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• NCAA Tournament final: South Carolina’s new guard faces UConn’s old guard

  05-04-2025 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Dawn Staley and South Carolina are one win away from joining an elite group of programs in women’s basketball history with a third national championship in four seasons.
  Only two other schools have accomplished that feat: UConn and Tennessee.
  “It’s hard to break into what Pat Summitt and Geno (Auriemma)” have done for women’s basketball, Staley said. “It’s really hard to even be mentioned in that air. … Anything that you do and
  
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• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani resumes throwing program – but slowly

  05-04-2025 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Shohei Ohtani’s throwing program has been taken off pause. But it’s still moving at a slow pace.
  Ohtani threw a light bullpen session Thursday, then took the mound in the visitor’s bullpen at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday afternoon for a more full session. He threw 26 pitches, including a couple splitters, for the first time this year.
  But he is not scheduled to “touch” a mound again until Thursday, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, an
  
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• New UCLA offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri starting ‘on the right path’

  05-04-2025 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Tino Sunseri begins every relationship with a confident handshake and direct eye contact.
  “You need to be respectful to the people that you’re around,” the new UCLA football offensive coordinator told reporters Saturday. “You need to be able to make sure that you address them, introduce yourself, and start off on the right path.”
  Sunseri has paved a way to UCLA with his relationships-first framework and has quickly become entrenched with the Brui
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, April 5

  05-04-2025 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, April 5
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  SATURDAY’S SCORES
  BASEBALL
  SANTA ANA ELKS TOURNAMENT
  Newport Harbor 6, Ontario Christian 1
  FREEWAY LEAGUE
  Brea Olinda 8, Sonora 1
  SOFTBALL
  CAREW CLASSIC
  
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• Orange County softball standings: Saturday, April 5

  05-04-2025 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOrange County high school softball standings through Friday, April 4.TRINITY LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Orange Lutheran
  3-0
  13-1
  Santa Margarita
  1-1
  12-5-1
  Mater Dei
  1-2
  12-9-1
  JSerra
  0-2
  10-9SUNSET LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Los Alamitos
  4-0
  8-7
  Marina
  4-1
  9-7
  Edison
  3-3
  8-11
  Fountain Valley
  2-2
  10-8
  Huntington Beach
  2-2
  9-3
  Newport Harbor
  1-3
  8-10
  Corona del Mar
  0-5
  4-10
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Tesoro
  3
  
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• Cleo Sol transforms the Hollywood Bowl into a sanctuary of sound

  05-04-2025 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Cleo Sol stood barefoot on the Hollywood Bowl stage, eyes closed, letting the rhythms of her neo-soul sound wash over her as the crowd hung onto every note. For her Los Angeles headlining debut on Friday, April 4, the sold-out venue became more than just a concert—it was a soulful gathering, a moment of collective healing wrapped in ethereal melodies and heartfelt storytelling. For one night only, music and spirit intertwined, leaving fans feeling as if they had just attended a sermon, wit
  
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• How embracing her heritage allowed Sanam Mahloudji to write ‘The Persians’

  05-04-2025 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Shirin Valiat is a lot.
  The Houston event planner is bold, opinionated, self-absorbed, and maybe not all that grateful for the niece who bails her out after an arrest for attempted prostitution in Aspen. But by the end of “The Persians,” the debut novel from Sanam Mahloudji, you too might be affectionately referring to her as “Auntie Shirin.”
  Indeed, “Auntie Shirin” is the title of Mahloudji’s original short story, published in McSweeney’s Quarterl
  
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• Orange County baseball standings: Saturday, April 5

  05-04-2025 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOrange County high school baseball standings through Friday, April 4.TRINITY LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  St. John Bosco
  3-0
  11-3
  Santa Margarita
  2-1
  10-5
  JSerra
  1-1
  6-6
  Servite
  1-1
  10-4
  Mater Dei
  1-2
  11-4
  Orange Lutheran
  0-3
  11-4
  SUNSET LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Huntington Beach
  8-0
  12-1
  Los Alamitos
  6-3
  13-3-2
  Newport Harbor
  6-3
  10-4
  Fountain Valley
  5-3
  11-6
  Edison
  2-7
  9-9
  Marina
  1-5
  8-8
  Corona del Mar
  1-8
  7-10
  CR
  
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• Corky: Surfing before boards, movies made surfing so cool to more people

  05-04-2025 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  I have a kind of standard morning routine these days.
  I get up, make the coffee and then I turn on my old steam-powered laptop, check my mail and messages and put up my daily post on my Facebook pages.
  This morning, there was a post of a photo of a well-known Southern California surf spot on a good day taken back in 1958.  The unique thing about this photo was that there were no surfers in the water, not even one.  Below the post, there were a number of comments from people who gave th
  
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• Maltipoos Nike and Tank will fill your home with joy and warmth

  05-04-2025 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Malitpoos
  Age: 10 years
  Sex: Neutered males
  Nike and Tank’s story: Would you like to adopt the easiest, most lovable dogs? Nike and Tank are just that — two senior sweethearts who are full of life and enjoying every minute of it. Despite their age, they have plenty of love to give and are always ready for a new adventure, especially if they can have fun together. This bonded pair will also find great joy in a cozy nap by your side. They need a new home because their human mom
  
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• ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protests expected to draw thousands in Southern California today

  05-04-2025 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Thousands of people are expected to rally throughout Southern California today as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” protests against the Trump administration’s steep cuts in federal programs, mass firings and a slew of tariff hikes that sent financial markets reeling.
  Trump’s policies are ripping into the nation’s social safety and health nets and will lead to soaring prices on basic staples like groceries and cars, organizers say. Economic experts have warned that
  
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• ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protests drawing thousands in Southern California

  05-04-2025 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Thousands of people rallied throughout Southern California on Saturday as part of a nationwide “Hands Off!” protests against the Trump administration’s steep cuts in federal programs, mass firings and a slew of tariff hikes that sent financial markets reeling.
  Trump’s policies are ripping into the nation’s social safety and health nets and will lead to soaring prices on basic staples like groceries and cars, organizers said. Economic experts warned that President Tr
  
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• Vox Kitchen and Bar opening in South Coast Plaza

  05-04-2025 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Following the success of its original Fountain Valley location, Kei Concepts, a leading Orange County restaurant group, is expanding its popular Vox Kitchen. The new, larger eatery, christened Vox Kitchen and Bar, will open on Monday, April 7 inside South Coast Plaza.
  The menu will feature staples featured at its Fountain Valley eatery, including its lomo saltado, garlic noodles, rib bone soup, Peruvian chopped salad, and a burrata pear salad.
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• Why you should consider planting dragon fruit in your Southern California garden

  05-04-2025 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Five things to do in the garden this week:
  Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the Central American and South American tropics, I have seen it growing throughout the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, and I can say without hesitation that it would grow anywhere south of Los Angeles, too. Dragon fruit are divided into Hylocereus and Seleniceruus species. The former have overlapping flaps of smooth skin that
  
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• Susan Shelley: Judicial overreach must be stopped

  05-04-2025 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Federal judges across the country are issuing “nationwide injunctions” to stop President Donald Trump from implementing policies that are opposed by groups suing to block them.
  In this latest form of “lawfare” against Trump, various interest groups have been suing his administration since Inauguration Day. The groups carefully chose their venues and filed their lawsuits where a judge was most likely to agree with their views.
  The next step was to ask for a temporary restr
  
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• What has been leaving empty snail shells in your shed? Probably rats.

  05-04-2025 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. I was cleaning out my shed and found a big pile of empty snail shells in the corner. No snails or shells anywhere else — just in that corner. What gives?
  Probably rats. They like to eat snails and tend to hang out in a favorite spot to enjoy them. I’ve also found piles of snail shells in some tucked away corners of my garden. They don’t mind climbing into trees to devour fruit, but for some reason they want to sneak away to eat their snails. Perhaps snails are a guilty pleas
  
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• Who’s prodding the homeless mentally ill into care under new law?

  05-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  No, droves of mentally ill people haven’t been yanked off the streets, thrown into padded wagons and medicated against their will.
  Actually, the first year of California’s CARE Court action might be described as a deliberate, prudent, cautious foray into a fraught landscape where individual rights and societal responsibility meet, earnestly trying to avoid collision, carefully executing a delicate dance.
  The law, championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and shepherded through the Legislature
  
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• Larry Wilson: RFK Jr. is just killing it in this real life of ours

  05-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Culture matters. It’s an expression of our soul. And as the estimable California philosopher Tracy Chapman reminds us, all that you have is your soul.
  Before you have your soul, you have your heart. I don’t mean the metaphorical or spiritual heart. I mean the beating organ that keeps you alive in order to play a part in your culture in the first place.
  So, while it’s important to call out the quite literally evil presidential administration of Donald Trump, as I have in recent
  
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• Vans Jacks Surfboards Pro brings good vibes, big action to Huntington Beach

  05-04-2025 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The sun was shining, surfers were shredding and spring breakers were enjoying the Southern California beach vibes on the sand in Huntington Beach.
  The Vans Jack Surfboards Pro kicked off on Thursday, April 3, and runs through Sunday on the south side of the pier, a chance for beachgoers to get an up-close look at pro surfing action — and possibly score some free swag.
  Vendors bring their wares to the Vans Jacks Surfboards Pro on the south side of the Huntington Beach pier Friday April 4th.
  
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• Their physical therapy coverage ran out before they could walk again

  05-04-2025 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News
  Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn’t healing properly. Katie Kriegshauser suffered organ failure during pregnancy, weakening her so much that she couldn’t lift her baby daughter.
  All went to physical therapy, but their health insurers stopped paying before any could walk without assistance. Paulo spent nearly $1,500 out of her own pocket for
  
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• Trump’s tax plans: Here’s what to expect for your taxes in 2025 and beyond

  05-04-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kemberley Washington, CPA, Bankrate.com
  From extending the tax cuts he signed into law in 2017 to ending taxes on tips, overtime pay, Social Security benefits and more, President Donald Trump has never made a secret of his goal to make sweeping changes to the U.S. tax code.
  Related ArticlesWhat the commercial real estate industry can learn from TeslaAn AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren’t having itChevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to re
  
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• What the commercial real estate industry can learn from Tesla

  05-04-2025 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Our aging vehicles finally cried “uncle.”
  As someone with Scottish roots and a frugal mindset, I’ve always approached car buying with a specific formula: find a certified used vehicle, pay cash and drive it until the wheels practically fall off. That method has served us well over the years with a low cost-per-mile — but lately, the repair bills started stacking up.
  It was time for a change.
  What followed was a multi-week odyssey of Autotrader scrolling, dealership visits
  
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• Mater Dei volleyball on the upswing, closes in on Trinity League title

  05-04-2025 10:23 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A few weeks ago, the Mater Dei boys volleyball team was barely hovering above the .500 mark.
  Now, the Monarchs are in prime position to earn a highly-coveted berth in the Division 1 bracket of the CIF-SS playoffs and make a deep postseason run.
  Mater Dei swept Santa Margarita, 25-21,25-22, 25-15, on Friday night to remain unbeaten in Trinity League play.
  Mater Dei’s Dylan Gallagher, right, blocks a shot by Santa Margarita with the help of Jake Newman, left, in a Trinity L
  
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• San Juan Hills enjoys the view from first place after win over El Toro

  05-04-2025 09:33 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – San Juan Hills’ baseball team came into this season with great expectations. The Stallions were coming off a 21-8 season and had a lot of players – a lot of talented players – returning to the lineup.
  But the Sea View League favorite has had its share of adversity, including injuries.
  On Friday against El Toro, those great expectations were met. San Juan Hills scored a 9-1 league victory to pull into a tie for first place with the Chargers.
  San Juan
  
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• Lakers regain No. 3 spot in West standings with victory over Pelicans

  05-04-2025 07:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach JJ Redick didn’t have much to say on Friday ahead of his team’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans when asked about his team’s performance in the loss to the Golden State Warriors the previous night.
  And it’s almost appropriate that he made it one of his shorter pregame news conferences of the season.
  Because of the nature of this time of the season, and the race to clinch a playoff spot in the uber-competitive Western Conference, th
  
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• Walks and injuries spoil Angels’ home opener

  05-04-2025 07:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — On the night the Angels and a sellout crowd of 44,749 celebrated a new season and new hope, sparked by an encouraging first road trip, their performance was frustratingly familiar.
  The Angels lost, 8-6, to the Cleveland Guardians in the home opener, a game marked by walks, a defensive misplay, missed run-scoring opportunities and three – yes, three – injuries.
  Second baseman Luis Rengifo left the game in the fourth inning because of left hamstring tightness, the same
  
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• Swanson: UCLA’s historic season collapses in Final Four

  05-04-2025 07:10 via ocregister.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Heck of a season, UCLA.
  The Bruins women’s basketball team can see the mountaintop, can almost reach out and touch it – but it can’t say it has planted its flag there yet.
  UConn stopped the Bruins well short in their first Final Four appearance Friday, routing UCLA 85-51 in a national semifinal game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
  I think, inevitably, the Bruins (34-3) will decide it was better to have contended for a NCAA championship this season and lost th
  
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• Clippers crush Mavericks in push to avoid Play-In Tournament

  05-04-2025 07:09 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — The margins in the Western Conference get thinner with each game. The pressure to secure one of the top six spots is building on those four teams that continue to jockey for position behind the top teams.
  The Clippers are among those feeling the heat, knowing that each win helps them avoid the Play-In Tournament and each loss adds to the gravity of the situation.
  “The last 10 games we’ve played so far have been playoff games,” Coach Tyronn Lue said of the Clip
  
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• Los Alamitos baseball piles up the runs in victory over Newport Harbor

  05-04-2025 06:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ALAMITOS – Los Alamitos on Friday played the type of baseball game that Griffins coach Scott Talanoa had been waiting to see for a long time.
  “That was our first complete game since the fall and the winter,” Talanoa said.
  He had just watched Los Alamitos beat Newport Harbor 10-0 in a Sunset League game at Los Alamitos High.
  The Griffins won two of the three games in this week’s league series against the Sailors. Newport Harbor won the first game Tuesday 6-4 at Los Ala
  
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• UCLA has no answer in 34-point Final Four loss to UConn

  05-04-2025 06:12 via ocregister.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — UCLA All-America center Lauren Betts scored 26 points to lead top overall seed UCLA in its Final Four showdown with UConn.
  And that was about all there was for the Bruins.
  Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, meanwhile didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA on Friday night in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
  Strong finished with 22
  
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• Lakers’ JJ Redick encouraged by LeBron James’ post-injury progression

  05-04-2025 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Even coming off a loss that dropped the Lakers one spot in the Western Conference standings, Lakers coach JJ Redick was encouraged by one of his star’s performances as the Lakers turned their attention to Friday’s home game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
  LeBron James had his best performance since returning from the groin injury that sidelined him for two weeks in Thursday’s home loss to the Golden State Warriors.
  James finished with 33 points, nine assis
  
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• UCLA softball hits 2 grand slams to finish Ohio State in 5 innings

  05-04-2025 05:48 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA softball team hit two grand slams Friday night to beat Ohio State 14-6 in five innings.
  The teams will meet again Saturday evening to finish the two-game series at Easton Stadium.
  Kaitlyn Terry hit a grand slam in her first at-bat and pitched all five innings. The sophomore lefty gave up seven hits and struck out seven hitters while walking three.
  Terry’s first home run as a Bruin went over the wall in left-center field to score Liesl Osteen, Sofia Mujica and K
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, April 5, 2025

  05-04-2025 05:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
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• Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with 894th goal

  05-04-2025 04:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
  WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration on the ice with his teammates and chants of “Ovi! Ovi!” in the crowd that included the “Great One” himself.
  Ovechkin scored on the power play with 13:46 left Friday night, stopping the game while fans rose to their feet to applaud the longtime Washington Capitals captain. Clearly emotional he
  
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• St. John Bosco baseball rallies again to complete sweep of Orange Lutheran

  05-04-2025 04:01 via ocregister.com
  
  BELLFLOWER — St. John Bosco once again showed a flair for the dramatic on its newly renovated baseball field.
  Three days after a walk-off victory over Orange Lutheran to christen the updated park, the Braves scored four runs in the sixth inning Friday and won 5-3 to finish off a three-game sweep of the Lancers at the start of Trinity League play.
  “Seriously, it’s been a good little run at home,” Bosco coach Andy Rojo said of his team’s knack to rally late. “Th
  
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• Defending champ South Carolina routs Texas, returns to NCAA title game

  05-04-2025 03:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer
  TAMPA, Fla. — Defending national champion South Carolina left no doubt it would return to the national championship game, getting 14 points from Te-Hina Paopao and overwhelming Texas, 74-57, on Friday night in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
  The Gamecocks are a win away from becoming the first team to secure consecutive titles since Connecticut won four straight from 2013-16. The Huskies were set to face UCLA in Friday’s second s
  
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• Photos: Angels’ 2025 home opener

  05-04-2025 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Take a look at highlights from the Angels’ 2025 home opener against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.
  Angel fans Paul Bruinsma, left, John Cantrell, center, and Long Vuong are dressed as Angels outside Angel Stadium during pregame activities for their home opener in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Angel fan Eric Mueller shows his excitement as he enters Angel Stadium before their home opener in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 4, 2
  
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• Dodgers stifled by Phillies, suffer first loss of season

  05-04-2025 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers’ unbeaten start to the season ended with a whimper.
  Held to just two hits in seven innings by left-hander Jesus Luzardo, the Dodgers rallied late but suffered their first loss of the season, 3-2, to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
  Considering the decided preference shown by fans in Tokyo (despite the Dodgers officially being the road team against the Chicago Cubs) and the six-game homestand that followed, the loss came in th
  
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• Dodgers shut out by Phillies, suffer first loss of season

  05-04-2025 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers’ unbeaten start to the season ended with a whimper.
  Held to just two hits in seven innings by left-hander Jesus Luzardo, the Dodgers rallied late but suffered their first loss of the season, 3-2, to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
  Considering the decided preference shown by fans in Tokyo (despite the Dodgers officially being the road team against the Chicago Cubs) and the six-game homestand that followed, the loss came in th
  
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• Hot-hitting Rosary advances to face Fullerton in Carew Classic semifinals

  05-04-2025 03:27 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Michelle Carew Classic has given the Rosary softball team an opportunity to showcase its offense.
  Rosary collected 11 hits, including a three-run homerun from K’lene Gutierrez that broke the game open in the sixth, for an 8-1 victory over Los Alamitos in the quarterfinals Friday at Peralta Park.
  The Royals (14-2-1) duplicated their run total from their 8-5 victory over Eastvale Roosevelt in a second-round contest Thursday.
  Rosary will play Fullerton in the semifinals at
  
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• Angels shortstop Zach Neto begins playing the field on rehab assignment

  05-04-2025 02:59 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — There is a clear light at the end of the tunnel for Zach Neto now.
  Neto was in the lineup for Triple-A Salt Lake at shortstop, scheduled to play five innings, on Friday. That’s the last test for Neto, although it’s still unclear how long that test will take.
  When asked how many games Neto would need to play shortstop before he can come up, Angels general manager Perry Minasian said: “No clue. Day to day. We’ll see how he feels when he comes out of (Friday)
  
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• Head of embattled homeless authority resigns days after LA County votes to create own agency

  05-04-2025 02:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum resigned Friday afternoon, just days after the troubled agency was told it would be losing most of its funding and employees to a new homeless services department within Los Angeles County government.
  L.A. County supervisors voted on Tuesday, April 1 to create the county’s own agency for homeless housing and services, which would be responsible for $1 billion in annual taxpayer funds from the new county homeless services ini
  
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• CEO of embattled homeless authority LAHSA resigns days after LA County votes to create own agency

  05-04-2025 02:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum resigned Friday afternoon, just days after the troubled agency was told it would be losing most of its funding and employees to a new homeless services department within Los Angeles County government.
  L.A. County supervisors voted on Tuesday, April 1 to create the county’s own agency for homeless housing and services, which would be responsible for $1 billion in annual taxpayer funds from the new county homeless services ini
  
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• Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch on reading Judy Blume to his kids

  05-04-2025 02:45 via ocregister.com
  
  In his debut novel, “Nobody’s Empire,” Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch tells a coming-of-age story that mirrors his own. Set in the early 1990s, Stephen is a young man whose life is upended when he develops chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Liz Ohanesian talked to Murdoch about his own story and the themes that are embedded throughout his work. Here, he shares what he’s been reading. 
  Q. Is there a book that
  
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• LAFC looks to keep rolling in Houston

  05-04-2025 02:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Coming off a top-notch performance against Inter Miami, Los Angeles Football Club midfielder Igor Jesus won’t play Saturday.
  A one-game suspension for a pair of cautions and the subsequent red card 53 minutes into LAFC’s 3-2 loss at San Diego last weekend means Jesus must sit for the first time since joining the club when it resumes the Major League Soccer regular-season calendar at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.
  The 21-year-old Brazilian, who started 10 and appeared in all 11 of L
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, April 4

  05-04-2025 01:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, April 4
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  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  BASEBALL
  TRINITY LEAGUE
  St. John Bosco 5, Orange Lutheran 3
  SOFTBALL
  CAREW CLASSIC
  Rosary 8, Los Alamitos 1
  Rosary: Phillips (W, 6IP 3H 1R
  
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• Santa Anita Derby features Journalism, Citizen Bull and big questions

  05-04-2025 01:39 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — The Santa Anita Derby is packing a lot of possibilities into a puny field Saturday.
  The five 3-year-old colts who will break from the starting gate a little after 4:45 p.m. for the $500,000, Grade I race include Journalism, the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Citizen Bull, the 2-year-old champion, Barnes, a $3.2 million yearling purchase, and Baeza, a $1.2 million prospect.
  One and one-eighth miles and about 1 minute and 48 seconds later, fans in Arcadia and across the cou
  
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• NCAA Final Four: Can Houston’s Joseph Tugler slow Duke’s Cooper Flagg?

  05-04-2025 01:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
  SAN ANTONIO — Pretty much every basketball fan has heard of Duke’s Cooper Flagg. Nowhere near as many have heard of Houston’s Joseph Tugler.
  If the Cougars are going to spring an upset over the Blue Devils in the all-1-seed Final Four on Saturday night, it will almost surely be because one of the country’s best defenders, Tugler, played a big role in limiting the country’s best overall player, Flagg.
  “Take away his right hand,
  
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• Final Four: Can Houston’s Joseph Tugler slow Duke’s Cooper Flagg?

  05-04-2025 01:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
  SAN ANTONIO — Pretty much every basketball fan has heard of Duke’s Cooper Flagg. Nowhere near as many have heard of Houston’s Joseph Tugler.
  If the Cougars are going to spring an upset over the Blue Devils in the all-1-seed Final Four on Saturday night, it will almost surely be because one of the country’s best defenders, Tugler, played a big role in limiting the country’s best overall player, Flagg.
  “Take away his right hand,
  
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• NCAA Final Four: Auburn, Florida square off as last of SEC’s 14 teams

  05-04-2025 00:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer
  SAN ANTONIO — Auburn and Florida are the last two standing of a record 14 Southeastern Conference teams that made the NCAA Tournament. Only one of them will get to play for the national championship.
  In a Final Four filled with No. 1 seeds, the SEC regular-season champion Tigers (32-5) play the conference tournament-winning Gators in the first national semifinal game Saturday (3:09 p.m. PT) in the Alamodome. The matchup pits All-Americans Johni Broome an
  
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