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• Justin Ashley leads NHRA title race at Pomona finals

  17-11-2024 04:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Top Fuel points leader Justin Ashley, center, rides back to the pits following the final round of qualifying at the 59th NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
  Top Fuel points leader Justin Ashley drives through the shutdown area during the final round of qualifying at the 59th NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily B
  
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• 2024 Elections: How the nation shifted to the right

  17-11-2024 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For the first time since 2004, the Republicans won the majority vote in the presidential election. And for the second time as president, Trump’s administration will attain an overall federal trifecta winning the House and the Senate – a rebound none of the polls predicted.
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• Two ‘minor’ earthquakes, 3.5 and 3.4, reported near Fontana on Saturday

  17-11-2024 08:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Two 3.0+ earthquakes were reported in the Inland Empire on Saturday near Fontana, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  The first magnitude 3.5 earthquake happened at around 2:17 p.m. about 4.5 miles northwest of Fontana and about a mile and a half deep into the ground, the USGS said.
  Six hours later, a 3.4 quake occurred at around 8:17 p.m. at a depth of over 2 miles deep into the ground 3.7 miles north, northwest of Fontana.
  The quakes were felt as far northwest as Santa Clarita and to the
  
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• Devin Tillis’ career night propels UC Irvine past Pepperdine

  17-11-2024 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — UC Irvine basketball coach Russell Turner has been singing Devin Tillis’ praises for a few years, crediting the redshirt senior for his unselfishness and effort, for the smart plays he makes and the careless errors he avoids.
  Tillis spent a couple of hours flashing all of those traits on Saturday night, scoring a career-high 25 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as UCI pulled away to beat Pepperdine, 80-62, at the Bren Events Center.
  Tillis shot 10 for 12 from the field, going
  
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• UFC 309: Jone Jones retains heavyweight championship over Stipe Miocic

  17-11-2024 07:49 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to the head in the third round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in front of President-elect Donald Trump in the main event of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
  Jones posed and played to the crowd on top of the octagon in front of Trump, Elon Musk, picked by Trump to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, and Robert Kenne
  
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• UFC 309: Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with TKO

  17-11-2024 07:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
  NEW YORK — Jon Jones had just knocked the breath out of the heavyweight challenger he pummeled into retirement when UFC’s greatest fighter broke out a herky-jerky dance inside the cage and dedicated the groove to President-elect Donald Trump.
  As a defeated Stipe Miocic gamely tried to recover on all fours, Jones posed and played to the packed crowd on top of the cage, and even had a gift for his favorite fan in the front row – Trump for a few mom
  
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• Undefeated Newport Harbor boys water polo rallies past JSerra for CIF Open Division title

  17-11-2024 07:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWALNUT — Newport Harbor’s boys water polo team finally got the chance Saturday night to show how it responds to a tight score in the final seconds of regulation.
  JSerra forced the reaction from the Sailors deep in a riveting CIF-SS Open Division final at Mt. SAC. The undefeated Sailors, whose closest margin of victory stood at four goals, were challenged like never before.
  They responded like
  
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• Newport Harbor boys water polo rallies past JSerra for CIF-SS Open Division title

  17-11-2024 07:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWALNUT — Newport Harbor’s boys water polo team finally got the chance Saturday night to show how it responds to a tight score in the final seconds of regulation.
  JSerra forced the reaction from the Sailors deep in a riveting CIF-SS Open Division final at Mt. SAC. The undefeated Sailors, whose closest margin of victory stood at four goals, were challenged like never before.
  They responded like
  
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• Alexander: USC football stays alive for a bowl – but is that all there is?

  17-11-2024 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – There is still a margin of error for USC. It’s not pretty, and certainly not what those who drew up the grand design for Trojans football had in mind, but it beats the alternative.
  The Trojans need one victory in their last two games to become bowl-eligible. This, after winning a close one for a change, a 28-20 Big Ten triumph over Nebraska that wasn’t decided until Greedy Vance intercepted a pass in the end zone in the final five seconds, one that otherwise would
  
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• LeBron James’ late shot-making lifts Lakers to win over Pelicans

  17-11-2024 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — One night after the Lakers were clicking on all cylinders in their most impressive performance away from Crypto.com Arena, they looked like a team struggling to find answers on Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
  A team struggling to find its collective energy from the jump after beating the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday night.
  A team struggling to find an offensive rhythm – especially with their rotation adjusting again because of injuries.
  A team struggl
  
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• Kings rout Red Wings to open three-game homestand at Crypto.com Arena

  17-11-2024 04:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– The schedule was finally in the Kings’ favor and they took full advantage by summarily dispatching the weary Detroit Red Wings, 4-1, at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday evening.
  The Kings finally had a chance to recharge after enduring an early-season stretch with nearly three weeks on the road and their first seven games away from home, including three back-to-back sets. They were fresh and rested as they began a three-game homestand.
  The Red Wings played their seco
  
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• Kings rout Red Wings to open 3-game homestand

  17-11-2024 04:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– The season schedule was finally in the Kings’ favor and they took full advantage by summarily dispatching the weary Detroit Red Wings, 4-1, at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday evening.
  After enduring an early-season stretch with nearly three weeks on the road and their first seven games away from home, including three back-to-back sets, the Kings finally had a chance to recharge. They were fresh and rested as they began a three-game homestand.
  The Red Wings, on the o
  
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• High school football playoffs: Orange County’s stat leaders and top performers in the quarterfinals

  17-11-2024 04:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe top performances from the Orange County high school football games in the first week of playoffs.Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to OCVarsity.QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFF LEADERS
  Passing yards
  Alonzo Esparza, Los Alamitos        261
  Vanden Dugger, Dana Hills             253
  Jack Ferguson, San Clemente      
  
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• Man gets 26 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a Pasadena woman in a Westminster hotel

  17-11-2024 03:59 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 30-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 26 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing a Pasadena woman in a Westminster hotel six years ago.
  Aryan Vito Smith made an open plea to murder with a sentencing enhancement for using a deadly weapon March 8.
  Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila Hanson ruled Smith committed a first-degree murder after considering more evidence. If she had found it was second-degree murder the punishment would have been 16 years to life.
  Smith w
  
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• Long Beach State edged by Portland despite late rally

  17-11-2024 02:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — Long Beach State held Portland scoreless over the final three minutes to give itself a chance to win, but Devin Askew’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer was off line in a 63-61 loss to the Pilots on Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid.
  Long Beach (1-3) trailed by as much as 10 points and was down by eight after Portland’s Vukasin Masic made a pair of free throws with 3:26 remaining, but the hosts clamped down on defense from there. A pair of Cam Denson baskets tr
  
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• Election 2024: Derek Tran takes slim lead in California’s 45th congressional district

  17-11-2024 02:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Derek Tran took a slight edge over Rep. Michelle Steel in California’s 45th congressional district on Saturday, Nov. 16, nearly two weeks after Election Day.
  Saturday’s count showed Tran leading by 36 votes.
  The Orange Democrat’s vote percentage has gradually increased as more ballots have been counted in recent days, eroding Steel’s initial lead of approximately 11,000 votes. On Friday evening, Steel led by only 58 votes.
  Of the votes tallied Saturday, Tran, an attorney,
  
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• Cam Reddish, Rui Hachimura sit out Lakers’ game against Pelicans

  17-11-2024 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Lakers were without another starter on Saturday night, with wing Cam Reddish unavailable for their game against the New Orleans Pelicans, in addition to Rui Hachimura being sidelined for the second consecutive game.
  Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot.
  Coach JJ Redick said Reddish dealt with ankle issues in September, r
  
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• Cam Reddish, Rui Hachimura sit for Lakers’ game against Pelicans

  17-11-2024 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Lakers were without another starter on Saturday, with wing Cam Reddish not being available against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center, in addition to Rui Hachimura being sidelined for the second consecutive game.
  Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot.
  Coach JJ Redick said Reddish dealt with ankle issues in S
  
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• Bela Karolyi, who trained Olympic champion gymnasts and was affected by Nassar scandal, dies at 82

  17-11-2024 02:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By WILL GRAVES
  Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power in the sport, has died. He was 82.USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given.
  Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the U.S. and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.“A big impact and influence on my life,” Comaneci, who was just 14
  
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• Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia and Mary Lou and courted controversy, dies at 82

  17-11-2024 02:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By WILL GRAVES
  Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, has died. He was 82.USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given.
  Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the U.S. and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.“A big impact and influence on my life,” Comaneci, who was just 14 when Karolyi
  
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• Bela Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at 82

  17-11-2024 02:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By WILL GRAVES
  Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power in the sport, has died. He was 82.USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given.
  Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the U.S. and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.“A big impact and influence on my life,” Comaneci, who was just 14
  
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• CIF-SS football playoffs: Schedule for all of the semifinals

  17-11-2024 01:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The schedule for the CIF-SS football semifinals.
  FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
  CIF-SS SEMIFINALS
  Friday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. unless noted.
  DIVISION 1
  Mater Dei at Corona Centennial
  Orange Lutheran at St. John Bosco
  DIVISION 2
  Oaks Christian at Murrieta Valley
  Yorba Linda at Newbury Park
  DIVISION 3
  Simi Valley at Loyola
  Edison at Vista Murrieta
  DIVISION 4
  St. Bonaventure at Apple Valley
  Oxnard Pacifica at Thousand Oaks
  DIVISION 5
  Palos Verdes vs. Foothill at Tustin HS
  La Serna at Summit
  DIVISION 6
  Murrieta Mesa
  
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• Brea Olinda boys water polo edges Capistrano Valley for first CIF-SS title

  17-11-2024 01:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWALNUT — Brea Olinda’s boys water polo team sealed its first CIF Southern Section title with a defensive stand in the dramatic, final seconds and a celebratory leap into the pool by its coach.
  It was a fitting conclusion Saturday for a soaring adventure.
  The Wildcats showcased their defensive progress and year-round commitment under sixth-year coach Damian Madrigal to rally past Capistrano Valley 1
  
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• Jayden Maiava leads Trojans past Nebraska in first USC start

  17-11-2024 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  USC head coach Lincoln Riley yells to his team during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  USC quarterback Jayden Maiava gets set to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  USC cornerback Jaylin Smith celeb rates after making a stop during the first half of an NCAA college football game against
  
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• Jayden Maiava, in first USC start, leads Trojans past Nebraska

  17-11-2024 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Nine plays in, this attempt at an offensive revolution at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stood in danger of dying before it’d even begun, USC head coach Lincoln Riley resting his hand encouragingly on his young quarterback’s shoulder pad.
  Perhaps, if Jayden Maiava were a different young man of a different young mind, USC’s attempt at a quarterback change would’ve ended right there. Nine plays into a momentous first start, yes, the UNLV transfer stoo
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, Nov. 16

  17-11-2024 01:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, Nov. 16
  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.
  SATURDAY’S SCORES
  BOYS WATER POLO
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Finals
  DIVISION 2
  Brea Olinda 11, Capistrano Valley 10
  Goals: (CV) Bauer 4; L. Saman 2; S. Hadjaz 2. (
  
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• Clippers coming to grips with offensive struggles

  17-11-2024 00:51 via ocregister.com
  
  From the corner, James Harden buried his third 3-pointer of the night, one that tied him with Ray Allen for second place on the NBA’s all-time list. The 26-foot pull up shot came late in the opening quarter against the Houston Rockets.
  But his long-range shot eluded him for the next three quarters and so did the one shot that would vault him into No. 2 with 2,974 as he went 3 of 9 from 3-point range and 7 of 14 from the field. That achievement could come Sunday when the Clippers return hom
  
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• UCLA football loss to Washington renews emphasis on finishing

  17-11-2024 00:11 via ocregister.com
  
  The UCLA football team changed its verbiage for scoring. Instead of saying “get points,” the Bruins now say they want to “finish in the paint.”
  The offense couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain, but the defense kept UCLA competitive in Friday night’s loss to Washington as the team continues to struggle to emphatically close out games – which they will need to do in the final games of the season in order to be bowl eligible.
  “We just continue to s
  
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• USC football introduces throwback jerseys in rare move

  16-11-2024 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — For years – for decades, even – USC’s athletic department has often found itself caught between the rock of university tradition and the hard place of collegiate football’s evolution, grappling with varying degrees of innovation in an ever-increasing need for revenue.
  That’s extended, throughout the Trojans’ history, to the program’s uniforms, where USC has largely refused to don any sort of alternate jersey. On Thursday, though, Troj
  
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• Santa Ana High female choir teacher, 37, arrested on suspicion of sex with male student, 17

  16-11-2024 23:24 via ocregister.com
  
  A 37-year-old female choir teacher at Santa Ana High School was arrested on suspicion of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male student, authorities said.
  Officers responded at about 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 to Santa Ana High at 520 W. Walnut St. regarding a report of a 17-year-old senior allegedly involved in an inappropriate relationship with a teacher, the Santa Ana Police Department reported.
  The student reportedly told police he had been having sexual relations with Yessenia Navarro
  
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