If you’re a list maker, the holidays can feel overwhelming. There are gifts to purchase and wrap, parties to arrange and travel arrangements to make. Have you identified the tasks on your list? Do you intend to buy gifts for your family, host holiday parties, give to your favorite charity, or travel to visit family…
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By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Soup often comes to mind when summer gives way to sweater weather. It’s delicious, usually pretty easy to make, works well with whatever is lingering in your fridge and/or pantry, and warms both the body and soul as soon as a spoonful touches your lips. Remember how a big…
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By Jessica Haggard Cooking is a huge source of stress during the holidays – planning, buying and spending long hours in the kitchen can take the joy out of hosting. This year, enjoy a holiday feast without cooking a single dish. From buying pre-made dishes to hosting a potluck-style party, here are ways to prepare…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Mater Dei’s boys basketball team picked up its defensive effort in the second half in a 66-56 win over San Juan Hills in the semifinals of the San Juan Invitational Friday at San Juan Hills High. The Monarchs (6-2) led by just three points at halftime but held San Juan Hills…
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS — LeBron James was starring in Las Vegas at this time last year, the headline attraction while he and the Lakers were about to win the inaugural version of the event now known as the NBA Cup. It seems very different now. “Personal reasons … he’s taking…
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By MICHAEL KELLY The Associated Press DENVER — The Clippers’ bid for a third straight victory over the Denver Nuggets fizzled with a lopsided loss. Jamal Murray scored a game-high 20 points in his return from a hamstring injury and the Nuggets beat the Clippers, 120-98, on Friday night despite a quiet game from Nikola…
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TUSTIN — In a game in which runs were infrequent and both teams kept to a half-court style of offense, the player who made the greatest impact was Danny Kennard, the 6-foot-11 center for the Foothill basketball team. Kennard scored 16 points, pulled down 14 rebounds, had four blocked shots, one assist and a steal…
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LOS ALAMITOS – It’s not yet Christmas but Los Alamitos boys basketball coach Nathan Berger already is thinking past Valentines Day. Berger has created a challenging schedule for the Griffins, including Friday’s home game against St. Pius X-St. Matthias that the visiting Warriors won 77-74. The Warriors got more scoring punch off of their bench…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Aaron Craver landed quickly on his coaching feet on Friday. Craver, who was fired as Woodbridge’s football coach on Wednesday, became the defensive coordinator with head coaching duties at rival University, he and Trojans football coach Vince Mesa said. “It’s good to be…
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Bird counts The National Audubon Society’s 125th Christmas Bird Count will be held through Jan. 5. Today we show you some of California’s owls, particularly the burrowing owl, a candidate for the state’s endangered species list. Frank Chapman and 26 other naturalists initiated the Christmas Bird Count in 1990 as a way of promoting conservation…
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