The world according to Jim: • Buried in the coverage of ESPN’s split with Major League Baseball following this season is this nugget from Commissioner Rob Manfred. According to the initial report by The Athletic’s Evan Drellich and Andrew Marchand, Manfred told the owners in a memo that the league has “not been pleased with…
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Pepperdine University has filed suit against Netflix and Warner Bros. for trademark infringement, alleging in federal court that Mindy Kaling‘s new comedy series “Running Point” intentionally centers on a fictional basketball team that strongly resembles the university’s actual squad, according to court papers obtained Friday. In the suit, filed Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, Pepperdine…
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Dana Point’s iconic Festival of Whales parade, with its massive helium sea creature balloons, is canceled for this year and will be replaced by a three-day carnival. The decision to pause the signature event — which has been part of the Festival of Whales since 1971 and typically draws thousands of people — was prompted…
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Los Angeles has a new leader at the helm of its fire department: Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva, who was announced Friday by Mayor Karen Bass as Kristin Crowley’s replacement. Villanueva retired just seven months ago after more than four decades with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Before his retirement, he served as Chief Deputy…
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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, Feb. 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. FRIDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL…
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A 58-year-old man was sentenced Friday, Feb. 21 to 293 years to life in prison for molesting seven sons of Orange County families who believed him to be a friend. Alex Mauricio Padilla Beltran had been convicted Nov. 19 of 23 felony charges related to sexual assaults on the seven boys. In total, prosecutors allege…
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A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted more than a dozen county probation officers following a state Department of Justice investigation into an alleged “fight club” at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, according to sources familiar with the matter. Few details about the indictments were available Friday, Feb. 21. However, the Los Angeles County Deputy…
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CARSON — One look at the calendar and it wouldn’t appear as if the Galaxy had enough time to celebrate their MLS Cup championship and recover from last year’s grind of a season. Diego Fagundez said he did. “The monkey is finally off of my back,” he said of winning his first MLS Cup. “Like…
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Drew Doughty and Canada conquered the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday, and now he and the Kings will square off with Utah HC, commencing a three-game homestand on Saturday. Doughty was a late addition to the squad following an injury to Alex Pietrangelo and a recovery from his own malady, a broken ankle that required…
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By JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Steve Bannon was accused of making a Nazi salute as he concluded a speech at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but Bannon said Friday the gesture was merely a “wave.” Bannon, who once…
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