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• Yankees get back to business with doubleheader sweep of Guardians in Cleveland

  03-07-2022 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  CLEVELAND — The waiting was the hardest part. Getting rained out on Friday night, the Yankees had to wait longer to get rid of that taste. Coming off a loss in Houston on Thursday, they just needed to get back on the field and do what they do. The Guardians paid that price Saturday when the Yankees swept the split doubleheader.
  In the first game, Gerrit Cole pitched six solid innings and Matt Carpenter hit two home runs for a 13-4 win. In the nightcap, Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton w
  
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• Murder victims’ families come together to grieve their losses at a vigil in Riverside

  25-04-2024 09:37 via ocregister.com
  
  A woman whose son was fatally shot along with his date in a Corona movie theater in 2021 on Wednesday evening recalled during a remembrance ceremony her family’s grief and urged other family members of crime victims to honor their memories.
  Catherine Barajas spoke during the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office’s annual National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil in front of the Riverside County Historic Courthouse.
  “The grieving that we do, that fa
  
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• Anze Kopitar’s OT goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2, ties series

  25-04-2024 07:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings’ Drew Doughty (8) scores a goal on Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner during the first period of Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
  The Kings’ Drew Doughty celebrates his goal during the first period of Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
  Kings defenseman Drew Dough
  
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• Anze Kopitar scores in OT as Kings beat Oilers in Game 2 to tie series

  25-04-2024 07:39 via ocregister.com
  
  EDMONTON, Alberta — In recent history, Game 2’s haven’t been pleasant playoff experiences for the Kings against the Edmonton Oilers, but they were able to change that history on Wednesday night.
  Anze Kopitar scored just 2:07 into overtime, firing a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner’s glove and into the top corner on a breakaway to give the Kings a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series at Rogers Place.
  Kopitar picked up the puck near the Edmonton blue
  
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• Tesoro, Canyon capture softball league titles in dramatic fashion

  25-04-2024 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowAs Loula-Rae McNamara induced a soft popup to third base, the Tesoro pitcher began to jump with excitement. Catcher Kennedy Proctor followed suit, and soon the rest of their teammates leaped for joy on the softball field at Mission Viejo on Wednesday.
  One of most competitive league races in Orange County had been settled, and by a relatively new contender.
  McNamara retired seven of the final eight batters
  
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• Newport Harbor sweeps Mater Dei in first round of CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs

  25-04-2024 06:49 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – It was the first match of the CIF Southern Section boys volleyball playoffs so of course every player was excited.
  Maybe too excited.
  “Early on there were some unforced errors by both sides,” said Newport Harbor coach Andrew Mabry. “Certainly by us.”
  Newport Harbor settled down soon enough to beat Mater Dei in three sets, 25-21, 25-20, 25-23, at Newport Harbor High in the first round of CIF-SS Division 1 pool play.
  The eight-team Division 1 playoffs
  
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• Man likely headed to state mental facility after admitting to killing his father in Westminster

  25-04-2024 05:20 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 38-year-old Westminster man pleaded guilty to killing his father, but because an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday he was insane at the time he is expected to be committed to a state mental health facility.
  Johnson Loc has been charged with one count of murder in the killing of 66-year-old Thinh Loc, according to Westminster police. But he accepted a plea deal to admit a felony count of voluntary manslaughter, according to court records.
  Based on medical repo
  
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• 59th Congressional Cup gets underway in Long Beach waters

  25-04-2024 04:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The 59th Congressional Cup, considered the grandfather of match racing, kicked off its weeklong competition on Wednesday, April 24, with a record 12 crews trying to don the crimson blazer that goes to the winners.
  The regatta, which begins with a single round-robin, takes place off the Long Beach coast, near Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, with each crew sailing a Catalina 37 yacht.
  After the round-robin, there will be a repechage – meaning those who didn’t qualify for the knockout r
  
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• Review: Pixar parade dancers outshine lackluster floats at Disneyland resort

  25-04-2024 04:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The new Pixar parade at Disney California Adventure got me dancing and humming along with the energetic performers and contagious soundtrack even if the floats left me underwhelmed.
  Pixar Fest kicks off on Friday, April 26 and runs through Aug. 4 with the returning “Together Forever” fireworks show at Disneyland, the new Better Together parade and Club Pixar dance party at Disney California Adventure and host of new themed food and drinks at both parks.
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• Why companion planting in the garden creates more effective growth

  25-04-2024 03:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By Laura Sampson
  Companion planting is a method of gardening that involves placing plants close together for mutual benefit. It’s a permaculture tactic and a practice as old as agriculture itself. Using this method can vastly improve your harvests while also protecting soil health.
  The practice of companion planting is rooted in the understanding that certain plants can enhance the growth, flavor and health of nearby plants. By strategically pairing plants, gardeners can create an ecosyste
  
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• Dodgers’ offense turns tables on Nats starter Jake Irvin in second look

  25-04-2024 03:35 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The distance between Gavin Lux and his days as a hot prospect tearing through the Dodgers’ farm system has grown long, stretched out by a season lost to a major knee injury and a .148 start in his comeback this season.
  But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave the still-young infielder a vote of confidence before Wednesday’s game, saying it’s too soon to overreact to a slow start or cut Lux’s playing time. Anything less than 150 plate appearances is not &ld
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, April 24

  25-04-2024 03:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, April 24
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
  BASEBALL
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  Sage Hill 2, Laguna Hills 1
  NONLEAGUE
  Estancia 4, Pacifica Christian 3
  Est: Humphries 1-3, 2B, R, Lef
  
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• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ready for trip to Toronto – this time

  25-04-2024 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Shohei Ohtani will be on a plane to Toronto on Thursday – and this time it really isn’t a drill.
  “I was just following the news,” Ohtani said through his interpreter when he was reminded of the drama last December when media reports had him signing with the Toronto Blue Jays, prompting a surge in flight-tracker web site traffic as a private jet made its way from Orange County to Toronto.
  “I knew I wasn’t on that flight. So I was curious too.
  
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• California senators demand feds address sexual abuse complaints in LA County juvenile facilities

  25-04-2024 02:22 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are demanding the federal Department of Justice intervene to address a litany of sexual abuse allegations and other wrongdoing in Los Angeles County’s juvenile camps.
  More than 600 former detainees have filed lawsuits since December 2022 alleging they were sexually abused or harassed while in custody in the county’s juvenile facilities. The allegations date back as far as 1972.
  In a letter Tuesday, April 23, to Attorney General Merrick Garl
  
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• OC jury to decide whether 2015 quadruple killing was a murder plot or planned deal gone wrong

  25-04-2024 02:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Was it an illicit business deal gone wrong or a planned violent culmination of a feud over unpaid debts and control of a lucrative drug-trafficking operation? An Orange County jury will soon have to decide what led to three men being killed and burned in an SUV in a suburban Orange neighborhood and a fourth shot to death on a drive to Fontana.
  Jury deliberations will soon begin in the trial of Raul Gastellum Flores, the only suspect to face trial thus far for his role in an alleged sprawling mur
  
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• Ex-Chapman Law dean, Trump advisor John Eastman indicted by Arizona grand jury

  25-04-2024 01:58 via ocregister.com
  
  John Eastman, a former dean of Chapman University’s law school and an advisor to former President Donald Trump, was indicted by an Arizona grand jury for his role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
  Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the election also were indicted, as were six others who were not named.
  Eastman’s name was redacted from the indictment, as was former Trump a
  
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• Lakers can help themselves against Nuggets by making the easy shots

  25-04-2024 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers’ Wednesday morning film session “stung” according to star forward LeBron James.
  Not only because the Lakers had to relive and rewatch themselves blow a 20-point third-quarter lead before Jamal Murray hit a game-winning shot at the final buzzer to seal the Nuggets’ 101-99 victory in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night in Denver.
  for Thursday’s Game 3 of their first-round playoffs series against the Denver Nuggets,
  
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• Stagecoach 2024: How to livestream the festival from home

  25-04-2024 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  As the dust and glitter settles from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Stagecoach Country Music Festival steps into the spotlight at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 28-30. And for the second consecutive year, those unable to attend in person can tune in to the live stream via the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and Prime Video, bringing the excitement straight to the television screens.
  The Stagecoach live stream, sponsored by American Express, e.l.f. Skin, T-Mobile and Univers
  
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• José Suarez allows game to get away in Angels’ loss to Orioles

  25-04-2024 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — As José Suarez trudged from the mound to the dugout, Angel Stadium fans let him know how they felt about the start to his season by showering him with boos.
  The Angels’ left-hander entered in a close game and turned it into a not-so-close game, allowing four runs in the sixth inning of the Angels’ 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon.
  Suarez now has a 9.20 ERA in 14⅔ innings over eight games.
  It’s a small sample, to be sure, but
  
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• Covina man charged with shooting deputy in West Covina

  25-04-2024 01:11 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed charges against a suspected gang member accused of shooting a motor deputy in the back who was waiting at a red light in West Covina.
  In addition to attempted murder of a peace officer, Raymundo Duran, 47, of Covina was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and being a felon in possession of a firearm, District Attorney George Gascon said during a press conference in Los Angeles.
  Duran was also
  
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• ‘Devastating’ wait times at Mexico border strain California small businesses

  25-04-2024 00:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By Wendy Fry | Calmatters
  Government agencies are spending billions of dollars to improve wait times at the U.S.-Mexico border, but the checkpoints remain severely clogged — and border communities are hurting.
  In recent months lines at the border often stretched for several hours, frustrating more than 150,000 students, cross-border families, health care workers, small business owners, and others who daily cross to and from Mexico. Experts say some fronterizas have stopped crossing the bor
  
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• Top Orange County swimmers to watch this week in league finals

  25-04-2024 00:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowLocal bragging rights and final tune-ups for the CIF Southern Section championships could push several Orange County swimmers to fast times this week in league finals.
  From the South Coast League finals at Capistrano Valley to the Freeway League finals at Troy, all of the county’s leagues are holding their championships Thursday and Friday.
  Here’s a few swimmers to watch:
  Teagan O’Dell,
  
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• USC’s 2024 NFL Draft Guide: A breakdown of Trojan prospects’ draft profiles

  25-04-2024 00:26 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As a dreary, fog-coated morning gave way to brilliant sunshine, the ring of NFL eyes around USC’s Allyson Felix Field only grew wider, all drawn to the 6-foot-1 lightning rod dealing at the center of the turf.
  Yes, Caleb Williams didn’t throw at the Combine. But this was Pro Day. And Pro Day was different. He wasn’t here to wow – he was here to demonstrate prowess under center, poise in play-action, and for another simple reason: he was throwing to his
  
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• Los Amigos baseball turns big loss into winning season

  25-04-2024 00:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Amigos baseball team went from heartbreak to hope to happiness this season.
  The heartbreak occurred last month when thieves broke into the baseball program’s storage shed and stole thousands of dollars of gear.
  Other schools and local youth organizations donated enough equipment to keep Los Amigos baseball going.
  And happiness has come in the standings. The Lobos have clinched the Garden Grove League championship. They are 15-10 overall and 11-2 in the six-team league with one leag
  
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• Miguel’s Jr. introduces beef birria

  25-04-2024 00:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Miguel’s Jr. is launching its take on birria, which the National Restaurant Association predicted would be a hot trend in 2024.
  The Corona-based chain describes its version as a traditional Mexican beef stew.
  It is featured in Birria Queso Tacos, which are made with birria meat and jack cheese melted on a corn tortilla. The price is two for $8.69, according to a news release.
  A birria quesadilla is made with birria meat with melted jack cheese wrapped in a 12-inch flour tortilla and sold f
  
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• Who’s selling your digital data? California offers tools to protect online privacy

  25-04-2024 00:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By Khari Johnson | CalMatters
  If you visited a Planned Parenthood in the continental United States in the past few years then the company Near Intelligence, a data broker, probably knew it — and may have sold that information to anti-abortion activists. If you attended certain houses of worship or patronized particular pharmacies, the data broker known as Outlogic allegedly sold that information.
  Near Intelligence filed for bankruptcy in December. Outlogic agreed to a settlement with the F
  
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• NFL draft 2024: Where Laiatu Latu and other UCLA players might be picked

  24-04-2024 23:36 via ocregister.com
  
  With the NFL draft beginning Thursday, here’s a look at where UCLA prospects can expect to be selected during the three-day draft.
  Laiatu Latu
  Position: Edge rusher
  Year: Senior
  Size: 6-foot-5, 265 pounds
  Latu has remained a consistent top 3 edge rusher by draft pundits while others have called him the best defender in the draft. Latu is expected to go somewhere in the second half of the first round due to his medical history and it being an offensive-heavy class. He has all the tools to b
  
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• Rams 7-round mock draft: Who is the tackle of the future?

  24-04-2024 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  With the NFL draft finally here, beginning with the first round on Thursday, it’s time for one final seven-round mock draft to project what the Rams might do this weekend. Earlier in the month, we did another mock draft that prioritized reshaping the defense with early additions of tackle Byron Murphy II and Alabama’s Chris Braswell. This time, let’s take a different tact and see where we end up, using Pro Football Focus’s mock draft simulator. The simulator made the
  
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• Rams 7-round mock draft: Who is the offensive tackle of the future?

  24-04-2024 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  With the NFL draft finally here, beginning with the first round on Thursday, it’s time for one final seven-round mock draft to project what the Rams might do this weekend. Earlier in the month, we did another mock draft that prioritized reshaping the defense with early additions of tackle Byron Murphy II and Alabama’s Chris Braswell. This time, let’s take a different tact and see where we end up, using Pro Football Focus’ mock draft simulator. The simulator made the non-R
  
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• Chargers mock draft 2.0: Marvin Harrison Jr. remains a great fit

  24-04-2024 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s changed since the first Southern California News Group seven-round mock draft for the Chargers was printed in the paper and posted on the web? Well, for starters, the chatter about a trade back for the fifth pick has only increased as the days have passed and the draft has drawn closer to reality.
  As in the first mock draft three weeks ago, we’ll stick with actually making the Chargers’ nine picks over seven rounds and forgo any attempts at predicting various trade scena
  
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