LOS ANGELES — By all indications, scout team ball carriers’ participation in defensive drills is rewarded with care. With grace. With non-threatening hits from USC headhunters. At least, from what reporters are allowed to see during the viewing portions of practice; wide receiver Brenden Rice once referred to Tuesday practices as “Bloody Tuesday.” Regardless, in…
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber hit two of Philadelphia’s three solo home runs off Merrill Kelly, and the sweet-swinging Phillies pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10-0, on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Trea Turner also connected and J.T. Realmuto had two hits and three…
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LOS ANGELES — The Clippers played their third preseason game on Tuesday night with a third different starting power forward, a move that could determine an everyday starter. Or not. Coach Tyronn Lue said switching Terance Mann, Robert Covington and Nicolas Batum could be something the Clippers do all season. Sort of a power-forward-by-committee approach.…
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer has pitched only once since a miserable night in early September that saw the Houston Astros complete an overwhelming three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers. When the three-time Cy Young Award winner returns to the mound Wednesday night after missing just more than a…
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The interior entry courtyard. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) Slide-away glass walls open the great room to the courtyard on one side and an oceanview loggia on the other. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The main kitchen. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The primary bathroom. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The outdoor living room has a fireplace. (Photo by…
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A security guard was shot Tuesday while sitting in his patrol car in a Laguna Hills neighborhood. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched about 11 a.m. to Saddle Rock Place and Bridlewood Drive regarding the shooting, sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Woodroof said. Deputies found a man, who was a security guard, in a car. The man…
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The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Oct. 15 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett 2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride 3. The Fraud: Zadie…
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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 Tuesday, Oct. 17 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. TUESDAY’S SCORES GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CIF-SS PLAYOFFS Wild-Card Round DIVISION 9 RSCSM def. Magnolia Science Academy, 25-12, 23-25, 25-23,…
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By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump returned Tuesday to the civil fraud trial that imperils his real estate empire, watching and deploring the case as an employee and an outside appraiser testified that his company essentially put a thumb on the scale when sizing up his…
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NEW YORK — Chelsea Gray is out at least for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals after suffering an injury to her left foot Sunday. The Las Vegas Aces star guard was wearing a boot on her foot and had it propped up on a scooter she used to get into practice Tuesday. She was…
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