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• Bennie Boatwright stepping up and leading USC at the right time

  17-01-2019 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — By the time Bennie Boatwright stepped onto the court for his season debut in mid-November, the USC basketball team had already played its first two games and gone through nearly six weeks of preseason practices, including a pair of private scrimmages against Mountain West Conference schools.
  All without him.
  Recovering from offseason knee surgery, Boatwright had undertaken a months-long rehabilitation process before returning for the Trojans.
  The arrival of Boatwright was ant
  
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• Southern California builders are cutting prices to move glut of unsold homes

  17-01-2019 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Faced with the largest inventory of unsold finished homes in six years, Southern California’s homebuilders have resorted to price cutting.
  According to real estate watcher Zillow, 25.9 percent of new homes on the market in Los Angeles and Orange counties in the fourth quarter had price cuts — No. 17 of 34 major markets studied nationally. In 2018’s first quarter, 19.5 percent of homes were discounted. In Riverside and San Bernardino counties, 28 percent of new homes had pr
  
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• Rams have big tent at the ready as heavy rains threaten their practice routine

  17-01-2019 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – The Rams did not take to the streets Thursday afternoon.
  Heavy rain made that a possibility. Concerns about the weather and practice-field conditions led the Rams to construct a giant party-style tent in a parking lot adjacent to their headquarters at Cal Lutheran.
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  By early afternoon, though, the rain lightened enough that the Rams were able to hold their full pract
  
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• Supercross: Justin Barcia seeks repeat performance in event’s return to Angel Stadium

  17-01-2019 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes, Justin Barcia says, a Supercross rider has to hit rock bottom before he can find aroute to the top.
  That seems to be the story of his career.
  It was just a little more than a year ago, when he thought he was going to have totransition into a life of being just a husband and a father, leaving the sport he loved behind atan age when he still had a lot left to give.
  But now, after all of the broken bones, concussions and worries over where his next paycheckmight come from, Barcia said he
  
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• Clippers and Warriors, headed in opposite directions, set for showdown Friday

  17-01-2019 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Clippers are ebbing, the Golden State Warriors are flowing, and that’s just the nature of life in the NBA, Coach Doc Rivers said.
  His team has split a pair of high-drama games this season with the team that has won three of the past four NBA titles, winning in overtime at home and losing on a last-second layup by Steph Curry in Oakland. Recent history won’t be relevant when the teams meet again Friday night at Staples Center in a game ESPN recently added
  
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• Escape Clause is making Santa Anita her home away from home

  17-01-2019 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes in life, no matter what the risk, you take a huge swing and either hit the ball out of the park or screw yourself into the ground while striking out (think Bugs Bunny cartoon).
  It just so happens that 66-year-old thoroughbred owner-trainer Don Schnell has taken at least two such swings while hitting grand slams each time.
  The first was when he plopped down a measly $3,800 to buy Escape Clause at a horse sale. She’s earned $423,500 by winning 19 of her 28 races since. Try getting
  
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• Blaze Pizza is testing a larger-sized pizza at a single Pasadena location

  17-01-2019 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Individual pan pizzas are great, but they’re not always large enough to successfully share with more than a friend.
  So Blaze Pizza, whose 11-inch pies offer six slices, is now testing a 14-inch pizza that yields eight slices. The only catch? They’re only testing it at a single Pasadena Blaze Pizza location at 667 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.
  The large pizza is available for $13.95 with one topping and $19.95 for a build-your-own. There is also a special online order deal for a large
  
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• This is why federal corrections officers, unpaid during shutdown, worry for their safety

  17-01-2019 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Corrections officer Francis J. Lindsay Sr. has been working — and sleeping — at the Los Angeles Federal Prison in downtown L.A. for the past three days.
  With the government shutdown in its fourth week, some of Lindsay’s coworkers, lacking paychecks, have had to leave for other jobs or take sick days — and are struggling to survive. So Lindsay has volunteered to help pick up the extra shifts, though he, too, is working without pay.
  About 800,000 federal employees have been
  
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• UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi rediscovers joy via her viral floor routines and poetry

  17-01-2019 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A dimpled smile spreads across Katelyn Ohashi’s face. It’s the same one that lit up the internet in her 90-second gymnastics homage to classic R&B that’s turned the diminutive UCLA senior into a viral sensation.
  Three days after Ohashi’s floor routine earned a perfect 10 at the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim and more than 50 million views on social media, the gymnast can barely believe her luck Tuesday as she sits in an office on the UCLA campus d
  
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• Pianist Louis Landon has written music for well-known commercials — see him Friday in Mission Viejo

  17-01-2019 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center will host a piano concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, featuring Louis Landon.
  Landon is a Steinway artist who has dedicated his life to creating a more loving and peaceful world by writing, recording and performing music from the heart. His career has taken him around the globe playing an array of styles with some of the most recognized names in the entertainment industry. Through his production company, Landon Music, he has written and produced mu
  
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• Restaurants offer free or discounted meals to federal employees affected by the shutdown

  17-01-2019 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Truffle Mac ‘N Cheese with the option to add crawfish and herb butter or miso-roasted squash, are typical menu items at Tackle Box. The restaurant is offeringoffering a 25 percent discount to federal workers through January.(Courtesy of Tackle Box)
  Steak and Egg with grilled hangar steak, tomato, broccolini is a typical menu item at Tackle Box which is offering a 25 percent discount to federal workers through January. (Courtesy of Tackle Box)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPork Katsu
  
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• No, the government shutdown isn’t a ‘crisis’

  17-01-2019 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  This government shutdown is now longer than any in history. The media keep using the word “crisis.”
  “Shutdown sows chaos, confusion and anxiety!” says The Washington Post. “Pain spreads widely.”
  The New York Times headlined, it’s all “just too much!”
  But wait. Looking around America, I see people going about their business — families eating in restaurants, employees going to work, children playing in playgrounds, etc. I have to ask: Whe
  
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• Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for planned trip abroad amid shutddown showdown

  17-01-2019 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW LEE, CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON — It took President Donald Trump one day to flex his executive power back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, denying her an aircraft for a planned trip abroad in apparent response to her attempt to delay his State of Union address amid their government shutdown clash.
  The nation’s two most powerful leaders appeared to be engaged in a game of Constitutional one-upmanship, as negotiations to end the 4-week stalemate f
  
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• Nutrition: How to create a healthy relationship with food for your children

  17-01-2019 21:26 via ocregister.com
  
  From the beginning, babies and young children have the innate ability to eat intuitively. Naturally, they eat when they are hungry and stop when they have had enough. Positive experiences with food and eating as a child results in a healthier relationship with food as an adult. Parents, close family members and other caregivers help shape this food relationship. Keeping the conversation about food emotionally neutral can be challenging for adults who have their own complex histories with food an
  
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• Homicide victim whose remains were found 31 years ago IDed as Anaheim woman

  17-01-2019 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The skeletal remains of a homicide victim found in 1987 were that of a 20-year-old Anaheim woman, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Thursday, Jan. 17, after a years-long investigation to determine the identity.
  Now, investigators are trying to solve who left Tracey Coreen Hobson stabbed in the torso and her hands cut off.
  On Aug. 30, 1987, a passerby found the remains in a grassy area in unincorporated Anaheim near Santa Ana Canyon Road and a half-mile west of Gypsum Canyon Ro
  
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• Blake Baggett rides into Anaheim with first Supercross win

  17-01-2019 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Not many know what transpired during the Supercross offseason at the El Chupacabra Ranch in Leesburg, Fla. And don’t expect Blake Baggett, the motocross competitor from Grand Terrace, to unveil the truth. Not after his first 450CC victory last week in Glendale, Ariz.,. the second stop in the 17-race Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series.
  Baggett scored his first Supercross win of his career Saturday night by taking advantage of circumstances and sweeping past Jason Anderson with 1:30 on the
  
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• Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Thursday Jan. 17

  17-01-2019 20:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday, Jan. 17 at Santa Anita.
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• Astronomy Night celebrates the lunar eclipse Sunday in Lake Forest

  17-01-2019 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Astronomy Night returns to the Sports Park on Sunday night, Jan. 20, to celebrate the total lunar eclipse. Hosted by Science Heads Inc., attendees can look through telescopes to learn about the galaxies and planets above while participating in space-themed games and activities under the “blood moon.”
  IF YOU GO
  When: 7-11 p.m. Sunday
  Where: Lake Forest Sports Park, 28000 Rancho Parkway
  Cost: Free
  Information: 949-273-6960
  
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• Santa Ana woman is Orange County’s 1st flu-related death in 2019

  17-01-2019 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The county’s Health Care Agency confirmed Thursday, Jan. 17, that a Santa Ana woman is Orange County’s first influenza-related death of a person under 65 this season.
  Officials said the woman had underlying health conditions and died from complications related to the flu. Lab testing confirmed that she was infected with the influenza A virus, health officials said.
  This should serve as an important reminder to the public that the flu can be deadly, said Dr. Eric Handler, the county&r
  
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• Cook’s Corner music jam will benefit Paradise fire and rescue

  17-01-2019 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Playing for Paradise: a benefit event with music jam, barbecue and silent auction will take place — rain or shine — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon.
  Featuring local bands Last Call Crush and Creedence and Co., the event will raise funds for Paradise Fire & Rescue Department after a deadly wildfire destroyed much of the town in November.
  IF YOU GO
  When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
  Where: Cook’s Corner, 19152 E. Santiago Canyon Road, Trabuco
  
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• Red Bull Music Festival adds more events for February run in Los Angeles

  17-01-2019 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  A talk with hip-hop producers, a Valentine’s Day rap concert and film premieres are among some of the new events that have been added to the Red Bull Music Festival, a multi-day festival that includes a series of concerts, lectures and films inspired by gaming, skateboarding and photography.
  The Red Bull Music Festival runs Feb. 7-23 at various locations around Los Angeles. Included in the latest round of additions is the initial lineup for the Center Channel film series taking place throu
  
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• Drummond: From first property sales to school openings 2019 has a lot of anniversaries for Yorba Linda

  17-01-2019 18:48 via ocregister.com
  Many of the anniversary dates on Yorba Linda’s 2019 calendar will go unheralded – save for a brief mention in this column – but each of the original events was a key contributor to the identity of the community nearly 70,000 residents enjoy today.
  For example, two years ago, Yorba Linda celebrated 50 years as an incorporated city, but equally important is this year’s 110th anniversary of the sale of some of the first properties in the 3,500 acres subdivided by the Janss I
  
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• Laguna Beach compound with 2 homes that architect Mark Singer created for himself selling at $22 million

  17-01-2019 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Singer lived in each house at different times, selling the 1990 home and moving into the newer one. above, built in 2000. (Photo by Robert Hansen)
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• Foo Fighters, Miguel, Brandi Carlile, Metallica and more pay tribute to the late Chris Cornell at The Forum

  17-01-2019 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Musicians, celebrities and fans all gathered at the sold-out Forum in Inglewood on a rainy Wednesday night to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell at a special I Am The Highway benefit concert orchestrated by Cornell’s wife, Vicky, and his three children, Lillian, Toni and Christopher.
  Hosted by late night host Jimmy Kimmel, the evening ended up being a 5-hour, 42-song music marathon that showcased a who’s who of rock ‘n’
  
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• 8 sea lions have been rescued by Pacific Marine Mammal Center since start of 2019, 7 in the past week

  17-01-2019 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — Ragnar, a sea lion pup rescued from the rocks at Strand Beach, did his best Wednesday, Jan. 16 to unlock the door keeping him and five other recently rescued pups inside their intensive care nursery room at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
  “He’s really feisty and smart,” said Krysta Higuchi, who was among the center’s rescue team that found him trapped in a three-foot-deep hole inside a rocky cliff at the Dana Point beach at sunset Jan. 3. The s
  
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• How to clear out your closets and keep old clothes out of landfills

  17-01-2019 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Cleaning out the closet has never been a simple task, just ask anyone who is currently obsessed with Marie Kondo. But all that tidying up is complicated by the negative impact fashion waste has had on the environment.
  The United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that, in 2015, 10.5 million tons of discarded textiles ended up in landfills. That’s a lot of wasted material. And while hoarding everything isn’t likely an option – do you really need the shirt that
  
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• LAUSD teachers strike, Day 4: Talks to resume at City Hall

  17-01-2019 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Negotiations between the union representing striking teachers and the Los Angeles Unified School District will resume Thursday at City Hall.
  “The Mayor’s Office will facilitate these negotiations,” according to a statement released by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office Wednesday night.
  United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing the teachers, “will be ready to bargain tomorrow, and our team will work long and hard toward an agreement that benef
  
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• Gardening: How to prune your trees and roses to keep them healthy

  17-01-2019 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Historically speaking, tree pruning is a relatively recent phenomenon, developed as a necessity when trees began to be planted in close proximity to where people lived, worked, or congregated.
  It’s just not a pleasant feeling when a branch falls on your house, your car, or on your head.
  For centuries, trees were kept exclusively in the forest. The idea of planting one next to where you lived was never considered.
  But then, beginning with the industrial revolution in the late 18th century,
  
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• 5 garden tips for this week, Jan. 19-25

  17-01-2019 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  1. Lose the leaves
  Rose leaves that remain on the plants through winter often succumb to troublesome diseases, such as the powdery-orange rose rust fungus; and the diseases start earlier in the season then spread to infect newer leaves and other plants (such as lawn grasses). So if you haven’t pruned your roses, do so this weekend. And be sure to remove ALL of the old rose leaves (even if you already pruned your roses) in order to have a prettier garden and healthier plants this spring and
  
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• NAMM 2019: Here’s what to expect at this year’s show

  17-01-2019 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Big name music festivals may attract tens of thousands of people in a given year, but where do the industry veterans who put on those festivals go when they’re looking for the latest trends and products in the music industry? To conventions such as the National Association of Music Merchants show in Anaheim.
  This year, 115,000 people are expected to enter the Anaheim Convention Center and surrounding venues Jan. 24-27 to see the show, which limits entry mainly to music industry professiona
  
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• Heavy rain brings flash-flood threat, high surf, mudslide danger to burn areas

  17-01-2019 15:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The last and strongest of three storms to hit Southern California this week slid into the region Thursday, generating periods of heavy rain, which could trigger street flooding and shallow mud and debris flows in several areas previously denuded by wildfires, National Weather Service forecasters said.
  The rain could unleash mudslides and debris flows “in and near recent burn scars across Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. These include the Hill, Sherpa,
  
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• ‘I thought I would die’: She survived the Northridge earthquake, and it changed her life

  17-01-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Andrea Alvarado was in her rented Granada Hills home on Jan. 17, 1994, when her bedroom walls and windows began to rattle.
  She jumped out of her bed and headed to the living room to find her door blocked. A piano rolled across the hallway and barricaded the entrance. Alvarado began pounding on the door and screaming.
  “I thought I would die,” she said. “I grew up in L.A., and as kids we would laugh when the lamps went back and forth. It was like riding a roller coaster. But that
  
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• 25 years after the Northridge earthquake, what will it take to prepare for the next big one? A smaller one, experts say

  17-01-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Tucked in the back of a parking lot near Van Nuys Airport, Jeff Edelstein has run a survival equipment store for the last 30 years. And in that time, he’s learned a few things about being ready for a disaster.
  He’s noticed a familiar pattern: After big disasters, selling emergency kits is easy.
  As several large fires menaced Los Angeles and Ventura counties over the last two years — first the Thomas and Creek fires in late 2017 and the Woolsey fire that ended last Nov
  
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• Bargain Hunter: Centennial Farm offers fruit tree class

  17-01-2019 14:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Centennial Farm at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa will offer the class, “How to Graft Fruit Trees,” 9:30 a.m. Jan. 19. Gardeners age 16 and up may learn a variety of grafting techniques through a hands-on demonstration. There is a $5 materials fee. The session will be in the Silo Building, 88 Fair Drive. To register and learn about other classes, go to www.ocfair.com/gardenclasses.
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• California no-bail law on hold until 2020, when voters get a chance to overturn it

  17-01-2019 14:23 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — The nation’s first law eliminating bail for suspects awaiting trial is on hold until California voters decide whether to overturn it, officials said Wednesday.
  A referendum that qualified for the 2020 state ballot would overturn the law signed last year by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in a statement. The law would replace bail with a risk-assessment system — although it’s still unclear how the system will work.
  The
  
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• Taco Bell is bringing back Nacho Fries for a three-peat

  17-01-2019 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Taco Bell is bringing back its Nacho Fries  on Thursday, Jan. 24, for a limited time. But a lucky few customers could get them earlier.
  The news comes a year after Nacho Fries made their debut on the Dollar Cravings menu, quickly becoming the Irvine-base fast food chain’s most popular launch ever. It sold more than 53 million orders of the spicy spuds in five weeks.
  Taco Bell took Nacho Fries off the menu, but brought it back for a few weeks in July. Next week’s return will be a
  
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• Orange County football coaching changes in 2018-19

  17-01-2019 09:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A list of the Orange County football coaching changes since the end of the 2018 season. (If we’re missing a change or a hiring, please send us the information at [email protected])
  SCHOOL
  OUTGOING COACH
  NEW COACH
  Calvary Chapel
  Rudy Nava
  Pat McInally
  Capistrano Valley
  Ernie Bucher (resigned)
  TBD
  Costa Mesa
  David Gutierrez (fired)
  TBD
  Esperanza
  Thomas Storing (fired)
  Western
  Fountain Valley
  Jimmy Nolan (resigned)
  Chris Anderson
  Irvine
  Erik Terry (resigned)
  TBD
  Los Amigos
  Carl Angew
  
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• Ducks reacquire Derek Grant, add Michael Del Zotto in separate trades

  17-01-2019 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ducks general manager Bob Murray worked the late shift Wednesday night, re-acquiring Derek Grant from the Pittsburgh Penguins and adding Michael Del Zotto from the Vancouver Canucks in separate trades as he continued to alter the course of the struggling team.
  Murray sent center Joseph Blandisi, 24, to the Penguins to get Grant, 28, who had a breakout season with the Ducks in 2017-18 before signing with the Penguins as a free agent last summer. Blandisi had been
  
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• Clippers can’t keep pace with Jazz, who coast to easy victory

  17-01-2019 07:14 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 16:Montrezl Harrell #5 of the Los Angeles Clippers battles Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz for a rebound during the first half of a game at Staples Center on January 16, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 16
  
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• St. John Bosco boys basketball earns big Trinity League win over Orange Lutheran

  17-01-2019 07:13 via ocregister.com
  
  BELLFLOWER – The Orange Lutheran crowd stood stunned as time wound down in Wednesday’s boys basketball game and as St. John Bosco began to insert its reserves into the contest.
  The teams entered the matchup with identical records – 17-5 overall, 1-1 in the Trinity League – and both were highly ranked in the CIF Southern Section polls (Bosco No. 7 in Division 1; Orange Lutheran No. 1 in Division 2AA).
  The Braves came out more aggressive and never looked back, as they becam
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Wednesday, Jan. 16

  17-01-2019 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Wednesday’s basketball scoreboard
  No. 18 Edison ended No. 9 Newport Harbor’s 17-game winning streak in a Surf League game at Edison High. The Chargers and Sailors were Co-Sunset League champions last season. Jack Horton paced Edison (17-7, 2-0) with 19 points and Kaden Headington added 17. Senior guard Aiden Garnett added 8 points for the Chargers. UC Santa Barbara volleyball com
  
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• Mater Dei continues its basketball winning streak against No. 2 Santa Margarita

  17-01-2019 07:00 via ocregister.com
  
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Mater Dei continued its long run of boys basketball success against Santa Margarita on Wednesday with a 76-57 win over the Eagles in a Trinity League game at Santa Margarita High.
  The last time Mater Dei lost a boys basketball game to Santa Margarita was Feb. 10, 2004.
  Mater Dei’s Wilhelm Breidenbach scores past Santa Margarita’s Max Agbonkpolo, left, and Shengzhe Li during Mater Dei’s 76-57 victory over Santa Margarita in a Trinity League boys ba
  
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• Chris Anderson the new football coach at Fountain Valley

  17-01-2019 06:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Chris Anderson is the new head coach of the Fountain Valley football team, the school announced Wednesday, Jan. 16.
  Anderson has been an offensive line coach at Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor. He also has coached at Whittier College. Anderson teaches physical education at Ensign Intermediate School in Newport Beach.
  At Fountain Valley he replaces Jimmy Nolan, who resigned after the 2018 season, Nolan’s third as Barons head coach.
  This past season Fountain Valley finished 5-6 overall and
  
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• Video: Kyrie Irving called Lakers’ LeBron James about leadership

  17-01-2019 06:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Following the Boston Celtics’ 117-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, guard Kyrie Irving admitted to reporters that he reached out to former teammate LeBron James.
  “It was a big deal for me because I had to call Bron,” said Irving, who teamed with James on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA title-winning team in 2016 before asking to be traded to a team where he wouldn’t have to be the secondary star. “I apologized for being that young play
  
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• Deishuan Booker’s big second half helps Long Beach State beat UC Irvine

  17-01-2019 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine guard Eyassu Worku, left, drives toward the basket as Long Beach State forward Mason Riggins defends him during a Big West Conference game at Bren Events Center in Irvine on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Long Beach State forward Mason Riggins, right, shoots over UC Irvine forward Tommy Rutherford during a Big West Conference game at Bren Events Center in Irvine on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photograp
  
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• The LA teachers strike is actually a win for charter schools and students

  17-01-2019 05:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Since January 14, Los Angeles teachers have been on strike—calling for higher salaries, smaller class sizes, increased support staff, and caps on charter schools. They could very well get what they’re demanding, but it doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, LA’s students and charter schools will come out ahead.
  The United Teachers of Los Angeles union (UTLA) demands would cost $880 million, according to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). This is funding that
  
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• Like Dr. King and Cesar Chavez, striking LAUSD teachers are fighting for justice

  17-01-2019 05:17 via ocregister.com
  
  We stand with the striking teachers. The 33,000 teachers of Los Angeles are fighting for the 500,000 students they serve. And the Los Angeles community should stand with them, too.
  This weekend, we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who sacrificed his life for the sake of “we the people of the United States.” 50 years ago, in 1968, we stood with Memphis Sanitation Workers who launched a strike for justice and dignity. In 1965, we stood with the Delano far
  
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• Don’t believe your windshield wipers: Despite storms, Southern California water conservation is still needed

  17-01-2019 05:05 via ocregister.com
  
  As rain continues to pelt Southern California, signs of an abundance of or even too much water are everywhere: Roads are flooded, reservoirs are filling and the wait time for Radiator Springs Racers at the damp Disneyland Resort has been less than a half hour.
  But as residents of burn areas evacuate and even heavier rain is forecast for Thursday, those who watch the state and local water supplies note that while the drought is technically over, the need to conserve water is not.
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• Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell proving he’s a willing passer in the post

  17-01-2019 05:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Montrezl Harrell is looking out for his teammates.
  As his breakout season continues, Harrell is proving impactful in ways beside the scoring column – where his contributions have been significant: He entered Wednesday’s game against Utah averaging 16 points, fourth-best among NBA reserves and a reason the Clippers’ bench is on pace for the highest scoring average (52.6 points per game) in more than 30 seasons.
  But Harrell said he’s committed to becomin
  
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• Ndamukong Suh makes his presence felt as Rams push for Super Bowl

  17-01-2019 04:56 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – It was 4th-and-1, early in the fourth quarter, and Ndamukong Suh could sense what was coming. The Rams led by just a touchdown. The Cowboys were driving in their territory, in desperate need of a single yard. As Suh lined up over their center, looking left down the line, then right, before settling into his stance, it was clear that Ezekiel Elliott was headed into the teeth of the Rams defense, directly into his grasp.
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