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• $1.25 million settlement reached in Newport’s Banning Ranch development dispute

  30-03-2018 23:34 via ocregister.com
  The conservancy that successfully sued to block the Banning Ranch coastal development in Newport Beach will receive $1.25 million in legal fees from the developer, according to a mediated settlement announced by the two sides in the long-running dispute.
  Both the Banning Ranch Conservancy and the owner-developer, Newport Banning Ranch LLC, said they would now work together to determine the future of the 401-acre site, the largest undeveloped, privately owned coastal parcel in Orange County.
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• Actress Stacey Dash drops out of race for Congress

  30-03-2018 23:30 via ocregister.com
  Stacey Dash’s campaign for Congress is over before the real fun could start.
  Dash, the actress turned conservative political commentator, said in a statement that she is withdrawing from the race in California’s 44th House District, which covers parts of San Pedro, Wilmington, North Long Beach and south Los Angeles.
  The performer best known for the movie and TV series “Clueless” had been ridiculed in some social-media circles when she announced in late February that she w
  
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• Under Armour says 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts hacked

  30-03-2018 23:02 via ocregister.com
  Under Armour, joining a growing list of corporate victims of hacker attacks, said about 150 million user accounts tied to its MyFitnessPal nutrition-tracking app were breached earlier this year.
  An unauthorized party stole data from the accounts in late February, Under Armour said on Thursday. It became aware of the breach earlier this week and took steps to alert users about the incident, the company said.
  Shares of Under Armour fell as much as 4.6 percent to $15.59 in late trading following th
  
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• Anaheim city flagpoles won't fly LGBTQ pride flag, or any other ...

  30-03-2018 22:37
  The gay pride flag hangs just outside the entrance to Anaheim City Hall in Anaheim in 2016. For this year's Harvey Milk Day in May and Gay Pride Month in June, Anaheim will again drape a large rainbow flag on the side of City Hall, but neither that flag nor any others aside from an approved few will be flown on the city's poles.
  
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• Anaheim city flagpoles won’t fly LGBTQ pride flag, or any other special banners, officials decide

  30-03-2018 22:06 via ocregister.com
  For this year’s Harvey Milk Day in May and Gay Pride Month in June, Anaheim will again drape a large rainbow flag on the side of City Hall, but neither that flag nor any others aside from an approved few will be flown on the city’s poles.
  City Council members on Tuesday, March 27, rejected a proposal from Councilman Jose Moreno that would have allowed commemorative flags to be flown with council approval. The vote settles a question that arose in 2016, when the city raised the pride
  
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• Books, shmooks: Your library card can get you a drone, violin or sewing machine

  30-03-2018 22:05 via ocregister.com
  Principal Librarian Jennifer Downey pulls out one of the art prints, available to be checked out by the public, at A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA., Monday, March 12, 2018. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)Principal Librarian Jennifer Downey shows one of the art prints, available to be checked out by the public, at A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA., Monday, March 12, 2018. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  
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• Clippers’ Milos Teodosic suffers another foot injury

  30-03-2018 21:52 via ocregister.com
  Milos Teodosic suffered a partially torn plantar fascia in his left foot during the second quarter of the Clippers’ victory Tuesday over the Milwaukee Bucks and will be sidelined for an indefinite period, the team announced before it faced the Trail Blazers on Friday in Portland.
  Teodosic will be re-evaluated in two weeks, which means he’s likely out for the rest of the regular season.
  The Clippers had seven games remaining, including Friday’s contest against the Trail Blazers.
  
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• Chargers sign former Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Jaylen Watkins

  30-03-2018 21:50 via ocregister.com
  The Chargers have added another name to their secondary, but one of their most important defensive contributors last season remains unsigned.
  On Friday, the club agreed to a one-year deal with defensive back Jaylen Watkins, who spent the past four seasons in Philadelphia. The former fourth-round pick started five games for the Eagles in the last two years, but did more work on special teams. The 25-year-old played 20 total snaps during the team’s victory in Super Bowl LII.Thank you philly
  
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• At best, Southern California offers the nation’s 77th most expensive county to buy a home

  30-03-2018 21:38 via ocregister.com
  Yet another study shows how expensive Southern California housing is on a national scale.
  Attom Data Solutions’ latest quarterly report on home affordability among 446 most-populous U.S. counties details the gap between local home prices and the nation — as well as migration trends.
  Here’s how the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group fared using Attom’s first-quarter housing data and 2017 migration flows …
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• Jim’s View: Kirk Gibson on ’88, the Dodgers and Parkinson’s

  30-03-2018 20:58 via ocregister.com
  Today’s podcast centers around Kirk Gibson’s session with the Southern California media Thursday, before throwing out the first ball on Opening Day.
  It is 30 years since 1988 and that memorable home run, and Gibby recalls that moment, the moments that led up to it, the personalities with whom he shared that clubhouse, and his current battle with Parkinson’s Disease for which his foundation has raised money for research with a significant fundraising boost from the Dodgers. The
  
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• Stephon Clark was shot 8 times from behind or the side, family-ordered autopsy finds

  30-03-2018 20:55 via ocregister.com
  By FRANCES ROBLES and JOSE A. DEL REAL
  The New York Times
  Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man who was killed by the Sacramento police in his grandmother’s backyard, was shot eight times from behind or the side, according to a private autopsy commissioned by his family. The autopsy concluded that  Clark’s death was not instantaneous, taking an estimated three to 10 minutes, raising questions about why  Clark was not given more immediate medical care after the
  
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• Nevada commission smartly slaps Canelo with complaint

  30-03-2018 20:44 via ocregister.com
  It’s good to see  is doing the right thing regarding the status of Canelo Alvarez, who has put his May 5 rematch with middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in peril after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol twice in February.
  The rematch is slated for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where the two fought to a controversial split-draw in September. As of now, it’s more likely it will be canceled than contested after what Bennett did Tuesday.
  He filed a formal compl
  
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• California leads nation in solar jobs, but industry has lost some of its glow

  30-03-2018 20:33 via ocregister.com
  California continues to surge past the rest of the nation with solar jobs – but the industry’s recent burst of green-power growth dimmed a bit last year, enduring a 14 percent decline in employment, The Solar Foundation reported.
  The foundation’s newly released “Solar Jobs Census 2017” report revealed that the Golden State employed 86,414 people in the solar industry last year. That was nearly seven and a half times the number of solar workers in Massachusetts, whic
  
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• Logan Hall Celebration of Life

  30-03-2018 20:29 via ocregister.com
  A Celebration of Life service for Logan Hall will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Capistrano Valley Christian High School.
  Hall died suddenly at his home on Tuesday morning. He was a Capistrano Valley Christian student-athlete who on Saturday had pitched the Eagles to a win in the Anaheim Lions Tournament.
  Information on the Celebration of Life is here.
  
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• Schwarzenegger undergoes emergency heart surgery

  30-03-2018 20:14 via ocregister.com
  Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen on March 18, 2018 at his Arnold Sports Festival Australia in Melbourne, underwent emergency heart surgery on Thursday, March 29, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to TMZ. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger has undergone emergency open-heart surgery, it was reported today.
  Sources connected to the former California governor told the celebrity news website TMZ.com that the 70-year-old Schwarz
  
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• Find your inner artist at monthly creative workshops in Laguna Woods

  30-03-2018 19:37 via ocregister.com
  The City of Laguna Woods and the Orange County Public Libraries host creative workshops for adults on the second Monday of every month from 2-4 p.m in Laguna Woods. Past workshops ranged from custom string art projects to painting canvas tote bags. This month, to celebrate the arrival of spring, participants will make colorful tissue-paper flowers.
  The workshops are free and all supplies will be provided. The next creative workshop will take place Monday, April 9 at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264
  
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• 85º Bakery hosts grand opening in Orange with 10 cent coffees

  30-03-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  After a two-week soft opening, 85º Bakery Café officially opened Friday, March 30 in Orange.
  The popular Taiwanese chain‘s signature coffee, the sea-salt ice coffee, will be sold for 10 cents all day through midnight. The deal applies to the medium drink, which typically sells for $3.50.
  The crowd grew Friday as customers browsed the bakery aisle, which was stuffed with freshly made bread and pastries. Items ranged from sweet rolls to savory breakfast breads stuffed with cheese
  
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• Spring break in Pasadena? For MIT students installing solar panels, it’s a way to give back

  30-03-2018 19:08 via ocregister.com
  PASADENA — Engineering student Meital Hoffman squinted from the searing sunlight, then moved quickly into the shade. As one of 12 engineering students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she’s spending spring break soaking up the sun but in a totally different way than most of her college classmates.
  The MIT students were helping install a solar power system on the roof of a small, Spanish-style home in Northwest Pasadena on Wed., March 28. Once completed, the system
  
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• Harvest Club gets fruit picked and to Orange County food banks

  30-03-2018 18:47 via ocregister.com
  Did you know that 60 percent of Orange County residents have fruit trees, and many are here in Brea?
  In walking and driving around Brea, I notice several homes with fruit trees brimming with lemons, grapefruits or oranges. One tree I often pass has so many oranges it looks more orange than green. Another has so many lemons, its limbs look weighted down.
  What can you do with all of that excess fruit?
  Most people give away as much as possible, but a lot of it simply falls to ground where rodents a
  
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• Teen ‘Voice’ contestant Alexa Cappelli talks going it alone in the battle round

  30-03-2018 18:32 via ocregister.com
  Upland teen Alexa Cappelli was ready for battle.
  But just before hitting “The Voice” stage to sing Sam Smith’s “Pray” with fellow teammate Hannah Goebel on Tuesday, March 27, the 18-year-old contestant being coached by Kelly Clarkson got word that Goebel had left Season 14 of the NBC competition for personal reasons.
  And so, Cappelli had to go it alone.
  “It was kind of awkward on stage having it just be me for something that was meant to be a du
  
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• Syria bomb kills 2 coalition troops, including an American

  30-03-2018 18:10 via ocregister.com
  By SARAH EL DEEB and ROBERT BURNS
  KOBANI, Syria  — A roadside bomb in northern Syria killed two coalition personnel, including an American, and wounded five others in a rare attack since the U.S.-led coalition sent troops into the war-torn country, the U.S. military and a U.S. defense official said Friday.
  The military did not say where the attack took place or give the nationalities of the other casualties but it came hours after a local Syrian official said that a roadside bomb expl
  
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• Coachella 2018: The Weeknd dropped new music two weeks before the fest — hear it now

  30-03-2018 18:09 via ocregister.com
  The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is two weeks away and Friday night headliner The Weeknd, also known as Abel Tesfaye, has dropped new tunes.
  The Grammy-winning, multi-platinum artist released a six-song EP, “My Dear Melancholy,” on Friday, March 30.
  The 19th edition of the festival runs April 13-15 and April 20-22 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio with The Weeknd headlining Friday, Beyoncé headlining Saturday and Eminem closing things out on Sunday.
  Last year, Sunda
  
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• The homeless Disney worker who died alone in her car became the face...

  30-03-2018 18:02
  Yeweinishet "Weini" Mesfin was homeless and living out of her car, a secret she kept from family and friends. She died in her car in late 2016 and it took 20 days to discover her body.
  
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• Saturday morning is the last chance to see a blue moon until 2020

  30-03-2018 18:02
  The best places to view Easter weekend's blue sap moon will be in the south, southwest and West Coast. Saturday morning is the last chance to see a blue moon until 2020 The best places to view Easter weekend's blue sap moon will be in the south, southwest and West Coast.
  
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• Why the Travel Channel shot two different shows on the same day at Pacific City in Huntington Beach

  30-03-2018 17:59 via ocregister.com
  Burnt Crumbs co-owner Phi Nguyen, left, talks with Travel Channel Man V. Food host Casey Webb as he takes a spaghetti grilled cheese out of the oven while filming at Burnt Crumbs located in Pacific City in Huntington Beach on Sunday, March 25, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Contributing Photographer)The Travel Channel films an episode of Man V. Food at Burnt Crumbs located in Pacific City in Huntington Beach on Sunday, March 25, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Contributing Photographer)Man V. Food host
  
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• The homeless Disney worker who died alone in her car became the face of a public debate, but all she wanted was privacy

  30-03-2018 17:02 via ocregister.com
  For seven years, Yeweinishet “Weini” Mesfin lived out of her Honda Civic.
  A night janitor at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Mesfin decided not to tell family and coworkers that she was homeless, outside of one or two people.
  When she died, barely a week after her birthday, she was alone in that same car — a 61-year-old woman, worn out, suffering from heart problems. A victim of her own secrecy, nobody in her life could be there to help her.
  Relatives and friends began a frantic
  
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• Less-populated, cheaper counties are top draws for new residents

  30-03-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  Folks moving from areas with higher costs of living to more affordable communities is as American as apple pie.
  Money is a motivator, and if you can go somewhere with more bang for the housing buck — while staying employed — why not, assuming the intangibles of the new locale agree with your lifestyle.
  And let’s be frank: The relocations are usually good business for the destination and can provide a release valve for some overly crowded regions.
  My analysis of Attom Data Solut
  
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• Widow of Pulse nightclub gunman who killed 49 acquitted of helping in the attack

  30-03-2018 16:41 via ocregister.com
  By TAMARA LUSH
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  — The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub was acquitted Friday on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack.
  Noor Salman, 31, began sobbing with joy when she was found not guilty of charges of obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization, WKMG reported . Salman was married to Omar Mateen when he attacked the Pulse nightclub. Police killed him after the massacre.
  
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• SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium satellites

  30-03-2018 16:32 via ocregister.com
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 satellites for Iridium Communications has blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
  The rocket lifted off at 7:13 a.m. Friday and arced over the Pacific west of Los Angeles.
  The satellites are expected to be deployed into low Earth orbit about an hour after liftoff.
  The Falcon 9’s first stage was previously launched on an Iridium mission last October and was recovered.
  The payload is th
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: Burger Boss coming to Newport Beach, charcoal is back at Nektar; Allbirds land at Nordstrom

  30-03-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  Our weekly roundup of restaurant and retail news includes a burgeoning burger joint, a splash of new juices at Santa Ana-based Nektar shops and a pop-in shop at Nordstrom that specializes in sustainable shoes.
  And, in case you missed it, the new Amazon store at University Center near Irvine is open.
  Burger Boss, a Corona-based chain, is opening its sixth location in Newport Beach. Seen here is the lettuce wrap option. (Image courtesy of Burger Boss)Burger Boss, a Corona-based chain, is opening i
  
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• David Crowder enjoys pushing the envelope in Christian music — up to a point

  30-03-2018 16:21 via ocregister.com
  Over the course of a career that includes 16 years fronting the David Crowder Band and now two albums as a solo artist, David Crowder has gained a reputation as one of the more musically adventurous Christian music artists.
  Just don’t expect him to brag about being some sort of innovator.
  “I don’t know,” said Crowder, who has concerts next week in Riverside (at the Municipal Auditorium), Los Angeles (The Wiltern) and Anaheim (House of Blues). “I mean, I listen to mu
  
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• Watch today’s SpaceX launch live at 7:13 a.m. PDT

  30-03-2018 15:27 via ocregister.com
  The launch of a Space X Falcon 9 rocket at 7:13 a.m. PDT today — Friday, March 30, 2018 — can be seen on live streaming video, or by looking in the direction of Santa Barbara County’s Vandenberg Air Force Base if you’re in Southern California.
  That means looking roughly west-northwest from the greater Los Angeles area.
  Or just go to YouTube. For a close-up view, live video of the countdown and launch is available from SpaceX.
  Today’s launch from Vandenberg Air Forc
  
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• The Museum of Selfies opens in Glendale

  30-03-2018 15:10 via ocregister.com
  Everyday heads tilt upward at their phone cameras to snap selfies in front of Urban Light, Chris Burden’s installation of street lamps outside LACMA, or Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms at The Broad.
  Well, now L.A. has a new selfie hotspot.
  The Museum of Selfies, which pops up Sunday, April 1 through May 31 in Glendale, is a lighthearted exploration of the history and cultural phenomenon of selfies through the ages. It features 15 interactive exhibits, works by selfie artist
  
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• Motorists won’t be able to hide behind those dealer paper plates much longer

  30-03-2018 15:06 via ocregister.com
  Q. Honk: I just saw another police chase where the bad guys made their escape in a car with dealer paper plates attached to where the license plates normally go. We have all seen paper plates that were obviously on the vehicles for much longer than it took the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide the metal ones. So what gives that California is the only state that I know of that allows cars to have these allowances? In other states, even the paper plates have unique identifying numbers.
  
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• This week’s best deals: Pamper yourself, eat out and cheer on the L.A. Galaxy for less

  30-03-2018 15:05 via ocregister.com
  Spring is blooming with opportunities to save some cash. You can relax at a discount during Spa Week, have some fun for free at the Segerstrom Center and take in a L.A. Galaxy soccer game at a bargain. As always, there are plenty of ways to treat your tummy for less as well, whether you have a sweet tooth or crave something a bit more hardy.
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  You can receive a massage, facial and other services worth up to $500 for only $50 during Spa Week, April 16-22. Hundreds of spas are participat
  
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• 6 Palestinians killed by Israel fire on Gaza border

  30-03-2018 14:19 via ocregister.com
  By FARES AKRAM
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Large crowds of flag-waving Palestinian protesters marched toward the Gaza border fence with Israel on Friday, some of them throwing stones and drawing Israeli fire that officials said killed at least five people.
  The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least 500 Palestinians were hurt by live fire, rubber-coated steel pellets or tear gas fired by Israeli forces at several locations along the fence, but did not provide the breakdown.
  Earlier Friday, i
  
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• Call for new category of herbal products likely to fall on deaf ears

  30-03-2018 13:20
  Suppliers of herbal ingredients that are well characterized with reams of research continue to chafe about the strictures involved in communicating the benefits of these ingredients in the US market. Word on the street is, that situation is unlikely to change.
  
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• Trabuco Hills Invitational features many of OC’s top athletes

  30-03-2018 09:01 via ocregister.com
  The Trabuco Hills Invitational and Distance Carnival is a two-day event that begins Friday and concludes Saturday.
  Among the track and field athletes entered are Trabuco Hills’ high jumper Sean Lee who this season cleared an Orange County-record 7-foot-3. He might take a shot at the California record of 7-4.5 at his home track.
  Two of the top girls throwers in the state are entered, including Los Alamitos’ Faimalie Sale, whose 44-5 in the shot put is the top mark in Orange County thi
  
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• Huntington Beach keeps win streak going, rolls over Edison at Angel Stadium

  30-03-2018 08:54 via ocregister.com
  Edison’s Conner Aoki, left, motions that his is safe as he looks to the umpire in Anaheim on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Aoki was tagged out by Huntington Beach’s Nick Lopez in the Sunset League game at Angels Stadium. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Edison players warm up in the Angels Stadium outfield before the start of their Sunset League game against Huntington Beach in Anaheim on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Hun
  
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• Lemmon, Santa Ana Elks tournaments begin Saturday

  30-03-2018 08:41 via ocregister.com
  Two Easter season tournaments start Saturday: the Ryan Lemmon Invitational and the Santa Ana Elks Tournament.
  The Lemmon tournament, named for the late All-Orange County Woodbridge outfielder Ryan Lemmon, will be played at Windrow Park’s two baseball fields and at Cypress Community Park. Both locations are in Irvine.
  The Lemmont tournament has 24 teams in it including all of these teams that are in the OC Varsity top 25: Capistrano Valley; Tustin; El Modena; Canyon, Los Alamitos; Dana Hill
  
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• New Kennedy football coach Bob Sykes known for turning around programs

  30-03-2018 07:34 via ocregister.com
  Kennedy has hired former Gunn of Palo Alto and Menlo-Atheron coach Bob Sykes as its football coach, the school announced Thursday.
  The veteran coach also works in real estate and is a walk-on hire for the Fighting Irish.
  Sykes was the offensive coordinator last season at Dana Hills and spent a previous season coaching wide receivers at Saddleback College. But in stints at Menlo-Atherton (2006-8) and Gunn (2009-10), he turned around struggling programs.
  Menlo-Atherton went 1-9 the year befor
  
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• New Kennedy football coach Bob Sykes known for improving programs

  30-03-2018 07:34 via ocregister.com
  Kennedy has hired former Gunn of Palo Alto and Menlo-Atheron coach Bob Sykes as its football coach, the school announced Thursday.
  The veteran coach also works in real estate and is a walk-on hire for the Fighting Irish.
  Sykes was the offensive coordinator last season at Dana Hills and spent a previous season coaching wide receivers at Saddleback College. But in stints at Menlo-Atherton (2006-8) and Gunn (2009-10), he turned around struggling programs in Northern California.
  Menlo-Atherton
  
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• Jeff Carter’s hat trick gives Kings a 4-2 win over Coyotes

  30-03-2018 07:20 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Kings goalie Jack Campbell (1) blocks the puck as Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak (18) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)The puck wheels around the corner as Arizona Coyotes center Brad Richardson (15) and Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kevin Gravel (53) battle during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Arizona Coyotes center N
  
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• Pacifica pounds out 11 hits, overpowers No. 8 Laguna Hills

  30-03-2018 07:04 via ocregister.com
  GARDEN GROVE – Pacifica collected 11 hits and scored in every inning in a 12-4 victory over Laguna Hills in a non-league softball game Thursday at Pacifica High.
  Every starter reached base at least once for the Mariners (7-4), who are ranked No. 5 in Orange County, and eight starters scored at least one run.
  Pacifica’s most productive hitter was No. 3 batter Alyssa Brito, who went 3 for 3 with a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored.
  Leadoff hitter Carli Kloss went 2 for 5 with an RBI
  
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• Surging Corona del Mar tops Woodbridge, extends win streak to five games

  30-03-2018 06:47 via ocregister.com
  IRVINE – Corona del Mar’s baseball team kept within striking distance of league-leading Beckman with a 9-5 Pacific Coast League victory over Woodbridge Thursday afternoon at Ryan Lemmon Stadium.
  The Sea Kings meet Beckman on Tuesday at Beckman and April 6 at CdM, both at 3:30 p.m.
  Corona del Mar (7-4, 4-1) is in second place one game behind No. 9 Beckman (9-2-1, 5-0).
  “It was an interesting game,” said Corona del Mar coach John Emme. “It wasn’t the prettiest t
  
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• Kings love the offense they’re getting from their defense

  30-03-2018 06:07 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — One for all, and all for one. It should be the credo of every hockey team. In the case of the Kings, they take pride in knowing that their defense also plays a big part in their offense.
  It’s the team game they so often stress.
  Ahead of their game Thursday night against Arizona, Kings defensemen had 175 points, the most since they had 188 in the 2005-06 season.
  The points make up 29.4 percent of the Kings’ overall points. Among the 175 are 61 power-play points, or
  
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• USC’s Christian Rector on the move again with Porter Gustin back in ‘predator’ position

  30-03-2018 05:15 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — Porter Gustin sounded impressed as he stood near the side of USC’s Howard Jones Field after practice Thursday.
  Gustin, while sidelined for most of last season with a fractured toe and a biceps tear, recalled watching Christian Rector take his place at the “predator” linebacker position.
  “He hadn’t even done it,” Gustin said.
  The position switch worked nonetheless. Rector, then a backup defensive lineman, starred in the predator position, an
  
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• This Ducks vs. Kings game looks like biggest ever, outside of playoffs

  30-03-2018 05:14 via ocregister.com
  Hyperbole often runs rampant in sports. After all, hype is in the word. We’re guilty of it. We love an event, especially when it carries significance or importance. Both are welcomed.
  On Friday night at Honda Center, the Ducks will host the Kings in what will be the most important contest ever played during the regular season between the southland hockey rivals.
  That’s hyperbole, but think long and hard and you’ll find it is true. Take the word of someone that has been around t
  
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• Deported LA Army veteran in Tijuana will soon be granted U.S. citizenship

  30-03-2018 04:43 via ocregister.com
  Hector Barajas, a deported U.S. Army veteran from Los Angeles, will soon be coming home.
  Barajas, in tears Thursday, announced in a Facebook video he was going to be granted U.S. citizenship.
  “I’m coming home, ma!” Barajas said from Tijuana.
  He got the news in what’s known as the “Bunker,” the headquarters of the Deported Veterans Support House he established in Tijuana for veterans like him. He will sworn in as a citizen April 13, he said.
  Barajas, who w
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Friday, March 30

  30-03-2018 04:36 via ocregister.com
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Friday, March 30.
  BASEBALLSEA VIEW LEAGUELaguna Hills at San Juan Hills, 3:15 p.m., Dana Hills at Trabuco Hills, 3:15 p.m.
  GOLDEN WEST LEAGUESanta Ana at Segerstrom, 3:15 p.m.
  GARDEN GROVE LEAGUERancho Alamitos at Santiago, 3 p.m.
  SOFTBALLGOLDEN WEST LEAGUELoara at Orange, 3:15 p.m., Westminster at Santa Ana, 3:15 p.m., Ocean View at Segerstrom, 3:15 p.m.
   
  
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