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• Ducks still seeking .500 season with two games remaining

  14-04-2025 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  It’ll be one last migration for the flock as the Ducks wrap up their campaign with away games against the Minnesota Wild Tuesday and Winnipeg Jets Wednesday that will give them the opportunity to finish .500 for the first time since 2018.
  Minnesota was locked into a three-way conflict for the two wild-card spots in the West with surging St. Louis and resilient Calgary. While the Wild appeared in sound position to qualify, the question of their first-round opponent also remained undecided b
  
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• What to know about the funeral and burial of Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 09:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. His death set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican. Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history:
  When and where is his funeral being held?
  His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple undergro
  
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• St. John Bosco baseball earns share of Trinity League title by sweeping Mater Dei

  26-04-2025 08:37 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — The St. John Bosco baseball team earned a share of its first Trinity League title since 2017 with an 8-1 victory at Mater Dei Friday.
  Bosco swept this week’s three-game series against the Monarchs, winning the first two rivalry games in extra innings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  “Our guys have been grinding away,” St. John Bosco second-year coach Andy Rojo said. “We just keep telling them, we think we’re a pretty athletic team and over the course of a
  
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• City attorney declines to file charges against most UCLA, USC campus protesters

  26-04-2025 07:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced Friday that it has declined to file charges against hundreds of people arrested in pro-Palestinian and counter protests on the UCLA and USC campuses last year, citing insufficient evidence.
  In a statement, the City Attorney’s Office stated that after reviewing more than 300 arrests from the mass protests in April and May of 2024, criminal cases were declined for most people “for evidentiary reasons or due to a university’s
  
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• Stagecoach 2025: Experiences and freebies festivalgoers can enjoy

  26-04-2025 07:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The Stagecoach Country Music Festival has returned to Indio, California for 2025. The festival will include headliners Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs, as well as other notable artists such as Lana Del Rey, Nelly and the Backstreet Boys.Related: Day 1 brings in glitter, guitars, and genre-bending energy at Stagecoach 2025There’s also plenty of things to do on the festival grounds in between performances such as riding the Ferris Wheel, walking through the Spectra art installation and
  
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• Photos: From mightiest to humblest, hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Francis’ funeral

  26-04-2025 07:16 via ocregister.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people were expected at the Vatican Saturday for the funeral rites for the late pontiff.
  Related ArticlesPHOTOS: Pope Francis’ image is everywhere as the Catholic faithful mourn him with art and thanksHow to watch Pope Francis’ funeral: Where to stream and what to expectPope’s burial pla
  
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• Kings can’t hold on as Edmonton seizes victory in Game 3

  26-04-2025 07:16 via ocregister.com
  
  EDMONTON — Desperation is a heck of a motivator, and now the Edmonton Oilers have some life.
  Despite a big comeback that saw the Kings overcome a 2-0 hole, Edmonton gutted it out and found a way to tie the game two different times and earn a 7-4 win on defenseman Evan Bouchard’s second power-play goal as the game-winner with 6:32 left in the game.
  The Kings have been giving the Oilers a taste of their own medicine on the power play in this series. They scored twice in Game 3 and have
  
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• Paul Skenes outduels Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Pirates shut out Dodgers

  26-04-2025 07:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — With cleats that were shades of Charlie Brown, right-hander Paul Skenes made sure it was the Pittsburgh Pirates who had the last laugh on the Dodgers.
  Atop his yellow spikes with black jagged trim, Skenes won a pitchers’ duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Pirates walked away with a 3-0 victory in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.
  Originally lined up to face the Angels on Thursday, Skenes’ schedule was adjusted to have him face
  
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• Trump will pay his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him on some issues

  26-04-2025 07:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending Saturday’s funeral for Pope Francis, where he’ll personally pay his respects to the Roman Catholic leader who pointedly disagreed with him on a variety of issues.
  Trump told reporters he was going to the funeral “out of respect” for the pontiff, who died Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 88.
  The president an
  
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• Pope Francis funeral: Watch live from Vatican City

  26-04-2025 07:03 via ocregister.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents and princes will attend his funeral in St. Peter’s Square, but prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried.
  The Associated Press has a livestream from Vatican City, scheduled to start at 2 a.m. ET here:As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed
  
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• USC CB Jaylin Smith drafted in 3rd round by Texans

  26-04-2025 07:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On a night when no USC players were expected to hear their names called in the NFL draft, Jaylin Smith’s phone rang.
  The Trojans cornerback was selected by the Houston Texans with the 33rd pick of the third round Friday night.
  USC had its streak of five consecutive drafts with a first-round pick ended Thursday night, and the second and third rounds weren’t predicted to yield any Trojans draftees in most mock drafts. The last time a USC player wasn’t drafted in the fir
  
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• Lakers drop Game 3 to Timberwolves despite LeBron James’ big night

  26-04-2025 06:52 via ocregister.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — It didn’t matter that LeBron James had one of his highest-scoring playoff games with the Lakers on Friday night.
  Or that the Lakers, at least for one game, broke out of their collective shooting slump, knocking down 17 of their 40 3-point attempts on Friday after making a combined 21 in Games 1 and 2 of their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  Because as James said during Friday morning’s shootaround, “it doesn’t matter what th
  
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• Cypress baseball routs El Dorado to fortify its Crestview League lead

  26-04-2025 06:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Cypress’ Wyatt Rosales rounds first base after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning against El Dorado in a Crestview League baseball game in Placentia on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Cypress’ Gary Hennessy, left, is tagged out trying to score by El Dorado catcher Brady Abner in a Crestview League baseball game in Placentia on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Cypress starting pitcher Ta
  
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• Pope Francis’ funeral is set to begin, in a ceremony he helped reimagine

  26-04-2025 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents and princes will attend his funeral in St. Peter’s Square, but prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried.
  As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican&rsq
  
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• NFL draft: Shedeur Sanders falls to Day 3 with 5 QBs picked ahead of him

  26-04-2025 05:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shedeur Sanders is still waiting – after three rounds of the NFL draft, 102 picks and five quarterbacks selected ahead of Coach Prime’s highly touted son.
  The Colorado quarterback was widely considered a first-round talent. But his stunning slide continued Friday night when his name wasn’t called in the second or third round.
  Sanders was arguably the most recognizable player in the country entering the draft – lar
  
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• La Habra softball beats Sonora one day after claiming Freeway League title

  26-04-2025 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowLA HABRA — The league title was clinched. The ace pitchers from the previous duel weren’t in the starting lineups. And a steady wind was knocking down drives toward the fence.
  La Habra’s softball team could have let any of the conditions Friday zap momentum as it played rival Sonora for the second consecutive day.
  The Highlanders had other ideas.
  One day after securing the Freeway League
  
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• Baseball roundup: Newport Harbor beats No. 1 Huntington Beach for second time

  26-04-2025 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Lucas Perez pitched a complete game and hit a home run for Newport Harbor in a 6-3 victory over Huntington Beach on Friday in a Sunset League game at Huntington Beach High.
  The Sailors won two of their three league games this week against Huntington Beach, ranked No. 1 in the Orange County Top 25 that has Newport Harbor at No. 15. Huntington Beach is No. 10 in the MaxPreps national rankings.
  Huntington Beach (19-4 overall) is in first place in the seven-team Sunset League with a 12-2 league reco
  
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• Lakers coach JJ Redick used to love playing in hostile environments

  26-04-2025 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — With Game 3 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves being the team’s first road game of the postseason on Friday night, Lakers coach JJ Redick reflected on what he liked most about playing in hostile environments.
  Ones like the Lakers walked into at Target Center, and will again on Sunday afternoon for Game 4 of the best-of-seven series.
  And Redick’s reflection was true to his character as a self-described “sicko.&r
  
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• Angel City squanders late 2-goal lead in loss to Orlando

  26-04-2025 05:05 via ocregister.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Mary Alice Vignola scored an own goal in second-half stoppage time as the Orlando Pride rallied from two goals down to beat Angel City, 3-2, in a National Women’s Soccer League match on Friday night.
  Riley Tiernan opened the scoring for Angel City (2-2-2, 8 points) at Inter & Co Stadium when she cut in from the left wing and sliced a shot past the near post of goalkeeper Anna Moorehouse in the ninth minute.
  Moments before halftime, Katie Zelem scored her first goa
  
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• Rams take Michigan edge rusher Josaiah Stewart with 3rd-round pick in NFL draft

  26-04-2025 04:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams picked Michigan edge rusher Josaiah Stewart with the 90th overall selection in the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night.
  Stewart – a 6-foot-1, 245-pound prospect – started his career at Coastal Carolina before transferring to Michigan, following a trend in the Rams’ pass rush of moving up to bigger programs after starting their college careers at smaller programs.
  The edge rusher opened his career with 12½ sacks as a freshman at Coastal Carolina. He had
  
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• Update: Winter weather advisory issued for Los Angeles County for Saturday and Sunday – could see 7 inches of snow

  26-04-2025 04:52 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway through Grapevine, South End of the Upper Sierra, Piute Walker Basin, Tehachapi and Frazier Mountain Communities were placed under an updated winter weather advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 7:50 p.m. The advisory is valid from Saturday 5 a.m. until Sunday, Apr. 27 at 11 a.m.
  The NWS Hanford CA adds to be ready for, “Total snow accumulations up to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.”
  “Plan on slippery road conditions. Gusty winds could bring
  
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• Control problems sink Kyle Hendricks in Angels’ blowout loss to Twins

  26-04-2025 04:34 via ocregister.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins didn’t even need a hit to score their first run against Kyle Hendricks.
  It was a sign of things to come.
  The Angels right-hander walked five batters and hit two, a bout of uncharacteristic wildness that led to him allowing seven runs in the Angels’ 11-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
  It was the first time in Hendricks’ career that he had ever walked five batters. His career average of 2.1 walks per nine innings is exceptiona
  
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• The best things we ate at Coachella 2025

  26-04-2025 04:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The Coachella music and arts festival has quite the artist lineup year after year, but it’s also become a hot spot for local Southern California eateries to set up food booths, some with exclusive items just for the three day festival.
  If you know festival food, then you know it can be pretty hit or miss. On top of that, the price hike on basic items like lemonade, burgers and a grilled cheese make you really want to get your money’s worth.
  Which is exactly why our team of reporters
  
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• Dodgers’ Blake Snell gets good news with MRI result

  26-04-2025 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers found some relief when it came to one of their starters and it did not come from the bullpen.
  Left-hander Blake Snell underwent a new MRI this week after experiencing a setback with his left shoulder injury and the results were of the best-case-scenario variety.
  Snell remains out indefinitely with what is still being considered inflammation, but the club has returned to visions of the two-time Cy Young Award winner pitching again in the near future.
  “He had
  
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• NFL draft: Chargers select Mississippi WR Tre Harris in 2nd round

  26-04-2025 03:04 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — The Chargers addressed their need for a playmaking wide receiver when they selected Tre Harris from Mississippi in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Harris was the 55th overall selection and will give quarterback Justin Herbert another target for 2025.
  Harris, listed at 6-foot-2 and 204 pounds, began his college career at Louisiana Tech before transferring to Ole Miss for the 2023 season. He had 60 receptions for 1,030 yards and seven touchdo
  
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• Justice Department to cut hundreds of grants, many impacting Southern California victim services, crime prevention programs

  26-04-2025 02:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week it is terminating hundreds of federal grants, a move that will impact several Southern California organizations providing victim services and working to prevent crime in local communities.
  According to Reuters, the Justice Department is cutting 365 grants totaling $811 million that were awarded to organizations across the country. The Washington Post reported that the Justice Department cited concerns about inadequate vetting processes under the
  
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• NFL draft: UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger, Oluwafemi Oladejo picked in 2nd round

  26-04-2025 02:48 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA saw two defensive players selected in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday.
  Linebacker Carson Schwesinger was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the first pick of the second round (33rd overall) and edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo was taken by the Tennessee Titans as the 20th pick of the second round (52nd overall).
  Schwesinger had met with all 32 NFL teams prior to the draft and held his own private pro day at Oaks Christian School, which was attended by every team except for the P
  
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• LA County investigating measles case involving LA resident who returned from Texas

  26-04-2025 02:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles County health officials said today they are investigating a case of measles involving a resident who recently traveled from Texas.
  The person was not believed to have been infectious at the time of travel, according to the county Department of Public Health. The agency is working to identify people who may have been exposed upon the person’s return.
  It was unclear where in Texas the patient traveled. A measles outbreak in West Texas has now infected nearly 650 people. Los Angel
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, April 25

  26-04-2025 02:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, April 25
  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.
  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  BASEBALL
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  Aliso Niguel 1, Dana Hills 0
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  Northwood 2, University 1
  ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
  Valencia 8, S
  
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• ‘Attorney’ goes from defender to suspect after he’s called a fake in Riverside courtroom

  26-04-2025 02:30 via ocregister.com
  
  All seemed to be going well for Erick Porras Rivera when he entered a courtroom at the Riverside County Hall of Justice in Riverside on April 16.
  Rivera, 66, wore a suit and was well-groomed, blending in with the attorneys as he prepared to represent a defendant in a criminal case.
  But at some point, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said, Rivera slipped up. Just how, sheriff’s officials won’t say.
  However it happened, somebody told deputies that Rivera was a fake, that
  
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