LOS ANGELES — This week, Saint Thomas came to Eric Musselman with a request: he wanted to guard Wisconsin’s John Tonje. It went deeper than the fact that Tonje was Wisconsin’s top scorer, entering Saturday’s matchup at 18.2 points a game. Thomas grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where bona-fide Power Five recruits weren’t quite as…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Standings for the Orange County girls basketball leagues through Friday, Jan. 17. Trinity League League Overall Mater Dei 2-0 19-2 JSerra 1-1 11-9 Santa Margarita 1-1 16-6 Orange Lutheran 0-2 11-8 South Coast League League Overall San Clemente 3-0 16-5 San Juan…
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LOS ANGELES — Players from the No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball team were scattered around the Mo Ostin Center on Friday morning, each cradling a black-and-white composition book. “Basketball is what I do, it is not who I am,” head coach Cori Close repeated to them in a firm, encouraging tone. Each player was etching…
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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, Jan. 18 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. SATURDAY’S SCORES BOYS…
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Breed: German shepherd mix Age: 1 year Sex: Spayed female Natasha’s story: Natasha was rescued from a high-kill shelter when her life was in danger due to overcrowding. She’s a happy-go-lucky girl who likes other large dogs. (She’s too bossy for small canines.) She learns things quickly and is great on a leash. She’s affectionate…
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Breed: German shepherd mix Age: 7 months Sex: Spayed female Paisley’s story: Paisley was set to be killed at a shelter because of a mild skin condition that has been cleared. She is sweet, patient and demure. She loves other friendly dogs and is good with kids who understand how to not scare her. She’s…
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LOS ANGELES — D’Anton Lynn was born into the NFL, his father Anthony Lynn the former head coach of the Chargers. But his introduction to coaching in the NFL, as D’Anton Lynn once said, was Rex Ryan. A slew of influences, since Lynn started in the NFL as an intern with Ryan’s Jets in 2014,…
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President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday, Jan. 18, that he will “probably” travel to California next week to view the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County. “I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” he told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Saturday. “I was going to go, actually yesterday,” the president-elect added, “but I…
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Are you ready for 2025? Not sure I am since I prefer to savor the Christmas holiday joys a bit longer before leaping into the new year. That’s why I adopted the idea, inspired by Byrd Baylor’s “I’m In Charge of Celebrations,” to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Jan. 31. In the book, a boy in…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Standings for the Orange County boys basketball leagues through Friday, Jan. 17. Trinity League League Overall Santa Margarita 3-0 17-3 JSerra 3-1 17-4 Mater Dei 3-1 15-5 St. John Bosco 2-1 18-2 Orange Lutheran 1-4 13-9 Servite 0-5 11-9 South Coast League…
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