Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for December, the NFL announced on Thursday morning. In Miami’s three-game stretch in the month, Baker had 16 tackles, six for loss, and 3 ½ sacks while the team went 3-0 as part of its seven-game winning streak it enters Sunday’s matchup…
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It’s a day to reset and restart, a way to wash off the old and bring in the new. And let’s be honest: We can use some renewed hope for a better year to come. So if you’re head isn’t still ringing from the New Year’s Eve festivities, here are a few fun ways to…
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The iconic Laguna Beach lifeguard tower that started out as part of a gas station across from Main Beach might not be in use today if it weren’t for the locals who did their best to save it. Fifty years after a Laguna Beach City Council decided to not move forward with a more modern…
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LOS ANGELES — Out of the mouths of redshirt freshmen comes the truth. You’re wondering why California quarterbacks want to play football elsewhere? Ask C.J. Stroud. “You go to USC and UCLA games and, quite honestly, it’s kind of boring,” Stroud said on Wednesday. “There’s not a lot of people. The parents really aren’t in…
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Yes, the Chargers have backed themselves into a corner. (Is that the origin of the “backs to the wall” expression that they seem to be using so frequently this week?) And yes, not only losing but getting blown out by the now 4-11 Houston Texans last Sunday is inexcusable, even with a stack of positive…
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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 Wednesday, Dec. 29. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL THE CLASSIC AT DAMIEN Canyon 55, Clovis North 54 Can: Benjamin 19 pts, Carey…
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COSTA MESA — Chargers defensive tackle Linval Joseph couldn’t explain why his team delivered a lackluster performance in last week’s loss to the Houston Texans or why the defense has struggled to be consistent this season. To Joseph, it was pointless to look back at past miscues when they’re preparing for a must-win game against…
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A record-breaking chill descended on several cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Anaheim reached a high temperature of only 56 degrees on Wednesday, three degrees lower than its previous record from 2002 on the same day, according to the National Weather Service. Newport Beach, which saw the mercury top out…
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Quarterback Matthew Stafford had one of his worst days with the Rams on Sunday, and one of his best. Stafford threw three interceptions, his most in a game this season, and had a 46.8 passer rating, his lowest in a game in nine years. But the Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings, 30-23, showing they don’t…
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Two of the victims involved in a plane crash outside the city of El Cajon this week have been identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. Douglas James Grande, 45, and Julian Jorge Bugaj, 67, were were killed along with two others Monday, Dec. 27, after a Learjet 35 that had taken off…
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