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• Swanson: USC women’s basketball ‘exposed’ by Notre Dame

  24-11-2024 02:29 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Get JuJu some help!
  Just kidding, just … kidding?
  After steering the USC women’s basketball team to an Elite Eight berth last season, Trojans coach Lindsay Gottlieb loaded up on talent. Went and assembled an all-star cast to support superstar JuJu Watkins her sophomore season. Talk about depth of field, USC has rostered a constellation with talent as far as the eye can see.
  Just not on Saturday. Notre Dame ruined that image, outclassing their hosts 74-61 in a non
  
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• Alexander: USC might have finally figured it out in latest win against rival UCLA

  24-11-2024 10:12 via ocregister.com
  
  PASADENA — Maybe USC’s football Trojans have finally figured it out.
  Maybe it took all of those blown leads, and excruciating losses, to unlock the code that leads to victory in close games.
  Saturday night they made it excruciating for their crosstown rivals. UCLA had a 13-9 lead going into the fourth quarter at the Rose Bowl – and for fans of both schools, that combination of numbers has a history that is itself excruciating, as we’ll explain – and then, in the tim
  
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• Alexander: USC football may have finally figured it out in latest win against rival UCLA

  24-11-2024 10:12 via ocregister.com
  
  PASADENA – Maybe USC’s football Trojans have finally figured it out.
  Maybe it took all of those blown leads, and excruciating losses, to unlock the code that leads to victory in close games.
  Saturday night they made it excruciating for their crosstown rivals. UCLA had a 13-9 lead going into the fourth quarter at the Rose Bowl – and for fans of both schools, that combination of numbers has a history that is itself excruciating, as we’ll explain – and then, in the tim
  
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• UCLA’s Ethan Garbers remains true to his leadership style in loss to USC

  24-11-2024 09:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Rain fell on Spieker Field as UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers walked off the field alone. Not even a gold-hued helmet was in hand.
  Head coach DeShaun Foster called a quarterback sneak, sending Garbers into the tightly-packed USC defense with five minutes left in the game. The Bruins (6-5 overall, 4-5 Big Ten) needed to continue the drive if they wanted to hang on to the hope of winning Saturday’s rivalry game, but a whistle was blown seemingly before Garbers had complete
  
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• LAFC loses heartbreaker in overtime against Seattle in Western Conference semifinal

  24-11-2024 09:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris clears the ball from his team’s own half during the MLS playoff game against the Seattle Sounders on Nov. 23rd, 2024. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
  LAFC midfielder Lewis O’Brien fights for control of the ball during their MLS playoff game against the Seattle Sounders on Nov. 23rd, 2024. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
  LAFC forward Denis Bouanga charges onto the attack during the MLS playoff game against the
  
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• Villa Park girls basketball upsets JSerra to capture Villa Park-Portola Kickoff Classic

  24-11-2024 08:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowVilla Park’s girls basketball team sank 10 3-pointers in the first three quarters and held on defeat No. 5 JSerra 54-51 to win the Villa Park-Portola Kickoff Classic at Portola High on Saturday night in the biggest upset of the opening week of the season.
  JSerra (3-1), the reigning CIF-SS Division 3A champion, entered the season ranked No. 5 in Orange County.
  Unranked Villa Park (4-0), a Division 3A
  
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• USC’s defense shuts the door on UCLA in crunch-time rivalry win

  24-11-2024 08:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Running back Quinten Joyner #0 of the USC Trojans is tackled for a loss of yards by linebacker Carson Schwesinger #49 of the UCLA Bruins in the first half of a NCAA Football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)
  Quarterback Ethan Garbers #4 of the UCLA Bruins runs for a first down past defensive tackle Elijah Hughes #56 of the USC Trojans in the first half of a NCAA Football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Sat
  
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• USC’s defense shuts door on UCLA in crunch-time rivalry win

  24-11-2024 08:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Running back Quinten Joyner #0 of the USC Trojans is tackled for a loss of yards by linebacker Carson Schwesinger #49 of the UCLA Bruins in the first half of a NCAA Football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)
  Quarterback Ethan Garbers #4 of the UCLA Bruins runs for a first down past defensive tackle Elijah Hughes #56 of the USC Trojans in the first half of a NCAA Football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Sat
  
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• USC’s defense shuts door on UCLA in comeback win

  24-11-2024 08:18 via ocregister.com
  
  USC running back Quinten Joyner is tackled for a loss of yards by UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger during the first half on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Quarterback Ethan Garbers #4 of the UCLA Bruins runs for a first down past defensive tackle Elijah Hughes #56 of the USC Trojans in the first half of a NCAA Football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG
  
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• D’Anton Lynn leads USC’s defense over UCLA, his former team in a rivalry win

  24-11-2024 08:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Her brother’s best and worst qualities, Danielle Lynn says, are the same. D’Anton Lynn is incredibly, intensely, competitive. He’s also incredibly, beautifully, competitive.
  He draws little attention to himself, publicly, at 35 years old now, on a headset for USC. His return to the Rose Bowl, on Saturday, was one of little personal fanfare. It was simply “ball,” at the end of the day, as he put it this week. But this was the same kid, once, who&r
  
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• Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

  24-11-2024 07:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK KENNEDY
  NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83.
  Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear f
  
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• Lakers’ struggles continue against Nuggets in home loss

  24-11-2024 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES  — New coach.
  New coaching staff.
  Similar roster and personnel.
  And for the Lakers, a very familiar result in another matchup against the Denver Nuggets, a 127-102 defeat at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night.
  There was acknowledgment – but not dwelling, according to coach JJ Redick – of the Lakers’ recent ugly history with the Nuggets, losing 12 of the previous 13 matchups between the teams entering Saturday, including being eliminated from the playoffs
  
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• Lakers’ Rui Hachimura starts in return from ankle injury

  24-11-2024 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As expected, Rui Hachimura returned to the starting lineup for the Lakers’ home game against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
  He replaced Dalton Knecht in the first unit, with Knecht starting the four games Hachimura missed because of a sprained left ankle.
  “It’s a little stiff, but I think stiffness is still going to be there for like a while,” Hachimura said after the team’s Saturday morning shootaround. “It’s not like I’m in p
  
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• Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, November 24, 2024

  24-11-2024 06:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
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• Orlando defeats Washington to secure first NWSL title

  24-11-2024 05:44 via ocregister.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.
  Banda dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to score in each round of the playoffs.
  The Pride’s Angelina was nearly called for
  
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• Chargers’ pass rushers Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa regaining health at right time

  24-11-2024 03:17 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — One of the most astute moves the Chargers’ previous regime made was to acquire outside linebacker Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears on March 10, 2022, and pair him with Joey Bosa, a teaming of multiple Pro Bowl selections who could menace opposing quarterbacks for seasons to come.
  Funny thing.
  The trade hasn’t panned out as envisioned by former general manager Tom Telesco. Not that Mack hasn’t performed to expectations because he has without question, earnin
  
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• High school football playoffs: Orange County’s stat leaders and top performers in the semifinals

  24-11-2024 03:12 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 playoff semifinals.Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to OCVarsity.SEMIFINAL PLAYOFF LEADERS
  Passing yards
  TJ Lateef, Orange Lutheran           191
  Gino Marchetti, Foothill                  185
  Campos, Anaheim    
  
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• JSerra boys water polo halts Newport Harbor’s undefeated run to claim SoCal regional title

  24-11-2024 03:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWALNUT — As JSerra senior Taylor Bell raced for the second-half sprint Saturday, he sliced through the water with extra motivation. He thought about the Lions’ undefeated boys water polo team last season.
  Bell and his teammates didn’t want Newport Harbor to finish with a similar unblemished record.
  “I thought it would be a disrespect to our team, and (our) team from last year, to l
  
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• JSerra boys water polo halts Newport Harbor’s undefeated run to claim CIF SoCal Regional title

  24-11-2024 03:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWALNUT — As JSerra senior Taylor Bell raced for the second-half sprint Saturday, he sliced through the water with extra motivation. He thought about the Lions’ undefeated boys water polo team last season.
  Bell and his teammates didn’t want Newport Harbor to finish with a similar unblemished record.
  “I thought it would be a disrespect to our team, and (our) team from last year, to l
  
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• Fresno State stuns Long Beach State with game-ending run

  24-11-2024 03:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — Long Beach State dominated for extended stretches of its game against Fresno State on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs scored the final 14 points to hand LBSU a stunning 72-69 defeat at the Walter Pyramid.
  Long Beach (1-5) overcame a staggering 44-4 disparity in free-throw attempts and seemed poised to close out a win after an Austin Johnson dunk gave the hosts an 11-point lead with 2:48 left, but the visitors put together a furious finishing kick.
  LBSU turnovers, the Bull
  
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• Skinner returns to take Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar

  24-11-2024 02:44 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR — Skinner, returning from a year-long break, powered to a one-length victory over Tarantino in the Grade III Native Diver Stakes for older horses over 1 1/8 miles on Saturday.
  The 4-year-old son of Curlin rallied from fifth on the far turn to pass Tarantino and Pacific Classic winner Mixto in the stretch – giving jockey Hector Berrios a second straight win on the day. Tarantino rallied to finish a head in front of Mixto.
  Favorite Ultra Power finished fourth, nearly 7½
  
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• Clippers’ Jordan Miller stays ready when his number is called

  24-11-2024 02:43 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Second-year wing player Jordan Miller knows the value of staying ready. A coach could call upon him at any time, so he prepares for each game as though he was in the rotation.
  Yet, Miller was caught off guard when Coach Tyronn Lue called him off the bench to replace Amir Coffey on the floor in Wednesday’s game against the Orlando Magic. It was a good thing he was game-ready.
  Coffey had started in place of Norman Powell, who was out with a sore left hamstring, leaving a ro
  
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• El Toro, JSerra, St. Margaret’s and Trabuco Hills girls teams win CIF-SS cross country championships

  24-11-2024 02:22 via ocregister.com
  
  WALNUT — The CIF Southern Section has five girls cross country championship divisions.
  Orange County schools won four of those divisional championships Saturday.
  El Toro, JSerra, St. Margaret’s and Trabuco Hills won their division of the CIF-SS finals at Mt. San Antonio College.
  El Toro and Trabuco Hills won their first CIF-SS titles in girls cross country. St. Margaret’s team won its fourth title in the past six years. JSerra’s team won its fourth title in a row and nint
  
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• Election 2024 Results: Derek Tran adds a little to his lead over Michelle Steel

  24-11-2024 02:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Derek Tran added a little to his lead in the race for California’s 45th congressional district over Rep. Michelle Steel on Saturday in one of the closest House of Representatives contests in the nation.
  Tran, a Democrat and Orange-based attorney, increased his advantage to 545 votes, up from 519 votes on Friday over Steel, R-Seal Beach. Saturday’s total only included an update from Orange County; Los Angeles County will resume providing updates Tuesday.
  In central Orange County, the
  
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• Beckman boys win Division 1 at CIF-SS cross country finals; Griffin Kushen, Evan Noonan and Max Douglas also win titles

  24-11-2024 01:55 via ocregister.com
  
  WALNUT — It has been a season of firsts for the Beckman boys cross country team.
  The Patriots have been the top team on the podium in several high-caliber meets this season, and they picked up a significant piece of hardware Saturday with a first-place finish in Division 1 at the CIF-SS Championships at Mt. San Antonio College.
  Beckman finished with 83 points, 11 points ahead of second-place Great Oak and 40 ahead of third-place Mira Costa.
  Eventual winner Griffin Kushen of Tesoro HS (1565
  
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• Kings break through in victory over the Kraken

  24-11-2024 00:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– The Kings defeated one of the NHL’s hottest teams and turned in a perfect afternoon on special teams as they beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena.
  The Kings scored the game’s only power-play goal, reversing a troubling recent trend in the process, and were 3 for 3 on the penalty kill. They entered the match as losers of three of their last four games while Seattle had prevailed in five of its past six clashes.
  Adrian Kempe and Quinton
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, Nov. 23

  24-11-2024 00:01 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. 23
  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 STATE PLAYOFFS
  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
  Championship final
  JSerra 11, Newport Harbor 9
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  RUMBLE
  
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• Rams prepare for primetime Eagles game as NFC West heats up

  23-11-2024 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The late start of the Rams’ Sunday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles will give the team a chance to do some scoreboard watching. Or even watch a couple of early games.
  Not all of the players and coaches will take advantage. Sean McVay will before he heads to SoFi Stadium. Puka Nacua doesn’t want to exert his emotional energy on someone else’s game.
  But no matter closely they are paying attention to it, every result across the NFC West is of signific
  
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• Stolen $285,000 McLaren seized at Irvine man’s home, police say

  23-11-2024 22:11 via ocregister.com
  
  A bright purple McLaren valued at $285,000 has been seized at the home of an Irvine resident who police say is tied to an interstate auto theft ring.
  Zihua Zhang, 37, of Irvine was pulled over in a stolen Dodge Durango SRT, valued at $88,000, Irvine police spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said. The operation Zhang is believed to be involved in stole or bought stolen cars, replaced the vehicle identification numbers with fakes, and then sold the autos, Oldoerp said.
  Police located the McLaren at Zhang&rsqu
  
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• Thief waits in front of OC home, leaves with Apple laptop after signing for package, police say

  23-11-2024 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  As the UPS delivery truck pulls up to the curb in an Irvine neighborhood, a man is seen pacing in front of the home as he scrolls his phone.
  The man shows the UPS driver a driver’s license, signs for the package – which contains an Apple MacBook Pro – and then gets into a gray sedan with no license plates and takes off.
  Video from a Ring doorbell camera on Nov. 18 captures the scene, including a blurry image of the man’s face, white shirt and dark pants.
  He is now wanted
  
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