The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Jan. 12 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. Small Things Like These: Claire Keegan 2. Intermezzo: Sally Rooney 3. All Fours: Miranda July 4. James: Percival Everett 5.…
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As a longtime bit player and movie extra, 95-year-old Dalyce Curry hobnobbed with Hollywood A-listers and appeared in blockbuster films such as “The Blues Brothers” and “The Ten Commandments.” But in her starring role she was the matriarch of an extended, adoring family who affectionally called her “Momma D.” “Our beloved Momma D touched so…
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By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State and Notre Dame have reached the same destination with rosters built much the same way. The teams set to play in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night in Atlanta sign elite high school recruiting classes year after year. That has been and…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, January 17, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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The annual Lunar New Year festival at the Disneyland resort is perfect for foodies who love to sample and share while grazing from one food booth to the next on an Asian-inspired epicurean adventure. I set out to taste all the new food items available this year at the six festival marketplace booths during a…
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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 Thursday, Jan. 16 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. THURSDAY’S SCORES GIRLS…
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LOS ANGELES — For a brief moment, the future of USC’s defense in the Lincoln Riley era hung in the balance, with a defensive coordinator uprooted 2,570 miles away in State College, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, former Penn State DC Tom Allen was formally inked as Clemson’s newest defensive coordinator, leaving a sudden hole for Nittany…
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LOS ANGELES — After undergoing the first surgery of his life, Rams left guard Steve Avila found himself in an unfamiliar setting. Not on the practice field, but in the training room, going about the small tedious tasks of rehabbing a knee injury. But there was a role model. Veteran tight end Tyler Higbee, seven…
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SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Wednesday) Jockeys / Wins Juan Hernandez / 12 Flavien Prat / 11 Umberto Rispoli / 8 Tiago Pereira / 5 Frankie Dettori / 5 Kazushi Kimura / 5 Trainers / Wins Bob Baffert / 7 Mark Glatt / 6 Phil D’Amato / 5 Michael McCarthy / 5 Jeff Mullins / 4…
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A little over 100 days before the Kentucky Derby, buildup to the May 3 classic intensifies this week for horses and horseplayers. The Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans on Saturday begins a round of Derby steppingstones with stepped-up importance, presenting 1 1/16-mile tests and 42 qualifying points to top-five finishers. The first official Derby…
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