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• Angels use Mike Trout as DH for 2nd consecutive game

  06-04-2025 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Angels gave another peek into how they will keep Mike Trout on the field as much as possible this season by having the three-time American League MVP operate out of the designated hitter spot for a second consecutive game on Sunday.
  Never one with a preference for being the DH, Trout sounds eager to embrace the role this season.
  “For sure,” Trout said. “Instead of having the day off, you’re still in the game, still engaged. It’s been fun.”
  
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• Angels use Mike Trout as designated hitter for 2nd consecutive game

  06-04-2025 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Angels gave another peek into how they will keep Mike Trout on the field as much as possible this season by having the three-time MVP operate out of the designated hitter spot for a second consecutive game on Sunday.
  Never one with a preference for DH, Trout sounds eager to embrace the role this season.
  “For sure,” Trout said. “Instead of having the day off, you’re still in the game, still engaged. It’s been fun.”
  Trout has played in 1,527
  
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• UConn dominates South Carolina for 12th NCAA women’s basketball title

  06-04-2025 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
  Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds while Paige Bueckers had 17 points in her final game at UConn (37-3).
  South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts during the first half of the national championship game against UConn at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball t
  
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• NCAA Tournament: UConn women dominate South Carolina for 12th national title

  06-04-2025 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts during the first half of the national championship game against UConn at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
  South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) drives to the basket against UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) during the first half of the national championship game at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, A
  
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• NCAA Tournament: UConn dominates South Carolina for 12th women’s national title

  06-04-2025 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts during the first half of the national championship game against UConn at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
  South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) drives to the basket against UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) during the first half of the national championship game at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, A
  
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• NCAA Tournament: UConn dominates South Carolina for 12th NCAA women’s basketball title

  06-04-2025 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts during the first half of the national championship game against UConn at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
  South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) drives to the basket against UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) during the first half of the national championship game at the Final Four of the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, A
  
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• Ducks aim to rebound at home against Oilers

  06-04-2025 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  With a road trip to forget behind them, the Ducks returned home for the final matchup of the season with the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
  Though they’ve beaten Edmonton by multiple goals in two of three prior meetings, they lost 4-1 in Calgary on Thursday and 6-2 in Vancouver on Saturday. They allowed the fastest five goals in Canucks franchise history, which dates back to 1970, in that matinee massacre.
  The Ducks had to switch goalies in Calgary after J
  
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• Mountain lion cub shows promising recovery after he was badly injured in Orange County

  06-04-2025 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  A mountain lion cub left with a skull fracture and severe head and eye trauma after being struck by a car in Orange County earlier this year has made a sharp recovery and could soon return to the wild, the San Diego Humane Society announced on Saturday, Apr. 5.
  The male cub was roughly four months old when he was found on the side of an Orange County road around Jan. 10 . He was treated by the Serrano Animal & Bird Hospital in Lake Forest, then transferred a few days later to the San Diego H
  
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• Tom W. Bell: How to make Freedom Cities a reality

  06-04-2025 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  America needs a new frontier. It already faces outward, boldly advancing onto the oceans and into space. It now needs to look inward inward, toward the empty federal lands that occupy nearly a third of the country. There, American pioneers can create places where innovation flourishes, business thrive, and growing families find comfortable homes: Freedom Cities.
  President Trump proposed Freedom Cities in a campaign video released March 3, 2023, back when he was still campaigning for the job that
  
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• Dodgers come from behind but can’t hold lead in loss to Phillies

  06-04-2025 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies celebrated mudders’ day in Philadelphia Sunday.
  On a cold and dreary afternoon, the Dodgers fell behind 6-2 in the third inning, came back on the strength of a five-RBI day from Teoscar Hernandez to take a late lead but their bullpen couldn’t hold it, losing to the Phillies, 8-7.
  The Phillies took two of three in the soldout weekend series, handing the Dodgers their first two losses of the season, both in one-run games.
  The Dodgers starter on the sog
  
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• Kings on historic pace as they get set to play host the Seattle Kraken

  06-04-2025 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  In peak form with potential for a rare division crown and perhaps even the best single-season point total in franchise history, the Kings will square off with the Seattle Kraken on Monday.
  It’ll be another chance to extend their franchise record for wins at home as well as a shot to solidify their playoff position. They entered Sunday’s slate of games –– which was highlighted by Washington Capitals wing Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goal-scoring reco
  
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• Janet Nguyen: Andrew Do is getting preferential treatment. Five years is too light a sentence.

  06-04-2025 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  I’m dreading the date of June 9.
  That’s when former Supervisor Andrew Do will be sentenced to a scant five years for wreaking havoc on Orange County’s finances by directing more than $10 million to a charity affiliated with his daughter. He’s getting preferential treatment – the prison term should be way more than this.  
  How do I explain to my constituents and everyone else that Lady Justice is supposed to be blind but she can see when it involves elected
  
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• Ovechkin breaks Gretzky’s NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th

  06-04-2025 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect version of his signature one-timer that has defined his remarkable career. When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL history.
  Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in the Washington Capitals’ game against the New York Islanders, beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play with 12:34 left in the second period. He took a perfect pass from longtime teammate Tom Wilson and fired an absolute la
  
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• Visas revoked for some UCLA students, chancellor says

  06-04-2025 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk says six current students and six former students participating in a training program have had their visas revoked by the U.S. government.
  “In recent days, a number of international students on F-1 status at universities across the nation have had their visas revoked and Student and Exchange Visitor Information System status terminated by the federal government. These actions have understandably created a great deal of questions within our Bruin community,&rdquo
  
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• Dodgers place Blake Snell on injured list with shoulder inflammation

  06-04-2025 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA – This is not the kind of flashback to 2024 the Dodgers want.
  But after last year’s season-long run of injuries to their starting pitchers, there was a certain deja vu feeling Sunday when they placed left-hander Blake Snell on the injured list with shoulder inflammation.
  Snell made two starts, going five innings against the Detroit Tigers in the home opener then going four innings and giving up five unearned runs against the Braves on Wednesday.
  Snell was on the field Su
  
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• Rosary softball knocks off No. 1 Orange Lutheran to win Carew Classic

  06-04-2025 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The championship game of the Michelle Carew Classic on Saturday at Peralta Park was a dream matchup between former Trinity League rivals, as well as two of the county’s best softball teams.
  Orange Lutheran, the top-ranked team in Orange County, took on No. 5 Rosary Academy, and it was the Royals, led by their potent offense, who won the tournament with an 8-4 victory over the Lancers.
  Rosary scored eight runs in each of its last four games in the tournament and scored a tot
  
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• 4 killed, 2 injured when speeding car crashes into tree in Santa Ana

  06-04-2025 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Four people were killed and two people were injured when a speeding vehicle crashed into a tree in Santa Ana, authorities said Sunday, April 6.
  The crash occurred around 11:25 p.m. Saturday on Segerstrom Avenue, between Raitt and Greenville streets and a few blocks west of Carl Thornton Park, the Santa Ana Police Department said.
  The vehicle was speeding westbound on Segerstrom, where it struck the tree, according to Officer Natalie Garcia.
  Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, Garcia s
  
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• Thunder Thursday to kick off 50th anniversary of Grand Prix of Long Beach

  06-04-2025 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach’s annual pre-Grand Prix party will once again rock the Pike Outlets on the eve of the iconic street race.
  Thunder Thursday, the popular community event that precedes the Grand Prix of Long Beach, dazzles swarms of people each year with car displays, motorcycle demonstrations and other activities. The free event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 10.
  The event – which is organized by Visit Long Beach and will kick off the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach&rsq
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, April 6, 2025

  06-04-2025 17:48 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 Sunday, April 6, 2025.
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• One partner retired, the other still works. How to navigate the changes

  06-04-2025 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. I am 10 years younger than my husband. He happily retired from a successful and stressful executive position several years ago. I love my long-term career in education and am working part-time. My husband would like me to travel with him without my having deadlines or commitments, which means I would have to leave my job. I adore my husband yet cannot decide what to do. Also, we are having some difficulty in discussing the subject. Money is not an issue. Any advice? J.L.
  Your dilemma is part
  
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• Trump needs a better game plan for cutting government

  06-04-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For those of us who are calling balls and strikes on the Trump administration, the idea of creating a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash wasteful spending seems like a potential home run. The federal government is out of control, with its $36-trillion debt and its alphabet soup of agencies. But instead of scoring runs, DOGE is causing immense political pushback.
  The project, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has been heavy on theatrics and light on precision. Seeing Musk jump around
  
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• Rich Archbold: Grand Prix of Long Beach founder remembers planning race on a restaurant napkin

  06-04-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When he was working feverishly in 1973 to get the first Grand Prix of Long Beach off the ground, one of the things Chris Pook remembers vividly is a cocktail napkin.
  If you’re wondering how a cocktail napkin fits into the history of a race that has become a worldwide motorsports success story — and will celebrate its 50th anniversary next weekend — you’re in luck.
  I recently sat down with Pook, the founder of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach to talk about that napkin an
  
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• Can California get real about high gas prices?

  06-04-2025 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  For years, California’s Democratic leaders have tried to attribute the state’s high gas prices to “gouging.”
  Professor Michael Mische with the USC Marshall School of Business has recently issued a report making clear this isn’t true.
  “There is no economic evidence of widespread price gouging, price manipulation, undefined price residuals, surcharges, or profiteering by California refiners,” he wrote.
  Mische also points to investigations by the California
  
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• Rooftop solar is not the culprit behind high electric bills, advocates say

  06-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  That $8.5 billion “cost shift” that regulators say falls on non-solar customers — and is partly responsible for our outrageous electric bills? It doesn’t exist.
  The silhouette of the evening electricity transmission pylon.
  No, rooftop solar advocates told the good-government Little Hoover Commission at a recent hearing, rooftop solar doesn’t cost other customers money, it actually saves them money. The real force behind our crazy soaring electricity rates is rapacio
  
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• 50th anniversary Grand Prix of Long Beach returns next weekend

  06-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Thousands of racing fans will soon converge on downtown Long Beach to celebrate the iconic street race’s golden anniversary.
  The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach — one of the region’s biggest events, drawing nearly 200,000 people each year — will return for its 50th anniversary from Friday to Sunday, April 11-13.
  The three-day racing spectacular will have extra special offerings this year to celebrate its golden anniversary, with something for everyone to enjoy — whet
  
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• Read all all about it: Why my love of newspapers hasn’t waned

  06-04-2025 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Newspapers have beguiled me from an early age. The summer I smuggled a kitten home from day camp, even though I knew my mother was terrified of cats, I placed the gold and white kitty in a shoe box lined with newspaper and covered her with my camp T-shirt.
  With the kitten happily hidden in my bedroom closet, I liked thinking about her snuggled up in the news, surely a safe place.
  At the time, we had two newspapers a day, the Virginian Pilot in the morning and the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch in the l
  
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• ‘They won’t help me’: Sickest patients face insurance denials despite policy fixes

  06-04-2025 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
  HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company.
  Sometimes, as the minutes tick by and her frustration mounts, Ekirch, 30, opens a meditation app on her phone. It was recommended by her psychologist to help with the depression associated with a stressful and painful medical disorder.
  In 2023, Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, a condition that makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re
  
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• Home cooks are shopping a little differently for groceries in 2025

  06-04-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
  PITTSBURGH — With restaurants closed and stay-at-home orders in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic, Americans responded in the only way they could at meal time.
  We started cooking at home more than ever before, even though it was harder than ever to find some ingredients on store shelves. And all the while, grocery stores had to alter their occupancy levels and traffic patterns to allow for s
  
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• Can a woman covered in whipped cream sell albums?

  06-04-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I only knew her as “the frosting lady” – the sultry woman on the cover of “Whipped Cream & Other Delights,” a record my dad owned and mom tolerated. The seemingly nude, doe-eyed woman covered in whipped cream with that provocative stare tested the limits of decency and clouded my mind with possibilities. The album, by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass, was released April 1, 1965, the day after his 30th birthday, and was considered by most males (including myself
  
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• Woman sentenced to 15-to-life for role in killing of on-again, off-again boyfriend in Stanton

  06-04-2025 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  SANTA ANA — A 41-year-old woman was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for her part in killing her on-again, off-again boyfriend in her Stanton motel room.
  Amy Lynn Black was convicted in October of second-degree murder and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, all felonies. Jurors acquitted her of conspiracy to commit the killing.
  She was convicted in connection with the killing of 35-year-old Carlos Beltran Aguilar on the aft
  
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• UCLA gymnastics finishes 2nd at regional final to reach NCAA championships

  06-04-2025 07:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Salt Lake City, Utah — UCLA gymnastics is headed to the NCAA Gymnastics Championships after finishing in second place at the NCAA Regional Final.
  The Bruins scored 197.625, just two-tenths behind first-place and No. 4 seed Utah, who scored 197.825. Denver placed third with a score of 197.350, and Minnesota was fourth with a 196.825.
  UCLA opened with a 49.450 on floor, led by Brooklyn Moors’ 9.950. Mika Webster-Longin and Chae Campbell each added 9.900s, while Jordan Chiles contribute
  
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• Clippers cruise past Mavericks in dominant win

  06-04-2025 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Seeing Clippers star Kawhi Leonard in the starting lineup isn’t unusual. But seeing the two-time NBA Finals MVP on the court on the second night of a back-to-back is rare, a phenomenon that hasn’t happened at all this season.
  In fact, Leonard has not participated fully in a back-to-back series since the 2023-24 season when he appeared in 68 games.
  But there he was Saturday, not just playing, but playing without the hesitation that might have accompanied him in the p
  
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• Compton’s Sgt. Joe Harris, who died at age 108, honored for legacy with all-Black battalion in World War II

  06-04-2025 07:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSE HERRERA
  INGLEWOOD — Sgt. Joe Harris, who was believed to have been the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper prior to his death last month at age 108, was laid to rest Saturday with a celebration honoring his life and an enduring legacy.
  This undated photo provided by Tracie Hunter shows Sgt. Joe Harris.(Tracie Hunter via AP)
  This photo provided by Tracie Hunter shows Sgt. Joe Harris with family members in Compton, Calif., on March 1, 2025.(Tracie Hunter via AP)
  This June 2024
  
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• Angels’ offense erupts in rout of Guardians

  06-04-2025 06:35 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The fireworks show was scheduled to happen postgame. The Angels’ offense could not wait.
  The Angels sent four rockets over the wall on Saturday and got back on track after consecutive defeats with a 10-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians for their fifth victory in the past seven games.
  The power show was a welcome sight after the club opened the season with six home runs over the first seven games and a slugging percentage near the bottom third of baseball. But there wer
  
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• NCAA Tournament: Houston rallies past Duke in Final Four to reach title game

  06-04-2025 06:08 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO — Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.
  Duke made a grand total of one field goal over the last 10 1/2 minutes of this game. The second-to-last attempt was a step-back jumper in the lane by Flagg that J’Wan Roberts disrupted. The last was a desperation heave by Tyrese Proctor that caught nothing a
  
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• Galaxy continue worst start by defending champs in loss to Real Salt Lake

  06-04-2025 05:40 via ocregister.com
  
  SANDY, UT – APRIL 5:Edwin Cerrillo #6 of the Galaxy clears the ball agaisnt Ariath Piol #23 of Real Salt Lake during the first half of their game at America First Field on April 5, 2025 in Sandy, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
  SANDY, UT – APRIL 5:Miguel Berry #27 of the Galaxy argues with teammate Joseph Painstil during the first half of their game against Real Salt Lake at America First Field on April 5, 2025 in Sandy, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
  SANDY,
  
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• LAFC shut out in road loss to Houston

  06-04-2025 05:29 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — Jack McGlynn scored his first goal of the season, and Blake Gillingham had his first shutout in MLS on Saturday night to help Houston beat Los Angeles FC 1-0 for the Dynamo’s first win of the season.
  McGlynn scored in the 58th minute to give the Dynamo their first lead since early in the second half of Houston’s season-opening 2-1 loss to FC Dallas. The 21-year-old, in his first season with the club after spending his first four MLS seasons with the Philadelphia Union
  
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• Photos: First look in Universal Epic Universe in Florida

  06-04-2025 04:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Universal Orlando has finally pulled back the curtain on the new Epic Universe theme park in Florida after years of anticipation, high expectations and plenty of hype.
  Universal hosted a media preview of Epic Universe on Saturday, April 5 after weeks of employee previews.
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  The new $7 billion Universal Epic Universe theme park will open in Orland
  
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• Tenma, Silent Law run 1-2 for Bob Baffert in Santa Anita Oaks

  06-04-2025 04:22 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — This time, in her bid for the big stage, Tenma passed the audition.
  Last fall, the filly was shaping up as a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies contender after a strong summer at Del Mar, only to run a poor third behind two other Bob Baffert-trained 2-year-olds in the final prep race at Santa Anita and miss the championship event at Del Mar.
  Saturday, with a new winning streak going and needing a strong performance to earn a spot in the Kentucky Oaks, the daughter of Nyquist ca
  
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• Journalism wins Santa Anita Derby the hard way

  06-04-2025 04:13 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — By consistently winning classy races in fast times with strong stretch runs, the 3-year-old colt Journalism had already shown a lot of the qualities that people getting a horse ready for the Kentucky Derby like to see.
  Saturday, he checked one more box.
  Journalism showed the ability to overcome adversity when he and jockey Umberto Rispoli escaped a traffic jam and rallied from last to win the $500,000, Grade I Santa Anita Derby.
  “He hit a roadblock at the three-eighths (of
  
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• Voices: How residents around Southern California and the nation said, ‘Hands off!’

  06-04-2025 04:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Large crowds of people fearful and furious over the way President Donald Trump has been slashing federal jobs and programs and roiling the financial markets gathered in cities around Southern California and nationwide on Saturday to demand that Trump and billionaire advisor Elon Musk keep their “hands off” many of the services that all types of Americans rely on.
  ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protests draw thousands in Southern CaliforniaMore voices from rallies around the regi
  
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• NCAA Tournament: Florida outlasts Auburn in Final Four thriller to earn spot in title game

  06-04-2025 04:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Florida forward Thomas Haugh celebrates after their win against Auburn during the second half in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  Florida guard Will Richard celebrates after their win against Auburn in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  Florida forward Alex Condon
  
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• Alexander: Are Kings about to make some noise in the playoffs?

  06-04-2025 03:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — So who is the Kings’ most bitter rival now? Is it the Ducks, the neighborhood irritant who is again out of the playoff picture? Or is it the Edmonton Oilers, who have knocked L.A. out in the first round three straight springs?
  Well, consider: The Oilers, minus injured stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and No. 1 goalie Stuart Skinner, were in downtown L.A. for a Saturday matinee, and early in the game No. 90 in Edmonton blue and white was booed the first time he to
  
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• Angels give Mike Trout a break from right field against Guardians

  06-04-2025 02:47 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — In yet another subtle move with preservation in mind, Mike Trout was moved into the designated hitter spot with a late lineup change Saturday, while Jorge Soler was given a chance to play in the field.
  Manager Ron Washington insisted Trout’s move out of right field for the day wasn’t because of injury. Call it a nod to injury prevention.
  “It’s just to get Mike off his feet,” Washington said a little more than three hours before first pitch, immediate
  
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• Ducks suffer 1st-period blowout in Vancouver

  06-04-2025 02:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Troy Terry opened the scoring early in the Ducks’ game Saturday in Vancouver.
  And it was all downhill from there as the Canucks followed with five first-period goals en route to a 6-2 victory.
  Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist in Vancouver’s first-period surge, which all came in less than five minutes of ice time.
  Connor Garland, Filip Hronek, Dakota Joshua, Max Sasson and rookie defenseman Elias Pettersson also scored for Vancouver, which is 10-1-0 in its last 11 games against t
  
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• Lakers confident in chemistry for Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves

  06-04-2025 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — With his team looking to create separation against a New Orleans Pelicans team that wouldn’t go away easily Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, Lakers coach JJ Redick leaned on the collective offense prowess of his three best players to close out the game.
  And he did so by having them all directly involved in the offensive actions to keep the Pelicans off balance.
  With the Lakers leading the Pelicans 106-95 with 6:30 remaining, Reaves set a pindown screen for James near t
  
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• USWNT blanks Brazil in memorable SoFi Stadium debut

  06-04-2025 01:21 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — The United States women’s national soccer team scored a goal in each half and held on for a 2-0 win over Brazil on Saturday in front of a crowd of 32,303 at SoFi Stadium.
  Two Southern California natives combined for the opening goal.
  Angel City FC’s Alyssa Thompson made a run through the midfield, the former Harvard-Westlake High star beating her defender and slipping a perfect through ball toward Trinity Rodman. The Newport Beach native, in her first game with the
  
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• Kings take advantage of ailing Edmonton in shutout

  06-04-2025 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– The Edmonton Oilers hobbled into Crypto.com Arena on Saturday afternoon and the Kings made sure that their tormentors from the past three postseasons limped out of the building as well.
  They took a critical four-point clash, 3-0, from the team that eliminated them from three straight Stanley Cup playoffs and whom they would host in the first round this spring if the current standings hold.
  While the Kings were missing two fourth-liners, the Oilers were without two Hart
  
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• Coachella 2025: Weezer, Ed Sheeran added to lineup, set times announced

  06-04-2025 00:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Buried in the set times released by the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday were two big nuggets of news: Weezer will join the festival for a set the first weekend, with Ed Sheeran doing the same for the second weekend.
  It’s not unusual for Coachella set times to include a change or two in the lineup. A year ago, they included the late addition of Vampire Weekend to the festival.
  This year Weezer will perform in the Mojave Tent from 3:10 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. on Saturday, Apri
  
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• Roki Sasaki gives Dodgers better start to beat Phillies

  06-04-2025 00:42 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — During Roki Sasaki’s first two starts, the Dodgers had to use their imagination to visualize the pitcher they believe he can be.
  On a chilly Saturday in Philadelphia, they at least got a glimpse of it. Sasaki retired 12 of 13 batters at one point and pitched into the fifth inning for the first time in his three MLB starts, allowing just one run as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 3-1.
  The poor weather and hitter-friendly environment of Citizens Bank Park – not to me
  
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