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• Deadly Northern California wildfire rages largely unchecked

  29-07-2018 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SUDHIN THANAWALA
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — The deadly Northern California wildfire that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes burned virtually unchecked Sunday as fire crews surveyed a small town that was reduced to an ashy moonscape of blackened trees and smoldering rubble.
  The death toll climbed to six, and authorities worried that another forecast for high winds could fan the flames even further.
  “Right now, it’s going everywhere.
  
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• Ella Eastin overcomes illness at Phillips 66 Nationals to qualify for Pan Pacs

  29-07-2018 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — Ella Eastin arrived at the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships with an illness and tempered expectations for one of the biggest selection meets before the Olympic Trials in about two years.
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  “(I’m) hoping for the best performance that I can have at this time,” said Eastin, a Stanford-senior-to-be who has been dealing with mononucleosis.
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• Summer Ross, Sara Hughes clinch Hermosa Beach Open title after marathon third set

  29-07-2018 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Summer Ross, left, and Sarah Hughes, hoist their trophies after winning the AVP Hermosa Open championship match in Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Sarah Hughes, left, and Summer Ross celebrate their win in the AVP Hermosa Open championship match against April Ross and Alix Klineman in Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSarah Hughes, left, and Summe
  
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• Some Cranston fire evacuees return home to learn fates of their house and pets

  29-07-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Michelle Kelly, EMD supervisor, from left, talks to Idyllwild, Calif. evacuees Tom Grove, holding a 30 pound bag of cat food with his family. Although the evacuation has been lifted, the road was closed while EMD worker assess damage. The family was allowed back along Deer Foot Ln. at Double View Dr. so they could feed his six cats and fish. Sadly, two fish died on July 29, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Bob Grove, a hospice minister, is grateful to emergency crews an
  
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• Unique Bella overcomes obstacles to win Del Mar’s Hirsch Stakes

  29-07-2018 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella and jockey Mike Smith, right, hold off La Force (Drayden Van Dyke), left, to win the Grade I, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA. (Photo courtesy of Benoit Photo.)
  Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, right, celebrates with jockey Mike Smith, left, after Unique Bella’s victory in the Grade I, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA. (Photo
  
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• Chew-li the Pekingese is a lover of belly rubs and everyone he meets

  29-07-2018 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Chew-Li loves gardening! Although for him gardening is more akin to lying among the plants than doing anything to help them grow. (Courtesy of Alura Always & Forever Pekingese Rescue)
  Chew Li was left at a Los Angeles animal shelter after he was hit by a car and his owners feared they couldn’t to get him healthy. He’s healthy now, and ready for a forever home. (Courtesy of Alura Always & Forever Pekingese Rescue)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
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• John Hyden, Theo Brunner rally to win AVP Hermosa Beach Open

  29-07-2018 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  John Hyden, left, and Theo Brunner pose with their trophies after winning the AVP Hermosa Open championship match in Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Summer Ross, left, and Sarah Hughes, hoist their trophies after winning the AVP Hermosa Open championship match in Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsJohn Hyden, left, celebrates their win in the AVP H
  
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• Rams trying out on-the-field video system as coaching tool

  29-07-2018 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — The Rams have added a coach at training camp, one that doesn’t yell at players.
  “Lyvve Coach” is the official name. It’s a video system that, for the first time, allows Rams players and coaches the ability to review practice plays immediately after they take place, and make corrections.
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  The system is one of several produced by Florida-based company
  
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• Mike Scioscia says Vladimir Guerrero didn’t just rely on talent when he was with the Angels

  29-07-2018 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Just before Vladimir Guerrero was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Mike Scioscia sat in the dugout at Angel Stadium and cleared up a misconception about the former Angels slugger.
  “Don’t be fooled by Vlad’s style that you think he was just up there playing Wiffle ball and whacking,” Scioscia said on Sunday. “He took a very scientific approach to batting practice to get his swing where it needed to be. He understood what pitchers were do
  
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• This week’s best bet in TV sports, July 31-Aug. 4

  29-07-2018 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  TV SPORTS BEST BETSOCCER, SOCCER, SOCCERJuly 31-August 4
  What did sports fans do with their free TV viewing time before football (aka soccer) was finally welcomed into the Living Room Athletic Club in America? Before then, it was baseball during the long days of summer and NFL exhibitions.
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  Just weeks after the World Cup, a potpourri of soccer is on tap, topped by a Thursday (Fo
  
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• Sean Newcomb apologizes for racist and homophobic tweets posted as a teen

  29-07-2018 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologized Sunday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them “some stupid stuff.”
  “I definitely regret it, for sure,” he said.
  Newcomb, 25, spoke less than an hour after nearly pitching a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The tweets were sent in 2011 and 2012.
  “I just wanted to apologize for any insensitive material,” Newcomb said. “It was a long time ago, six
  
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• Dodgers to promote pitcher Dustin May to Double-A Tulsa

  29-07-2018 19:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dodgers are promoting pitcher Dustin May, one of the top prospects in their organization, to Double-A Tulsa.
  May, 20, is 7-3 with a 3.29 earned-run average in 17 starts this season with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. The 6-foot-6 right-hander has 94 strikeouts and only 17 walks in 98 1/3 innings this season. Baseball Prospectus ranked May 37th in its annual midseason list of MLB’s top 50 prospects.
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• Angels comeback comes up short in loss to Seattle Mariners

  29-07-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons, left, catcher Jose Briceno, right, and first baseman Jefry Marte, center, have a discussion with starting pitcher Felix Pena during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, July 29, 2018. Pena did not last the first inning after facing nine batters. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Jim Johnson works against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game i
  
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• Chargers looking forward to pads after two days of training camp

  29-07-2018 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers’ Tony Brown runs a drill during NFL football practice, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  Los Angeles Chargers players run a drill during NFL football practice, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Chargers’ Rayshawn Jenkins is greeted by fans during NFL football practice, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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• New Hall of Famers Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman enshrined in Cooperstown

  29-07-2018 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Vladimir Guerrero speaks during an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
  Baseball Hall of Famers from left, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Jim Thome, hold their plaques after an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)SoundThe gallery will resume insecon
  
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• Hall of Fame Class of 2018 includes Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman

  29-07-2018 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Vladimir Guerrero speaks during an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
  Baseball Hall of Famers from left, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Jim Thome, hold their plaques after an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)SoundThe gallery will resume insecon
  
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• As T-shirt flap blows over, Dodgers’ Dave Roberts thinks keeping it loose is right way to go

  29-07-2018 16:39 via ocregister.com
  
  ATLANTA – As the Dodgers celebrated another ‘Shirtless Sunday’ in the weight room, Atlanta Braves broadcaster Joe Simpson was in the visitors’ clubhouse at SunTrust Park Sunday morning to talk with Chase Utley about the comments Simpson made during Saturday’s broadcast, calling Utley and the Dodgers “unprofessional” and “an embarrassment” for taking pre-game batting practice in T-shirts.
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• McDonald’s creates collectible coins honoring Big Mac’s 50th anniversary

  29-07-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  McDonald’s is marking the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac by minting 6.2 million collectible “MacCoins.”
  Distribution of what McDonald’s calls “the world’s first fully food-backed currency” begins in 50 countries on Aug. 2, according to a news release. The coins are made from brass sourced in the United States.
  McDonald’s customers can get them while supplies last by purchasing a Big Mac or a Big Mac Extra Value Meal. There is no additional charge
  
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• CSUF student wins Nikon scholarship for her short films

  29-07-2018 16:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton student Cassie Chang of Orange is one of 10 students to receive a $10,000 Nikon Storytellers Scholarship, a new program by Nikon Inc. designed to support future visual content creators.
  Cal State Fullerton student Cassie Chang of Orange is one of 10 students to receive a $10,000 Nikon Storytellers Scholarship. (Photo courtesy of Cassie Chang)
  The scholarship contest, based on academic achievement and creative portfolio submissions, received over 1,000 entries from students ac
  
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• New Cal State Fullerton students start showing up on campus

  29-07-2018 16:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A future Titan takes part in a beanbag game during a day of orientation June 26. (Photo by Wendy Fawthrop)
  Student orientation leaders engage the future Cal State Fullerton freshmen in games including hula hoops. (Photo by Wendy Fawthrop) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsOrientation leaders led games and activities in front of Titan Student Union. (Photo by Wendy Fawthrop)
  Parents of future Cal State Fullerton freshmen stream out of their own orientation session at Titan Student Union on Ju
  
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• Two CSUF grads launch nonprofit to get kids off the street

  29-07-2018 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Brenden Wells, left, and Alan Cerna, founders of Apprentice Builds, stand with lead mentor and mechanic Wil Diaz at the Garden Grove Car Show on Main Street on July 6. (Photo by Kyusung Gong, Contributing Photographer)
  “A lot of these troubled kids, from a very young age, they seem to grow a passion for vehicles,” says Alan Cerna, right, who has started the nonprofit Apprentice Builds with co-founder Brenden Wells, center, and lead mentor and mechanic Wil Diaz, left. (Photo by Kyusun
  
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• Dodgers come with one strike of being no-hit by Sean Newcomb in loss to Braves

  29-07-2018 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb delivers in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb works in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAtlanta Braves’ Nick Markakis, right, is greeted by third base coach Ron Washington (37) as he
  
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• Video: Rams welcome fans to UC Irvine training camp

  29-07-2018 12:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams kicked off their 2018 training camp this weekend at UC Irvine, giving fans a chance to interact with players past and present. Take a look:Related Articles Pharoh Cooper puts playoff miscues in the past and is ready to return for Rams Kartje: Why Aaron Donald contract talks are complicated on both sides The Rams may have gotten even more than they thought in Peters and Talib Rams will wear ‘throwback’ uniforms for most home games in 2018 Rams lineman Jamon Brown said a marij
  
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• Luke Bryan breaks new ground at Dodger Stadium with his What Makes You Country XL Stadium Tour

  29-07-2018 11:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Luke Bryan has won several awards over the past decade. But his achievement Saturday night – becoming the first country music artist to headline Dodger Stadium – ranks right up there.
  That was evident throughout Bryan’s entertaining two-hour set, during which he expressed how much it meant to perform on the hallowed ballfield. The Los Angeles tour stop was among a dozen stadium shows around the country in support of last year’s “What Makes You Country” album,
  
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• Evacuations lifted for several San Jacinto Mountain communities in Cranston fire

  29-07-2018 11:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Evacuation orders were lifted Sunday for the San Jacinto Mountain communities of Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Cedar Glen and Fern Valley as the Cranston fire gained only 12 acres overnight, at 13,130 acres burned and 29 percent containment  firefighters reported.#CranstonFire [update] off Highway 74 and Control Road, east of Hemet(Riverside County) is now 13,130 acres and 29% contained.UnifiedCommand: @CALFIRERRU and @SanBernardinoNFhttps://t.co/tEZx1sFiep pic.twitter.com/aSeww79wti
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• Coast Guard, Sheriff crews rescue 3 men from boat near Seal Beach

  29-07-2018 10:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The Coast Guard and Orange County Sheriff’s Department crews on Saturday night rescued three men from a boat taking on water near Seal Beach.
  At about 10 p.m., a worker on a nearby oil platform contacted the Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach about an 18-foot recreational boat taking on water with three men aboard, according to a Coast Guard news release.
  The worker also threw life jackets to the men.
  A Coast Guard crew and an Orange County Sheriff’s Department rescue crew arr
  
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• New gadget will get that last bit of shampoo or liquid soap from the bottle so you can recycle it

  29-07-2018 10:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Do you like gadgets? Inspector Gadget is my hero.
  Seriously, as a kid I turned an old cabinet stereo into a microphone system. I used it to amplify my voice when I was laid up in bed (and contagious) with scarlet fever.
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  I would love it when my grandfather, Matteo Mimmo, invited me upstairs to his wing of the house and drag out the old radio. He would hook up a mic to the
  
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• OC Fair 2018: Things to do today, July 29

  29-07-2018 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Headed to the fair today? Here are some things to know.
  Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight
  Admission: $14 adults; $7 ages 60 and older, $7 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger
  Deals:Free admission for veterans and active-duty military with ID.
  From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. general admission is $7 and it takes half the number of tickets for a carnival ride.
  $35 unlimited-ride wristband is sold until 1 p.m., can be used until 4 p.m.
  Ride the $2 OC Fair Express bus service and get $4 admission; find locations through
  
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• You’ll never listen to music the same way again after hearing Christian Hand’s song breakdowns on KLOS 95.5 FM

  29-07-2018 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  For most people, hearing the haunting notes in the song “Tubular Bells” conjures up feelings of doom thanks to the 1973 thriller “The Exorcist,” but for Christian Hand the song opened his mind to the world of music as a young boy.
  “The thing that’s interesting about that album is that it’s two sides and each side is non-stop,” said Hand, who breaks down songs track by track on his “Sessions” segment on KLOS 95.5 FM on Monday mornings. &
  
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• Roller Derby in Southern California has taken some bruises in it’s time, but it’s still rolling

  29-07-2018 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In 1972, more than 50,000 people crowded into Chicago’s Comiskey Park to see roller derby team the Los Angeles Thunderbirds compete against the Chicago Midwest Pioneers.
  The teams were made up of both men and women, the audience was enthusiastic and the match broke attendance records for roller derby at a time when the sport was shown on TV stations nationwide.
  SFV Roller Derby skaters give a group cheer after practice in Sylmar, Sunday, July 8, 2018. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)
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• Mikey Garcia defeats Robert Easter Jr., calls out Spence

  29-07-2018 01:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Mikey Garcia goes 12 rounds with Robert Easter Jr. at the Staple Center Saturday. Mikey Garcia took the win by unanimous decision for the world title unification. 7-28-18. Los Angeles CA. (Photo by Gene Blevins for SCNG)
  Mikey Garcia goes 12 rounds with Robert Easter Jr. at the Staple Center Saturday. Mikey Garcia took the win by unanimous decision for the world title unification. 7-28-18. Los Angeles CA. (Photo by Gene Blevins for SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMikey Garcia goes 12
  
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• Santa Margarita’s Grant Shoults breaks through but Kathleen Baker breaks world record at Phillips 66 Nationals (video)

  29-07-2018 00:58 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE >> Grant Shoults quickly turned toward the timing board, extended his right arm toward the heavens and unleashed a mighty splash after the men’s 400-meter freestyle final at the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships on Saturday night.
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  A new, fast-moving wave had landed at the Woollett Aquatics Center, signaling that a much larger swell was on its way.
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• Santa Margarita’s Grant Shoults breaks through but Kathleen Baker breaks world record at Phillips 66 Nationals

  29-07-2018 00:58 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE >> Grant Shoults quickly turned toward the timing board, extended his right arm toward the heavens and unleashed a mighty splash after the men’s 400-meter freestyle final at the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships on Saturday night.
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  A new, fast-moving wave had landed at the Woollett Aquatics Center, signaling that a much larger swell was on its way.
  The for
  
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• Barcelona gets past Tottenham on penalties in ICC match

  29-07-2018 00:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min (7) battles for the ball against FC Barcelona defenders during the first half of a International Champions Cup soccer match at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday July 28, 2018. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr. for SCNG)
  FC Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi (9) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of a International Champions Cup soccer match at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday July 28, 2018. (Photo by Raul Romero
  
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• Del Mar racing consensus picks for Sunday, July 29

  29-07-2018 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Consensus box of picks come from Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, July 29 at Del Mar.
  
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