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• Ducks rally improbably from a 4-goal deficit to defeat Capitals, end trip 4-1

  02-12-2018 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, celebrates his goal with left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and right wing Tom Wilson (43) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
  Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) celebrates his goal with the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)S
  
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• Ducks rally from 4-goal deficit to defeat Capitals, end trip 4-1

  02-12-2018 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, celebrates his goal with left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and right wing Tom Wilson (43) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
  Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) celebrates his goal with the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)S
  
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• Whicker: The playoff four is triumph of fact over opinion

  02-12-2018 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The College Football Playoff selection committee labored mightily and, again, brought forth the truth.
  Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma belong in the playoff. Anything else would have been a contortion.
  Ohio State made its annual appeal to those with short-term memory problems. It crushed Michigan in the regular-season final, then beat Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game. It also played 12 teams with a composite record is 67-77. It struggled mightily to beat back Maryland and
  
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• San Juan Capistrano shares some holiday cheer

  02-12-2018 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  San Juan Capistrano kicked off the holidays with its annual tree lighting at Historic Town Center Park.
  The event included a procession lead by the Capistrano Valley High band and fun and activities for families to celebrate the holidays.
  Local residents gather around a giant decorated tree in San Juan Capistrano’s Historic Town Center Park for a Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, December 1, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Santa makes an appearance to oversee th
  
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• A shining shoreline Christmas in Crystal Cove

  02-12-2018 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  With the waves as musical accompaniment, the beach tree at Crystal Cove was lit on Saturday, Dec. 1, during the community’s holiday celebration.
  The annual tree-lighting event includes a shopping bazaar, vintage decorations and a visit by Santa Claus. This is the 22nd year for the event.
  People take selfiesaround the Christmas tree at Crystal Cove State Park during the Crystal Cove Conservancy’s 22nd Annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Bazaar Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.(Photo by Michae
  
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• A shining shoreline Christmas

  02-12-2018 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  With the waves as musical accompaniment, the beach tree at Crystal Cove was lit on Saturday, Dec. 1, during the community’s holiday celebration.
  The annual tree-lighting event includes a shopping bazaar, vintage decorations and a visit by Santa Claus. This is the 22nd year for the event.
  People take selfiesaround the Christmas tree at Crystal Cove State Park during the Crystal Cove Conservancy’s 22nd Annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Bazaar Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.(Photo by Michae
  
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• Kings F Kovalchuk out 4 weeks after ankle surgery

  02-12-2018 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The struggling Kings can’t catch a break.
  On Sunday, they announced forward Ilya Kovalchuk underwent an ankle bursectomy and will miss about four weeks.
  Kovalchuk, signed to a three-year free-agent contract over the summer, got off to a quick start and at one point led the team with 14 points on five goals and nine assists.
  But Kovalchuk has not had a point in his past 11 games and his ice time has dwindled.
  Kovalchuk, 35, was a point-per-game player over 11 NHL seasons before going to pla
  
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• Rams hold on to beat Detroit and clinch NFC West title despite poor effort

  02-12-2018 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 02: Brandin Cooks #12 of the Los Angeles Rams runs for yardage against Darius Slay #23 of the Detroit Lions and Quandre Diggs #28 during the first quarter at Ford Field on December 2, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
  DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 02: Brandin Cooks #12 of the Los Angeles Rams runs for yardage against Quandre Diggs #28 of the Detroit Lions during the first quarter at Ford Field on December 2, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (
  
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• Ohio State and Washington to meet in 105th Rose Bowl

  02-12-2018 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It will be a traditional New Year’s Day in Pasadena.
  Ohio State and Washington will meet in the 105th edition of the Rose Bowl, a pairing of the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions for the first time in five years.
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  The matchup was announced Sunday following the release of the College Football Playoff rankings.
  After defeating Northwestern, 45-24, in the Big Ten title game on Saturday, the
  
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• Actor Ken Berry of 1960s sitcom “F Troop” dies at 85

  02-12-2018 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  BURBANK — Ken Berry, an actor and dancer who played the affable and clumsy Capt. Wilton Parmenter in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop,” has died. He was 85.
  Berry died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, hospital spokeswoman Patricia Aidem confirmed. The cause of death was not provided by Berry’s family.
  “F Troop” was only on from 1965 to 1967 but the show lived on in syndication and the accident-prone Capt. Parmenter became one o
  
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• Hanukkah and the light of our many freedoms

  02-12-2018 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Jews around the world are celebrating Hanukkah, a festival of lights, which begins at sundown Sunday. It was instituted to celebrate the liberation of ancient Israel from domination by the Syrian Seleucid empire, which sought to suppress the traditional Hebrew religion by law and violence.
  It is thus a celebration of religious freedom, as well as the triumph of light over darkness, of spirituality over materialism. These concepts are symbolized by the lighting of the traditional Menorah, the eat
  
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• HJTA’s 2018 scorecard identifies taxpayer allies, foes

  02-12-2018 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  In 2018, perhaps scared off by the specter of an upcoming election and the recall of state Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, the California Legislature approved no new taxes for only the second time in the last six years. This was a radical departure from a year earlier, when three new taxes were approved.
  However, that’s not to say that the Legislature didn’t try. New taxes on a host of items, including guns, fireworks, water and a sales tax on services were introduced without success.
  
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• Rematch: De La Salle vs. Mater Dei for CIF State championship

  02-12-2018 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  It will a Mater Dei-De La Salle rematch in the CIF State Football Open Division championship game.
  Mater Dei (12-2) plays De La Salle of Concord (12-0) in the state Open Division game at Cerritos College on Saturday at 8 p.m. The CIF State office confirmed the matchup today.
  De La Salle got its invitation after beating Liberty of Brentwood 42-7 on Saturday in the CIF-North Coast Open Division championship game for De La Salle’s 27th consecutive North Coast championship. It was De La Salle&
  
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• Mater Dei to take on De La Salle in Open Division state championship

  02-12-2018 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  It will be a Mater Dei-De La Salle rematch in the CIF State Open Division football championship game.
  Mater Dei (12-2) plays De La Salle of Concord (12-0) in the state championship game at Cerritos College on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. The CIF State office announced the matchup Sunday.
  Mater Dei defeated De La Salle 52-21 in last season’s CIF State Open Division game in Sacramento.
  De La Salle defeated Liberty of Brentwood 42-7 on Saturday in the CIF-North Coast Open Division championship
  
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• Photos: San Bernardino terror attack remembered on third anniversary

  02-12-2018 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Three years after 14 people were killed and 22 wounded by gunfire during a gathering for county employees at San Bernardino’s Inland Regional Center, San Bernardino County officials are asking the public to honor the victims by observing a moment of silence at 10:55 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, about the time of the shooting, and to fly flags at half-staff on that day.
  Here is a gallery of photos from that tragic event.
  The victims who lost their lives in the Dec. 2, terror attack in San Bernardin
  
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• Here is a primer for Hanukkah 2018, which begins Dec. 2

  02-12-2018 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, will begin at sunset Sunday, Dec. 2 and be celebrated until Dec. 10. Here is a look at the origins and some traditions of the observance.
  Spelling?
  Is it Hanukkah or Chanukah? There is no definitive rule. Hanukkah is the most widely used, but Chanukah is often the favorite of traditionalists. By the way, there might be a dozen other ways to spell it. Hanukkah means “dedication.”
  Ancient origins
  In 167 B.C., the area known today as Israel was occupied
  
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• Bush mourned as a great statesman, a man of uncommon decency

  02-12-2018 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness.
  Bush, who died late Friday at his Houston home at age 94, is to be honored with a state funeral at National Cathedral in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, followed by burial Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A
  
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• Oklahoma to play Alabama in College Football Playoffs

  02-12-2018 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma were officially announced Sunday as the teams that will compete for the national championship in the College Football Playoffs.
  Alabama (13-0) will play Oklahoma (12-1) and Clemson (13-0) will face Notre Dame (12-0) in the semifinals. Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma are all making their second consecutive appearances in the playoffs.
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• Here’s what happened at the G-20 summit in Argentina

  02-12-2018 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Leaders of the world’s largest economic powers have agreed to overhaul the global body that regulates trade disputes, but they faced resistance from President Donald Trump over the Paris accord on climate change.
  Here are some of the main developments at the Group of 20 summit, which wrapped up Saturday:
  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  All G-20 leaders called for reforming the World Trade Organization and the issue will be discussed during the group’s next su
  
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• Live updates: Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions

  02-12-2018 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Ndamukong Suh will make his return to the Detroit for the first time as the Rams travel to play the Lions Sunday at 10 a.m. PT. Rich Hammond reports from Detroit.
  Get scoring updates, in-game news and analysis here, and find out how the Rams and Lions match up before Sunday’s meeting.
  Trouble viewing from a mobile device? See full stream. Hopping on the Lions pregame show momentarily on @wjrradio Today's office. Home. #DefendTheDen#LAvsDET| #OnePride ⁠ ⁠ https://pbs.twimg.com/m
  
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• Del Mar consensus picks for Sunday, Dec. 2

  02-12-2018 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Consensus box of picks come from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, Dec. 2 at Del Mar.
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• Report: Chargers running back Melvin Gordon could return next week

  02-12-2018 17:45 via ocregister.com
  
  PITTSBURGH — Melvin Gordon won’t be on the field Sunday night against the Steelers as the Chargers start a daunting five-game stretch to close out the regular season.
  But Gordon could join the Chargers’ playoff race as early as next week versus the Bengals, ESPN reported Sunday.
  The Chargers are being cautious with Gordon, who sprained his MCL last week against the Cardinals, and want him to be at least be ready for the crucial Thursday night game against the Chiefs on Dec
  
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• 1 killed, 2 injured in 2-car crash in Santa Ana

  02-12-2018 17:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – One person was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash this morning in Santa Ana, where one vehicle rear-ended another, authorities said.
  It occurred at 2:20 a.m. in the area of South Grand and East McFadden avenues, according to a Santa Ana Police Department dispatcher.
  A woman was detained at the location, according to media reports. One person had to be freed using the Jaws of Life, according to sources at the scene.
  A man in the vehicle that was rear
  
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• Here are all the mass shootings since the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack

  02-12-2018 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Three years ago on Dec. 2, domestic terrorism struck in our area when a husband and wife shot and killed 14 people and injured 22 in San Bernardino. The frequency and devastation of mass shootings have increased each year since this attack.Terrorism defined
  How America has defined terrorism has changed many times. Under the USA Patriot Act, domestic terrorism is defined as an act “dangerous to human life” that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if th
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg postponed for 3rd time

  02-12-2018 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  HAWTHORNE – Hawthorne-based SpaceX has again postponed a planned launch of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base for a mission dubbed Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express.
  A post on the official SpaceX Twitter account said the delay was necessary to “conduct additional inspections of the second stage. Working toward a backup launch opportunity on December 3.”Standing down from tomorrow’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct a
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Saturday, Dec. 1

  02-12-2018 09:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Saturday, Dec. 1.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Cypress trailed by 11 points at the end of the first quarter but clawed back to beat Tesoro 61-56 for the championship of the Coyote Classic on Saturday night at Buena Park. Jared Brown scored 19 points and Clifton Patterson 14 for the Centurions, who were down 14-3 after eight minutes. Matt DeAngelo led Tesoro with 16 points.
  DJ Rodman scored 28 points and was named Tournament MVP after leadi
  
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• Whicker: Scorecard says they fought to a draw, but Fury was the winner at Staples Saturday

  02-12-2018 08:54 via ocregister.com
  
  (in color trunks) Deontay Wilder knocks downTyson Furya 2nd time in the 12 round at the Staple Center Saturday. The fight was draw between both fighters from the judges scoring .Los Angeles, CA. Dec 1,2018
  Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing photographer
  (in color trunks) Deontay Wilder knocks downTyson Furya 2nd time in the 12 round at the Staple Center Saturday. The fight was draw between both fighters from the judges scoring .Los Angeles, CA. Dec 1,2018
  Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing photo
  
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• Roundup: Los Alamitos doesn’t back down to Australian powerhouse but falls in South Coast Classic final

  02-12-2018 08:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Alamitos’ fifth-ranked girls basketball team has endured enough setbacks that it wasn’t going to back down Saturday night to Australia powerhouse Box Hill despite its youthful inexperience.
  The team that has lost stars Asia Avinger (Rosary) and Cailyn Crocker (Mater Dei) to transfers stayed with undefeated Victoria state champion Box Hill for much of the first half before falling 59-43 in an emotional and physical championship game at the South Coast Classic at University.
  Los Al
  
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• Los Alamitos doesn’t back down to girls basketball powerhouse, but falls in South Coast Classic final

  02-12-2018 08:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Alamitos’ fifth-ranked girls basketball team has endured enough setbacks that it wasn’t going to back down Saturday night to Australia powerhouse Box Hill despite its youthful inexperience.
  The team that has lost stars Asia Avinger (Rosary) and Cailyn Crocker (Mater Dei) to transfers in recent years stayed with undefeated Victoria state champion Box Hill for much of the first half before falling 59-43 in an emotional and physical championship game at the South Coast Classic at Un
  
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• Villa Park turns large early lead into Grizzly Invitational basketball championship

  02-12-2018 08:14 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Villa Park took a huge early lead and breezed to a 91-46 win over Yorba Linda in the Grizzly Invitational’s Gold Division championship game Saturday at Godinez High.
  Tournament MVP Julien Franklin scored 22 points including three 3-pointers. He scored 23 points Friday in a semifinals win over Newport Harbor, and in earlier tournament games scored 38 against Irvine and 30 against El Toro.
  Villa Park, No. 4 in the OC Varsity Orange County top 25, is 10-0.
  Yorba Linda is 7-4
  
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• Villa Park bolts to large early lead to win Grizzly Invitational basketball championship

  02-12-2018 08:14 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Villa Park took a huge early lead and breezed to a 91-46 win over Yorba Linda in the Grizzly Invitational’s Gold Division championship game Saturday at Godinez High.
  Tournament MVP Julien Franklin scored 22 points including three 3-pointers. He scored 23 points Friday in a semifinals win over Newport Harbor, and in earlier tournament games scored 38 against Irvine and 30 against El Toro.
  Villa Park, No. 4 in the OC Varsity Orange County top 25, is 10-0.
  Yorba Linda is 7-4
  
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• Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury fight to split-draw

  02-12-2018 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – If Deontay Wilder didn’t possess the thunder he does in his fists, he would no longer be heavyweight world champion. But he does, and he is still champion.
  Despite getting out-boxed over most of the 12 rounds, often throwing punches into the air because Tyson Fury is so good defensively, Wilder was able to score knockdowns of Fury in the ninth and 12th rounds. That enabled Wilder to retain his title via a split-draw in front of 17,698 on Saturday at Staples Center.
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• UC Irvine’s offense falls short in loss to Utah State

  02-12-2018 07:13 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — What was supposed to be a matchup between two of the top mid-major programs in the country turned into a humbling experience for the home team on Saturday night.
  UC Irvine (7-2) lost to Utah State 89-65 in a game in which the Anteaters never led.
  “I don’t remember losing a game that felt that bad at home since I’ve been here,” head coach Russell Turner said. “I told the team that after the game. This was one of the most embarrassing performances we&rs
  
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• Raging Bull rallies to win Hollywood Derby at Del Mar

  02-12-2018 07:02 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR — Joel Rosario put Southern California horsemen on notice Saturday what they’ll have to deal with come the end of the month when he brings his tack back home.
  Rosario, aboard 9-5 favorite Raging Bull, staged a powerful rally at Del Mar in the $300,000 Grade I Hollywood Derby, closing from 11th in the 13-horse field to beat River Boyne by a half length.
  Raging Bull, a Dark Angl colt trained by Chad Brown, ran the 1 1/8 miles on turf in a race restricted to 3-year-olds in 1:48.
  
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• Who is the narrator for Disneyland’s 2018 Candlelight Ceremony?

  02-12-2018 06:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland held its annual Candlelight Ceremony on Saturday night, Dec. 2, with hundreds of choir members and a crowd of thousands jamming the park to watch.
  It’s been 60 years since this event began as a celebration of the Christmas story, and it remains a beloved holiday tradition. Typically, some 600 choir members form a huge Christmas tree in front of the train station, after parading down Main Street with their candles.
  Choir members perform during the annual Candlelight Processional
  
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• Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero wins by KO in return

  02-12-2018 06:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero had not fought since being stopped in the third round by Omar Figueroa Jr. in July 2017 when he stepped into the ring against Adam Mate on Saturday night at Staples Center.
  The loss to Figueroa was Guerrero’s third loss in succession, and a couple of days later he announced his retirement.
  Mate, of Hungary, was no match for Guerrero. Guerrero decked Mate once near the end of the first round and twice in the second on his way to a
  
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• USC men’s water polo edges out UCLA to advance to NCAA final

  02-12-2018 06:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Sam Slobodien’s head poked through the white water. He glanced toward the goal. It took him a moment to realize what happened.
  He had just sent USC to the NCAA championship game.
  Slobodien’s 2-meter, game-winner with five seconds remaining sealed USC’s 8-7 win over rival USC in Saturday’s NCAA semifinal and powered the second-seeded Trojans to their 14th straight NCAA men’s water polo championship game.
  The Trojans (29-3) will face No. 1 seed Stanford in the final a
  
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• Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball arrives home, outplays Cal Lutheran

  02-12-2018 05:48 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON >> Homecoming festivities for Cal State Fullerton’s basketball team never felt as soothing as they did Saturday night at Titan Gym.
  After a two-week, five-game road trip that took the Titans to South Carolina, New York and Sacramento, the Titans played their second home game of the season and first since November 10, beating Cal Lutheran 99-60 on homecoming weekend.
  Khalil Ahmad made 12 of 13 field goal attempts, including three 3-pointers, for a team-high 29 points, with K
  
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• Whicker: Wilder-Fury is a test for pay-per-view appeal

  02-12-2018 04:44 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Heavyweight boxing is dead. Pay-per-view is dead. The thing you just unfolded to read this paragraph, that big, ungainly, crinkly thing made of paper? That’s dead, too.
  Meanwhile, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fight at Staples Center Saturday night, and those who didn’t buy tickets were offered the chance to watch it at home, as long as they paid $74.99.
  A surprisingly large media horde was also on hand, with real live newspaper people. Many were from the United K
  
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• A year after adoption, bullies overcome rough start in life and meet up for a reunion in O.C.

  02-12-2018 04:18 via ocregister.com
  
  A bunch of bullies came together Saturday with shared stories of abuse and neglect.
  Their shaky start in life included isolation and lack of human contact. Eventually they were put into the foster system and were quickly adopted by loving families who nurtured them through their issues and fears.
  Nicole Stephenson of Lakewood holds 3-year-old Xena during a one-year reunion for adopted French and English bulldogs from WAGS shelter. The dogs were seized from a backyard breeder and were in horrible
  
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• Alexander: It’s early, but Trojans might feel this loss for months to come

  02-12-2018 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Nick Rakocevic #31 of the USC Trojans reacts after a basket and a foul as Tre’Shawn Thurman #0 of the Nevada Wolf Pack looks on in the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Galen Center on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Nevada Wolf Pack won 73-61. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Trey Porter #15 of the Nevada Wolf Pack reacts after scoring against the USC Trojans in the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Galen Center on Saturday,
  
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• Reagan, Nixon libraries pay tribute to George H.W. Bush

  02-12-2018 03:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Before serving as president, George H.W. Bush was the vice president for two terms in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
  The foundation that oversees the Reagan Library in Simi Valley on Saturday remembered their friendship and political alliance.
  “During their eight years in office, President Reagan and Vice President Bush forged a remarkable partnership,” the Reagan Foundation statement said. “As they reignited the U.S. economy, battled tyranny across the globe, a
  
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• Intersectionality and today’s Twitter Trotskyites

  02-12-2018 03:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Like many college students, I learned the famous Trotsky quote shortly after arriving on campus. “You may not be interested in war,” it goes, “but war is interested in you.”
  In semantics, such constructs are called antimetaboles. It’s a rhetorical device known to any kid who played football or ran track — or mowed a lawn on a hot summer day. (“When the going gets tough, the tough get going!”) By the time I graduated, however, I was in the journalis
  
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• The soul of the new machine

  02-12-2018 03:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Thirty-five years ago Tracy Kidder electrified readers with his “Soul of a New Machine,” which detailed the development of a minicomputer. Today we may be seeing the emergence of another machine, a political variety that could turn the country toward a permanent one-party state.
  This evolution has its roots in California, where a combination of Silicon Valley technology, changing demographics, control of media, culture and academia have worked to all but eliminate the once-fearsome s
  
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• Is patriotism passe?

  02-12-2018 03:15 via ocregister.com
  
  “You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear / You’ve got to be taught from year to year,” wrote Oscar Hammerstein II to a Richard Rodgers melody for their 1949 musical, “South Pacific.”
  Sadly, this is universally true.
  “It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear / You’ve got to be carefully taught.”
  Why is it we skip our piano lessons but are never too busy to soak in the poison offered by the tutors of hate, the cyber-bullies, trolls
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (12-1-18)

  02-12-2018 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Dec. 1.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
   
  BOYS SOCCER
  ALISO CUP
  Valencia 0, Montclair 0
  (Valencia won on penalty kicks, 3-2)
  Saves: (Val) Olvera 2 (2 more in PKs)
  Los Alamitos 1, El Dorado 0
  Aliso Niguel 1, Edison 0
  El Toro 1, Godinez 0
  Saves: Contreras (Gdz) 1
  Santa Ana Valley 2, Hart 0
  Yorba Linda 0, El Dorado 0
  Aliso Niguel 3, Colton 1
  Semifinals
  Valencia 1, Santa Ana Valley 0
  Goal: Vargas.
  Assist: Sweet.
  Saves: Olvera (Val) 2
  No
  
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• Keisser: Danielle Scott-Arruda recovering from attack that took the life of her sister

  02-12-2018 02:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Adversity isn’t always facing a match point in the NCAA Finals or Olympic Games.
  Danielle Scott-Arruda met those kind of challenges and more in her illustrious volleyball career that covered more than two decades and included more accolades than any American volleyball player has ever enjoyed. She was the 6-foot-4 cornerstone of three Long Beach State volleyball teams that went to the Final Four, culminating with a NCAA title and player of the year honors in 1993.
  She played on five U.S. O
  
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• Deck the halls with buyers in mind

  02-12-2018 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  We are officially in the middle of the Holiday Season. We’re past Halloween and Thanksgiving, now preparing for Hanukkah, Festivus, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.
  If your house is up for sale during the historically slowest selling season of the year, you need to pull out all the stops to increase your chances of success. Here are a few tips for tugging on the heartstrings of the seasonally scant buyers, who you hope will come to check out your house.
  Decorate in Isolation: Keep your
  
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• 5 books you must read in December 2018

  02-12-2018 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Winner of the Man Booker Prize, “Milkman” by Anna Burns is a stream-of-consciousness tale of a young protagonist (referred to only as “middle sister”) who attempts to navigate her way through gossip and political intrigue in 1970s Belfast at the height of The Troubles. Milkman of the title is actually a terrorist who stalks the narrator, sparking unfounded rumors. Timely and provocative; not to miss.
  In the satirical novel “Radiant Shimmering Light,” author Sa
  
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• USC basketball falters in second half, loses to Nevada

  02-12-2018 01:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Nick Rakocevic #31 of the USC Trojans reacts after a basket and a foul as Tre’Shawn Thurman #0 of the Nevada Wolf Pack looks on in the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Galen Center on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Nevada Wolf Pack won 73-61. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Trey Porter #15 of the Nevada Wolf Pack reacts after scoring against the USC Trojans in the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Galen Center on Saturday,
  
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