L.A. native Jordin Canada lifted the Sparks to a victory in her debut with the team with 21 points, eight assists and two steals in a season-opening 98-91 overtime victory over the defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky on Friday night in Chicago. Canada – a two-time WNBA champion playing behind future Hall of Fame point…
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ANAHEIM ― The Angels’ sixth-starter door revolved for the first time on Friday, and one young Venezuelan left-hander with a passion for breaking balls took the place of another. Jhonathan Diaz, 25, took the mound at Angel Stadium while 24-year-old Jose Suarez was pitching for Triple-A Salt Lake. Diaz, who was officially recalled earlier in…
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Modern motherhood For Mother’s Day, we look at trends in birth rates and breast milk substitutes in the U.S. and the world. How many moms are there in the U.S.? The census says there are about 85 million. Statistics in the last few years: According to February’s Nation Vital Statics Report, 3,613,647 births were registered…
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When I was a child, if you’d told me that one day I’d walk into a comic book store and be handed a bunch of free issues for something called Free Comic Book Day, well, you know what I would have said? “Golly, that sounds swell!” Or something hokey like that because I was a polite…
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To say Saquon Barkley is excited for new Giants tackle Evan Neal is an understatement. “Evan Neal, he’s a physical specimen,” Barkley said Tuesday night at the United Way of New York City 29th annual Gridiron Gala at The Glasshouse in Midtown Manhattan. “He came for the draft top 30 visit. All the draft people…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from April 28 to May 6. Hen House, 4515 Campus Drive, Suite B, Irvine Closed: May 4 Reason: Rodent infestation Reopened: May 5 Hong Kong Banjum at A.R. Mart, 1701 W. Orangethorpe Ave., Suite 108, Fullerton Closed: May…
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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 Friday, May 6 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. FRIDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL CIF-SS PLAYOFFS First Round DIVISION 1 JSerra 4, West Ranch 1 DIVISION 5 Tustin 1,…
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No wood went into the construction of this more than 11,000-square-foot, steel-concrete-glass house. (Photo by Brandon Beechler | BMB Dezines) The living area. (Photo by Brandon Beechler | BMB Dezines) The dining area. (Photo by Brandon Beechler | BMB Dezines) Behind the bar. (Photo by Brandon Beechler | BMB Dezines) The home theater. (Photo by…
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Gavin Sheets got behind in the count during a fourth-inning at-bat Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The White Sox left-handed hitter poked Kyle Hendricks’ 1-2 pitch between second and third — where a hole had opened because of a shift — for an RBI single. “Obviously until two strikes, I’m not trying…
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It looked as if Gary Harris was starting to find himself again as a player in early December. That stretch of the season, when Harris averaged 11.6 points on 46.9% shooting from the field and 35.1% shooting on 3-pointers over seven games, offered evidence of Harris re-establishing himself after injuries slowed him down in previous…
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