Porrello gives a final salute as he goes down with the ship during the Cardboard Classic & Dinghy Dash Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Dana Point. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)Grace Sextro, left and Katie Reiter cheer for Katie’s son Stephen of tea
  
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• Sebastian Lletget continues on the long road back to health for the Galaxy

  11-03-2018 02:24 via ocregister.com
  Sebastian Lletget acknowledged to taking just a moment to himself before stepping onto the StubHub Center field last week.
  For some, coming on as second-half substitute wouldn’t be anything special, just another day in the life of a soccer player.
  For Lletget, it meant a little more since it was his first regular-season action since last March.
  Lletget suffered a Lisfranc injury to his left foot during a U.S. men’s national team World Cup Qualifier, and eventually underwent thre
  
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• For Dodgers’ Rob Segedin, off-day could bring a special delivery

  11-03-2018 02:09 via ocregister.com
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — You can only time the birth of a child so well, but Rob Segedin seems to have this down to an art form.
  The Dodgers were playing in Cincinnati in August 2016 when Segedin hit his first career home run. The team flew back to Los Angeles after the game. He hit another home run, then left the game in the eighth inning to go to a local hospital, where his wife Robin delivered the couple’s first child, a son named Robinson.
  Segedin said his wife is due to give birth to t
  
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• California's Suicide Attempt, Pt. 4: High Speed to Nowhere

  11-03-2018 02:09
  The Orange County Public Works department says 404 tons of debris has been removed from a former homeless encampment where more than 700 people lived until they were recently moved to motels and other housing. Debris including 13,950 needles and 5,279 pounds of fecal matter and other human waste was found along the roughly two-mile stretch of bike trail roughly from I-5 in Orange to Ball Road in Anaheim, the Orange County Register reports.
  
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• Sneakerhead News: Converse’s street savvy collaborations

  11-03-2018 02:02 via ocregister.com
  Converse sneakers are a staple for any urban wardrobe. Paired with jeans, slacks, or even a fine tux, these shoes are an essential for southern Californians. Now the brand, which is somewhat synonymous with its first collaborator: basketball player Charles “Chuck” Taylor, is branching out with new takes on its most popular styles.
  Move over classic white Converse All Stars. Now, it appears collaboration is key. These new kicks have garnered huge attention on sneaker forums online and
  
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• Kings dominated by struggling Blues, lose big

  11-03-2018 01:40 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES – It was only a month ago that the St. Louis Blues were 14 games over .500 and contending well for a playoff berth. But they entered their game Saturday against the Kings having lost nine of their previous 10 games, two in overtime.
  That didn’t seem to matter because the Blues took advantage of poor defensive play and defeated the Kings 7-2 before a very unhappy sellout crowd of 18,230 at Staples Center.
  The Blues (36-27-5, 77 points) are still contending for a playoff sp
  
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• Mike Trout belts monster homer, but Angels lose two slugfests to Giants

  11-03-2018 01:31 via ocregister.com
  THE GAMES: The Angels lost a pair of games to the Giants on Saturday, dropping a 9-8 decision in Tempe and losing 11-7 at the Giants’ home park in Scottsdale. The Angels (6-11) have now lost six games in a row.
  PITCHING REPORT: In Tempe, left-hander Andrew Heaney gave up two runs in 3-1/3 innings. He had not allowed any runs in his first two starts of the spring. Heaney struck out five, giving him 11 strikeouts in 8-1/3 innings. He said he’s noticing a difference from moving bac
  
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