By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic held off Taylor Fritz, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, in 3¾ hours to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 11th time on Tuesday. When he gets through the quarterfinals in Australia, Djokovic is unbeaten. The 24-time major champion has won all 10 semifinals…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls basketball stat leaders through Jan. 20. The leaderboards are based on stats published on MaxPreps.com. SCORING Name, school GP Pts PPG Allison Clarke, Rosary 17 516 30.4 Adyra Rajan, Fairmont Prep 25 501 20.4 Rylee Bradley, Marina 24…
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By SIMON CAMBERS The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff kept alive her hopes of back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles after beating Marta Kostyuk, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2, in an error-strewn quarterfinal match at the Australian Open on Tuesday (Monday night PT). The fourth-seeded Gauff saved two set points as she came from…
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Sam Meza-Tallada (3) of Trabuco Hills powers past the defense of Christian Fernandez (15) of San Clemente as he drives for the basket in a South Coast League game at San Clemente High School in San Clemente on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Will Whidden (23) of San Clemente…
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CYPRESS — Cypress boys basketball coach Derek Mitchell said his team is at its best in games played with an up-tempo pace. That was the case in the Centurions’ Empire League game against Tustin on Monday at Cypress High School. The Centurions got the ball up the court quickly and relied on the trio of…
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LOS ANGELES — With a chance to establish a winning record at home for the first time this season, the Kings fell flat against a team they have dominated. Fighting off a two-goal deficit against the San Jose Sharks, a late equalizer by Drew Doughty sent the game to overtime before the Kings came up…
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SANTA ANA — A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to fatally beating a 70-year-old man in Anaheim on Memorial Day 2021, trying to attack another man in the neighborhood and assaulting two other victims a couple weeks before that. David Steven Abbott had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was midway through his…
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By AARON BRACY The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points, the most in the NBA this season, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Embiid also set a career high with 18 rebounds. He was 24 for 41 from the…
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Yelp HAS released its 11th annual Top 100 Places to Eat in the United States, which features 18 California restaurants this year, with several Golden State locations making appearances. That is, except for Orange County. Out of the 100 best places to eat, according to Yelp reviews, 18 can be found in the Golden State.…
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By Holly Ramer and Will Weissert, Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is aiming for a commanding victory Tuesday in New Hampshire, securing a sweep of the first two Republican primary races that would make a November rematch with President Joe Biden look more likely than ever. The biggest question is whether Trump’s…
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