With the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13, we look at the NFL’s passionate fans – and compare them to those of other sports. Where’s the love? In 2016, 65% of U.S. adults said they follow the NFL in some form, with 56% watching games on television and 9% tuning in via the internet.Globally, 38%…
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The Miami Dolphins have lured one of college football’s best offensive line coaches to instruct what has been the team’s most troublesome unit the past few years. According to an ESPN report, new Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has selected Boston College assistant Matt Applebaum to coach the Dolphins’ offensive line, which struggled this past season…
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Firefighters anticipate having the Emerald fire 90% contained by Saturday night, and are hopeful it will be fully contained by mid-week, authorities said. On Saturday morning, firefighters continued to keep the blaze under control, holding it to 154 acres overnight, with 60% containment, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said. Despite another warm day…
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NEW YORK — Baseball negotiations lasted for an hour Saturday when Major League Baseball made a new proposal that lawyers for locked-out players thought had only minor movement. Major League Baseball eliminated the penalty of a third-round amateur draft pick for exceeding the luxury tax threshold. Management maintained its plan to increase the threshold from…
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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 Saturday, Feb. 12. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. SATURDAY’S SCORES GIRLS WATER POLO CIF-SS PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals DIVISION 2 Edison 13, Los Osos 6 DIVISION 3 Beckman…
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A man was arrested on suspicion of robbing a Costa Mesa bank with help from alert witnesses who provided a detailed description of him on Friday afternoon, Feb. 11, authorities said. Just before 1:50 p.m., the suspect walked into a bank in the 2300 block of Harbor Boulevard, handed the teller a note and walked…
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A third candidate for the Miami Dolphins’ offensive coordinator opening surfaced on Saturday. Los Angeles Chargers run-game coordinator and offensive line coach Frank Smith is interviewing for the job under new Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel on Saturday, according to an NFL Network report. Smith, 40, just completed his first season in that role for the…
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Several bus routes throughout Orange County could be disrupted starting Tuesday morning, Feb. 15, if hundreds of Orange County Transportation Authority bus drivers decide to go through with a threatened strike. The drivers, who are members of the Teamsters Local 952, voted last month to allow a walkout, and gave notice last week they would…
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In the beginning, there were the guys with the jetpacks. And the idea that coathangers, properly positioned as an outside antenna, could get around a local TV blackout. And a hero who not only broke curfew the night before the game but blew past it, thinking he wouldn’t even be needed the next day. Yes,…
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By Graham Dunbar | Associated Press BEIJING — One of the lawyers that will judge Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday is an American who was once picked by Maria Sharapova’s legal team for her appeal over a similar performance-enhancing drug. Jeffrey Benz was named Saturday by the…
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