Blog

Last Sunday against Houston, Zach Wilson looked like a 22-year-old rookie who hadn’t played in a month. Wilson – who threw for 145 yards and completed under 60% of his passes with no touchdowns and an interception – wasn’t happy with his performance, but the Jets secured the win against the awful Texans, 21-14, and…
Read more

By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT CHICAGO (AP) — The second of two brothers testified Thursday that Jussie Smollett plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid them to carry it out, giving them lines to shout and pointing out a surveillance camera the former “Empire” actor said would capture the hoax on…
Read more

Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Jaylen Waddle might already have the NFL lead for best touchdown celebration after debuting the “Waddle Waddle” penguin-esque dance in Sunday’s 33-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. Waddle could also be on track to break an NFL rookie record for most receptions. Anquan Boldin, the former Pahokee High and Florida…
Read more

By LORI HINNANT PARIS (AP) — Greeks over 60 who refuse coronavirus vaccinations could be hit with monthly fines of more than one-quarter of their minimum pensions — a get-tough policy that the country’s politicians say will cost votes but save lives. Weekly protests in the Netherlands over the country’s 5 p.m. lockdown and other…
Read more

The Eat Index: OC is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Wednesdays. Subscribe here. Main Course Lobster paella at BluSky Restaurant & Bar in Anaheim (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)   Every holiday season, Brad A. Johnson’s inbox fills with emails from readers asking him where they should take their out-of-town…
Read more

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Thursday that funds the government through Feb. 18 and avoids a short-term shutdown after midnight Friday, but quick Senate approval was in doubt because of a fight over President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. An agreement among congressional leaders announced earlier…
Read more

After hunkering down for some 48 hours preparing for an undetermined stretch without LeBron James, the Lakers (12-11) could have him back in the lineup as soon as Friday night. The 36-year-old is no longer in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols after registering multiple negative COVID tests, the league announced Thursday afternoon. He is expected to…
Read more

At first glance, Dana Wharf captain Tommy White thought the marine mammals in the distance were dolphins, a regular sight off Orange County’s coastline. But he soon realized it was a much rarer sight: A pod of black-and-white orcas were hanging out just a few miles from Laguna Beach’s coastline. “That’s something different,” he recalled…
Read more

As he continues his impressive comeback season, Chicago Bears outside linebacker Robert Quinn on Thursday was named NFC defensive player of the month for November. In three November games, Quinn had 5½ sacks for minus-33 yards, 14 tackles, five tackles for a loss, six quarterback hits and a forced fumble. That included a 3½-sack performance…
Read more