ANAHEIM — The Ducks snapped their seven-game losing streak and avoided a season-series sweep at the hands of the Central Division’s worst team, dominating the Chicago Blackhawks for a 4-0 victory on Thursday night at Honda Center. The battle near the bottom of the Western Conference featured the first and second selections in last June’s…
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CARSON — There were several teenagers on the field for Ventura County FC in Thursday’s opening round of the U.S. Open Cup. The first question was how would the predominantly young group handle the opening round of a tournament. The end result should have been more comfortable, but Coach Matt Taylor and the team, formerly…
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Jack Gohlke made 10 3-pointers and 14th-seeded Oakland delivered the first true shock of this year’s March Madness, beating third-seeded Kentucky, 80-76, in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Grizzlies (24-11) sent the Wildcats (23-10) to another early March exit behind Gohlke,…
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LOS ANGELES — Gotta have carbs in the morning, USC sophomore defensive lineman Braylan Shelby says. His definition of carbs is different than most. For months, his breakfast has been the same. Egg scramble – not three, not four, but five eggs. Waffles. Yogurt parfait. Banana. He is listed at 250 pounds on USC’s spring roster, up…
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A look at the tiny and mighty migrators buzzing around our flowers. There are more than 350 different species of hummingbirds across the Americas. Their little bodies have big appetites and they eat about half their body weight a day. They drink nectar from flowers and sugar water from feeders. They also sip tree sap…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now No detail ever seems too insignificant for Los Alamitos’ softball team under coach Rob Weil, especially with in-game situations. One of the finer points for the Griffins on Thursday was the position of Zoe Prystajko’s glove after the Huntington Beach ace walked back…
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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 Thursday, March 21 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. THURSDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL…
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Two men were behind bars today on suspicion of being involved in a social media scam to steal a car in Irvine, a growing trend in Southern California. The victim responded to a Facebook Marketplace ad looking to hire someone to transport cash, police said. The victim drove from Oxnard to meet a suspect Wednesday…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The United States escaped defeat with an own goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, Haji Wright scored twice in extra time and the Americans rallied past Jamaica, 3-1, on Thursday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico or Panama. Greg Leigh scored 30 seconds in for…
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It has been 13 years since Nick C. sat in an Alameda County jail at the age of 24, facing decades in prison and the prospect of never seeing his kids again. He looks back on it as a turning point: Years in juvenile detention and a young adulthood spent dealing drugs culminated in a…
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