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• The lonely brilliance of Jacob deGrom is on display in Dodgers’ loss

  03-09-2018 23:45 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Three years ago Jacob deGrom strode into Dodger Stadium and demonstrated the power of the solitary pitcher.
  This year deGrom comes out, every five nights, and shows us the futility of the lone rider.
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  On Monday deGrom tied up the Dodgers in a two-hit knot through his six innings, giving up Justin Turner’s homer in the first and Ma
  
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• Dodgers ensnared by familiar traps in 4-2 loss to New York Mets

  03-09-2018 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The Arizona Diamondbacks had just left Dodger Stadium. The Colorado Rockies are lurking on the schedule just a few days away. A reporter asked Dave Roberts about the perils of a possible “trap game” before Monday’s series opener against the New York Mets, but the Dodgers’ manager offered no reason to worry.
  The only traps to ensnare the Dodgers were familiar ones.
  Pitcher Jacob deGrom laid waste to another lineup, allowing only two hits and a Justin Tu
  
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• Trainer Bob Baffert rules Del Mar Futurity again with Game Winner

  03-09-2018 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Owners Gary and Mary West, left, celebrate in the winner’s circle with trainer Bob Baffert, right, after Game Winner’s victory in the Grade I, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, Monday, September 3, 2018 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar CA. (Photo courtesy of Benoit Photo)
  Gary and Mary West’s Game Winner and jockey Mario Gutierrez, left, outleg Rowayton (Drayden Van Dyke), right, to win the Grade I, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, Monday, September 3, 2018 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
  
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• USA Gymnastics president Kerry Perry forced to resign after scandal-plagued 9-month tenure

  03-09-2018 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Embattled USA Gymnastics chief executive Kerry Perry has been forced to resign amid mounting pressure from the U.S. Olympic Committee after a series of high-profile missteps in her nine-month tenure as head of the scandal-ridden national governing body, the Southern California News Group has learned.
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  Perry’s removal will be announced Tuesday, according to two people familiar with t
  
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• Matt Shoemaker tosses five scoreless innings in return to Angels rotation

  03-09-2018 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Matt Shoemaker’s return to the mound was a resounding success.
  After spending five months on the disabled list, Shoemaker pitched five scoreless innings in the Angels 3-1 victory over against the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
  He didn’t get the victory because he was out of the game before Taylor Ward put the Angels on the board in the seventh with a two-run homer, his third in three weeks as a major leaguer.
  Shoemaker was likely on a limit of 65 to 70 pitche
  
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• Tight end Antonio Gates might see limited snaps in Chargers’ season opener

  03-09-2018 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Antonio Gates made his triumphant return to Chargers headquarters on Monday, putting pen to paper before launching an impromptu celebration. The future Hall of Famer didn’t join his teammates on the practice field, but he still sauntered into the locker room like he owned it — handshakes, hugs, the whole bit.
  Yeah, Gates is back.
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  Now, the next question: How
  
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• There will be many more like John McCain

  03-09-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  From coast to coast, the passing of Arizona Senator John McCain made predictably and appropriately major headlines.
  But many Americans have also expressed a special sorrow, tinged with the sense that McCain’s style of principled yet straight-shooting bipartisanship is being squeezed out of our political culture. In prominent places, influential voices are airing worries that we’ve lost not just John McCain but the possibility of more officeholders like him.
  In some circles, the conce
  
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• Recriminations fly after fire roars through Brazilian museum

  03-09-2018 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By PETER PRENGAMAN and SARAH DiLORENZO
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Smoke rose Monday from the burned-out hulk of Brazil’s National Museum, as recriminations flew over who was responsible for a huge fire that destroyed of at least part of Latin America’s largest collection of historical artifacts and documents.
  A few hundred protesters who gathered outside the museum gates tried several times to push into the site, demanding to see the damage and calling on the government to rebuild.
  
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• Alex Verdugo draws his first start since July against Mets ace Jacob deGrom

  03-09-2018 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The sequence of events was brought to you by the month of September, the 30 days in the baseball calendar when teams can keep up to 40 players on their active roster.
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  Andrew Chafin was announced as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitcher. Yasmani Grandal was due up to bat. The Dodgers trailed, 2-1, with three outs to go.
  Three substitu
  
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• The reach of federal judges should be limited

  03-09-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  When should a single federal judge have the authority to issue a nation-wide injunction?  This issue arose last year in the context of President Trump’s order revoking visas for certain applicants largely, but not exclusively, from predominantly Muslim countries.  District judges in Hawaii and Maryland both issued orders that applied to the entire country.
  This issue just arose again in the context of the “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) rule. In th
  
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• Helicopter crashes at John Wayne Airport; 2 injured

  03-09-2018 19:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY — A flight instructor and a student were slightly injured Monday when a helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at John Wayne Airport.
  The crash took place at 3:36 p.m., according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito and John Wayne Airport spokeswoman Deanne Thompson.John Wayne Airport: OCFA Crash units assist with moving the helicopter with their crane. @JohnWayneAir pic.twitter.com/oBYV5FE5Wf
  — OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) September 4, 2018Both people were tr
  
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• Were you in the Sea Scouts? This sailor might have taught you to pilot a boat, tie a knot, and become a leader

  03-09-2018 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Mike Stewart is 80. He’s spent more than half his life teaching seamanship to adolescents.
  Not for pay. Not for glory. He’s a volunteer.
  Stewart knows firsthand the value of the Boy Scouts maritime high adventure branch, called Sea Scouts.
  He joined the Sea Scouts in 1953 at 15.
  Ten years later, after a stint in the Navy, he became the skipper of Sea Scout Ship 711 out of Newport Beach, known as the Del Mar. Over the decades, he’s mentored about 700 adolescents.
  Now the hunt is
  
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• What do we do when the machines take our jobs?

  03-09-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  After enjoying that long Labor Day weekend, you’re probably wishing it could last forever.
  Well, as automation continues to improve, you may come to realize that your permanent vacation isn’t as good an idea as you thought.
  A study last year by the McKinsey Global Institute of 46 countries and 800 occupations found that 800 million people could lose their jobs to automation by 2030 — one-fifth of the world’s workforce.
  That includes “up to one-third of the 2030 work
  
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• Shohei Ohtani reports all is normal a day after his return to pitch for the Angels

  03-09-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — A day after the radar gun readings heard ’round the world, there was still no indication of anything seriously wrong with Shohei Ohtani.
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  Ohtani’s first pitching appearance in nearly three months was marked by a dramatic drop in velocity, but Manager Mike Scioscia and Ohtani both reiterated on Monday what he they’d said after the game Sunday.
  Oht
  
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• USC’s run defense shows signs of concern in season opener and with awaited road test at Stanford

  03-09-2018 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  USC linebacker Cameron Smith stood outside the locker room at the Coliseum after a 43-21 season-opening victory over UNLV when the subject turned to Stanford.
  A matchup lingered not far in the distance with their Pac-12 North rival, along with the obvious challenge posed by the Cardinal.
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  “Everyone is always thinking about stopping the run,” Smith said.
  When USC visits Stanfor
  
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• UCLA QB Wilton Speight’s injury ‘nothing serious’ as UCLA prepares for Oklahoma

  03-09-2018 18:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Wilton Speight’s red No. 3 jersey still drew attention on UCLA’s practice field Monday, but it wasn’t because the quarterback was slinging passes.
  The starting quarterback watched, but didn’t participate in drills during the open viewing period of Monday’s practice after suffering a  back injury during the second quarter of  Saturday’s loss to Cincinnati. UCLA head coach Chip Kelly said the injury is “nothing serious.”
  
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• Labor groups show off their solidarity at annual Labor Day march in Wilmington

  03-09-2018 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By David Rice, Correspondent
  “I come from a union family,” said Larry Barragan. “This is a lifestyle for me.”
  And more than 6,000 people marched, cheered, chanted and lined the streets of the blue-collar community of Wilmington to show solidarity with that sentiment on Labor Day, at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition Solidarity Parade and Picnic Rally.
  “It’s what I’m about, said Barragan, the event’s chairman. “I was born
  
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• Is Disney making a mistake by selling alcohol at Disneyland?

  03-09-2018 17:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Next summer, after 64 years, prohibition finally comes to an end at Disneyland.
  Last week Disneyland rocked the theme park world by confirming what some fans had hoped and other feared – that the Cantina in its new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land will serve alcohol when it opens next year, ending a tradition of Disneyland as a dry park that began with its opening in 1955.
  Which side are you on? Are you with those fans who are looking forward to the opportunity to step into Oga’s
  
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• Race across Vincent Thomas Bridge spans the generations in San Pedro

  03-09-2018 16:48 via ocregister.com
  
  San Pedro High School alumna and recent LMU graduate Lorena Garcia wins as first female in the 10th Annual Conquer the Bridge race over the Vincent St. Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Monday, September 3, 2018.
  (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
  Runners compete in the 10th Annual Conquer the Bridge race over the Vincent St. Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Monday, September 3, 2018.
  (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Navy Band S
  
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• President Trump escalates attacks on his attorney general

  03-09-2018 15:21 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday, suggesting the Department of Justice put Republicans in midterm jeopardy with recent indictments of two GOP congressmen.
  In his latest broadside against the Justice Department’s traditional independence, Trump tweeted that “Obama era investigations, of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Ses
  
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• Tropical Storm Gordon brings hurricane watch to Gulf Coast

  03-09-2018 15:06 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gordon lashed South Florida with heavy rains and high winds on Monday, forcing holiday beachgoers to drier ground. Weather forecasters said the storm could strengthen to near-hurricane force by the time it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast.
  Gordon formed into a tropical storm near the Florida Keys early Monday as it moved west-northwest at 16 mph. The storm was expected to reach coastal Mississippi and Louisiana by late Tuesday and move inland over the low
  
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• After fire tears through Brazilian national museum, blame game begins

  03-09-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Smoke rose Monday from the burned-out hulk of Brazil’s National Museum, as recriminations flew over who was responsible for a huge fire that destroyed of at least part of Latin America’s largest collection of historical artifacts and documents.
  A few hundred protesters who gathered outside the museum gates tried several times to push into the site, demanding to see the damage and calling on the government to rebuild. Police held the crowd back with pepper spray
  
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• Video: Andre James assesses UCLA’s offensive line after season opener

  03-09-2018 14:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Offensive lineman Andre James talks about the good things the offensive line did against Cincinnati, the bad things the unit needs to improve and what he was thinking when Kazmeir Allen ripped off that 74-yard touchdown run.Related Articles Video: Quentin Lake embracing challenge at Oklahoma Video: Chip Kelly says Wilton Speight is ‘day-to-day’ UCLA football faces QB question again with Wilton Speight’s injury status unknown About last night: What we learned from UCLA’s 2
  
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• Video: Quentin Lake embracing challenge at Oklahoma

  03-09-2018 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Safety Quentin Lake talks about what the defense did right against Cincinnati, what is has to do to get better against Oklahoma and what he learned him his father Carnell about playing the Sooners.Related Articles Video: Andre James assesses UCLA’s offensive line after season opener Video: Chip Kelly says Wilton Speight is ‘day-to-day’ UCLA football faces QB question again with Wilton Speight’s injury status unknown About last night: What we learned from UCLA’s 26-1
  
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• Video: Chip Kelly says Wilton Speight is ‘day-to-day’

  03-09-2018 12:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Head coach Chip Kelly updates Wilton Speight’s injury status, saying the quarterback is ‘day-to-day’ with a back injury, talks about his impressions of Dorian Thompson-Robinson after watching the tape and what he took away from UCLA’s season opener.Related Articles UCLA football faces QB question again with Wilton Speight’s injury status unknown About last night: What we learned from UCLA’s 26-17 loss to Cincinnati What’s next for UCLA football? No. 7 Ok
  
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• That’s not R2-D2 — safety robots are on patrol at Pechanga Resort Casino

  03-09-2018 11:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Pechanga Resort & Casino has a couple of new high-tech machines, and they aren’t part of the resort’s gaming collection. The Temecula resort added two security robots in July to enhance safety at the property.
  One, named “Buddy,” resembles a giant R2-D2 combined with a Roomba that glides around the hotel lobby and atrium floor, constantly filming and surveying the scene, including concert-goers waiting in line to enter Pechanga Summit. The other, named “Rud
  
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• Ten injured in San Bernardino gun battle — 3 in extremely critical condition

  03-09-2018 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Ten people were shot and wounded and three were in extremely critical condition after an exchange of gunfire in northeast San Bernardino on Sunday night, police said.
  The investigation was in its early stages, leaving many questions unanswered, San Bernardino police Capt. Rich Lawhead said early Monday at the scene on East Lynwood Drive, north of the 210 Freeway and east of Waterman Avenue.10 adults were shot in what San Bernardino police said was “an exchange of gunfire.” Three peop
  
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• 8 shot at dice game in San Bernardino, 2 in critical condition

  03-09-2018 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  San Bernardino police detectives were gathering evidence Monday morning after eight people were shot the night before during a dice game that left two — one 17 years old — in extremely critical condition.
  Police said finding cooperative witnesses has been a challenge.
  “There were multiple weapons used, and it appears there were multiple shooters but we need someone to come forward to tell us that,” Capt. Richard Lawhead said. “There is evidence for us to believ
  
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• 10 wounded in San Bernardino gun battle — 3 in extremely critical condition

  03-09-2018 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Ten people were shot and wounded and three were in extremely critical condition after an exchange of gunfire in northeast San Bernardino on Sunday night, police said.
  The investigation was in its early stages, leaving many questions unanswered, San Bernardino police Capt. Rich Lawhead said early Monday at the scene on East Lynwood Drive, north of the 210 Freeway and east of Waterman Avenue.10 adults were shot in what San Bernardino police said was “an exchange of gunfire.” Three peop
  
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• Ohtani makes brief return to the mound vs. Houston Astros

  03-09-2018 02:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Shohei Ohtani makes his first pitching appearance since June 6 Sunday night when the Angels meet the Astros at Houston. Follow his progress here.
  
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• Del Mar racing consensus picks for Monday, Sept. 3

  03-09-2018 01:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Consensus box of picks come from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Monday, Sept. 3 at Del Mar.
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• Clay Helton says he’s satisfied with JT Daniels’ USC debut: ‘I couldn’t have been more pleased’

  03-09-2018 00:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The limited track record made it difficult to gauge just how JT Daniels might fare in his debut as USC’s starting quarterback.
  Only one other true freshman had started behind center in a season opener for the Trojans. Only three had ever started a game.
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  As Daniels delivered in USC’s 43-21 season-opening victory, Coach Clay Helton was left satisfied with the debut.
  “I co
  
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