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• Bill to expand eviction protections in California sputters on Assembly floor

  31-05-2019 23:00
  
  A proposal to protect rent-paying, lease-abiding tenants from eviction stalled Thursday after its authors conceded they could not drum up the 41 votes it needed to pass out of the state Assembly before a key legislative deadline this week.
  “We’re not giving up. This is not laying down and surrendering,” said the bill’s lead author, Concord Democrat and former mayor, Tim Grayson, who vowed to try again next year at the latest.
  No vote was called on Assembly Bill 1481 befor
  
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• Average apartment rents hit $2,004 a month in Orange County, $1,907 in L.A. County, CoStar reports

  31-05-2019 22:53
  
  Average asking rents for apartments hit $2,004 a month in Orange County this year and $1,907 a month in Los Angeles County after rising steadily in the region for more than eight years, one of three recent rent reports show.
  Orange County rents were up 2.3 percent from a year earlier during the first quarter of 2019, according to commercial market tracker CoStar. Los Angeles County’s asking rent rose 2.8%.
  Rents are rising even faster in the Inland Empire, according to CoStar.
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• La Habra’s Clark Phillips III visiting Cal this weekend on first official recruiting trip

  31-05-2019 22:30
  
  La Habra All-County cornerback Clark Phillips III (5-11, 178) is making his first official recruiting trip this weekend with a visit to Cal, the senior-to-be said.
  The Golden Bears are an intriguing contender for the highly-recruited Phillips.
  Not only are the Golden Bears in the leadoff position on Phillips’ calendar, they’ve had recent success recruiting Orange County defensive backs, including two from La Habra’s Freeway League. Cal signed former Buena Park standout Jaylinn
  
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• Golden retriever-shepherd mix Vixen is affectionate and playful

  31-05-2019 22:30
  
  Breed: Golden retriever-German shepherd mix
  Age: 4 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 59 pounds
  Vixen’s (aka Murphy’s) story: Vixen (aka Murphy) was born in Pups and Pals’ care and adopted as a puppy. Sadly, the family who adopted her has two other female dogs, and Vixen is not such a fan of sharing her family, especially with other females. She is outgoing and affectionate, listens to sit and down, knows how to catch treats and loves her toys. She is pretty good on the leash an
  
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• Garden Grove discount-store owner accused of $3 million investment scheme

  31-05-2019 22:13
  
  A Bay Area man has been arrested on suspicion of targeting members of the Vietnamese community and persuading them to put millions of dollars into an investment scheme, police said.
  Lo Van Tran, 42, of Fremont, was the owner SmartBuy Outlet, a discount retail business with two storefronts in Garden Grove, authorities said. He is accused of tricking more than 10 people to invest in the phony venture with a company that did not exist.
  He was arrested on Thursday in Garden Grove, where the crimes a
  
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• Former San Clemente Mayor Steven Swartz is remembered at candlelight memorial on pier

  31-05-2019 22:05
  
  SAN CLEMENTE — Former Mayor Steven Swartz — a man touted as a voice of calm and reason — was celebrated during a candlelight memorial at the end of the pier Thursday evening, May 30.
  “Thank you for your prayers and think you for honoring him,” his wife, Nickie Swartz, said through tears during the ceremony attended by at least 100 people from the community.
  Swartz, who was in his first term on the City Council, died unexpectedly on May 8, at age 71, while vacationin
  
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• Whicker: Every crisis needs a manager, so here’s some advice for the Lakers

  31-05-2019 21:59
  
  Sears Roebuck is disappearing, Oldsmobile is gone, Sports Illustrated gets passed from owner to owner like an offering plate.
  When brands fade, they generally keep fading. If you are 18 years old, you were 12 when the Lakers last made the NBA playoffs. Since you were 11, the Clippers have outperformed the Lakers by 155 regular-season wins.
  Incompetent play is not the worst problem. The Lakers used to be a mockingly successful mom-and-pop operation, free of the organizational glut that choked oth
  
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• Clippers draw $50,000 fine from NBA for Doc Rivers’ comments about Kawhi Leonard

  31-05-2019 21:33
  
  The NBA fined the L.A. Clippers $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering role with comments that Coach Doc Rivers made this week regarding Kawhi Leonard on ESPN’s NBA Finals preview show, the league announced Friday.
  On the show, which aired Tuesday, Rivers answered Stephen A. Smith’s question about whether Leonard was “the best player in basketball at this particular moment in time.”
  Said Rivers: “He is the most like Jordan that we’ve seen. Lik
  
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• Real estate news: Law firm Rutan & Tucker will exit Costa Mesa HQ for new digs at The Boardwalk in Irvine

  31-05-2019 21:22
  
  The law firm Rutan & Tucker will leave its longtime HQ in Costa Mesa for a shiny new base in Irvine. The firm has signed a 12-year lease to relocate to The Boardwalk in Irvine. The firm will occupy entire top floor and a portion of the eighth floor. (Courtesy of Trammell Crow Co.)
  The law firm Rutan & Tucker will leave its longtime HQ in Costa Mesa for a shiny new base in Irvine. The firm has signed a 12-year lease to relocate to The Boardwalk in Irvine. The firm will occupy entire top f
  
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• Josh Beaty to coach boys basketball at Buena Park

  31-05-2019 21:22
  
  Josh Beaty, who two seasons ago led Crean Lutheran to a CIF-SS boys basketball championship, has been hired as the head coach at Buena Park.
  Beaty starts at Buena Park on Monday, June 3. He will be an academic support teacher at the school.
  “I’m very excited about this opportunity,” Beaty said. “Buena Park has a lot of potential.”
  He led Crean Lutheran to the CIF-SS Division 3AA championship in the 2017-18 season. He was fired at the end of the season for reasons Cr
  
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• Judge’s order means Missouri clinic can keep doing abortions

  31-05-2019 20:31
  
  By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB
  ST. LOUIS  — A Missouri judge issued an order Friday ensuring the state’s only abortion clinic can continue providing the service, acting just hours before the St. Louis Planned Parenthood facility’s license was set to expire.
  The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services had not renewed the clinic’s license, citing concerns with “failed abortions,” compromised patient safety and legal violations at the clinic. Agen
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday May 31

  31-05-2019 20:29
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Friday May 31 at Santa Anita.
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• Avalon Lafosse, 1st teen to win a Segerstrom Center for the Arts leadership award, is out to save the world through art therapy

  31-05-2019 20:20
  
  In the midst of high school graduation ceremonies, it seems almost too early to introduce a student about to enter her senior year. Then again, perhaps it’s the perfect time.
  On Tuesday, June 4, 16-year-old Avalon Lafosse will become the first teenager to receive a Segerstrom Center for the Arts leadership award.
  The cool thing is that the award isn’t just about Lafosse’s personal artistic accomplishments, although there is that. It’s also about how she teaches art to kid
  
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• Gennadiy Golovkin uneasy talking split with Abel Sanchez

  31-05-2019 19:47
  
  Former middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin this week said he is “very comfortable” with new trainer Johnathon Banks.
  Golovkin, who recently began spelling his first name with an “i” in it, was anything but that when we asked him about severing ties with former trainer Abel Sanchez.
  Sanchez, of West Covina, got the standard 10 percent of Golovkin’s purses for all eight-plus years he trained him. Then Golovkin signed a $100 million contract with DAZN, and Golovkin
  
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• Orange County boys lacrosse athlete of the year: Kevin Groeninger, St. Margaret’s

  31-05-2019 19:45
  
  For the second consecutive year, St. Margaret’s attackman Kevin Groeninger has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys lacrosse athlete of the year.
  Groeninger’s resume is unrivaled by any boys lacrosse player in Orange County history. The senior is a two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American, has been selected first-team All-County three consecutive years, and he is the only player in California history to eclipse 400 career points.
  Kevin Groeninger of St. Margaret’s
  
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• Orange County girls lacrosse athlete of the year: Katelyn Murphy, Santa Margarita

  31-05-2019 19:44
  
  In recent history, it is rare for a high school athlete to compete in multiple sports during the same season. It is even more uncommon for that athlete to be one of the top players in the state at one of those sports.
  Katelyn Murphy of Santa Margarita ran the 800 meters race for the school’s track and field team this spring and was the star midfielder for the lacrosse team. This season, she led the Eagles to their first Trinity League championship since 2012 and their most wins in school h
  
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• All-County boys lacrosse teams 2019

  31-05-2019 19:43
  
  The Register’s 2019 All-County boys lacrosse team.
  ALL-COUNTY BOYS LACROSSE
  St. Margaret’s Kevin Groeninger celebrates after scoring a goal against Foothill during the Tartans’ 17-10 victory in the boys Orange County championship lacrosse game at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  FIRST TEAM
  Player of the year: Kevin Groeninger, St. Margaret’s, Attack, Sr.
  Coach of the year: Mike Schreiber
  
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• All-County girls lacrosse teams 2019

  31-05-2019 19:42
  
  The Register’s 2019 All-County girls lacrosse teams.
  GIRLS LACROSSE
  Katelyn Murphy of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 has been selected by the Register as the girls lacrosse athlete of the year. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  FIRST TEAM
  Player of the year: Katelyn Murphy, Santa Margarita, Midfield, Sr.
  Coach of the year: Cristina Johnson, Foothill
  Maddie Barkate, St. Margaret’s, Midfield, Sr.
  Campbell Case, St. Marga
  
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• Orange County boys lacrosse coach of the year: Mike Schreiber, Yorba Linda

  31-05-2019 19:41
  
  The Yorba Linda boys lacrosse team showed this season that quality lacrosse in Orange County does exist north of Foothill High.
  The Mustangs tied a school record by winning 17 games while playing one of the toughest schedules in the county. They also won their first-round playoff game.
  Kevin Groeninger of St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 has been selected by the Register as the boys lacrosse athlete of the year. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County
  
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• Orange County girls lacrosse coach of the year: Cristina Johnson, Foothill

  31-05-2019 19:40
  
  When Foothill girls lacrosse coach Cristina Johnson moved to Southern California in 2016, she didn’t expect to be at the helm of one of the most dominant girls lacrosse programs in the Southern Section.
  She also didn’t expect to be named the Register’s Orange County coach of the year after her first season as head coach.
  Foothill head coach Cristina Johnson greets her players before taking on St. Margaret’s in the girls Orange County championship lacrosse game at Newport
  
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• Graduation 2019: Troy High, in Fullerton, commencement photos

  31-05-2019 18:54
  
  Troy High School students toss their caps in the air as their graduation is announced during the schoolÕs graduation ceremony at Fullerton Union High School in Fullerton on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Troy High School students celebrate during the schoolÕs graduation ceremony at Fullerton Union High School in Fullerton on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA Tro
  
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• Graduation 2019: Santa Ana High commencement photos

  31-05-2019 18:52
  
  Santa Ana High celebrated its Class of 2019 at a commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 30, at Eddie West Field in Santa Ana.
  Graduate Angel Rivera stands from his wheel chair and looks at his family at the Santa Ana high school graduation Friday, May 30, 2019.(Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Families and friends cheer at the Santa Ana high school graduation Friday, May 30, 2019.(Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsIn
  
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• Angels to promote prospect Jose Suarez to pitch Sunday in Seattle

  31-05-2019 18:51
  
  SEATTLE — The Angels will promote left-hander José Suarez to make his major league debut Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, according to a source, meaning the Angels’ top two pitching prospects will both be in the majors.
  Although Suarez may be up for just one start, he will join Griffin Canning, the team’s consensus top pitching prospect, in the majors.
  Suarez, 21, has a 3.91 ERA at Triple-A Salt Lake, with 20 strikeouts and 11 walks in 23 innings. He would be coming
  
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• Graduation 2019: Buena Park High commencement photos

  31-05-2019 18:48
  
  Josie Bunch shows her diploma to a friend during the Buena Park High School graduation in Buena Park on Thursday, May30, 2019. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
  Members of the Air Force JROTC unfurl a giant American flag during the Buena Park High School graduation ceremonies in Buena Park on Thursday, May30, 2019. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMyÕKaja Austin gives a thumbs up to a teacher as she walks back to her seat after getting h
  
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• Graduation 2019: Beckman High, in Irvine, commencement photos

  31-05-2019 18:37
  
  Beckman High School graduates celebrate as they take a selfie after their graduation ceremony in Tustin on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  A Beckman High School graduate walks into Northrup Stadium at Tustin High School with his fellow classmates as their graduation ceremony begins in Tustin on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsGraduate Gianni Blanco, left, gets a hug from
  
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• Graduation 2019: Sunny Hills High, in Fullerton, commencement photos

  31-05-2019 18:36
  
  Tess Flexen is all smiles as she heads back to her seat after receiving her diploma Thursday.
  Sunny Hills High School senior class members participate in graduation ceremonies Thursday May 30, 2019 in Fullerton, Ca.
  (Photos by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)
  Samuel Kim shows his joy as he looks toward the crowd during commencement ceremonies Thursday.
  Sunny Hills High School senior class members participate in graduation ceremonies Thursday May 30, 2019 in Fullerton, Ca.
  (Photos by Gre
  
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• Graduation 2019: Sonora High, in La Habra, commencement photos

  31-05-2019 18:33
  
  From left, Paolo Pangan and his aunt Joy Ajos celebrate after his graduation from Sonora High School in La Habra on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
  From left, Janice Barber, Jack Barber and Richard Barber pose for a photograph during Sonora High School’s graduation in La Habra on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsEduardo Alatorre, center, celebrates after graduating
  
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• First Disneyland visitors enter Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to explore a galaxy no longer far, far away

  31-05-2019 17:57
  
  Several thousand fans who lined up overnight outside Disneyland were the first visitors to enter the highly anticipated new Star Wars: Galaxies Edge themed land this morning.
  The first Star Wars fans entered the new land at the Anaheim theme park at 8 a.m. Friday morning.
  The first group with 8 a.m. reservations entered through the Frontierland entrance to Galaxy’s Edge. Later groups throughout the day will enter through the Critter Country entrance. The Frontierland and Fantasyland entran
  
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• This is how ‘MasterChef Junior’ contender Malia Brown cooks at home

  31-05-2019 17:49
  
  On a Friday evening in the kitchen of her family’s Newhall house, Malia Brauer was running pasta dough through the rollers of a Kitchen Aid attachment.
  Knowing how to make pasta from scratch, the 12-year-old told her dinner guests, “is really essential for home cooks. And it’s really easy to make.”
  Malia Brauer, 12, rolls the pasta dough through her Kitchen Aid attachment at her Newhall, CA home May 17, 2019.The 7th grader is a finalist on the Fox culinary competition ser
  
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• Freeway signs don’t always get it right as to the cost of carpool lane violators

  31-05-2019 17:24
  
  Q. Hi Honk: Traveling back from San Diego on the northbound 5 Freeway, I entered the carpool lane in San Clemente. I saw a sign saying, “Carpool Lane Violation Minimum Fine $401.” A few minutes later, I passed a sign saying “Carpool Lane Violation Minimum Fine $490,” and a few minutes later I passed a sign saying, “Carpool Lane Violation Minimum Fine $341.” Are the fines different depending on the section of Interstate 5? What’s the story?
  – Mike V
  
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• Freeway signs don’t always get it right as to the cost for carpool lane violators

  31-05-2019 17:24
  
  Q. Hi Honk: Traveling back from San Diego on the northbound 5 Freeway, I entered the carpool lane in San Clemente. I saw a sign saying, “Carpool Lane Violation Minimum Fine $401.” A few minutes later, I passed a sign saying “Carpool Lane Violation Minimum Fine $490,” and a few minutes later I passed a sign saying, “Carpool Lane Violation Minimum Fine $341.” Are the fines different depending on the section of Interstate 5? What’s the story?
  – Mike V
  
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• Sequence matters when upgrading your home

  31-05-2019 16:59
  
  If you are doing a number on your house to get it ready for market, pay close attention to the sequence and timing of tasks. If you do things in the wrong sequence, you may have to do them over based on what comes next and how well they/you do the job.
  Whether or not you are a ”DIYer” or a “going on Yelp to find the best tradesperson” kind of person, there are certain things you want to do before other things to avoid having to fix, touch up, or flat our repeat the previo
  
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• Man injured when U-Haul van slams into pole in Yorba Linda

  31-05-2019 16:44
  
  One person was cut out of a U-Haul van after crashing into a pole at Yorba Linda Blvd. and Van Buren Street on Friday, May 31, 2019, (OnScene.TV)
  One person was cut out of a U-Haul van after crashing into a pole at Yorba Linda Blvd. and Van Buren Street on Friday, May 31, 2019, (OnScene.TV)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsOne person was cut out of a U-Haul van after crashing into a pole at Yorba Linda Blvd. and Van Buren Street on Friday, May 31, 2019, (OnScene.TV)
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• Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is open and here’s what Disneyland guests have to say

  31-05-2019 16:24
  
  Crowds of aspiring jedis, sith lords and bounty hunters eagerly anticipated the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland on Friday, May 31, with many of them having waited in line for hours to get in.
  Friday was the first day of a soft opening requiring reservations that will last through June 24, and guests were getting excited about riding the Millenium Falcon attraction, building their own lightsabers and visiting Oga’s Cantina for some other worldly drinks during their f
  
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• Trump prompts protests with promise of new Mexican tariffs

  31-05-2019 14:30
  
  By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG
  WASHINGTON  — In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump says he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.
  He said the percentage will gradually increase — up to 25% — “until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied.”
  The decision showed
  
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• Chapman baseball opens NCAA Division III World Series on Friday vs. Washington & Jefferson

  31-05-2019 09:03
  
  The Chapman University baseball team opens the NCAA Division III baseball championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday at 8 a.m. PT against Washington & Jefferson College of Washington, Pa.
  The Panthers (38-11) are making their 15th postseason appearance since joining Division III in 1995, but it’s their first CWS trip in eight years. They advanced to the eight-team, double-elimination World Series by sweeping Concordia University (of Texas) in a best-of-three super regional last week
  
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• Angels roll to rare easy victory after scoring in first 5 innings

  31-05-2019 07:45
  
  The Angels’ Luis Rengifo turns a double play at second base as the Mariners’ Kyle Seager slides in late during the first inning of Thursday’s game in Seattle. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
  SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – MAY 30: Luis Garcia #40 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning at T-Mobile Park on May 30, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSeattle Mariners startin
  
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• Hyun-Jin Ryu stifles another opponent, as Dodgers take 3 of 4 from Mets

  31-05-2019 07:22
  
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  The Dodgers’ David Freese, right, scores on a single by Kiké Hernandez as Mets catcher Tomas Nido stands at the plate during the eighth inning of Thursday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, throws during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the New York Mets on Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsNe
  
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• Pascal Siakam leads Raptors past Warriors in NBA Finals opener

  31-05-2019 06:45
  
  Drake, bottom left, watches as Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala dives into the crowd during the first half of Game 1 of the basketball’s NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
  Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) goes up for a basket as Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol and guard Fred VanVleet (23) defend during the first half of Game 1 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Thursday, May 30, 201
  
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• Dodgers’ aggressive infield shifts have yielded mixed results in 2019

  31-05-2019 06:15
  
  LOS ANGELES — A few hours before Thursday’s first pitch, Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel was slapping ground balls around the infield. David Freese stood at the traditional first baseman’s spot, Kiké Hernandez stood at second, Chris Taylor stood at shortstop and Max Muncy and Matt Beaty traded off at third.
  On a rare day off for third baseman Justin Turner and shortstop Corey Seager, that was how Manager Dave Roberts lined up his infield for the series finale against
  
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• Orange County all-league boys and girls lacrosse teams: 2019

  31-05-2019 06:12
  
  The boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse all-league teams for the 2019 season.
  (Coaches and team representatives can email all-league teams to [email protected])
  BOYS LACROSSE
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  MVP: Ayden MacLeod, Northwood, Sr.
  First team: Casey Finley, Beckman, Jr.; Carsen Briggs, Northwood, Jr.; Gavin Dankert, Beckman, Jr.; Max Tait, Northwood, So.; Jason Cheng, Beckman, Jr.; Kenton Wilson, Beckman, Jr.; Nick Krolikowski, Woodbridge, Sr.; Josh Carter, Beckman, Jr.; Alex Gillman, Beckman, Jr
  
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• Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, charged with multiple war crimes, is released from custody; attorney plans to ask for case to be dismissed

  31-05-2019 04:40
  
  Decorated Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who is accused of several war crimes including killing a teen ISIS fighter in 2017, was freed from custody Thursday, May 30, after the Navy judge presiding over the court-martial in a San Diego courtroom cited interference by prosecutors.
  “That means he is free from restriction,” said Brian O’Rourke, spokesman for the Navy Region Southwest, following the hearing. “The judge said that is his ‘relief and remedy
  
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• Disneyland welcomes 600 local kids as first public visitors to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

  31-05-2019 04:00
  
  Disneyland put out the welcome mat for 600 Anaheim kids who became the first members of the public to visit Galaxy’s Edge — including some who had no idea what was awaiting them as they waited in line to enter the highly anticipated new Star Wars themed land.
  Children from the Boys & Girls Club of Anaheim cheer as they join others during a group photo in front of the Millennium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Disne
  
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• 136 dogs seized at house in Orange; residents cited for alleged animal-cruelty

  31-05-2019 03:59
  
  Two of nearly 100 dogs sit in an Orange County Animal Care truck after being removed from a house in the 3800 block of East Woodbine Avenue in Orange, CA on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (OCHawk)
  Nearly 100 dogs were removed from a house in the 3800 block of East Woodbine Avenue in Orange, CA on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Orange County Animal Care officials, outfitted in hazardous-materials suits, removed the dogs. (OCHawk)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA sign is tapped to the door at 3800 block o
  
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• Angels manager Brad Ausmus gives Shohei Ohtani a day off instead of having him face Yusei Kikuchi

  31-05-2019 03:53
  
  SEATTLE — Brad Ausmus is not a very popular person in Japan right now.
  The Angels manager filled out his lineup without Shohei Ohtani on Thursday, denying fans and dozens of Japanese media members the chance to see Ohtani face Seattle Mariners lefty Yusei Kikuchi.
  “Japanese baseball fans don’t like me,” Ausmus said with a smile. “Tell them I’m sorry.”
  Ohtani and Kikuchi attended the same high school in Japan, although at different times.
  “I feel li
  
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• ‘In a very happy place,’ War of Will won’t breeze for Belmont Stakes

  31-05-2019 03:18
  
  Eight days until the Belmont Stakes and War of Will, one of the favorites along with Tacitus, will run in the 1-1/2-mile marathon without breezing after his Preakness Stakes victory on May 18.
  War of Will’s trainer, Mark Casse, told Belmont Park publicity this week that the War Front colt will only gallop in the days leading up to the final leg of this year’s Triple Crown series. He’s scheduled to be the only horse to run in all three legs of this year’s Triple Crown.
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• Graduation 2019: Segerstrom Fundamental High School, in Santa Ana, commencement photos

  31-05-2019 03:02
  
  A total of 437 students participated in Segerstrom High School’s commencement ceremony, held May 29, 2019 at the school. In all, 3,190 seniors will graduate from Santa Ana Unified School District high schools this year. (Courtesy of Santa Ana Unified School District)
  A total of 437 students participated in Segerstrom High School’s commencement ceremony, held May 29, 2019 at the school. In all, 3,190 seniors will graduate from Santa Ana Unified School District high schools this year.
  
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• Rams sign cornerback Troy Hill to extension through 2020

  31-05-2019 02:50
  
  With the future of their secondary up in the air as Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib enter the final year of their respective contracts, the Rams made a move on Thursday to secure depth at cornerback, signing reserve Troy Hill to a two-year contract extension.
  Hill, who started half of last season in place of an injured Aqib Talib, has shown flashes of potential over three-plus seasons with the Rams. After earning his place as a special teams contributor, the former undrafted free agent picked off t
  
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• Ex-Marine arrested more than 40 years after woman found strangled near former Orange County military base

  31-05-2019 02:47
  
  Authorities have arrested an ex-Marine living in Louisiana in connection with the 1976 death of a woman who was found strangled near a former military base in Orange County.
  Experts re-examined evidence collected more than 40 years ago and identified 66-year-old Eddie Lee Anderson of River Ridge, Louisiana, as a suspect in the killing of Leslie Penrod Harris, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said in a statement Thursday, May 30.
  Harris was found dead at about 4:30 a.m. on Tuesd
  
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• Graduation 2019: Clever graduation caps, money leis and other cool props

  31-05-2019 02:44
  
  It’s that time of year again when the school year comes to a close.
  Graduates put on their caps and gowns for their ceremonies while families and friends bring the balloons, money leis, bouquets of flowers, giant photos of the graduate’s face when they were in grade school and of course the stuffed toy bears wearing mortar boards.
  And there’s the real mortar boards, colorful and creatively decorated with fun and clever sayings.
  See more from graduation ceremonies here.
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