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By Paul Wiseman President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how it would be spent if it did. “How realistic are these commitments?” write…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Last season in the South Coast League, a team was undefeated in league play and headed towards a league championship when a third-place team pulled an upset and threw the league standings into disarray. Tesoro’s boys basketball team made sure that history did not repeat itself as it dominated San Juan…
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CLEVELAND — LeBron James made an emotional return to Cleveland then battled through what was likely his worst game ever as a Cavaliers opponent. Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points, Jaylon Tyson had 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big third quarter to beat the Lakers 129-99 and spoil James’ return to Northeast Ohio. More…
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Lauren Betts overcame early foul trouble to score 23 points and pull down nine rebounds, leading the second-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team to an 80-67 victory over Illinois on Wednesday night. Betts, the Bruins’ 6-foot-7 AP All-American center, picked up her second and third fouls – the latter on a technical foul…
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Three men believed to be part of a residential burglary ring have been arrested, Newport Beach and Irvine police announced Wednesday, Jan. 28. Police say the group is connected to a series of residential burglaries reported in Newport Beach over the past several months, as well as a suspected burglary plot in Irvine earlier this…
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kam Woods put the USC basketball team on his back during a stirring second-half comeback, but it wasn’t quite enough. Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC’s comeback bid to win, 73-72, on Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes (15-5 overall, 5-4 Big…
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LOS ANGELES — Down to his third strike here with defensive coordinators, Lincoln Riley is betting big on Gary Patterson. He’s pushed all his chips in on GP. It’s either going to pay off handsomely or fail miserably, because, as Patterson has spent decades telling the 840 or so players who came through his TCU…
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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, Jan. 28 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 BASKETBALL NONLEAGUE…
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LOS ANGELES — Gary Patterson had one box in mind that he had to check after leaving the TCU football program. “You had to be three years out to qualify for the College Hall of Fame,” Patterson told reporters on Wednesday. “We hit all the other check marks. That was one of the reasons why…
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5 Freeway through Grapevine is the focus of a dense fog advisory released at 5:46 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from 11 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 29, at noon. The NWS Hanford CA adds to anticipate, “Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.” “Low visibility could…
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