LOS ANGELES — Clippers win, on three. No. 1 – With 31.2 seconds left in the Clippers’ 115-109 victory, Nicolas Batum’s go-ahead 3-pointer gave his team a 111-109 lead. No. 2 – L.A.’s swarming defense thwarted Washington’s shot at a tie when Kristaps Porzingis missed a 10-footer with 17.7 seconds left. No. 3 – Reggie…
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Just as the momentum was shifting in the Orlando Magic’s favor in their 102-99 Tuesday loss to the Phoenix Suns, Markelle Fultz’s time had run out. Fultz led the Magic on a run that reduced Orlando’s 15-point third-quarter deficit to 82-77 early in the fourth — a period Fultz appeared to have found his rhythm,…
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LOS ANGELES – Still no. For the second consecutive day and the umpteenth in the past five months, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said, no, he did not have an update on the status of superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, both of whom are working their way back from injuries. Leonard is rehabbing from July…
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A preliminary report Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board revealed details of mechanical issues reported by the officers on the night a Huntington Beach Police Department helicopter crashed into the water in Newport Harbor, killing one officer and injuring the other. Around 6 p.m. on Feb. 19, the helicopter flew a routine patrol along…
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DALLAS — It was a miraculous display of misfiring. Rim clank after rim clank. The Mavericks could’ve built the Great Wall of China with all those bricks. The Knicks caught Dallas on the right night, at least the right first half, and, to their credit, fully capitalized in a 107-77 blowout victory Wednesday night. The…
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DeMar DeRozan’s late-game heroics have become almost commonplace for the Chicago Bulls. But in Wednesday’s 114-108 road win over the Detroit Pistons, the Bulls needed their star forward off the court as much as on it. The Bulls needed a win, but they weren’t playing like it. The defense was sluggish and shooting was frigid.…
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HOUSTON — As LeBron James and Russell Westbrook traded baskets with Jalen Green and Kenyon Martin Jr., it was hard to tell which team was which except for the names on the back of the jerseys. Which franchise entered the season with title aspirations? Which was built to lose? For much of the evening, the Lakers…
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By Andrew DeMillo | Associated Press A Texas court on Wednesday tossed out the state’s appeal of an order preventing child welfare officials from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirming care the youth received. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals dismissed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal of the temporary order a…
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With state and federal leaders placing a renewed focus on mental health care, Orange County officials are showing off the year-old Be Well OC campus in Orange – but they also acknowledge there’s more to be done to meet residents’ needs for services. U.S Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Orange County on…
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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, March 9 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL FREEWAY LEAGUE Fullerton 5, Buena Park 0 Full: Fany (WP) CG, 0 R, Norman 1-2,…
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