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El Dorado forward Noah Barker, left, pulls down a rebound in front of Fountain Valley guard James Pennington in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 boys basketball playoffs in Placentia on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer) Fountain Valley guard Kenneth Nguyen, left, drives past El Dorado guard Kristian…
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in “The Great American Race” a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career. Busch is 0 for 20 in the…
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HOUSTON — Playing some of the best basketball of his career, Kawhi Leonard delivered again to send his team into the All-Star break on a winning note. Leonard scored 27 points and his tiebreaking three-point play on a spinning fadeaway jumper with two seconds remaining lifted the Clippers to a 105-102 victory over the Houston…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Big Ten regular season runs through March 8, but the stress is mounting for teams who might find themselves sitting on the NCAA Tournament bubble on Selection Sunday. Games between bubble teams are particularly crucial, and Ohio State outlasted USC in one of those battles on Wednesday night despite another big…
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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, Feb. 11 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. BOYS SOCCER CIF-SS…
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ranked opponents. Home or away. Tricky travel schedules. None of it seems to slow the UCLA women’s basketball team. Lauren Betts had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists and No. 2 UCLA pushed its winning streak to 18 games by thumping No. 13 Michigan State, 86-63, on Wednesday night. Kiki…
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A majority of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board was against including a reference to federal immigration agents in an expression of local support for law enforcement. Trustee Leandra Blades pitched the resolution affirming the district’s support through the federal level of law enforcement, but the board majority struck out references to anything federal,…
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As the Lakers approach the All-Star break, LeBron James summed up their situation as well as anybody could. “That’s a championship team right there,” he said of the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Lakers’ 119-110 loss to the defending champs on Monday night. “We’re not. “We can’t sustain energy and effort for 48 minutes, and…
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MILAN — For a moment, a moment decades in the making, yet fleeting nevertheless, Evan Bates seemed to think he and Madison Chock, his partner on and off the ice, were golden.At the end of their free dance at the Milano Ice Skating Arena Wednesday night, Bates, finishing the program on his knees, leaned over…
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Orange County’s nonprofits, hit by federal funding cuts and policy changes, are struggling to keep pace with the surging demand for housing and food assistance, particularly among vulnerable seniors, according to a review of calls to the county’s 3-digit assistance helpline. Callers who dial 2-1-1 are connected to a range of social services, including housing,…
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