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• Big West basketball: UCSB, minus Max Heidegger, still thriving on defense

  04-12-2018 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Santa Barbara’s men’s basketball team got home at 4 o’clock Monday morning, a bitter taste in its mouth after a close contest in Seattle.
  The Gauchos just missed a statement win against Washington, falling 67-63 to the Huskies. UCSB had trailed most of the game but fought back to tie, and even had a chance to take a lead with 1:35 left to play. The Huskies closed the game on a 7-3 run to end the Gauchos’ five-game winning streak.
  UCSB would have naturally preferred a w
  
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• Mater Dei offense ready for another showdown with De La Salle defense

  04-12-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The challenges for Mater Dei’s offense aren’t over yet.
  The unit that did just enough to help the Monarchs turn the tide against its rival on Nov. 23 will face another outstanding defense Saturday when it takes on De La Salle in the CIF State Open Division football championship at Cerritos College. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m.
  The Spartans (12-0) are holding opponents to 9.5 points per game and posted one of the most impressive shutouts in the state this season: a 14-0 victory against h
  
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• Ex-Tustin football coach Myron Miller interested in Lakewood

  04-12-2018 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Myron Miller, who recently resigned as Tustin football head coach, said he likely will pursue the head coaching position at Lakewood.
  Mike Christensen resigned as Lakewood coach last month. Christensen coached Lakewood for three seasons. Lakewood’s Lancers this season finished 3-7 overall and were fourth in the Moore League with a 3-3 league record.
  Miller, 75, said his resignation at Tustin, where he was the head coach for 21 years and a few other years as athletic director and assistant
  
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• Camp Pendleton Marines likely to remain at U.S.-Mexico border into January

  04-12-2018 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  CAMP PENDLETON — Military troops, including at least 1,100 from Camp Pendleton, likely will remain at the U.S.-Mexico border into January, pending a Department of Defense decision by the end of the day Tuesday, Dec. 4, said Lt. Col. James Davis, a spokesman for the DOD.
  In an interview during the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley on Saturday, Defense Secretary James Mattis expressed support for the plan. Mattis confirmed that the Department of Defense received a request from Kir
  
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• 14 absolutely amazing Trader Joe’s holiday treats and desserts

  04-12-2018 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
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  Every Trader Joe’s shopper has a favorite treat that sends him or her into a gush fest. “Have you tried the [insert cookie, cake or snack mix]? I’m obsessed with it!” Things get even more fanatical during the holidays, when best-selling treats and novelty items — hello, $1.99 imported Panettone for one — return and new desserts make their limited debut.
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• Next up for the Chargers: The banged-up Cincinnati Bengals

  04-12-2018 21:17 via ocregister.com
  A few weeks ago, it appeared the Chargers didn’t have any seemingly easy games on the December schedule.
  That’s changed with the reeling Cincinnati Bengals coming into the StubHub Center on Sunday losers of four consecutive games and will be without starting quarterback Andy Dalton and star wide receiver A.J. Green.
  The Bengals, a two-touchdown underdog, are sandwiched in between two of the Chargers’ most difficult games of the season. Last week, the Chargers escaped Pittsburgh
  
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• 3-day BeachLife festival promises mainstream musical acts in Redondo Beach

  04-12-2018 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  When Jimmy Buffett performed in Hermosa Beach in the summer of 2014, it was one of the biggest musical acts to hit the sand in the beach cities. Saint Rocke owner Allen Sanford announced today that a three-day music festival, coming to Redondo Beach in May 2019, will far surpass that.
  Sanford said iconic performers will headline the inaugural BeachLife Festival May 3-5, which will also include more than 40 bands on three stages, with all performances live streamed. Tickets are already being sold
  
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• NBA fines Clippers’ Patrick Beverley $25,000 for bouncing ball at fan

  04-12-2018 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The NBA delivered Patrick Beverley a $25,000 fine Tuesday for the bounce pass the Clippers’ guard delivered in the direction of a fan Sunday in Dallas.
  Beverley was ejected from the game following the incident, a first in his seven-year NBA career.
  Afterward, he told reporters the fan yelled obscenities about Beverley’s mother from his courtside seat.
  Beverley said he alerted the referees and Mavericks security about the heckler prior to the incident, but they failed to address the i
  
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• Fourth Quarter: Rams favored to finish 15-1, but recent history shows it won’t be easy

  04-12-2018 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams say this is no time for a letup, that they must get better, work harder, finish strong in their final five regular-season games. Recent NFL history doesn’t necessarily agree.
  With four games remaining in the regular season, the Rams are 11-1, and assured of a first-round home game in the wild-card round. But they can do more. A victory over Chicago on Sunday will clinch a first-round bye, and a 4-0 finish would assure that they would host the NFC championship game, should they adv
  
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• Surfer who died in water at Upper Trestles is identified

  04-12-2018 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A man found floating in the water at Upper Trestles just south of San Clemente was identified as Ellis John Manugo Pontillas, according to the San Diego Department of the Medical Examiner.
  The report said the death occurred at 7:35 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Trestles Beach trail, which is within San Diego County limits on State Parks land. Though no city of residence was given, he was identified as a 53-year-old male who resides in Orange County.
  “Bystanders observed the decedent go
  
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• Santa makes trek down Del Mar San Clemente-style … in a convertible

  04-12-2018 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN CLEMENTE — Santa traded in his sleigh for a $250,000 Astin Martin as he and the missus made their way down Del Mar Avenue for San Clemente’s annual Santa’s Village by the Sea celebration, on Saturday, Dec. 1. The event featured a tree lighting, live entertainment, train rides and the ever-popular snow sledding (don’t ask … it’s magic!)
  Gavin DeBrucky laughs during the tree-lighting ceremony at San Clemente’s Village by the Sea celebration on Saturda
  
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• Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa is smokin’ with new Pivat Cigar Lounge

  04-12-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The latest addition to the rapidly evolving Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa doesn’t involve new gaming technology or its text valet program, but rather the addition of a venerated pastime: cigar smoking.
  The new Pivat Cigar Lounge opened to the public Nov. 6. Kato Moy, general manager for the resort, said the lounge was established provide casino guests with something they can’t easily find elsewhere: A high-end cigar lounge where they can also enjoy top shelf spirits and a little bi
  
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• Dow slides 700 points as US stocks veer sharply lower

  04-12-2018 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By Alex Veiga, The Associated Press
  U.S. stocks veered sharply lower in afternoon trading Tuesday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 700 points.
  The wave of selling erased the market’s gains from a day earlier, when stocks rallied on news that the U.S. and China had agreed to a temporary truce in their trade dispute. Investors’ confidence in that truce appeared to falter Tuesday, contributing to renewed fears about a slowing global economy.
  Technology companies, banks and
  
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• Regulations encourage Californians to build homes in areas vulnerable to wildfires

  04-12-2018 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The tragic and devastating Camp Fire in Butte County has killed at least 88 people, making it the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.  Additionally, more than 100 people are still missing or unaccounted for. In response to devastation on this scale, one would expect many of the impacted residents to move away from fire-prone areas into larger, safer cities, and for fire and home insurance premiums to shoot up. But thanks to California’s bizarre way of regula
  
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• Who is Kliff Kingsbury and why are USC football fans happy?

  04-12-2018 19:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Here is a breakdown of the playing and coaching career and Kliff Kingsbury, who Tuesday reportedly agreed to become USC’s offensive coordinator:
  • Born Aug. 9, 1979, in San Antonio, Texas.
  • Graduated third in his class at New Braunfels High in New Braunfels, Texas, where he was a four-sport athlete.
  • Played at Texas Tech for Spike Dykes (1998-99) and current Washington State coach Mike Leach (2000-02).
  • In three seasons as a starter, led the Red Raiders to a 24-16 re
  
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• USC reportedly to hire Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator

  04-12-2018 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury will be USC’s next offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports published Tuesday.
  It is to be a high-profile hire by Trojans coach Clay Helton, who has been tasked this offseason with overseeing a rebuild of one of the nation’s lowest-scoring offenses.
  Kingsbury replaces Tee Martin, who was among three assistants dismissed by Helton last week.
  The Trojans, who finished with their first losing season since 2000, generated only 26.1 poin
  
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• Theater review: ‘Elf: The Musical’ is a gift of pure joy at Carpenter Center

  04-12-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Why would anyone turn the 2003 film “Elf” into a musical? And what could musicalization possibly add?
  You might have seen the film, or you might have noticed the many memes it spawned, particularly the images of Will Ferrell towering over all else in that comedy-fantasy, penned by David Berenbaum, directed by Jon Favreau.
  So you would expect the musical to feature the tall Elf, laughably crashing into the human world in a classic fish-out-of-water tale. But could you have predicted i
  
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• Irvine transforms into Winter Wonderland

  04-12-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Girls from Relampago de Cielo watch a video on a cellphone as they waited backstage before their performance at Irvine Civic Center’s annual Winter Wonderland celebration on Sunday, December 2, 2018. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  Adrian Lopez and his sister Jessica goof around backstage before their performance with Relampago del Cielo. They were part ofIrvine Civic Center’s annual Winter Wonderland celebration on Sunday, December 2, 2018. (Photo by Bill Alkofer,
  
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• Books: 11 books perfect for Southern California readers and the holidays

  04-12-2018 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Iceland has a national tradition called Jolabokaflod, or the “Christmas Book Flood,” and I picture it every year as a giant blue wave of books flowing into Christmas Eve when Icelanders exchange books and chocolate.
  Iceland is my kind of place.
  My chocolate recommendations could fill their own column, so for now let’s focus on books and this season’s wave of Southern California’s best.
  The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition by Ursula K. Le Guin
  
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• A first look at UCLA football’s 2019 schedule

  04-12-2018 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The Pac-12 announced the 2019 football schedule Tuesday, giving every team two byes during a 14-week season that starts on Aug. 31 for UCLA.
  UCLA’s byes fall before big games, with the first Oct. 12 before a Thursday night road matchup at Stanford and the second Nov. 9 before the Bruins face back-to-back road games against divisional opponents Utah on Nov. 16 and rival USC on Nov. 23.
  The Bruins avoid playing Washington and Oregon, two of the top teams in the Pac-12 North, and rotate to Wa
  
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• Santa brings ‘snow’ and good cheer to Laguna Woods Village

  04-12-2018 17:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — Guests arriving at Clubhouse Two in Laguna Woods Village on Saturday evening were delighted to experience something Southern California residents don’t often see — snow! (We’d tell you how, but it’s magic)
  As snow falls Santa pulls the lever and the Christmas tree lights at Clubhouse 2 go on at the Laguna Woods Village’s third annual holiday festival and tree lighting on Saturday, December 1, 2018. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributin
  
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• Rule prohibiting sports on Sundays has Southern California cheerleading coaches unsure how they’ll compete in national championships

  04-12-2018 17:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Costa Mesa High cheerleaders listen as coach Kori Johnson, center, shows them the new stunt they will be doing during a practices in the school’s gym in Costa Mesa on Monday, December 3, 2018 as they prepare to compete in the National High School Cheerleading Championships in Orlando in February. Pictured, from left, coach Kori Johnson, Lola Brough,14, Brooklyn Soto 15, Kyra Johnson 14 and Natalie Arzmanians, 15, (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Costa Mesa High cheerle
  
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• US Post Office suspends delivery Wednesday on national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush

  04-12-2018 17:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The United States Postal Service will honor the life and legacy of former President George H.W. Bush by observing the national day of mourning declared on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, by President Donald Trump.
  All US Post Office locations will be closed.
  There will be no regular mail delivery. Package delivery will be limited.Bush, who died Friday, Nov. 30, at age 94 will be buried Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M University. He will be laid to rest next to his w
  
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• Hobie Alter memorial statue, a tribute to a global surf-and-sail icon, unveiled in Dana Point

  04-12-2018 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  The bronze statue looming over Jeff Alter had a serious, focused look on its face while navigating a small sailboat — not on the water, but on land.
  If Hobie Alter were around to see the massive monument, the inventor would be more worried about the design of the boat than how closely the statue made in his honor resembled him, Alter joked.
  Stories of Hobie Alter’s creativity, his desire to make toys for the masses, and his influences on surfing and sailing history filled the ai
  
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• Residents, cops fight back against porch pirates with newfangled tools

  04-12-2018 16:07 via ocregister.com
  
  If Black Friday felt a little less hectic, think porch deliveries.
  A record $7.9 billion was spent online in the United States this year on that day, according to an estimate by software company Adobe — an increase of 19.3 percent over just the year before.
  So that battalion of trucks you see out there dropping off packages this holiday season is bigger than ever.
  Probably, sadly, so is the parade of prowling porch pirates.
  A 2017 poll by Shorr Packaging Corp., an Illinois-based compa
  
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• House price gains shrink to 3-year low in L.A., Inland Empire

  04-12-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California house prices are starting to level off, with gains in Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire shrinking to the smallest level in more than three years, figures from CoreLogic’s Home Price Index for October show.
  In Orange County, appreciation rates decreased to the lowest level in nearly two years.
  L.A. County still had the highest appreciation rate, with house prices up 5.9 percent year over year in October, vs. an average of nearly 8 percent during the previous nine
  
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• Fire damages vacant Saddleback Lodge in Santa Ana

  04-12-2018 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters battled stubborn flames that engulfed the now-abandoned Saddleback Lodge in Santa Ana early Tuesday morning.Santa Ana Structure Fire: 4:30 am. 1655 E 1st St. Abandoned Saddleback Lodge. Fire on the second and third floor. 2 alarms with approx 65 firefighters onscene. No injuries reported. Crews making excellent progress in knocking down the fire.
  — OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) December 4, 2018Crews were called to 1655 E. First Street at around 4:30 a.m. for reports of a fire at the va
  
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• Disneyland needs a new hotel, and quickly

  04-12-2018 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Oh, by the way, Disneyland still has a hotel problem.
  Yes, Disneyland announced in October that it would not go ahead with its previously announced plans to build a fourth hotel at the resort. Disney blamed the City of Anaheim for canceling a promised tax subsidy, while the city said that since Disney moved the site of the project, the deal no longer applied.
  That political fight seems to be over, but the fact remains that Disney still needs more hotel rooms at its Anaheim resort, as Disneyland
  
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• Moderate rainfall coming to Southern California, heavier rain off coast

  04-12-2018 14:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A storm that originated in the central Pacific headed toward Southern California Tuesday and will bring average to moderate rainfall with snow in the mountains, likely from Tuesday night until early Friday, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.
  The storm was off the coast of Northern California Tuesday morning and was on a track to drop southeastward, said NWS meteorologist Dave Bruno. He said the heaviest rain will remain off the coast and that much heavier r
  
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• Solemn public pays tribute to Bush before dawn in Rotunda

  04-12-2018 14:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By CALVIN WOODWARD, LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL
  WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol Rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
  Even before sunrise Tuesday, members of the public lined up to pay their respects as an honor guard stood watch beside Bush’s
  
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• Roundup: Troy girls basketball opens tournament by upsetting Open Division contender

  04-12-2018 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Troy’s girls basketball team didn’t only built off its recent progress.
  The Warriors shook up CIF-SS Division 1.
  Junior  Anaiyah Tu’ua scored 17 points and freshman Hannah Stines scored 16 as the Warriors upset Bishop Montgomery 66-54 on the opening night of the Troy Classic.
  Junior Gaby Tan added 12 points for the Warriors (4-2), who finished second at the La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16 Invitational on Saturday.
  Troy is ranked 16th in Division 1 while Bishop Montgomery is
  
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• Officials ID two slain in Norwalk incidents

  04-12-2018 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  NORWALK — Authorities Monday identified a man who was fatally stabbed in Norwalk.
  Alejandro Franco, 25, of Inglewood was wounded about 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 23 in the 10900 block of Foster Road and died on Nov. 29 at a hospital, according to the coroner’s office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  Information was not released on a suspect or suspects.
  Authorities separately identified a 70-year-old man who died at a hospital nine days after he suffered “blu
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Monday, Dec. 3

  04-12-2018 08:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Monday, Dec. 3.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Cameron Dashiell  scored 18 points and Sam Howlin had 17, but it was their defense that keyed La Habra’s 56-38 victory over Esperanza in the North Orange County Championships on Monday. Dashiell made eight steals, while the 6-foot-8 Howlin grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked seven shots. Jason Francis led Esperanza with 23 points on five 3’s.
  Nico Dasca and Osman Hefner each scored
  
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• It’s a reunion for Mark Gottfried, Lorenzo Romar as CSUN runs past Pepperdine

  04-12-2018 08:22 via ocregister.com
  
  CSUN’s Lamine Diane blocks the shot of Pepperdine’s Eric Cooper Jr. during Monday’s game at Pepperdine. Diane had a game-high 29 points to lead the Matadors to a 90-83 nonconference victory. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  CSUN’s Michael Ou #30 and Pepperdine’s Eric Cooper Jr. #21 battle for a rebound during their game at Pepperdine in Malibu, Ca, Monday, Dec 3, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will
  
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• City of Long Beach, LA Sheriff’s Dept. sued over O.C. woman’s death in custody

  04-12-2018 07:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A man whose mother died in 2017 while in custody for an alleged violation stemming from a petty theft case is suing Los Angeles County and the city of Long Beach, alleging she was denied medical care that could have saved her life despite her complaints of not feeling well.
  Nathaniel Riley, son of Angela Lynn Connor of Westminster, filed the wrongful death complaint Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking unspecified damages.
  Representatives for the Los Angeles County S
  
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• All-CIF boys water polo teams, 2018

  04-12-2018 06:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The boys water polo All-CIF selections were released Monday, Dec. 3.
  DIVISION 1
  Player of the Year:  Ryan Neapole, Harvard-Westlake (12)
  Coach of the Year:  Brian Flacks, Harvard-Westlake
  FIRST TEAM
  Pierce Maloney, Harvard-Westlake, 12
  Ethan Shipman, Harvard-Westlake, 11
  Makoto Kenney, Newport Harbor, 11
  Ike Love, Newport Harbor, 11
  Jack White, Newport Harbor, 12
  Adrian Weinberg, Oaks Christian, 12
  Alika Naone, Oaks Christian, 11
  Stefan Vavic, Loyola, 12
  Chris Agliozzo, Loyola, 12
  Yuri
  
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• CSUF geographer contributes to naming of lunar craters to commemorate Apollo 8

  04-12-2018 05:39 via ocregister.com
  
  In the height of the space race between the United States and the then-Soviet Union, the features on the moon’s barren, pockmarked surface were hot property when it came to naming rights.
  Dydia DeLyser, who as an assistant geography professor at Cal State Fullerton is usually more focused on earthly matters, has been busy this year assisting in an effort to restore the names of three lunar craters significant to the Apollo 8 mission that had been renamed after a compromise with the Soviets
  
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• Tobias Harris, Lou Williams help Clippers hold off Pelicans

  04-12-2018 05:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers center Marcin Gortat tries to block a shot from Pelicans guard Tim Frazier during the first half of Monday’s game in New Orleans.. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
  Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers argues a call in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, La. Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsNew Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) shoots against Los Angeles Clippers center M
  
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• Chargers make new memories with road victory at Pittsburgh

  04-12-2018 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Derwin James wasn’t around for the Chargers’ painful finishes in years past. But after the team’s come-from-behind 33-30 victory against the Steelers, the rookie safety spoke as if he had been there for the heartache.
  “A couple of years ago, games like this, we weren’t able to get,” James said, “but now we are able to come on the road being down 16 and come back.”
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• Albano’s FAB 5: Orange County girls basketball standouts last week, Dec. 3

  04-12-2018 04:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Aliso Niguel girls basketball player Sarah Matossian has been selected to Dan Albano’s FAB 5 players of the week. (Photo courtesy of Aliso Niguel girls basketball)
  Troy basketball player Bella Pearson has been selected to Dan Albano’s FAB 5 players of the week. (Photo courtesy of Troy girls basketball)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsOxford Academy girls basketball player Angela Choi, shown right with teammate Austyn Masuno, has been selected to Dan Albano’s FAB 5 players
  
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• 8 attorney-client phone recordings made it into the hands of Orange County prosecutors

  04-12-2018 04:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County prosecutors obtained improper phone recordings of jail inmates and their attorneys in eight criminal cases, including one that was dismissed, according to court testimony Monday that added fuel to the growing fire over the alleged breach of confidentiality.
  The testimony came during a hearing in the attempted murder case against Joshua Waring, the son of a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” reality television show, Lauri Peterson.
  Waring’
  
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• CIF-SS girls water polo rankings: Monday, Dec. 3

  04-12-2018 03:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS girls water polo rankings released Monday, Dec. 3.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Water Polo Advisory Committee.
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  DIVISIONS 1 & 2
  1 Laguna Beach
  2 Orange Lutheran
  3 Foothill
  4 Corona del Mar
  5 Mater Dei
  6 Santa Margarita
  7 San Marcos
  8 Dos Pueblos
  9 Los Alamitos
  10 Newport Harbor
  11 Huntington Beach
  12 Schurr
  13 San Clemente
  14 Santa Barbara
  15 Agoura
  16 Los Osos
  17 Harvard-Westlake
  18 Long Beach Wilson
  10 Murrieta Valley
  Others: None
   
  DIVISION 3
  Did not rep
  
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• Alexander: No, the Desert Classic will not go unsponsored

  04-12-2018 03:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LA QUINTA — On today’s PGA Tour, if your tournament doesn’t have a sponsor’s name attached it means one of two things. Either you’re a major and you’re too big to fail, or you’re in trouble.
  The Tournament Formerly Known As The Bob Hope has been down this sponsorless road before, in 2010 and 2011, and at that point it was pretty well assumed that the Coachella Valley’s annual January tour stop was at death’s door. Chrysler ended a sponso
  
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• Fryer on basketball: Villa Park, others will get a boost when transfer sit-out period ends Dec. 23

  04-12-2018 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Several teams that are good now will be better later this month.
  The transfer Sit Out Period (SOP) ends Dec. 23. Athletes who transfer but do not make a valid change of residence cannot participate in interscholastic competition for the first 50 percent of the days of their sport’s regular season.
  JSerra 6-11 junior Hugo Clarkin, who transferred from Tesoro, is one of those players who will be eligible starting Dec. 23.
  Villa Park might get as much help as any Orange County team once the t
  
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• What’s the legacy of George H. W. Bush?

  04-12-2018 03:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The tributes in the obituaries of the late President George Herbert Walker Bush have been effusive and kind in the wake of his death Friday night at his Houston home, aged 94.
  It entirely marked the passing of an era, many noted — the time of the greatest generation that won World War II. Every president from Franklin Delano Roosevelt through “the first” Bush served in that war, meaning it was the major event in the lives of our national leaders from 1940 through 1993.
  Bush ser
  
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• Girls basketball notes: Troy’s young roster had plenty of highlights against national competition

  04-12-2018 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Troy’s young girls basketball team showed its capabilities against strong national competition at the La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16 Invitational.
  A Warriors team that was shut out in the first quarter against SoCal powerhouse Windward on Nov. 15 averaged almost 61 points in four games last week to finish second to Highlands Ranch of Colorado.
  Troy’s highlights included:
  • 49 second-half points in a 65-51 victory against IMG Academy of Florida in the semifinals;
  • 10 3-point
  
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• CIF-SS girls soccer polls: Monday, Dec. 3

  04-12-2018 03:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS girls soccer polls released Monday, Dec. 3.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Soccer Advisory Committee
   
  DIVISION 1
  1 JSerra
  2 Upland
  3 La Mirada
  4 Santa Margarita
  5 Harvard-Westlake
  6 Aliso Niguel
  7 El Dorado
  8 Troy
  9 Huntington Beach
  10 Edison
  Others: Santiago/Corona, Temecula Valley, Corona del Mar
   
  DIVISION 2
  1 Flintridge Prep
  2 Sunny Hills
  3 Vista Murrieta
  4 Redondo Union
  5 Claremont
  6 Pacifica/Garden Grove
  7 Warren
  8 Marina
  9 Bishop Amat
  10 Oaks Christian
  Others: Westl
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday (12-3-18)

  04-12-2018 03:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Monday, Dec. 3.
  BOYS BASKETBALL (Click here to see the scores, stats, highlights)
  GIRLS BASKETBALL (Click here to see the scores, stats, highlights)
  GIRLS SOCCER
  ACADEMY LEAGUE
  Samueli Academy 2, Fairmont Prep 1
  Goals: (FP) Ong
  WESTMINSTER CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
  Canyon 2, Westminster 0
  OCEAN VIEW TOURNAMENT
  Rosary 1, Laguna Beach 0
  ALISO CUP
  Northwood 5, Trabuco Hills 3
  Goals: (TH) Duckins 2, Zych
  Saves: Miller (TH) 5
  NONLEAGUE
  King (Riverside) 1, El M
  
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• Whicker: Punish NFL crime where it hurts, on the field of play

  04-12-2018 03:10 via ocregister.com
  
  TMZ was founded in 2005. It was designed to pull down the Hollywood sign, to reveal who was canoodling with whom.
  It was not designed to become the enforcement wing of the NFL.
  Kareem Hunt has become the latest to forget that TMZ sees you when you’re sleeping and knows when you’ve been bad (it really doesn’t care about good).
  Its ubiquitous cameras found something the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs somehow could not. It showed Hunt, the second-year phenom running back, shoving
  
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• Fryer’s Five: Orange County boys basketball standouts last week, Dec. 3

  04-12-2018 03:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Steve Fryer’s five standout basketball players for the past week:
  Jared Brown, Cypress: This 5-10 senior guard was named MVP of the Coyote Classic after scoring 19 points in the Centurions 61-56 win over Tesoro in the tournament championship game.
  Makur Maker, Orange Lutheran: Recruiting attention is growing for the 6-11 junior who scored 35 points in the Lancers’ 83-50 win over St. Bernard of Playa del Rey at the Battle Zone tournament at Centennial of Corona.
  Festus Ndumanya, Capis
  
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