Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santa Margarita’s girls soccer team will be the lone Orange County representative in the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. The Eagles (13-1-2), who have reached the section finals the past two seasons, were seeded third Saturday and paired with No. 6 Notre Dame of…
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Ben Simmons, a three-time All-Star, reportedly is expected to sign with the Clippers after clearing waivers Saturday morning, according to multiple sources. The 6-foot-10 swingman has spent three injury-plagued seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, never appearing in more than 42 games. A lower-back nerve issue has limited his playing time. Simmons averaged 6.2 points, 5.2…
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NEW ORLEANS — Andy Reid and Matt Nagy vs. Vic Fangio. Nick Sirianni and Kellen Moore vs. Steve Spagnuolo. This Super Bowl is a matchup of some of the brightest – and oldest – minds in the NFL. Reid and Fangio are 66. Spagnuolo is 65. When the Kansas City Chiefs (17-2) go for a…
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CIF-SS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS The Open Division is a pool-play format with 10 teams divided into two groups. The winner of each pool advances to the championship game. All of the other divisions are single elimination. All games start at 7 p.m. OPEN DIVISION First round of pool play Wednesday, Feb. 12 POOL A La…
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CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS The Open Division uses the Champions League format (two-game series decided by cumulative score) to determine the two finalists for the championship game. All other divisions are single-elimination format. All games start at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. OPEN DIVISION First round of pool play Wednesday, Feb. 12 Redondo (1) at…
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CalOptima Health, Orange County’s insurance plan for low-income residents, has rescinded its support of a new senior health center in Westminster, sending the multimillion-dollar project into limbo. The CalOptima board of directors on Thursday, Feb. 6, pulled its 2023 endorsement of 360 PACE based on allegations of health care fraud against what staff members called…
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I, Donald John Trump, will drop an atomic bomb on you, Canada, unless you reduce the price of automatic transmissions for use in our great American automobiles immediately. Unless, of course, you, Canada — the Great White North as we used to call it, and boy, howdy, does that moniker sound better and better every…
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Anaheim Ducks right wing Troy Terry helps out the Bar Becky restaurant during the annual Dux in Tux fundraiser dinner event at Honda Center, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer) Anaheim Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger helps prep food for Mastros Ocean Club and Steak House during the annual…
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A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire. Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it. Microbial soil life, from aerobic bacteria to symbiotic mycorrhizae, has also…
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Want to see a magic trick? Watch this: “During 40 of the last 48 days, clean energy exceeded grid demand consumed at a point during the day; compared to only seven days all of last year.” Did you see it? Reality vanished in front of your eyes. Look again. The statement appeared in a news…
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