At the beginning with the Mets the manager, Casey Stengel, was the headliner because the Mets were so historically bad. All this time later Buck Showalter is one of the headliners for this Mets season because the Mets are good again. And are going to be good for a long time. Showalter says all the…
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PARIS — Rafael Nadal truly has nothing more to do to make clear his greatness on a tennis court. The 21 Grand Slam titles. The 13 championships on the red clay of the French Open alone. That’s not to say he doesn’t want to achieve more, of course. Still, it’s not why he is still…
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The entrance off El Toro Road and the 241 toll road are seen at a Trumark Homes development in Mission Viejo, CA on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Trumark Homes is grading property at the corner of El Toro Road and Marguerite Parkway to build 91 townhomes. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Travis Oden,…
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A Prius crashed into eight parked vehicles and a car traveling on Lincoln Avenue early Saturday morning, authorities said. Just after midnight, the driver heading east failed to navigate a curve in the 1400 block of E. Lincoln Ave, Orange Police Sgt. Phil McMullin said. The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle by…
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The centuries-old oak trees in Irvine Regional Park tell a story of what was, what is and even what the future holds for the state’s first regional park. A defining feature of the park, the oaks were rooted in the earth long before James Irvine Jr. gifted – for the price of $1 – 160…
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On the edge of suburbia, at the northern terminus of one of Orange County’s most recognized and traveled routes, Jamboree Road, there’s nearly 500 acres of open space where hawks and even an occasional bald eagle soar through the skies, wildlife roams the rolling landscape and centuries’ old oaks tower over visitors. But also, a…
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LOS ANGELES – Katie Lou Samuelson insists she was weary the past week. It was a lot of mind over matter, a lot of pushing through fatigue. After finishing an eight-month championship season in Spain, jumping continents and several time zones, landing in L.A. and hitting the ground running right into the physical fray that…
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Photographer Mark Rightmire shares his favorite wildlife images shot at Irvine Regional Park, which turns 125 this year and offers nearly 500 acres of open space. Some of the animals that are most easily spotted in the park are squirrels, rabbits and lizards. Though, with a little persistence, patience and some luck, coyotes, deer and…
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Rus Soobzokov has been named boys basketball coach at Laguna Beach. He replaces Bret Fleming who resigned after this past season, Fleming’s 27th as Breakers coach. Soobzokov, 47, has worked as a varsity assistant coach and freshman coach coach in the Laguna Beach boys basketball program. He played basketball at Laguna Beach in the early…
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Blood money spends as easily as any, I guess. That’s the first thought that came to mind when Dustin Johnson, a former world No. 1, currently ranked 13th and winner of two majors, last week became the biggest name to jump from the PGA Tour to the new LIV circuit, fronted by Greg Norman and backed…
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