The Lakers canceled practice Tuesday after shooting guard Talen Horton-Tucker entered into the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to the team. Other members of the Lakers were directed to take two tests – a rapid and a PCR – before boarding for their flight to Dallas in the afternoon, if they return negative…
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By Claudia S. Alaniz The 133rd Rose Parade has been more than two years in the making. For Tournament of Roses President Dr. Robert Miller, it’s been five years in the making. Before the 2020 Rose Parade began, the Pasadenan was already planning — thinking up a theme, making a list of grand marshal hopefuls.…
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By ANDREW MELDRUM JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines. An analysis Tuesday of data…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Three Orange County girls basketball teams proved themselves in different ways Saturday by capturing tournament titles. Here’s a closer look: Mater Dei: Orange County’s top-ranked team showed it’s still a major contender in the Open Division with a 60-56 victory against postseason rival…
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Giants co-owner Steve Tisch waved a polite hello and did not break stride coming out of the SoFi Stadium visitors’ locker room Sunday with an entourage. He left the stadium loudly, in a black Mercedes sprinter van at the back of a motorcade led by three California Highway Patrol police officers on thundering motorcycles. No…
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The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit Monday, Dec. 13, against Live Nation Entertainment over a competitive event produced by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians named “Coachella Day One 22” advertised on Live Nation’s Ticketmaster site. Like the annual Coachella music festival, Twenty-Nine Palms’ Coachella Day One 22 event…
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UC Irvine officials still need to pick a site for a new museum to house the university’s California art collection, but they’re closer to covering the cost of the facility with a donation announced Monday. The Institute and Museum of California Art, which manages two collections totaling more than 4,500 works with Golden State themes…
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New USC head football coach Lincoln Riley added his first new player out of the transfer portal on Monday, earning the commitment of former TCU defensive tackle Earl Barquet. Barquet, who announced his decision on Twitter, is a 6-foot-3, 277-pound lineman who comes to USC with three years of eligibility remaining. COMMITTED@USC_FB pic.twitter.com/QGMS7LZ0g5 — Earl…
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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 Monday, Dec. 13. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL NONLEAGUE Katella 63, Santa Ana 58 Ocean View 75, University 60 Buena Park 54,…
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Just days before a delirious Henry Lehr bolted from a licensed Newport Beach detox, forced his way into a neighbor’s house and was killed, the detox operator was cited for eight deficiencies by state regulators. Newport Beach Police investigate the scene where an occupant of a Newport Beach home shot and killed a man on…
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