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• Chargers thump Raiders, set up wild-card matchup with Texans

  06-01-2025 01:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) passes against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) is tackled by Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Cam Hart (20) during the first half of an NFL football game in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
  Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins, left, runs against Las Vegas Raiders cornerba
  
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• Clippers can’t hold off Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves

  07-01-2025 05:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE COOK The Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS — The Clippers were on the verge of a big road win, but Anthony Edwards took control late … again.
  Edwards scored 28 of his 37 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the Clippers, 108-106, on Monday night. Edwards also helped Minnesota hold off the Clippers by one point in an NBA Cup group-play game in the same arena earlier this season.
  Edwards, who had a career-high 53 po
  
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• Middle school teacher in Irvine arrested, suspected of trying to meet a minor for sex

  07-01-2025 04:26 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — An Irvine middle school teacher accused of engaging in a sexually charged conversation with someone he thought was an underage teen was behind bars Monday.
  Eric Reid Zuercher, 44, of Irvine, was arrested and booked on suspicion of attempting to meet a minor to engage in sexual activity, according to the Irvine Police Department.
  A group that works to expose sexual predators online called police alleging Zuercher was in contact with an adult posing as a 14-year-old boy Sunday eveni
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, Jan. 6

  07-01-2025 04:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, Jan. 6
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  MONDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  NONLEAGUE
  Samueli Academy 2, The SEED School of LA 0 (forfeit)
  BOYS SOCCER
  FREEWAY LEAGUE
  Brea Olinda 3, Troy 2
  NORTH HILL
  
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• Wallace Neff-designed Pasadena home of longtime Huntington Hotel owner seeks $6M

  07-01-2025 04:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The kitchen. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The 30-foot-long wall of diamond grid windows in the south-facing dining room. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The den area. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The breakfast room. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  Office space. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The primary bedroom. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The primary bathroom. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The walk-in closet. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The lower kitchen. (Photo by Carothers Photo)
  The lower-level living room. (Photo
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain will get a suspended motorbike coaster in 2026

  07-01-2025 04:07 via ocregister.com
  
  A new first-of-its-kind ride coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain will take thrill seekers on an off-road motorcycle ride over rugged hillside terrain when the new roller coaster debuts at the Valencia amusement park in 2026.
  The Los Angeles County Planning Department approved construction permits on Monday, Jan. 6 for a new roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, according to county records.
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• Cal Fire moves resources to Southern California as agencies brace for extreme winds

  07-01-2025 03:32 via ocregister.com
  
  An extreme and rare wind event is on the way to Southern California this week, with 80-100 mile per hour winds expected in some regions.
  The National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard noted on Facebook that areas not typically impacted by wind will be affected during this weather event.
  In preparation for what it is calling “critical fire weather,” Cal Fire is moving firefighting resources from Northern California to Southern California, deploying additional crews and engines to&nbs
  
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• College Football Playoffs: Semifinalists rely on tough, old-school defenses

  07-01-2025 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer
  AUSTIN, Texas — The expanded College Football Playoff has a decidedly old-school feel: Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams still in the hunt for the national championship.
  If you want offense, look elsewhere this weekend. The defenses, with All-Americans spread throughout the lineups, are the story of the semifinals. Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Notre Dame all rank among the top eight defenses nationally this season.
  The eighth-see
  
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• Local environmentalists applaud Biden’s offshore oil drilling restrictions

  07-01-2025 02:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Local environmentalists and offshore drilling opponents are welcoming President Joe Biden’s announcement he is ordering a ban on new oil and gas drilling that includes along the California coastline, arguing the risks far outweigh the benefits.
  The move comes as the days tick down on the end of Biden’s term; Biden is using his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, or OCSLA, to restrict an area greater than 625 million acres – the largest withdrawal in U.S. hist
  
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• USC set to hire new-look general manager for football in upcoming weeks

  07-01-2025 01:48 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Riley has been saying it loud for months, in rooms private and public, as the NCAA’s definition of amateurism has been increasingly buried under a heap of pay-for-play cash: the current model of college football is now a professional model.
  “We’re having to make some tough decisions,” Riley said on an early-December appearance on USC’s radio show “Trojans Live.” “We’re having to decide where to allocate reps,
  
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• Lakers seek toughness ahead of game with depleted Mavericks

  07-01-2025 01:39 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — JJ Redick has made it clear: he doesn’t just want the Lakers to be a good team; he wants them to be a great team.
  And not only does he want them to be great, but he believes they can be.
  But what does it look like for Redick to hold his team to a standard of looking to become great rather than simply trying to be good?
  In Friday’s home win against the Atlanta Hawks, it was criticizing his team’s lack of game-plan discipline.
  “Why that stuff matters, the re
  
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• Monster trucks rumble into Angel Stadium to kick off a month of high-octane fun

  07-01-2025 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Tucker Smith of Laguna Hills flies through the air at Angel Stadium during a performance at the Monster Truck Pit Party on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Visitors to the Monster Jam at Angel Stadium in Anaheim get a wild ride on Grave Digger during the Pit Party before the truck competition begins on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Two-year-old Nixon Moffett strolls along with her parents, brother, and s
  
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• Orange County girls soccer Top 10: No. 1 Santa Margarita remains undefeated, Jan. 6

  07-01-2025 01:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowGIRLS SOCCER
  Orange County Top 10 rankings
  (Records through Sunday, Jan. 5)
  1. Santa Margarita (9-0): The Eagles can improve to 10-0 with a win against visiting Trabuco Hills on Tuesday. Santa Margarita beat Troy 3-1 on Saturday behind goals from Felicity Nguyen, Mia Corona and Emmie Nunez.
  Previous ranking: 1
  2. Mater Dei (8-2-3): Freshman Lucy Mendiola leads the Monarchs with five goals while junior Sun
  
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• Orange County girls basketball stat leaders, Jan. 6

  07-01-2025 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball stat leaders through Jan. 4.
  The leaderboards are based on stats published on MaxPreps.com.
  SCORINGName, school
  GP
  Pts
  PPG
  Gloria Barrera, Buena Park
  11
  319
  29.0
  Angelina Bado, Ocean View
  13
  297
  22.8
  Adyra Rajan, Fairmont Prep
  13
  271
  20.8
  Charlotte Muller, Esperanza
  17
  333
  19.6
  Anna Shreeve, San Juan Hills
  17
  331
  19.5
  Sydnee Norwood, Crean Lutheran
  17
  327
  19.2
  Rylee Bradley,
  
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• Legislators ask Biden and senate for rail project funds before Trump assumes White House

  07-01-2025 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  In a last ditch effort, California state lawmakers are asking the Biden Administration and his secretary of transportation to send more dollars for rail projects out of concern that President-Elect Donald Trump will stop the state from receiving future transit grants.
  A letter signed by key leaders of the 37-member California Latino Legislative Caucus and sent to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, asks that the senator spread the word to the U.S. Senate, White House and Department of Transportat
  
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• Report: Dodgers agree to trade Gavin Lux to Reds

  07-01-2025 01:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dodgers made a move to unclutter their middle infield logjam on Monday, reportedly agreeing to trade Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds, ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report.
  Lux, who hit .251 with career-highs of 10 home runs and 50 RBIs last season, has been a potential trade candidate since the season ended.
  With Mookie Betts moving back to the infield next season, versatile Tommy Edman signing a contract extension and the addition of KBO All-Star Hyeseong Kim last week, the reignin
  
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• Dodgers agree to trade Gavin Lux to Reds

  07-01-2025 01:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dodgers made a move to unclutter their middle infield logjam on Monday, trading second baseman Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds for outfield prospect Mike Sirota and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick, the team announced.
  Lux, who hit .251 with career-highs of 10 home runs and 50 RBIs last season, has been a potential trade candidate since the season ended.
  With Mookie Betts moving back to the infield next season, versatile Tommy Edman signing a contract extension and the addition of K
  
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• USC football breakdown: How the Trojans look at running back, receiver and tight end

  07-01-2025 01:12 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The distribution hasn’t changed, regardless of who’s behind center. It didn’t change for Caleb Williams. It didn’t change for Miller Moss. It didn’t change for Jayden Maiava.
  Ever since he arrived at USC, Lincoln Riley’s offense has been predicated on a spread-out target share, a rotating carousel of playmakers popping out one game and fading away the next. In three years, no single Trojan receiver has received more than a 17% share of USC&
  
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• Jury award slashed to $17.8M in doll trial for rapper T.I. Harris and his wife

  07-01-2025 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A federal judge has tentatively ruled that rapper T.I. Harris and his singer-songwriter wife should receive $17.8 million in their legal victory over MGA Entertainment regarding a doll line in a trademark-infringement dispute — but also that the toy giant should not have to pay more than $53 million in punitive damages.
  The rapper and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, won all of the $17.8 million in profits from seven MGA dolls and punitive damages of $53.6 million in a verdict h
  
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• Federal judge slashes jury award in doll trial for rapper T.I. Harris and his wife to $17.8 million

  07-01-2025 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A federal judge has tentatively ruled that rapper T.I. Harris and his singer-songwriter wife should receive $17.8 million in their legal victory over MGA Entertainment regarding a doll line in a trademark-infringement dispute — but also that the toy giant should not have to pay more than $53 million in punitive damages.
  The rapper and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, won all of the $17.8 million in profits from seven MGA dolls and punitive damages of $53.6 million in a verdict h
  
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• What will be closed on Thursday for day of mourning Jimmy Carter

  07-01-2025 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The national day of mourning declared for former President Jimmy Carter includes shutdowns Thursday of some agencies and services.
  Carter’s six-day state funeral began Saturday in Georgia and will include two days lying in state at the U.S. Capitol.
  President Joe Biden declared a national day of mourning for Thursday, Jan. 9. Among the nationwide closures that day:
  All federal offices and agencies. All except employees deemed essential will have a paid day off.
  U.S. Postal Service. As
  
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• ‘We get it’: Democrats aim to cut California’s cost of living in 2025

  07-01-2025 00:50 via ocregister.com
  
  As California lawmakers returned Monday to Sacramento for the legislative session, Democrats acknowledged a clear message from voters: California’s sky-high cost of living needs to drop back down to Earth.
  “We get it,” Democratic state Sen. Dave Cortese said. “The Democratic Party, has, in effect, just been called out by the voters on that issue.”
  The state’s Democrats say they’ll focus this year on making California more affordable, and party leaders ar
  
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• Health officials warn of poisonous mushrooms being sold in Monterey County

  07-01-2025 00:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Salinas Valley Health warned the public on Friday about a threat of poisonous mushrooms in the area. Three individuals were hospitalized Tuesday after ingesting amanita phalloides – or death cap mushrooms – purchased from a truck vendor in East Salinas.
  The individuals reported buying the mushrooms from a truck in a supermarket parking lot, according to a news release sent out by the hospital. It’s unclear how many sites the vendor operates from. The patients came into the Sali
  
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• Biden visits memorial in New Orleans, will meet with grieving families before heading to California

  07-01-2025 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday, Jan. 6, visited a makeshift memorial at the site of the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans, holding a moment of silence before meeting with grieving families and attending a prayer service.
  Biden and first lady Jill Biden made their first stop in the city Monday evening at a memorial that sprung up on the city’s famous Bourbon Street, where the attack began last week when an Army veteran drove a truck into revelers, killing 14 and injuring 30 more.
  
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• Parkside Market food hall opens at Downtown Disney

  07-01-2025 00:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A new $8 million Downtown Disney food hall featuring chicken sandwiches, rice bowls, coffee and cocktails has quietly swung open its doors as a seemingly never-ending parade of new restaurants continues to reshape the outdoor shopping mall next door to Disneyland.
  The Parkside Market food hall soft opened over the weekend in the west end of Downtown Disney ahead of an official grand opening later this winter.
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• Alexander: Rams’ Sean McVay will match wits with former assistant in Vikings’ O’Connell

  07-01-2025 00:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Sean McVay had a coaching tree before most NFL people figured he was old enough to develop one.
  Here it is, eight seasons after he was hired by the Rams – following two seasons as Washington’s offensive coordinator – and he’s still probably viewed in some quarters as the kid coach. He turns 39 later this month – those of us who passed that number long ago can only sigh – and he has already reached the Super Bowl twice, won one, and earned a reputation as a coa
  
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• USC adds former five-star QB Sam Huard, nephew of QB coach Luke Huard

  06-01-2025 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A few years ago, Lincoln Riley might’ve panicked if he only had two quarterbacks in his room come December. Times have changed. This was a yearly occurrence, USC’s head coach reflected on National Signing Day, expressing faith in returning starter Jayden Maiava and highly-touted freshman Husan Longstreet heading into 2025.
  Still, Miller Moss was gone to the portal, and backup Jake Jensen. The room had no buffer, by sheer depth. And USC, Riley confirmed then, would
  
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• USC adds former 5-star QB Sam Huard, nephew of QB coach Luke Huard

  06-01-2025 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A few years ago, Lincoln Riley might have panicked if he only had two quarterbacks in his room come December. Times have changed. This was a yearly occurrence, USC’s head coach reflected on National Signing Day, expressing faith in returning starter Jayden Maiava and highly touted freshman Husan Longstreet heading into 2025.
  Still, Miller Moss was gone to the transfer portal, as was backup Jake Jensen. The room had no buffer, by sheer depth. And USC, Riley confirmed the
  
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• Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco among this week’s top boys basketball matchups

  06-01-2025 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  League play began for some Orange County high school basketball teams in recent weeks, but it really gets going this week.
  The schedule is loaded with outstanding matchups, including a showdown in the Trinity League between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco on Friday night at the Intuit Dome. That game is part of a new event, the Trinity-Mission League Showcase, being played at the new home for the Clippers.
  Among the many new-look leagues this season is the five-team Crestview League that consists o
  
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• Rams’ preparations for playoff opener vs. Vikings begin in earnest

  06-01-2025 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  After the Rams’ date with the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs was cemented Sunday night, Sean McVay turned in. He wanted to make sure he got a full eight hours before he went about the task at hand.
  “You want to make sure that we’re getting rolling,” McVay said over Zoom on Monday.
  The Rams (10-7) have a week to prepare for the Vikings (14-3), a team they beat in Week 8 and have plenty of familiarity with given the former Rams staffers now in
  
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