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• Orange County softball top 25 rankings, March 18

  18-03-2019 23:58
  
  Dan Albano’s Orange County softball rankings:
  ORANGE COUNTY TOP 25
  (Records through Sunday; PRV is previous ranking)
  1. Los Alamitos (9-2; PRV: 1)
  Griffins open challenging Surf League under the lights at Huntington Beach on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
  2. Orange Lutheran (6-3-1; PRV: 2)
  Lancers begin Trinity League by playing host to undefeated Santa Margarita on Tuesday.
  3. Huntington Beach (8-0; PRV: 3)
  Oilers won two one-run games at the Best of the West Tournament without injured star Jadelyn Al
  
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• Orange County baseball hits leaders: Monday, March 18

  18-03-2019 23:57
  
  Orange County baseball hits leaders through Sunday, March 17.Player, school
  H
  AB
  BA
  GP
  Deangelo Yepez, El Toro
  18
  46
  .391
  13
  Kyle Morrell, El Dorado
  18
  41
  .439
  13
  Blake Hansen, Troy
  18
  41
  .439
  12
  Chad Green, Whittier Christian
  18
  31
  .581
  10
  Jason McDonnell, Esperanza
  17
  40
  .425
  13
  Kyle Ashworth, Foothill
  16
  40
  .400
  13
  Elias Delgadillo, Los Amigos
  16
  40
  .400
  12
  Michael Davinni, Aliso Niguel
  16
  41
  .390
  12
  Charlie Miller, Capistrano Valley Christian
  16
  37
  .432
  11
  Nathan Chong, Fullerton
  16
  34
  .471
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Aidan Elbettar, Newport Harbor

  18-03-2019 23:56
  
  The Register’s boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Aidan Elbettar
  School: Newport Harbor
  Sport: Track and field
  Year: Junior
  Noteworthy: He threw the discus a personal-best 197 feet, 4 inches in the Newport Four Way Meet on Wednesday. It is the eighth-best discus mark in Orange County history and the third best in Newport Harbor’s rich history of throwers. The school record is Bo Taylor’s 213-7 (also the No. 2 mark in O.C. history, behind Huntington Beach’s Scott Moser’
  
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• Alexander: You may want to consider UC Irvine when making out your bracket

  18-03-2019 23:51
  
  The world according to Jim:
  • We are all … Anteaters?
  From the desert to the sea, from the Tehachapis to the Mexican border, there is one men’s NCAA Tournament team for all of Southern California. It’s UC Irvine, and it might hang around for a bit.
  The Anteaters, who swept through the Big West and take a 30-4 record to the Dance, have size (as always), experience and stubbornness on defense. They’ve received a fairly favorable draw – by Big West standards, any
  
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• Anaheim library’s AnaCon celebrates all things sci-fi

  18-03-2019 23:35
  
  Before the big WonderCon convention brings thousands of sci-fi fans to the city, Anaheim had its own celebration of the science fiction and comics culture over the weekend at the Central Library.
  The third annual AnaCon drew fans of all ages to the Anaheim library where they listened in on panels and met authors and illustrators. Members of the 501st Legion, the Orange County Ghostbusters and other cosplay and fan groups were on hand to entertain and take pictures.
  R2-D2 gets some help through t
  
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• Warner Bros. CEO ousted over relationship with actress

  18-03-2019 21:31
  
  Warner Bros. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tsujihara is leaving the studio over allegations that he had a sexual relationship with an actress he helped promote, adding to the number of Hollywood moguls toppled by scandal.
  Tsujihara brings fresh upheaval to a business acquired by AT&T Inc. last year, underscoring the challenges of transforming itself from a telecom giant into a media conglomerate. John Stankey, head of the company’s WarnerMedia, announced Tsujihara’s departure on
  
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• Curt Seeden: Taste of Fountain Valley is a satisfying way to help students

  18-03-2019 21:29
  
  “If you provide food, they will come.”
  OK, apologies to the movie “Field of Dreams.” But there’s an event coming up that is sure to attract a lot of people.
  The 2019 Taste of Fountain Valley food and wine festival will be held Saturday, April 6 at the Los Caballeros Sports Village. This is an outdoor event, held on the Los Cab tennis courts.
  The Taste is a fundraiser for the Fountain Valley Schools Foundation, which does a lot of great things for the Fountain Valley
  
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• 3 arrested, charged in killing of man in Fullerton last year

  18-03-2019 21:22
  
  Three men have been charged in the shooting death of a man last year in Fullerton, prosecutors said Monday, March 18.
  Carlos Castaneda, 35, of Buena Park, Tommy Antonio Navarette, 19, of Anaheim, and Salvador Duran Castaneda, 72, of Buena Park were arrested on March 7 and charged on March 11, according to a join statement from Fullerton police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
  On the morning of Oct. 7, 2018 officers were called to a shooting in the 400 block of West Avenue,
  
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• Seal Beach residents ask: Who’s responsible for car damage caused by flying golf balls?

  18-03-2019 21:03
  
  A golf ball from Old Ranch Country Club smashed Deborah Hiltzik’s windshield last November while she was driving down Lampson Avenue in Seal Beach. Other residents in the area report cracked windshields and dents from errant golf balls. The club has told people who complain about damage that the golfer is responsible. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Hiltzik)
  Richard D’Sa near the area on Lampson Avenue where he says a golf ball flew over the fence at Old Ranch Country Club and dented the
  
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• Clippers happily accustomed to Lou Williams’ late-game heroics

  18-03-2019 20:53
  
  LOS ANGELES — Nobody in the Clippers’ locker room expects cool-handed Lou Williams to break into a SportsCenter-worthy touchdown dance.
  Everyone in there, however, anticipates the veteran closer knocking down the big shots that make it onto ESPN.
  “Game over,” said Montrezl Harrell of the moment when Williams gets the ball with the game on the line. “He’s either gonna get fouled and go to the free-throw line and end the game, or he’s gonna do what he did
  
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• The Method Fest film festival is returning after 9 years away

  18-03-2019 20:51
  
  After being dormant for most of the decade, The Method Fest Independent Film Festival returns to Southern California, from March 22-28.
  Centered at Laemmle’s Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, the 13th edition of the film festival that focuses on acting performances opens Friday night with “Stockholm” starring Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace, a comic/dramatic recreation of the 1970s hostage situation that inspired the term Stockholm Syndrome.
  Around two dozen features and l
  
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• Walker Canyon poppy fields reopen in Lake Elsinore as officials ask: What do we do next?

  18-03-2019 20:43
  
  In the midst of perhaps the most stunning wildflower superbloom in recent memory, the irresistible Walker Canyon poppy fields that closed in Lake Elsinore on Sunday, March 17, amid chaotic crowds have reopened — for now.
  “It’s all open at this point,” Mayor Steve Manos said Monday morning, March 18, adding that weekday traffic tends to be manageable.
  The weekend traffic and associated problems — such as overflowing portable toilets, bumper-to-bumper traffic and cars
  
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• Pizza Hut brings back P’Zone for March Madness

  18-03-2019 20:42
  
  Hunger for pizza is a symptom of March Madness.
  That fact is not lost on Pizza Hut, a corporate sponsor of the NCAA, which is bringing one of its popular promotions to feed basketball fans during three intense weeks of college tournaments.
  Pizza Hut calls P’Zone the ultimate comeback. It features toasted Parmesan pizza crust folded over pizza toppings and cheese and served with a side of marinara sauce. The calzone-like snack has been off the menu for several years.
  Pepperoni P’Zones
  
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• OC Fair 2019: Seal will headline Pacific Amphitheatre and X-treme Freestyle Moto-X returns to the Action Sports Arena

  18-03-2019 20:04
  
  Pacific Amphitheatre has announced that soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal will headline a special pre-OC Fair show on Wednesday, July 10. Seal, who is known for his hits such as “Crazy” and “Kiss from a Rose,” has been busy serving as a coach on “The Voice” in Australia and his most recent record, “Standards,” is a collection of covers including classics like “Luck Be a Lady,” “I Put a Spell on You” and “My Funny
  
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• As Bay Area moves left, some conservative voters move out

  18-03-2019 19:42
  
  Retired engineer Stewart Tagg spent four decades in the Bay Area — appreciating the blue skies, good schools and strong economy.
  But in recent years, his home changed too much for his liking: higher taxes, an open immigration policy and no end in sight to the state’s liberal direction. 
  Tagg, 69, sold his San Jose home and moved his family to Arizona in 2014. He used a simple calculation to justify it: 70 percent politics, 30 percent taxes.
  “I’m a good old Republican
  
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• Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

  18-03-2019 18:16
  
  By ANDREW MELDRUM
  JOHANNESBURG — More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said.
  Cyclone Idai is believed to be the most destructive storm to hit the impoverished southeastern African country in more than 10 years.
  Speaking on state Radio Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said that while the official death toll stood at 84,
  
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• Bribery scandal at USC and other schools should have us re-examining college educations

  18-03-2019 18:04
  
  I don’t know how much of school I’m gonna attend,” Olivia Jade, a YouTube star and daughter of Full House actress Lori Loughlin, told her fans just before she moved to the University of Southern California (USC) to begin freshman year. “But I’m gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all. But I do want the experience of like game days, partying…I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know.”
  W
  
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• Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram; mayor says terror likely

  18-03-2019 17:54
  
  By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER
  UTRECHT, Netherlands — A gunman killed three people and wounded nine on a streetcar in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday morning in what the mayor said appeared to be a terror attack, touching off a manhunt that saw heavily armed officers with dogs zero in on an apartment building nearby.
  Authorities immediately raised the terror alert for the area to the highest level, and Dutch military police tightened security at airports and key buildings in the
  
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• Salute the Troops festival brings hip-hop, rock and comedy to Pomona this weekend

  18-03-2019 17:47
  
  A new three-day festival honoring active military and veterans will bring hip-hop, rock and comedy to two Pomona venues this weekend.The Fox Theater and the Glass House will host the inaugural Salute the Troops Festival, put on by Semper Fi Productions, March 22-24. Acts scheduled to perform include Snoop Dogg, members of the Wu-Tang Clan and Cold War Kids topping the musical lineup as well as comedians Adam Carolla, Rob Riggle and Thom Tran.
  Semper Fi Productions describes itself as a service d
  
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• Teen suicides have spiked, particularly in Orange County, but new habits can save lives

  18-03-2019 17:30
  
  Carol Carlson ofWaymakers Laguna Beach Youth Shelter, the nonprofit operator of youth shelters throughout Orange County, stands in front of a fence with the handprints of thousands of graduates Wednesday, March, 13, 2019 in Laguna Beach. The nonprofit has been in operation since 1979 and takes six teens in crisis at a time, graduating them every three weeks, for around 100 teens a year.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  A couple teens shoot some hoops at Waymakers Laguna Be
  
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• Who will be the 71st Miss La Habra?

  18-03-2019 17:14
  
  There are 12 vying to join the long tradition of women who have been named Miss La Habra.
  This year’s 71st pageant will be held Saturday, March 23.
  Cristal Alatorre, Sonora High (Courtesy of Jay Seidel)
  Estrella Burks-Parra, La Habra High (Courtesy of Jay Seidel)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAlejandra Cabrera, La Habra (Courtesy of Jay Seidel)
  Malia Dacuycuy, La Habra High (Courtesy of Jay Seidel)
  Jenisea Haro, Sonora High (Courtesy of Jay Seidel)
  Jillian Holguin, La Habra High (Co
  
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• Trucking companies are hiring felons to fill thousands of driver openings

  18-03-2019 16:30
  
  A Knight Transportation truck returns to its Fontana facility on Friday, March 8, 2019. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
  A Knight Transportation truck leaves its Fontana facility on Friday, March 8, 2019. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA Knight Transportation truck leaves its Fontana facility on Friday, March 8, 2019. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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• Pacifica softball coach Mark Campbell dies after falling ill Sunday at travel game

  18-03-2019 16:29
  
  Highly-regarded Pacifica softball coach Mark Campbell died early Monday, March 18 after falling ill Sunday while coaching a travel game with the 14-and-under Batbusters, said Dan Hay, Marina co-coach and president and CEO of Premier Girls Fastpitch.
  “We are deeply saddened to report that at 5:30 a.m. this morning, long-time friend and OC Batbuster Coach Mark Campbell passed away. Please keep those prayers and support coming,” PGF wrote of Campbell on Twitter on Monday.We are deeply s
  
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• Orange County bosses hired 17% fewer workers last year

  18-03-2019 16:08
  
  Now that the fog surrounding Orange County’s employment data has cleared, we can clearly see a cooler job market.
  Newly revised job stats show Orange County bosses added an average 32,317 jobs last year. That hiring created a record high for employment — 1.672 million workers in November. But last year’s hiring pace was 6,820 below the previous five-year average. That’s an eye-catching 17 percent drop.
  Let’s look at what industries were pruning their staffing needs
  
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• Gavin Newsom does it again with death row reprieve

  18-03-2019 16:00
  
  Gavin Newsom is fond of making grandiloquent, headline-grabbing gestures couched in moralistic terms.
  His tendency first surfaced in 2004 when, as the newly elected mayor of San Francisco, he directed officials to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of a state law passed by California voters just a few years earlier.
  “I had no right to do this,” Newsom to an interviewer last year, when he was running for governor. “We didn’t have the formal authority.
  
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• Legendary Disney artist Mary Blair is featured at this museum

  18-03-2019 14:33
  
   
  Mary Blair, Concept art for façade of “It’s a Small World,” c. 1962-63, gouache on board.(Photo Courtesy of the Hilbert Museum)
  Rebecca Gacek, of Laguna Beach, checks out the Mary Blair exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art in Orange. The museum is displaying the legendary Disney illustrator’s work that includes the exteriors for “It’s A Small World,” and stills for “Alice in Wonderland,” “Cinderella” and &
  
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• Bargain Hunter: Benihana will treat you to a birthday dinner

  18-03-2019 13:55
  
  Benihana’s Chef’s Table promotions program provides members with special offers, including a $30 birthday certificate. You must be age 13 or older to register and your meal must be during dinner hours Monday-Thursday dine-in only and include the purchase of one adult teppanyaki entree. For restaurant locations and more information, go to www.benihana.com.
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• March Madness 2019: NCAA Tournament South Region breakdown

  18-03-2019 06:59
  
  With so much going on, who can remember what happened the last time Virginia was the No. 1 seed in the South Region? Oh right, everyone does.
  Last year Virginia became the first No. 1 seed to lose in the first round – and it wasn’t close, with No. 16 UMBC winning by 20.
  After a stellar regular season – the only losses were to No. 1 overall seed Duke — now the Cavs are right back in the same spot. Will the added motivation lead to their first Final Four in 35 yea
  
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• Alexander: Dominic Thiem, Bianca Andreescu serve up youth at Indian Wells championships

  18-03-2019 06:25
  
  INDIAN WELLS — On a Championship Sunday at Indian Wells that turned out to be reserved for the young, what was more impressive? Dominic Thiem’s denial of a 101st career championship for Roger Federer, or Bianca Andreescu’s first WTA singles title?
  No contest. Sorry, Dominic, but the first one is always extra special, and the Cinderella aspect of Andreescu’s feat put it over the top.
  Thiem’s accomplishment should not be discounted. The 25-year-old from Austria lost t
  
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• Whicker: The 2019 NCAA tournament, from A to Z

  18-03-2019 06:15
  
  The 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, from A to Z:
  A is for Auburn’s Anfernee McLemore, a shot-blocker who wrote a kinesiology paper on Gordon Hayward’s gruesome ankle injury. In his next game Hardaway dislocated an ankle and broke his tibia. He recovered and now leads Auburn’s backline of shot blockers.
  B is for Buddy Boeheim, one of three children of Syracuse coach Jim who plays Division I basketball. At an AAU tournament, Buddy drilled 7 3-pointers in a row. North
  
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• Lou Williams hits late 3-pointer to lift Clippers over Brooklyn Nets

  18-03-2019 06:08
  
  Brooklyn Nets’ D’Angelo Russell, right, is defended by Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won, 119-116. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams (23) shoots over Brooklyn Nets’ Treveon Graham during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won, 119-116. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  
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• Pacifica softball coach Mark Campbell in intensive care after becoming ill at age-group game

  18-03-2019 05:51
  
  Veteran Pacifica softball coach Mark Campbell is in intensive care at St. Jude Medical Center after becoming ill Sunday while coaching a 14-and-under game with the Batbusters travel team, Batbusters president Mike Stith confirmed.
  “He’s in the fight of his life,” Stith said late Sunday night. “Everyone needs to pray for him and his family.”
  Pacifica athletic director Dave Mamelli said Campbell coached the Mariners to a pair of victories Saturday at their Best of the
  
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• Ducks pull out victory over Panthers on Jakob Silfverberg’s late goal

  18-03-2019 05:48
  
  Anaheim Ducks center Devin Shore, right, celebrates his goal with left wing Nick Ritchie against the Florida Panthers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Anaheim Ducks center Adam Henrique (14) celebrates after scoring against the Florida Panthers during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAnaheim Ducks defens
  
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• March Madness 2019: Printable NCAA Tournament bracket

  18-03-2019 05:44
  
  The 2019 NCAA men’s basketball championship bracket was revealed on Selection Sunday, allowing fans to start filling out their brackets.
  Printable March Madness bracket 
  March Madness bracket designed by Jeff Goertzen/SCNG
   
  Related Articles March Madness 2019: NCAA Tournament Midwest Region breakdown UCLA men’s basketball kept out of postseason tournaments on Selection Sunday No NCAA Tournament, NIT for USC basketball March Madness 2019: NCAA Tournament West Region breakdo
  
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• Oakland man arrested on suspicion of pimping underage girls in Santa Ana

  18-03-2019 05:16
  
  Police have arrested an Oakland man on suspicion of trafficking at least three minors as prostitutes in Santa Ana.
  Patrol officers in the area of Harbor Boulevard and Hazard Avenue identified a 16-year-old human trafficking victim who was rescued on Saturday, March 9, according to a news release from the Santa Ana Police Department. It said a followup investigation led authorities to identify Malik Omar Malveaux, 21, as the girl’s alleged pimp.
  Police arrested Malik Malveaux, 21, of Oaklan
  
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• Austin Dillon learns pole position is no advantage at Auto Club Speedway

  18-03-2019 05:11
  
  FONTANA – Starting a Cup race on the pole doesn’t seem to be much of an advantage at Auto Club Speedway.
  Austin Dillon turned in the fastest lap in the swirling wind on Friday, but struggled in the heat on Sunday and finished 10th, about half a lap behind race winner Kyle Busch. Only three of the 30 races held here have been won by the driver who started first.
  A minor brush with the wall, began Dillon’s downfall. It happened on Lap 55 while he was running in fifth, and he had
  
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• Photos: Flogging Molly fans pre-game at the Hollywood Palladium on St. Patrick’s Day

  18-03-2019 05:07
  
  Thousands of St. Patrick’s Day revelers filed into the Hollywood Palladium parking lot off Sunset Boulevard early on Sunday afternoon to take part in KROQ 106.7/FM’s official pre-party for Flogging Molly’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in Los Angeles.
  Doors for the show didn’t officially open until 6 p.m., but fans showed up in droves to get an early start to the celebration, which included a live stage provided by HD Sound Space that featured sets by Blue De
  
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• Crowds, backed-up traffic force closure of poppy viewing area in Lake Elsinore

  18-03-2019 05:03
  
  Lake Elsinore officials, with roads and staff overtaxed by tens of thousands of people arriving daily to view the giant California poppy bloom north of the city, ended the city’s shuttle service and closed the viewing area Sunday.
  “The situation has escalated beyond our available resources. No additional shuttles or visitors will be allowed into Walker Canyon. Lake Street and Nichols ramps completely closed. We have to get traffic moving. This weekend has been unbearable,”
  
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• March Madness 2019: NCAA Tournament Midwest Region breakdown

  18-03-2019 04:22
  
  North Carolina was the third team from the ACC to receive a No. 1 seed, following Duke and Virginia.
  Its selection is slightly more controversial.
  The two best wins on the Tar Heels’ resume came against the Blue Devils when they were without their best player.
  In both instances, their archrivals did not have their star freshman Zion Williamson on the floor. Williamson suffered a mild knee sprain in the early minutes during their first meeting in late February when his shoe split and later
  
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• UCLA men’s basketball kept out of postseason tournaments on Selection Sunday

  18-03-2019 03:50
  
  The inevitable is now official as UCLA will miss the postseason for the second time in four years.
  The Bruins did not make the NCAA Tournament field announced Sunday and didn’t make the cut for the NIT. The Pac-12 sent three teams to the NCAA Tournament, with conference tournament champion Oregon earning the automatic bid and regular-season champ Washington and Arizona State earning at-large bids. Colorado, which finished with the fourth-best overall record in the Pac-12, was the only team
  
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• No NCAA Tournament, NIT for USC basketball

  18-03-2019 03:26
  
  Last year on Selection Sunday, USC’s basketball team met at a banquet hall at the Galen Center in anticipation of receiving an at-large berth for the NCAA Tournament.
  There was no suspense this time.
  The Trojans were not selected for the NCAA Tournament, nor did they receive an at-large berth for the NIT, officially ending their season.
  Following a loss to Washington in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament last Thursday, the Trojans ended with a 16-17 overall record. It was the first
  
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• Kurtis MacDermid brings fists, energy to Kings

  18-03-2019 02:19
  
  EL SEGUNDO – There aren’t as many fights in the NHL as there once were, but that doesn’t mean big, tough guys like Kurtis MacDermid are obsolete. Not at all.
  The 6-foot-5, 233-pound Kings defenseman dropped the gloves with defenseman Josh Brown of Florida in the second period of the Kings’ 4-3 loss on Saturday afternoon at Staples Center. MacDermid seemed to be almost enjoying himself as he put Brown on the ice at the end of the scrap.
  MacDermid wouldn’t quite go th
  
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• Three-year odyssey has Brad Miller fighting for spot on Dodgers’ bench

  18-03-2019 02:03
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. – There are three players in Dodgers’ camp this spring who have had 30-home run seasons in the major leagues.
  There is Cody Bellinger who set the National League rookie record with 39 home runs two years ago. There is Max Muncy who led the Dodgers with 35 home runs in a breakout season last year.
  And then there is Brad Miller.
  Miller hit 30 home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016. It is a number that jumps out from the back of his baseball card, surrounded as it is b
  
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• March Madness 2019: NCAA Tournament East Region breakdown

  18-03-2019 02:02
  
  Here’s a breakdown of the East Region of the NCAA Tournament:
  FAVORITE: Duke
  The No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, the Blue Devils are as loaded as ever. Few teams can match up with athletic forward Zion Williamson, expected to be the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
  SLEEPER: Belmont
  Belmont was the mid-major darling everyone wanted to see get an at-large bid, and the Bruins did just that. If they beat Temple in their First Four matchup, expect Belmont to enter the Round of 6
  
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• Police searching for 2 suspects in Irvine, Santa Ana, Mission Viejo armed robberies

  18-03-2019 01:46
  
  SANTA ANA — Orange County authorities are seeking the public’s help in tracking down suspects in a series of robberies in the county, with four in Irvine, three in Santa Ana and two in Mission Viejo.
  Irvine police set up a tip line for information, and anyone who can help investigators catch the suspects was asked to call (949) 724-7394.
  Investigators suspect a duo is responsible for the rash of robberies, Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
  At about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, a
  
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• Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens weighs in on Santa Anita troubles

  18-03-2019 01:42
  
  Retired Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens was vacationing in Hawaii this past weekend, but his heart was here in Southern California.
  Stevens, 56, spent the vast majority of his career riding at Santa Anita, Hollywood Park and Del Mar against the likes of Bill Shoemaker, Laffit Pincay Jr. and Mike Smith, and it’s heartbreaking for him to sit back and watch the recent upheaval at Santa Anita.
  “It makes me sad. It’s the ‘Great Race Place,’” Stevens said during an
  
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• Southern California thieves are targeting cars for parts like seats and catalytic converters — but there are ways to deter them

  18-03-2019 01:38
  
  One or more thieves crawled under Andrew Olewicz’s Prius as he was fast asleep on the evening of Sept. 26. It was parked on the street in front of his house in Costa Mesa, so he didn’t hear a thing as someone used a saw to cut out his car’s catalytic converter.
  However, the god-awful noise made by the typically silent-running vehicle the next morning didn’t go unnoticed as he began an hour-long commute to San Diego. The same goes for the $500 insurance deductible he paid
  
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• Standup paddlers hit the beach to honor Steve Adler, raise awareness of aortic dissection in Long Beach

  18-03-2019 01:37
  Paddlers race into the water at the start of the Adler Paddler event Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Alamitos Bay in Long Beach.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
  Teva Fourcade of Huntington Beach gets an early start to the day at the Adler Paddler event, Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Alamitos bay in Long Beach.The event is in its 9th year of raising funds for Paddle with Purpose which raises awareness of Aortic dissection.(Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery
  
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• Alex Caruso has been a bright spot in Lakers’ rough patch

  18-03-2019 01:25
  
  NEW YORK – It was supposed to be a basketball game at Madison Square Garden – not a fight.
  Tell that to Alex Caruso’s jaw.
  The shot the second-year guard took from Allonzo Trier’s elbow was one of many bruises he acquired on Sunday afternoon, sprawling out while taking charges and trying to finish around the likes of DeAndre Jordan. But he kept getting up – a spirit that has been in short supply during a challenging Lakers season.
  He evaluated his wounds afterward w
  
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• Suspect in Orange shooting of ex-girlfriend found dead of apparent suicide in San Diego County

  18-03-2019 01:04
  
  A man suspected of shooting his former girlfriend in Orange fled to San Diego County, where he apparently committed suicide, police said on Sunday, March 17.
  State park officials located the body of a man matching the description of Patrick Allen French, 33, of Costa Mesa in San Diego County on Saturday, March 16 after he had apparently suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police had suspected him of shooting his ex girlfriend multiple times on Wednesday, March 13 at 700 E. Lake Dr. in Orang
  
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