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• Frumpy Mom: I’m not pretentious enough for Napa Valley

  26-03-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I have a friend who owns a winery. Seriously, she really does. Now that you’re suitably impressed with me and my posh friends, I’ll tell you a secret: She doesn’t want it anymore.
  See, she’s just a really unpretentious person, and this conflicts with the very premise of wine culture, which is wrapped up in pretentions and snobbery. If you’ve ever been to Napa Valley, you know what I’m talking about.
  When you’re chatting about wine with certain people, if
  
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• Swanson: USC women going back to Elite Eight thanks to fearless freshmen

  30-03-2025 08:12 via ocregister.com
  
  USC forward Kiki Iriafen during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Kansas State, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
  The USC bench celebrates during the second half against Kansas State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
  Kansas State center Ayoka Lee (50) listens during a time out in the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA colleg
  
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• Winning $515 million Powerball ticket sold at Anaheim 7-Eleven

  30-03-2025 08:10 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — A ticket with all six numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing was sold in Anaheim and the player has the option of receiving the $515 million jackpot in 30 installments or a $243.8 million lump sum payment before federal taxes, the California Lottery announced.
  The 7-Eleven store that sold the ticket is at 763 North Euclid Street, south of La Palma Avenue, the lottery website said.
  The numbers drawn Saturday were 7, 11, 21, 53, 61 and the Powerball number was 2.
  The d
  
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• LAFC falls to San Diego FC in Snapdragon Stadium debut

  30-03-2025 07:28 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 29: Luca De La Torre #14 of San Diego FC and Denis Bouanga #99 of LAFC battle for the ball during the first half of a game at Snapdragon Stadium on March 29, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
  SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 29: Onni Valakari #8 of San Diego FC celebrates after scoring a goal against LAFC during the first half of a game at Snapdragon Stadium on March 29, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Michael Owe
  
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• Galaxy still seeking first win after loss to Orlando City SC

  30-03-2025 07:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Galaxy forward Matheus Nascimento, left, chases down the ball with Orlando City SC defender Robin Jansson during the second half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, March 29, 2025.Orlando City SC won 2-1.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
  Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy, top, deflects the ball Orlando City SC during the second half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
  
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• Galaxy still seeking first home win after loss to Orlando City SC

  30-03-2025 07:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Galaxy forward Matheus Nascimento, left, chases down the ball with Orlando City SC defender Robin Jansson during the second half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, March 29, 2025.Orlando City SC won 2-1.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
  Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy, top, deflects the ball Orlando City SC during the second half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
  
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• Southern California could see some rain, chance of snow this week

  30-03-2025 06:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Rain, gusty winds and partly low clouds will set in for parts of Southern California beginning early next week, according to the National Weather Service.
  “Monday appears to be the best day for precipitation,”  the NWS said of the Riverside area. “There is a light chance of rain Monday as the low-level moisture increases. A deeper trough of low pressure will bring another chance of precipitation around Thursday or Friday.”
  In the Riverside area, forecasters predict a
  
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• Aliso Niguel’s Jaslene Massey enjoys the challenge and two wins at OC Championships

  30-03-2025 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  MISSION VIEJO — Aliso Niguel’s Jaslene Massey was an easy choice to be honored as the Girls Athlete of the Meet for field events at the Orange County Championships on Saturday at Mission Viejo High School.
  The junior won her two events — shot put and discus — and again added her name to the all-time record lists for Orange County and the state.
  Massey improved on her state-leading mark in the shot put with a distance of 50 feet, 7 inches.
  That is the second-best all-time
  
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• Dodgers overcome rough outing by Roki Sasaki to win 5th straight, sweep Tigers

  30-03-2025 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Maybe when he has exhausted all the firsts – first major-league start in Tokyo, first Dodger Stadium start – Roki Sasaki will settle down.
  So far, though, the moments have been too big for the young right-hander – and the strike zone not big enough.
  Sasaki retired just five of the 12 batters he faced, getting pulled in the second inning after demonstrating poor command for the second time in two big-league starts. But Sasaki signed with the MLB team most abl
  
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• Dodgers overcome rough outing by Roki Sasaki to sweep Tigers for 5-0 start

  30-03-2025 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty, left, hugs Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman after receiving his 2024 World Series championship ring prior to their game on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty walks back to the dugout after receiv
  
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• Update: Winter storm warning affecting Yosemite from Sunday to Tuesday

  30-03-2025 05:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Yosemite, Upper San Joaquin River and Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge are the focus of an updated winter storm warning issued at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday by the National Weather Service. The warning is valid from Sunday 11 p.m. until Tuesday, Apr. 1 at 11 p.m.
  The NWS Hanford CA says to be ready for, “Total snow accumulations between 1 to 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph.”
  “Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and ev
  
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• Lakers bounce back with win over Grizzlies

  30-03-2025 05:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reaches for the ball between Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Luka Doncic (77) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
  Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, front right, handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
  Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) talks with
  
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• Santa Margarita’s Leo Francis wins three events at OC Championships

  30-03-2025 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  MISSION VIEJO – Santa Margarita senior Leo Francis had a good Saturday.
  Francis won the 100, the 200 and the long jump in the Orange County Championships at Mission Viejo High School. He was the top contributor for Santa Margarita’s boys team winning the team title, providing 30 of the Eagles’ 64 points.
  He won the 100 meters in 10.57 seconds and the 200 meters in 21.17, both wind-legal times. Francis, who committed to Penn, finished first in the long jump, which he calls his f
  
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• NCAA Tournament: USC women hold off Kansas State to reach Elite Eight

  30-03-2025 04:48 via ocregister.com
  
  SPOKANE, Ore. — Kennedy Smith stepped into the void left by injured star JuJu Watkins, scoring 19 points to help USC hold off Kansas State 67-61 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
  The top-seeded Trojans (31-3) were considered title contenders before Watkins tore her right ACL during a second-round victory over Mississippi State. Now they’ll be underdogs in an Elite Eight rematch on Monday with Paige Bueckers and second-seeded UConn. The Huskies knocked
  
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• Kings collapse late in loss to Maple Leafs

  30-03-2025 04:33 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Kings put their NHL-best records at home and on Saturdays on the line and fell short, 3-1, to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday evening.
  Alex Laferriere scored the game’s first goal and the only one for the Kings. Darcy Kuemper made 23 of 25 saves, saddling him with just his second regulation loss at home this season.
  Auston Matthews scored a goal and assisted on John Tavares’ tally, giving both men who wore the “C” for Toront
  
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• Santa Anita Derby draws 8 nominees

  30-03-2025 03:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Top-ranked American 3-year-old Journalism and 2024 2-year-old champion Citizen Bull head nominations for the Saturday, April 5 Santa Anita Derby.
  Four trainers have all of the eight horses nominated for the $500,000, Grade I race for Kentucky Derby prospects: Michael McCarthy with Journalism and Bullard, Bob Baffert with Citizen Bull, Barnes and Rodriguez, John Shirreffs with Baeza and Westwood, and Karen Headley with Smooth Cruisein.
  The field will be set Monday.
  Saturday at Santa Anita, heavy
  
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• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani throws bullpen session, still ‘a ways away’ as pitcher

  30-03-2025 03:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani went back to work at his part-time job Saturday.
  Ohtani threw off a mound for the first time since Feb. 25, throwing 20 pitches (fastballs only) in a bullpen session. Ohtani had limited his throwing to flat-ground work over the past month, prioritizing his preparations as a hitter and taking a break from his pitching rehab.
  After originally projecting a May return for Ohtani as a pitcher, the Dodgers have now backed off that and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said
  
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• John Force Racing Funny Car drivers eye milestone at NHRA Winternationals in Pomona

  30-03-2025 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Top Fuel driver Brittany Force catches a ride back to the pits with her husband Bobby Lyons after capturing the top qualifying postion for Sunday’s eliminations following the final round of qualifying at the 65th NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Saturday, Mar. 29, 2025. Eliminations start at 11 a.m. Sunday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
  Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon heads down track during the third round of qualifying at the
  
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• Del Taco is testing a throwback menu in Riverside

  30-03-2025 01:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Del Taco’s founder Ed Hackbarth visited Riverside on Saturday, March 29, for the launch of a test throwback menu in one of the chain’s earliest restaurants.
  Hackbarth, 91, was part of the Inland Empire’s fast food renaissance of the 1950s and ’60s along with Richard and Maurice McDonald, who opened the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino in 1948, Neal Baker of Baker’s Drive Thru and Glen Bell, founder of Taco Bell.
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• UCLA women relish LSU rematch with Final Four at stake

  30-03-2025 00:05 via ocregister.com
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. – UCLA. LSU. Part II. High noon Sunday.
  Losing Part I in the Sweet 16 exactly one year ago – on March 30, 2024 – has informed much of the UCLA women’s basketball team’s success this season: The Bruins are the No. 1 overall seed, 33-2 and entering the NCAA Elite Eight for the third time in program history, thanks to Friday’s 76-62 win over Ole Miss in the Sweet 16.
  They’re more experienced, more poised. And they have Lauren Betts, who has g
  
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• Italian lemon cream cake is easy to make and molta deliziosa

  29-03-2025 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By Carla Vigos
  Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist
  Easter is approaching, and Italian lemon cream cake is a perfect ending to a holiday feast.
  A cake mix makes this recipe easy. It’s light, lemony and delicious.
  I made this for a double birthday party a couple of weeks ago, and it got rave reviews, with recommendations to put this recipe in the Globe. Perfect timing, so here it is.
  For questions or comments, email me at cjvigos@yahoo.com.
  Carla Vigos, Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist
  
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• Venice says it will host Bezos wedding and denies reports of possible disruptions for the city

  29-03-2025 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By GIADA ZAMPANO
  ROME — The city of Venice confirmed Saturday it will host the wedding of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez, denying reports the famous Italian city would be invaded by hundreds of celebrities and possible disruptions for citizens and tourists.
  The city in a short statement didn’t give a date for the wedding. Italian media have reported it will be between June 24-26, with a few days of celebrations.
  “The many speculations and fake ne
  
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• Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda

  29-03-2025 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
  WASHINGTON — As losses mount in lower federal courts, President Donald Trump has returned to a tactic that he employed at the Supreme Court with remarkable success in his first term.
  Three times in the past week, and six since Trump took office a little more than two months ago, the Justice Department has asked the conservative-majority high court to step into cases much earlier than usual.
  The administration’s use of the emergency appeals, or s
  
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• Update: Beach hazards statement issued for Orange County Coast early Saturday evening

  29-03-2025 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  At 1:16 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service released an updated beach hazards statement in effect until 4 p.m. for Orange County Coast.
  According to the NWS San Diego CA, “Elevated surf of 4 to 6 feet expected.”
  “Potentially dangerous swimming conditions, particularly for inexperienced swimmers,” according to the NWS. “Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.”
  
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• Trump’s election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026

  29-03-2025 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
  ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change how U.S. elections are run is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms.
  Election officials were already dealing with the loss of some cybersecurity assistance from the federal government and now face the potential for major changes that include a new voter registration requirement, decerti
  
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• Doctor cites the pope’s ‘surprising improvement’ after surviving life-threatening crises

  29-03-2025 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS
  ROME — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday.
  “I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his rel
  
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• Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history

  29-03-2025 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By BILL BARROW
  ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country’s Founding Fathers declared that “all men are created equal.”
  But it doesn’t mention that the founders enshrined slavery into the U.S. Constitution and declared enslaved persons as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of the Census.
  Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders sha
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, March 29

  29-03-2025 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, March 29
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  SATURDAY’S SCORES
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  ANAHEIM LIONS TOURNAMENT
  Esperanza 13, Anaheim 2
  RYAN LEMMON FOUNDATION TOURNAMENT
  Yucaipa 2, Foothill 0
  University 3, Tusti
  
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• Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position

  29-03-2025 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAMYA KULLAB
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin’s negotiating position in ceasefire talks, Ukrainian government and military analysts said.
  The move could give Russian President Vladimir Putin every reason to delay discussions about pausing the fighting in favor of seeking more land, the Ukrainian officials said this week, renewing their country’
  
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• Winter storm warning affecting Yosemite from Sunday to Tuesday

  29-03-2025 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Yosemite, Upper San Joaquin River and Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge are the focus of a winter storm warning issued at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday by the National Weather Service. The warning is valid from Sunday 11 p.m. until Tuesday, Apr. 1 at 11 p.m.
  The NWS Hanford CA says to be ready for, “Total snow accumulations between 1 to 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph.”
  “Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening co
  
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