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• Whicker: Bob Baffert’s Triple Crown barn leans on Jimmy Barnes

  21-06-2018 13:20 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — Jimmy Barnes is sometimes known as the man behind Bob Baffert’s scenes. Actually he’s not behind anything. He is the scene.
  No one is witnessing at 4 a.m., when Barnes beats the sun to Santa Anita. He checks the feed tubs to make sure Baffert’s horses are eating like champions. He studies their eyes and their disposition.
  “You have to read your horse,” he said. “The horse can’t tell you how it’s feeling.”
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• Freddie Freeman’s grand slam the big blow as Dodgers top Diamondbacks

  21-05-2024 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo had an idea Monday.
  Rather than feed rookie starter Slade Cecconi immediately to the former MVPs at the top of the Dodgers’ lineup, the Diamondbacks started lefty reliever Joe Mantiply – a familiar “opener” strategy in the analytics era – and let him handle the first inning. Cecconi could get his feet under him and maybe sneak up on the Dodgers.
  “They haven’t seen Slade,” Lovullo reason
  
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• Man charged with murder in Fullerton shooting

  21-05-2024 05:06 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 20-year-old Fullerton man has been charged with gunning down a 19-year-old man and attempting to kill another victim in Fullerton.
  Alexis David Rodriguez-Lopez was charged Friday with murder and attempted murder with sentencing enhancements for the personal discharge of a gun. The defendant was 17 when he was initially charged in Juvenile Court. However, he was found to be unsuitable for a trial in that court and was charged as an adult.
  The defendant was accused of killing 1
  
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• Angels’ core of young hitters blast 4 homers in quick rally to stun Astros

  21-05-2024 04:52 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — In a season in which the Angels are going to see what the future holds, they won a game on Monday night when four of the young hitters homered to pick up a struggling young pitcher.
  Nolan Schanuel, Logan O’Hoppe, Jo Adell and Zach Neto – the 25-and-under core of the Angels’ lineup – hit homers in a two-inning span to help the Angels overcome a five-run deficit on their way a stunning 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros.
  The first three homers came in a sev
  
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• LAFC looks to secure U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal spot without Steve Cherundolo

  21-05-2024 04:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Prior to halftime of the Los Angeles Football Club’s Round of 32 U.S. Open Cup win in Las Vegas two weeks ago, Steve Cherundolo was sent off with a straight red card for engaging officials near midfielder Eduard Atuesta, who appeared to get stepped on after the ball was blown dead.
  Referee James Duling’s decision drew a bemused smile from the 45-year-old head coach, and, moments later, Cherundolo was unable to address his team in the visitor’s locker room at Cashman Field.
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• Former OC Fire Authority communications director awarded $580,000 to settle gender suit

  21-05-2024 03:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Fire Authority quietly paid a $580,000 settlement last year to its former communications director to settle a lawsuit alleging a systematic pattern of chauvinistic harassment, according to court records.
  The July 2023 settlement with Colleen Windsor, who worked for OCFA  from January 2019 to August 2021, and her legal team, was first reported by the Times of San Diego.
  The $580,000 payout, which includes $58,000 for “taxable wages,” follows Windsor’s 2021
  
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• Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan ready for the long rehab road ahead

  21-05-2024 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Emmet Sheehan is the latest member of a rapidly growing fraternity.
  The Dodgers right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery last week and now faces over a year on the sidelines, rehabilitating.
  “Super frustrating,” Sheehan said Monday, back at Dodger Stadium for the first time since the procedure. “Obviously being on a team like this, it’s really cool to be around these guys and getting to play with them is a great opportunity that I was looking forward
  
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• CIF-SS champion Pacifica among Orange County softball teams opting out of CIF SoCal Regional

  21-05-2024 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowCIF-SS Division 1 champion Pacifica is among the Orange County softball teams that have opted out of the upcoming CIF SoCal Regional playoffs, Mariners coach Tony Arduino said Monday after a meeting with players.
  “We decided not to do it,” he said. “It was a team decision.”
  Pacifica (27-2), which claimed its second consecutive Division 1 crown on Friday, joins two other automatic q
  
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• CIF-SS champion Pacifica among O.C. softball teams opting out of SoCal regional

  21-05-2024 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowCIF-SS Division 1 champion Pacifica is among the Orange County softball teams that have opted out of the upcoming CIF SoCal Regional, Mariners coach Tony Arduino said Monday after a meeting with players.
  “We decided not to do it,” he said. “It was a team decision.”
  Pacifica (27-2), which claimed its second consecutive Division 1 crown on Friday, joins automatic qualifiers Orange Lu
  
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• Several 7-Eleven stores robbed across LA, Orange counties, possible suspects arrested

  21-05-2024 02:59 via ocregister.com
  
  A crew of robbers late on Sunday, May 19 targeted at least four 7-Eleven convenience stores across Los Angeles and Orange counties, and possibly more, as police continue to investigate the apparent crime spree.
  Over about a half hour, a group of five men barged into three different 7-Eleven stores located in North Orange County: Two in Anaheim and one in Fullerton, police said.
  At every location, the group jumped over the front counter, grabbed cash boxes and cigarettes, then fled outside to a w
  
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• Santa Margarita baseball accepts spot in CIF regional playoffs, joining Huntington Beach, Orange Lutheran

  21-05-2024 02:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Margarita is going to the CIF Southern California Regional baseball playoffs.
  The Eagles were invited because Corona and Harvard-Westlake opted not to compete in the playoffs that begin May 28.
  Corona defeated Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship game Saturday. Both teams announced their intention to not participate in the regional.
  The CIF State organizes and manages the CIF SoCal Regional, and it offers 20 invitations to CIF-SS teams. The spots are awarded
  
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• Chargers’ Denzel Perryman has fun with first impressions of Jim Harbaugh

  21-05-2024 01:42 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Denzel Perryman spoke Monday about signing with the Chargers as a free agent in March, about coming home to the franchise that drafted him in the second round in 2015. He talked about being the grizzled veteran among a linebacker corps dominated by young players.
  He fretted about feeling nervous in front of a cluster of reporters, with bright lights shining on him and cameras focused upon him. He said he was happy wearing uniform No. 6 for the first time after wearing No. 52 f
  
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• Orange County communities plan 2024 Memorial Day tributes to sacrifice

  21-05-2024 01:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County communities have a number of events planned for Memorial Day to honor the ultimate sacrifice of those who died while in service to our country.
  Here are some of the events scheduled on Memorial Day, May 27, unless otherwise indicated.
  Anaheim: There will be a flag presentation, a wreath-laying ceremony and speakers at 11 a.m. at the Anaheim Cemetery, 1400 E. Sycamore St. The ceremony will be held in front of the community mausoleum. Arrive early or bring a lawn chair. Information:
  
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• Mountain lion spotted in L.A.’s Griffith Park, more than 1 year after P-22’s death

  21-05-2024 01:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Get ready for the sequel.
  For 10 years, the mountain lion known as P-22 was the first wild cat to call Los Angeles’ Griffith Park home, becoming a celebrity with a television series, biographies, his own Twitter (now X) handle, street murals and museum exhibits. His story inspired co-existence between modern humans and wild animals.
  Now, about 1 1/2 years after his death before Christmas 2022, another mountain lion has arrived in the park, captured on video inside the 4,314-acre urban oasi
  
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• Mountain lion spotted in L.A.’s Griffith Park, 1 1/2 years after P-22’s death

  21-05-2024 01:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Get ready for the sequel.
  For 10 years, the mountain lion known as P-22 was the first wild cat to call Los Angeles’ Griffith Park home, becoming a celebrity with a television series, biographies, his own Twitter (now X) handle, street murals and museum exhibits. His story inspired co-existence between modern humans and wild animals.
  Now, about 1 1/2 years after his death before Christmas 2022, another mountain lion has arrived in the park, captured on video inside the 4,314-acre urban oasi
  
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• Lawsuit against OC Registrar of Voters, Board of Supervisors challenges use of vote centers

  21-05-2024 01:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Every election year, thousands of Orange County voters flock to vote centers to carry out their civic duty, but a lawsuit is challenging whether the convenience of having multiple choices of locations that open for days ahead to cast a ballot breaks California election law.
  That’s what three registered Republican voters in Orange County are alleging in a lawsuit recently filed against OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page and the five members of the OC Board of Supervisors, Secretary of State Sh
  
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• Angels’ Anthony Rendon says he’s healing ‘slowly’

  21-05-2024 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — Just over a month after he tore his hamstring, Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is still slowly rehabbing with no timeframe for a return.
  “Just trying to play it by ear and push it as much as possible and hope for the best,” Rendon said on Monday. “Come back as soon as possible.”
  Rendon said he just began walking on an incline on a treadmill.
  “It’s coming along slowly,” he said. “We’ve been doing rehab. That’s the ext
  
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• Sparks to face Mystics still seeking their first win of season

  21-05-2024 00:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Sparks will again look to win their first game of the 2024 WNBA season when they square off against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night at Long Beach State.
  The Sparks (0-2) are led by two-time All-Star forward Dearica Hamby, who is averaging a double-double with 24.5 points and 11.5 rebounds and had a game-high 29 points and nine rebounds in the team’s 89-82 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday.
  Despite a pair of losses, the Sparks were competitive against th
  
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• Orange County baseball final Top 25: Orange Lutheran finishes No. 1 in 2024

  21-05-2024 00:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The final Orange County high school baseball rankings of the 2024 season.
  Notable this week: Orange Lutheran started the season at No. 1 in the rankings and finishes at No. 1, having won the Trinity League championship and advancing to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals. … Huntington Beach finishes at No. 2 after beating Santa Margarita in the Division 1 quarterfinals. … Beckman reaches the Top 10 after beating St. John Bosco to win the CIF Southern Section Division 3 c
  
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• San Clemente earns three-peat US Board Riders national title

  21-05-2024 00:23 via ocregister.com
  
  It seems having Lower Trestles as your home break helps as a training ground for surfers to lay claim to the best in the nation.
  The San Clemente Board Riders Club earned its third consecutive US Board Riders National Championship win at Lower Trestles on Saturday, May 18, following a dominating performance to also clinch the coveted SURFER West Coast Board Riders Wheat Cup Championship a day earlier.
  The three-day event brought together about 350 surfers from around the state and country to com
  
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• Alex Ramirez named soccer coach at Servite

  21-05-2024 00:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Alex Ramirez is the new boys soccer coach at Servite, the school announced Monday.
  Ramirez coached soccer at Savanna the past 17 seasons. He led Savanna to its first Orange League title this past season. The Rebels advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 4 semifinals and Ramirez was selected Orange League coach of the year.
  He also coaches with the Irvine Pateadores Soccer Club.
  Ramirez replaces Eddie Soto, who resigned last month. Soto coached the Friars to two CIF-SS and two CIF Southern
  
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• Vote now: Albano’s Diamond Club Top 10 performers from the CIF-SS softball finals

  20-05-2024 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
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  Dan Albano’s top performers from the CIF-SS softball championships.
  (Notes: The poll will close Wednesday at midnight. Poll results may not display on website but will be posted along with a profile of the winner on Friday, May 24)
  Kaniya Bragg, Pacifica, Sr.
  The UCLA-bound shortstop hit a solo home run to opposite field with one out in the sixth inning and scored two runs in the Mari
  
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• Alexander: Ontario’s season is over, but what about Kings’ future?

  20-05-2024 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Ontario Reign’s Tyler Madden react after losing to Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 3 of the AHL Calder Cup playoff series at Toyota Arena on Sunday May 19, 2024. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
  LA Kings mascot, Bailey,waves a towel during Game 3 of the AHL Calder Cup playoff series between Ontario Reign and Coachella Valley Firebird at Toyota Arena on Sunday May 19, 2024. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
  Coachella Valley Firebirds fans celebrate after de
  
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• FDIC chairman Martin Gruenberg says he’ll leave job after report of toxic workplace

  20-05-2024 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Katanga Johnson | Bloomberg
  Martin Gruenberg will step down as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after findings of a toxic work environment put the regulator at the center of a heated political fight and fueled calls for his removal.
  Gruenberg, 71, has faced mounting pressure following a scathing report detailed allegations of harassment and discrimination at the bank regulator during his tenure. Those findings earlier this month by law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
  
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• Renting forever toward a strong financial future

  20-05-2024 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Moving back and forth from Tennessee to Alaska, Michael Rogers and his wife Christy have twice been stuck simultaneously paying a mortgage and rent. Once, in 2006, the situation dragged on for eight months, finally ending when they sold their house in Tennessee for $20,000 below what they’d paid for it.
  Other adventures in homeownership ended well — the couple doubled their money after selling a fixer-upper. Then later, with another property, they had to pay out $30,000 to fix a muds
  
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• Downtown Disney store closes after a decade to make room for new shop

  20-05-2024 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A Downtown Disney destination for sandals and flip-flops for more than a decade has shut its doors to make room for a new shop that may soon be selling trendy backpacks sporting Disney designs or delectable bath soaps shaped like donuts and cupcakes.
  The California Sole shoe and sandal store closed in early May at the Downtown Disney outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland.
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• CDC issues heat protection guidelines ahead of summer travel period

  20-05-2024 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Donald Wood | TravelPulse (TNS)
  As travelers set out on their summer vacations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new Heat and Health Initiative to protect Americans from heat exposure.
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• Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87

  20-05-2024 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street, has died at the age of 87.
  A representative at the Marianne Boesky Gallery, owned by Ivan Boesky’s daughter, confirmed his death. No other details were given.
  The son of a Detroit delicatessen owner, Boesky was once considered one of the richest and most influential risk-takers on Wall Street. He had parlayed $700,000 from
  
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• Financial fraud at California’s community colleges

  20-05-2024 21:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic exposed California’s fiscal mismanagement in countless ways, most spectacularly in the payment of more than $30 billion — some estimates put the total as high as $55 billion —in fraudulent unemployment benefits. But another category of fraud could quickly balloon to numbers nearly that high unless more is done to stop it.
  We’re referring to the enrollment of vast numbers of “bots” in California’s community college classes, and their
  
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• Medicaid ‘unwinding’ decried as biased against disabled people

  20-05-2024 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Daniel Chang | (TNS) KFF Health News
  Jacqueline Saa has a genetic condition that leaves her unable to stand and walk on her own or hold a job. Every weekday for four years, Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide to help her cook, bathe and dress, go to the doctor, pick up medications, and accomplish other daily tasks.
  She received coverage through Florida’s Medicaid program until it abruptly stopped at the end of March, she said.
  “Every day the anxiety builds,” said Saa, who
  
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