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• There’s ‘A Playboy Exhibition’ opening at the Beverly Center (and it’s for PG audiences)

  13-03-2019 23:29
  
  There’s a new exhibition at the Beverly Center that celebrates 65 years of Playboy history, but it’s not what you think.
  “Freedom is Key: A Playboy Exhibition,” curated for a PG audience by Playboy Enterprises and Circle Exhibits, opens the archives for a closer look at how the late Hugh Hefner‘s men’s magazine, which over time developed into a media and lifestyle brand, saw itself as a force for social progress and an advocate for free speech, civil rights, a
  
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• Nose tackle Brandon Mebane staying with Chargers on two-year deal

  13-03-2019 23:24
  
  Brandon Mebane provided leadership the moment he arrived in 2016, and the Chargers stood by him during a family emergency last year. That well-suited partnership will continue.
  The Chargers announced Wednesday that they agreed to terms on a two-year deal to retain their starting nose tackle and one of their strongest locker-room leaders.
  Mebane, a Crenshaw High product, started 12 games for the Chargers last year, and has been a team captain since joining the team from the Seattle Seahawks.
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• Actress Lori Loughlin, accused in college admission scandal, posts $1 million bail

  13-03-2019 23:15
  
  A federal judge released actress Lori Loughlin, who gained fame as a major character in “Full House” in the 1980s and ’90s and is one of the highest-profile defendants in the college admisison scandal, on a $1 million bond on Wednesday.
  The judge is permitting her to travel to British Columbia, where she is filiming in Vancouver. The actress is on contract to film projects until November. She must surrender her U.S. passport in December.
  Also, Loughlin was banned from any
  
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• USC tops Arizona in first round of Pac-12 tournament

  13-03-2019 23:09
  
  LAS VEGAS — USC’s men’s basketball team did something for the first time Wednesday afternoon.
  The Trojans defeated Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament, toppling the Wildcats 78-65 in the opening round and advancing to the quarterfinals for a matchup Thursday against top-seeded Washington.
  In all five of their previous games against Arizona in the conference tournament, the Trojan had lost, including in the title game last season. The Wildcats, though, were usually a higher seed.
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• Live-action ‘Dumbo’ sneak peek flies into Disneyland’s Main Street Opera House for a limited-time preview

  13-03-2019 23:09
  
  A sneak peek of the new “Dumbo” film about a ridiculed young circus elephant who learns to fly with the help of his enormous ears is now playing for a limited time in Disneyland’s Main Street Opera House.
  The preview promotes Disney’s new live-action “Dumbo,” opening in theaters on March 29. The remake expands on the flying elephant story of the original 1941 animated film that celebrated differences and possibilities.
  The cast of the new film includes Danny D
  
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• Titan Voice: State of the Union visit to inspires me as a dreamer

  13-03-2019 23:03
  
  By Miriam Tellez Sorrosa
  The Gold Ticket I received to enter the United States House of Representatives for the 2019 State of the Union address hangs above my desk.
  I am overwhelmed, reminiscing about the evening of Feb. 5, when I shared the space with the 116th Congress of the United States. Attending the State of the Union speech with the current identities that I hold was an experience so powerful and exhilarating that, to this day, I am still processing its impact on my life. The opportunity
  
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• Clippers are aware their ‘new guys’ are going through an adjustment process

  13-03-2019 23:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Wilson Chandler was glad to be back on the court this week, and the Clippers happy to have him.
  “It felt good to be out there, it’s an easy team to play for,” said the 31-year-old forward, who hadn’t played since Jan. 31, when he suffered a right quad strain that made him inactive for more than a month – through 13 games and a cross-country trade.
  Chandler came to the Clippers on Feb. 6 along with former Philadelphia 76ers teammates Landry Shamet
  
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• Swimming: Orange County season leaders, March 12

  13-03-2019 22:58
  
  Orange County leaders through March 12, 2019:
  BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING
  200-yard medley relay — Tes 1:38:59, SM 1:39.13, MD 1:39.36
  200 free –Mykkanen (Foot) 1:44.40,
  200 IM ––  Taylor (TH) 1:54.86, Abdollahi (DH) 1:56.10, Neamand (Tes) 1:56.27, Tu (SM) 1:56.28, Schreiber (Sage) 1:56.57
  50 free — Brennan (Tes) 21.78, Cantin (TH) 21.81
  100 butterfly — Cantin (TH) 52.62, Zinn (LaHi) 52.93, Stevens (Tes) 53.15, Hoang (MV) 53.77
  100 free – Ingram (Foot) 47.3
  
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• Ranch Night Market returns to Ladera Ranch on Friday

  13-03-2019 22:34
  
  Celebrate spring’s bounty with the opening of Ladera Rancho’s Ranch Night Market. The fun starts at 4 p.m. Friday, March 15, and continues the second Friday of each month through Oct. 11 at Mercantile West shopping center, between Barrels & Birdies and Z Pizza.
  More than a produce market, this monthly event will feature music, food and artisans. Interested in being a vendor? You can download an application at laderaranchochamber.org.
  IF YOU GO
  When: 4-8 p.m. Friday
  Where: Mercant
  
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• The Mario Kart-inspired cosplay racers of ‘Mushroom Rally’ coming to Gardena this weekend

  13-03-2019 22:15
  
  Get behind the wheel for a live Mario Kart-themed racing experience.
  Mushroom Rally, coming to K1 Speed in Gardena weekends only from Saturday, March 16 to Sunday, March 31 is a go-karting pop-up that pits you against your favorite Nintendo characters while collecting stars for prizes.
  Tickets can be purchased through the Mushroom Rally website for both junior and adult racers, starting at $55 plus fees.
  The indoor Gardena race is one of 16 heats in 16 cities nationwide. Adult racers in costumes
  
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• Bravo: CSUF athletic director Jim Donovan recognized for leadership

  13-03-2019 20:29
  
  Jim Donovan, athletic director at Cal State Fullerton, has been named one of the winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award.
  The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced the 28 winners of the award, which spans seven divisions. Donovan was honored as one of four Division 1-AAA athletic directors from across the nation.
  The award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuse
  
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• Report: WR Tyrell Williams to leave Chargers for Oakland Raiders

  13-03-2019 20:27
  
  Mike Williams has moved up the Chargers’ wide receiver depth chart.
  Tyrell Williams, who started 37 games for the Chargers the past three seasons, is moving on to join the Oakland Raiders, according to ESPN.
  Tyrell Williams signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 draft, and flourished as a reliable down-the-field target for quarterback Philip Rivers. But his departure was an expected move. The Chargers already had an in-house replacement with Mike Willia
  
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• Successful Aging: How can I convince my older parent to use a smartphone?

  13-03-2019 20:24
  
  Q. My father, an 88-year-old retired dentist, lives 3000 miles from me and owns only a flip-top phone. I would like him to have a smartphone so I could text him and he could have my phone number handy should there be an emergency. I doubt he will attend a class on how to use a new device. Is my father typical? What can I do to convince my father to give up his flip-top phone and use a smartphone? S.L.
  Dear S.L.
  Trying to change a loved one’s comfort zone can be difficult yet may be possibl
  
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• Kyle Busch goes for NASCAR win No. 200 this weekend at Auto Club Speedway

  13-03-2019 20:06
  
  FONTANA — There’s no indication what Kyle Busch really thinks about Auto Club Speedway when he arrives on the grounds Friday for the NASCAR weekend. It’s been the site of high emotions, as well as lowest of times.
  His mission is pretty clear in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race and Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Cup race.
  The 33-year-old from Las Vegas, who first competed at the track in 2000 when he was 17, is a win away from No. 200 in NASCAR competition. His next checkered
  
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• Facebook, Instagram suffer outages worldwide

  13-03-2019 19:57
  
  Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and is working to resolve the issue.
  According to downdector.com, which monitors websites, the outages started around 12 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday in parts of the U.S., including the East and West Coast, parts of Europe and elsewhere. Both Facebook’s desktop site and app appeared to be affected. Some users saw a message that said Facebook was down for “required maintenance.”
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• Latino voting dreams not coming true for big parties

  13-03-2019 19:51
  
  Both Democrats and Republicans have long harbored big dreams about Latino voters. Now, as California gets set for its first seemingly influential presidential primary in decades, the dreams of both parties may not be coming true.
  Here are their high hopes: Democrats in California and elsewhere want Latino voting rates to climb ever higher on the assumption those voters will always lean their way and guarantee victories next year and beyond. Republicans dream that Latinos will eventually shift th
  
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• Trump: U.S. grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crash

  13-03-2019 19:48
  
  By ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft “effective immediately,” in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people, President Donald Trump said.
  Many nations had already barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, but until Trump’s announcement, the Federal Aviation Administration had said that it didn’t have any data to show the jets are unsafe. Trump ci
  
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• Cold War Kids to headline Acura Long Beach Grand Prix’s Saturday concert

  13-03-2019 19:44
  
  It’s going to be a hometown show for Cold War Kids as they headline the Saturday night concert at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 13, race officials announced Wednesday.
  Formerly known as the “Rock-N-Roar” concert before Acura became the new title sponsor for the race this year, the show will take place on the plaza in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts Center and is free to Saturday race ticket holders.
  Made up of Nathan Willett (lead vocals, guitar), Matt Mau
  
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• 8 killed in mass shooting in southern Brazil school

  13-03-2019 19:36
  
  By MAURICIO SAVARESE and ANNA JEAN KAISER
  SUZANO, Brazil — Two young men wearing hoods and carrying guns, knives and crossbows opened fire at a school in southern Brazil on Wednesday, killing eight people before taking their own lives, authorities said.
  The dead included six students and two teachers, and several other people were hospitalized with injuries, according to Gov. Joao Doria, speaking a few blocks from the public school in Suzano, a suburb of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest c
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar tout taxation myths

  13-03-2019 17:46
  
  Do you pay enough taxes? What is enough?
  When asked on “60 Minutes,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t seem to have a specific tax rate in mind, but then she said, “back in the ’60s … you see tax rates as high as 60 or 70 percent.”
  Suddenly, 70 percent tax rates are a progressive plan, although Rep. Ilhan Omar added, “We’ve had it as high as 90 percent.”
  She’s right.
  That was the top tax rate when I was a kid, and today, many
  
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• Western’s Dan Davidson to coach 605 all-star football game June 7

  13-03-2019 17:35
  
  Western football coach Dan Davidson, the 2018 Orange County Register coach of the year after leading the Pioneers to their first CIF-SS title, will coach the Orange County team in the 605 All-Star Classic on Friday, June 7.
  Orange County will take on a Los Angeles all-star team in the 52nd edition of the game at Pioneer High in Whittier.
  Davidson led Western to a 12-3 record last season. Behind a record-setting offense, the Pioneers earned a share of the Pac 4 League title and captured the CIF-S
  
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• Manafort given more than 3.5 years of extra prison time

  13-03-2019 17:29
  
  By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to an additional three and a half years of prison as she questioned his remorse and criticized him for his crimes and years of lies.
  The sentence is on top of the roughly four-year prison sentence Manafort received last week in a separate criminal case in Virginia.
  “It is hard to overstate the number of lies and the amount of fraud and the extraordinary amount
  
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• Lori Loughlin turns herself in to FBI in college admissions bribery scandal

  13-03-2019 17:29
  
  Fallout from a sweeping college admissions scandal swiftly spread Wednesday, with actress Lori Loughlin surrendering ahead of a Los Angeles court hearing and a Silicon Valley hedge fund replacing its leader.
  Loughlin and fellow actress Felicity Huffman headline the list of some 50 people charged in documents unveiled in Boston that describe a scheme to cheat the admissions process at eight sought-after schools. The parents bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into sele
  
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• Signing of Eric Weddle goes according to plan for Rams

  13-03-2019 17:14
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – Eric Weddle had a game plan for his final brush with free agency. The six-time Pro Bowl safety would visit a few of the many teams that reached out since the Ravens unexpectedly released him last month. Then, for his last stop, Weddle would circle back to Southern California, not far from where he grew up in Rancho Cucamonga.
  But the Rams didn’t want to be Weddle’s last stop. They knew signing him to fill the vacancy left by departed safety Lamarcus Joyner was v
  
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• 4 shows to see at Southern California casinos this week (March 15-21)

  13-03-2019 16:36
  
  Fantasy Springs Resort Casino 
  Internationally-renowned music group Il Divo will bring a mix of opera and pop music to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on Saturday, March 16.
  The four-man group, composed of members from Spain, Switzerland, France and the U.S., was discovered and mentored by Simon Cowell in the early 2000s and went on to produce 10 albums and sell 30 million records.
  They’ve been touring the world since the release of their most recent album, “Timeless,&rdq
  
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• Coachella festival: Here’s everything you didn’t know you needed to know about the event

  13-03-2019 15:25
  
  The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns for its 20th anniversary edition to the Empire Polo Club in Indio April 12-14 and April 19-21.
  Yes, 20th anniversary.
  Coachella is almost old enough to drink and older than a lot of the kids that are going to be there this year.
  Two decades of anything except jail time is quite an accomplishment and with all these years under its musical belt it’s pretty safe to say the festival is the musical event of the year.
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• Knott’s Boysenberry Festival will feature champagne brunch on select Sundays

  13-03-2019 15:22
  
  Who doesn’t love brunch?
  Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant will be offering the Boysenberry Champagne Brunch on select Sundays during Knott’s Boysenberry Festival.
  The brunch will feature carving and omelet stations, breakfast entrees, desserts and more, as well as exclusive dishes, such as Mrs. Knott’s fried chicken. The highlight will be a large selection of boysenberry items, like glazed salmon, pork ribs, meatballs, sausage, French toast, pierogies with boysenber
  
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• 1 dies in crash between car, box truck on 5 freeway in Anaheim

  13-03-2019 15:19
  
  One person died early Wednesday, March 13, in a crash that snarled traffic on the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in Anaheim.
  Just after 2:50 a.m., a box truck was on its side, blocking the carpool lane near Euclid Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  A damaged red sedan was blocking another lane and soon the CHP called for the coroner and a full closure of the southbound lanes.
  “I was just driving down the highway listening to my music and out of nowhere I hear and feel
  
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• Galaxy’s Edge preview: How to make your own R2-D2 or BB-8 when Droid Depot opens at Disneyland’s Star Wars land

  13-03-2019 14:33
  
  “Star Wars” fans who have always dreamed of building their own R2-D2 or BB-8 will be able to pick their own parts off a moving conveyor belt and assemble a remote-controlled astromech droid from scratch when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland.
  The build-your-own droid experience will take place in Droid Depot when the 14-acre land debuts May 31 at the Anaheim theme park.
  The new Galaxy’s Edge themed land will be set in the Black Spire Outpost on the planet of Ba
  
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• Droid Depot: Step-by-step preview of the droid-building experience coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland

  13-03-2019 14:33
  
  “Star Wars” fans who have always dreamed of building their own R2-D2 or BB-8 will be able to pick their own parts off a moving conveyor belt and assemble a remote-controlled astromech droid from scratch when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland.
  The build-your-own droid experience will take place in Droid Depot when the 14-acre land debuts May 31 at the Anaheim theme park.
  The new Galaxy’s Edge themed land will be set in the Black Spire Outpost on the planet of Ba
  
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• Bargain Hunter: One Colorado to offer free St. Patrick’s Day fun

  13-03-2019 13:58
  
  One Colorado in Pasadena will be offering free entertainment and activities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday, March 17. From 10-11 a.m. families can make leprechaun puppets, at 1 p.m. Cleary Irish Dance will perform and then lead a dance lesson and at 3 p.m. the Pasadena Scots will perform on bagpipes and drums. One Colorado is at 41 Hugus Alley. Call 626-564-1066 or go to www.onecolorado.com.
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• Ask the Lawyer: Can I sue a robot that harms me?

  13-03-2019 12:54
  
  Q: Are robots subject to laws?
  -A.S., Hawthorne
  Ron Sokol
  A: The well-known author Isaac Asimov created the fictional “Three Laws of Robotics.”    The first rule is that a robot may not injure a human being, the second that the robot must obey orders (so long as doing so does not conflict with the first rule), and then that a robot can protect itself so long as there is no conflict with the first and second rules.
  All kidding aside, robotics law is evolving. If a robot is c
  
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• Swim: Tuesday’s leaderboard, March 12

  13-03-2019 08:44
  
  Scores, top times from Tuesday, March 12:
  BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING
  San Joaquin League
  SAGE HILL 113, WEBB 55
  Sea View League
  EL TORO 89, CAPO VALLEY 81
  TRABUCO HILLS 103, SAN JUAN HILLS 67
  Nonleague
  RANCHO ALAMITOS 91, PARAMOUNT 74
  DANA HILLS 101, MISSION VIEJO 69
  200-yard medley relay (1:43.5 OCR standard) – 
  200 free 1:46.5 – Lewis (TH) 1:46.35,
  200 IM 2:00.5 – Taylor (TH) 1:54.86,
  50 free 22.1 – Cantin (TH) 21.81, (Ser) 22.09
  100 butterfly 54.0 – Cantin (TH) 52.
  
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• 2 arrested in robbery of Ulta beauty products store in Seal Beach

  13-03-2019 08:39
  
  SEAL BEACH — Two Long Beach men in their early 20s have been arrested in Seal Beach on suspicion of robbing an Ulta beauty products store, authorities said Tuesday.
  The suspects, identified as Isaiah Gurley, 22, and Nicholas Ray, 20, were arrested soon after the robbery, which occurred about 3:05 p.m. Monday, according to Seal Beach police Sgt. Michael Henderson.
  According to Henderson, one suspect entered the store at 12339 Seal Beach Blvd., selected some fragrances and other items from t
  
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• 2 arrested in robbery of Seal Beach beauty products store

  13-03-2019 08:39
  
  SEAL BEACH — Two Long Beach men in their early 20s have been arrested in Seal Beach on suspicion of robbing an Ulta beauty products store, authorities said Tuesday.
  The suspects, identified as Isaiah Gurley, 22, and Nicholas Ray, 20, were arrested soon after the robbery, which occurred about 3:05 p.m. Monday, according to Seal Beach police Sgt. Michael Henderson.
  According to Henderson, one suspect entered the store at 12339 Seal Beach Blvd., selected some fragrances and other items from t
  
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• Long Beach State women eliminate Cal State Fullerton in Big West tourney opener

  13-03-2019 07:35
  
  Long Beach State’s Kianna Hamilton-Fisher steals the ball from Cal State Fullerton’s Triann Thompson, left, during their first-round game in the Big West Conference Women’s Tournament on Tuesday night at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Shanaijah Davison #21 of the Long Beach State 49ers celebrates scoring a basket during their first round game against Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Women’s Tournament at UCI&rsquo
  
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• Clippers don’t have the energy to keep up with CJ McCollum, Blazers late

  13-03-2019 06:17
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Ivica Zubac, left, goes to basket as Portland Trail Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Ivica Zubac, right, blocks a shot by Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos A
  
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• Ryan Getzlaf’s early goal puts Ducks on track for victory over Predators

  13-03-2019 05:49
  
  Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne knocks the puck away from the Ducks’ Derek Grant during the second period of Tuesday’s game at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
  ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks takes the puck down the ice on a breakaway for the Anaheim Ducks first goal of the game during the first period against the Nashville Predators at Honda Center on March 12, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)SoundT
  
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• University boys tennis handles Northwood to remain the Pacific Coast League beast

  13-03-2019 05:47
  
  IRVINE – University sophomore tennis player Rithvik Krishna defeated an opponent on Tuesday that he respectfully called a “beast.”
  But after the Trojans’ dominating performance against visiting Northwood and newcomer Harry Yang, University showed it’s still the most dangerous team in the Pacific Coast League.
  Even when not at full strength.
  Playing without ace Aditya Gupta, the top-ranked Trojans still swept the six first-round sets en route to a 15-3 victory agains
  
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• UC Irvine women outlast UC Santa Barbara to win Big West tourney opener

  13-03-2019 05:02
  
  Andee Ritter #10 of the UC Irvine Anteaters battles for a rebound with Tal Sahar #15, top, and Danae Miller #0, both of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, during UC Irvine’s 53-46 victory over UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Women’s Tournament at UCI’s Bren Events Center in Irvine on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Natalia Bruening #32 of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos battles for a rebound with Sabrina Engelstad #33 of the UC Irvine An
  
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• Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Tuesday, March 12

  13-03-2019 04:53
  
  Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Tuesday, March 12.
  BASEBALL
  Tuesday’s baseball scoreboard
  BASEBALL
  Cypress, the No. 1 team in both the Orange County Top 25 and CIF-SS Division 1, scored two runs in the sixth inning and squeaked past Pacifica 2-1 in an Empire League opener Tuesday at Pacifica High. Braden Murphy and Cameron Repetti both scored on Tyler Chaffee’s single, and Repetti pitched out of a bases-loaded jam with a strikeout a
  
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• Clippers are eager listeners when Lou Williams has something to say

  13-03-2019 04:23
  
  LOS ANGELES — Of course these Clippers are led by a guy off the bench.
  No, Lou Williams is no ordinary reserve, having become the NBA’s greatest bench scorer on record with Monday’s 34-point performance. But he offers more than 20.4 points per game for a Clippers team that’s closing in on a postseason appearance despite a roster devoid of a “superstar,” or even anyone who’s ever been named an All-Star.
  It’s Williams and Pat Beverley who have set th
  
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• Newport Beach is at the center of nationwide bribery for admissions scandal

  13-03-2019 04:13
  
  American higher education, from the ivy covered walls of Yale and Georgetown to the sun drenched campuses of USC and Stanford, was rocked Tuesday by a federal racketeering case that alleges celebrities and other wealthy parents funneled millions through an Orange County non-profit foundation in return for fraudulent entrance test scores and college admission facilitated by corrupt coaches and athletic department administrators.
  Described by a federal prosecutor as “catalog of wealth and pr
  
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• Expert says Merritt truck ‘cannot be excluded’ as vehicle on McStay neighborhood video

  13-03-2019 04:08
  
  An expert testified Tuesday that Charles “Chase” Merritt’s pickup truck “cannot be excluded” as the vehicle caught briefly on a security video driving away from the Fallbrook home of the McStay family the night in 2010 prosecutors say they were slain and disappeared.
  Prosecution witness Eugenio Liscio used a laser scan of Merritt’s 2000 Chevrolet 350 truck, outfitted with storage compartments and an elevated rack over the bed, and imposed that image over the g
  
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• Clark helps Servite pass first test in Trinity League by defeating Mater Dei

  13-03-2019 04:05
  
  Mater Dei’s Drew Porter (#8) runs after the ball after it got past a teammate in the outfield against Servite in a Trinity League baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Servite High.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Servite’s Jake Lappin is safe at home as he slides against Mater Dei’s Hunter Cope in a Trinity League baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Servite High
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• USC knows Pac-12 Tournament is last chance to turn around skid

  13-03-2019 02:32
  
  LAS VEGAS — After their practice ended Monday afternoon, a day before traveling to the Pac-12 Tournament, USC’s players and coaches gathered on one of the side courts at the Galen Center.
  A handful of them, including Bennie Boatwright, spoke about the awaited stretch in which the Trojans, an eighth seed in the conference tournament, face ninth-seeded Arizona in a first-round game on Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena.
  Boatwright delivered a message about accountability and heighte
  
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• Man charged in beating of elderly man with cerebral palsy in Santa Ana

  13-03-2019 02:28
  
  SANTA ANA — A 33-year-old man was charged Tuesday with beating a wheelchair-dependent man with cerebral palsy outside a Santa Ana fast-food restaurant, leaving the victim fighting for his life.
  Vittorio Ronald Froncillo is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on an attempted murder count, with a sentencing enhancement allegation of attempted premeditated murder. He also faces sentencing enhancement allegations of inflicting injury on an elder, causing great bodily injury and committing a cr
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday (3-12-19)

  13-03-2019 02:05
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Tuesday, March 12.
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  BOYS GOLF
  NONLEAGUE
  Mission Viejo 215, Laguna Hills 300
  Mission Viejo CC (par 36)
  Medalist: Ku (MV) 38
  Marina 203, Long Beach Poly 219
  Meadowlark CC (par 35)
  Medalist: Quan (Mar) 38
  Mater Dei 193, Huntington Beach 209
  Sea Cliff CC (par 36)
  Medalist: Hoekstra (MD) 37
  BOYS TENNIS
  GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
  Ocean View 10, Godinez 8
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  Tesoro 12, El Toro 6
   
   
  
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• State Attorney General’s report draws attention to abuses at Theo Lacy

  13-03-2019 01:59
  
  The California Department of Justice released a critical report early this month on the abusive conditions in the state’s immigrant jails and prisons, including those in Orange County.
  It is the first report of its kind, mandated under Assembly Bill 103, a law that we at Freedom for Immigrants consulted on that gives the state Attorney General the power and resources to monitor immigrant jails and prisons over the next 10 years. The report is timely as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals he
  
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• This is how coworkers, friends remembered Long Beach resident who died in Ethiopian Airlines crash while en route to help others

  13-03-2019 01:56
  
  Matt Vecerea Long Beach resident and employee for a La Mirada air-filtration company was among the lives lost aboard the Ethiopia flight that crashed over the weekend. Vecere shared this image with his friends from Haiti while he was there to aid with water filtration systems. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Allegretti)
  Matt Vecerea Long Beach resident and employee for a La Mirada air-filtration company was among the lives lost aboard the Ethiopia flight that crashed over the weekend. Vecere shared t
  
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