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• Crean Lutheran girls golf places second at CIF Southern Division Team Championships

  05-11-2019 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Crean Lutheran helped extend Orange County’s strong season in girls golf on Monday.
  The Saints finished second at the CIF-SS Southern Division Team Championships at Costa Mesa Country Club to advance to the CIF SCGA Team Qualifier on Thursday at Western Hills Country Club in Chino Hills.
  Crean Lutheran’s young squad featuring one junior, two sophomores and three freshmen combined to score a 388 en route to the highest finish in school history.
  “The girls are just ecstatic,&rdqu
  
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• OCVarsity video: This week’s best matchups in the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs

  05-11-2019 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSteve Fryer, Dan Albano and Jonathan Khamis break down the best matchups this week in the CIF-SS football playoffs. Among the games they look at are Tustin vs. Sunny Hills, Orange Lutheran vs. Long Beach Poly and Marina vs. Laguna Hills.  — Video by Jonathan Khamis for the Orange County Register.
  
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• The 50 Greatest Dodgers of the 2010s: #50, Pat Venditte

  05-11-2019 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Nov. 4, 2019 edition of the Inside the Dodgers newsletter. To follow the countdown and receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.
  Pat Venditte appeared in 15 games for the Dodgers in 2018. None of those 15 appearances came with a win hanging in the balance. Venditte was optioned to Triple-A seven times in a span of five months, and made the majority of his appearances after the Sept. 1 roster expansion. After the season, the Dodgers designated Venditte f
  
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• Ducks left wing Max Jones gets his marching orders

  05-11-2019 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Who is Max Jones? Well, we know he’s a 21-year-old left wing who played 30 games with the Ducks last season and 43 with their AHL team, the San Diego Gulls. We know he was a big producer in the minors after a stellar career in the junior-level Ontario Hockey League.
  But who is he?
  Or more to the point, what kind of player will he become in the days, weeks and months ahead?
  “I think Max, like all players his age, is trying to figure out what he’s going to be,&rdq
  
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• A look at the Angels’ payroll now that the free-agent market is open

  05-11-2019 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The free-agent season officially opened Tuesday, which means Angels fans can officially start salivating over Gerrit Cole and any number of other players who they believe can help stop the team’s four-year streak of finishing with a losing record.
  But first, it’s important to understand the Angels’ payroll. So, here’s the definitive explainer of how to do to the math.
  For starters, the Angels insist their payroll is always based on their revenues, not the luxury tax. So i
  
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• Music event and auction will raise money for Eco-Warrior campaign

  05-11-2019 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Actor Robert Englund, who portrayed Freddy Krueger in “Nightmare on Elm Street,” will host the second annual fundraiser for the ECO-Warrior Foundation on Saturday, Nov. 9, at The British Hair Company in Laguna Beach.
  There will be live music by Party Foul, a taco bar and both a silent and live auction, with 100% of the proceeds supporting The new ECO-Warrior Foundation campaign, “Live Litter Free.”  A custom-painted Ben Aipa Sting surfboard will be one of the many au
  
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• 6 US children, 3 women killed in drug cartel ambush in Mexico; 8 children found alive

  05-11-2019 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK STEVENSON
  MEXICO CITY — Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women — all of them U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico — in a grisly attack that left one vehicle a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday.
  The dead included 8-month-old twins. Eight children were found alive after escaping from the vehicles and hiding in the brush, but at least five had bullet wounds or other injuries an
  
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• Chargers to London? Owner Dean Spanos blasts report of possible move

  05-11-2019 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Chargers owner Dean Spanos Tuesday vehemently denied a published report that NFL personnel have discussed the possibility of the team relocating to London after struggling early in its quest to establish a foothold with fans in Los Angeles.
  “We’re not going to London,” Spanos said. “We’re not going anywhere. We’re playing in Los Angeles.”Chargers owner Dean Spanos: “This is our home. This is where we’re planning to be for a long f-ing time. P
  
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• Diplomat says Trump meeting, Ukraine probe linked as quid pro quo

  05-11-2019 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump to acknowledge he understood that U.S. aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the country promised to investigate corruption.
  The three-page update from U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, tucked beneath hundreds of pages of sworn testimony released Tuesday, provides new insight into Trump’s push for Ukraine to investigate Democrats and Joe Biden in what
  
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• Malibu Creek State Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty in death of Irvine scientist, attempted murder of 2 children

  05-11-2019 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH
  LOS ANGELES — A grand jury indictment was unsealed Tuesday against a man accused of killing a research scientist from Irvine, who was shot while camping with his two young daughters in Malibu Creek State Park last year.
  Anthony Rauda, 43, pleaded not guilty to the 16-count indictment charging him with the murder of 35-year-old Allergan scientist Tristan Thomas Beaudette, who was shot about 4:45 a.m. on June 22, 2018, while sharing a tent with his then 2- and 4-year
  
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• All of OCVarsity’s coverage of the CIF-SS football playoffs

  05-11-2019 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  This is the place to find all of OCVarsity’s coverage of the CIF-SS football playoffs — schedules and pairings, previews and predictions by Dan Albano and Steve Fryer and a lot more.
  TEAM OUTLOOKS & PREDICTIONS
  CIF-SS football: The playoff outlook for every Orange County teamSCHEDULES & PAIRINGS
  Updated: Orange County football playoffs schedule for Thursday-Friday, Nov. 7-8CIF-SS Football Playoffs: First-round pairings for Divisions 1 to 14STEVE FRYER: COLUMNS & PREDICTIO
  
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• Here are dining deals for military on Veterans Day 2019

  05-11-2019 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants are turning out in force to honor America’s military on Veterans Day.
  Deals range from free doughnuts to discounted steak dinners.
  Most offers are for veterans and active duty military and are good for one person. Most are good on Monday, Nov. 11, only. And nearly all of them require valid identification.
  There are likely other restrictions, so check out websites and read the fine print before you make your choice. And be aware that some locations may not participate.
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• Here’s how you can honor military service in Orange County on Veterans Day 2019

  05-11-2019 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Communities around Orange County are planning to honor residents who served this country in the military with Veterans Day events on Monday, Nov. 11, and in the days before.
  Rifle salutes, patriotic performances, military fanfare will highlight many of the ceremonies. Here are details on several of the events scheduled:
  Anaheim: The city will honor those who have served with a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, at its veterans monument at 241 S. Anaheim Blvd. There will be performances, a g
  
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• 48% of all million-dollar homes in U.S. are in big California metros

  05-11-2019 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Here’s another way to see just how expensive California housing has become: It’s home to almost half of all million-dollar homes in major U.S. metropolitan areas.
  LendingTree, an online loan servicer, looked at the number of homes valued at $1 million or more in the nation’s 50 largest metro areas. My trusty spreadsheet found that six California metros in the Top 50 accounted for 48% of the 2.3 million seven-figure residences tallied. These six Golden State markets had just 13.
  
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• Taco Tuesday: Never mind the ghosts, the tacos are good

  05-11-2019 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  You’ve probably driven past that big vintage shopping complex on Adams Avenue at Magnolia Street in Huntington Beach and thought the entire center, but for the Petco, was abandoned. It looks and feels like a ghost town, its vast parking lot empty and many of its storefronts eerily quiet. 
  Orange County Food FinderWhere to find the best restaurant menu items in the areaFront to back: Barbacoa, carnitas and carne asada tacos at Abby’s Mexican Grill in Huntington Beach (Photo by Br
  
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• To solve homelessness, California must treat certain crimes as cries for help: Mike Gatto

  05-11-2019 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Those of us who have watched a friend or family member wrestle with addiction or cope with mental illness recognize that certain acts are a cry for help.
  For one of my friends, it was getting into a car accident while under the influence, with her young children inside.
  For others, it might be strange behavior or even violent acting out. When we witness such actions, those of us who care try to get help. Help comes in two steps:
  Staging an intervention—“This is a problem.”.
  The
  
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• LeBron James’ I Promise School will offer transitional housing program starting 2020

  05-11-2019 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO — A day after he had to leave his multimillion-dollar home in Brentwood because of a wildfire, LeBron James mused briefly on his past.
  Had he ever been displaced by a natural disaster before, a reporter asked. Perhaps a hurricane in Miami? A storm in Cleveland? Anything comparable?
  Not that he could remember, James said. But as a child, he moved a lot.
  “It it wasn’t because of natural disasters; it was our situation,” he said. “Back when I was growing up, I
  
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• Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana will be shut down by state alcohol officials for 25 days starting Nov. 12

  05-11-2019 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Three tablespoons of booze. That’s the law.
  Distilleries with tasting rooms that operate under a Type-74 Craft Distillers license can only serve 1.5 ounces of liquor in a  cocktail or in a tasting flight to a single customer, unless that person is attending a private event. That’s the license Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana holds and that’s the law the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says the tasting bar violated.
  The “Blinking Owl 25-day sus
  
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• Women want personalized healthcare for their families. Here’s how we get there.

  05-11-2019 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When it comes to healthcare, women hold all the cards. According to data collected by NRC Health, nearly 80 percent of women consider themselves primarily responsible for making household healthcare decisions—managing healthcare choices for themselves, their partners and children. As a mother myself, I can relate.
  From this perspective, it’s clear women have the most to gain, or to lose, in the healthcare reform battle. Not only are their family’s healthcare costs at
  
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• Black man from Moreno Valley who controlled Neo-Nazi group to dismantle it dies at 55

  05-11-2019 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
  A black activist who took control of one of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups — and vowed to dismantle it — has died amid a legal fight over who would lead the group.
  James Stern died Oct. 11 after getting hospice care for cancer, according to one of his attorneys, Bob Ross, and a friend, Arne Edward List. Stern, 55, died at home in Moreno Valley, California, List said.
  “James was a very unconventional crusader,” Ross said Monday, praising hi
  
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• Disney and Pixar characters will be dancing in the streets during Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure

  05-11-2019 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney and Pixar characters will be dancing in the streets to a mix of Latin, R&B and jazz beats during the new Mickey’s Happy Holidays cavalcade coming to Disney California Adventure during the Festival of Holidays celebration.
  “It’s like a carnival party down the street,” said Susana Tubert, creative director with Disney Parks’ live entertainment team. “Think of a carnival in Brazil or New Orleans. I was greatly inspired by those fun street parties.&rdqu
  
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• 4 things to do at Southern California casinos (Nov. 8-14)

  05-11-2019 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage 
  Grammy Award-winning rapper and R&B artist Nelly will perform at The Show at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa.
  The rapper’s top hits include “Country Grammar,” “Ride Wit Me,” “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” “Dilemma” and “Hot in Herre.”
  Nelly has done quite a few collaborations with other artists in hip-hop and rap, but he’s also collaborated with some country music stars. He sa
  
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• Why Tropicália Music and Taco Festival’s growth is about more than just music

  05-11-2019 17:13 via ocregister.com
  
  When the Tropicália Music & Taco Festival made its debut at the Queen Mary in 2017, it was clear there was something different about this event.
  Tropicália wasn’t a festival just about fun or discovering the latest trendy band. With a hodgepodge of artists representing all sorts of genres, it was about something bigger — capturing the eclectic soul of Latino musical culture in Los Angeles with music that ranged from Norteño to pop to rock plus ’60s soul
  
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• Nicolas Cage talks his ‘inner caveman’ and when to ‘let the tiger out’ onscreen

  05-11-2019 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Nicolas Cage makes a lot of movies these days.
  What’s a lot? Try 30 films in the last five years as lead actor, animation voice artist or documentary narrator, so many that it gets hard to keep them all straight.
  So who would turn down the chance to chat with the actor who’s made our favorite Coen Brothers’ movie with “Raising Arizona”, supported Cher on her way to an Academy Award-winning performance in “Moonstruck,” and won best actor honors at the Osc
  
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• Suicide rate in Orange County reached highest point of the century last year

  05-11-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Last year, suicide in Orange County hit an all-time high for the 21st century, a rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people, according to a new report from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
  The rising suicide rate reflects the graying of Orange County. The report, which tracked suicide in the county during a five-year (2014-18) window, found that suicide is more common among people middle aged and older.In all, the Health Care Agency documented 1,648 county residents who took their own lives, a figure
  
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• 2 new theme parks are coming to New York City, but can they make it there?

  05-11-2019 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  New York might be the nation’s biggest metro area and the most visited city in the United States, but it’s been nowhere in the theme park business.
  Sure, Coney Island has been around for about 150 years, but the current Luna Park there opened only 10 years ago. The Cyclone roller coaster might be a national landmark, but throughout its history, Coney Island has made headlines more for litigation than record-setting thrills. Even Donald Trump’s father was involved in the legal m
  
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• More than 25,000 University of California employees prepare to strike Nov. 13

  05-11-2019 14:48 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 25,000 University of California service and patient care technical workers plan to stage a statewide unfair labor practices strike Nov. 13 to protest the school outsourcing jobs to lower-paid workers.
  In an announcement released Friday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299, which represents the employees, said the action will take place at all 10 UC campuses and at five medical centers.
  Picket times and specific locations will be announced in the
  
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• Ex-CEO of Irvine firm convicted of lewd acts with boys, sending them porn

  05-11-2019 08:29 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A former chief executive officer of an Irvine-based publicly traded online video advertising company was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting two boys and sending them pornography.
  Qayed Shareef (File photo)
  Jurors began deliberations Monday afternoon in the case against Qayed Murtaza Shareef and reached verdicts at the end of the day. Shareef was convicted of 30 counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14 and single counts each of using an underage person
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday (11-4-19)

  05-11-2019 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Monday, Nov. 4.
  No games today.
  
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• CIF-SS girls water polo watch list 2019-20

  05-11-2019 04:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2019-20 preseason girls water polo teams to watch.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Water Polo Advisory Committee.
  Listed alphabetically
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  DIVISIONS 1 & 2
  Corona del Mar
  Dos Pueblos
  Foothill
  Harvard-Westlake
  Laguna Beach
  Los Alamitos
  Mater Dei
  Newport Harbor
  Oaks Christian
  Orange Lutheran
  San Clemente
  San Marcos
  Santa Margarita
  Schurr
  DIVISION 3
  Brea Olinda
  Canyon/Anaheim
  Claremont
  Dana Hills
  Esperanza
  King, ML
  La Quinta/La Quinta
  Newbury Park
  Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks
  Palos
  
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• CIF-SS preseason dual meet wrestling polls 2019-20

  05-11-2019 04:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2019-20 preseason dual meet wrestling polls.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Wrestling Advisory Committee.
  WRESTLING
  DIVISION 1/2
  1 Servite
  2 St. John Bosco
  3 Temecula
  4 Northview
  5 Villa Park
  6 Esperanza
  7 Carter
  8 Oak Hills
  9 Roosevelt
  10 Yucaipa
  Others: Sultana, ML King
  DIVISION 3
  1 Victor Valley
  2 Laguna Hills
  3 Paramount
  4 Paloma Valley
  5 Beaumont
  6 Canyon Springs
  7 Citrus Hill
  8 Palm Desert
  9 Walnut
  10 Warren
  DIVISION 4
  1 Fountain Valley
  2 Hillcrest
  3 Bishop Amat
  4 Ventura
  5 Millikan
  6 Grand
  
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• Brandin Cooks’ latest concussion has Rams weighing possible return dates

  05-11-2019 04:19 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — The Rams returned to their practice routine after a midseason bye week facing some injuries that a week off can’t cure.
  At the top of the injury list going into Sunday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was Brandin Cooks’ concussion, sustained early in the Rams’ 24-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in London. It was the wide receiver’s second concussion of the season. And it’s at least the fifth in his six-year NFL career.
  C
  
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• Remembering the life and legacy of Rep. John Conyers

  05-11-2019 04:06 via ocregister.com
  
  John Conyers, formerly the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, passed away last week. He was first elected in 1964, representing Detroit and its suburbs. He served as chairman of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees and was an influential member of the House leadership all the years when the Democrats were in the majority.
  Conyers and I worked together in two specific areas during a time when it was not so unusual as it is today for members to form alliances outside o
  
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• CIF-SS girls soccer watch list 2019-20

  05-11-2019 04:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2019-20 preseason girls soccer teams to watch.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Girls Soccer Advisory Committee.
  Listed alphabetically
  GIRLS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Aliso Niguel
  Corona del Mar
  Cypress
  El Dorado
  Harvard-Westlake
  JSerra
  Los Alamitos
  Newport Harbor
  San Juan Hills
  Santa Margarita
  Santiago/Corona
  Sunny Hills
  Upland
  Villa Park
  DIVISION 2
  Bishop Amat
  Capistrano Valley
  Flintridge Sacred Heart
  Fountain Valley
  La Mirada
  Marina
  Mira Costa
  Moorpark
  Oak Hills
  Rancho Cucamonga
  Redondo Union
  South Hill
  
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• Chargers continue to find their form as key players return to ‘full power’

  05-11-2019 03:46 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Coincidentally, the Chargers had their best all-around game of the season with kicker Michael Badgley in the lineup.
  Badgley made four field goals in his season debut, but he declined to take credit as the Chargers’ good-luck charm in Sunday’s 26-11 victory against the Green Bay Packers at Dignity Health Sports Park.
  “I don’t know,” Badgley said. “Did you see our defense play today? It looked pretty good.”
  Defensive ends Joey Bosa and
  
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• CIF-SS boys soccer watch list 2019-20

  05-11-2019 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2019-20 preseason boys soccer teams to watch.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Boys Soccer Advisory Committee.
  Listed alphabetically
  BOYS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Cabrillo/Long Beach
  Cathedral
  Downey
  Edison
  El Segundo
  El Toro
  Loyola
  Mater Dei
  Mira Costa
  Mission Viejo
  Paramount
  San Clemente
  Santa Ana
  Santa Barbara
  Servite
  Wilson/Long Beach
  DIVISION 2
  Arlington
  Channel Islands
  Corona
  Estancia
  King, ML
  Laguna Hills
  Lynwood
  Poly/Long Beach
  Poly/Riverside
  San Marcos
  Warren
  West Torrance
  DIVISION 3
  Alta Loma
  Be
  
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• Depth, experience give UC Irvine basketball chance to stay atop Big West

  05-11-2019 03:42 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — UC Irvine’s record-setting 31 wins last season came because the team had incredible depth, 10 players part of a rotation that secured the program’s second NCAA Tournament berth and its first NCAA tourney victory.
  The payoff for 2019-20 is a team with nine returning lettermen and seven freshmen that appears capable of once again finishing atop the conference and returning to the Big Dance.
  “We don’t set goals like 31 wins,” head coach Russell Turner sa
  
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• Cal State Fullerton basketball must replace high-scoring backcourt

  05-11-2019 03:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball program is coming off a solid two-year run that included back-to-back appearances in the Big West Conference Tournament title game and the Titans’ first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2007-08.
  Fullerton defeated UC Irvine in the conference title game in 2018 before losing the rematch last spring, and much of the Titans’ recent success revolved around the experienced, high-scoring backcourt duo of Khalil Ahmad and Kyle Allman Jr., each
  
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• CIF-SS boys and girls cross country polls: Monday, Nov. 4

  05-11-2019 02:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS boys and girls cross country polls released Monday, Nov. 4.
  BOYS DIVISION 1
  1 Great Oak
  2 La Serna
  3 Burbank
  4 Crescenta Valley
  5 Arcadia
  6 California
  7 Roosevelt/Eastvale
  8 Long Beach Poly
  9 Mira Costa
  10 Vista Murrieta
  11 Quartz Hill
  12 ML King
  13 Rancho Cucamonga
  14 Beckman
  15 Long Beach Wilson
  16 San Clemente
  BOYS DIVISION 2
  1 Newbury Park
  2 Dana Hills
  3 Claremont
  4 West Torrance
  5 Thousand Oaks
  6 Redlands East Valley
  7 El Toro
  8 Loyola
  9 Woodbridge
  10 Capistrano Valley
  11 Godinez
  
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• An Anaheim nurse recalls a terrifying accident on the 55 Freeway, and her risky decision to help out

  05-11-2019 02:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Sarah Spriggs loves her job as a nurse, and usually doesn’t mind the odd hours it demands or the half-hour commute to Newport Beach from her home in Anaheim.
  But she always has been afraid to drive after midnight. “That’s when all the bars are closing and drunks start to drive home,” she said.
  Her fear was not unfounded.
  Last month, Spriggs found her normally routine drive interrupted by a terrifying accident on the 55 Freeway, one that forced her to make a split-second d
  
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• 5 candidates vie for open San Clemente City Council seat, in all mail-in election

  05-11-2019 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Five candidates are bidding for a San Clemente City Council seat left open by the sudden death, earlier this year, of Mayor Steven Swartz.
  The candidates up for election, in the all mail-in ballot, are Dee Coleman, a local business owner; Jackson Hinkle, a marketing specialist; Gene James, a security consultant; Michael (Mickey) McClane, a retired parole officer; and Christina Selter, a local business owner.
  The winning candidate will serve the remainder of Swartz’s term and face re-electi
  
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• With LeBron James setting the tone, Lakers’ defense among league’s best

  05-11-2019 02:26 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO — Of the many statistical categories where the Lakers find themselves at or near the top of the league, this one warms Frank Vogel’s heart: charges taken.
  The Lakers (5-1) are tied for second in the league through six games in offensive fouls generated with 1.83 per game. It’s a source of pride for Vogel – not only because it’s a momentum-shifting play that gives his team the ball back, but because it represents a physical brand of basketball that he wants t
  
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• Pension costs hitting home across the state — hard

  05-11-2019 02:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District came into being 14 years ago when four small fire departments serving farms and small towns east of Modesto merged.
  The district now flirts with insolvency, a case study in how rapidly growing costs for pensions and other employee benefits are clobbering local governments.
  Four years ago, Stanislaus Consolidated had 80 employees, most of them firefighters, and more than $13 million in revenues. However, as budget documents reveal, its expenses, mo
  
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• Familiar faces to lead new-look Titans in men’s basketball

  05-11-2019 02:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Dedrique Taylor saw this season coming. It was one reason he crisscrossed the country, eating fast food in Dallas and Atlanta, running on adrenaline, knowledge, contacts and recruiting tips about players he knew could help fill the void he saw looming.
  That void was finding 40 points a game. Even a climber like Taylor saw this mountain as one that would require more than the usual care, feeding and moxie – the latter category neatly describing the way Kyle Allman Jr. and Khalil Ahmed playe
  
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• Cross country team runs into the history books

  05-11-2019 02:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cal State Fullerton women’s cross country team won its first Big West Conference championship in program history Saturday at the UC Riverside Ags/OPs Course . The men’s squad took second place, which tied for the best finish in program history — the first time was in 1993.
  “This is a huge day for us as a program and that doesn’t come without a great support team,” said John Elders, head coach. “The whole track and field staff was here to [offer their
  
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• Four Orange County girls tennis teams earn No. 1 seeds for CIF-SS playoffs

  05-11-2019 01:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Traditionally-strong University and Corona del Mar and upstart Portola were among four Orange County teams Monday to earn No. 1 seeds for the CIF-SS girls tennis playoffs.
  Pacific Coast League champion University (18-0) claimed the top spot in the Open Division after dominating the rankings this fall.
  The Trojans highlighted their regular-season campaign by capturing the Pt. Loma Invitational in late September.
  Last season, University fell to Campbell Hall 11-7 in the inaugural Open Division fin
  
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• Angels’ Mike Trout among finalists for AL MVP, which will be announced next week

  05-11-2019 01:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Mike Trout will finish in the top three in the MVP voting once again, but the real question won’t be answered until next week.
  The top three finishers for each of the major annual awards were revealed on Monday, and Trout was included, as expected, among the top American League MVP candidates.
  Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman and Oakland A’s shortstop Marcus Semien were the other two. Trout and Bregman are expected to finish at the top, in some order.
  The winner will be anno
  
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• Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott wants finality from NCAA’s basketball investigations

  05-11-2019 01:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES >> As USC basketball prepares for its season opener against Florida A&M on Tuesday night at the Galen Center, the Trojans have still been left in the dark with regard to the NCAA’s investigation into the program.
  USC was one of several schools swept up in the FBI’s investigation into college basketball and illicit payments made during the recruiting process. Former assistant coach Tony Bland plead guilty in January to a felony count of conspiracy to commit bribe
  
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• Santa Ana voters to fill vacant seats Tuesday on city council, school board

  05-11-2019 00:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Elected leaders in Santa Ana couldn’t agree on who they want to sit beside them, making decisions for the city and school district, so they called for a special election. It’s Tuesday, Nov. 5.
  Six candidates are running for city council, looking to fill the Ward 4 seat left vacant by the resignation of Roman Reyna, who stepped down March 1.
  The candidates are: land-use consultant Phil Bacerra, urban planner Manny Escamilla, victim-assistant specialist Beatriz Mendoza, pastor Gale Oli
  
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