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• Filing: Manafort lied about sharing poll data with Russian

  08-01-2019 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY
  WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with an associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence and lied to federal investigators about it, according to a court filing Tuesday.
  The allegation is the first time prosecutors have accused Trump’s chief campaign aide of sharing information related to the election with his Russian contacts.
  Although the filing d
  
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• Mater Dei girls basketball loses in CIF regional semifinals to Centennial

  08-03-2026 08:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Centennial made the most of its size advantage to defeat Mater Dei’s girls basketball team 60-48 in the semifinals of the CIF Southern California Division I Regional playoffs Saturday at Mater Dei High.
  Mater Dei (26-8) was the top seed in the Division I bracket. The Monarchs beat Windward and La Salle in the first two rounds of the regional playoffs.
  “The resiliency they’ve shown all year long has been remarkable,” Mater Dei coach Jody Wynn said of her
  
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• El Dorado girls basketball holds off Canyon in CIF SoCal Regional semifinals

  08-03-2026 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowIt’s not easy to win games late in the basketball season but El Dorado’s girls team showed again Saturday that it has the grit to complete the job.
  The Golden Hawks survived a 17-0 run by Canyon to open the fourth quarter and used a block in the final seconds by Delaney Shiring to secure a 44-39 victory in the Division III semifinals of the CIF Southern California Regional.
  Shiring, a senior f
  
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• Sierra Canyon girls dealt stunning loss by Sage Hill in CIF regional semifinals

  08-03-2026 07:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Sierra Canyon’s Rosie Oladokun drives toward the basket while defended by Sage Hill’s Addison Uphoff during a CIF State girls basketball playoff game at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif., on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)
  Sage Hill’s Amalia Holguin drives toward the basket while defended by Sierra Canyon’s Jerzy Robinson during a CIF State girls basketball playoff game at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Ca
  
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• St. John Bosco basketball beats Mater Dei in OT of regional semifinals

  08-03-2026 07:44 via ocregister.com
  
  St. John Bosco’s Christian Collins dribbles around Mater Dei’s Zain Majeed in the CIF State Southern California Division I regional semifinals on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
  St. John Bosco’s Tariq Iscandari dunks in the second quarter against Mater Dei in the CIF State SoCal Division I regional semifinals on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower. (Photo b
  
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• Sierra Canyon boys advance to regional final with win over Santa Margarita

  08-03-2026 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Sierra Canyon’s Maximo Adams blocks a shot by a Santa Margarita player during a CIF State boys basketball playoff game at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif., on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)
  Sierra Canyon’s Brandon McCoy takes control of the ball near the basket while defended by Santa Margarita players during a CIF State boys basketball playoff game at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif., on Saturday, March 7, 202
  
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• David Martínez lifts LAFC past Dallas

  08-03-2026 07:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, top, deflects the ball against FC Dallas during the second half of an MLS match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
  LAFC forward Son Heung-Min (7) chases the ball down defended by FC Dallas defender Osaze Urhoghide during the first half of an MLS match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
  LAFC forward Denis Bouanga, ce
  
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• Galaxy fade late in loss to Rapids

  08-03-2026 06:39 via ocregister.com
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Alexis Manyoma netted the go-ahead score in the second half and Rafael Navarro added a pair of insurance goals, all after the Galaxy were forced to play a man down, helping the Colorado Rapids pull away for a 4-1 victory over the Galaxy on Saturday night.
  João Klauss scored for the fourth time in his first three matches with the Galaxy to tie it 1-1 in the 56th minute. But Gabriel Pec was tagged with a second yellow card four minutes later and forced to exit.
  
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• Crean Lutheran’s big lead disappears as Damien rallies to win regional semifinal

  08-03-2026 06:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The Damien High School boys basketball team celebrates winning Saturday’s CIF Division I regional semifinal against Crean Lutheran at Damien High School in La Verne on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Miguel Vasconcellos, Contributing Photographer)
  Crean Lutheran’s Hunter Caplan shoots the ball while Damien’s Damien’s Eli Garner defends during Saturday’s CIF Division I regional semifinal at Damien High School in La Verne on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Miguel Vasconcellos, Cont
  
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• Mater Dei boys soccer wins first CIF regional title by beating Del Norte

  08-03-2026 06:26 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE — Mater Dei’s Andres Arellano scored nine minutes into the CIF Southern California Regional championship against Del Norte on Saturday at El Modena High School.
  Mater Dei’s defense made that goal stand up for the remaining 71 minutes as the Monarchs defeated the Nighthawks, 1-0, to capture the Division I title.
  It is the first regional championship for Mater Dei’s boys soccer program.
  Mater Dei (20-1-3), the top-ranked team in the state, will play Everett Alvarez i
  
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• Clippers storm back to edge Grizzlies

  08-03-2026 06:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers guard Bennedict Mathurin (9) shoots against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
  Clippers guard Kobe Sanders (4) dunks against Memphis Grizzlies guard Jahmai Mashack (21) asClippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) moves for position in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
  Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (1) handles the
  
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• Bishop Amat’s playoff win streak ends with loss to Los Alamitos in regional final

  08-03-2026 06:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Alamitos celebrates their 2-1 win over Bishop Amat in the CIF State boys soccer Division III regional championship on March 7, 2026 in Bellflower, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  Los Alamitos celebrates after they defeated Bishop Amat in the CIF State boys soccer Division III regional championship on March 7, 2026 in Bellflower, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  Stephen Kramer #00 of Los Alamitos and his team mates celebrate a blocked goal attempt in t
  
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• UC Irvine men clinch share of Big West title with OT victory over UC Davis

  08-03-2026 05:53 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine guard Jurian Dixon is fouled as he puts up a shot during a Big West Conference regular-season finale against UC Davis on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Bren Events Center. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  UC Irvine forward Kyle Evans, right, pulls down a rebound in front of UC Davis forward Omer Suljanovic during a Big West Conference regular-season finale on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Bren Events Center. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
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• UCLA men pick up 2nd win over USC to finish Big Ten regular season

  08-03-2026 05:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Guard Jack Seidler #30 of the UCLA Bruins controls the ball agaijst forward Ezra Ausar #2 of the USC Trojans in the second half of a Men’s NCAA basketball game at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
  Guard Trent Perry #0 of the UCLA Bruins controls the ball against guard Alijah Arenas #0 of the USC Trojans in the second half of a Men’s NCAA basketball game at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Marc
  
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• Dodgers let early lead slip away in loss to Rockies

  08-03-2026 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  THE GAME: The Dodgers were unable to hold on to an early two-run lead and fell 6-4 to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
  PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Landon Knack gave up two runs on one hit and one walk in three innings and now has a 9.64 ERA over three starts (4⅔ innings). … Right-hander Blake Treinen gave up four runs on three hits and two walks while recording two outs in the fifth inning as he struggled with fastball command. Treinen had ret
  
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• Khalil Mack reportedly agrees to 1-year, $18 million deal with Chargers

  08-03-2026 04:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Three-time All-Pro pass rusher Khalil Mack is returning to the Los Angeles Chargers on a fully guaranteed $18 million, one-year deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Saturday night.
  The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalized.
  The 35-year-old Mack had 5½ sacks last season. He has 113 in 12 seasons.
  Mack, the 2016 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, has made nine Pro Bowls, including three in his four season
  
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• Kings let late lead slip away in loss to Canadiens

  08-03-2026 04:21 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Kings commanded the shot count and several analytical barometers but lost on Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena just the same, 4-3, to the comeback kids from Montreal.
  The Canadiens earned their NHL-leading 20th circle-the-wagons win after the Ducks rallied to topple them 6-5 in a shootout 22 hours earlier.
  Anže Kopitar, Alex Laferriere and Scott Laughton, who made his Kings debut after being a last-second acquisition on Friday, lit the lamp for the hosts. Brandt
  
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• Police investigating after device thrown at anti-Islam protest in New York City

  08-03-2026 04:13 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said.
  Police are investigating the incident that started late Saturday morning when someone from the anti-Islam protest associated with conservative influencer Jake Lang shot pepper spray into a counterpr
  
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• UC Irvine women earn share of Big West title, top seed for conference tourney

  08-03-2026 04:10 via ocregister.com
  
  DAVIS — The UC Irvine women’s basketball team clinched a share of the Big West Conference regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed for next week’s conference tournament with a 70-58 victory over UC Davis on Saturday afternoon at UCD’s University Credit Union Center.
  It was a record-breaking end to the regular season for UCI (26-5 overall, 17-3 Big West), as senior Hunter Hernandez (24 points) became the program’s all-time single-season scoring leader, and the
  
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• Potente wins San Felipe Stakes thriller for Bob Baffert

  08-03-2026 04:09 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — It was exhilarating. It was disappointing. For Bob Baffert, the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday had all the ups and downs of a Kentucky Derby campaign wrapped up in one race.
  Potente, the latest 3-year-old prospect to pop onto the scene for Baffert, took a huge leap forward to win the Grade II San Felipe in only his second start, with jockey Juan Hernandez timing his rally to beat long shot Robusta by a head.
  Brant, the colt Baffert and most bettors thought would cli
  
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• $40 million sought by family of Downey man stabbed to death outside library

  08-03-2026 04:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The family of a Downey man who was fatally stabbed as he charged the battery of his car outside the city library has filed a claim against the city seeking $40 million in damages.
  Reinaldo Jesus Lefonts, 68, was charging his Tesla at an EV station outside the Downey City Library on the morning of Sept. 13, 2025 when he was allegedly stabbed by Giovanni Navarro, a homeless man who had been convicted 28 times for various offenses including brandishing a weapon, attempted burglary, criminal threats
  
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• British Isles, Diego Herrera score upset in Santa Anita Handicap

  08-03-2026 04:02 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — The Santa Anita Handicap was watered down by scratches this time. The reactions of the people around upset winner,  British Isles, though, lived up to the race’s rich history.
  Diego Herrera, a 21-year-old Inglewood native who rode his first Grade I winner beyond the quarter-horse world, said, “I don’t even have words” to describe how he felt.
  Richard Baltas, who added a second win in the race to his one with Idol in 2021, sounded as if he couldn&rsquo
  
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• Mater Dei girls soccer upsets Santa Margarita to win CIF SoCal Regional title

  08-03-2026 02:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei players celebrate their 2-0 victory over Santa Margarita in the CIF-SS California Regional Division 1 final on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Mater Dei players celebrate their 2-0 victory over Santa Margarita with their trophy following the CIF-SS California Regional Division 1 final on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing P
  
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• Reenactors bring American Revolution to life just as the United States turns 250

  08-03-2026 02:44 via ocregister.com
  
  As the United States turns 250, experience a reenactment of some of the events that helped win the American Revolution.
  The Huntington Beach Historical Society is hosting a weekend of living history, with historians and storytellers bringing the revolution and fight for American independence to life. The event concludes Sunday, March 8.
  Seven-year-old Sean Huerta and his father, Brian, dress as members of the Indigenous Mohawk Nation during Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Re
  
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• L.A. canyon home burns, tree falls on railroad tracks in Anaheim as Santa Ana winds kick up

  08-03-2026 02:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected to kick up again Sunday morning, March 8, raising concerns about fires, downed trees, power outages and hazardous travel for high-profile vehicles, forecasters said.
  On Saturday, a fire raged at a three-story, hillside home in Laurel Canyon, where over 100 firefighters extinguished the blaze in the main house, the exterior of an adjacent building and surrounding vegetation in one hour and 13 minutes, LAFD said in a news release. No injuries were reported.
  In An
  
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• Dodgers’ Andy Pages aims higher after World Series heroics

  08-03-2026 02:12 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Two outs. Bases loaded. Bottom of the ninth. Game 7 of the World Series.
  Andy Pages stepped into a fantasy and walked out a hero.
  In the dream, of course, the victor is on offense, tossing away the bat with one arm raised. Pages made the scenario his own by pulling off an implausible catch in the most riveting of moments against the Toronto Blue Jays, while extending the 2025 MLB season into extra innings.
  The image of Pages making the catch, as Kiké Hernandez abso
  
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• Gang member sentenced to time served for role in Anaheim killing in 2020

  08-03-2026 01:29 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A convicted gang member was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison, or time already served awaiting trial, for his part in the gang-related shooting of a 20-year-old man near the entrance of an Anaheim hotel 5 1/2 years ago.
  Danny Rey Quintana, 29, pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to participating in gang activity and assault with a deadly weapon with a sentencing enhancement for gang activity. As part of a plea  deal, a count of murder with a special-circumstances allegation of gan
  
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• Angels split games against the Brewers, Athletics

  08-03-2026 01:03 via ocregister.com
  
  THE GAMES: The Angels split a pair of games on Saturday, losing 7-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Ariz., and beating the A’s 3-0 in Las Vegas.
  PITCHING REPORT: In Tempe, right-hander Grayson Rodriguez gave up four runs in 3⅔ innings, allowing three hits and walking two. “Fastball location was bad,” Rodriguez said. “Got a little wild there in the second. I wasn’t able to throw strikes. A lot of big-leaguers in that lineup, so obviously they’re going
  
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• Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

  08-03-2026 00:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By ED WHITE
  Lynette Pino watched in February as news about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie seemed endless. But she decided she didn’t want to get consumed by it.
  Pino has something in common with NBC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie’s family: Her son, Darian Nevayaktewa, remains missing, too, nearly 18 years after leaving home before a new school year to see his father in Arizona.
  A banner with notes from hundreds of well-wishers and an image of Nancy Guthrie, the miss
  
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• At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi

  08-03-2026 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 25 people have died after flash flooding in the Kenyan capital caused flight disruption and left motorists stranded for hours.
  George Seda, the police chief in Nairobi, said some of the victims were drowned and others were electrocuted. He warned that the death toll may rise as search and rescue operations continue.
  Volunteers retrieve the body of a man from a car after heavy rains in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre
  
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