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• UCLA football ready to honor senior class with a win over Cal

  29-11-2019 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA will honor its senior class at the Rose Bowl Saturday before kickoff against Cal, a game that will close the chapter on the seniors’ respective college careers.
  The seniors make up a small part of the roster, considering UCLA features the second-highest percentage of freshman players in the country at 53%, but the seniors have provided an example of perseverance.
  From a 1-5 start to a 3-game winning streak, the UCLA season has provided valuable experience for the 64 freshman players (
  
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• No fighting, no problem: Independent stores endure Black Friday

  29-11-2019 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  At Jacks Toy Shop in Redlands, Black Friday happened without cussing.
  There was no pushing, no running, no yelling, no frustration, no waiting in lines. Zero punches were thrown.
  There also weren’t a lot of transactions, at least not early. There were just a couple of shoppers, leisurely poking through the toys.
  Owner Mike Eubanks, who people mistakenly call “Jack,” swung open his door at 9 a.m. He put his hands on his hips and looked up and down State Street, with its Christma
  
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• Long Beach State falls to Wake Forest in Wooden Legacy semifinal

  29-11-2019 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach State forward Romelle Mansel, left, shoots over Wake Forest forward Isaiah Mucius at Anaheim Arena in Anaheim on Friday, November 29, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Long Beach State center Joshua Morgan, center, blocks the shot by Wake Forest guard Torry Johnson, right, at Anaheim Arena in Anaheim on Friday, November 29, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLong Beach State guard Chance Hunter, right, sho
  
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• Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals: Who has the edge?

  29-11-2019 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  RAMS (6-5) vs. CARDINALS (3-7-1)
  When: 1:05 p.m. Sunday
  Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
  Line: Rams by 2 1/2
  TV/radio: Channel 11; 710-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish)
  RAMS OFFENSE vs. CARDINALS DEFENSE
  This is a chance for Jared Goff and the Rams passing attack to get well against an Arizona defense that ranks at or near the bottom in almost every relevant category. Goff is coming off a November in which he threw zero touchdown passes and five interceptions in three games, two of them losses. Th
  
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• St. John Bosco wants to punch, not get punched, in CIF championship showdown against Mater Dei

  29-11-2019 23:37 via ocregister.com
  
  BELLFLOWER >> St. John Bosco High quarterback DJ Uiagalelei on Friday morning walked into a pancake breakfast at school. He wore a serious look, having just completed a walk-through in preparation for his team’s CIF-SS Division 1 championship football game against two-time defending champion Mater Dei on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cerritos College in Norwalk.
  The Monarchs (12-0) are ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today, the Braves (11-1) are No. 4.
  St. John Bosco has lost the past
  
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• Business briefly: Stocks close with broad losses; Daimler to cut 10,000 jobs

  29-11-2019 23:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday following a shortened trading session a day after the Thanksgiving holiday that left the market slightly below its record highs.
  Technology, health care and industrial stocks accounted for a big slice of the selling. Several big retailers also dragged the market lower as traders watched for signs that Black Friday got off to a strong start. Energy stocks took the heaviest losses as crude oil prices fell sharply. Bond yields rose.
  Even with the pullback,
  
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• Chargers injury report vs. Denver Broncos | LT Russell Okung questionable

  29-11-2019 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  A look at Chargers players who were listed on the injury report this week and their status for Sunday’s road game against the Denver Broncos:
  Russell Okung, left tackle
  Injury: Groin
  Participation status: Limited Wednesday-Thursday, full Friday
  Official status: Questionable
  Outlook: Okung is trending in the right direction, but Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said he’ll be a game-time decision.
  Mike Williams, wide receiver
  Injury: Knee
  Participation status: Limited Wednesday, full Thursd
  
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• Steve Fryer and Dan Albano predictions for CIF-SS football championship games

  29-11-2019 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSteve Fryer and Dan Albano make their predictions for this week’s CIF-SS championship football games.PLAYOFFS: CHAMPIONSHIPS
  FRYER
  ALBANO
  St. John Bosco vs. Mater Dei
  Mater Dei
  Mater Dei
  Corona del Mar vs. Grace Brethren
  Corona del Mar
  Corona del Mar
  San Juan Hills vs. Loyola
  San Juan Hills
  San Juan Hills
  Cypress vs. Temecula Valley
  Temecula Valley
  Cypress
  Sunny Hills vs. Santa Barbara
  Sunny Hills
  Sunny
  
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• Rehab Riviera: Addiction takes up residence on Sesame Street

  29-11-2019 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Karli. whose mom is struggling with addiction, and Elmo. (Photo by Zach Hyman, Sesame Workshop)
  Jerry Moe, national director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Children’s Program (Courtesy Hazelden Betty Ford)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
  Move over, Elmo; Karli has arrived on Sesame Street, and her mom is struggling with addiction.
  In another bold stroke for the beloved children’s show, the nonprofit Sesame Workshop launched Karli‘s complicated story onli
  
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• Parents allege hazing led to daughter’s death in lawsuit filed against a sorority and Cal State Fullerton

  29-11-2019 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A mother and father have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Cal State Fullerton and a campus sorority, alleging that a night of alcohol-fueled hazing resulted in their daughter’s death.
  The parents, in a civil lawsuit filed this week in Orange County Superior Court, allege that negligence by both the college and the Chi Sigma Phi sorority led to the March 17 death of 19-year-old Bea Angelika Macabasco Castro.
  According to the lawsuit, Castro had been “rushing” the sorority
  
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• UCLA football vs. Cal: TV info, scouting report, prediction

  29-11-2019 22:13 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA vs. Cal
  When: 7:30 p.m. PT Saturday
  Where: Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
  TV/Radio: FS1 / 570 AM
  Records: UCLA (4-7 overall, 4-4 Pac-12) vs. Cal (6-5, 3-5)
  Cal stats QB Chase Garbers: 92-155, 1,270 pass yards, 9 TDs, 2 INT; 71 carries, 202 rush yards, 1 TD
  WR Nikko Remigio: 29 catches for 419 yards, 2 TDs
  RB Christopher Brown Jr.:  170 carries, 683 rush yards, 6 TDs; 17 catches, 131 yards, 3  TDs
  LB Evan Weaver: 164 tackles, 10 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 PBU, 3 Forced Fumbles
  LB Kuony Deng: 1
  
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• 5, 15 freeways open after Thanksgiving storm, but San Bernardino Mountains highways remain closed

  29-11-2019 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Two major freeways that closed off and on during Thursday because of snow were open Friday, Nov. 29, without restrictions.
  Traffic was moving normally on the 5 Freeway over the Grapevine north of Los Angeles, and on the 15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County.
  A jackknifed big rig, however, did prompt the closure of some northbound lanes on the 5 south of Highway 138. Traffic was still backed up as of noon.
  And a high-wind advisory was in effect for four miles north of Highway 126.
  
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• 5, 15 freeways open after snowfall, but San Bernardino Mountains highways remain closed

  29-11-2019 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Two major freeways that closed off and on during Thursday because of snow were open without restrictions on Friday, Nov. 29.
  Traffic was moving normally on the 5 Freeway over the Grapevine north of Los Angeles, and on the 15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County.
  A jackknifed big rig, however, did prompt the closure of some northbound lanes on the 5 south of Highway 138. Traffic was still backed up as of noon.
  And a high-wind advisory was in effect for four miles north of Highway 12
  
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• Fairmont Prep girls basketball beats St. Anthony in finals of Oxford tournament, Mia Yamamoto takes MVP

  29-11-2019 21:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Versatile forward/center Mia Yamamoto scored 19 points and point guard AnLing Su Vera added 13 points as Fairmont Prep’s girls basketball team defeat St. Anthony 51-37 in the finals of the Oxford Academy tournament Nov. 23.
  Yamamoto, a 5-foot-10 junior, was selected tournament MVP while junior forward Kayla Ishibashi also earned all-tournament honors.
  “Our team defense was solid and we also had seven turnovers, which was the key to winning,” first-year Fairmont Prep coach Sara
  
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• 24 years after a stroke, coach for Orange’s El Modena High is living his dream

  29-11-2019 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Assistant basketball coach Jacob Carmell, center, talks with the junior varsity players next to co-coach Ivan Navarro at El Modena High in Orange on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Assistant basketball coach Jacob Carmell helps run the junior varsity practice at El Modena High in Orange on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAssistant basketball coach Jacob Carmell at
  
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• Orange County rock climber Brad Gobright dies after fall in Mexico

  29-11-2019 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  A well-known rock climber from Orange County died Wednesday, Nov. 27, after falling about 985 feet in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the state’s civil protection agency announced.
  Brad Gobright, 31, was on El Sendero Luminoso when he fell to his death, the agency said. Rescuers retrieved his body Thursday.
  They also treated his climbing partner for injuries to his ankle and other parts of his body, CNN reported.
  “(The agency) extends signs of support and solidarity to the
  
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• Grand Park will light up with art during the holidays with Winter Glow

  29-11-2019 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Grand Park and the Music Center Plaza will turn into nightly art galleries that will light up downtown Los Angeles.
  Grand Park’s Winter Glow will return for a second year Dec. 6-25 with lighted small and large scale installations by several artists plus light displays and projections.
  The free event will take place nightly throughout the park and the plaza from sunset to 10 p.m.
  More holiday fun100+ Christmas events and holiday things to do in Southern California in 2019
  The Christmas holi
  
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• Grand Park will light up downtown LA with art during the holidays with Winter Glow

  29-11-2019 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Grand Park and the Music Center Plaza will turn into nightly art galleries that will light up downtown Los Angeles.
  More holiday fun100+ Christmas events and holiday things to do in Southern California in 2019
  The Christmas holidays mean ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet will be performed all over Southern California: Find one to see
  20 holiday-themed concerts to check out in Southern California this seasonGrand Park’s Winter Glow will return for a second year Dec. 6-25 with lighted smal
  
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• Schools fail to identify thousands of homeless children, state audit finds

  29-11-2019 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By Carolyn Jones, EdSource
  California schools undercounted their homeless students by at least 37 percent in 2017-18, failing to provide them transportation, counseling, connections to social services and other benefits they’re entitled to under state and federal law, according to a recent state audit.
  The audit, conducted by the office of State Auditor Elaine Howle, found that schools and districts reported only 270,000 homeless children, although it’s likely that at least 370,
  
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• Photos: Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season

  29-11-2019 19:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press
  Black Friday shoppers fought for parking spots and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls, kicking off a shortened shopping season that intensified the mad scramble between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  The shopping season is the shortest since 2013 because Thanksgiving fell on the last Thursday in November — the latest possible date it could be. That means customers will have less time to shop and retailers will have less time to woo th
  
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• Purple & Bold: Be Wary of Lakers’ Bad Habits

  29-11-2019 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Friday, Nov. 29 version of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in the inbox, sign up here.The Lakers have a sparkling, NBA-best 16-2 record. They’ve won nine games in a row and 16 of their last 17 and … are you worried yet?
  Not to rain on your forthcoming Tournament of Roses Parade, but the Lakers have been taking care of business against opponents who aren’t especially imposing.
  Those last nine victories? All ag
  
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• DSH Goldie is as warm and sunny as her name

  29-11-2019 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Domestic shorthair tabby
  Age: 2 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Goldie’s story: Goldie’s name comes from her golden fur and eyes. She loves to curl up and sleep in bed with her foster family – there’s nothing better than being cozy, in Goldie’s mind. She would do best as the only cat in the home, but she would be OK with a mellow dog who respects her space (as she will his). Most of all, she just likes to hang out and relax. Sunny windowsills are her favorite.
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• 9 secrets revealed in Disneyland’s Rise of the Resistance ride sneak peek

  29-11-2019 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  A slew of never-before-seen Rise of the Resistance scenes offer a sneak peek inside the new trackless dark ride coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
  Disney revealed new details from nine scenes inside the Rise of the Resistance attraction during the “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” television special that aired Thanksgiving night on ABC.
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• Newsom picks fish over farms, but still gets brickbats

  29-11-2019 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — When a union president was asked about his end goal in negotiations with his members’ employers, he responded with: “More.” No matter the proposal, he always demanded more of whatever was being offered to his union.
  I thought of that cynical retort when looking at the latest battle over water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — the tangled web of rivers, sloughs and marshland that supplies fresh water to millions of Southern Californians. W
  
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• The artist Hijack, son of Mr. Brainwash and disciple of Banksy, strikes out on his own

  29-11-2019 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been almost a decade since the saga of Mr. Brainwash, the Los Angeles clothing merchant-turned street artist, was brought to the world via the Oscar-nominated documentary “Exit through the Giftshop.”
  The film, directed by art provocateur Banksy, shined a light on the submerging of subversive street art into the high dollar art market it often mocked. Walking the line between high and low art was something Mr. Brainwash (real name: Thierry Guetta) did — and continues
  
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• Miniature poodle Brownie acts younger than his age

  29-11-2019 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Miniature poodle
  Age: 12 years
  Gender: Male
  Size: 13 pounds
  Brownie’s story: Brownie lost the only owner he has ever known, and at 12 years old he must be confused. But Lovebugs volunteers are sure they can help Brownie find his new forever home. Brownie has a playful spirit; you’d never guess he was a senior. He has a gorgeous, soft, brown coat and an award-winning smile. He loves playing with other dogs, but needs a little confidence-building when walking on leash. Brin
  
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• Want to end poverty in California? Embrace entrepreneurship.

  29-11-2019 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Sacramento politicians have heralded the state’s record-low 4.0 percent unemployment figures.  While this is good news, anyone living in Southern California will tell you that things aren’t as rosy as they appear to be.
  Take what’s going on in Imperial County, for example.  Unemployment rates in the El Centro region, which borders both Mexico and Arizona, were 22.1 percent in August, which the California Center for Jobs and the Economy terms, “Gre
  
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• The University of California system should keep the SAT and ACT: Thomas Elias

  29-11-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For months, the University of California has been beset by the threat of a lawsuit from parents of minority students and others supposedly looking out for their interests, who insist the UC system’s use of national standardized tests in its admission process is discriminatory.
  Really? The claim propounded by lawyers for the Compton Unified School District, several students and five nonprofits is that the SAT and ACT exams taken by millions of high schoolers across the nation are not fair t
  
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• Planned power outages: A new reality for hospitals and medical clinics

  29-11-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Planned power outages have become increasingly common in California as utility companies look to prevent wind-driven wildfires sparked by damaged power lines.
  Last month, Southern California Edison initiated five power shutoffs. The largest affected 30,000 customers in six counties. Another shutoff impacted 24,000 customers in six counties and lasted 25 hours, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. In the Bay Area, millions went without power when PG&E cut power to stave of
  
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• ‘I need to be better’: Rams’ Jared Goff hopes to wake up from November nightmare

  29-11-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Jared Goff should do better this weekend when the Rams go on the road to play the Arizona Cardinals. One reason is the Cardinals’ poor pass defense. Another, the quarterback can hope, is the date.
  When the calendar flips to December on Sunday, Goff will leave behind his worst month in the NFL since his very first month as a starter in December 2016.
  He had zero touchdown passes in November. Five interceptions and four fumbles. A low 61.5 completion percentage and a wo
  
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• Mission Hospital shifts its focus for mental health programs

  29-11-2019 17:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Mission Hospital is changing the focus of its mental health programs to better address the needs of south county residents, hospital officials said.
  The Mission Viejo-based hospital is expanding its mental health program for teens to also include under-served young adults ages 18 to 26, especially those who attend Saddleback College across the street, officials said. But that means older patients in the Mind & Memory Program will be referred elsewhere in the county.
  The hospital has seen suc
  
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• Real estate news: Industrial complex in Garden Grove sells for $34 million

  29-11-2019 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Rexford Industrial has acquired 12752-12822 Monarch St. in Garden Grove for $34 million.
  Kevin Shannon, Scott Schumacher and Ken White, Jeff Read and Bret Hardy with Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, Penwood Real Estate and Western Realco. Rexford Industrial was self-represented.The property, built in 1971 and expanded in 1980, includes a four-tenant industrial building with 276,585 square feet on 11.1 acres; it’s almost fully occupied, according to NKF.
  Rexford Industrial in a
  
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• HOA Homefront: Rules regarding children and blocked driveways

  29-11-2019 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Can an HOA come up with new house rules that ban children from playing outside the units? Especially with many young children that live here. — G.G., Lawndale
  A: Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code 12900-12996), “familial status” is protected against discrimination by Government Code 12955(a). This means one cannot discriminate against residents with children.
  Rules targeting the activities of children are illegal discrimination, even i
  
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• Cold, wet and snowy storm lingers in Southern California

  29-11-2019 17:29 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A winter storm warning denoting difficult travel conditions remained in force Friday in the San Gabriel Mountains in L.A. County and the Antelope Valley.
  The National Weather Service said the warning would be in effect until 4 p.m.
  It said that by the time the storm clears out, it will have caused accumulations of 6 to 12 inches in most mountain areas but 3 to 6 inches at the Grapevine, which affected the 405 and 5 freeways, and up to 24 inches in the eastern San Gabriels.
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• Pedestrian crossing the street in La Habra dies after being struck by car

  29-11-2019 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A pedestrian died early Friday after getting hit by a car while crossing a La Habra street, police said.
  The male pedestrian was crossing La Habra Boulevard near Harbor Boulevard shortly before 5:30 a.m., city police said. Los Angeles County Fire paramedics tried to provide first aid to the pedestrian but he was pronounced dead at the scene.We are investigating a fatal collision at La Habra Bl and Harbor Bl. There is heavy traffic congestion and the community is encouraged to take alternate rout
  
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• Trump thanks troops during surprise Afghanistan visit, says Taliban want a deal

  29-11-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL COLVIN | Associated Press
  BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and the Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban want a cease-fire.
  Trump arrived at Bagram Air Field shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time Thursday and spent 3½ hours on the ground during his first trip to the site of America’s longest war. He served turkey and thanked the
  
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• Redemption Decade: California home-price gains double the nation’s

  29-11-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  With the 2010s at their end, our “Redemption Decade” series explores how California’s economy rebounded from the destruction of the Great Recession. This is Part 2: Housing.
  California’s fierce debate over high-cost housing says volumes about the state’s recovery from the real estate crash of a decade ago. Bad bets on high-risk mortgage lending put property owners in deep financial distress and slashed overall values.
  Here’s how my trusty spreadsheet sets the
  
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• Corky Carroll: Believe it or not, there’s another local surfer named Corky

  29-11-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  If you grew up a Steve or a Bill, probably even a Tom, Dick, or Larry for that matter, it probably never really phased you to meet other people with the same first name. This would be the same for a Mary or Susan if you are a girl.
  Growing up a Corky was a bit different — there just aren’t that many of us around. In my life I think I have only known four others, one of whom is a girl. This is not counting dogs — it seems there are many more dogs named Corky than people.
  Probabl
  
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• Several stabbed near London Bridge, man detained

  29-11-2019 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA | Associated Press
  LONDON — British police cleared the area around London Bridge in the center of the British capital on Friday following a stabbing and shooting incident that left several people wounded.
  Police said one man had been detained, and witnesses reported seeing a man shot by armed officers.
  The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called just before 2 p.m. Friday “to a stabbing at premises near to London Bridge.”
  People are e
  
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• Man learned he was stabbed after walking to Anaheim hospital

  29-11-2019 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — A man was attacked early Friday on a street in Anaheim and walked to a nearby hospital before he knew he had been stabbed, authorities said.
  The attack occurred about 1 a.m. at Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim police Sgt. T. Hoang said.
  The victim knew he was hurt but didn’t realize he’d been stabbed and walked to a hospital at Beach Boulevard and Orange Avenue to receive treatment, Hoang said.
  There, it was determined he had been stabbed and had “a f
  
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• Why Orange County retailers are pumped about Black Friday

  29-11-2019 15:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Shoppers will flock to Orange County mtustalls and stores for Black Friday as usual, but Cyber Monday will generate more sales, according to a Chapman University economics professor.
  With younger adults migrating more toward online shopping, prompting an expected 14% increase in e-commerce compared to last year’s fourth quarter, Cyber Monday “will be even stronger than Black Friday,” said Raymond Sfeir, director of Chapman University’s A. Gary Anderson C
  
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• Disney+ show recalls the chilling reception for Disney California Adventure: ‘I liked it better as a parking lot’

  29-11-2019 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Walt Disney all but rolls over in his grave and criticizes the mid-1990s decision to move forward with the Disney California Adventure theme park in the latest episode of “The Imagineering Story” on the Disney+ streaming service.
  “You can tell when it’s wrong, you know,” Walt Disney says in a voiceover in the new Disney+ docuseries. “Lots of things I’ve started. If I just felt it wasn’t natural, if I got too deep, I abandoned it and started somethi
  
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• Wooden Legacy: Arizona edges Pepperdine on Nico Mannion’s late layup

  29-11-2019 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Arizona guard Josh Green, left, shoots as Pepperdine forward Kessler Edwards defends during the first half of their Wooden Legacy first-round game on Thursday night at Anaheim Arena. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  Pepperdine center Victor Ohia Obioha, left, competes for a rebound with Arizona forward Stone Gettings during the first half of their Wooden Legacy first-round game on Thursday night at Anaheim Arena. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsArizona forward Zeke Nnaji, r
  
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• Driver killed when car strikes boulder on Ortega Highway

  29-11-2019 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  A driver was killed Thursday night, Nov. 28, when the motorist’s vehicle struck a boulder on Ortega Highway, the California Highway Patrol said.
  The crash on the mountain road between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano — also known as Highway 74 — was reported about 8:40 p.m. A witness told the CHP that a white sedan hit a boulder just east of the waterfalls. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
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• UCLA’s Boss Tagaloa proves he is ready for whatever comes next

  29-11-2019 05:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Boss Tagaloa has done a little bit of everything throughout his football career.
  He set the bar high becoming the first freshman to start at De La Salle, one of California’s elite high school football programs, and won three CIF State championships while losing just two games throughout his prep career.
  While that winning success didn’t carry over with the Bruins, finishing each of the last four UCLA seasons with a record under .500, he became an example for others to follow.
  After t
  
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• Horse racing: Looking back on some things to be thankful for

  29-11-2019 05:25 via ocregister.com
  
  There are many things I’m thankful for this week, not the least of which is the opportunity to write about a sport I love so dearly.
  There’s something about the first Saturday of May and the Kentucky Derby and the two days of the Breeders’ Cup that get my pulse racing.
  Now if we can just convince all the different factions of the industry to come together and pull on the same end of the rope, we’d really have something. Of course, world peace and hitting the Pick Six with
  
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• Kings look for better ending against Sharks

  29-11-2019 05:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Hoping to springboard off the persistence they have shown in their past two games, the Kings face a challenging back-to-back set with travel over Thanksgiving weekend.
  On Friday, they travel to San Jose to face the Sharks for the second time this week. They lost 4-3 in overtime to San Jose on Monday before beating the New York Islanders 4-1 Wednesday. Then Saturday they return home to Staples Center to face the surging Winnipeg Jets.
  The Sharks had won nine of their past 10 games before getting
  
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• Ski season — and too much snow — hit the slopes in Southern California mountains

  29-11-2019 03:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Southern California ski resorts are ready for the winter-sport enthusiasts to climb the mountains. Now all the resorts need is a little less … snow.
  Weather conditions were making accessing the resorts difficult Thursday, Nov. 28.
  The roads to Mountain High in Wrightwood, which opened Nov. 24, required 4×4 vehicles to get there, according to the resort. Mountain High estimated it had received up to 24 inches of snow in this storm and said the West Resort was open.
  Officials ther
  
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• Hotline newsletter: Thanksgiving thanks, Cal’s big drive, Utah’s precarious spot, Helton’s future and more

  29-11-2019 03:08 via ocregister.com
  
  *** The Pac-12 Hotline newsletter is published each Monday-Wednesday-Friday during the college sports season (and twice-a-week in the summer). This edition, from Nov. 27, has been made available in archived form.Hotline Holiday Note
  On Thanksgiving Eve, a word (or 200) of thanks.
  Thanks to all the Hotline readers.
  Thanks … a big thanks … to all the Hotline subscribers.
  Thanks, also, to all the Hotline skeptics and critics and haters, who are as much a part of what we do as any
  
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• Onyeka Okongwu, USC beat Fairfield in Orlando tourney opener

  29-11-2019 01:04 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Freshman center Onyeka Okongwu had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and USC beat Fairfield 54-47 in a first-round game at the Orlando Invitational on Thursday.
  Jonah Matthews scored 14 points and Elijah Weaver added 13 for the Trojans (6-1), who rebounded after their season-opening five-game winning streak was snapped in a 70-61 loss to Temple on Nov. 22.
  “I thought it was great team defense,” USC coach Andy Enfield said. “Our guards played tough, espec
  
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