Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86. Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre. He had been performing as recently as last month, but was in failing…
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It’s the type of win teams remember when building a successful season. The Chicago White Sox were down but not out Saturday against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Trailing by a run entering the ninth, the White Sox rallied to tie the game. They went ahead in the 10th with RBI hits by…
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A collection of action photographs by staff photographer Hans Gutknecht covering UFC 274 in Phoenix. Journey Newson (red corner) lands a kick on Fernie Garcia (blue corner) during thier bantamweight bout during UFC 274 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday, May 7, 2022. Newson defeated Garcia via judges decision. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los…
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A man led police on a chase after a shooting Saturday at a Garden Grove residence left another man in critical condition, officials said. Garden Grove police officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the head in a bedroom at the 5300 block of Santa Barbara Avenue just before 3 a.m. The man,…
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The Chicago Bears held their second day of rookie minicamp Saturday in Lake Forest. The 11-man draft class continued to learn the ropes amid a pack of 69 players that also included 16 undrafted rookies under contract and a horde of tryout players. Here are four things we learned. 1. Offensive lineman Ja’Tyre Carter continues…
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The community cheered and lined the streets of Old Towne when Orange’s May Parade was resurrected in 2019 after nearly 30 years. Then the pandemic canceled it again, and again. But now the Orange Chamber of Commerce has kept to its promise of keeping the one-time tradition alive. The parade was first held in 1933.…
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Robert Saleh noticed something different about Zach Wilson. “Zach looks good. He’s definitely hit the weight room, he looks beefy,” Saleh said from the team’s training camp in Florham Park Saturday. “In a good way. He’s definitely filled out so. But he’s still got all his looseness and he can throw the ball with all…
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The Chicago Cubs have been a staple of “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts for years, thanks in part to a star-studded lineup, a national following and the photogenic ballpark they call home. Wrigley Field looks as good as ever, and fans still turn out in droves if the weather is nice and the beer is cold.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, May 7 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. SATURDAY’S SCORES BOYS LACROSSE CIF-SS PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals Corona del Mar 15, Loyola 10 GIRLS LACROSSE CIF-SS…
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The CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs resume Tuesday and there is a distinct Orange County flavor in Division 1. Ten of the 16 teams that made it to the second round of the Division 1 playoffs are county teams: Capistrano Valley, Cypress, El Dorado, Foothill, Huntington Beach, JSerra, Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita, Servite and Villa…
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