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If Jaylon Johnson has proven anything in his first two seasons, it’s that he tells the truth as he sees it. Unfortunately, his truth will not resonate well with the Chicago Bears. The team consistently applauds its own culture, so it had to be a little surprised to find out a portion of the roster…
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Evan Engram wouldn’t take the bait. He wouldn’t admit that Sunday is an opportunity for payback on Jayron Kearse, the Cowboys safety who punched Engram in the face after Dallas’ 44-20 win in October. “I’m not looking at it like that,” Engram said this week with a smile. “We’re gonna go out there and play…
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Tetairoa McMillan is sticking with his Servite brothers and heading to Arizona. The five-star wide receiver signed Friday with the Wildcats, who flipped his commitment from Oregon to Tucson in a late, recruiting coup, Friars coach Troy Thomas confirmed Saturday morning. Arizona also signed Servite quarterback Noah Fifita, tight end Keyan Burnett and linebacker Jacob…
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Can we play games on Zoom? Do we rapid test players at halftime? How will sports look in its second matchup with COVID and its viral brothers, Delta and Omicron? Because sports are going on. Come hell or high absentee rate, the games and the billion-dollar businesses are going on. The NFL shifted three games…
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A 44-year-old state prison inmate from Fullerton serving 50 years to life for fatally gunning down a 19-year-old changing a tire has died following an apparent conflict with his cellmate, who also died, state officials said. Charles Thomas Ramirez was taken in for medical treatment but died from his injuries at Kern Valley State Prison,…
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ALL-COUNTY GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM  RUNNER OF THE YEAR Emma Hadley, Canyon A cross country runner’s goal is to peak at the end of the season when CIF championship meets are on the calendar. Canyon senior Emma Hadley did just that. Hadley was Orange County’s fastest girl at the CIF State Championships, leading the Comanches…
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The vertical steel tendons that strengthened the iconic twin domes so they could withstand the extraordinary pressure of a reactor accident? They’re gone. The four-story office building with employee cafeteria, storage space and unparalleled views of the Pacific? That’s gone, too. The demineralizers in the turbine building? They look like a string of giant snowballs…
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UCLA football coach Chip Kelly understands that the players are excited for “one more opportunity to play as a group” this season but admitted that the increase in COVID-19 cases is concerning. The Bruins were off most of last week to work on final exams before returning to a normal practice schedule this week to…
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ALL-COUNTY BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM RUNNER OF THE YEAR Jai Dawson, Dana Hills Jai Dawson won just about everything he could win in cross country. The Dana Hills senior finished first in the Mt. Carmel Invitational in September, the Orange County Championships Sweepstakes Race and the Mt. SAC Invitational in October, and the South Coast…
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A bus stuffed with people can be hot and annoying, a bus stuffed with toys, now that is worth celebrating. How about a dozen buses stuffed with toys? Well … Merry Christmas! Raquel Ortiz, left, and Angela Madison of Caltrans carry armloads of Christmas toys to one of the many buses at the Orange County…
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