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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Two Mater Dei football players have confirmed their transfer to new schools and a third player has indicated a move via social media. Wide receiver Gavin Honore, who is committed to George, has enrolled at Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas, the junior said…
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Swedish midfielder Amin Boudri has signed with the Los Angeles Football Club. The 21-year-old’s acquisition from club GAIS in the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s first division, was announced Saturday. After the Black & Gold paid a nearly $4 million transfer fee to GAIS, according to reporter Fabrizio Romano, Boudri will be contracted to LAFC through the 2029 season, including a club option for…
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For just a few days, the special teams unit was in real limbo in Westwood. Kicker Mateen Bhaghani entered the transfer portal as it opened, even taking a visit to Arizona State on the same weekend as a handful of former teammates. Bhaghani later confirmed to the Southern California News Group, however, that he was…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22. Lollicup Fresh at MainPlace Mall, 2800 N. Main St., Suite 1028, Santa Ana Closed: Jan. 22 Reason: Operating without a valid health permit Joe’s Gourmet Deli, 6904 Katella Ave., Cypress Closed: Jan.…
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I was never interested in gambling, or even in playing innocent cards, which is weird, because I had genetic reasons to be pre-disposed to the vice. My paternal grandfather, allergic to shovels and panning in Arctic streams, would board ships from San Francisco to Alaska as prospectors in the ‘20s still dreamed of the booty…
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Thieves rammed a stolen vehicle into an Anaheim store on Friday afternoon, stealing roughly $1 million worth of jewelry, authorities said. After the heist, the alleged suspects got into two separate car crashes and later were taken into custody. The suspects drove a stolen black Nissan Rogue through the front of the Classic Jeweler store…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is back from his all-expense-paid trip to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. Guess who paid for it. Every special interest in California. KCRA in Sacramento reported that the cost of this trip, like all the governor’s official travel, was paid by the California State Protocol Foundation. The mission of the…
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California homebuying fell to its second-lowest level for a November in 21 years, despite mortgage rates at their lowest in three years. Statewide, 23,317 existing and newly built homes — houses and condos — were sold, according to Attom data dating to 2005. This broad tally of sales is down 8% over 12 months and…
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A person was shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis Saturday morning, officials say. The shooting occurred on Nicollet Avenue near 26th Street, according to a post on the city’s social media page. No information on the person’s condition was immediately released. Officials asked members of the public “to remain calm and avoid the immediate…
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