LOS ANGELES — I guess Anthony Davis had it right after all. It was Davis, during his waning days as a Laker and in his frustration over being a power forward asked to play center, who more than once pleaded for Rob Pelinka to make a trade for a big man to play the “five.”…
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LOS ANGELES — After playing the same lineup for the entire second half of their Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon, Lakers coach JJ Redick decided to make that quintet the first unit for Wednesday night’s win-or-go-home Game 5. Dorian Finney-Smith started Game 5 of the first-round playoff series in place of…
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When Donald Trump reentered office in 2025, he inherited a strong economy partly fueled by the possibility of lower taxes on capital, fewer overbearing regulations, energy abundance and the rise of AI. Instead of stewarding that prosperity and optimism, Trump quickly upended it through a reckless love affair with tariffs and a flair for insulting…
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A federal jury Wednesday found an Anaheim man guilty of befriending a 13-year-old girl, giving her alcohol and sexually assaulting her while recording the attack. Jonathan Gonzalez-Reyes, 38, was found guilty of one count of producing child pornography, two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s…
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Mikey Gray pitched a two-hit shutout for Trabuco Hills in a 6-0 win over Capistrano Valley on Wednesday in a crucial game in the South Coast League championship race. Trabuco Hills (19-7-1, 8-3) can clinch at least a share of the league title with a win Friday over the Cougars (11-14-1, 2-8-1). The Mustangs are…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Only resilient teams and players can survive the Crestview League’s playoff race in softball. Canyon proved that again on Wednesday by rallying past visiting Pacifica 5-4 to prevent the Mariners from clinching at least a share of the league championship. Irma Urincho belted…
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Lakers star LeBron James handles the ball as the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Julius Randle defends during the first half of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night, April 30, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) Lakers guard Austin Reaves goes down on the court against Minnesota Timberwolves guard…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Huntington Beach boys volleyball team gained momentum in the middle of the first set against Newport Harbor in an opening-round, pool-play match in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs on Wednesday. The Oilers, the No. 2 seed, kept it up through the second set, faltered a bit in the third and then…
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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 Wednesday, April 30 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. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BOYS…
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Yosemite and Yosemite Valley are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 3:22 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until 3:45 p.m. The storms are forecast to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). “At 3:22 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Yosemite…
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