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• OC’s Best Places to Eat 2020: And the Restaurant of the Year is…

  16-10-2020 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s never easy picking a single spot to honor as Restaurant of the Year.
  In 2020, Restaurant of the Year could be any place that’s still in business. But in keeping with tradition for this annual guide, I’m compelled to identify the one restaurant in a year’s worth of dining that impacted me the most.
  It’s a very personal selection this year because there has been one restaurant, above the many others, that has kept me nourished throughout the pandemic: Thai Avenue
  
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• Baseball roundup: Edison ends Newport Harbor’s winning streak

  29-03-2025 07:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Cody Kruis scored on a wild pitch in the seventh inning to give Edison a 9-8 walk-off win over Newport Harbor in a Sunset League game Friday at Edison High.
  Kruis singled to lead off the seventh inning and advanced to third base via a sacrifice bunt and a groundout.
  Gavin Johnson and Mason Gerhardt each had two hits and two RBIs for Edison (8-6, 2-4). Jordan Alvarez also drove in two runs for the Chargers.
  Wyatt Gahm had two hits, including a double, and drove in four runs for Newport Harbor (9-
  
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• Swanson: Near-perfect Lauren Betts, UCLA roll into the Elite Eight

  29-03-2025 06:31 via ocregister.com
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. — Now it’s a Sweet 16.
  With its 76-62 victory over Ole Miss on Friday night at Spokane Arena, the UCLA women’s basketball team rinsed the sour taste from losing in the NCAA Tournament’s regional semifinal round each of the previous two seasons – both times to defending national champions.
  After knocking, knocking, these Bruins broke through to the Elite Eight with one of their patented third-quarter blitzes.
  Also, UCLA has Lauren Betts. And no one els
  
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• Mookie Betts’ walk-off homer in 10th keeps Dodgers undefeated

  29-03-2025 06:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — They couldn’t have scripted it much better.
  The Dodgers rolled out the blue carpet again Friday night and received their 2024 World Series championship rings with all the pomp and pageantry you would expect. Then they went out and punctuated the occasion by coming from behind not once but twice, beating the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, on Mookie Betts’ second home run of the night, a three-run walk-off drive in the 10th inning.
  The Dodgers’ unbeaten record survived
  
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• Mason McTavish’s OT goal caps Ducks’ comeback as they stun Rangers

  29-03-2025 06:12 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Ducks faced six different deficits but surmounted them all to beat the New York Rangers, 5-4 in overtime, on Friday night at Honda Center.
  The Ducks moved to a .500 points percentage for the season – they haven’t finished .500 or above since 2018 – while the Rangers lost for the ninth time in a dozen opportunities.
  Leo Carlsson scored a goal and facilitated three others: Alex Killorn’s short-handed tally, Cutter Gauthier’s putback and Olen Zellwe
  
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• NCAA Tournament: Lauren Betts leads UCLA past Mississippi, into Elite Eight

  29-03-2025 05:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer
  SPOKANE, Wash. — Lauren Betts was so dominant inside that she barely missed, scoring 31 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead UCLA past Mississippi, 76-62, on Friday night and send the Bruins to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.
  The 6-foot-7 Betts added 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for the No. 1 overall seed, which will face LSU on Sunday for a chance to advance to the Final Four. The third-seeded T
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, March 29, 2025

  29-03-2025 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
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• Rylee Silva helps Orange Lutheran softball hold off JSerra in Trinity League

  29-03-2025 05:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowORANGE — Orange Lutheran’s softball team returned to action Friday for the first time since March 8 and promptly displayed to the style has it ranked No. 1 in Orange County.
  The Lancers used their speed, bunting and the pitching of freshman Rylee Silva to hold off No. 11 JSerra 3-2 in the Trinity League.
  Orange Lutheran second baseman Sierra Nichols, right, celebrates with teammates after scor
  
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• Dodgers get their World Series rings – ‘final piece’ of 2024 celebration

  29-03-2025 04:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — They invited everyone to the party this time.
  Before winning the World Series last year, the Dodgers often bemoaned what they had missed out on following their championship in 2020. There was no parade through the streets of Los Angeles that time due to the pandemic. When they received their rings the following March, it was with a spectacular show featuring personalized videos for each player.
  But only 15,036 fans were allowed in the stadium for the occasion due to pandemic
  
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• Pomona gang and Mexican Mafia members found guilty of racketeering-related crimes, murder

  29-03-2025 04:24 via ocregister.com
  
  After a 20-day trial, a jury on Friday found four gang members from Pomona and Mexican Mafia members guilty of racketeering-related crimes, including the murder of a federal inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles in June 2020, according to a news release.
  On Friday, March 28, the following male defendants, were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act, one count of violent crimes in aid of racket
  
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• Kawhi Leonard, surging Clippers crush struggling Nets

  29-03-2025 03:35 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers took care of business against a struggling opponent.
  Leonard scored 31 points and the Clippers overwhelmed the Brooklyn Nets, 132-100, on Friday night for their second straight victory and 10th in the past 12 games as they fight to hold on to sixth place in the Western Conference and avoid the Play-In Tournament.
  Leonard shot 10 for 14 from the field (5 for 6 from 3-point range) and made all six of his free throws while finishing two points shy of
  
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• NCAA Tournament: Michigan State rallies past Mississippi to reach Elite Eight

  29-03-2025 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer
  ATLANTA — Jase Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
  Ole Miss (24-12) was denied in its bid for its first Elite Eight appearance despite leading by 10 points in the first half and by nine in the second half.
  Michigan State (30-6), the South Region’s No. 2 seed, rallied to keep alive Coach Tom Izzo’s bid for his ninth F
  
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• LCD Soundsystem and Pulp are co-headlining the Hollywood Bowl

  29-03-2025 02:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LCD Soundsystem and Pulp will join forces for a historic two-night event at the Hollywood Bowl on September 25 and 26, marking the only confirmed dates featuring both iconic bands on the same bill.
  Tickets for the highly anticipated shows go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on April 4 via Ticketmaster.com. Fans can register now for first access before the artist presale begins at 10 a.m. April 2, running through April 3. Additional presales will be available starting April 1.
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• Matute Disco Stereo Tour is coming to the YouTube Theater

  29-03-2025 02:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Matute is slated to bring their Disco Stereo Tour to the U.S., with a stop at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on September 11, 2025.
  Known for their high-energy performances and throwback tributes to ‘80s music, the Mexican band will take fans on a journey through the most iconic LPs of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. The Disco Stereo Tour blends the analog charm of vinyl with a cutting-edge stage production featuring immersive visuals, lighting, and a setlist packed with dance
  
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• John Force Racing drivers determined to succeed in Pomona

  29-03-2025 02:45 via ocregister.com
  
  POMONA — It’s been a long road to recovery for the John Force Racing drivers in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
  John Force was involved in a crash in Richmond, Virginia, in June that ended his season last year and put the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion in the hospital with severe brain injuries for months.
  His daughter, Brittany Force, an NHRA Top Fuel driver and two-time champion, continued racing for her dad’s team, but at times it wasn’t easy. She, like oth
  
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• 54-year-old doctor accused of rape found dead in Anaheim home

  29-03-2025 02:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A 54-year-old doctor accused of raping a woman in Anaheim was found dead in his home on Friday, March 28, police said.
  Alain Johnny Nguyen was charged in February with rape, forcible oral copulation, robbery, false imprisonment, and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of possession of methamphetamine, according to the criminal complaint.
  At 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nguyen’s roommate called police to their residence in the 1800 blo
  
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• Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw ready to take next step in recovery, face hitters

  29-03-2025 02:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Almost five months after surgeries on his left foot and knee, Clayton Kershaw is ready to face hitters.
  The Dodgers left-hander will throw a live batting practice session Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium before the team’s game against the Detroit Tigers.
  “It’s getting there. I wouldn’t say it’s perfect. But definitely getting there,” Kershaw said of his recovery so far. “I think overall it’s good progress. I’m not goin
  
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• Outpouring of support for USC’s JuJu Watkins highlights her impact

  29-03-2025 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. — Out of sight, front of mind.
  USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb said she’s been moved by the enormous outpouring of support and sympathy for star sophomore JuJu Watkins, who suffered a torn ACL early in the Trojans’ second-round NCAA Tournament victory over Mississippi State on Monday night at the Galen Center.
  “I think if you can even fathom the impact that a 19-year-old has had on our university, on our community, on the women’s b
  
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• LAFC ready to sow seeds for a new rivalry with San Diego FC

  29-03-2025 01:33 via ocregister.com
  
  If history repeats at the final whistle on Saturday night, San Diego FC, Major League Soccer’s newest franchise, will suffer its first home defeat and have just two points after three matches in front of its supporters at Snapdragon Stadium.
  Be warned SDFC: This hard-to-swallow introduction has been the experience for the half-dozen MLS expansion teams that crossed paths with the Los Angeles Football Club since 2019.
  FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami, Austin FC, Nashville SC, Charlotte FC an
  
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• 68-year-old man gets 15 years to life in prison for fatally beating girlfriend in Anaheim

  29-03-2025 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A 68-year-old man was sentenced Friday, March 28 to 15 years to life in prison for fatally beating his longtime live-in girlfriend in their Anaheim mobile home.
  Raymond Eugene Craft was convicted Jan. 28 of second-degree murder and inflicting injury on an elder adult, both felonies, with a sentencing enhancement for death of a victim older than 70.
  Craft was convicted of killing 72-year-old Deborah Brutsche on Feb. 24, 2024.
  “He was her longtime boyfriend,” Senior Deputy District Att
  
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• The (mostly) reunited Sex Pistols will play their landmark debut album at the Palladium in LA

  29-03-2025 01:27 via ocregister.com
  
  A Sex Pistols reunion minus singer Johnny Rotten will play the band’s only studio album, “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols,” on a North American tour that brings the legendary punk band to the Palladium in Hollywood on Oct. 16.
  The band includes three original members – guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock – with British punk singer Frank Carter filling John Lydon’s role as the band’s original singer.
  Th
  
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• Trump’s FCC commissioner opens investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC for diversity policies

  29-03-2025 01:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID BAUDER
  President Donald Trump’s FCC commissioner said Friday he’s opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.”
  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the probe in a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger on Friday. The company said it was reviewing the letter and looking forward to answering the commission’s questions.
  The new administration has taken a
  
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• WonderCon 2025: Cosplay, space rockers and heroic hugs in Anaheim

  29-03-2025 01:08 via ocregister.com
  
  When Noah Kluball got to WonderCon in Anaheim on Friday morning, he spotted Michael Bigay cosplaying as Jamie Tartt from “Ted Lasso” and realized he’d made a mistake.
  Rushing back to the Hilton next to the Anaheim Convention Center, Kluball changed out of the Wall-E cosplay he’d put on minutes earlier. He slapped a fake mustache onto his upper lip and slipped into a blue V-neck sweater, khakis, and sneakers, and – voila – the Livermore construction estimator h
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, March 28

  29-03-2025 00:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, March 28
  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
  BORAS CLASSIC
  Maranatha 3, Cypress 1
  Huntington Beach 9, Vista Murrieta 1
  SOFTBALL
  GROVE LEAGUE
  Santa Ana Valley 13, La Quinta 0
  
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• Wildfire killed 15 animals at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, but 2 tortoises survived. Here’s how.

  29-03-2025 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A casualty of the Eaton fire was the destruction of the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena, which lost 15 animals who died in their enclosures.
  These “animal ambassadors,” known for evoking smiles or perplexed looks on kids’ faces, are all gone. That is, except for the two most popular animals at the center that survived the fire: A pair of aging, slow-moving, desert tortoises named Clyde and Clementine.
  Kenia Estrella with Clyde, one of the tortoises she was caring for whe
  
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• Meet Clyde and Clementine, Eaton Canyon Nature Center’s sole-surviving ‘animal ambassadors’

  29-03-2025 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A casualty of the Eaton fire was the destruction of the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena, which lost 15 animals who died in their enclosures.
  These “animal ambassadors,” known for evoking smiles or perplexed looks on kids’ faces, are all gone. That is, except for the two most popular animals at the center that survived the fire: A pair of aging, slow-moving, desert tortoises named Clyde and Clementine.
  Kenia Estrella with Clyde, one of the tortoises she was caring for whe
  
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• Why it’s time for Octavia E. Butler and the ‘Parables’ at The Huntington

  29-03-2025 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug epidemic.
  The author, who was born in Pasadena and grew up in Altadena (spending time in neighborhoods later burned by the Eaton fire), published the novel in 1993. In its sequel, 1998’s “Parable of the Talents,” a rabble-rousing presidential candidate promises to &l
  
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• Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

  29-03-2025 00:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By Nick Turner | Bloomberg
  Billionaire Elon Musk said his xAI artificial intelligence startup has acquired the X platform at a valuation of $33 billion, marking a surprise twist for the social network formerly known as Twitter.
  “The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion,” he wrote in an X post on Friday. The X value is $45 billion when including $12 billion of debt, he said. It was an all-stock transaction.
  “xAI and X’s futures are intertwined,”
  
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• US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

  29-03-2025 00:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday.
  The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the academy’s superintendent, in response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in January, according to
  
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• Lottery: The Mega Millions ticket is going to be $5 soon

  29-03-2025 00:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The price of a Mega Millions ticket is going up from $2 to $5 beginning April 5, the second increase in the lottery’s 28-year history since its debut as The Big Game in 1996.
  Officials who run the lottery say there will be bigger prizes won more frequently, along with slightly improved odds. Among the key changes are that the jackpot will start at $50 million instead of $20 million, and a randomized multiplier for non-jackpot prizes will be included with every play, automatically improving
  
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