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• Lakers vs. Timberwolves: First-round scouting report, prediction

  18-04-2025 17:31 via ocregister.com
  
  SERIES SCHEDULE
  (Best-of-seven, all times PT)
  Game 1: Saturday, at L.A., 5:30 p.m. (ABC/Ch. 7)
  Game 2: Tuesday, at L.A., 7 p.m. (TNT/SSN)
  Game 3: Fri., April 25, at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN/SSN)
  Game 4: Sun., April 27 at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. (ABC/Ch. 7)
  *Game 5: Wed., April 30, at L.A., time TBD (TV TBD)
  *Game 6: Fri., May 2 at Minnesota, time TBD (TV TBD)
  *Game 7: Sun., May 4 at L.A., time TBD (TV TBD)
  * – If necessary
  HEAD-TO-HEAD
  Tied regular-season series, 2-2
  Oct. 22: Lakers 110, T
  
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• Canyon beats Villa Park as the schools renew their boys basketball rivalry

  20-12-2025 07:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Nate Chung #24 of the Villa Park Spartans and Dean Dohrmann #3 of the Canyon Comanches go for the ball. Villa Park played Canyon in a boys basketball game at Sonora High School on December 19, 2025 in La Habra, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  Jorden Salem #12 of the Villa Park Spartans, left, and Pierce Haugen #21 of the Canyon Comanches go for the ball. Villa Park played Canyon in a boys basketball game at Sonora High School on December 19, 2025 in La Habra, CA. (Photo by J
  
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• Boys basketball rivalry renewed, Canyon beats Villa Park

  20-12-2025 07:53 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA – It was just like old times.
  The Canyon and Villa Park boys basketball teams had not played each other for three years. Their rivalry was among the fiercer ones in Orange County sports for many seasons, including when they were in the same league.
  Releaguing separated the two programs. Canyon and Villa Park met again on the basketball court at Sonora High for the final game Friday of the two-day Challenge For CHOC boys and girls basketball fundraising event that concludes Saturda
  
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• Fairmont Prep girls basketball collects ‘gritty’ win against Mater Dei

  20-12-2025 07:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA new team could be atop the Orange County girls basketball rankings next week.
  Adyra Rajan scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as Fairmont Prep overcame foul trouble for a 63-48 victory against Mater Dei at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Mesa, Ariz. on Friday.
  Mater Dei (7-2), ranked No. 1 in Orange County, suffered its first defeat to a county opponent since January 2022 when
  
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• San Juan Hills girls basketball cruises to victory over Trabuco Hills

  20-12-2025 07:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The San Juan Hills and Trabuco Hills girls basketball teams no longer play in the same league, but the result of Friday’s game between the two teams was a familiar one.
  San Juan Hills cruised to a 58-47 win over Trabuco Hills in a nonleague game at San Juan Hills High.
  The teams were South Coast League foes the past three seasons, but Trabuco Hills now plays in the Sea View League. San Juan Hills (10-4) has won 11 consecutive games against the Mustangs dating ba
  
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• Jason Robertson, Stars crush Ducks with 8-goal effort

  20-12-2025 07:10 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — It was a Friday Night Fight at Honda Center between two of the West Conference’s best teams, but the Ducks never answered the bell against the Dallas Stars, who coasted to an 8-3 victory.
  The Ducks remained in a points tie for first place in the Pacific Division, but the Vegas Golden Knights now have three games in hand. Dallas has gone 11-2-1 in its past 14 decisions and trails only Colorado Avalanche in the Central Division as well as the league standings overall.
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• Anthony Joshua dominates Jake Paul in 6th-round knockout

  20-12-2025 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight on Friday night.
  The two-time heavyweight champion displayed why he is one of the sport’s elite punchers when he dropped the fading Paul twice in the fifth round.
  Sensing the YouTuber was finished, Joshua rocked him with a right uppercut early in the sixth. The native of England then floored Paul with a combination to the head.
  Although Paul (12-2) reached his feet again, Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs)
  
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• Kings trade struggling Phillip Danault to Canadiens

  20-12-2025 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings traded center Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick, originally owned by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  There was no salary retained on the deal, which means the Kings shed $5.5 million off their cap for this season and next.
  RG Media’s Marco D’Amico reported earlier this week that Danault had not only requested a trade, but requested it prior to the one-week roster freeze set to take effect Saturday. On Friday, the Kings honor
  
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• Sonora boys basketball clamps down on defense to hold off Huntington Beach

  20-12-2025 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA — The Sonora boys basketball team built a double-digit lead in the second quarter of its nonleague game against Huntington Beach played on at Sonora High School. Huntington Beach made a run early in the third to get to within three.
  That’s when the Raiders, who are ranked No. 21 in Orange County, clamped down on defense, quickly built the lead back up and came away with a 70-57 victory.
  The contest was part of the third annual Challenge for CHOC, a two-day showcase even
  
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• UCLA pulls away from Cal Poly but faces more defensive questions

  20-12-2025 06:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team might be one of those squads that plays to the level of its opponents. There’s a significant enough sample size to suggest so. The Bruins have hung with two top-10 teams, while playing multiple mid-majors frighteningly close.
  On opening night, UCLA edged Eastern Washington. Two games later, the Bruins allowed West Georgia to make a baker’s dozen of 3-point shots. On Friday, they essentially slept through the first 20 minutes, t
  
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• Belmont’s 3-point barrage buries UC Irvine men in 2nd half

  20-12-2025 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — This was supposed to be a game between two of the stingiest defensive teams in the country. UC Irvine came into Friday night’s game as the nation’s second-ranked team in field goal percentage defense, while Belmont was eighth.
  But by the end, the only ones stopping the Anteaters were themselves as they stumbled to an 84-58 loss to Belmont in a matchup of mid-major programs with NCAA Tournament hopes.
  There were moments early on when both teams looked the part as t
  
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• CFP: Alabama rallies past Oklahoma, will face No. 1 Indiana in Rose Bowl

  20-12-2025 06:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer
  NORMAN, Okla. — Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 seed Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma, 34-24, on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
  Alabama freshman Lotzeir Brooks, who did not score a touchdown in the regular season, scored two and had season highs of five catches and 79 yards.
  It was the third meeting between the schools in 13 months. Oklahoma defeated Alabama, 24-3,
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Dec. 19

  20-12-2025 04:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Dec. 19.
  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
  BOYS SOCCER
  SUNSET LEAGUE
  Marina 2, Corona del Mar 1 (2OT)
  NONLEAGUE
  Pacifica Christian 2, Capistrano Valley Christian 0
  Southlands Chris
  
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• Irvine couple with jewelry businesses hid $127 million in cash from the IRS, feds say

  20-12-2025 03:47 via ocregister.com
  
  An Irvine couple accused of failing to file IRS forms for more than $127 million in cash from their precious metal businesses in the downtown Los Angeles’ Jewelry District have pleaded guilty to criminal charges, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 19.
  Alex Nguyen, 50, and Sam Nguyen, 52, owned various businesses that bought and sold precious metals, including Newport Gold Post, Sam Bullion and Coin, AAPS Bullion and Goldtech Assay Laboratory LLC, which did business as Infinity,
  
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• Southern California activists spotlight Adelanto ICE detention centers on International Migrants Day

  20-12-2025 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California activists rallied in front of Adelanto’s City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 18 to bring attention to conditions inside one of California’s largest ICE detention centers on International Migrants Day.
  “This day calls us to honor the courage, selfless devotion, and contributions of migrants in so many countries around the world,” said Sister Arlina with the National Ecumenical Forum for Filipino Concerns’ chapter in the Inland Empire. “They are the
  
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• USC coach Lincoln Riley addresses rumors surrounding D’Anton Lynn

  20-12-2025 03:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has once again found himself in the college football news cycle after speculation that he would return to UCLA earlier this season.
  Penn State is rumored to be targeting Lynn as its new defensive coordinator as new head coach Matt Campbell builds his staff, according to reports.
  “We’ve seen it. We understand it,” USC head coach Lincoln Riley said Friday. “We’ll see how it plays out. We’re obvious
  
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• Capping old oil well on Balboa Peninsula is taking longer due to complications

  20-12-2025 03:11 via ocregister.com
  
  An emergency repair to cap an abandoned oil well leaking oil and methane gas under a house on the Balboa Peninsula is taking longer than expected due to unforeseen technical challenges encountered during drilling, city officials said on Friday, Nov. 19.
  “Everything was on track to be done by Christmas,” said Mark Vukojevic, the city’s utilities director, explaining the goal is to drill into the old pipe and fill it with cement.
  But after drilling down 500 feet and locating the
  
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• Minnie Cooper, longtime San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, SCNG marketing and opinion staffer, dies at age 76

  20-12-2025 03:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Minnie Cooper, a 29-year employee of the Southern California News Group, a compassionate, can-do, jack-of-all-trades who worked in editorial, marketing, community relations and office administration, has died.
  Cooper, 76, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
  “She was one of the kindest, loving persons that I know,” said Michael Leydet, her son. “She always put her little touch on everything that would make you remember her for a lifetime.”
  It was a touch that left a mark &m
  
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• Rams don’t expect WR Davante Adams, RG Kevin Dotson to play vs. Falcons

  20-12-2025 02:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams added an injury to the insult of their 38-37 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks, as head coach Sean McVay said right guard Kevin Dotson is expected to miss some time with a left ankle sprain, starting with the Week 17 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
  Dotson injured his ankle in the first half when center Coleman Shelton landed on his leg. The right guard limped with difficulty off the field before boarding a cart and entering the Rams’ locker room. He had a walking boot on his
  
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• Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Mick Jagger featured in Epstein photo dump

  20-12-2025 02:18 via ocregister.com
  “King of Pop” Michael Jackson was among the rich and famous figures whose relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light on Friday when the Justice Department finally began releasing records related to its investigation into the late sex offender.
  One photo featuring Jackson shows the “Beat It” singer standing alongside Epstein in front of a painting of woman lying topless on a beach.
  Another shows Jackson with singer Diana Ross and former President Bill Clinton on what
  
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• Families Together and volunteers play elves to make giant toy giveaway magic

  20-12-2025 02:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Like so many parents on Christmas Eve, volunteers hunkered down reading directions, putting together bikes and toys that had “some assembly required.”
  Lists were checked, gifts were organized as the Anaheim Convention Center got a sprinkling of Christmas magic Friday ahead of a giant giveaway planned Saturday, Dec. 20, by Families Together of Orange County.
  Volunteers are directed where to place boxes full of toys as they prepare for the Families Together of Orange County’s 20t
  
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• Implosion takes down a nearly century-old Mississippi River bridge

  20-12-2025 01:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACK DURA
  A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement.
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• Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job

  20-12-2025 01:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation said Friday she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and give serious review to President Donald Trump’s proposal to add a ballroom to the White House.
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• Lakers’ JJ Redick happy with Luka Doncic, LeBron James buying into off-ball offense

  20-12-2025 01:47 via ocregister.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — The Lakers thrived early in the season – and continue to – because of their pick-and-roll dominance, led by guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves as ball handlers and big men Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes as the roll men.
  When LeBron James made his season debut last month, he added another dimension to the team’s already potent offense with his playmaking and post game, in addition to his screening, ability to get downhill and being a threat in transition
  
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• The group behind Coachella is launching a music festival at Santa Monica Pier

  20-12-2025 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles music festival connoisseurs, get ready.
  Goldenvoice is set to launch a new annual beachfront music festival in Santa Monica beginning in fall 2026, marking the city’s first large-scale, Pier-adjacent music event of its kind.
  Recently approved by the Santa Monica City Council, the one-day festival will take place on the sand near the Santa Monica Pier and is expected to draw between 30,000 and 35,000 attendees.
  “Partnering with the city of Santa Monica to bring a yearly mu
  
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• The Rose Center Theater’s tenant has another six months after councilmembers reverse decision

  20-12-2025 01:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The Westminster City Council has reversed its decision from last month that the Rose Center Theater would cease productions by its managing nonprofit.
  The Friends of the Rose, a nonprofit of about 20 volunteers, has managed the 415-seat theater since it opened its doors in 2006 between 15th Street and All American Way. The theater has offered four musicals a year for nearly two decades.
  The theater also features an event space, an outdoor patio and a complete kitchen, which the nonprofit oversee
  
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• Photos of Bill Clinton included in newly released Epstein files

  20-12-2025 01:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVEN SLOAN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton featured prominently in the first batch of files released Friday by the Justice Department stemming from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the White House sought to move the focus of the highly anticipated documents from President Donald Trump.
  There were several photos of Clinton among the thousands of documents made public. Some showed him on a private plane, including one with a woman whose f
  
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• Chargers’ special teams play must continue to be special in stretch run

  20-12-2025 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Quality special teams play is a critical part of any football team’s operation whether it’s at the beginning, middle or end of any season and whether it’s on any level from middle school to high school to college to the NFL. It’s as important as blocking and tackling and passing and catching.
  No question, the Chargers have benefited from the remarkable accuracy of kicker Cameron Dicker and wouldn’t have won either of their past two games without h
  
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• Tyler Skaggs jury considering $75 million to $115 million verdict before Angels settled with family

  20-12-2025 01:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A jury was on track to find the Angels liable for tens of millions of dollars in the death of Tyler Skaggs — with one saying that “everyone” had failed the pitcher — before a settlement ended their deliberations.
  The jurors had begun placing the blame for Skaggs’ 2019 death among multiple parties — the employee who gave him illicit drugs, the ball club, the pitcher’s family, and Skaggs himself — before learning the case was going to be taken out of
  
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• A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public

  20-12-2025 01:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to release its investigative files on the late millionaire, who was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing underage girls.
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