The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Carsten Williams School: Trabuco Hills Sport: Cross country Year: Sophomore Noteworthy: He finished first Saturday in the Saddleback Cup Challenge. Williams set a personal-best time of 9 minutes, 29 seconds in the 2-mile race in hot conditions at Trabuco Hill High. “Carsten’s fearless, and he always…
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My work here is done. This week’s column is my last. This has been the job of a lifetime, and it has come to an end. Ten years ago, out of the blue, my phone rang. It was an editor at the Orange County Register. We’d never met. I was living in L.A., writing about restaurants…
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One of Ben Platt’s first major gigs was starring as young Winthrop Paroo in “The Music Man” alongside Eric McCormack and Kristin Chenoweth at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The actor, singer-songwriter and Broadway star was just eight years old and completely in awe of being on such a legendary stage. He returned to…
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Q: Ira, yesterday I saw a short video on Twitter showing Kyle Lowry working out,and if what I saw was real, Pat Riley is going to love him in training camp and so am I. Seriously, he looked quite different to me. Can’t wait for training camp because that could be huge for our starting…
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Unless quarterback Lamar Jackson is hung up on having a fully guaranteed contract, I believe there is still a chance he and the Ravens agree to an extension by the end of his self-imposed deadline this week. The Ravens have a notorious history of lowballing players initially in contract negotiations, so it’s safe to assume…
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As the Chicago Bears get back to full health on the offensive line with Lucas Patrick’s return to practice Monday — his first appearance since suffering a broken right thumb July 28 — it’s worth wondering when his availability could lead to a change in the starting lineup. Coach Matt Eberflus maintained everything is under…
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It was a nice week for players selected with the Orioles’ second pick of a draft. The most notable case was Gunnar Henderson, who arrived in the majors Wednesday to put the Orioles’ first three selections of the 2019 draft together in their lineup. The former second-round pick recorded a hit in all but one…
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By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS | Associated Press LONDON — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages. At the top…
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The Ravens are touchdown favorites over the New York Jets ahead of their season opener Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, according to Las Vegas sportsbooks. The Ravens opened in May as four- to five-point road favorites, but the line has since risen to seven. Both teams could be without front-line starters at MetLife Stadium,…
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NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal is sending his Big Chicken franchise to South Florida, with a blitz of fast-casual restaurants set to open across the tricounty in 2022 and 2023. All told, the fried-chicken franchise founded by the basketball icon in 2018 inked a deal for 45 franchises in Florida, with Fort Lauderdale and West Palm…
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