As both professional and amateur ice hockey seasons are in full swing, adult fans might wonder how to get their own children into the sport. A blast to play whether as an elite athlete or a young newbie, ice hockey was invented in about 1875 and has been a hugely popular sport ever since. California…
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Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain grew together as NFL cornerbacks that found considerable success playing the position with the Miami Dolphins between the late 1990s and early 2000s. The end of their playing careers branched off elsewhere before they came back to South Florida in retirement, coaching various levels from little league, to 7-on-7 football…
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It’s not only visible plastic waste — water bottles and caps, food wrappers, foam packaging — polluting the ocean. Tiny toxic microplastics less than two-tenths of an inch long can be even more troublesome. They’re virtually impossible to remove once in the water, and they’re readily ingested by marine life. And unless something is done…
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Associated Press Colin Kaepernick is launching an initiative through his Know Your Rights Camp that will offer free, secondary autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is “police-related.” The initiative collaborates with a panel of board-certified forensic pathologists who perform autopsies, disclose preliminary findings, and issue final reports to requesting families. “We know that…
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. — Major League Baseball said Wednesday that the 2022 season will be shortened if no labor agreement has been reached by the end of Monday. Management had maintained that was the deadline for a deal that would allow the season to start as scheduled on March 31.…
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If you want a nostalgic reunion, there was former Miami Dolphins cornerbacks Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain, together again, talking Wednesday about coaching with each other this time. If want a strategic reunion, there was Wes Welker, the Dolphin who got away, in from San Francisco with new coach Mike McDaniel to direct the receivers.…
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Popular frozen treats brand Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt has been expanding in O.C. with stores already open in Newport Beach, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel and Rancho Santa Margarita. Now it will add a fifth scoop shop, opening Thursday, Feb. 24, in Irvine at The Market Place. Locals love its creamy, old fashioned recipes…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 946 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, Feb. 24, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 536,881. There were 8,087 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Wednesday. There were six more patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported in Orange County…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has modified its COVID-19 vaccine dosing recommendations, advising that for the young and healthy — especially males — it may be better to allow eight weeks between the two Pfizer or Moderna shots than the approved three- or four-week interval. A number of physicians and medical experts have…
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This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25 (Records through Tuesday, Feb. 22) 1. Mater Dei 28-4: Monarchs went 1-2 in CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play, with losses to Harvard-Westlake and Sierra Canyon and a win over Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks. Mater Dei, like all of the…
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