• Umpire Pat Hoberg fired by MLB for sharing sports gambling accounts with friend who bet on baseball

    Umpire Pat Hoberg fired by MLB for sharing sports gambling accounts with friend who bet on baseball
    By RONALD BLUM
    NEW YORK — Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.
    MLB opened the investigation last February when it was brought to its attention by the sports book, and Hoberg did not umpire last season. While MLB said the investigation did not uncover evidence Hoberg personally bet o
  • Crew of rescuers honored for saving bodyboard’s life on Christmas Day in San Clemente

    Crew of rescuers honored for saving bodyboard’s life on Christmas Day in San Clemente
    The fact that Olivier Eustache is alive and able to thank his rescuers is nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
    Nearly 20 fellow bodyboarders, surfers and first responders filled the San Clemente City Hall chambers earlier in the week to receive official recognition for their heroic lifesaving actions, handed plaques and the gift of gratitude for their quick-thinking efforts that saved Eustache’s life – the bodyboarder pulled from the wild water during a big swell at T-Street on the
  • In the midst of chaos, a trip to the market offers a sense of normality

    In the midst of chaos, a trip to the market offers a sense of normality
    “Do you need anything from Trader Joe’s?” my neighbor asked. “I can pick it up for you, or you can come with me.”
    Suddenly, my spirits lifted like I had been offered an ice cream cone on a hot summer day. My answer was yes, oh yes. I didn’t need anything from the market. What I needed was a sense of normal.
    Pushing my basket through the aisles at TJ’s was something I once did often. Since being displaced from my home a month ago, circumstances dictated t
  • Abolish the Department of Education

    Abolish the Department of Education
    In 1976 the National Education Association gave its first-ever presidential endorsement to Jimmy Carter, who died last month, in return for his promise to create a new Department of Education. He won and kept his promise. The NEA’s state affiliate is the California Teachers Association.
    President Donald Trump now is seeking to fulfill his own campaign pledge to reverse Carter’s action. Only Congress actually can abolish the DOE. But the Washington Post reported the new president will
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  • DAs’ anti-gouging request slows recovery

    DAs’ anti-gouging request slows recovery
    Whenever a natural disaster occurs, public officials commonly enforce “anti-gouging” laws, a type of price control.
    The problem is, any price controls limit supplies, making shortages worse. President Nixon’s 1971 national price controls remain a disastrous precedent.
    On Jan. 7 Gov. Gavin Newsom sensibly declared a State of Emergency to deal with the Pacific Palisades and Eaton wildfires, including easing construction regulations. Unfortunately, the declaration, by law, also in
  • Huntington Beach will walk fine line and look to better coordinate with ICE on misdemeanor arrests

    Huntington Beach will walk fine line and look to better coordinate with ICE on misdemeanor arrests
    Huntington Beach police will work to coordinate better with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when officers book people in the city jail for misdemeanor arrests, but will “walk that fine line” to not violate the state’s so-called sanctuary law, a city spokesperson said.
    The City Council declared Huntington Beach a “non-sanctuary city” at its Jan. 21 meeting, one day after the Trump administration took power, with councilmembers decrying limits the California
  • Why laughter can help you stay healthy and reduce stress

    Why laughter can help you stay healthy and reduce stress
    Q. At 84, I currently need more humor and laughter in my life. Any ideas on how to make that happen? And how does humor fit into successful aging? Thank you. L.H.
    One of the most important daily human activities experienced by every culture and at any age is having a sense of humor, according to Gil Greengross, an evolutionary psychologist. We start developing that as early as 6 weeks in response to stimuli.
    Besides just enjoying a good laugh, having a sense of humor is good for one’s heal
  • Piecemakers’ store seized to pay multi-million judgment to former member

    Piecemakers’ store seized to pay multi-million judgment to former member
    The old lock to Piecemakers, a quilting and crafting store in Costa Mesa, lay on the ground (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    The bankruptcy trustee arrived — with a locksmith — around noon on Friday, Jan. 31.
    Upstairs, an heirloom teddy bear-making class was in session. Downstairs, budding quilters sewed. And in the tearoom, customers sipped homemade soups and nibbled fresh sandwiches and salads.
    You have an hour to vacate the premises, folks inside the Piecemake
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  • Rich Archbold: Grand Prix of Long Beach founder Chris Pook to receive lifetime achievement award

    Rich Archbold: Grand Prix of Long Beach founder Chris Pook to receive lifetime achievement award
    On Memorial Day 1973, Chris Pook, then a young travel agent in Long Beach, was watching a street race in Monaco on television — when, he said, “an entrepreneurial light bulb went off.”
    Monaco had used a street race to establish an identity and compete with the French cities of Nice and Cannes.
    “I thought to myself,” Pook said last week, “‘If Monaco can do it, why can’t Long Beach?”
    It turned out to be easier said than done. But Pook, at 34, o
  • L.A. wildfires exposed a confluence of bad state policy

    L.A. wildfires exposed a confluence of bad state policy
    This column is based on my testimony last week to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust regarding the recent California wildfires.
    SACRAMENTO – One of the common themes in my writing has been the state’s commitment to expanding bureaucracy and regulation, without much regard for whether the new programs accomplish their stated goals. Residents and businesses simply deal with the new taxes and red tape and
  • How to make your ‘go now’ evacuation plan into reality

    How to make your ‘go now’ evacuation plan into reality
    Last summer, due to a nearby brush fire, my husband and I were mandated to quickly evacuate our house. While the fire was nothing comparable to what occurred in January in Southern California, it was fast-moving and burned down several homes in our community.
    What I clearly remember is how I felt when I was gathering items to evacuate. The experience was surreal.
    I walked from room to room feeling as if most of our possessions could be replaced and would not be missed. With assistance from famil
  • Canyon girls basketball ‘disappointed’ after falling short of at-large playoff berth

    Canyon girls basketball ‘disappointed’ after falling short of at-large playoff berth
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowCanyon girls basketball coach Sara Brown calls each season a “new animal.”
    For the Comanches, the 2024-25 campaign couldn’t quite be tamed enough to reach the playoffs.
    Canyon’s bid to reach the CIF-SS postseason ended Saturday when it failed to secure one of the four at-large bids in Division 2AA.
    The Comanches (14-14), who took fourth in the tough Crestview League, were edged by
  • Du Plessis bloodies Strickland, retains middleweight belt at UFC 312

    Du Plessis bloodies Strickland, retains middleweight belt at UFC 312
    Dricus Du Plessis didn’t like the way his first meeting with Sean Strickland ended in a split decision a little more than a year ago, so he made sure there was no doubt on Sunday at UFC 312 in Sydney.
    In a rather lackluster rematch, Du Plessis retained his middleweight belt with a dominating unanimous decision over a bloodied Strickland.
    “This was a big proving point for me, (but) I don’t want to make it a habit of these decisions,” Du Plessis said. “The game plan h
  • Ducks overcome rival Kings’ late rally to win OT thriller

    Ducks overcome rival Kings’ late rally to win OT thriller
    LOS ANGELES — All three Freeway Faceoffs this season have burgeoned with suspense, but none more so than Saturday’s tooth-and-nail affair that saw the Ducks beat the Kings, 2-1, in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night.
    The contest was scoreless for nearly 48 minutes before a defensive defenseman and a prolific forward traded goals to get the game to an extra session, where chances abounded before the Ducks won the shootout 2-0.
    The Ducks have won six of seven games to cli
  • Gas leak leads to temporary evacuation of Anaheim’s GardenWalk

    Gas leak leads to temporary evacuation of Anaheim’s GardenWalk
    A natural gas leak at Anaheim’s GardenWalk led to the evacuation of the shopping and entertainment center on Saturday evening, according to authorities. The leak was fixed after about an hour.
    Calls for the gas leak came in at around 8:45 p.m., according to Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Paqua. He said the gas company and Anaheim Fire & Rescue  fixed the gas leak by about 9:45 p.m.
    Reports from the scene said the evacuation happened prior to a concert by new wave musician Howard J
  • Anaheim’s GardenWalk evacuated after gas leak

    Anaheim’s GardenWalk evacuated after gas leak
    A natural gas leak at Anaheim’s GardenWalk led to the evacuation of the shopping and entertainment center on Saturday evening, according to authorities. The leak was fixed after about an hour.
    Calls for the gas leak came in at around 8:45 p.m., according to Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Paqua. He said the gas company and Anaheim Fire & Rescue  fixed the gas leak by about 9:45 p.m.
    Reports from the scene said the evacuation happened prior to a concert by new wave musician Howard J
  • Clippers dominate Jazz, snap 3-game skid

    Clippers dominate Jazz, snap 3-game skid
    INGLEWOOD — It wasn’t the start Clippers Coach Tyronn Lue had hoped to see. And he might have wanted to cover his eyes through the middle. It was, however, the finish he wanted to see from his team.
    The Clippers, despite more than a few shaky moments, overcame a short-handed but resilient Utah Jazz team for a 130-110 victory at Intuit Dome, snapping a three-game losing streak.
    But it took solid shooting by James Harden and Norman Powell in the second half to hold off the Jazz, who we
  • UC Irvine’s home win streak ends as UCSD shoots its way into tie for 1st in Big West

    UC Irvine’s home win streak ends as UCSD shoots its way into tie for 1st in Big West
    IRVINE — The last team to beat the UC Irvine men’s basketball team at the Bren Events Center did it again on Saturday night.
    UC San Diego made a barrage of 3-pointers in the second half of its Big West Conference showdown against the Anteaters and that proved too big a mountain for UCI to climb.
    UCI’s program-record 22-game home winning streak came to a crashing end with a 85-67 loss to UCSD.
    “Now we’re tied with San Diego with eight to go and, hopefully, we can com
  • Cal State Fullerton’s struggles continue in loss to UC Davis

    Cal State Fullerton’s struggles continue in loss to UC Davis
    FULLERTON — Zachary Visentin had a career night, but it wasn’t enough for a Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team that was again done in by poor shooting and turnovers in a 65-49 loss to UC Davis on Saturday night.
    Visentin, a senior, scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and blocked three shots, but Fullerton shot 29.8% from the field and had 22 turnovers while losing its fifth straight game to drop to 6-19 overall and 1-11 in Big West Conference play. Kal
  • Kennedy Smith powers No. 7 USC women past Ohio State

    Kennedy Smith powers No. 7 USC women past Ohio State
    LOS ANGELES – When they needed her, she was their source of fire, Kennedy Smith’s eyes popping and her motor churning through the offensive fog that had befallen the Galen Center.
    She was there, when no shot by a Trojan fell for five minutes against Ohio State, hitting a first-quarter wing three to break the seal. She was there, dumping a pass into Kiki Iriafen for a 10-point lead late in the first half, a freshman with no fear clapping her hands at – not with – her teamm
  • Long Beach State can’t catch CSUN, drops 8th straight

    Long Beach State can’t catch CSUN, drops 8th straight
    LONG BEACH — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has lost eight consecutive games but at times looks like a team no one would be eager to face in a Big West Tournament game – if LBSU can get a spot in the field.
    Marcus Adams Jr. scored 25 points and Keonte Jones added 19 as Cal State Northridge held off Long Beach, 81-80, in a Big West game on Saturday evening at the Walter Pyramid. It was the fourth straight win for the Matadors (17-7 overall, 9-4 Big West), who started
  • Clippers’ Lawrence Frank breaks down deadline moves, new acquisitions

    Clippers’ Lawrence Frank breaks down deadline moves, new acquisitions
    INGLEWOOD — The NBA trade deadline can be both a bittersweet time and an exciting one for teams. Trades mean some players leave and the emotion of saying goodbye can be difficult.
    That’s the situation Lawrence Frank, Clippers president of basketball operations, found himself facing this week when he included long-time wing player Terance Mann in a trade with the Utah Jazz. Mann, along with Bones Hyland, were sent to Utah for big man Drew Eubanks and veteran guard Patty Mills.
  • Lakers’ trade for Mark Williams rescinded

    Lakers’ trade for Mark Williams rescinded
    LOS ANGELES —The Lakers’ trade for center Mark Williams has been “rescinded” because of a “failure to satisfy a condition of the trade,” the team announced on Saturday evening.
    The Lakers on Wednesday night acquired Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in a deal that was officially announced on Thursday night for rookie wing Dalton Knecht, veteran wing Cam Reddish, their 2031 first-round pick and a 2030 first-round pick swap.
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  • Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, February 9, 2025

    Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, February 9, 2025
    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, February 9, 2025.
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  • Alexander: Lakers’ role-players carry the day against Pacers

    Alexander: Lakers’ role-players carry the day against Pacers
    LOS ANGELES – At first glance, the Lakers’ appointment Saturday afternoon against Indiana represented the calm before the storm.
    No Luka Doncic, yet. No LeBron James, resting a sore ankle. No Mark Williams, the center obtained from Charlotte having been listed as unavailable with the notation, “(trade pending),” with no confirmation but a suspicion that the hangup was on the Hornets’ end of the deal.
    Monday against Utah, then, is expected to be the great unveiling o
  • Experience how the American Revolution began

    Experience how the American Revolution began
    Ducks lead the British into battle against the colonists during a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The weekend event, sponsored by the Huntington Beach Historical Society, features battles, music, and demonstrations. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Abigail Hernandez, 9, learns about a “courting stick,” an 8-foot hollow pole, that was used by young couples to communicate from a prudent distance apart while being
  • There Goes Harvard scores front-running upset at Santa Anita

    There Goes Harvard scores front-running upset at Santa Anita
    There Goes Harvard and jockey Frankie Dettori shot to the front coming down the Santa Anita turf hillside and stayed there all the way to an upset victory in the $100,000, Grade III San Marcos Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday.
    The rare front-running trip for the 7-year-old trained by Michael McCarthy proved key to ending the horse’s eight-race losing streak since a May 2022 win in the Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita.
    There Goes Harvard ran 1¼ in 1:59.87 and paid $1
  • Austin Reaves’ career-high 45 points lead limited Lakers past Pacers

    Austin Reaves’ career-high 45 points lead limited Lakers past Pacers
    LOS ANGELES — When there appeared to be a slight possibility that Luka Doncic would make his Lakers debut Saturday afternoon against the Indiana Pacers, the matchup immediately became a must-see game.
    National reporters made plans to travel to Southern California. ESPN announced on Wednesday that it was broadcasting Saturday’s game in anticipation of Doncic’s debut – but it didn’t come to fruition.
    And the game became even less star-studded when the Lakers announced
  • Rick Carlisle on LeBron James and Luka Doncic: ‘Don’t see any world … it doesn’t work great’

    Rick Carlisle on LeBron James and Luka Doncic: ‘Don’t see any world … it doesn’t work great’
    LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach JJ Redick will have to wait at least a couple of more games before he’s able to coach Luka Doncic in an NBA game.
    But the man who stood about 30 feet away from Redick on the opposite side of the scorer’s table – Pacers coach Rick Carlisle – did for three seasons before becoming Indiana’s coach again during the 2021 offseason.
    He gave his thoughts on the Lakers’ new star pairing of Doncic and LeBron James.
    “I don’t s
  • JSerra, Mater Dei seeded 1-2 in Open Division of CIF-SS boys soccer playoffs

    JSerra, Mater Dei seeded 1-2 in Open Division of CIF-SS boys soccer playoffs
    Trinity League rivals JSerra and Mater Dei were seeded 1-2 in the Open Division of the CIF Southern Section playoff brackets that were released Saturday.
    JSerra swept Mater Dei in their two league matches, 4-0 at JSerra and 1-0 at Mater Dei. JSerra has outscored its opponents 48-5 this season.
    Mater Dei won the CIF-SS Open Division championship last season. The Monarchs beat Arlington 1-0 in the division final.
    CIF-SS playoff divisions for boys soccer and many other sports were created by using

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