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• Whicker: UCLA basketball might be bad, but Mick Cronin has seen worse

  19-05-2019 23:04
  
  LOS ANGELES – He jokes about needing a ballcap to protect his scalp from the L.A. sun, which he assumes is constant. He claims he has been here for a month-and-a-half without partaking of the freeways.
  He says the risks of coaching a basketball team in the off-season are “injuries, academics and lunacy,” and he knows UCLA basketball lacks none of them.
  Mick Cronin is the next guy charged with sorting it out, with putting together a basketball team of which the gymnasts can be p
  
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• Hyun-Jin Ryu extends scoreless streak to 31 innings in Dodgers’ win over Reds

  19-05-2019 22:26
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Alex Verdugo hits an RBI double off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tanner Roark in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager celebrates in the dugout after scoring on an RBI double by Alex Verdugo off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tanner Roark in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)SoundThe gallery will
  
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• Dodgers outfielders largely responsible for better defense this season

  19-05-2019 20:53
  
  CINCINNATI – Those laminated cards the Dodgers outfielders carry in their back pockets must be working.
  Or maybe it has something to do with the outfielders themselves.
  What can’t be disputed is the fact that the Dodgers’ team defense has improved in 2019. After being a middling (or worse) team defensively last season, they rank first or second in most of the advanced defensive metrics this season, vying with the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox for the top spot in overall de
  
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• Here’s when the Long Beach Tap House is expected to open and what the menu will offer

  19-05-2019 20:37
  
  A once-lively dining spot with a popular patio on Belmont Shore’s busy Second Street is coming back to life this summer as the Long Beach Tap House inches closer to opening.
  An Aug.1 opening is expected for the new restaurant that’s replacing Tavern on 2, which closed suddenly last year.
  “It’s all starting to come together,” said Dena Jones, co-owner of the upcoming restaurant.
  Along with business partner Brent Scheiber, they pair are currently in the midst of const
  
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• Fans soak up the music at the annual Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point

  19-05-2019 18:33
  
  It was a beautiful, breezy and non-rainy day in Dana Point on Saturday and music fans took advantage of the nice weather to head out to Sea Terrace Park in Dana Point to enjoy a day of blues music courtesy of the 22nd Annual Doheny Blues Festival.
  The long-running festival, which was previously held at Doheny State Beach until it moved a bit up the coastline to its new location in 2018, featured performances by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, the Taj Mahal Quartet,  Robert Cray Ban
  
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• Young love lost, an only son gone, after fatal training accident at Camp Pendleton

  19-05-2019 17:30
  
  DEL MAR — Kathleen Isabel Bourque sat on the edge of a rock outcropping at the beach.
  Wearing a white, eyelet slip dress and a camouflage Marine Corps blouse, she urged eight-month-old Ruthie, her black Labrador puppy, to jump up next to her.
  The place was a spot where the love of her life and soulmate, Marine Corps 1st Lt. Conor McDowell, frequently photographed her — sometimes in the same white dress.“He called it my angel dress,” Bourque said. It was what she was weari
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday May 19

  19-05-2019 15:34
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday May 19 at Santa Anita.
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• Photos: Orange County baseball, softball teams win CIF-SS championships

  19-05-2019 09:19
  
  See what it looked like Saturday, May 18 as five high school teams from Orange County – three in baseball and two in softball – won CIF-SS championships.
  Cypress celebrates their victory over Harvard-Westlake 2-0 during their CIF championship game at Dodger Stadium Saturday, May 18, 2019. Santa Margarita defeated Norco 1-0.(Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)The Cypress softball team celebrates after defeating South Torrance in the CIF-SS Division 2 softball champio
  
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• Newport Harbor boys volleyball beats Mira Costa to capture first SoCal Regional title

  19-05-2019 08:30
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – It takes a special team to ascend to new heights when it is already one of the premier volleyball programs in the nation, and the Newport Harbor boys volleyball team proved to be the epitome of special.
  The Sailors gave their longtime coach Rocky Ciarelli the proper sendoff by winning the school’s first CIF Southern California Regional Division I championship with a victory over Mira Costa 18-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-19 on Saturday night at Newport Harbor High.Newport Har
  
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• Alexander: CIF state executive director Roger Blake ready to move on

  19-05-2019 08:26
  
  Roger Blake is an example of what happens when you’re up for anything.
  For 43 years, Blake has been involved with education and school sports as a teacher, coach and administrator. For 21 of those, the kid who grew up the son of a coach in San Bernardino has been with the CIF state office in Sacramento, the last seven of those as the executive director of the organization that oversees California high school sports.
  “Who would have thought I ever would end up in this job?” Blak
  
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• Johnson helps Kennedy baseball end 30-year wait for CIF-SS title with win over Sonora

  19-05-2019 08:13
  
  RIVERSIDE — Wyatt Johnson was dominant on the mound and Kennedy’s potent bats gave him the edge he needed to lead the Fighting Irish to their first CIF Southern Section baseball championship in three decades.
  Johnson struck out a dozen and allowed just one hit through six innings before settling for a three-hitter as Kennedy stomped No. 1 seed Sonora, 7-1, in the Division 4 title game Saturday night at UC Riverside.
  Kennedy players celebrate their victory over Sonora High School duri
  
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• LAFC prepares for rematch with FC Dallas

  19-05-2019 07:56
  
  The turnaround time between a pair of games featuring the Los Angeles Football Club and FC Dallas was tight enough for both clubs to book the same commercial flight to Texas ahead of their second contest this Sunday.
  It seems fortuitous then that prior to LAFC’s 2-0 win at Banc of California Stadium on Thursday, which turned heated after L.A. captain and offensive dynamo Carlos Vela was swept off his feet by a dangerous tackle from Brazilian defender Bressan, the Black & Gold had cance
  
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• Cypress baseball wins CIF-SS Division 1 title with shutout from dominant pitching duo

  19-05-2019 07:23
  
  LOS ANGELES – Cameron Repetti, and then Brett Wozniak.
  Or Wozniak and then Repetti.
  Cypress celebrates their victory over Harvard-Westlake 2-0 during their CIF championship game at Dodger Stadium Saturday, May 18, 2019. Santa Margarita defeated Norco 1-0.(Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  Cypress celebrates their victory over Harvard-Westlake 2-0 during their CIF championship game at Dodger Stadium Saturday, May 18, 2019. Santa Margarita defeated Norco 1-0.(Photo by Han
  
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• Cal State Fullerton softball eliminated in NCAA regional

  19-05-2019 07:18
  
  Kelly Ford couldn’t have picked a better player for the situation.
  Down four runs with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth in an NCAA regional elimination game against Weber State on Saturday, Cal State Fullerton senior Ari Williams stepped into the batters box. The Big West Player of the Year was the tying run in an improbable comeback attempt.
  Williams cut at an offering from Weber State’s Kate Donaldson, bouncing a hard-hit ball toward shortstop Sydney White.
  
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• Whicker: Ryan Garcia just one of UCLA’s junior achievers

  19-05-2019 07:07
  
  LOS ANGELES — With one out in the fourth inning, Ramon Bramasco of Washington bounced a comebacker to UCLA’s Ryan Garcia. It was an ignorable play in the scheme of things, except that Bramasco was the 11th out Friday night. The first 10 were strikeouts.
  The Bruins won 8-3 and pushed their record to 43-8 going into Saturday’s game with Washington. Garcia wound up with 13 strikeouts in five innings and is 8-0.
  But it’s difficult to be the first star of the game around here
  
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• El Modena boys volleyball tops Carson in five-set thriller to win first SoCal Regional title

  19-05-2019 07:07
  
  ORANGE – A week after mounting an improbable comeback in the CIF SS finals, the El Modena boys volleyball team found itself a point away from losing again, this time to Carson, the CIF L.A. City Section champs.
  The Colts were unable to secure the elusive match point and El Modena took advantage and battled to a 25-22, 25-27, 15-25, 32-30, 16-14 victory over Carson in the CIF Southern California Regional Division III final Saturday.
  El Modena was down 17-15 in the fourth set before going on
  
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• Rookie Griffin Canning dominates in Angels’ victory over Royals

  19-05-2019 06:56
  
  Kansas City Royals pitching coach Cal Eldred, left, and catcher Martin Maldonado, center, talk to starting pitcher Jakob Junis during the sixth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, May 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, right, gets congratulations from Mike Trout after hitting a two-run home run, as Kansas City Royals catcher Martin Maldonado, center, looks away during the sixth i
  
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• Costa Mesa baseball disappointed as Division 6 title slips away

  19-05-2019 06:07
  
  RIVERSIDE — Costa Mesa couldn’t have devised a better start to its first CIF Southern Section baseball final in 57 years, pushing home four runs before Rio Hondo Prep came to bat.
  Not much went the Mustangs’ way from there. Four errors fueled seven runs in the first two innings, and Costa Mesa played catch-up the rest of the way without quite catching up, dropping a 9-7 decision Saturday in the Division 6 title game at UC Riverside.
  Rio Hondo Prep players celebrate their victor
  
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• JSerra’s Peter Herold wins competitive 1,600 at Masters Meet, sets sights on CIF State title

  19-05-2019 05:28
  
  TORRANCE – Among the 36 events contested at the CIF-SS Track & Field Masters Meet on Saturday at El Camino College, one event stood out from the rest – the boys 1,600 meters.
  It was packed with talent, particularly Orange County talent.
  The top six finishers Saturday in each event would earn automatic bids to next week’s state meet in Clovis. Plus, any athlete who reached the automatic qualifying mark would also qualify.
  JSerra’s Peter Herold led a group of nine compe
  
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• Gulls tie series as goaltender Kevin Boyle shuts out Wolves on 29 shots

  19-05-2019 05:28
  
  The San Diego Gulls scored a pair of second-chance goals and goaltender Kevin Boyle made 29 saves in a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Wolves in Game 2 of the AHL’s Western Conference final Saturday at Rosemont, Illinois. The Gulls evened the best-of-7 series 1-1.
  Games 3, 4 and 5 will be Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena.
  “Of the two games, I actually thought we played better last night (in Game 1) than we did tonight, but Kevin Boyle came in and just gav
  
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• Watch Deontay Wilder knock out Dominic Breazeale in the first round

  19-05-2019 05:24
  
  Deontay Wilder won by TKO 2:17 into the first round against Dominic Breazeale to retain the WBC heavyweight title.
  It’s his 40th career knockout in 42 fights and improves to a career record of 41-0-1.
  After the victory, Wilder said a fight with Anthony Joshua will happen.IT'S OVER. WILDER KNOCKS OUT BREAZEALE I ROUND 1 pic.twitter.com/bJOAxBP2Hw
  — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) May 19, 2019
  
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• Southern California rain forecast: Drizzle first, more on Sunday

  19-05-2019 05:10
  
  A new weather system was bringing rain to parts of Southern California on Saturday night, starting with drizzle and gaining stronger overnight leading into morning, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
  The fast-moving system already was producing rainfall by 5:40 p.m. in extreme western Los Angeles County near the Ventura County line, according to meteorologist Kristen Stewart.
  It will be the second storm system to move through the region in the past week, the first bringing light rain
  
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• UCLA softball run-rules Missouri to advance to NCAA regional final

  19-05-2019 04:58
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA knew Saturday was going to be a good one as soon as Valorie Kondos Field appeared in its locker room.
  The retired UCLA gymnastics coach made a surprise visit before UCLA’s NCAA regional game against Missouri on Saturday at Easton Stadium and was greeted by an explosion of cheers. She was treated to an impromptu performance of a dance she recently taught the softball team. She watched the team form a spontaneous conga line.
  In search of its first NCAA title since 20
  
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• Laverne Cox’s graduation speech at Pitzer reveals a recent revelation Twitter gave her

  19-05-2019 04:41
  
  Jacquelyn Aguilera, senior class speaker for Pitzer College’s 55th commencement, said she was there Saturday for the same reason as many of her fellow graduates — to take a photo with Laverne Cox.
  However, the actress and activist left the class with far more than selfies with a celebrity.
  Cox acknowledged agonizing over the right words to send off the graduates. She started her speech quoting author and social activist Bell Hooks’ book, “Yearning.”
  “‘La
  
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• Working out society’s relationship with marijuana: Doug McIntyre

  19-05-2019 03:29
  
  I was at the gym last week, or more accurately, I was at the gym parking lot because it’s cheaper than the actual gym. So, I’m out there swinging big heavy metal orbs and trying to shove my elbows over the band of bacon grease and glazed donuts that has somehow lodged itself around my mid-section when a sweaty young man in a designer workout ensemble pops out the side door and nods in my direction before firing up the joint he withdrew from his side pocket. He took a couple of tokes,
  
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• Kole Calhoun bunted for a hit, answering the cries of Angels fans

  19-05-2019 02:58
  
  ANAHEIM — Just before Kole Calhoun took a couple days off for the birth of his daughter, he left Angels fans with a gift.
  He bunted for a hit against the shift on Monday in Minnesota, and then he soaked up all the social media comments from fans.
  “That’s how you become a fan favorite,” Calhoun said with a smile on Saturday. “Lay one bunt down and you’re their favorite.”Forget Ohtani's HR, this is the moment #Angels twitter has been waiting for… pi
  
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• Photos: CIF SS Masters Track and Field Meet

  19-05-2019 02:53
  
  The CIFSS Track and Field Masters meet at El Camino College on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Torrance, California.
  Kai Wingo of Valencia wins the 800 meter run during the CIFSS Track and Field Masters meet at El Camino College on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Torrance, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Rachel Glen of Wilson (Long Beach) wins the 300 meter hurdles during the CIFSS Track and Field Masters meet at El Camino College on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Torrance, Calif
  
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• Brooks Koepka maintains 7-shot lead at PGA Championship

  19-05-2019 02:11
  
  FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka is turning a public golf course into his private playground in the PGA Championship.
  Staked to a seven-shot lead, Koepka never let anyone get closer than five shots Saturday as he powered his way to an ideal start and overcame a few sloppy mistakes for an even-par 70.
  For the first time this week, he didn’t touch any scoring records. That wasn’t the objective.
  Koepka kept his seven-shot lead going into a final round that feels more like a victo
  
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• Godinez softball overwhelms El Segundo, makes history by winning CIF Division 4 title

  19-05-2019 01:48
  
  IRVINE – The Godinez softball players hoisted the golden plaque above their heads Saturday and jumped for joy in front of their dugout. They then carried the prize toward the stands so their faithful could get a closer look at history.
  The Grizzlies celebrated like no other softball team has from the Santa Ana Unified School District.
  The Godinez High School softball team celebrates winning the CIF-SS Division 4 softball championship over El Segundo in Irvine on Saturday, May 18, 2019. (Ph
  
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• War of Will wins Preakness for Mark Crasse’s first Triple Crown victory

  19-05-2019 01:46
  
  BALTIMORE — War of Will bounced back from a bumpy ride in the Kentucky Derby to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, holding off a field that included a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and still finished the race.
  Trainer Mark Casse got his first Triple Crown victory, with War of Will unbothered starting from the inside No. 1 post position for the second consecutive race. War of Will was interfered with in the Kentucky Derby, which led to first-place finisher Maximum
  
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• Tadej Pogacar, 20, claims Amgen Tour of California in historic win

  19-05-2019 01:28
  
  Starting at 9 a.m. was the women racers as theyhead out for the seventh and final stage for the Amgen Tour of California Saturday morning in Santa Clarita May 18, 2019. Today’s race will go from Santa Clarita to Pasadena passes through the rugged San Gabriel Mountains before making a final descent into the City of Roses and a finish at the iconic Rose Bowl. (Photo by Gene Blevins for SCNG)
  Starting at 9 a.m. was the women racers as they head out for the seventh and final stage for the Amge
  
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• Dodgers on wrong end of shutout in Cincinnati

  19-05-2019 01:01
  
  CINCINNATI — The Dodgers were shut out by right-hander Tyler Mahle and three relievers in a 4-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.
  No park in the National League has been yielding home runs at a higher rate than Great American Ball Park, and only in Coors Field has it been easier to score runs. But after hitting four home runs Friday night, the Dodgers managed just six hits Saturday, all singles.
  Coming into the game, it had been Dodgers pitchers putting up the zeroes. But
  
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• Hundreds form a line in the Huntington Beach sand to protest offshore drilling

  19-05-2019 00:55
  
  They built a wall at the border – the border between sand and sea.
  Several hundred people formed the barrier, of sorts, along the Huntington Beach shoreline Saturday, May 18, to protest offshore oil and gas drilling.
  Little Nora Sullivan, 3, is swung by her parents, Dustin and Amanda as they join hands in the Hands Across The Sand in opposition to new offshore oil and gas drilling in the Pacific Ocean Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Pho
  
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• Photos: Torrance salutes military at 60th Armed Forces Day march

  19-05-2019 00:41
  While Torrance’s  streets filled with camouflage and military blues and greens, the sidewalks were packed with red, white and blue as the Armed Forces Day parade rolled down Crenshaw Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.
  The 60th annual parade — billed as the nation’s longest-running military procession — drew scores of civilians to ogle at the tanks, cannons and Humvees, the highlight of a weekend-long event.
  “We’re excited we get to represent our armed force
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (5-18-19)

  19-05-2019 00:40
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, May 18.
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL
  CIF SOCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  Finals
  DIVISION III
  El Modena def. Carson, 25-22, 25-27, 15-25, 32-30, 16-14
   
  
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