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• Whicker: Zion Williamson shouldn’t play? They said the same about Paul George

  24-02-2019 23:59
  
  Zion Williamson’s shoe came apart Wednesday night. He limped off the Duke court, without assistance. He did not return, having suffered a “mild knee sprain.”
  Immediately, ex-players, armchair orthopedists and instant pundits lectured Williamson about the folly of resuming this season. After all, the freshman’s name will be the first one called at the 2019 NBA draft unless, of course, he gets hurt.
  One of those was Jay Williams, a Duke guard who was the top NBA pick in 200
  
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• Photos Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Los Angeles Angels Spring Training Baseball

  24-02-2019 23:36
  
  Starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 Los Angeles Dodgers against Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a spring training MLB game at Camelback Ranch Stadium on Sunday, February 24, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 Los Angeles Dodgers throws to the plate against Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a spring training MLB game at Camelback Ranch Stadium on Sunday, February 24, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by
  
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• Photos: Highlights, celebrations from the CIF-SS championship games

  24-02-2019 21:47
  
  The CIF-SS held its championship games Friday and Saturday for boys and girls basketball and boys and girls soccer. Take a look at the highlights and emotion-filled moments in those games for the Orange County teams.
  Los Amigos’ Mya Rodriguez, right, tears up while celebrating with teammates after beating Westridge during CIF-SS Division 5 soccer championship action Friday February 22, 2019 in Garden Grove.
  (Photo by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)
  Santa Margarita players celebra
  
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• Legitimate lawsuit or political posturing?

  24-02-2019 21:00
  
  The big news last week was the lawsuit filed by California and 15 other states challenging President Trump’s declaration of an emergency related to border security and the building of a physical barrier on the southern border. The reaction was a great deal of political hyperventilating from both sides of the political spectrum.
  So, after everyone has taken a breath, what should rational taxpayers think about this lawsuit and the dozens of other lawsuits filed by California against the Trum
  
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• Angels’ Ty Buttrey looks to take next step after impressive breakthrough in 2018

  24-02-2019 20:41
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — It was a different kind of winter for Ty Buttrey.
  Aside from dealing with the snow and cold in Connecticut, as opposed to the typically mild winters in North Carolina, and aside from adjusting to life with contacts, he spent his winter as a major leaguer.
  Instead of simply dreaming about reaching the big leagues, Buttrey spent this winter knowing he had been successful in the majors.
  “It’s awesome,” he said. “I think having the experience I had last y
  
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• Clayton Kershaw’s shoulder is source of Dodger pitcher’s discomfort

  24-02-2019 19:41
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. – Four days after Clayton Kershaw said he didn’t feel “right” during a throwing session, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed Sunday that it is Kershaw’s pitching shoulder at issue.
  “The shoulder just didn’t feel right,” Roberts said in the most specific statement from anyone regarding the source of Kershaw’s discomfort. “The ball was coming out — for my eyes, I thought it was coming out well. He just didn’
  
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• Oppose Sacramento’s latest ‘gas tax’

  24-02-2019 19:00
  
  You have to give politicians in Sacramento credit. They don’t waste time celebrating their victories before starting their next plan of attack. In last November’s election, California voters chose not to repeal Senate Bill 1. SB1 is what Sacramento insiders know as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Most taxpayers simply refer to SB1 as “the gas tax.”
  A state senator from Orange County, Josh Newman, was recalled over his aye vote on SB1, so even though it was
  
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• ‘Fluke’ disturbance breaks out as bars close in Santa Ana, police horse struck, 6 people arrested

  24-02-2019 18:07
  
  Dozens of police officers responded to a large disturbance that broke out as the bars were closing in downtown Santa Ana early Sunday morning and more than 200 people poured into the streets.
  Six people were arrested, one of them after striking a police horse, said Cmdr. Chuck Elms.
  The horse, named Chex, was punched or slapped, Elms said, but was unfazed and continued to do the job. In training, he said, “They get acclimated to all sorts of environments.”
  A large disturbance broke o
  
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• New data suggest Southern California bosses cut hiring by 60,000 last year

  24-02-2019 18:00
  
  How much did Southern California’s job market slow last year?
  Well, the mystery is slowly unfolding. What you’d think would be simple math isn’t as straightforward as you’d imagine. Emerging data strongly suggests the job-creation engine is significantly cooling.
  First, there’s the monthly data from the state’s job counters that everybody — from economists to politicians to executives to mere humans — rushes to ponder. Those figures, reported just
  
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• Addressing local and global challenges

  24-02-2019 18:00
  
  I ran for Congress because I feared that the brokenness of our politics could rob my children, and my neighbors’ children, of the kind of future they deserved. As the discourse of our political leaders has become more partisan, and more toxic, those leaders have been given a pass on solving the most pressing problems of our time: whether it be how to grapple with our rapidly changing economy, skyrocketing healthcare costs, or worse–climate change. The title of this job is “Repr
  
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• How Tomatomania can help your garden output during extreme weather

  24-02-2019 17:33
  
  Spring is almost here, and you know what that means – it’s time for Tomatomania!
  The annual traveling sales event, which kicks off its 29th year at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar and runs March 1-10, is devoted to making tomato growing fun with more than 250 varieties of tomato and pepper seedlings. Other local stops include Fig Earth Supply in Los Angeles (March 8-10), Tapia Brothers in Encino (March 15-17) and Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge (March 29-31).
  
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• Panthers score 3 goals in 2nd period, top Kings

  24-02-2019 08:54
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau was at the perfect place at just the right time against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
  Huberdeau dashed out of the penalty box and scored on a breakaway to help lift the Panthers to a 6-1 win over the Kings, as Florida closed out a seven-game homestand.
  With the game tied at 1-all in the second period, Huberdeau stepped out of the penalty box and collected an errant slap shot by Anze Kopitar that wrapped around the boards and skid
  
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• Fairmont Prep fights off challenge from Pacifica Christian to capture 4AA basketball crown

  24-02-2019 08:53
  
  Fairmont Prep coach Joedy Gardner is mobbed by his team after winning against Pacifica Christian in the CIF-SS Division 4AA boys basketball championship at Godinez High in Santa Ana on Saturday, February23, 2019. (Photo by Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
  Fairmont Prep guard Atin Wright celebrates hitting a three point shot late in the 4th period against Pacifica Christian in the CIF-SS Division 4AA boys basketball championship at Godinez High in Santa Ana on Saturday, February23, 2019. (
  
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• Jazlen Green leads the way as Lakeside cruises past Oxford Academy in Division 2A girls basketball final

  24-02-2019 08:39
  
  Lakeside’s Jazlen Green and Hunter Simon celebrate after defeating Oxford Academy during the CIF Southern Section Division 2A girls basketball championship game on Saturday February 23, 2019. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
  Lakeside players and Coach Kianna Williams celebrate after winning the CIF Southern Section Division 2A girls basketball championship game against Oxford Academy on Saturday February 23, 2019. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gal
  
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• Long Beach State beats UC Riverside in overtime with late free throws

  24-02-2019 08:34
  
  RIVERSIDE — It didn’t seem to matter that Saturday night’s Big West Conference duel at UC Riverside was a battle for seventh place.
  Visiting Long Beach State fought the Highlanders for the entire 40 minutes, and then some in the 49ers’ 71-67 overtime triumph, a game decided by free throws.
  There were dramatics, especially when UCR sophomore Jordan Gilliam drilled a 16-footer to knot the score at 59-59 with 20 seconds in regulation.
  When 49ers’ 6-foot-3 guard Jordan
  
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• Long Beach State beat UC Riverside in overtime with late free throws

  24-02-2019 08:34
  
  RIVERSIDE — It didn’t seem to matter that Saturday night’s Big West Conference duel at UC Riverside was a battle for seventh place.
  Visiting Long Beach State fought the Highlanders for the entire 40 minutes, and then some in the 49ers’ 71-67 overtime triumph, a game decided by free throws.
  There were dramatics, especially when UCR sophomore Jordan Gilliam drilled a 16-footer to knot the score at 59-59 with 20 seconds in regulation.
  When 49ers’ 6-foot-3 guard Jordan
  
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• Westminster’s Aine Drury suffers tough loss in finals of CIF State girls wrestling championships

  24-02-2019 08:03
  
  Westminster’s Aine Drury fell just short of winning a second consecutive CIF State wrestling title title Saturday, as she lost in the finals at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
  Dalia Garibay of Freedom High School, also wrestling in a second consecutive state final, pinned Drury in the third period to win the 137-pound championship.
  Drury was winning 5-4 and grappling from the standing position when Garibay muscled Drury to her back to score the pin.
  Drury won the 137-pound state title in 20
  
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• Ducks fall to Oilers as late tying goal is nullified by video replay

  24-02-2019 07:54
  
  Anaheim Ducks’ goalie Kevin Boyle (40) makes a save against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
  Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Mikko Koskinen (19) and Adam Larsson (6) celebrate a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAnaheim Ducks&rs
  
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• Esperanza’s Aaron Nago, Trabuco Hills’ Trey Munoz win CIF State wrestling championships

  24-02-2019 07:53
  
  For Aaron Nagao of Esperanza and Trey Munoz of Trabuco Hills, a second attempt at winning a CIF State wrestling championship went more favorably than the first.
  Munoz defeated Buchanan’s Rocco Contino 7-3 to capture the 170-pound title Saturday, and Nagao earned an 8-2 victory over Christian Nunez of Bishop Amat to win the 126-pound championship in the state tournament at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
  Munoz and Nagao, both No.1 seeds, were wrestling in the finals for the second year in a
  
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• Cal State Fullerton’s 4-game win streak ends at UC Santa Barbara

  24-02-2019 07:44
  
  SANTA BARBARA — Khalil Ahmad scored 27 points, but Cal State Fullerton never led in an 82-67 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night as the Gauchos ended the Titans’ four-game win streak.
  Fullerton fell behind by 20 points at the 7:08 mark of the first half (33-13) but cut the lead to 10 by halftime and had the deficit around five throughout much of the second half. The Titans trimmed the Gauchos’ margin to 53-50 with 10:22 left, but the hosts answered with an 8-0 run and th
  
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• Video: Murry Bartow praises Jaylen Hands, Jalen Hill after UCLA’s win over Oregon

  24-02-2019 07:37
  
  Interim head coach Murry Bartow on Jaylen Hands’ 27-point outburst in the second half and why Jalen Hill’s eight points and eight rebounds in the second half may have been just as important in the comeback against Oregon.
  
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• Video: UCLA players react to comeback victory over Oregon

  24-02-2019 07:35
  
  Guards Jules Bernard, Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes talk about Hands’ 3-point barrage in the second half against Oregon and the momentum the Bruins now have from two home wins.
  
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• Sierra Canyon boys basketball claims Open Division title in wire-to-wire win over Bishop Montgomery

  24-02-2019 07:09
  
  RIVERSIDE >> The Sierra Canyon boys basketball team is surrounded by hoopla. The NBA bloodlines, the high-flying style of play, the cameras that follow the team into every gym, and of course, playing this season as the defending CIF State Open Division champs.
  Sierra Canyon player #15 Terren Frank takes a shot against Bishop Montgomery, during the CIF Southern Section Open Division final, onSaturday,February 23, 2019. (Photo by Frank Perez, Contributing Photographer)
  Josh Vazquez Bishop Mo
  
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• Orange Lutheran girls defeat Laguna Beach for SoCal water polo title

  24-02-2019 07:00
  
  SANTA ANA Orange Lutheran’s girls water polo team didn’t just flash its potential Saturday night in the finals of the CIF SoCal Division 1 championships.
  The Lancers realized their talent, and couldn’t be stopped.
  A more aggressive Anna Pearson scored four goals, Hannah Palmer added three and Leslie Haynes and Brooke Hourigan recorded critical field blocks in the final five minutes of regulation as Orange Lutheran cooled off and upset top-seeded Laguna Beach 11-8 in the finals
  
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• Jaylen Hands’ 3-point barrage leads UCLA men’s basketball comeback vs. Oregon

  24-02-2019 06:57
  
  UCLA guard Kris Wilkes, right, celebrates after scoring and drawing a foul, next to Jaylen Hands, left, and Jules Bernard during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. UCLA won 90-83. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  UCLA guard Jaylen Hands, left, celebrates with guard David Singleton after UCLA defeated Oregon 90-83 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe galle
  
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• Lakers get rolled in New Orleans, sliding back under .500

  24-02-2019 04:14
  
  NEW ORLEANS >> First they wouldn’t yield as the Lakers attempted to trade for their superstar.
  On Saturday night, the Pelicans took another step in that direction, refusing to yield to the Lakers’ push for the playoffs, despite sitting Anthony Davis.
  It was a dispiriting loss for the Lakers in Smoothie King Center, a 128-115 blowout at the hands of a franchise hobbled by chaos and no longer sporting any realistic playoff hopes. But even with those limitations, the Pelicans are
  
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• USC’s comeback attempt falls short in loss to Oregon State

  24-02-2019 04:03
  
  LOS ANGELES >> The fans sprinkled throughout the Galen Center seats buzzed Saturday afternoon when Jonah Mathews spotted up along one side of the 3-point arc, caught a pass from Shaqquan Aaron and floated a shot to reclaim the lead for USC in the final minutes of its home finale against Oregon State.
  Mathews’ 3-pointer dropped through the rim, positioning the Trojans ahead by one point with 3:54 left.
  But the spirited comeback attempt withered. The Trojans, who had previously trailed
  
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• Sage Hill boys challenge top-seeded Santa Clara but fall in Division 5AA title game

  24-02-2019 04:01
  
  SANTA ANA – Sage Hill’s boys basketball team faced a traditional CIF-Southern Section powerhouse with an inspiring story in the CIF-SS Division 5AA final Saturday. But the Lightning were on their own impressive journey and not about to back down.
  And Coach Billy Conlon’s team didn’t.
  Sage Hill trimmed a once-commanding 16-point lead by Santa Clara in half late in the third quarter and seemed poised to push the top-seeded and 15-time section champion into the fourth period
  
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• Santa Margarita rallies to beat Chino Hills in OT in Division 1 basketball title game

  24-02-2019 03:46
  
  Santa Margarita players celebrate their victory over against Chino Hills High School during the CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys basketball championship at Cal Baptist Events Center in Riverside Saturday, February 23, 2019. Photo by FRANK BELLINO, Contributing Photographer.
  Santa Margarita players celebrate their victory over against Chino Hills High School during the CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys basketball championship at Cal Baptist Events Center in Riverside Saturday, February 23,
  
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• Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Saturday, Feb. 23

  24-02-2019 03:33
  
  Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Saturday, Feb. 23.
  *Will be updated.
  BASEBALL
  Saturday’s baseball scoreboard
  Loara Tournament
  No. 11 Mission Viejo won the consolation championship of the Loara Tournament by beating Marina 8-1 Saturday morning at Glover Stadium. AJ Anzai held the Vikings to one earned run in six innings while hitting a double and driving in two runs for the Diablos. Luke Spillane was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, and N
  
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• Orange Lutheran caps magical playoffs by upsetting Rolling Hills Prep for Division 2AA basketball title

  24-02-2019 03:30
  
  Nicole Khanthaphixay, center, celebrates with her Orange Lutheran teammates after winning the CIF-SS Division 2AA basketball championship against Rolling Hills Prep in Santa Ana on Saturday, February 23, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Orange Lutheran players celebrate with the CIF-SS Division 2AA basketball championship plaque in Santa Ana on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Orange Lutheran beat Rolling Hills Prep. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Sound
  
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• Bias is in the eye of the beholder

  24-02-2019 03:00
  
  We watch a lot of television. Even the folks who say they “never watch television” watch a lot of television. Binge watching is a thing and fans of the hot shows proselytize for their latest obsessions with the messianic intensity of a street-corner evangelist. Is it any wonder we elected a TV star president?
  And is it any wonder the phony racist, “Trump-inspired” non-attack attack on “Empire” actor, Jussie Smollett, grabbed headlines? Now, Smollett has been c
  
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• Taylor Ward looks to win an everyday job with Angels

  24-02-2019 02:31
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. >> Taylor Ward ended the 2018 season as the Angels everyday third baseman, hitting a walk-off homer to end the season.
  Now, he’s trying to win a job as their everyday third baseman in 2019, and he picked up right where he left off.
  Ward belted a grand slam on his first swing of the Cactus League.
  “That’s a good feeling right there,” Ward said after his homer put the Angels on the way to a 10-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the Cactus League o
  
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• Police: Intoxicated, combative man arrested after rescue from Laguna Beach cliff

  24-02-2019 02:24
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — It took Laguna Beach police and an Orange County sheriff’s helicopter to rescue a man from a cliff off Smithcliffs Road in Laguna Beach on Saturday while he resisted their efforts, authorities said.The rescue effort was reported about 2 p.m. in the north side of Laguna Beach, authorities reported on Twitter.Beach/Cliff rescue underway at Smithcliffs in North Laguna. @OCSDAirSupport assisting Laguna Beach Fire and Marine Safety. pic.twitter.com/zVUZEm8BVl
  — Laguna
  
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• The selective court of mob justice

  24-02-2019 02:05
  
  What do these stories have in common?
  An actor stages a phony hate crime with himself as the victim and is celebrated by presidential candidates. A college professor is blacklisted over alleged sexual harassment charges that were dismissed.  A congressman faces a civil trial for allegedly drugging and molesting an underage girl, yet continues in office as if it’s not even happening.
  It seems that we have a new justice system in which people are dragged into an unseen courtroom and jud
  
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• Orange County celebrates Black History Month with parade, fair

  24-02-2019 01:02
  
  The 39th annual Orange County Black History Parade made its way through downtown Anaheim on Saturday, Feb. 23, albeit a bit later than usual.
  Rainstorms earlier in the month forced the rescheduling of the parade and the cultural fair that followed.
  On Saturday, bands, floats and community groups marched along Anaheim Boulevard, leading the crowds to the fair with food, shopping and more entertainment in celebration of Black History Month.
  The annual event is organized by the Orange County Herita
  
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• Capistrano Valley Christian boys basketball wins its first CIF-SS championship

  24-02-2019 00:56
  
  Capistrano Valley Christian’s Festus Ndumanya, center, celebrates with his team after they defeat Palm Springs, 43-33 in the CIF-SS Division 3A boys basketball championship game at Azusa Pacific University’s Felix Event Center on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
  Capistrano Valley Christian celebrates after defeating Palm Springs, 43-33, in the CIF-SS Division 3A boys basketball championship game at Azusa Pacific University’s Felix Even
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, Feb. 23

  24-02-2019 00:48
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Feb. 23.
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
   
  GIRLS SOCCER
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Championship finals
  DIVISION 2
  Sunny Hills 2, Mira Costa 1
  Goals: (SH) Burnett, Figueroa; (MC) Miyasaki
  Saves: Avila (SH) 2; Naylor (MC) 4
  Halftime: SH, 1-0
   
   
  
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• Taylor Ward grand slam lifts Angels to victory in Cactus League opener

  24-02-2019 00:46
  
  THE GAME: Taylor Ward hit a grand slam to lead the Angels to a 10-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants in their Cactus League opener on Saturday at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
  PITCHING REPORT: Dillon Peters pitched two scoreless innings on 19 pitches, only allowing an infield hit. Peters will likely start the season at Triple-A Salt Lake, but will be a candidate when the Angels need an extra starter. … RH Jake Jewell, RH Jeremy Rhoades and LH Williams Jerez each pitched scoreless innings. Ea
  
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• Joc Pederson homers as Dodgers win Cactus League opener

  24-02-2019 00:37
  
  THE GAME: The Dodgers scored six times in the first two innings and held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in their Cactus League opener Saturday at Camelback Ranch.
  PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Rich Hill went just one inning, retiring the White Sox in order on only seven pitches, then threw another 10 to 15 pitches in the bullpen to simulate a second inning. … Bullpen candidates Yimi Garcia and Jaime Schultz and pitching prospect Josh Sborz each retired the Sox in order in their innin
  
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• Aliso Viejo Little League launches 28th year of baseball

  24-02-2019 00:34
  
  Hundreds of players of all ages and their coaches fill the infield of a baseball diamond at Woodfield Park on Saturday, February 23, 2019 during the annual opening day ceremony for the Aliso Viejo Little League. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Members of the T-ball Dodgers walk together during the parade of teams at the Aliso Viejo Little League opening day ceremony on Saturday, February 23, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• Sunny Hills girls soccer edges Mira Costa to win CIF-SS Division 2 title

  24-02-2019 00:17
  
  The Sunny Hill girls soccer team won 2-1 over Mira Coasta in the CIF-SS- Division 2 Championship game Saturday, February 23, 2019 in Downey.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
  The Sunny Hills girls soccer team celebrates a 2-1 win over Mira Coasta in the CIS-SS Division 2 Championship game Saturday, February 23, 2019 in Downey.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMira Coasta’s Sierra Sargent battles for the ball with Sunny H
  
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