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• Photos: Torrence, Hight top qualifiers for Sunday eliminations at 59th NHRA Winternationals

  10-02-2019 23:46
  
  Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett (front) heads down track against Richie Crampton during the third qualifying session at the 59th annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Pro eliminations are scheduled for Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
  Defending Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence sits in his dragster prior to the third qualifying session at the 59th annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Satur
  
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• Wrong-way van driver killed in head-on collision with pickup truck in Santa Ana

  10-02-2019 23:27
  
  A van headed the wrong way on a Santa Ana street crashed head-on into a pickup truck on Sunday, Feb. 10, leaving the van driver dead.
  Preliminary evidence suggests a white Toyota van was traveling west in eastbound lanes of Warner Avenue before colliding with a Gold Toyota Tundra pickup near Oak Street at about 5:30 a.m., according to a Santa Ana Police Department news release. The two vehicles had major front-end damage. Emergency responders rescued the two drivers and took them to Orange Count
  
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• Parents ask: Do school shooting drills traumatize kids?

  10-02-2019 23:05
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Long before an ex-student opened fire on his former classmates in Parkland, Florida, many school districts conducted regular shooting drills — exercises that sometimes included simulated gunfire and blood and often happened with no warning that the attack wasn’t real.
  The drills began taking shape after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. But 20 years later, parents are increasingly questioning elements of the practice, including whether the drills traum
  
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• Lakers’ Magic Johnson unapologetic about public trade negotiations with New Orleans Pelicans

  10-02-2019 23:00
  
  PHILADELPHIA – After the Lakers spent the last two weeks chasing New Orleans’ Anthony Davis in trade talks, team president Magic Johnson seemed to acknowledge the deal was never going to happen before the Feb. 7 trade deadline.
  Just three days since the deadline passed with the six-time All-Star remaining on the Pelicans roster, Johnson was asked if he thought the negotiations the Lakers had before the deadline were in good faith.
  He said no.
  “We knew that basically at the end
  
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• Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announces presidential bid, wants to be a unifier

  10-02-2019 21:54
  
  Amy Klobuchar, a third-term U.S. senator from Minnesota and a former prosecutor, announced her bid for president on Sunday with a vow to “heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good.”
  The senator spoke at a rally in a Minneapolis park along the banks of the Mississippi River, where supporters braved a steady snowfall and temperatures hovered around 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Campaign aides handed out hot cider and cookies.
  Amy Klobuchar supporters cheer as
  
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• Old Vine Kitchen + Bar in Costa Mesa moves from its small cafe into a spacious renovation next door

  10-02-2019 21:38
  
  Have you ever moved from a 1,200-square-foot condo into a 2,700 square-foot house? More space, more room for furniture, more room to do your thing. Wheeee!
  That’s the feeling of walking into Old Vine Kitchen + Bar which opened Monday, Feb.4, at The Camp in Costa Mesa, moving from its 1,650 square foot space next door (Old Vine Café) into the  3,000-square-foot spot formerly occupied by Ecco Pizzeria & Bar.
  Co-owner Kate Perry stands with owner and executive Chef Mark McDona
  
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• Defending direct democracy, defending taxpayers

  10-02-2019 21:00
  
  The powers of direct democracy — initiative, referendum and recall — are powerful tools to control slow-moving or corrupt politicians. These powers are enshrined in the California Constitution for reasons that are just as compelling in 2019 as they were in 1911 when Gov. Hiram Johnson, seeking to suppress the absolute control the railroads had over the state Capitol, pushed to give ordinary citizens a “legislative battering ram” — using the language of the Supreme C
  
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• Clippers make history with hard-fought comeback vs. Celtics in Boston

  10-02-2019 20:53
  
  At a fan event Friday night in Los Angeles, President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank assured Clippers Nation that the team — even while incorporating five new players, and even with a first-round draft pick in the balance — still wants to make the playoffs.
  “Even though the faces have changed, the personality has stayed the same of the team,” said Frank, whose franchise loses the pick to Boston in June’s draft unless it’s a lottery selection. “T
  
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• As clock ticks on another government shutdown, a new hurdle emerges in border security talks

  10-02-2019 20:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, tossing a new hurdle before negotiators hoping to strike a border security compromise for Congress to pass this coming week. The White House wouldn’t rule out a renewed partial government shutdown if an agreement isn’t reached.
  With the Friday deadline approaching, the two sides remained separated by hundreds of millions of dollars over how much to spend to construct Pres
  
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• Elizabeth Warren boxes herself in: Political Cartoons

  10-02-2019 20:17
  
  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCheck out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and
  
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• A defense of United Teachers Los Angeles

  10-02-2019 20:00
  
  I teach my government students that in politics, no matter what you do, you will be criticized. I’m grateful to the Southern California Newspaper Group — when it comes to United Teachers of Los Angeles and our recent strike, you’ve provided an excellent example.
  When we launched the strike, I figured when it was settled we would either be criticized for getting too much or criticized for getting too little. It didn’t occur to me it would be both.
  SCNG editorial writer and
  
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• Ducks fire Randy Carlyle, name GM Bob Murray interim coach

  10-02-2019 19:51
  
  After seven consecutive losses and 19 in 21 games and after falling to the bottom of the Western Conference standings, Ducks general manager Bob Murray finally fired Randy Carlyle as coach Sunday morning. Murray will coach the team for the remainder of the season.
  The Ducks (21-26-9) will name a new coach at season’s end. Dallas Eakins, coach of the Ducks’ successful AHL team in San Diego, could be among the favorites to become the team’s next coach.
  “We thank Randy for e
  
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• School districts set poor example for students

  10-02-2019 18:00
  
  There’s bitter irony in the loud complaints from California school officials and unions – particularly in large urban districts – about not having enough money.
  Schools are supposed to be teaching our children how to become productive and responsible adults, but by overspending revenues, blaming others for their fiscal problems and demanding bailouts, they are setting poor examples.
  We just saw a prime – but, unfortunately, not isolated – example in Los Angeles Unif
  
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• Saturday’s CIF girls water polo quarterfinal scores, semifinal matchups

  10-02-2019 17:37
  
  Saturday’s CIF-SS girls water polo scores
  Quarterfinals
  Division 2
  Santa Margarita 8, La Canada 6
  Schurr 5, Agoura 4
  Santa Barbara 8, Harvard-Westlake 4
  San Clemente 6, Huntington Beach 4End of3rd: Adrina Daniel with hustle rebound goal for @SCHSTritons which leads @HB_OilerSports 5-3 @ocvarsity pic.twitter.com/WNVnDLbJOw
  — Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) February 9, 2019Semifinals, Feb. 13
  At Woollett Aquatics Center
  San Clemente-Santa Barbara, 5 p.m.
  Santa Margarita-Schurr, 6:30 p.m.
  Re
  
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• This Swedish musician is Grammy- and Oscar-nominated for ‘Black Panther’ and Childish Gambino work, and next is TV’s ‘Mandalorian’ Star Wars series

  10-02-2019 17:14
  
  Ludwig Göransson heads to the Grammy Awards on Sunday with four chances to win – nominated three times for his collaborations with hip-hop artist Childish Gambino, and once for his score to the Marvel superhero film “Black Panther.”
  Two weeks later, he’ll slip back into his fancy clothes for a night at the Oscars where his “Black Panther” score is also nominated.
  So yeah, it’s a good month to be Ludwig Göransson, but as the 34-year-ol
  
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• 5 things to check out at the Long Beach Comic Expo

  10-02-2019 17:03
  
  Superheroes and villains will fight it out in Long Beach again as the Long Beach Comic Expo invades the city with a laser-focused mission to celebrate comic books.
  “We made a really concerted effort for this one to make sure it was firmly comic related,” said Martha Donato, executive director and co-founder of the event, which will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center Feb. 16-17.
  Don’t expect to see last year’s laser tag games and kids zones return, but the ev
  
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• Aging workforce? Here are jobs with the oldest, youngest employees

  10-02-2019 17:00
  
  The typical American worker was 42.4 years old in 2018.
  But like any median statistic — the mid-point for all workers — this figure hides a huge variance in how age plays out across industries and the workforce.
  Federal data give some surprising insight into which professions are filled with seasoned vets or newer members of the job market.
  Ponder the extremes: Of the 155 million U.S. workers counted, 12.3 percent were under age 25 and 6.2 percent were 65 or older.
  When I p
  
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• 9 injured when pickup truck plows into crowd in downtown Fullerton, driver arrested

  10-02-2019 16:49
  
  A pickup truck driver went onto a sidewalk in busy downtown Fullerton early Sunday, plowing into a crowd and injuring nine people, some trapped beneath the vehicle that had to be lifted off them with the help of passersby, authorities said.
  One of the victims was described as being in “incredibly critical” condition.
  Christopher Solis, 22, of Anaheim, crashed into a tree in the 1:48 a.m. incident after the red Toyota Tacoma he was driving ran into the crowd, police said.
  He was arres
  
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• Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Sunday, Feb. 10

  10-02-2019 16:42
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, Feb. 10 at Santa Anita.
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• Car jumps curb, kills man walking on sidewalk near Disneyland; woman arrested

  10-02-2019 16:28
  
  ANAHEIM — A 54-year-old Fresno man was struck by a vehicle and killed as he walked on a sidewalk near Disneyland and a La Mirada woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Anaheim police said Sunday.
  The accident occurred Saturday just after 11 p.m. on Disneyland Drive north of Katella Avenue. The man was walking south on Disneyland Drive when a vehicle traveling north on Katella jumped the curb, struck a pole and an electrical box, then hit the man,  Anaheim Sgt.
  
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• Paradise lost: A woman struggles to reclaim her life after the Camp fire

  10-02-2019 16:00
  
  Dippi taught her to push harder, to fight through.
  When JayaMae Gregory was down, she loved to head out on Dippi, over the trails outside Paradise, where she had moved to start a new life. JayaMae trained Dippi to be an endurance horse. The plan was for JayaMae’s teenage son Jakob to compete with Dippi in 100-mile races.
  Dippi was a grey mare, half Arab, a horse with the countenance of a freight train. Huge strides on the trail. Dippi’s given name was DC Reindeer Dippin, shortened to
  
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• Red faced over blackface and the politics of forgiveness

  10-02-2019 15:00
  
  Serious question: Is it ever OK for a white person to wear blackface? To mock, ridicule or dehumanize, the answer is obviously no. But what about as a tribute to someone you genuinely admire, even love?
  Anthony Sabatini is under pressure to resign his seat in the Florida Legislature after it was revealed he dressed up for his high school homecoming celebration as his best friend, Brandon Evans, who happens to be African American. “I’m going to be you, you’re going to be me&rdqu
  
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• CIF-SS girls basketball playoffs: Saturday’s scores, updated schedule for quarterfinals

  10-02-2019 09:28
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS girls basketball playoff games Saturday and the updated schedule for the quarterfinals.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISION
  Pool play, Saturday
  POOL A
  Sierra Canyon 68, Troy 41
  Bishop Montgomery 68, Redondo 61
  POOL B
  Etiwanda 51, Rosary 39
  Windward 53, Mater Dei 49
  Wednesday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.
  POOL A
  Redondo (0-1) at Sierra Canyon (1-0)
  Troy (0-1) at Bishop Montgomery (1-0)
  POOL B
  Mater Dei (0-1) at Etiwanda (1-0)
  Rosary (0-1) at Windward (1-0)
  Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
  POOL A
  Bi
  
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• Shoma Uno wins Four Continents with comeback skate

  10-02-2019 08:59
  
  Shoma Uno of Japan, competes in the men’s free skating program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Shoma Uno of Japan, competes in the men’s free skating program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShoma
  
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• CIF-SS boys soccer playoffs: Saturday’s scores, updated quarterfinals schedule

  10-02-2019 08:59
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS boys soccer playoffs Saturday and the updated schedule for the quarterfinals.
  BOYS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Second round, Saturday
  Loyola 1, Valencia/P 0
  Edison 3, Palos Verdes 0
  San Clemente 0, Paramount 0 (San Clemente wins on PKs 4-2)
  Santa Ana 2, Servite 1
  Long Beach Wilson 0, Mira Costa 0 (Wilson wins on PKs 4-3)
  Mater Dei 2, Los Alamitos 1 (OT)
  Mission Viejo 5, Downey 1
  Cathedral 1, Hueneme 0 (OT)
  Quarterfinals
  Wednesday, Feb. 13
  Loyola at Edison
  Santa Ana at San Clemente
  L
  
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• USC falters down stretch against Colorado in second straight home loss

  10-02-2019 08:56
  
  Colorado forward Evan Battey, left, and Southern California forward Nick Rakocevic reach for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. Colorado won 69-65. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV shoots as Southern California forward Nick Rakocevic, left, and guard Derryck Thornton defend during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. Colorado won 69-65. (AP Ph
  
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• Villa Park wrestling wins Southern Division title, sends eight to Masters

  10-02-2019 08:32
  
  BREA >> Villa Park set some team goals heading into the wrestling season.
  Spartans coach Aaron Cross wouldn’t reveal those goals after the CIF SS Southern Division Tournament wrapped up Saturday at Brea Olinda High School.
  But after the Spartans won the tournament with 256.5 points, qualifying eight wrestlers for next week’s Masters Tournament in the process, Cross said his goals are still intact.
  Villa Park’s 170-pounder Joaquin Garcia and 182-pounder C.J. Laabs both won
  
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• Gervonta Davis KOs fill-in Hugo Ruiz, retains championship

  10-02-2019 08:12
  
  CARSON >> Gervonta Davis brought his brand of boxing to Los Angeles for the first time on Saturday night, and the power-punching super featherweight champion put on a violent spectacle befitting of the moment.
  Davis retained his WBA super featherweight title with a right hook that put his short-notice challenger, Hugo Ruiz, on the canvas with a delayed knockdown late in the opening round.
  Ruiz stood before referee Jack Reiss could count to 10, but the Mexican fighter from Sinaloa failed to
  
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• Mater Dei’s comeback falls short at Windward in girls basketball playoff thriller

  10-02-2019 07:53
  
  LOS ANGELES Mater Dei’s girls basketball team showed championship-caliber fight Saturday night in erasing a double-point deficit on the road against a reigning state champion with a sizzling star player.
  Windward’s girls also showed plenty of tenacity along with championship-caliber experience.
  Experience beat determination by the slimmest of margins.
  Kaiyah Corona made a go-ahead layup coming out of timeout with about 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter and Charisma Osborne added
  
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• Boxing: Andrew Cancio dethrones Alberto Machado by knockout

  10-02-2019 07:45
  
  Andrew Cancio is proud to be a construction technician for the Southern California Gas Company. He will no doubt take great pride in now being able to call himself a world champion.
  Cancio, of Oxnard via Blythe, entered his challenge to super featherweight champion Alberto Machado of Puerto Rico as a heavy underdog at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio. Machado, 28, was unbeaten with a terrific knockout ratio, and Cancio had four losses and retired for 20 months before returning in April.
  Cancio, 3
  
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• Long Beach State tops Cal Poly in OT to end 6-game losing streak

  10-02-2019 07:42
  
  SAN LUIS OBISPO — It’s not often Long Beach State’s Deishuan Booker is held scoreless for a half.
  The senior guard was scoreless at halftime of Saturday night’s game at Cal Poly, but he scored 23 points the rest of the way, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, to help the 49ers beat the Mustangs 76-69 and snap a six-game losing skid.
  The 49ers outscored Cal Poly 14-6 in the extra period. Booker’s 3-pointer gave Long Beach a four-point lead with about a minute left
  
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• UC Irvine’s Jonathan Galloway helping Anteaters take control of the Big West

  10-02-2019 07:29
  
  IRVINE — As UC Irvine has created more and more separation between itself and the rest of the Big West Conference these past six weeks, one thing has become more and more apparent: No team can match up with the Anteaters in the post.
  Again, it was on display on Saturday night as UC Irvine beat Hawaii 67-56.
  The Anteaters were led in scoring by guard Max Hazzard with 13 points and a trio of 3-pointers, but they did most of their damage in the paint. Irvine scored 34 points in the navy blue
  
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• Jonathan Galloway, UC Irvine big men taking control of Big West

  10-02-2019 07:29
  
  UC Irvine’s Eyassu Worku drives against a Hawaii player during a Big West Conference basketball game at UCI Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Irvine’s Tommy Rutherford shoots against Hawaii’s Jack Purchase during a Big West Conference basketball game at UCI Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUC Irvine’s Tommy Rutherford tries to shoot around a
  
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• Galaxy hoping Diego Polenta provides leadership and toughness to defense

  10-02-2019 07:23
  
  CARSON >> After a six-month absence, Diego Polenta was back on a soccer field as the Galaxy faced Toronto FC in a MLS preseason game.
  Polenta, who was officially announced as a Galaxy player Thursday, started at center back in Saturday’s game and went 75 minutes in the 1-1 draw at Dignity Health Sports Park.
  Polenta’s contract with Nacional in Uruguay expired in June and he received a call from new Galaxy coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto and joined the Galaxy for training camp.
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Saturday, Feb. 9

  10-02-2019 07:14
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Saturday, Feb. 9.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Saturday’s basketball scoreboard
  OPEN DIVISION
  No. 2 Rosary struggled in the first round of pool play in the Open Division playoffs, losing 51-39 to Etiwanda. Asia Avinger and Savannah Felix each scored 10 points for the Royals in the loss. Rosary will play Windward, who narrowly beat No. 1 Mater Dei in the first round of pool play, on Wednesday.
  DIVISION 1
  Three players
  
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• Clippers rally from 28 down, beat Celtics

  10-02-2019 06:55
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
  Boston Celtics’ Terry Rozier shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Clippers’ Garrett Temple (17) drives past Boston Celtics’ Terry Rozi
  
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• Photos: Showtime Boxing at Dignity Health Sports Park

  10-02-2019 06:33
  
  Boxing match at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, February 9, 2019 in Carson, California.
  Angelo Leo defeats Alberto Torres in a featherweight bout during a boxing match at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, February 9, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Angelo Leo defeats Alberto Torres in a featherweight bout during a boxing match at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, February 9, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingha
  
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• San Clemente girls water polo stays hot, beats Huntington Beach to reach Division 2 semifinals

  10-02-2019 06:18
  
  Huntington Beach goalie Elaina Davey blocks a shot by San Clemente during the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo quarterfinal in San Clemente on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  San Clemente goalie Kaylee Wickes reaches to block a shot by Huntington Beach during the CIF-SS Division 2 water polo quarterfinal in San Clemente on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsEmily Tucker
  
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• Servite has five champions at CIF-SS Central Division wrestling

  10-02-2019 03:43
  
  Five Servite wrestlers won their weight classes at the CIF-Southern Section Central Division Individual Wrestling Championships today at Palms Springs High School.
  The five Friars who are CIF-SS champions are senior Marcos Magana at 126 pounds; junior Josh Medina (132); senior Teddy Okada (138); junior Neil Carter (170); and junior Tristen Wilson (195).
  Medina and Okada were named lower-weight co-MVP of the meet. Wilson was upper-weight MVP.
  Servite posted the top team score with 324 points. St.
  
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• Video: Murry Bartow on UCLA’s collapse against Utah

  10-02-2019 03:19
  
  Interim head coach Murry Bartow talks about how UCLA blew a 22-point lead against Utah to lose 93-92 in Pauley Pavilion, what changed about UCLA’s stellar first half and second-half collapse and why be benched Moses Brown.
  
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• Video: Kris Wilkes, Jaylen Hands on UCLA’s 93-92 loss to Utah

  10-02-2019 03:19
  
  Guards Kris Wilkes and Jaylen Hands talk about what changed between the first and second halves against Utah on Saturday and how the Bruins can rebound from a heartbreaking loss.
  
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• Morning rain dampens the turnout — but not the joy — for Tet Parade in Westminster’s Little Saigon

  10-02-2019 03:04
  
  Rain put a damper on the expected crowd, and festivities got underway almost two hours late.
  But as a good omen for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the sun broke though mid-morning Saturday, Feb. 9, bequeathing plenty of time for the 20th annual Tet Parade in Little Saigon.
  Midori Nguyen, 3, entertains the crowd during a lull inaction at the Westminster Tet Parade on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Heavy early morning rain postponed the event by almost two hours. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange Count
  
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• Whicker: A free-flowing day at the races for trainer Simon Callaghan

  10-02-2019 03:01
  
  ARCADIA — The real River Boyne flows 70 miles through farm country, and into the Irish Sea.
  The horse named River Boyne flows unimpeded around Santa Anita Park, and then comes ashore in mighty fashion at the finish line.
  At least that was his history.
  River Boyne was 6-0 at Santa Anita until Saturday in the Thunder Road Stakes, when jockey Flavian Prat ran up against a dam. Well, a colt, actually, but Prat got boxed in and watched True Valour, another Irish representative, swoop in for vic
  
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• Bellafina holds on to win Las Virgenes at Santa Anita

  10-02-2019 02:56
  
  Owner Kaleem Shah lead Bellafina and jockey Flavien Prat to the winner’s circle after victory in the Grade II $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA.
  (Courtesy of Benoit Photo)
  Bellafina and jockey Flavien Prat win the Grade II $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. (Courtesy of Benoit Photo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBellafina and jockey Flavien Prat win the Grade II $200,000 Las
  
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• Ducks rookie goaltender Kevin Boyle thrilled after making NHL debut

  10-02-2019 02:34
  
  PHILADELPHIA — All-Star goaltender John Gibson couldn’t play because of an unspecified upper-body injury and Chad Johnson gave up four goals on 14 shots in the first period, so 26-year-old Kevin Boyle got a chance to make his NHL debut Saturday for the Ducks.
  Boyle made the cross-country journey from San Diego and didn’t look out of place in the least. He was poised and confident while stepping into the chaos that has enveloped the reeling Ducks, losers of seven in a
  
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• Tết Festival draws crowds for Lunar New Year celebration

  10-02-2019 02:33
  
  Brian Lee portrays a village guard at the UVSA Tet Festival which is being held at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  A girl reacts to the Bolsa Grande Lion Dancers who opened the UVSA Tet Festival which is being held at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsHuong Le, 90, has trave
  
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• The U.S. Supreme Court and the Second Amendment

  10-02-2019 02:00
  
  New York City restricts the ability of gun owners to transport their weapons outside the city, and this fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if those rules violate the Second Amendment.
  The case has the potential to topple an assortment of local and state gun laws across the United States. The impact on California, which has more gun regulations on the books than any other state, could be volcanic.
  The reason state and local gun laws are at risk, or, put another way, the reason that gun righ
  
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• UCLA blows 22-point lead as Utah wins on 3-pointer at the buzzer

  10-02-2019 01:27
  
  LOS ANGELES — David Singleton was doubled over with his hands on his knees. Jaylen Hands covered his face with his jersey.
  Not too long before Utah’s Parker Van Dyke completed a wild Utah comeback with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to down UCLA 93-92 at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, Hands’ smile never seemed to leave the sophomore’s face.
  The Bruins blew a 22-point second-half lead, squandering their best half of basketball of the season and a pair of career-highs from Hands
  
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• New Lakers Reggie Bullock, Mike Muscala begin blending in

  10-02-2019 00:38
  
  PHILADELPHIA — It’s already come full-circle for Mike Muscala.
  On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers traded him to the Clippers. He flew to L.A., underwent physicals, and then went to the airport, prepared to fly to Boston to join his new team Thursday.
  It was there that he got a call from his agent: He had been traded again to the Lakers … whom he was to meet in Philadelphia.
  “So it’s been a wild three days, yeah,” Muscala said Saturday, at his first Laker
  
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