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• Trauma and Fs behind her, Foothill High student found help and then a future

  20-03-2018 23:29
  At the Miss Tustin 2018 pageant, Foothill High senior Lorena Cruz owned the spotlight.
  Just 17, she confidently modeled an elegant evening gown and belted out a bilingual rendition of the Mexican ballad “Sabor a Mí.”
  “It was the first time my mother ever heard me sing,” she said.
  Lorena Cruz, 17, a straight-A student at El Modena High in Tustin on Tuesday, 13, 2018 will be attending Grand Canyon UniversityÕs Nursing program. When Lorena was 13-years-old she
  
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• No surgery for Justin Turner as Dodgers try to fill the void

  20-03-2018 23:26
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Replacing Justin Turner at third base for weeks will not be easy. Replacing him in the lineup will be even more difficult.
  Turner suffered a fractured left wrist when he was hit by a pitch in Monday’s game. He was examined by Dr. Brian Shafer on Tuesday and no surgery will be required to repair the fracture. Turner will keep his wrist in a brace for a few days before beginning range of motion exercises.
  How long Turner will be out remains proprietary information &nd
  
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• Bring your grandkids to Easter at the Equestrian Center

  20-03-2018 23:25
  Join us for this year’s “Easter at the Equestrian Center” on Saturday, March 31, at the new time from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Guests will gather in the grandstand for the Horse Parade in the arena followed by the Egg Hunt on the front lawn. The Saddle Club is once again sponsoring the popular Pony Rides beginning at 11 a.m.; and children will also enjoy the big slide, Easter crafts, and a visit with the Easter Bunny, all free of charge throughout the event thanks to our wonderful spo
  
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• Costa Mesa police seek public’s help identifying driver suspected of hit-and-run

  20-03-2018 23:20
  Costa Mesa police are seeking help identifying a driver suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run that injured a cyclist on Tuesday, March 20.
  At about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Costa Mesa police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Bristol Street and Red Hill Avenue and found a 56-year-old male victim on the roadway.
  The victim was riding a bicycle when the car struck him, leaving him with a compound ankle fracture, police said.
  Police believe the car involved was a black Mercedes Benz &
  
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• John Emme plans to step down as Corona del Mar’s baseball coach

  20-03-2018 23:16
  John Emme announced that Monday this will his final season as Corona del Mar’s baseball coach.
  Emme is in his 21st season coaching the Sea Kings. He led Corona del Mar to CIF-Southern Section championships in 1999 and 2004.
  The Sea Kings, who were Pacific Coast League champions last season, were 2-4 overall and 0-1 in league going into Tuesday’s league game at University.
  Emme, who got his 300th career win, all at Corona del Mar, last season, posted on Facebook: “Today (Monday)
  
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• Long Beach Opera’s ‘Invention of Morel’ offers a fascinating journey

  20-03-2018 23:14
  Imagine an opera that combines elements that recall the mysterious island from TV’s “Lost,” the upper-class surrealism of “Last Year at Marienbad” and “Exterminating Angel,” and music composed by a former rock ‘n’ roller. That’s exactly what you will discover in Long Beach Opera’s imaginatively enigmatic production of “The Invention of Morel.”
  Composed by Stewart Copland (the former drummer of The Police) and co-writte
  
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• Angels’ Andrew Heaney unfazed by latest elbow setback

  20-03-2018 22:58
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Although it’s understandable for Angels fans to panic about injuries to the team’s pitchers, given the events of the past few years, Andrew Heaney isn’t worried.
  Asked how concerned he is about the news that he has elbow inflammation, Heaney said: “Not very.”
  “I feel really good,” he said of the diagnosis. “I’d rather it not be a thing, but I feel good about it.”
  Heaney said he felt “some kind of abnormal sore
  
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• Laughter starts with a simple smile

  20-03-2018 22:52
  Everyone’s laugh is different. There is the bray, the snort, the giggle, not to mention the full-out belly laugh. Laughter is like a social glue. It bonds and connect us and often enriches our relationship with others. It seems easier to laugh out loud in the company of others. It is fun to be with someone whose sense of humor matches ours.
  Linda McNamar
  Having our hearts and minds lifted in laughter can be healing, but sometimes laughter stings. A caustic remark may seem funny to some peo
  
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• Can you guess what Mike Trout hasn’t done this spring?

  20-03-2018 20:19
  TEMPE, Ariz. — If you’ve paid no attention to Mike Trout’s spring training stats, you are excused. Spring training numbers, especially for a player of Trout’s caliber, are mostly meaningless.
  But you’ve missed something that’s fairly remarkable, even among the noise of stats generated in mind-numbing exhibition games.
  Trout has not struck out one time this spring.
  His 41 plate appearances without a strikeout, prior to Tuesday’s game, are the most in the
  
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• Lakers want Lonzo Ball to be more aggressive on offense

  20-03-2018 20:05
  NEW ORLEANS – For most of his rookie season, the challenge with Lonzo Ball has not been getting him to shoot the ball. He has done that willingly, if occasionally at odd times and often from great distances.
  However, as the Lakers have tried to add new things to Ball’s game, the Lakers’ rookie has shown a tendency to overcorrect. After getting hot from 3 in his first five games back from injury last month, Ball eschewed other means of scoring for the long-range jumper, and saw
  
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• Curt Seeden: Easter Egg Hunt offers something for everybody

  20-03-2018 19:53
  More than 5,000 people are expected to gather at the Fountain Valley Sports Park for the city’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31.
  This is a very big event in Fountain Valley, second only to a Measure HH Oversight Committee meeting.
  The Easter Egg Hunt is put on by the city’s Recreation and Community Services Department, which goes all out to make sure there’s something for everybody to enjoy.
  As I’ve done in the past, I’d like to put the scope of th
  
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• Laguna Woods theater group celebrates fashion faux pas for its ‘What Not to Wear’ event

  20-03-2018 19:35
  The Laguna Woods Theatre Guild hosted a “reverse” fashion show, their version of the popular makeover show “What Not to Wear.” Thursday night. Eveline Hoffman is a mix of styles and colors as she walks down the center runway. in Laguna Woods on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)The Laguna Woods Theatre Guild hosted a “reverse” fashion show, their version of the popular makeover show “What Not to Wear.” Thursday night
  
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• Superstar DJ Steve Aoki’s onetime family house in Newport Beach on market at $2.8 million

  20-03-2018 19:29
  The gutted residence offers a new buyer a blank canvas, the agents say. Click through for a tour.Show Caption of Expand
  A four-bedroom house in Newport Beach owned for three decades by the mother of DJ Steve Aoki is selling for $2.895 million.
  Chizuru Kobayashi bought the house in 1987, property records show, several years after divorcing Steve’s father, Rocky Aoki, the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain.
  Steve Aoki grew up in Newport Beach, graduating from Newport Harbor High School
  
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• 25 WonderCon cosplay photos to get you ready for Anaheim

  20-03-2018 19:13
  Superman is about to celebrate his 80th birthday so please, please, please let there be some geriatric Men of Steel cosplayers when WonderCon returns to Anaheim. Saggy red trunks, a walker, a bottle of blue pep-’em-up pills – you know you want to see this, too, right?
  Or, if you don’t, no worries, for WonderCon is sure to have all manner and woman-ner of creative cosplay, a host of cool panels and tons of great exhibitors ready to sell you T-shirts, art, costumes, action f
  
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• Orange County chefs will stuff insane fillings into tortillas at Wild & Crazy Taco Night

  20-03-2018 19:07
  Once again it’s chefs gone wild at a favorite foodie event that’s a must for taco connoisseurs. Local culinary big shots will be offering an array of creative ways to fill a tortilla at Wild & Crazy Taco Night on Thursday, April 12, a benefit for Share Our Selves Food Pantry, which collects surplus items from restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries and caterers to distribute to Orange County families in need.
  This year’s participating chefs hail from fine dining restaura
  
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• Golden Rain, United Mutual seek candidates to fill vacancies

  20-03-2018 18:50
  GRF Board Vacancy
  The Golden Rain Foundation is accepting applications for qualified candidates willing to serve on the GRF Board of Directors. The term expires in November 2020.
  This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact on your community. Applicants must be full-time residents and have lived in the Village for at least six months. To apply, visit the general manager’s office in the Community Center to obtain an application and specific instructions on the election process. Ret
  
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• FTC probing Facebook for use of personal data

  20-03-2018 18:35
  Facebook is under investigation by a U.S. privacy watchdog over the use of personal data of 50 million users by a data analytics firm to help elect President Donald Trump.
  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Facebook violated terms of a 2011 consent decree over its handling of user data that was transferred to Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  Under the 2011 settlement, Facebook agreed to get user consent for certain cha
  
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• Here’s what the first blooms of spring look like, according to California and U.S. maps

  20-03-2018 18:22
  Today is the first day of spring, but many plants in Southern California had their first bloom before Groundhog Day on Feb. 2. While the East has been hit by winter storm after winter storm, it’s been planting season in Southern California for a month. The map above from the National Phenology Network shows the number of growing degree days (days with temperature high enough to grow plants) since Jan. 1.
  2017 compared to 2018
  The maps below show how early or late spring has come compared t
  
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• Bonsignore: Chargers still working on making themselves at home in Los Angeles

  20-03-2018 17:00
  A year, two months and two weeks after announcing their move from San Diego to Los Angeles, and then hurriedly packing all of their belongings and making their way up north and getting settled in with just enough time to begin a roller-coaster ride of a season, the Chargers are ready to relax a little bit.
  It’s more like catching their breath than a full-blown exhale, but it’s refreshing nonetheless after the hectic year they just spent racing against the clock, trying to locate and
  
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• 3 things to do this weekend at Southern California casinos (March 23-25)

  20-03-2018 16:39
  Laugh with Carrot Top or have breakfast with John, Paul George and Ringo at Southern California casinos this weekend.
  Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Pechanga Resort & Casino
  Fans of blues legend Bonnie Raitt have two chances to see the iconic guitarist/singer perform. Raitt will be at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Saturday, March 24, and Pechanga Resort & Casino on Sunday, March 25. She is known for hits including “Something to Talk About,” “I Can’t Make You
  
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• Knott’s Berry Farm will host the Easter Beagle, special brunch on April 1

  20-03-2018 16:28
  Knott’s Berry Farm has a couple of holiday treats in store for visitors on Easter Sunday, which falls on April 1 this year.
  At Camp Snoopy, families can meet and take photos with the Easter Beagle – Snoopy’s holiday alter-ego, who only appears on this special day to help spread some springtime joy.
  The park is also in the middle of its Boysenberry Festival, which means there are special food items, shopping, shows and activities.
  Related: 8 new tastes to try at Knott&rsquo
  
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• New burgers, sandwiches at food halls 4th Street Market in Santa Ana, Trade in Irvine

  20-03-2018 15:00
  The standard burger at Graze gets topped with American cheese, house pickles, caramelized onions and Graze Sauce. (Photo courtesy of Graze)Supernatural’s signature ‘Siren’ sandwich with spicy garlic shrimp and topped with a fried egg for good measure (photo courtesy of Supernatural Sandwiches)Supernatural sandwiches will serve Triton fries with shrimp and other decadent toppings. (Courtesy of 100 Eats)Show Caption of Expand
  Sometimes eateries find their footing and sometimes th
  
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• Powerful Pacific storm bringing heavy rain to Southern California

  20-03-2018 14:55
  LOS ANGELES — A powerful Eastern Pacific storm system took aim at the Southland today, preceded by a subtropical plume of moisture expected to generate rain starting this afternoon and trigger flash flooding both in burn areas and far from them beginning Wednesday, forecasters said.
  The Pacific storm system will be making its West Coast approach through Friday, according to a National Weather Service statement.
  At the same time, “a subtropical fetch of moisture well ahead of the sys
  
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• Readers, tell us: Is Trump right to ‘get tough’ on opioids?

  20-03-2018 14:30
  While visiting New Hampshire, one of the states hardest hit by opioid abuse, President Trump laid out his plan to combat the painkiller-addiction epidemic.
  The plan “looks to balance increasing punitive measures to stop drug traffickers and broadening the federal government’s involvement in combating the epidemic with a sweeping ad campaign about addiction and more funding for drug treatment programs,” CNN reported, citing Trump administration officials.
  But perhaps the most co
  
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• Does bad weather make it a good day to visit Disneyland?

  20-03-2018 14:12
  Will rain keep you away from Disneyland?
  Rainy days used to empty the park, making them a favorite of the hardy few who would trade a soaking to avoid having to wait in any lines. But in recent years, as Disney has tweaked its pricing structure and scheduled more special events to eliminate any remaining “off” season, even the rainy days have brought at least moderate-sized crowds to the parks.
  When the rain extends into spring break season, as it is this week in Southern California,
  
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• Sheriff’s official: 3 injured in Maryland high school shooting

  20-03-2018 14:09
  By ALEX BRANDON
  The  Associated PressGREAT MILLS, Md.  — A shooting at a Maryland high school Tuesday wounded three people, including the shooter, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
  Authorities said the situation was “contained” as deputies and federal agents converged on the crime scene.
  Two students and a mother leave Great Mills High School, the scene of a shooting, Tuesday morning, March 20, 2018 in Great Mills, Md. The shooting left at least three people injured
  
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• In Fullerton, ‘Holmes and Watson’ creates intriguing new chapter in fictional super-sleuth’s legacy

  20-03-2018 14:09
  If the world’s greatest detective were killed under mysterious circumstances, who would be most capable of uncovering the truth?
  That’s the essence of Jeffrey Hatcher’s 2017 play “Holmes and Watson,” now in its West Coast premiere at Fullerton’s Maverick Theater.
  The mystery starts off with a journal entry by Dr. John Watson (Spencer Douglas). The devoted sidekick of the super-sleuth writes that since “the tragedy that befell Sherlock Holmes at the Falls
  
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• Cambridge Analytica breached your Facebook: Political Cartoons

  20-03-2018 14:00
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  Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  
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• Package bomb explodes at FedEx facility near San Antonio, links seen to Austin bombings

  20-03-2018 13:45
  Investigators on Monday March 19, 2018, work at the scene of a bomb explosion on Dawn Song Drive in Austin, Texas, that seriously injured two men Sunday. Two people have now been killed and four wounded in bombings over a span of less than three weeks. Another bomb exploded early Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at a FedEx facility near San Antonio. ( Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
  By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press
  AUSTIN, Texas — A package bomb that authorities beli
  
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• Girls water polo: Orange County well-represented on All-CIF teams

  20-03-2018 07:15
  Segerstrom goalie Jacqueline Lopez, who helped the Jaguars capture the CIF-SS Division 4 girls water polo title in a dramatic victory over Long Beach Poly, and Newport Harbor coach Brian Melstrom, who guided the Sailors to a last-second triumph against Santa Barbara in the Division 2 final, earned two of the top awards in the All-CIF teams released Monday.
  Lopez, a senior, was selected Division 4 player of the year while Melstrom was named the Division 2 coach of the year. Melstrom announce
  
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• USC falls to Western Kentucky in second round of NIT

  20-03-2018 07:07
  LOS ANGELES — USC’s up-and-down season ended Monday night in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
  The Trojans suffered a 79-75 loss to Western Kentucky, stumbling in the final minutes of a back-and-forth game that saw 13 lead changes.
  With less than four minutes left, they led the Hilltoppers by a basket following a 3-pointer by freshman Jordan Usher, but soon lost the lead and never were ahead again, their final attempt to move in front falling short with 24 secon
  
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• Grenade found in car after Santa Ana traffic stop rendered safe by bomb squad

  20-03-2018 06:28
  A bomb squad was deployed Monday evening and a man was detained after a routine traffic stop in Santa Ana turned up what police confirmed to be a live hand grenade.
  Detectives conducted a traffic stop in the area of First and Fairview Streets at 7:58 p.m. that would spark hours of careful assessment by the bomb squad, police said. When detectives asked if the driver had anything illegal in the car, he responded that he had a hand grenade in the car.
  Detectives found what was confirmed to be a li
  
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• Newport Harbor tops Corona del Mar in rousing O.C. Championships volleyball final

  20-03-2018 06:11
  HUNTINGTON BEACH – Prior to the championship match of the Orange County Championships on Monday at Edison High, Newport Harbor, the No.1 team in Orange County and in CIF-SS Division 1, had easily defeated each of its opponents this season.
  Against Back Bay rival Corona del Mar, the Sailors demonstrated for the first time the ability to battle through adversity.
  Newport Harbor was soundly defeated in the first set and was a point away from losing the match in the second and third sets. 
  
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• Cody Bellinger, Joc Pederson, Trayce Thompson homer to carry Dodgers past A’s

  20-03-2018 05:41
  THE GAME: Cody Bellinger, Joc Pederson and Trayce Thompson hit home runs to give the Dodgers a 3-0 victory over the Oakland A’s on Monday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
  PITCHING REPORT: LHP Alex Wood was outstanding in his fourth Cactus League start of the spring. He struck out six of the first 12 batters he faced and seven in five scoreless innings. Wood will make one more start Saturday and is slotted in to start the season as the Dodgers’ No. 2 starter. “To star
  
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• Albert Pujols’ has 3 hits to lead Angels to victory over Mariners

  20-03-2018 05:28
  THE GAME: The Angels began their final week of spring training in Arizona with an 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night in Tempe.
  PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Osmer Morales got the start, with Tyler Skaggs having taken his turn earlier in the day in an intrasquad game. Morales allowed one hit in 3-1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out five. The Angels currently view Morales primarily as starting pitching depth, Manager Mike Scioscia said. Eventually Morales could work his way int
  
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• UCLA women’s basketball advances to Sweet 16 with rout over Creighton

  20-03-2018 05:15
  UCLA’s Japreece Dean puts up a shot in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood on Monday, March 19, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)UCLA’s Jordin Canada passes the ball off as she falls in front of Creighton’s Audrey Faber in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood on Monday, March 19, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer
  
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• Jeff Carter’s OT goal lifts Kings over Wild to begin pivotal trip

  20-03-2018 04:57
  The Kings’ Adrian Kempe (9) controls the puck in front of Minnesota Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek (14) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 19, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise (11) and the Kings’ Derek Forbort (24) fall while going after the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 19, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)Minnesota Wild’s Eric Staal (12) looks to teammate Charlie
  
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• Orange County softball top 10 (March 19)

  20-03-2018 04:48
  The Orange County Register softball rankings for Monday, March 19.
  SOFTBALLO.C. Top 10(Records through Sunday, March 18)
  1. Orange Lutheran (14-1)Lancers allowed only three runs in capturing the Torrance National Tournament for their second tourney title in as many weeks.
  2. Los Alamitos (8-0)Griffins hope to play host to Norco – who they beat 3-1 for the CIF Division 1 crown last season — on Thursday but the weather could have other plans.
  3. Mater Dei (8-3)Monarchs were blanked in
  
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• Arizona couldn’t defy the feds on immigration and neither can California

  20-03-2018 04:00
  The United States is suing California over immigration. Six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the federal government against a state government in an almost perfectly reverse-image case. Arizona had passed a state law in response to what Arizona thought was under-enforcement of the immigration laws by President Obama. California has passed state laws in response to too much enforcement of those laws by President Trump.
  Arizona had made the federal crime of illegal entry a state crime a
  
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• Dodgers’ Justin Turner has broken wrist after being hit by pitch

  20-03-2018 03:57
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner suffered a small, non-displaced fracture in his left wrist after being hit by a pitch in Monday night’s game.
  Turner was struck during his first at-bat of the game against Oakland A’s right-hander Kendall Graveman. Turner was playing for the first time since returning to camp after serving as an honorary starter for the L.A. Marathon on Sunday.
  Turner went to the ground in pain and had to be helped to his feet after being ex
  
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• Sam Shields waging comeback with Rams, in spite of concussion history

  20-03-2018 03:32
  THOUSAND OAKS — For months, as his head throbbed with pain and his eyes struggled with bright lights, Sam Shields worried his once-promising NFL career might be over.
  In 2015, Shields was the Green Bay Packers’ top cornerback, ranking among the league’s best at the position. But in December of that season, his helmet slammed into the turf, and Shields blacked out. Diagnosed with a concussion, the Packers shelved him for the remainder of the season. He returned in time for the 2
  
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• California’s pension problems are far from over

  20-03-2018 03:30
  As much as politicians from across the state want to deny it, California’s pension problems are far from over.
  The California Public Employees’ Retirement System paid out nearly $21 billion in pension benefits last year, according to Transparent California, a watchdog group that tracks and publishes data on public sector pay and pensions. That’s up 43 percent from 2012.
  Citing CalPERS payout data from the fiscal year ending July 31, 2017, Transparent California noted that CalPE
  
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• Southern California baseball update: Big wins boost Arcadia, Etiwanda

  20-03-2018 01:58
  A look at the baseball teams ranked No. 1 in their area this week by the Southern California News Group:
  Is there a team clearly worthy of being ranked No. 1 for all of Southern California? Check out what our reporters have to say in their area updates, then vote in our weekly online poll at SoCalPrepLegends.com.
  Orange County1. El Toro (7-1-1): The Chargers lost by one run to Mission Viejo in a South Coast League opener last week and tied Bishop Amat, but winning the championship of the ultra-t
  
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• Fryer: CIF State Championships, where everybody (suddenly) knows your name

  20-03-2018 01:52
  Notre Dame High in Riverside has an enrollment of 450.
  Everybody pretty much knows everybody else at a school that size.
  Or so you’d think …
  “People at school I’ve never talked to are saying ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Great job,’ ” said Notre Dame junior Anthony Holland.
  Holland is a starter on Notre Dame’s boys basketball team. That team is on a heck of a run. The Titans have won 25 games in a row, including a CIF Southern Section champio
  
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• Los Alamitos, Norco softball teams want showdown to happen this week

  20-03-2018 01:51
  There are some intriguing high school softball games on the schedule this week, and the most alluring is a showdown between Los Alamitos and Norco on Thursday at 3 p.m. at Los Alamitos High.
  The programs split two games last season. Norco edged the Griffins 1-0 in the semifinals of the Michelle Carew Classic, and the teams squared off again the following month for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title, a matchup between the top-ranked teams in the country. Los Alamitos got its revenge with a
  
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• University boys tennis No. 2 seed for prestigious All-American Invitational

  20-03-2018 01:50
  University is seeded second for the 19th National High School Tennis All-American Boys Invitational, which runs Friday and Saturday in Orange County.
  The 16-team event is hosted by Corona del Mar High and former coach Tim Mang. The tournament features teams from Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oregon, New York, Illinois and Arizona.
  Third-seeded Harvard-Westlake, fourth-seeded and defending champion Palisades of the L.A. City Section, Corona del Mar, Woodbridge, Peninsula and Arcadia also will
  
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• Harrick commits to Cal State Northridge

  20-03-2018 01:49
  Esperanza senior basketball player Brendan Harrick committed to Cal State Northridge, Esperanza coach Mark Hills confirmed.
  Harrick, a 6-5 forward, averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds a game for the Aztecs. He was a starter on Esperanza’s California state championship team in 2017.
  His great uncle is former Pepperdine and UCLA coach Jim Harrick.
   
  
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• Angels’ Andrew Heaney shut down with elbow inflammation

  20-03-2018 01:43
  TEMPE, Ariz. — The moving boxes in the Angels’ clubhouse on Monday were proof that spring training is nearly over.
  The Angels nearly made it to the end without an injury to one of their key pitchers.
  Andrew Heaney has been shut down with what the team described on Monday as inflammation of his left elbow, the result of discomfort he felt in the days following his outing last Thursday.
  Heaney underwent an MRI on Sunday and was examined back in Southern California on Monday. The tests
  
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• These 11 ‘Voice’ contestants from Southern California got coaches’ chairs turning

  20-03-2018 01:42
  Now that the blind auditions are over, Season 14 of “The Voice” heads into battle.
  That means contestants will take part in a song battle against another singer, and yes, there will be eliminations this week and next (unless they’re scooped up by another coach, in which case they get to stay in the competition).
  Meet the Southern California contestants before they sing it out in front of the coaches, who will be Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys and Adam Levine.
   
  
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• SoCal Prep Legends boys athlete of the week: Aliso Niguel’s Michael Phillippy

  20-03-2018 01:38
  The Southern California Prep Legends boys athlete of the week for Orange County on Monday, March 19:
  Name: Michael PhillippySchool: Aliso NiguelSport: Track and fieldYear: SeniorNoteworthy: Phillippy was victorious in the 200 and the 400 meters at the Triton/Asics Invitational at San Clemente High. He clocked 49.82 seconds in the 400 and finished the 200 in 22.15. Phillippy’s 200 time was the ninth-best in California this season. Phillippy is Aliso Niguel’s record holder in the 200 (
  
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