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• Paws FUR Pink run raises the green for cancer research

  17-02-2019 23:57
  
  Molly Babcock gets a congratulatory kiss from her husky mix, Koda, after taking second place in the Paws FUR Pink 5K race at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on Sunday, February 17, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Susan Cossaboom of Yorba Linda and her 8-year-old golden retriever, Pearl, take part in doggie yoga before the Paws Fur Pink Hearty Hound 5K to benefit cancer at Irvine Regional Park on Sunday, February 17, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
  
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• Angels’ Shohei Ohtani says rehab going smoothly so far

  17-02-2019 23:56
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. >> Although Shohei Ohtani isn’t expected to be able to play until May, a guy can dream.
  “As a baseball player, I would like to make it on opening day,” Ohtani said through his interpreter on Sunday morning. “That’s the thought, but I’m not going to rush myself.”
  Ohtani, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, would obviously like to beat the projected timeline that has him returning sometime in May.
  Ohtani has been taking swings at a
  
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• Dodgers say platooning saved them in 2018 but won’t be as necessary in 2019

  17-02-2019 23:44
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. >> It was not a popular approach — not with fans, not with players and really not even with the manager who had to convince former All-Stars to buy in.
  “Yeah. It was the toughest year for me,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the aggressive platooning the Dodgers adopted down the stretch and into the postseason last year.
  “There was a lot of trying to find consistency with at-bats for players and there was a lot of trying to keep guys active and
  
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• Angels’ Albert Pujols looks for bounceback season after two more sugeries

  17-02-2019 23:32
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — As is his custom, Albert Pujols answers questions about his future by referring to his past.
  The day before the first full-squad workout of Pujols’ 19th season in the majors, he was asked if he feels the need to prove to anyone that he can again approach the lofty heights he reached earlier in his Hall of Fame career.
  “I don’t need to show anybody, man,” Pujols said on Sunday morning in the Angels clubhouse. “My job is to just try to be healthy
  
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• Experience the Magic of Marseille

  17-02-2019 23:30
  
  Imagine waking up every morning to the Mediterranean lapping outside your open terrace door and lazily rolling over to catch a glimpse the turquoise sea. Sure, it’s a common experience on any luxury cruise ship, but this is no cruise. It’s nhow Marseille, where each room is designed to feel like you’re aboard a ship minus that whole sea-sickness thing. When considering a trip to the South of France perhaps you’re researching locales like Cannes, but if you want to have th
  
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• President Trump’s national emergency: Political Cartoons

  17-02-2019 23:05
  
  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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• Gavin Newsom’s activist agenda is consistent with state historical trends

  17-02-2019 23:00
  
  There has been, by happenstance, a cyclical pattern in the mindsets of California governors in the post-World War II era and Gavin Newsom fits it to a tee. We tend to alternate between activists who want to shake things up and more passive governors who are happy with incremental changes.
  The syndrome dates back to Earl Warren, a Republican who held the governorship for more than a decade before becoming chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1953.
  Warren was the archetypical Tory reformer,
  
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• Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner released from prison

  17-02-2019 22:36
  
  AYER, Mass. — Disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from federal prison after being convicted of having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl in 2017.
  The Federal Bureau of Prisons website shows the 54-year-old New York Democrat is currently in the custody of its Residential Re-entry Management office in Brooklyn, New York.
  It’s not immediately clear when Weiner was transferred and where he’s staying now, but Weiner will have to register as a se
  
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• President Trump will veto any Congressional disapproval of national emergency, White House adviser says

  17-02-2019 22:25
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, a top White House adviser said on Sunday.
  White House senior adviser Stephen Miller told “Fox News Sunday” that “the president is going to protect his national emergency declaration.” Asked if that meant Trump was ready to veto a resolution of disapproval, Miller added, &l
  
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• Aurora shooter’s gun permit was revoked but weapon wasn’t seized

  17-02-2019 22:03
  
  AURORA, Ill. — An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that would have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six others at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun.
  Months later, a second background check of Gary Martin found his 1995 aggravated assault conviction in Mississippi involving the stabbing of an ex-girlfriend. But it prompted only a letter stating his gun permit had been revoked and ordering him to turn over his firearm
  
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• Please, Governor, don’t derail the bullet train derailment

  17-02-2019 21:00
  
  Even before California’s High Speed Rail bond proposal appeared on the ballot in November 2008, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association commissioned a study in conjunction with the Reason Foundation because of deep concerns about the project’s viability. The study, published in September 2008, just prior to the election, confirmed our worst fears. Specifically, the executive summary of the nearly 200-page document warned:
  “The CHSRA plans as currently proposed are likely to hav
  
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• Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Sunday, Feb. 17

  17-02-2019 18:39
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, Feb. 17 at Santa Anita.
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• Somewhere over the rebar rainbow, Desert X brings a splash of color to Coachella Valley

  17-02-2019 18:29
  
  Desert X, a collection of public art so ambitious it crosses an international border, has returned to the Coachella Valley.
  This is the second edition of an event that launched in 2017 with the intention of returning every other year. The 2019 edition has “expanded in lots of ways,” according to artistic director Neville Wakefield, with more art in more places separated by more miles.
  Although headquartered in Palm Springs, this year’s collection has several works at the Salton
  
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• Disneyland fans: Check out the cutest handmade mouse ears

  17-02-2019 17:33
  
  If you’ve been to Disneyland in the last few years, you’ve hoticed that devoted fans have taken to wearing mouse ears as essential accessories to their visit, rather like Deadheads wear tie-dye or sports fans wear jerseys.
  In fact, at Disneyland, some of the most ardent collectors wait in line to buy the latest fad–like rose gold ears last year — and have a rotating wardrobe of them and even buy special holders to house their collections.
  Disneyland just unveiled its newe
  
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• Massive air cargo logistics center coming to San Bernardino International Airport

  17-02-2019 17:30
  
  San Bernardino International Airport and Hillwood Enterprises, LP are moving forward with plans to develop a massive air cargo logistics center at the airport that would house up to 16 aircraft and provide round-the-clock operations.
  The Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center, to be built on a 101-acre lot west of Victoria Avenue and south of Third Street, is expected to provide nearly 4,000 jobs and generate millions of dollars in revenue within five years. With a price tag exceeding $200 million,
  
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• Get ready for tax hikes across Orange County

  17-02-2019 17:00
  
  Dear Taxpayers of Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Placentia and Seal Beach:
  In case you have forgotten, you only have a few weeks left before the cost of purchasing taxable items goes up in your city.
  In the 2018 November election, voters in these four cities approved a general sales tax increase. The tax increases, 1.5 percent for Santa Ana and 1 percent in Garden Grove, Placentia, and Seal Beach, will go into effect on April 1. Yes that’s right, April Fools Day. Taxable purchases in Santa Ana w
  
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• 4 dead in Santa Ana collision; driver arrested on suspicion of murder, DUI

  17-02-2019 16:44
  
  Four people are dead after a jeep ran a red light at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Fourth Street and Tustin Avenue in Santa Ana at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, police said.
  The jeep driver, Vincent Michael Calvo, 28, of Buena Park, was arrested on suspicion of four counts of murder and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causing great bodily injury or death, said Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  The crash occurred at the intersection of Fourth Street and Tustin Ave
  
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• The rats are steering the sinking ship

  17-02-2019 16:00
  
  Los Angeles City Hall is infested with rats. I know, the jokes pretty much write themselves, don’t they?
  Rats, rat droppings, fleas and at least one case of typhus prompted City Council President Herb Wesson to promise a quick and comprehensive solution to the problem including the pricey prospect of tearing out and replacing all the carpets and drapes in the iconic 32-story building. Four-legged rats get everyone’s attention. Too bad the same can’t be said for the two-legged v
  
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• North Orange County homes sales dropped 10% in ’18: 19 trends to know!

  17-02-2019 16:00
  
  Homebuying in Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Placentia and Yorba Linda fell 10 percent in a year with the steepest countywide drop in sales in 11 years.
  Last year saw the fewest Orange County homes sold since 2014 and the 8.6 percent drop in sales vs. 2017 was the largest year-over-year percentage decline since 2007. Key culprits in the slowdown include higher mortgage rates; economic uncertainty; not to mention that homeowners seeking a new residences couldn’t unload the
  
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• Bassett’s Cinderella run ends in loss to Sage Hill in semifinals

  17-02-2019 15:27
  
  The Bassett High School boys basketball team showed plenty of determination and passion playing in its first CIF-SS semi-final in 25 years.
  The Olympians supporters displayed that same energy outnumbering the Sage Hill side despite being 40 miles from home.
  But, it was the overwhelming size of Sage Hill that was too much to overcome, specifically 6-foot-10 Johnny King.
  King, the Academy League MVP finished with 31 points and 22 rebounds in a 61-51 victory over Bassett leading the Lightning to a
  
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• Southern California’s typically dry waterways turned lethal for some during Thursday’s storm

  17-02-2019 10:39
  
  Along with the web of freeways and busy interchanges, Southern California’s cities are also tied together by a vast network of rivers, creeks and flood canals.
  Most of the time, much of this network is bone dry, forming pencil-thin lines along the regional map. Though when heavy rains begin to fall, as they did Thursday in nearly record-breaking levels, the waterways can quickly swell into bulging limbs, grabbing people, vehicles, homes, debris — anything within their reach. In at le
  
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• CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs: Saturday’s scores, championship games info

  17-02-2019 10:26
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS boys basketball playoff games Saturday and the matchups for the championship games.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  OPEN DIVISION
  Championship game
  Saturday, Feb. 23, at Cal Baptist
  Bishop Montgomery vs. Sierra Canyon
  DIVISION 1
  Semifinals, Saturday
  Chino Hills 49, Windward 47
  Santa Margarita 50, Harvard-Westlake 45
  Championship game
  Feb. 23, site and time TBD
  Chino Hills vs. Santa Margarita
  DIVISION 2AA
  Semifinals, Saturday
  Rancho Cucamonga 62, Valencia 59
  Mayfair 62, Riverside Notre Dam
  
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• Buena Park girls water polo claims Division 6 crown with win over West Torrance

  17-02-2019 09:59
  
  Buena Park coach Shane LaSortune and the team celebrate beating West Torrance in the CIF-SS Division 6 girls water polo championship game at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Buena Park goalie Vanesa Navarrete blocks a shot fromWest Torrance in the CIF-SS Division 6 girls water polo championship game at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographe
  
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• Dana Hills girls water polo stays positive after loss in CIF Division 4 final

  17-02-2019 09:26
  
  Dana Hills goalkeeper Kaylyn Pierce tries to stop a penalty shot from La Quinta in the CIF-SS Division 4 girls water polo championship game at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine Saturday.
  in Irvine on Saturday, February16, 2019. (Photo by Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
  Dana Hills Lucy Kao fires off an arcing shot to score a goal against La Quinta in the CIF-SS Division 4 girls water polo championship game at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine Saturday.
  in Irvine on Saturday, February16,
  
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• CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs: Saturday’s scores, finals pairings

  17-02-2019 08:58
  
  Scores from Saturday’s CIF-SS girls soccer semifinals and the pairings for the Feb. 22-23 finals (TBA).
  GIRLS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Semifinals Saturday
  JSerra 3, Villa Park 1
  Los Alamitos 3, Harvard-Westlake 0
  Final, Feb. 22 or 23
  JSerra vs. Los Alamitos
  DIVISION 2
  Semifinals Saturday
  Mira Costa 3, Vista Murrieta 1
  Sunny Hills 0, Long Beach Poly 0 (Sunny Hills wins on PKs 4-3)
  Final, Feb. 22 or 23
  Sunny Hills vs. Mira Costa
  DIVISION 3
  Semifinals Saturday
  Oak Hills 1, Culver City 0
  Flintridge S
  
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• UC Irvine starts fast, tops UC Santa Barbara for 8th straight win

  17-02-2019 08:57
  
  IRVINE — Late Night at the Bren Center on Saturday was a rocking, raucous affair.
  UC Irvine suffocated UC Santa Barbara over the first 12 minutes before a home crowd and an ESPN2 audience, racing to a 30-10 lead on the way to an 83-70 win.
  The Gauchos pugnaciously fought back in the second half, with a lot of hard and wild fouls, leading to a whistle-fest in the last five minutes, but they never got closer than eight points.
  Evan Leonard led the Anteaters with a season-high 23 points, goin
  
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• Capistrano Valley Christian finds way past Palos Verdes in 3A boys basketball semifinals

  17-02-2019 08:55
  
  MISSION VIEJO – Capistrano Valley Christian has relied on senior big man Festus Ndumanya, but when he fell into foul trouble, the Eagles relied on each other.
  They kept the pace until Ndumanya came back in to handle Palos Verdes with a 48-34 victory on Saturday night in the CIF-SS Division 3A semifinals at Mission Viejo High School.
  The victory sends the Eagles (25-7) to the CIF-SS finals for the first time in the program’s history. They will take on Palm Springs, a 57-55 winner over
  
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• Arlington slips past Godinez to earn first trip to CIF-SS boys soccer title game

  17-02-2019 08:42
  
  SANTA ANA – Arlington has faced its fair share of grueling days in the CIF-SS boys soccer playoffs, including three road games and two overtime games.
  The top-seeded Lions used that experience to their advantage, as a header by Isaac Hernandez in the 78th minute proved to be the difference in a 3-2 win over Godinez in the Division 2 semifinals Saturday night at Santa Ana Valley High.
  With the victory, Arlington will make its first appearance in the CIF final and will face another firs
  
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• CIF-SS boys soccer playoffs: Saturday’s scores, finals pairings

  17-02-2019 08:39
  
  Scores from Saturday’s CIF-SS boys soccer semifinals and the pairings for the Feb. 22-23 finals (TBA).
  BOYS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Semifinals Saturday
  San Clemente 3, Edison 2 (OT)
  Cathedral 1, Mater Dei 0
  Final, Feb. 22 or 23
  San Clemente vs. Cathedral
  DIVISION 2
  Semifinals Saturday
  Arlington 3, Godinez 2
  Long Beach Cabrillo 3, Riverside Poly 1
  Final, Feb. 22 or 23
  Long Beach Cabrillo vs. Arlington
  DIVISION 3
  Semifinals Saturday
  West Torrance 1, La Habra 1 (West Torrance wins on PKs 4-2)
  El Se
  
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• Mater Dei girls defeat Rosary again, but will miss out on Open Division title game

  17-02-2019 08:38
  
  SANTA ANA – Regardless of the outcome of the CIF SS Open Division playoff game between Rosary and Mater Dei played Saturday at Mater Dei High School, the Royals had no chance to advance to the Open Division championship game.
  Mater Dei’s fate, meanwhile, was dependent on the outcome of a game being played in Etiwanda.
  All that aside, the Trinity League rivals battled with the same level of intensity they displayed in two previous matchups this season.
  Mater Dei hung on to a slim lead
  
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• Cal State Fullerton’s defense stymies CSUN in Big West Conference win

  17-02-2019 07:31
  
  CSUN’s Terrell Gomez tries to get to the hoop against Fullerton’s Austen Awosika and Wayne Arnold during their Big West men’s basketball game Saturday night at CSUN.(photo by Andy Holzman).
  CSUN’s Lamine Diane puts up a shot over Fullerton’s Davon Clare during their Big West men’s basketball game Saturday night at CSUN.(photo by Andy Holzman).SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCSUN’s Michael Ou battles under the rim while defended by Jackson Rowe of F
  
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• Sharma’s double-double helps Stanford beat UCLA men’s basketball

  17-02-2019 07:28
  
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Josh Sharma scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds to help Stanford beat UCLA 104-80 on Saturday night.
  KZ Okpala added 20 points for the Cardinal (14-11, 7-6 Pac-12), who have won five of six. Cormac Ryan scored 14 of his season-high 19 points in the first half.
  Jaylen Hands scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Bruins (13-13, 6-7), who have lost four of five. Jules Bernard scored 19 points.
  Daejon Davis finished with 12 points and 11 assists for Stanford.Relate
  
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• La Canada defeats Crean Lutheran in double-OT in 2A basketball semifinals

  17-02-2019 07:17
  
  Crean Lutheran’s Chris Swardstrom goes up hard to the basket during Saturday’s game. Crean Lutheran was playing La Canada in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 2AA basketball playoffs at Crean Lutheran on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  La Canada’s Jake George battles for the ball with Crean Lutheran’s Drew Yezbak in the first half. Crean Lutheran was playing La Canada in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 2AA basketba
  
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• Whicker: It takes all 12 rounds, but Santa Cruz takes care of business again

  17-02-2019 07:13
  
  Leo Santa Cruz, left, goes 12 rounds with Rafael Rivera Los Angeles Saturday Feb 16,2019. Leo Santa Cruz took the win byunanimous decision over Rafael Riverain for the WBA Featherweight championship at the Microsoft TheaterL.A. Live in Los Angeles.
  Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer
  Leo Santa Cruz, right, goes 12 rounds with Rafael Rivera Los Angeles Saturday Feb 16,2019. Leo Santa Cruz took the win byunanimous decision over Rafael Riverain for the WBA Featherweight championship at
  
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• Santa Margarita boys basketball tops Harvard-Westlake to advance to CIF-SS Division 1 final

  17-02-2019 07:08
  
  Harvard-Westlake’s Brase Dottin, left, drives the baseline and scores against Santa Margarita’s Max Agbonkpolo during the 2019 CIF Southern Section Ford Boys Basketball Playoffs – Division 1 tournament at Harvard-Westlake in Studio City on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, Contributing Photographer)
  Harvard-Westlake’s Truman Gettings drives the lane against Santa Margarita’s Jake Kyman during the 2019 CIF Southern Section Ford Boys Basketball Playoff
  
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• Short-handed Long Beach can’t hold off UC Davis down the stretch

  17-02-2019 07:06
  
  DAVIS — Deishuan Booker had 20 points and Jordan Roberts added a career-high 19, but short-handed Long Beach State couldn’t hold a late lead and lost to UC Davis 77-73 on Saturday night.
  Stefan Gonzalez had a career-high 16 points to lead six UC Davis players in double figures as the Aggies erased an eight-point halftime deficit and scored seven of the last eight points to win their fifth straight game. Rogers Printup added 14 points for the Aggies, while Garrison Goode chipped in 12
  
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• West Torrance beats La Habra on penalty kicks in Division 3 boys soccer semifinals

  17-02-2019 07:01
  
  LA HABRA >> The La Habra High boys soccer team was nicknamed the Cardiac Kids for a reason.
  Aside from their quarterfinal victory over Dos Pueblos, each game for the Highlanders during their postseason march to Saturday night’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinal game against visiting West Torrance was decided by one goal or in penalty kicks.
  The story was the same again for La Habra (19-7-5), which reached the semifinal round for a second consecutive year, against the Warriors
  
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• Marley’s Freedom continues dominance by winning Santa Monica Stakes

  17-02-2019 06:44
  
  Jockey Drayden Van Dyke has a moment with Marley’s Freedom after their victory in the Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes, Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. (Courtesy of Benoit Photo)
  Cicero Farms’ Marley’s Freedom and jockey Drayden Van Dyke win the Grade II, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes, Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. (Courtesy of Benoit Photo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsJockey Drayden Van Dyke has a moment
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Saturday, Feb. 16

  17-02-2019 06:35
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Saturday, Feb. 16.
  *Will be updated.
  BASKETBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Saturday’s basketball scoreboard
  Saturday’s top scorers
  BOYS
  Pts    Player, school
  20    Swardstrom, Crean Lutheran
  19    Brown, Pacifica Christian
  19    Kyman, Santa Margarita
  19    Wright, Fairmont Prep
  18    Sims, Pacifica Christian
  17    Powell, Capistrano Valley Christian
  16&nbs
  
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• D’Aquila powers JSerra girls soccer past Villa Park and sets up showdown for Division 1 championship

  17-02-2019 06:35
  
  JSerra players, left to right, Sam Williams, left, Isabella D’Aquila, center and Abby Lynch, right, celebrate their 3-1 victory against Villa Park in CIF-SS Division 1 action Saturday February 16, 2019 in San Juan Capistrano
  (Photo by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)
  JSerra’s Bella Beltran, left, and Villa Park’s Jadenn Carrillo, right, try to control the ball in CIF-SS Division 1 action Saturday February 16, 2019 in San Juan Capistrano. JSerra won 3-1.
  (Photo by Greg
  
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• Tensions between Anthony Davis, Pelicans has created unrest throughout NBA

  17-02-2019 03:19
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — He hunched forward in his seat and wore his black hoodie draped over his head. On the court, Anthony Davis is imposing. Off it, the flat timbre of his voice comes off almost as meek.
  But the 25-year-old, 6-foot-10 forward is at the center of a seismic grinding of powerful forces that has left much of the NBA restless. And he only added to the tension as he spoke throughout a 25-minute session on Saturday morning.
  He said he does indeed have a list of franchises he wo
  
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• The Green New Scam

  17-02-2019 03:18
  
  The co-author of the Green New Deal, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, is upset.
  “Don’t let Mitch McConnell fool you,” Markey said of the Kentucky Republican who is the Senate Majority Leader, “this is nothing but an attempt to sabotage the movement we are building.”
  What exactly is this “sabotage” that has Markey so angry?
  McConnell said he’s going to schedule the Green New Deal for a vote.
  “He wants to silence your voice so Republicans don&r
  
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• Which way will California go on school choice?

  17-02-2019 03:11
  
  It’s a tale of two school visions, both unfolding within days of each other:
  On one hand, you have California’s largest school district, the Los Angeles Unified School District, settling a teachers’ strike by blaming charter schools for its own economic woes and seeking a moratorium on their growth. The eleventh-hour action was agreed upon by a school board subjected to the pressures of a powerful teachers’ union intent on pointing the finger at the rapid growth of indepe
  
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• America’s role model should be America

  17-02-2019 02:43
  
  President Trump may take blind patriotism too far, but his often nativist stance seems likely to prevail against Democrats whose policy prescriptions increasingly draw from “models” as China, Scandinavia or Germany. Such infatuations have been commonplace for a century among intellectuals inspired variously by Imperial Germany, fascist Italy, the Soviet Union or mercantilist Japan.
  Over time, these shiny models usually ended up like broken toys on the bedroom floor of an overindulged
  
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• Sunshine needed on California’s disability-enhanced pensions

  17-02-2019 02:23
  
  If an about-to-retire police chief falls out of an office chair and no one is around to hear the commotion, does he still get to file for a disability-enhanced pension?
  You bet his brass badge he does. In California, unusually high pension payouts for law enforcement officials who were right at the ends of their careers even developed a nickname — “chief’s disease” — among other police officers after a fall from a chair was one of the pension-spiking injuries claime
  
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• Katella beats Flintridge Prep to win school’s first CIF-SS girls water polo title

  17-02-2019 01:33
  
  Katellla girls water polo coach OJ Vazquez, center, is mobbed by his players just before being pushed into the pool as they celebrate winning the CIF-SS Division 7 water polo championship against Flintridge Prep in Irvine on Friday, February 15, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Katella girls water polo coach OJ Vaszquez, center, is pushed into the pool by his players after winning the CIF-SS Division 7 water polo championship over Flintridge Prep in Irvine on Friday, Fe
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (2-16-19)

  17-02-2019 00:34
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Feb. 16.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  At William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center, Irvine
  DIVISION 1
  Third-place final
  Orange Lutheran 9, Foothill 7
  Note: OLu outscored Foothill 3-0 in 4th quarter.
  DIVISION 3
  Championship final
  Oaks Christian 9, Mira Costa 8
  DIVISION 5
  Championship final
  Roosevelt 12, Valley View 8
  DIVISION 7
  Championship final
  Katella 5, Flintridge Prep 4
   
   
  
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