SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO >> The JSerra baseball team got production from up and down its lineup Wednesday in a 12-5 victory over St. Augustine of San Diego in a second-round game of the Boras Classic South at JSerra High School. The Lions (14-9) batted around in the first, third and fifth innings, and eight of…
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DETROIT — The Yankees avoided being a side note to history Wednesday night. They will very likely witness it on Thursday. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-4 Wednesday night and was one hit shy of his career-3,000th hit. “I want to see him get his 3,000th hit. It’s history and he’s one of the best…
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The Mets never looked like they had a real chance on Wednesday night. Not with the way Carlos Rodon was pitching, and especially not after Chris Bassitt gave the visiting Giants three runs in the first inning. The final score ended up at 5-2, with the Giants adding on and the Mets squandering their chances.…
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DeMar DeRozan is a man of his word. He proved that to Chicago Bulls fans Wednesday night, devouring the Milwaukee Bucks defense in the second half to cement a 114-110 win that evened the first-round playoff series at a game apiece. The Bulls star didn’t disguise his frustration after Game 1, promising he wouldn’t repeat…
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A mansion in the Big Canyon area of Newport Beach was red-tagged Wednesday evening after a fire tore through it and burned for two hours. Firefighters were called to 2 Rue Villars around 4 p.m. and began an offensive attack on the fire, said Newport Beach Fire Department spokeswoman Natalie May. When the roof partially…
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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, April 20. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL BORAS CLASSIC Villa Park 7, Huntington Beach 2 Corona 9, Mater Dei 4 Foothill 6,…
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Orange County spends more than $1.6 billion a year on homeless facilities, programs and services, and some of the county’s 34 cities also are spending millions – but unless local officials devise a comprehensive, countywide strategy focused on lasting solutions, they may be stuck on a hamster wheel: solving the same problems over and over,…
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HOUSTON — Shohei Ohtani’s uniform was dirty before he threw his first pitch of the game. And then his pitches were even more filthy. After running the bases twice in a six-run top of the first, Ohtani buzzed through the Houston Astros in one of the best starts of his major league career, taking a…
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DETROIT — For a scrappy and frustrating Yankees offense, Wednesday night was an explosion. The Bombers managed to get five runners across home plate as they beat the Tigers 5-3 at Comerica Park. It was the second straight win for the Yankees (7-5), who clinched the series win and will go for the sweep on…
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BOSTON — Steve Nash wants fans to believe the Nets’ playoff hopes don’t squarely rest on Kevin Durant’s shoulders; His team’s success is more a byproduct of excellent team basketball than the stars they signed to max contracts. The Nets’ 114-107 loss to the Celtics in Game 2 decisively proved otherwise, as did a regular…
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