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• Candace Parker, LA Sparks fall to the Mercury

  12-08-2018 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — DeWanna Bonner had a season-high 31 points, Diana Taurasi had 20 points and a career-best 14 assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 86-78 on Sunday.
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  Brittney Griner added 20 points and 13 rebounds to help the Mercury (18-14) move a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Lynx fox sixth place in the WNBA standings.
  The Mercury pulled away with a 17-2 run
  
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• The inmates fighting the wildfires should be able to become firefighters after they’ve served their time

  12-08-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Mendocino Complex Fires near Redding are now the largest wildfires in California history. Among the thousands of firefighters risking their lives to protect people, homes, and property from the blaze are more than 2,000 inmates from the California Department of Corrections.
  But in a cruel twist, those same men and women will not be allowed to work as firefighters in California after they are released from prison. Most California counties require firefighters to be licensed as emergency medic
  
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• For the left, judicial appointments are about politics, not philosophy

  12-08-2018 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The end of the world is coming. At least, that is what the left believes will happen if the Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. It will be the legal equivalent of Armageddon.
  No doubt the appointment matters. Right-leaning presidents have squandered many opportunities to move if not transform the high court.
  In contrast, most of the Democrats’ choices performed as expected: promote a “living” Constitution which upholds most every expans
  
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• Chargers’ rookie defenders feel comfortable in NFL preseason debut

  12-08-2018 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Derwin James waited nearly an hour to get on the field, trying not to get too anxious as he prepared for his NFL preseason debut.
  But when the Chargers’ first-round pick finally heard his name called in the second quarter of Saturday’s exhibition opener … well, it didn’t turn out the way he’d expected.
  “I was kind of surprised a little bit,” James said, “because you know, it was a lot slower than I thought it would be.&rdqu
  
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• Whicker: Tiger Woods was great at PGA, someone else was better

  12-08-2018 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Brooks Koepka holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  Tiger Woods waves to the crowd after sinking a birdie putt on the 15th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBrooks Koepka watches his drive from the fourth tee
  
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• Scott’s reminder, Tiger’s chance of Ryding, a Texas stranger, other PGA notes

  12-08-2018 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  ST. LOUIS — It was time for Adam Scott to remind people, including Adam Scott, that he was once a major champion and the best player in golf.
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  In doing so he nearly became a PGA champion as well. He played alongside champion Brooks Koepka and had him tied with four holes to go, but wound up finishing third, three strokes behind.
  Still, Scott had only had one Top 10 finish on the PGA
  
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• Scott’s reminder, Tiger’s chance of Ryding, a Texas stranger, other notes

  12-08-2018 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  ST. LOUIS — It was time for Adam Scott to remind people, including Adam Scott, that he was once a major champion and the best player in golf.
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  In doing so he nearly became a PGA champion as well. He played alongside champion Brooks Koepka and had him tied with four holes to go, but wound up finishing third, three strokes behind.
  Still, Scott had only had one Top 10 finish on the PGA
  
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• Rams coach Sean McVay prepares to face mentor Jon Gruden when Raiders come to town

  12-08-2018 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – The Sean McVay Mentor Tour is making another stop at the Coliseum this weekend.
  This time, it’s Jon Gruden, the coach who gave McVay his first job, 10 years ago in Tampa Bay. Now, what a reversal. McVay is the reigning NFL coach of the year and Gruden, after a decade in broadcasting, is back on the sideline with the Oakland Raiders, who visit the Rams for Saturday’s preseason game.
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• Trump is pulling California’s chain over auto mileage

  12-08-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Whatever his other talents may be — if he has any — Donald Trump excels at pulling the chains of California’s politicians.
  He and others in his presidential administration delight in doing and saying things that elicit Pavlovian expressions of outrage on the left coast of the continent.
  Many are just throwaway remarks, but some are serious challenges to California’s insistence on going its own way.
  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed dozens of lawsui
  
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• On Charlottesville anniversary, recommitting to the fight against hate

  12-08-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  One year ago, the nation was gripped by the shocking scene of hundreds of white supremacists taking to the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, bellowing racist and anti-Semitic chants. While some wore polo shirts and others waved Nazi flags, their message was clear: non-whites and minorities have no place in today’s America.
  Extremists literally demonstrated that they were no longer just an internet nuisance, but a real-world movement. The streets rang out with the hateful, racist shouts
  
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• Angels exhaust their bullpen again in second consecutive loss to Oakland A’s

  12-08-2018 19:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Oakland Athletics’ Jed Lowrie, right, hits a double for his 1,000th career hit as Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia watches during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Oakland Athletics’ Jed Lowrie, right, runs to first as he hits a double for his 1,000th career hit as Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia, left, watches along with home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater during the first inning of a baseball
  
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• Cleaning up Holy fire ash? Officials offer health precautions and tips

  12-08-2018 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE ELSINORE — County health officials this weekend warned residents in and around the Holy fire burn area to take precautions when cleaning up ash that has fallen on their cars, driveways and homes.
  “Just because it’s burned up doesn’t make it safe,” said Dr. Cameron Kaiser of the Riverside County Public Health Office. “Ash can be toxic even in small quantities depending on where it came from.”
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• Tiger Woods draws reaction from pro athletes and fans alike with PGA Championship performance

  12-08-2018 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the first hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  Tiger Woods acknowledges the applause after a sinking a birdie putt on the second hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsTiger Woods hits fro
  
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• Sports TV Best Bets: Little League World Series takes center stage

  12-08-2018 18:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Little League World Series, Williamsport, Pa.Aug. 16-26, ESPN and ABC, daily coverage
  Sixteen teams, two pods of eight, international and America divisions, double elimination, wall-to-wall ESPN coverage, and the athletes, unlike most, have homework most every night and a hard get-to-bed curfew.
  The Little League World Series was an institution in the nation long before anyone knew cable television would ever exist. Now it’s become a linchpin of the summer viewing schedule, with every game
  
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• Brooks Koepka fights off Tiger Woods to win PGA Championship

  12-08-2018 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the fifth hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  Justin Thomas hits over spectators and onto the 11th fairway during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBrooks Koepka watches his drive from the four
  
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• 4 injured in San Clemente after vehicle strikes pedestrians

  12-08-2018 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  At least four people were injured Sunday, Aug. 12, in a collision that has shut down traffic at Camino de Los Mares and Avenida Vaquero in San Clamente.
  The collision occurred just after 2:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Camino de Los Mares, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
  One trauma victim was airlifted to UCI medical, and all were taken to local hospitals. Early reports said that two of the patients were elderly.OCFA is on-scene of a of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic collision. B6
  
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• Dodgers lose on walkoff walk, drop three in a row to Rockies

  12-08-2018 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Colorado Rockies’ Trevor Story connects for a sacrifice fly to bring in a run off Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Dodgers’ Brian Dozier sing
  
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• Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling will move to Dodgers bullpen as starters return from DL

  12-08-2018 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  DENVER – Part of the overcrowding problem in the starting rotation, the Dodgers hope Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling will be part of the solution in the bullpen.
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Maeda and Stripling have each been told they will move to the bullpen this week with Alex Wood (Tuesday) and Hyun-Jin Ryu (Wednesday) coming off the DL and starting during the series against the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, rookie left-hander Caleb Ferguson will figure more prominently in the b
  
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• Tyler Skaggs returns to Angels disabled list as Eduardo Paredes returns to the majors

  12-08-2018 14:56 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – The Angels placed pitcher Tyler Skaggs on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left adductor and added reliever Eduardo Paredes prior to Sunday’s game against the Oakland A’s.
  It is the 10th time that Paredes, a right-hander, has been recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake this season. According to Stats LLC, he is the first player in the last 25 years to be recalled at least 10 separate times by the same team in one season.
  After he allowed all seven runs in Saturday&r
  
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• UCLA QB battle: Wilton Speight has Michigan experience on his side

  12-08-2018 13:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of three stories looking at the battle at UCLA to replace Josh Rosen at quarterback this season. Read Part 1: Devon Modster. 
  LOS ANGELES — Five years ago, a cookie was all it took to impress Wilton Speight. He was a teenager easily swayed by the extraneous things often lavished on recruits while they visits schools. The cookie had his number on it. Four years at Michigan, several fractured vertebrae and an undergraduate degree later
  
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• Why this Long Beach lighthouse will point the way to a beer festival

  12-08-2018 13:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lions Lighthouse won’t be guiding any ships to port on Sunday, Aug. 18, but rather acting as a beacon for beer lovers to the eighth annual Taste of Brews in Long Beach.
  Set Shoreline Aquatic Park, where the lighthouse sits atop a grassy hill, the day-long beer festival will bring nearly 50 breweries to town.
  Expect to sample beers from local Long Beach makers like Rock Bottom Brewery, Liberation Brewing Co., Belmont Brewing Company, Ten Mile and Beachwood Brewing.
  The Du
  
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• More evacuations lifted as containment grows for Holy fire

  12-08-2018 11:23 via ocregister.com
  
  More evacuees from the destructive Holy fire got word Sunday they could return to their homes after containment of the blaze grew to 41 percent overnight, with 22,174 acres consumed by the wildfire that authorities said was Tuesday set by an arsonist.
  An evacuation order was lifted Sunday morning for the Sycamore Creek neighborhood, the Cleveland National Forest tweeted. The area is in unincorporated Temescal Creek, in southwest Riverside County.
  Evacuations remained in effect in Glen Eden, , El
  
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• Monster Jam is coming and Grave Digger’s driver shared the secret behind a good doughnut

  12-08-2018 11:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Monsters have escaped Orange County and they’re heading to Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
  The horde of loud and colorful giant creatures includes Grave Digger, Megalodon, El Toro Loco and Zombie, among others, and there’s no use running because they’re big and mean and they will catch you and crush you.
  Just kidding — don’t take off screaming because these are all Monster trucks that are following up their show/competition at Angel Stadium earlier this year
  
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• Holy fire: 14 structures destroyed, 6 damaged; voluntary evacuations declared for Trilogy

  12-08-2018 11:23 via ocregister.com
  
  More evacuees from the destructive Holy fire got word Sunday they could return to their homes after containment of the blaze grew to 41 percent overnight, with 22,174 acres consumed by the wildfire that authorities said was Tuesday set by an arsonist.
  The fire has destroyed 14 structures and damaged 6, according to an ongoing damage assessment.
  An evacuation order was lifted Sunday morning for the Sycamore Creek neighborhood, the Cleveland National Forest tweeted. The area is in unincorporated T
  
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• Mannequins come to life in Chinese immigrant’s new musical

  12-08-2018 10:01 via ocregister.com
  The stage has its legendary can-do heroics in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”
  It has its immigrant who got the job done in “Hamilton.”
  James Chiao, center, with his cast, crew and family, during a break in rehearsals at his CNL Mannequins’ warehouse in Buena Park on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. The Chinese national survived a labor camp during the Cultural Revolution, started a successful high-end hanger and mannequin business after immigrating to the U.S., earned an MFA
  
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• Trevor’s Travels: Want to cool off? Try these great lakes getaways in the San Bernardino Mountains

  12-08-2018 09:45 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s the time of year when mountain dwellers see an influx of visitors from the “flatlands.” The visitors typically split into three categories:
  • Those looking to engage in outdoor activities — vehicles loaded with bicycles, paddle boards, kayaks and fishing gear,
  • Shoppers,
  • People looking for an escape from the heat.
  Often these visitors come to Big Bear Lake, where at 6,750 feet they can easily engage all three passions, as long as they are prepared t
  
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• Best city to raise a family? This study has a curious California suggestion!

  12-08-2018 09:30 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s California’s best city for raising a family?
  Now that’s a topic where even the proper metrics are up for serious debate. Schools? Safety? Health? Employment?
  Nonetheless, data crunchers at rent tracker Zumper attempted to solve this riddle with relatively simple mathematics.
  I’m not sure many folks would guess the Golden State’s best city is Bakersfield, but that’s what we found inside Zumper’s ranking of a curious selection of 94 cities nati
  
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• A marathon or two could be run while you wait in line at the DMV

  12-08-2018 09:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. My wife’s license expires in early October. On July 20, she felt it was time to make a Department of Motor Vehicles appointment, because she must take the eye test and the written exam. The earliest appointment available at San Clemente and Costa Mesa was Oct. 15 – after her license expired! Now she will have to stand in the no-appointment line and, as a neighbor experienced at San Clemente, take seven hours to get her license renewed. Next time we will start in April to
  
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• OC Fair 2018: Things to do today, Aug. 12

  12-08-2018 08:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Headed to the last day of the OC Fair today? Here are some things to know.
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  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
  
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• Man electrocuted in closed Tustin car wash

  12-08-2018 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  TUSTIN  — A man was found electrocuted Saturday inside an abandoned Tustin car wash, authorities said.
  The discovery was made about 1:45 p.m. in the 13800 block of Redhill Avenue, Tustin police Sgt. J. Taylor said.
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  The man apparently encountered a live electric wire while inside the car wash, Taylor said.
  There was no indication what the man was doing inside th
  
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• LAFC comes up empty at home in showdown with Sporting KC

  12-08-2018 00:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Football Club dropped three points in front of their supporters for the first time falling 2-0 to Sporting Kansas City at Banc of California Stadium.
  An important contest between two squads with identical records in the MLS Western Conference, Sporting KC (11-6-6, 39 points) proved to be the superior team as LAFC (10-7-6, 36 points) fielded a lineup its supporters were unaccustomed to watching.
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• Chargers start Cardale Jones in preseason as search for backup QB continues

  12-08-2018 00:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Geremy Davis pulls in a touchdown pass as Arizona Cardinals defensive back Chris Campbell (33) defends during the second half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
  Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen (3) has his face mask grabbed by Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Corey Liuget for a 15-yard penalty during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in Glenda
  
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• Joseph Diaz Jr. defeats Jesus Rojas, but Rojas retains title

  12-08-2018 00:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – When Joseph Diaz Jr. of South El Monte missed weight Friday, rendering him incapable of challenging Puerto Rico’s Jesus Rojas for his featherweight world title, one had to wonder how Diaz’s psyche would be when he stepped into the ring knowing that even with a victory, he would not be able to walk away with the championship belt.
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  Diaz actually looked a bit
  
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