SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO >> The Servite boys soccer team beat Trinity League foe JSerra in penalty kicks Friday to win its second CIF-SS Division 1 championship in three seasons. The two teams were tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation and played two scoreless overtime periods. The Friars beat the Lions in penalty kicks…
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ANAHEIM — One team was razor sharp on Friday night at Honda Center. The other was not. Or more to the point, one team’s goaltender was sharp. The other team’s goalie was not. The Kings capitalized on an early bolt of lightning in the form of a Carl Grundstrom goal and then chipped away at…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – The St. Bernard boys basketball team usually could count on one or two players to make 3-point shots. More than one or two Vikings were making 3s on Friday. Five of them made shots from behind the arc as St. Bernard beat JSerra 71-59 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1…
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LOS ANGELES — You can say this about the Lakers and Clippers: They keep it close. Their meeting in December was decided by four points, thanks to some timely shooting by Marcus Morris Sr. Earlier this month, Reggie Jackson’s final shot went in and Anthony Davis’ didn’t – the defining sequence in a one-point game.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now LA MIRADA — San Juan Hills’ boys basketball team continued to build upon one of its major themes Friday night in rallying for its first CIF Southern Section title. “We’re a family,” said senior forward John McFadden after the top-seeded Stallions cooled off…
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California health officials are expected to announce on Monday, Feb. 28 new face mask rules for schools that will ease off the word “mandate” and downgrade it to a strong recommendation. The possible change matches up with health data that shows the latest wave of the pandemic ebbing. It also comes at a time of…
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LOS ANGELES — With a pregame news conference to rival an appearance by Punxsutawney Phil, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue shed little light on the prognosis for Paul George’s return. The seven-time All-Star forward had an MRI earlier in the day for the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an injury that has sidelined…
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A former high-profile prosecutor turned outspoken critic of Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer alleged in a court filing Friday that Spitzer lied to a judge in a capital murder case in an attempt to cover up racially charged comments. Citing internal emails from the DA’s office, attorney Matt Murphy accused Spitzer of reversing a…
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Transgender people in Orange County expressed fear and frustration in the wake of a recent TV news report that suggested the mere presence of transgender counselors at a science camp for elementary school children was inappropriate. The story — and the backlash — comes as transgender rights increasingly are the subject of culture war legislative…
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By Curt Anderson and Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The “stand your ground” self-defense law had been in effect in Florida for more than six years when it became part of the national vocabulary with the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. When the 17-year-old was fatally shot, Florida was still…
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