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• Global Genes gala highlights rare genetic disease research

  16-10-2017 22:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Shaka SmithKevan ChandlerStephanie RiceSparsh “Purthym” Shah and Danube HermosilloGlobal Genes tribute to champions event at the Anaheim GroveAndrew McMahonMaria Quiban and Katharine KangShow Caption of Expand
  Passion and enthusiasm ran deep at the 6th annual RARE Tribute to Champions of Hope Awards for Global Genes. The nonprofit, which supports research into rare genetic diseases, raised $1.75 million at its RARE Patient Advocacy Summit weekend held Sept. 14-15.
  During the summit,
  
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• Orange County girls golf athlete of the week: Rosary’s Chayse Gomez

  16-10-2017 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register’s girls golf athlete of the week for Monday, Oct. 16.
  Chayse Gomez
  Rosary
  She finished third in the Ayala Tournament with a 1-over par round at Los Serranos Country Club. She is an eight-time medalist this season, and she was 11-under during a recent three-match span.
  
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• Orange County defensive player of the week: JSerra’s Abdul-Malik McClain

  16-10-2017 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register’s football defensive player of the week for Monday, Oct. 16.
  ABDUL-MALIK McCLAIN
  JSERRA
  The UCLA commit recorded three sacks, a forced fumble that led to a touchdown and two quarterback hurries to help the Lions defeat Orange Lutheran, 52-21, in a Trinity League game. “Malik had another dominant game,” JSerra coach Pat Harlow said of the senior who has 12 sacks this season. “He is a problem for teams to match up with and I think he is getting better each week
  
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• Producers guild starts process to expel Harvey Weinstein

  16-10-2017 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By LINDSEY BAHR
  LOS ANGELES — In an unprecedented move, the Producers Guild of America has voted unanimously to institute termination proceedings for Harvey Weinstein on disciplinary grounds.
  The PGA’s National Board of Directors and Officers said Monday that Weinstein has an opportunity to respond before a final decision is made on Nov. 6.
  The decision to move forward with the expulsion process was decided on by a group composed of 20 women and 18 men. It comes just two days after t
  
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• Clippers coach Doc Rivers doesn’t care about your preseason predictions

  16-10-2017 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  PLAYA VISTA — Doc Rivers doesn’t really care whether the Clippers are picked for first place in the NBA’s overall standings (they’re not) or last (they’re not). He doesn’t put any thought to preseason rankings or selections or prognostications. He doesn’t care whether the Clippers are underdogs or not.
  “I don’t think I give a crap one way or the other,” the Clippers coach said Monday. “I’m just being very honest. I didn
  
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• Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing

  16-10-2017 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Critically wounded men wait to be moved into a Turkish air ambulance plane to airlift injured patients for treatment in Turkey, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Oct,16, 2017. The death toll from Saturday’s truck bombing in Somalia’s capital now exceeds 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the country reeled from the deadliest single attack. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)Somali security forces and others gather and search for bodies near destroyed buildings at the s
  
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• Fountain Valley man sentenced for smuggling 100 songbirds on a flight from Vietnam

  16-10-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Fountain Valley man was sentenced Monday, Oct. 16, to six months in home detention, followed by a year behind bars, for smuggling nearly 100 tiny “good luck” songbirds — most of which died in transit — in his luggage on a flight from Vietnam.
  Kurtis Law brought 93 of the colorful birds — worth an estimated $90,000 on the black market in Southern California — into the country on March 24. He was arrested in May.
  Investigators who searched
  
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• Florida declares state of emergency for white nationalist Richard Spencer

  16-10-2017 22:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By GARY FINEOUT
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing past clashes and protests, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to give at the University of Florida.
  The state’s Republican governor warned in an executive order Monday that a “threat of a potential emergency is imminent” in Alachua County, in north Florida. Spencer is slated to speak at the campus on Thursday and his pending appeara
  
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• Orange County football passing leaders: Week 8 update

  16-10-2017 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County passing leaders after the Week 7 games.
  Our O.C. leaderboards will be updated each Monday during the regular season.No.
  Name
  Yds
  Yds/G
  Comp
  Att
  Pct
  TD
  GP
  1
  Ryan Hilinski,Orange Lutheran
  2296
  328.0
  172
  236
  .729
  20
  7
  2
  Anthony Munoz, Western
  2243
  320.4
  144
  234
  .615
  22
  7
  3
  Quinn Commans,Whittier Christian
  2192
  313.1
  155
  277
  .560
  20
  7
  4
  Alex Ashcraft, Cypress
  2050
  292.8
  113
  186
  .609
  26
  7
  5
  Cooper Jones, El Toro
  1997
  285.3
  143
  234
  .611
  23
  7
  6
  Nathan Manning,Capistran
  
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• Friends, family believe bodies found in Joshua Tree to be those of missing Lakewood, Westminster hikers

  16-10-2017 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  There have been several times that Austin Young has caught himself calling up his best friend just to say hello or to catch up. But when the call goes to voicemail and Young hear’s Joseph Orbeso’s familiar message, Young realizes his friend is gone.
  “It’s hard, you know,” said Young, 23, of Lakewood in a phone interview Monday, Oct. 16. “I find myself calling him even though I know he’s not there. Maybe I hope he’ll answer.”
  Orbeso — Yo
  
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• Dunn Deal: While a drought was big news, local architect has been seeing the effort of using less water for decades

  16-10-2017 20:11 via ocregister.com
  From season to shining season, golf along California’s Gold Coast is among the best in the world with its year-round mild climate.
  But, in the future, will golf courses be green, or brown?
  Our region enjoyed a wet winter, but long-term planning continues to center on technologically updated irrigation, drought resistant plants and designing golf courses without grass along as many steps as possible.
  Santa Ana Country Club, the oldest golf club in Orange County, is an example in Newport-Mes
  
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• Authorities investigating death of forklift operator at John Wayne Airport

  16-10-2017 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  A forklift operator was killed early Monday, Oct. 16 while working at John Wayne Airport, officials said.
  Airport spokeswoman Ann McCarley said the incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. in front of the south end of Terminal B, where an improvement project is underway. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, McCarley said.
  Details about what led to the forklift incident were not released but officials said it happened on the sidewalk.
  The victim was a su
  
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• Dogs will ‘Trick 4 Treat’ at Costa Mesa’s Bark Park this weekend

  16-10-2017 19:59 via ocregister.com
  Even Fido wants to get into the Halloween spirit.
  Four-legged friends of all breeds will don costumes for the Trick 4 Treat festivities this weekend.
  Vendors will be on-site and adoption opportunities will be available.
  If you go:
  Where: Bark Park, 890 Arlington Drive
  When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21.
  Cost: Free.
  Information: costamesaca.gov.
  
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• Bonsignore: Rams making every adjustment as they become contenders

  16-10-2017 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE  – All week the Rams talked about stopping Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette, knowing their ability to slow the rookie down would inevitably push the game to quarterback Blake Bortles, the weak point of the Jaguars offense.
  So imagine their chagrin when Fournette ripped off a 75-yard touchdown run on the Jaguars first play from scrimmage Sunday. And the ease with which he leaned right into a gaping hole near the middle of the Rams defense before turning on the jets t
  
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• Dan Albano’s top 30 O.C. football rankings for Week 8

  16-10-2017 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The toughest O.C. Top 25 rankings so far this football season is in the books. It’s not perfect but hopefully overall fair to teams playing some excellent ball entering Week 8.
  I made the difficult decision to promote JSerra past Mission Viejo based on how dominating the Lions have been the past two weeks against Servite and Orange Lutheran – both on the road. We’ll see if the Diablos make a statement against San Clemente in Week 10 but they’ve had close signature wins ag
  
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• K-9 units put on a crime fighting show

  16-10-2017 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s K-9 units showed off all they ways they can fight crime, with a little slapstick mixed in for fun.
  The Orange County Canine Association held its annual fundraiser Saturday at Anaheim’s Glover Stadium.
  Each year the skills of the region’s canine cops are highlighted in skits designed to make the crowd laugh and be impressed. Saturday, a Fullerton Police Department dog defeated villains in a Mortal Combat skit, while the Irvine, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach depa
  
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• Inmate walks away from Orange while fighting Canyon Fire 2

  16-10-2017 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE – A-minimum security inmate assigned to fight the Canyon Fire 2 walked away from his post on Sunday, Oct. 15, according to corrections officials.
  Armando Castillo, 31, was last seen at around 4:45 p.m. near Peters Canyon Regional Park before crews returned to Prado Conservation Camp in San Bernardino County.
  Castillo was  assigned to the Oak Glen Conservation Camp in Yucaipa to help battle the fire that started Oct. 9 and has spread to 9,200-plus acres in northeastern Orange Co
  
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• Triple-digit heat returns to Southern California

  16-10-2017 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Southland temperatures will be running almost 20 degrees above normal in some areas today, with the high forecast to hit a summer-like 101 degrees in Woodland Hills.
  The high heat results from a weak offshore flow, which is keeping away cool marine breezes, said National Weather Service meteorologist David Sweet, adding that high pressure aloft is also a factor.
  Downtown L.A., where the average for this time of the year is 79, according to Sweet, is forecast to hit 95 this af
  
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• Another round of big surf arriving this week, with 8-foot sets expected on Wednesday

  16-10-2017 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A surfer is dwarfed by a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)Bobby Okvist, 25, of Newport Beach, is practically dragged back into the water by his dog Bo, while taking a break from the large surf at the Wedge in Newport Beach, CA on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)A body boarder reacts as he gets tossed in the surf as a big swell brings waves to the Wedge in Newport B
  
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• Glassbaby brings hand-blown votives, cups to Fashion Island

  16-10-2017 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Glassybaby, a maker of blown glass votives and drink cups, has opened a temporary kiosk at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The glassworks are hand-blown by artisans based in Seattle and Berkeley. The cups retail for $44 and $75, depending on how they’re made. (Courtesy of glassbaby)Glassybaby, a maker of blown glass votives and drink cups, has opened a temporary kiosk at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The glassworks are hand-blown by artisans based in Seattle and Berkeley. The cups reta
  
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• Southern California housing takes nation’s largest bite of local paychecks

  16-10-2017 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The price of living in paradise is getting awfully high.
  Fresh federal spending data shows 30 percent of Southern California incomes are going toward housing costs — the highest burden among major U.S. markets — as the number of local renters jumped by one-third as rents soared by nearly two-thirds in the past decade.
  The average Southern Californian “consumer unit” — as this study dubs households — spent $23,393 annually in 2015-16 on housing out of a typical
  
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• Morrissey, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age and more to play KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas

  16-10-2017 16:38 via ocregister.com
  
  KROQ 106.7/FM announced the line-up for its two-day 28th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas on Monday morning. The impressive collection of talent includes some of the best-of-the-best of the station’s playlist and is Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Forum in Inglewood.
  Night 1 features Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Queens of the Stone Age, Rise Against, Prophets of Rage, Run the Jewels, Cold War Kids, Judah and the Lion and Royal Blood.
  For Night 2, KROQ snagged one of its hugest
  
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• Army Sgt. Bergdahl pleading guilty to desertion, misbehavior

  16-10-2017 16:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN DREW
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told a military judge on Monday that he’s pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
  “I understand that leaving was against the law,” Bergdahl said.
  “At the time, I had no intention of causing search and recovery operations,” Bergdahl added, saying that now he does understand that his decision to walk off his remote post in Afghanistan in 2009 prompted efforts to find him.
  Bergdahl
  
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• Electrical fire in Placentia reveals illegal marijuana growing operation

  16-10-2017 16:21 via ocregister.com
  
  An illegal marijuana growing operation with as many as 3,000 plants was discovered Sunday afternoon, Oct. 15, while crews were trying to restore power after an electrical fire in Placentia.
  Several people called 911 to report that a wooden telephone pole was on fire in the 700 block of South Melrose Avenue and that power and telephone lines were down in the street. Orange County Fire Authority firefighters extinguished the blaze shortly after the 3:18 p.m. call, according to Placentia police.
  So
  
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• How Michael Fassbender chased down serial killer-hunting ‘Snowman’ detective Harry Hole

  16-10-2017 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  “Well, it’s ‘Who-luh,’ but I call him ‘Hole’,” Michael Fassbender pronounces the name of his latest screen character, troubled Norwegian detective Harry Hole.
  “The Snowman” is the first movie made from Jo Nesbo’s popular series of novels about Oslo’s premiere – and probably most screwed-up – police inspector. Huge bestsellers in not just Scandinavia but throughout Europe and the rest of the world, Nesbo’s 11 Hole
  
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• Was Einstein right? Cal State Fullerton scientists find more evidence that says he was

  16-10-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Astronomers, including a team at Cal State Fullerton, have detected two neutron stars merging together, proving for the second time in two years a key element of Albert Einstein’s theories about the universe.
  The observation of the interstellar merger, which happened roughly 130 million light years from earth, demonstrates that gravitational waves move through the universe at roughly the same rate as the speed of light.
  Dr. Joshua Smith, the Dan Black Director of Gravitational Wave Ph
  
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• Santa Ana developer unveils bid for Amazon’s second headquarters

  16-10-2017 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  If developer Michael Harrah gets his way, Santa Ana will become home to Amazon’s enormous new second headquarters, repurposing three proposed development sites in the city into a 10 million-square-foot, high-tech hub.
  The Santa Ana real estate tycoon recently unveiled plans to join Irvine and dozens of other suitors nationwide in wooing the online retail giant and the 50,000 well-paying jobs such a project will bring.
  Harrah’s plan, dubbed “Orange County Silicon City,” in
  
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• Did you get a raise? Pay hikes are helping some cope with Southern California’s rising rents

  16-10-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Soon after she got a raise, Magali Cornelio rented her very first apartment, moving into a townhome complex with a pool in the shadow of Disneyland.
  Until now, the mortgage company marketing coordinator had to rent rooms in other people’s homes, unable to afford a place of her own. Then came a $6-an-hour raise, and the young mother and her 6-year-old girl moved into their very own one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit.
  “I needed more space,” Cornelio, 22, said. “I was tired of r
  
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• Status Update: Braille Institute breaks ground; J.D. Power CEO to retire; First Foundation Bank has new COO; U-Haul offers free storage to fire evacuees

  16-10-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Residents in the path of the Canyon 2 fire can store their family treasures for free for one month, courtesy of U-Haul Company of Orange County. The company is offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents who have been or will be impacted by the fire. A representative said the offer comes with no strings attached. (Courtesy of U-Haul Company of Orange County)Toshiba America Business Solutions in Irvine has promoted Ted LeBlanc to vice president of U.S. dealer sales.Michael S. Ramseier
  
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• Play It Forward Oct. 16-22: Wrigley Field gets one more October closeup for Dodgers-Cubs

  16-10-2017 08:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Ranking the top 10 sports events Oct. 16-22 you won’t want to miss:
  NO. 1: MLB PLAYOFFSNATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESDODGERS vs. CUBSDetails/TV: Games 3, 4 and 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wednesday at 5 or 6 p.m., Thursday at 5 p.m., TBSThere is something symmetrically heavenly about sitting in the center-field bleachers to watch a baseball game at Wrigley Field.Everything is so … green. So darn classically baseball green.We had the opportunity last August
  
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• Clay Helton aims for USC to replicate second-half performance from win over Utah

  16-10-2017 07:58 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s come-from-behind victory over Utah on Saturday was a notable feat.
  It was the fourth time this season that the Trojans prevailed while tied or trailing at the start of the fourth quarter, and the Utes’ 21-7 halftime advantage represented the largest deficit they had faced.
  Coach Clay Helton also saw a blueprint.
  “I thought we probably played some of our best football of the year in that second half,” Helton said a day after the Trojans’ 28-27 win, “and t
  
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• Orange County high school football schedule for Week 8

  16-10-2017 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school football schedule for Week 8 of the season.
  FOOTBALL
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  THURSDAY, OCT. 19
  SUNSET LEAGUELos Alamitos vs. Edison at Huntington Beach High
  EMPIRE LEAGUEPacifica at Western
  GOLDEN WEST LEAGUELoara vs. Santa Ana at Santa Ana StadiumOrange at Segerstrom
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUENorthwood vs. Corona del Mar at Newport Harbor High
  GARDEN GROVE LEAGUELos Amigos at Bolsa Grande
  ORANGE LEAGUECentury vs. Katella at Glover Stadium
  ORANGE COAST LEAGUEGodinez
  
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• Kings off to best start in franchise history after win over Islanders

  16-10-2017 07:11 via ocregister.com
  
  New York Islanders center Jordan Eberle (7), right, and Los Angeles Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper (35) battle at the goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)New York Islanders right winger Joshua Ho-Sang (66) and Los Angeles Kings left winger Tanner Pearson (70) battle in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin (6) takes a shot as New
  
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• Revived Dustin Brown the centerpiece to L.A. Kings’ offensive changes

  16-10-2017 07:04 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Dustin Brown knew it was time for a change when hockey became all-consuming.
  At the rink, at home, the Kings winger couldn’t stop thinking about it. That can be a dangerous thing while regressing from a status as lofty as the captain of the first Stanley Cup championship team in franchise history.
  “Going home with the game, you just never get a mental break from it,” Brown said. “And then when things are not going well, it kind of snowballs into week a
  
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• Fan who caught Justin Turner’s game-winning home run has been there before

  16-10-2017 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner and Keith Hupp met in a private hallway inside Dodger Stadium on Sunday night.
  Hupp, a retired police officer wearing a Chase Utley jersey, was holding the baseball Turner used to end Game 2 of the National League Championship Series just a few minutes earlier. Turner, the Dodgers’ third baseman wearing a blue T-shirt with cut-off sleeves, was not.
  Related Articles Demoted starter John Lackey blows it for Cubs’ bullpen Miller: Justin Turner goes Kirk
  
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• Demoted starter John Lackey blows it for Cubs’ bullpen

  16-10-2017 06:33 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Just when the Chicago Cubs’ relievers seemed to have righted the bullpen ship, it was sunk by … a starter.
  The Cubs’ bullpen, which had allowed 16 earned runs in 20-1/3 postseason innings before Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers, had matched the Dodgers’ unhittable relief crew with zeroes on Sunday night.
  With the score tied in the ninth, though, with the Cubs’ dominant closer sitting in the bullpen, demoted s
  
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• Demoted starter John Lackey blows it for Chicago Cubs’ bullpen

  16-10-2017 06:33 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Just when the Chicago Cubs’ relievers seemed to have righted the bullpen ship, it was sunk by … a starter.
  The Cubs’ bullpen, which had allowed 16 earned runs in 20-1/3 postseason innings before Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers, had matched the Dodgers’ unhittable relief crew with zeroes on Sunday night.
  With the score tied in the ninth, though, with the Cubs’ dominant closer sitting in the bullpen, demoted s
  
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• Miller: Justin Turner goes Kirk Gibson and makes everything right again

  16-10-2017 06:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — They call these “walk-off” wins, but Justin Turner wasn’t walking.
  He was soaring, not even touching the ground.
  He was soaring, all right, just like the baseball he launched into the night and over the center-field wall to lift the Dodgers to a 4-1 Game 2 victory over the Cubs in the National League Championship Series.
  Related Articles Dodgers’ bullpen dazzles in Games 1 and 2 Whicker: Justin Turner’s homer is a thrill, but not a surprise Justi
  
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• Ducks offense continues to struggle as Buffalo wins, 3-1

  16-10-2017 06:08 via ocregister.com
  Buffalo Sabres right wing Justin Bailey, right, celebrates his goal with center Zemgus Girgensons during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)Buffalo Sabres center Sam Reinhart, left, controls the puck as Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry defends him during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, right,
  
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• Dodgers’ bullpen dazzles in Games 1 and 2

  16-10-2017 05:57 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ bullpen began the National League Championship Series by throwing 7-1/3 perfect innings. The streak died a painful death in the ninth inning of Game 2 on Saturday, when Kenley Jansen hit Anthony Rizzo in the right hand with a 94-mph cut fastball.
  Through the first two games of the series, the Dodgers’ bullpen still hasn’t allowed a hit.
  Related Articles Whicker: Justin Turner’s bomb rescues the Dodgers Justin Turner’s 3-run walk-off
  
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• Chargers lean on RB Melvin Gordon again for second straight win

  16-10-2017 05:47 via ocregister.com
  
  OAKLAND — Melvin Gordon isn’t a fan of goal-line leaps. But if it’s the only way to score, well, he’ll take the risk.
  In a 17-16 road win over the Raiders on Sunday, the Chargers running back vaulted into the end zone for his team’s first points of the game. That scoring play echoed one that he pulled off in Week 1 against Denver, one that saw him cover three yards through the air.
  For Gordon, however, it also called to mind an unpleasant memory from last season.
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• Whicker: Justin Turner’s bomb rescues the Dodgers

  16-10-2017 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Kyle Farmer came onto the field with a bucket of orange Gatorade. A guy in a blue Chase Utley T-shirt made a one-handed catch near the railing in center field. Dodger fans everywhere lost control of their senses, their voices, their adult beverages.
  Justin Turner never dreamed he had such power over people.
  Mr. Red October put a loud wrap on one of the best, tightest playoff games you’ll ever see in these loose baseball times. Against the Cubs’ 38-year-old John La
  
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• Ducks goalie Reto Berra thrown into firing line

  16-10-2017 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Reto Berra came in cold and immediately felt the heat. And he was loving it.
  Berra isn’t supposed to be with the Ducks right now. The original plan for the journeyman goalie was something very different. John Gibson and Ryan Miller were the two goalies to play in Anaheim. End of story.
  Related Articles Ducks must adjust to officials’ emphasis on slashing penalties Ducks Notes: Dependable Andrew Cogliano off to fast start Ducks Notes: Ryan Miller still waiting to make
  
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• 8 scary trends for Orange County’s economy and job market

  16-10-2017 05:20 via ocregister.com
  Orange County’s economy has clear strengths: low unemployment (4.2 percent in August), rising per capita income and job growth in several stand-out industries, from tourism to medical device manufacturing.
  But disruptive new forces — along with some longstanding weaknesses — pose serious threats, as outlined in a 100-page Workforce Indicators Report, issued this week by the Orange County Development Board, a government agency, and the Orange County Business Council, a trade gro
  
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• Justin Turner’s 3-run walk-off homer gives Dodgers 2-0 NLCS lead

  16-10-2017 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Twenty-nine years ago Sunday, Kirk Gibson hit one of the most iconic walk-off home runs in baseball history.
  It took that long for another Dodger to hit a walk-off homer in a postseason game.
  Gibson’s was memorably described as improbable and impossible. Justin Turner’s just seemed inevitable.
  The Dodgers drew nine walks Sunday night, two in the ninth inning as their ‘win-every-pitch’ approach set the table for Turner’s three-run walk-off homer t
  
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• Video: Justin Turner’s walkoff 3-run home run extends the Dodgers’ NLCS lead over the Cubs

  16-10-2017 05:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton alumnus Justin Turner gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series following a walkoff 3-run home run against Chicago Cubs’ pitcher John Lackey.
  Also, we can not ignore that catch made by the fan.
  WATCH:JUSTIN TURNER WALK OFF!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ujj9WH8v08
  — In The Stands (@inthestandspc) October 16, 2017 
  REACTION:The pride of Mayfair! The pride of SoCal! The pride of the West Coast! Justin Turner with the walkoff!
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• Galaxy closes out home schedule with impressive performance against Minnesota United

  16-10-2017 05:09 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON – The negatives have far outweighed the positives for the Galaxy this season, especially at home.
  The club has set franchise records for fewest wins and most losses at home.
  However, Sunday, the Galaxy (8-17-8, 32 points) proved to be perfect in the final home game of the season, defeating Minnesota United FC, 2-0, in front of 23,337 at StubHub Center.
  The Galaxy finished its home schedule with a 3-9-5 record. The previous low marks of six home wins and six losses were set in 2007.
  
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• Canyon Fire 2 now 90 percent contained, full containment expected Tuesday

  16-10-2017 05:05 via ocregister.com
  Nearly a week after the Canyon Fire 2 ignited, Orange County firefighters had contained 90 percent of the blaze by Sunday evening, officials said.
  That was up from 75 percent on Saturday night. Fire officials project they will fully contain the vegetation fire on Tuesday.
  High temperatures in the region caused the National Weather Service to issue a red flag fire warning for Orange County this weekend. But the heat didn’t spur increased fire activity, and firefighters continued to draw con
  
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• Over a decade, FEMA rejects $1.2 billion in appeals from disaster victims

  16-10-2017 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID A. LIEB and RYAN J. FOLEY, The Associated Press
  The Northridge earthquake that shook Southern California in 1994 claimed more than 60 lives and caused an estimated $44 billion in damage — from collapsed freeways to shattered hospitals —  setting off a lengthy rebuilding process and sending a torrent of requests to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  Fifteen years later, FEMA headquarters was still deciding about a dozen appeals over funding. In some of those cases,
  
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• Hundreds walk to raise awareness for hunger and homelessness in South Orange County

  16-10-2017 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  “You’re a winner. You can do it!,” yells Micah Briscoe, 11, who has participated in the South Orange County’s 30th Annual Hunger Walk since age 3. The San Clemente resident cheers on walkers at the finish line of the San Clemente event on Sun., Oct. 15. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)“This is embarrassing,” Magician Mr. Bear tells Adele Shipley of San Clemente who secures him completely in a straitjacket before South Orange County’
  
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