USC forward Joshua Morgan, center, and guard Drew Peterson, right, pressure Arizona center Oumar Ballo during the second half on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) USC guard Drew Peterson drives as Arizona guard Cedric Henderson Jr. defends during the first half on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) USC guard…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now An excellent week for Los Alamitos’ girls water polo team got even better Thursday. Sophomore attacker Cici DeLuca scored a power-play goal with 1:39 left in triple sudden-death overtime to lift the Griffins past host Newport Harbor in a Surf League match. Los…
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A $25,000 reward was offered on Thursday, Jan. 19, by federal authorities for information leading to the identification and arrest of two suspects responsible for the burning of a Planned Parenthood in Costa Mesa last March, the FBI announced. Around 1 a.m. on March 13, the suspects were caught on surveillance footage throwing a Molotov…
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IRVINE — In a matchup between the Big West Conference’s top offense and its top defense on Thursday night, UC Irvine’s inside scoring was enough to prevail over Hawaii and its stingy perimeter defense in a 76-68 victory at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters (13-6 overall, 6-1 Big West) claimed their sixth win in…
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LOS ANGELES — The Kings were down two more players before the game even started and were trailing by three goals by the first intermission of a lackluster 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Already without wingers Arthur Kaliyev and Trevor Moore, another top flanker, Gabe Vilardi, missed Thursday’s game due to…
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By JACK MAGRUDER The Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Tyger Campbell matched a season high with 22 points, David Singleton had a season-high 21 and No. 5 UCLA extended its winning streak to 14 games, beating Arizona State, 74-62, on Thursday night. Jamie Jaquez, bothered by foul trouble, scored five of his 12 points in…
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The body of Orange County lawyer Elliot Blair was embalmed in Mexico before his family could have his blood drawn for an independent toxicology test, an attorney said Thursday, Jan. 19. Case Barnett, representing Blair’s family, said their investigator was told by the mortuary in Baja California that the body was embalmed despite the family’s…
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The Department of Justice on Thursday released a plea deal that says political consultant Melahat Rafiei attempted to defraud a cannabis dispensary client associated with her firm. Rafiei also admitted to agreeing to bribe two Irvine City Council members, according to court documents. Rafiei, 45, of Anaheim, has agreed to plead guilty to one felony…
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The Biden administration’s announcement Thursday, Jan. 19, that $930 million would be allocated to 10 Western states to reduce wildfire dangers was welcome news to U.S. Forest Service officials in Southern California. Nathan Judy, spokesman for the Cleveland National Forest — the southernmost national forest in California, consisting of 460,000 acres — said it has…
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EL SEGUNDO — The common thread between the last two games between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings is De’Aaron Fox – and what is or isn’t a foul. Earlier this month, the Kings felt the sting of a tight whistle when Fox, the 25-year-old franchise star, hip-checked Dennis Schröder and sent him to the line…
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