Bolsa Grande, Northwood and University have all canceled the final two football games of their seasons because injuries have depleted the teams’ rosters. Northwood (1-2) was scheduled to play Laguna Hills on Friday, April 9 and Dana Hills on April 16. Northwood also canceled its game against Portola last week. University (0-2) canceled its final…
Day: April 6, 2021
Angels manager Joe Maddon says Ohtani’s confidence grew by staying in Sunday’s game
ANAHEIM — To hear Joe Maddon tell it, Shohei Ohtani didn’t just achieve something physically on Sunday. He expanded his mind. The Angels manager repeated on Monday the reasons that he left Ohtani out to pitch as long as he did in his first start of the season. One of the reasons was to help…
Man wounded in Santa Ana shooting
SANTA ANA — A man was critically wounded in a shooting Monday night in Santa Ana. Officers responded about 8:35 p.m. to the 200 block of South Sullivan Street, near the Fairview Mobile Home Park south of First Street, where they found the victim down with a gunshot wound to his upper body, according to…
Kings done in by another slow start against Coyotes
Kings goaltender Cal Petersen, right, stops a shot by Arizona Coyotes right wing Conor Garland during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 5, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, center, reacts after being hit in the face by the stick of Los Angeles Kings…
Dustin May, Dodgers steamroll A’s
The Dodgers’ Will Smith, foreground, advances to third base after a fielding error by A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus, right, during the eighth inning of Monday’s game in Oakland. Also pictured at left is A’s third baseman Matt Chapman. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 05: Starting pitcher Dustin May #85 of the Los Angeles…
Coronavirus tracker: California reported 1,441 new cases and 50 new deaths as of April 4
According to the end-of-day totals from California public health websites for Sunday, April 4, there were 1,441 new cases of the coronavirus reported statewide, bringing the total number of cases there have been to 3,653,882. The 14-day average of new cases daily is 2,608. There were 50 new deaths reported Sunday, for a total of…
Jets trade QB Sam Darnold to Panthers for draft picks
NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Darnold was the face of a hopeful franchise, a promising playmaker who might just be the New York Jets’ quarterback for at least the next decade. It took only three years for that dream to fizzle and fade into disappointment. Darnold was traded Monday to the Carolina Panthers, ending months…
Senior Living: Older adults begin to test freedom after coronavirus vaccinations
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic. Many are making plans to see adult children and hug grandchildren they haven’t visited for months — or longer. Others are getting together with friends indoors,…
Baylor spoils Gonzaga’s unbeaten season to win its 1st national title
Baylor forward Flo Thamba, left, battles for a rebound with Gonzaga forward Drew Timme during the first half of Monday’s national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua dunks the ball during the second half of Monday’s national championship game against Gonzaga at Lucas Oil Stadium…
Coronavirus tracker: California reported 1,441 new cases and 50 new deaths as of April 4
According to the end-of-day totals from California public health websites for Sunday, April 4, there were 1,441 new cases of the coronavirus reported statewide, bringing the total number of cases there have been to 3,653,882. The 14-day average of new cases daily is 2,608. There were 50 new deaths reported Sunday, for a total of…
Angels manager Joe Maddon says Ohtani’s confidence grew by staying in Sunday’s game
ANAHEIM — To hear Joe Maddon tell it, Shohei Ohtani didn’t just achieve something physically on Sunday. He expanded his mind. The Angels manager repeated on Monday the reasons that he left Ohtani out to pitch as long as he did in his first start of the season. One of the reasons was to help…
Football updates: Bolsa Grande, Northwood, University cancel rest of their seasons because of injuries
Bolsa Grande, Northwood and University have all canceled the final two football games of their seasons because injuries have depleted the teams’ rosters. Northwood (1-2) was scheduled to play Laguna Hills on Friday, April 9 and Dana Hills on April 16. Northwood also canceled its game against Portola last week. University (0-2) canceled its final…
Jets trade QB Sam Darnold to Panthers for draft picks
NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Darnold was the face of a hopeful franchise, a promising playmaker who might just be the New York Jets’ quarterback for at least the next decade. It took only three years for that dream to fizzle and fade into disappointment. Darnold was traded Monday to the Carolina Panthers, ending months…
Senior Living: Older adults begin to test freedom after coronavirus vaccinations
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic. Many are making plans to see adult children and hug grandchildren they haven’t visited for months — or longer. Others are getting together with friends indoors,…
Alexander: What is the future for UCLA, USC men’s hoops?
We’ve been through this before. Remember 2007? UCLA and USC both reached the men’s basketball Sweet 16, and both seemed on the cusp of even more. The Trojans were roughed up that year by North Carolina in a regional semifinal at East Rutherford, N.J., when I’d noted in print that they should have been reminded…
Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, April 5
Scores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, April 5. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL NONLEAGUE Servite 73, El Modena 33 Ser: Fontenot 15 pts. Small 10 pts. Al-Amin Juma 10 pts. BOYS TENNIS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Woodbridge 12, Northwood 6…
OCVarsity’s Orange County football top 25 for Week 5
This week’s Orange County high school football top 25. FOOTBALL TOP 25 1. MATER DEI 3-0 Moanrchs defeated Servite 24-17 in physical, bruising contest as Marceese Yetts ran 77 yards for a touchdown, Cameron Sidney returned an INT for a TD. Last week: 1 Next: vs. Santa Margarita, Friday, Santa Ana Stadium 2. Servite 2-2…
An LA radio veteran tells the amazing stories found at a Northridge senior center
Veteran talk host Bill Moran, formerly heard on KABC (790 AM), KFI (640 AM) and KGIL (now KMZT, 1260 AM), called to tell me about a podcast series he recently launched. Called “The Golden Mic Experience,” the program features residents of The Village at Northridge — a senior living community in Northridge, California — talking…
Senior Living: Older adults begin to test freedom after coronavirus vaccinations
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic. Many are making plans to see adult children and hug grandchildren they haven’t visited for months — or longer. Others are getting together with friends indoors,…
How the News Feed Algorithms Work on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram
You’re connected with hundreds of people — maybe even thousands — on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But when you log in to each of these social networks, it’s likely that you don’t want to be bombarded by every single update from every single connection. That’d be pretty overwhelming, wouldn’t it? That’s how the folks from…