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• The decade in SoCal sports: Memorable moments and a stage set

  29-12-2019 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
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  Kings play New Jersey Devils in game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals Monday at Staples Center.
  A detail of the LA Kings’ engraving names winners from the 2011-12 season on the Stanley Cup which it was available for fans a
  
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• Chargers go winless in AFC West with season-ending loss in Kansas City

  29-12-2019 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward Jr. (26) nearly intercepts the ball following a Kansas City Chiefs incomplete pass, during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (11) makes a touchdown catch in front of Los Angeles Chargers safety Rayshawn Jenkins (23) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Ried
  
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• Californians brace for new year’s new laws

  29-12-2019 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The progressive wing of the California Democratic Party was firmly in control of the Capitol last year and was able to pass some of its top priorities. Unfortunately, we could detect a common theme. The Legislature and governor identified serious problems – too-few high-paying jobs, declining housing affordability and poor-performing schools – and proceeded to make each of them worse. We’ll need to watch closely as some of these troubling new laws take effect.
  By far,
  
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• In California, more laws mean less freedom

  29-12-2019 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Progressives in California, more than elsewhere, forget the history and inspiration behind the founding of the United States. Our very system of government – with divided powers among the three branches of government – reflects an effort to ensure that political power never becomes consolidated in one person or institution.
  The same is true with respect to the federal government’s relationship to the states. Again, the national government is (or was intended to be) a government
  
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• Game Center: Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals updates from the Coliseum

  29-12-2019 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams are making their farewell appearance at the Coliseum Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Stay with this page throughout the day for updates, game-related news and analysis. SCNG’s Kevin Modesti  is reporting from the Coliseum.Who has the edge? Rams  vs. Cardinals matchups | NFL playoff picture
  Stats: In-game box score | Week 17 NFL scoreboardThe #Rams' seven inactive players today vs. the Arizona Cardinals:
  CB Jalen Ramsey (knee)
  CB Troy Hill (thumb)
  T Rob Havenst
  
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• Game Center: Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, 1:25 p.m. at the Coliseum

  29-12-2019 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams make their farewell appearance at the Coliseum Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:25 p.m. Stay with this page throughout the day for updates, game-related news and analysis. SCNG’s Kevin Modesti  is reporting from the Coliseum.Who has the edge? Rams  vs. Cardinals matchups | NFL playoff picture
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• Game Center: Rams exit Coliseum with victory over Arizona Cardinals

  29-12-2019 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams left the Coliseum stage as winners Sunday, defeating the Arizona Cardinals 31-24 in their final game in the storied Exposition Park venue that has served as their temporary home since 2016. The team will move into its new home at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood next season.
  Jared Goff threw for 319 yards and three touchdown in the victory that enabled the Rams to finish the season 9-7. The Rams were eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the 49ers a week ago.
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday Dec. 29

  29-12-2019 19:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, Dec. 29 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• Whicker: UCLA softball star Rachel Garcia was the best in L.A. sports in 2019

  29-12-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  You don’t make the late afternoon drive from Palmdale to Norco, unless you’re trying to throw off the creditors.
  Rachel Garcia did it because she was chasing something.
  Garcia would get out of school at 2:45 p.m. Her dad Tony, an engineer at a hospital, would leave work at 4. Once a week, they’d tunnel through the back roads, occasionally dipping a toe into the freeways, until they reached a batting cage run by Marty Tyson, Garcia’s travel ball coach.
  “Sometimes it
  
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• Rose Bowl: Oregon QB Justin Herbert on his decision to return and team’s legacy

  29-12-2019 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert talks about what he hopes is the lasting legacy for this season’s team and his decision to return for his senior season.
  Herbert is projected as a early round selection for the 2020 NFL Draft.Oregon QB Justin Herbert talks about his decision to return for his senior season and playing in the #RoseBowl. pic.twitter.com/rGrMRd2QkB
  — James H. Williams – #RoseBowlupdates (@JHWreporter) December 29, 2019Related Articles Clemson moves on to title gam
  
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• Climate change No. 1 issues for voters who decide California elections

  29-12-2019 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Just because many people believe in the importance of something or someone doesn’t mean that thing or person is right and true, as evidenced by the election of so many American presidents.
  But when politicians see that the electorate has named some one thing as the No. 1 issue they are paying attention to when they next go to their polling place, you’d better believe that thing ought to be top of mind for those seeking our votes.
  In California, although you wouldn’t quite know
  
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• Game Center: Chargers vs. Chiefs live updates from Kansas City

  29-12-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers are trying to close out a disappointing season with a victory Sunday against the playoff-bound Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Stay with this page throughout the day for updates, game-related news and analysis. SCNG’s Gilbert Manzano is reporting from Kansas City.
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• Game Center: Chargers lose to Kansas City Chiefs to finish 5-11

  29-12-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers closed out a disappointing 2019 season with a 31-21 defeat to the playoff-bound Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chargers, a team some viewed as a Super Bowl contender prior to the season, finished 5-11. The Chiefs swept their games against AFC West opponents, finished 12-4 and earned a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs as the No. 2 seed, thanks to New England’s loss to Miami Sunday.
  Much more to come on this game later this afternoon from SCNG’s Gil
  
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• Game Center: Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, 10 a.m.

  29-12-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers try to close out a disappointing season with a victory Sunday when they play the playoff-bound Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 10 a.m. PT. Stay with this page throughout the day for updates, game-related news and analysis. SCNG’s Gilbert Manzano is reporting from Kansas City.Who has the edge? Chargers vs. Chiefs matchups | Playoff picture
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• Naming and reclaiming the liberal ideal

  29-12-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On New Year’s Day, 2000, Nobel laureate James Buchanan challenged his fellow classical liberals to save the “soul” of liberalism. “People need something to yearn and struggle for,” he wrote. “If the liberal ideal is not there, there will be a vacuum and other ideas will supplant it.”
  Twenty years later, Buchanan’s fears seem prescient. Contempt for liberalism is growing at both ends of the ideological spectrum—from the nationalist right and p
  
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• Best in Law: Read any good (minute) books lately?

  29-12-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Looking back at the year, one recurring theme emerges with corporate clients and their recordkeeping.
  In particular, the issue is with their Minute Books — those pretty notebooks you obtained when the corporation was formed that should contain the corporation’s articles, bylaws, minutes and stock certificates, among other things. In connection to arbitrations, litigation, asset sales and mergers, I have asked clients this year a simple question: Can I see your Minute Book and make su
  
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• Striving toward a more perfect me: Doug McIntyre

  29-12-2019 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The culture wars took an odd turn this year. Rather than the annual assault on Starbucks for serving Pike’s Place in “Happy Holidays” cups instead of “Merry Christmas” containers, Peloton became this season’s corporate villain for airing a TV commercial featuring a rail-thin young woman in spandex receiving a pricey tricked-out Peloton stationary bike from her body-shaming husband. Or something like that. Emotions run high during the holidays.
  Now we go forwar
  
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• Climate change No. 1 issue for voters who decide California elections

  29-12-2019 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Just because many people believe in the importance of something or someone doesn’t mean that thing or person is right and true, as evidenced by the election of so many American presidents.
  But when politicians see that the electorate has named some one thing as the No. 1 issue they are paying attention to when they next go to their polling place, you’d better believe that thing ought to be top of mind for those seeking our votes.
  In California, although you wouldn’t quite know
  
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• Pettersson scores another winner, Canucks beat Kings

  29-12-2019 09:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes (43) and goalie Jacob Markstrom (25), of Sweden, stop Los Angeles Kings’ Austin Wagner (51) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
  Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom, of Sweden, makes a save against the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canad
  
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• Whicker: Clemson demonstrates that it’s tough to knock out the champ

  29-12-2019 08:23 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Somehow we forgot the team that has forgotten how to lose.
  Somehow we forgot, in basically a month’s time, that Trevor Lawrence was the heavy preseason Heisman Trophy favorite, and that Clemson had won two of the previous three College Football Playoff championships, and that regardless of the Ohio State light show and the LSU passing jamboree, there was a big orange speed bump waiting for anyone who wanted to get to New Orleans.
  The intelligentsia tuned out the Tig
  
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• Defense lifts Mission Viejo to Tustin Classic final

  29-12-2019 08:13 via ocregister.com
  
  It is said that defense wins championships.
  Defense also wins semifinals to get to the championships.
  Mission Viejo’s second-half defense was crucial to the Diablos’ 60-55 win over Tesoro on Saturday in a Tustin Classic boys basketball tournament semifinal at Tustin High.
  The Diablos (15-2) will play Cajon (10-4) in the tournament championship game at Tustin on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Tesoro (12-3) plays Tustin (13-4) in the third-place game at Tustin on Monday at 6 p.m.
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• Girls basketball roundup: Mater Dei rallies to reach West Coast Jamboree final, Troy takes third in Texas

  29-12-2019 08:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei’s top-ranked girls basketball team rallied from a 13-point deficit at halftime to defeat Archbishop Mitty of San Jose 47-41 in the semifinals of the West Coast Jamboree at College Park High in Pleasant Hill on Saturday night.
  The Monarchs (12-1) trailed 30-17 at halftime — a score similar to their 28-11 deficit against Long Beach Poly earlier this season — but started a 20-2 run in
  
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• UC Irvine opens big, holds on to beat Pacific men’s basketball

  29-12-2019 07:58 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – UC Irvine’s basketball season has not progressed the way anyone on the team expected. But the Anteaters ended 2019 with an intense win against Pacific, 69-56, that bodes well for the rest of the season.
  The Anteaters (8-7) went on an 18-3 run in the first half and started the second with 13-2 run, to build a 21-point lead against Pacific eight minutes into the second half.
  The Anteaters then went as chilly as it was outside Bren Center. Pacific’s Jahlil Tripp and Gary
  
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• UC Irvine basketball opens big, holds on to beat Pacific

  29-12-2019 07:58 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE —UC Irvine’s basketball season has not progressed the way anyone on the team expected. But the Anteaters ended 2019 with an intense 69-56 victory over Pacific that bodes well for the rest of their season.
  UCI (8-7) went on an 18-3 run in the first half and started the second with a 13-2 run, to build a 21-point lead against the visitors eight minutes into the second half.
  The Anteaters then went as chilly as it was outside Bren Center. Pacific’s Jahlil Tripp and Gary Chi
  
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• Whicker: Clemson comes from behind, sets up a battle of Tigers for the CFP title

  29-12-2019 07:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Clemson coach Dabo Swinney celebrates with quarterback Trevor Lawrence after Clemson defeated Ohio State 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  Clemson safety Nolan Turner (24) intercepts an Ohio State pass during the final minute of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsClemson
  
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• Clippers’ Patrick Beverley takes a tumble in loss to Jazz

  29-12-2019 07:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, front left, shoots as Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, behind Leonard, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Clip
  
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• Clemson moves on to title game with Fiesta Bowl win over Ohio State

  29-12-2019 07:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and quarterback Trevor Lawrence celebrate after Clemson defeated Ohio State 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
  Clemson running back Travis Etienne runs for a touchdown against Ohio State during the second half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsC
  
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• Lakers play with urgency in win over Trail Blazers, ending four-game losing streak

  29-12-2019 06:51 via ocregister.com
  
  PORTLAND — A man known for splicing light-hearted clips into his film sessions took a different tone after the Lakers’ Christmas Day loss. Frank Vogel told his team he was mad.
  “I started the film session telling them I’m angry and edgy, so just forgive me but that’s just how I am,” he said. “That’s how I was feeling yesterday.”
  He wasn’t the only one. For the first time in weeks, the Lakers felt the fire of frustration, but were able t
  
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• Several people injured in stabbing at Hanukkah celebration in New York state

  29-12-2019 06:06 via ocregister.com
  
  MONSEY, N.Y.  —Jewish organizations are reporting multiple people were stabbed at a synagogue in Monsey, New York, while celebrating Hanukkah late Saturday night.
  Photos and videos posted on Twitter show a large emergency response with paramedics running and pushing stretchers. A number of police and emergency vehicles can be seen in the images.
  The NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau says it is “closely monitoring the reports of multiple people stabbed at a synagogue” in Rocklan
  
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• 5 people injured in stabbing at Hanukkah celebration in New York state; possible suspect located

  29-12-2019 06:06 via ocregister.com
  
  MONSEY, N.Y.  — Authorities say that five people were stabbed north of New York City during a Hanukkah celebration late Saturday night and a possible suspect has been located.
  Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said officers received reports of a stabbing just before 10 p.m. at a residence in Monsey, New York.
  Weidel said New York City police officers located the vehicle and possible suspect being sought in connection with the stabbing.
  Photos and videos posted on Twitter show a large em
  
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• Coach Doc Rivers a “fan” from way back of Jazz’s Jordan Clarkson

  29-12-2019 05:27 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Doc Rivers is pulling for Jordan Clarkson.
  The Clippers coach has known Clarkson — who on Monday was traded from the Cleveland Cavalier to the Utah Jazz for Dante Exum and a pair of second-round draft picks — since he was 3 years old. He’s even got a photo somewhere to prove it, Rivers said.
  Mike Clarkson, Jordan’s dad, was active in the local sporting scene in San Antonio, where Doc Rivers played from 1994-96.
  “Just living in San Antonio, his da
  
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• Laguna Beach girls water polo remembers the details in winning another Holiday Cup

  29-12-2019 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH Laguna Beach’s top-ranked girls water polo team made more history at the Bill Barnett Holiday Cup on Saturday but that is not what the Breakers focused on.
  Coach Ethan Damato’s players zeroed in on the details and executing their roles en route to a 15-8 victory against tournament-newcomer San Marcos in the championship match at Newport Harbor.
  The reigning CIF-SS Division 1 champion captured the event for a record seventh consecutive season. Laguna Beach (11-0) also cl
  
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• Search team volunteer who died on Mt. Baldy honored for wanting to serve others at Celebration of Life ceremony

  29-12-2019 04:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Dr. Michael Williams, Damien High School instructor and coach, holds back tears remembering his “generous and humble” colleague Tim Staples during a Celebration of Life Ceremony for the32-year-old San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department West Valley Search and Rescue Team member at Rancho Cucamonga’s Abundant Living Church on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Staples suffered a fatal fall while searching for missing hiker Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati, 52, of Irvine
  
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• At celebration of life ceremony, search team volunteer who died on Mt. Baldy honored for wanting to serve others

  29-12-2019 04:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Dr. Michael Williams, Damien High School instructor and coach, holds back tears remembering his “generous and humble” colleague Tim Staples during a Celebration of Life Ceremony for the32-year-old San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department West Valley Search and Rescue Team member at Rancho Cucamonga’s Abundant Living Church on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Staples suffered a fatal fall while searching for missing hiker Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati, 52, of Irvine
  
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• Rose Bowl: Oregon’s Troy Dye prepares for final college game in front of family

  29-12-2019 04:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Oregon inside linebacker Troy Dye (35) poses for photos following an NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Oregon won 24-10. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
  Oregon inside linebacker Troy Dye (35) celebrates following an NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Oregon won 24-10. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsOregon linebacker Troy Dye (35) celebrates with teammates Deommodor
  
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• Chilling out at Winter Fest OC

  29-12-2019 04:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The mountains in the distance hint at a snowy wonderland, but Orange County residents have been flocking to a much closer destination for winter fun.
  Winter Fest OC, now in its fifth year visiting Costa Mesa, is open through Jan. 5 at the OC Fair & Event Center.
  The nearly three-week ticketed festival features ice-tubing down Snowflake Summit, ice skating and playing in snow under the Southern California sun, festive displays of holiday decorations, a village straight from a Charles Dickens
  
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• LBSU men’s basketball falls to Florida

  29-12-2019 04:01 via ocregister.com
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida may have found a turning point in its up-and-down season.
  Kerry Blackshear Jr. and Keyontae Johnson scored 21 points apiece and the Gators overwhelmed Long Beach State 102-63 on Saturday in their final tuneup before Southeastern Conference play.
  Noah Locke chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double. Freshman Omar Payne, starting in place of Scottie Lewis (concussion), also nearly accomplished the feat. He finished with 11 points and nine bo
  
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• Joe Burrow throws 7 TDs, No. 1 LSU routs No. 4 Oklahoma

  29-12-2019 03:10 via ocregister.com
  
  ATLANTA — Joe Burrow turned in the greatest performance yet in his Heisman Trophy season, throwing for seven touchdowns and 493 yards as No. 1 LSU romped to a breathtaking 63-28 victory over No. 4 Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl semifinal game Saturday.
  The Tigers (14-0) headed to the national championship game against either No. 2 Ohio State or No. 3 Clemson clicking on all cylinders, having dismantled the Sooners (12-2) with a first half for the ages.
  Burrow tied the record for any college bo
  
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• City of Hope’s Rose Parade float, and a grateful cancer survivor, embody the 2020 theme ‘Power of Hope’

  29-12-2019 03:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Volunteers decorate the City of Hope float at Phoenix Decorating Co. in Irwindale, CA.(Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  Volunteers decorate the City of Hope float on at Phoenix Decorating Co. in Irwindale, CA.(Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsVolunteers decorate the City of Hope float at Phoenix Decorating Co. in Irwindale, CA.(Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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• Mike Smith makes history as Omaha Beach wins Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita

  29-12-2019 02:32 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — Christmas came three days late for Mike Smith on Saturday as the Hall of Fame rider started Santa Anita’s 83rd season with a bang in front of 35,085.
  Smith, 54, won four of the seven opening-day stakes races, including a sweep of the Malibu Stakes and La Brea Stakes, and passed Jerry Bailey for most career Grade I victories with his 217th in the Malibu aboard the ultra-impressive Omaha Beach.
  Smith never touched the 3-year-old son of War Front in the stretch while breezing
  
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• Gift Box shows no rust in San Antonio Stakes win at Santa Anita

  29-12-2019 02:17 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — Gift Box is back, and it looked like he’d never been away after he easily won the $200,000 Grade II San Antonio Stakes on Saturday during opening day at Santa Anita.
  Gift Box, a 6-year-old son of Twirling Candy who went postward as the 6-5 favorite, took the lead right out of the gate under jockey Joel Rosario and never looked back as he breezed to a 3 3/4-length victory over 24-1 longshot King Abner in his first race in nearly seven months.
  Midcourt, who brought a four-rac
  
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• USC QB Kedon Slovis won’t need surgery on injured elbow

  29-12-2019 02:16 via ocregister.com
  
  USC quarterback Kedon Slovis will not require surgery on his injured right elbow, the team announced on Twitter on Saturday.
  The announcement said tests revealed Slovis suffered a strained right elbow that “will require treatment, rest and recovery.”
  Slovis suffered the injury in the third quarter of USC’s 49-24 loss to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl on Friday. His throwing arm was hit by a pass rusher as the freshman quarterback wound up to throw.
  He did not return to the game after
  
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• Sip & Savor fans get a taste of Pasadena’s Rose Parade week — and also lots of food and drink

  29-12-2019 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Tournament of Roses hosted their second annual Sip & Savor event outside of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2019. Patrons at the event, which lasts between December 28-30, enjoyed food from local restaurants, wines from California and Oregon, craft beers and live music. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
  The Tournament of Roses hosted their second annual Sip & Savor event outside of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2019. Patrons at the e
  
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• California’s war on private property rights

  29-12-2019 02:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On Monday, attorneys for a single mother will tell an Alameda County Superior Court that their client has a “right to possession” of a house on Magnolia Street in Oakland. It will be “a historic legal argument,” proclaimed the group that calls itself Moms 4 Housing, “that Housing is a Human Right!”
  What makes their argument “historic” is that the single mom didn’t acquire the claimed “right to possession” through the mundane means
  
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• USC fires assistants Clancy Pendergast, John Baxter

  29-12-2019 01:47 via ocregister.com
  
  USC dismissed defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and special teams coordinator John Baxter on Saturday, head coach Clay Helton announced in a statement. The move came the day after USC’s season ended with a 49-24 loss to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl.
  Pendergast also served as assistant to the head coach, while Baxter was also the tight ends coach.
  “I want to thank Coach Pendergast and Coach Baxter for their dedicated service and efforts,” Helton said in the statement. “H
  
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• Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf finding new ways to lead

  29-12-2019 01:33 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — Ryan Getzlaf didn’t want to answer the first question Saturday, and he really didn’t wish to talk about the second one.
  Yes, he acknowledged he received several stitches Friday to mend a wound to his upper lip. No, he doesn’t want to wear a protective visor.
  Not now.
  Not ever again.
  “I got hit in the mouth,” he said. “It wouldn’t have done anything.”
  Getzlaf took one for the team during the Ducks’ 4-3 victory Friday over the Ve
  
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• UCLA men’s basketball falls to Cal State Fullerton in nonconference finale

  29-12-2019 01:22 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA was not supposed to lose.
  Yes, the Bruins were on a two-game losing streak, and had played poorly in both those games, but playing against a team that was 3-10 surely seemed like the best way to regain the team’s confidence.
  But that wasn’t what happened.
  UCLA (7-6) dropped its final nonconference game of the season against Cal State Fullerton, 77-74, Saturday afternoon for its second home loss of the year. The Bruins’ loss allowed the Titans (4-10) to
  
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• UCLA men’s basketball falls to Cal State Fullerton

  29-12-2019 01:22 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA was not supposed to lose.
  Yes, the Bruins were on a two-game losing streak, and had played poorly in both those games, but playing a nonconference finale against a team that was 3-10 at Pauley Pavilion surely seemed like the best way to regain the team’s confidence.
  But that wasn’t what happened.
  UCLA dropped its final nonconference game against Cal State Fullerton 77-74 on Saturday afternoon for its second home loss of the season.
  The Titans had lost seven i
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (12-28-19)

  29-12-2019 00:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Dec. 28.
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  RANCHO MIRAGE HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL
  Capistrano Valley 61, Simi Valley 44
  CV: Redfield 19 pts. Gleason 11 pts. Roberts 10 pts.
  ESTANCIA COAST CLASSIC
  Los Amigos 83, Savanna 57
  El Modena 50, Costa Mesa 36
  Laguna Hills 54, La Quinta 36
  Pacifica 46, Santa Ana 43
  ANAHEIM AFTER CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
  Loara 51, Acaciawood 25
  Aca: Kuan 11
  
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