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• Disney says it will give $500,000 for wildfire relief

  14-11-2018 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The Walt Disney Company said it plans to give $500,000 to support firefighters and victims of the devastating wildfires that still threaten California today.
  “The firefighters are true heroes, and we honor their tireless commitment as they continue to battle these devastating wildfires,” Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger said in a prepared statement. “Our hearts go out to the families and communities that have been so severely affected.”
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• Inflation in Los Angeles, Orange County at 10-year high: 9 trends to watch

  14-11-2018 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not just your wallet feeling thinner: Local inflation is running at a 10-year high.
  The Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles and Orange counties was rising at a 4.1 percent annual rate in October, tying May’s result for the highest local inflation rate since September 2008.
  The change in the two-county region’s CPI compares to 3.9 percent a month earlier and 2.5 percent a year earlier. Inflation is up 2.5 percent nationally.
  So far this year, L.A.-O.C. inflation has r
  
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• USC football mailbag: Why has the Trojans’ trajectory stalled?

  14-11-2018 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Happy rivalry week, readers.
  Do you feel the excitement?
  When USC faces UCLA on Saturday at the Rose Bowl, it will commence one of the more underwhelming crosstown clashes in recent history. Not since their meeting in 2010 have both teams been unranked, and the combined 13 losses between the Trojans (5-5) and the Bruins (2-8) before kickoff are the most in the 88-year history of the rivalry.
  Most of the subplots this week continue to revolve around Clay Helton and his future at as USC’s fo
  
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• Theater review: ‘Waitress’ delivers a delicious evening of songs

  14-11-2018 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s customary to ask a waitress if there are any specials. The musical “Waitress,” now at Segerstrom Center, has plenty.
  Let’s start with the first two syllables in “musical,” and, whoa, can Sara Bareilles write songs that drive a show!
  The singer-songwriter has fashioned a career writing pop tunes, but being a hit-maker isn’t the same as producing songs that propel a Broadway musical (the most recent example I’ve seen of a pop superstar’s s
  
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• Santa Margarita hoops trio sign their LOIs

  14-11-2018 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Margarita today had three boys basketball player sign letters of intent at its signing-day celebration.
  Max Agbonkpolo, a 6-8 guard/forward, signed with USC. He averaged 14 points a game last season.
  Jake Kyman, a 6-7 guard who scored 17 points a game last season and is off to a hot start for his senior year, signed with UCLA.
  Shenzhe Li, a 6-11 center from China, signed with BYU. He  averaged seven points and six rebounds a game last season and could be among Orange County’s mo
  
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• Senior Moments: Saying goodbye to a dear friend as she starts a new adventure

  14-11-2018 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  “It’s going to be an adventure,” my best buddy (BB) said to me on what would be the last time we saw each other. She smiled like she was talking about a trip to Disneyland.
  That’s how BB looked at life, a series of adventures she embraced…even this final one. Zandra Hanson was as elegant in death as she was in life.
  Looking lovely in her soft pink dressing gown, she could have been hosting one of her gourmet dinners. Or playing her cello in a concert. Instead,
  
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• Photos: Fall Signing Day celebrations across Orange County

  14-11-2018 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register has photos from the Fall Signing Day celebrations and events Wednesday, Nov. 14.
  Go to the OCVarsity pages of ocregister.com to see of our Signing Day coverage.
  We’ll be updating our slideshow throughout the day.
  SANTA MARGARITA HIGH
  Santa Margarita Catholic High School swimmers take a group photo after signing their letters of intent at the school in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• Separate migrant caravan groups arrive at Tijuana’s U.S.-Mexico border

  14-11-2018 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, by the hundreds in the border city of Tijuana, where U.S. authorities were readying razor wire security barriers.
  Authorities in Tijuana were struggling to deal with a group of 357 migrants who arrived aboard nine buses Tuesday and another group of 398 that arrived Wednesday.
  Josue Vargas, an immigrant from Honduras who finally pulled into Tijuana Wednesday after more than a month on the road, said “Mexico has b
  
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• Fall Signing Day: Reader-submitted photos of signings, celebrations

  14-11-2018 20:48 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity will be publishing reader-submitted photos of the Orange County athletes as they sign their letters of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14, the first day of the Fall signing period. Email your photos to [email protected].
  Crean Lutheran’s Jonathan Scherer (basketball, Vanguard University) is joined by friends, teammates and coaches at the school’s Signing Day ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Crean Lutheran)
  Brea Olinda’s Rachel Spadt: girls water polo, UCLA. (Photo courtesy o
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain just won an international prize for its Justice League ride

  14-11-2018 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Six Flags Magic Mountain’s immersive Justice League: Battle for Metropolis attraction took the “Thrill Capital of the World” in a new direction when it opened last year.
  And that direction has earned the Valencia amusement park high honors.
  The Themed Entertainment Association has announced it is honoring Six Flags Magic Mountain for outstanding achievement at the prestigious TEA Thea Awards black-tie affair in spring 2019.
  In announcing the award, the TEA Thea Awards Comm
  
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• Video: UCLA’s Tyree Thompson on playing in his first rivalry game

  14-11-2018 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Linebacker Tyree Thompson talks about the excitement of playing in his first UCLA-USC game, which side of the rivalry he grew up on and how he would grade his first season at the Division I level.Related Articles UCLA’s Moses Robinson-Carr suspended indefinitely Video: Chip Kelly hopes UCLA can still add more offensive line depth Joshua Kelley says choosing UCLA over USC was easy Walk-on Jayce Smalley boosts UCLA depth at outside linebacker Video: UCLA LB Jayce Smalley on his first tackle
  
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• Robin Thicke will perform at the Riverside Festival of Lights switch-on ceremony

  14-11-2018 20:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Riverside’s Festival of Lights is boosting its star power for the second year in a row with Robin Thicke.
  The R&B/soul singer will perform at the event’s switch-on ceremony, which takes place at dusk on Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving.
  The Mission Inn Hotel and Spa, which puts on the annual holiday display, made the announcement Tuesday night in a Facebook post, calling the performance a gift to the community from the resort’s owners, Duane and Kelly Roberts.
  Thick will
  
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• Snow Summit opens this week, Mountain High adds high-tech snow sticks and more news from local resorts

  14-11-2018 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been snowing — but the white fluff isn’t coming from the sky.
  The recent Santa Ana winds have been producing the ideal chilly conditions for snow guns to blast machine-made snow over dirt hills, creating a winter playground in anticipation of opening day at local resorts.
  Big Bear Mountain Resorts announced that it will open Snow Summit on Friday, Nov. 16, and Bear Mountain and Mountain High are expected to start their lifts on Nov. 23, just  after the Thanksgivi
  
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• UCLA’s Moses Robinson-Carr suspended indefinitely

  14-11-2018 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Defensive lineman Moses Robinson-Carr has been suspended indefinitely, UCLA head coach Chip Kelly confirmed Wednesday after the sophomore had not been seen at practice in recent weeks.
  The disciplinary action was a few weeks old, Kelly said, as Robinson-Carr has not played since UCLA’s loss to Utah on Oct. 26. The converted tight end was one of six players who opened the season with suspensions, missing the first game of the year due to a violation of athletic departmen
  
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• 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Nov. 16-22

  14-11-2018 20:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘A Carol Christmas’
  The Group Rep presents a new musical version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” about a female TV host who wants her staff to work through the holidays.
  When: Opens 8 p.m. Nov. 16. Runs 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 30 (no show Nov. 23). Also, 2 p.m. Nov. 24.
  Where: Lonny Chapman Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood.
  Tickets: $25; $20 seniors and students.
  Information: 818-763-5990, www.thegro
  
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• Best thing I ate: The world’s best Hawaiian pizza

  14-11-2018 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Every restaurant eventually comes to the realization that there are some dishes they simply cannot remove from the menu. Chefs like to keep things fresh, and in order to make room for something new, they must take something away.
  Several months ago, Pizzeria Mozza in Newport Beach eliminated its pizza alla Benno from the menu. The Benno is chef Nancy Silverton’s take on Hawaiian pizza, made with pineapple, jalapeños and ham. Except hers was never like anyone else’s. At Mozza,
  
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• Fall Signing Day: Orange County athletes who signed a National Letter of Intent

  14-11-2018 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity will be compiling a list of Orange County athletes who sign a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14, the first day of the Fall signing period.
  We’ll be updating the list throughout the day Wednesday. Schools and their representatives can email their list of athletes to [email protected].
  Our list includes only the athletes in sports that can officially sign during this period, so football athletes will not be included. We’ll cover football signings during
  
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• CIF State girls volleyball final schedule

  14-11-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei tries for its first CIF State girls volleyball championship Saturday when the Monarchs play Central of Fresno at Santiago Canyon College in Orange in the Open Division final.
  Mater Dei-Central is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start.
  Mater Dei (42-2) defeated Marymount of Los Angeles in the Southern California Regionals on Tuesday 3-2. The Monarchs trailed 2-0 in that match before winning three sets in a row to advance to the state final.
  Central (39-5) defeated Buchanan of Clovis 3-0 in th
  
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• Woolsey fire death toll increases to 3, body found in charred Agoura Hills home

  14-11-2018 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  A third person has died as a result of the destructive Woolsey fire still burning through parts of Ventura County, a detective said Wednesday morning.
  Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department found a burned body Tuesday inside a home in Agoura Hills destroyed by the blaze.
  The deputies went to the home after a resident asked them to go there, said Lt. John Corina.
  Law enforcement located a body in the 32000 block of Lobo Canyon Road in Agoura Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 13, acc
  
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• Video: Chip Kelly hopes UCLA can still add more offensive line depth

  14-11-2018 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Head coach Chip Kelly talks about why UCLA-USC belongs in the category of “iconic” games in college football, Moses Robinson-Carr’s suspension and growing depth on the offensive line.
  
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• Mansion with 3D theater, auto turntable sells for $30.5 million – a record for Newport’s Crystal Cove

  14-11-2018 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  A 15,000-square-foot mansion boasting a 3D home theater, two-story great room with a saltwater aquarium and a golf simulation room has shattered a record in Newport Beach’s Crystal Cove, selling for $30.5 million.
  The ocean-view house was listed for $35 million in Jan. 2017, went off the market late last year and came back on the MLS in May 2018 at the same price. The previous record for Crystal Cove was a 18,650-square-foot residence at 8 Mystique that sold for $28 million in 2016.
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• Yorba Linda swimmer Emma Davidson signs with Cal

  14-11-2018 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Yorba Linda swimmer Emma Davidson, who captured a pair of individual CIF-SS titles in May, signed with NCAA powerhouse Cal on Wednesday, National Signing Day for non-football athletes.
  The senior sprinter captured the 50 (23.30 seconds) and 100-yard (50.90) freestyles at the CIF-SS Division 3 finals last season. She also won both events as a sophomore.
  Davidson swims club for SOCAL, which last year sent Crean Lutheran sprinter Elise Garcia to Cal.
  Please send aquatics recruiting news to Dan
  
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• Angels’ Mike Trout a longshot to win MVP, likely headed for another near-miss

  14-11-2018 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Mike Trout might be experiencing some deja vu on Thursday.
  The American League MVP will again be announced, and the Angels star will again be in the top three.
  But he’s probably not going to win.
  When the top three finishers were announced last week, it was no surprise that Trout was included, along with Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts and Cleveland Indians third baseman José Ramírez. When the winner is announced on Thursday, Betts is expected to take the honor.
  The
  
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• 4 things to do at Southern California Casinos this weekend (Nov. 16-18)

  14-11-2018 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
  Popular comedian Franco Escamilla is bringing his R.P.M. tour to Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage on Friday, Nov. 16. His stand-up special “Franco Escamilla: Por la anécdota” was released in June. The popular comic has 2.9 million followers on Facebook and recently a sold-out show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
  8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, 32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. $55-$125.
  
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• Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer re-elected as Senate leaders

  14-11-2018 17:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is flanked by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., left, the senator-elect from Tennessee, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican candidate in the undecided challenge to incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., during a meeting with new GOP senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  By LISA MASCARO | AP Congressional Correspondent
  WASHINGTON — Senators chose Majority Leader Mitch McConnel
  
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• Overheating machines complicate Florida’s recount battle

  14-11-2018 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By TERRY SPENCER and GARY FINEOUT | Associated Press
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s election recount drama is intensifying as lawyers return to court and tallying machines break down ahead of a Thursday deadline to complete reviews of the senate and governor races.
  Much of the trouble centers on the Democratic stronghold of Palm Beach County, where tallying machines have overheated. That’s caused mismatched results with the recount of 174,000 early voting ballots, forci
  
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• Harbor seal rescued and rehabbed in Laguna Beach travels to new home in Niagara Falls with help from a special friend

  14-11-2018 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Lumiere is a Harbor Seal that was rescued by staff at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in April, 2017. He is now at PMMC in Laguna Beach, CA on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Because of his inability to hunt he is going to the Aquarium of Niagara in New York. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Irene Gilgoff works with Lumiere at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, CA on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Because of his inability to hunt he is going to the Aquarium of Niag
  
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• Woolsey fire flares up near Point Mugu but containment remains at 40 percent

  14-11-2018 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The troublesome Woolsey fire flared up again Wednesday morning, this time near Point Mugu in the Santa Monica Mountains.
  Orange flames could be seen shooting up from a hillside.
  Wednesday’s flare-up comes a day after an outbreak scorched 1,000 acres near Lake Sherwood, prompting temporary evacuations in the area.
  The latest numbers from Tuesday night shows the Woolsey fire has charred 97,114 acres — or nearly 152 square miles. The Woolsey was 40 percent contained; that
  
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• Firefighters hold Sierra fire near Rialto to 147 acres

  14-11-2018 15:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters remained in a Rialto neighborhood Wednesday morning to keep watch after the Sierra fire tore through 147 acres overnight.
  Crews will monitor the brush fire and strengthening containment lines, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said, and extinguish any hot spots.#SierraFire(Update): Fires currently at 147 acres. Crews will remain on scene today reinforcing containment lines, mopping up hot spots through the interior, and monitoring the wind conditions. ^eas
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• Frumpy Middle Aged Mom: Is Daylight Savings Time over? Can I put on my pajamas now?

  14-11-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  I don’t know how this happened, but it suddenly seems to be getting dark much earlier than it did only a week ago. Have you noticed?
  I’ll be walking along the sidewalk minding my own business and, then, suddenly, I realize either I’m going blind or the light is fading fast.
  “How can that be?” I think to myself. “It’s still only the afternoon.”
  Then, eventually, my brain fog clears and I realize, “Oh. Wait. Daylight Savings Time just ended. It
  
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• Live Signing Day updates for local area athletes

  14-11-2018 09:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Follow along throughout the day as local area athletes announce where they will continue their athletic careers.
  Wednesday, Nov. 14, is the first day high school athletes can sign a National Letter of Intent for every sport with the exception of football and boys and girls basketball.
  Viewing updates on a mobile device? Click here. Follow along as Southern California high school athletes sign National Letters of Intent on Nov. 14, 2018. 
   
  
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• Mater Dei volleyball refuses to fall, rallies to beat Marymount and win Southern California Regional title

  14-11-2018 08:54 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Mater Dei, the No.1-ranked girls volleyball team in the nation, lost the first two games to Marymount on Tuesday night in the Open Division championship game of the Southern California Regional at Mater Dei High School.
  The Monarchs didn’t let that stop them from advancing to the CIF State championship game for the second year in a row.
  Mater Dei celebrates after their victory over Marymount in the Open Division championship game of the CIF Southern Regional at Mater
  
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• Maple Leafs overpower Kings, who drop to NHL-worst 5-11-1

  14-11-2018 07:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Toronto’s Nazem Kadri (43) has his shot blocked by the Kings’ Drew Doughty (8) during the first period of Tuesday’s game at Staples Center. The Maple Leafs won 5-1. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 13:Nazem Kadri #43 of the Toronto Maple Leafs falls after a trip by Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings for a minor penalty during the first period at Staples Center on November 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Harry How/Getty Image
  
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• Anze Kopitar calls Kings’ effort ‘unacceptable’ after ugly loss to Maple Leafs

  14-11-2018 07:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Toronto’s Nazem Kadri (43) has his shot blocked by the Kings’ Drew Doughty (8) during the first period of Tuesday’s game at Staples Center. The Maple Leafs won 5-1. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 13:Nazem Kadri #43 of the Toronto Maple Leafs falls after a trip by Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings for a minor penalty during the first period at Staples Center on November 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Harry How/Getty Image
  
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• State champion diver Savannah Stocker of El Toro commits to USC

  14-11-2018 07:11 via ocregister.com
  
  El Toro state champion diver Savannah Stocker has committed to USC, the senior confirmed Tuesday night.
  In May, Stocker became the first Orange County girl to capture a state diving title. She posted an 11-dive score of 507.55 on the 1-meter springboard final in Fresno.
  She earlier captured the CIF-SS Division 1 title.
  In other diving news, Villa Park’s Andrew Harness is expected to sign with Texas on Wednesday, Spartans athletic director Tom Fox announced.
  Please send aquatics recruiting
  
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• Clay Helton expects to return as USC’s football coach in 2019

  14-11-2018 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Clay Helton walked into a team meeting earlier this week at USC’s McKay Center and addressed the elephant in the room.
  Amid growing speculation about his job security as the Trojans’ football coach, Helton assured them he would return in 2019 and in future seasons.
  “I told them my plan is to be here for another 15 years,” Helton said. “I’d like to do it ’til I’m 60, right here, and that’s my plan. So, know this, I’m
  
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• USC linebacker Levi Jones leaves team following suspension

  14-11-2018 06:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC sophomore linebacker Levi Jones is no longer on the team after he was suspended for Saturday’s loss to Cal due to an unspecified violation of team rules.
  Coach Clay Helton announced that Jones was no longer on the roster following practice on Tuesday, but he did not elaborate on what ultimately prompted his departure.
  “That’s all the comment I have on that situation,” Helton said.
  Jones was also arrested for public intoxication in July in South Pas
  
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• Whicker: Mikey Garcia takes a giant leap to face Errol Spence Jr. in the first big fight of 2019

  14-11-2018 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — If you’re still having trouble finding boxing on regular old cable TV, maybe you should check your remote-control batteries or your flipping finger.
  On Tuesday, Premier Boxing Champions rolled out its schedule for the next five months on Fox. That’s nine boxing cards, most of them with belts on the line.
  ESPN keeps adding fights in its Top Rank program. HBO’s boxing days are lamentably ending, but Showtime is full speed ahead, with Deontay Wilder and Tyson F
  
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• CIF-SS preseason dual meet wrestling 2018-19

  14-11-2018 05:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2018-19 preseason dual meet wrestling polls.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Wrestling Advisory Committee.
  WRESTLING
  DIVISION 1
  1 St. John Bosco
  2 Temecula Valley
  3 Northview
  4 Servite
  5 Sultana
  6 Carter
  7 Centennial/Corona
  8 Santiago/Corona
  9 Villa Park
  10 Esperanza
   
  DIVISION 2
  1 Victor Valley
  2 Trabuco Hills
  3 Laguna Hills
  4 Santa Ana
  5 Paloma Valley
  6 Warren
  7 Citrus Hill
  8 South Hills
  9 Ayala
  T10 San Clemente
  T10 La Quinta/La Quinta
   
  DIVISION 3
  1 Bishop Amat
  2 Hillcrest
  3 Fountain
  
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• CIF-SS girls water polo watch list 2018-19

  14-11-2018 04:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2018-19 preseason girls water polo teams to watch.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Water Polo Advisory Committee.
  Listed alphabetically
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  DIVISIONS 1 & 2
  Corona del Mar
  Dos Pueblos
  Foothill
  Huntington Beach
  La Canada
  Laguna Beach
  Los Alamitos
  Los Osos
  Mater Dei
  Newport Harbor
  Orange Lutheran
  San Clemente
  San Marcos
  Santa Barbara
  Santa Margarita
   
  DIVISION 3
  Canyon/Anaheim
  Claremont
  Crescenta Valley
  La Serna
  Mira Costa
  Oaks Christian
  Long Beach Poly
  Riverside Poly
  Redo
  
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• Kings’ Drew Doughty would like to keep all his time on ice

  14-11-2018 04:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Kings interim coach Willie Desjardins was talking recently about how he wants to cut down the average shift-time for his players, shaving about 10 seconds to get to an average of just more than 40 seconds.
  In the next breath, when asked, he said he’s also looking to reduce the average time-on-ice for defenseman Drew Doughty, who typically is at or near the top of the league in TOI. That’s the case again this season, as he leads the NHL at 27:01. He was first last
  
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• Costa Mesa city manager to depart with severance

  14-11-2018 04:20 via ocregister.com
  
  After 12 years with the city – eight as its chief executive – Costa Mesa City Manager Tom Hatch was abruptly dismissed from his position Tuesday, Nov. 13.
  After a closed-door discussion prior to its meeting, the City Council announced a 3-2 vote to terminate Hatch’s contract and pay him severance, city spokesman Tony Dodero confirmed. Councilwoman Katrina Foley and Councilman John Stephens voted no.
  Hatch could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon. He&nbs
  
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• CIF-SS girls soccer watch list 2018-19

  14-11-2018 04:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2018-19 preseason girls soccer teams to watch.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Soccer Advisory Committee.
  Listed alphabetically
  GIRLS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Aliso Niguel
  El Dorado
  Hart
  Harvard-Westlake
  JSerra
  La Mirada
  Los Alamitos
  Los Osos
  San Clemente
  Santa Margarita
  Santiago/Corona
  Temecula Valley
  Troy
  Upland
   
  DIVISION 2
  Bishop Amat
  Claremont
  Flintridge Prep
  Marina
  Newbury Park
  Oaks Christian
  Pacific/Garden Grove
  Quartz Hill
  Redondo Union
  Sunny Hills
  Valencia/Valencia
  Vista Murrieta
  Warr
  
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• Villanueva now ahead of McDonnell in LA County Sheriff’s race by more than 22,000 votes

  14-11-2018 03:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Retired Sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva significantly expanded his lead against Sheriff Jim McDonnell by 22,192 votes based on the latest tallies released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder late Tuesday afternoon Nov. 13.
  Villanueva trailed McDonnell by 4,927 votes in immediate results following the election on Tuesday Nov. 6 then pulled ahead by 335 votes in results that came out Friday Nov. 10. The most recent tallies come from vote-by-mail and provisional ballots turned in on el
  
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• CIF-SS boys soccer watch list 2018-19

  14-11-2018 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2018-19 preseason boys soccer teams to watch.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Boys Soccer Advisory Committee.
  Listed alphabetically
  BOYS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Aliso Niguel
  Cathedral
  Downey
  El Toro
  Loyola
  Millikan
  Palos Verdes
  Paramount
  San Clemente
  Santa Barbara
  Santa Margarita
  Servite
  University
  Warren
   
  DIVISION 2
  Anaheim
  Arlington
  Camarillo
  El Rancho
  Fountain Valley
  Godinez
  Montebello
  Newbury Park
  Riverside Poly
  Redlands East Valley
  San Marcos
  Sunny Hills
  Villa Park
   
  DIVISION 3
  Artesia
  C
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday (11-13-18)

  14-11-2018 03:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats from the Orange County games on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
  BOYS BASKETBALL (Click here to see the scores, stats, highlights)
  GIRLS BASKETBALL (Click here to see the scores, stats, highlights)
  BOYS SOCCER
  NONLEAGUE
  Fairmont Prep 8, Saddleback Valley Christian 0
  Goals: (FP) Mikhail 4.
  Saves: (FP) Malaga 3.
  Whittier Christian 3, Whitney 1
  Norwalk 2, Garden Grove 0
  GIRLS SOCCER
  NONLEAGUE
  Costa Mesa 6, Pacifica Christian 0
  Whitney 2, Samueli Academy 1
  Goals: (Sam) Duran
  Saves: (Sam) Cruz
  
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• Sheriff’s officials ready to lay a ‘hero’ to rest following Thousand Oaks shooting

  14-11-2018 03:14 via ocregister.com
  
  First responders from around the state are expected to attend this week’s funeral of Ventura County sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus, who was killed at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks during last week’s mass shooting.
  The public is also invited to attend the 12 p.m. Thursday service at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village.
  “This is a very significant thing not only for the (Ventura County) Sheriff’s Office but also for Ron’s family to lay him to
  
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• CSU professors, faculty fear new general education orders will phase out need for cultural studies; administration says it won’t

  14-11-2018 03:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Some 60 professors and students from a handful of California State University campuses protested a board of trustees meeting in Long Beach on Tuesday, Nov. 13, opposing two executive orders that they say will phase out the requirements for cultural studies courses. But CSU officials say the orders will do no such thing.
  Executive order 1100-revised clarifies the general education requirements for the CSU’s 23 campuses, in an effort to make it easier for students to transfer, and 1110 addre
  
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• Donald Trump is incapable of feeling empathy: Letters

  14-11-2018 03:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Once again, there is outrage at Trump’s utter callousness referring to the tragedy of these fires. Trump is a narcissist. More specifically, he suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
  Even more specific, he is a malignant narcissist, which means it is essentially incurable. So any outrage at Trump being Trump is illogical and foolish. He is incapable of compassion or empathy. It is simply a component of his disease. He does, however, have a good act.
  — Joe Ansberry, Long Beac
  
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• After Woolsey fire erupted, impromptu seagoing support team piloted supplies into Malibu

  14-11-2018 02:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By Bradley Bermont, contributing writer
  With police checkpoints preventing access to Malibu, still under mandatory evacuation on Tuesday as the Woolsey fire continued to burn, residents who stayed behind found themselves trapped with no supplies.
  They needed food, water, firefighting gear, first-aid kits and fuel for cars and generators.
  Supplies are loaded ashore for people in Malibu on Monday. Photo: Bradley Bermont
  People band together to load food and supplies onto Kevin Michaels’ boat
  
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