Year: 2021

Orange County Soccer Club recently released its 2021 kits, featuring frontline workers from jersey partner Hoag Hospital. Hoag has been the shirt sponsor for the club since June of 2017. “In sports, we are taught to focus on the name on the front of the jersey and not the name on the back,” Orange County…

Major League Soccer announced that Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget will be suspended for two games for his use of an anti-gay slur in an Instagram video that has since been deleted. The video, which was posted April 9, was immediately taken down. It was of Lletget playfully slapping teammate Julian Araujo on the back of…

Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shoots as the Mavericks’ Willie Cauley-Stein, left, Jalen Brunson, center, and Kristaps Porzingis defend during the second half of Thursday’s game in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis gestures during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Thursday, April…

What do you — as an admin– do when you want to demote another admin? Earlier, it was necessary to remove the admin from the group in order to demote him or her. Then, you needed adding him again if you wanted him back in the group. Now, WhatsApp has since made it a lot…

Q. Because of my work schedule I am on the road before the sun is up, and over the last year or so I have seen a trend: Cars have their front lights on, but the back lights are not on. This doesn’t seem correct, and I am not sure if this is a new…

With Democrats and Republicans each targeting two local House seats in the 2022 election, big money is expected to once again pour into Orange County races over coming months. We’ve already taken a look at who got how much money in the first quarter of 2021 and what those early totals might signal for those…

Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler throws to the plate during the second inning of Thursday’s game against the Padres at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game at Dodger…

Three Orange County girls basketball standouts have suffered season-ending knee injuries. Capistrano Valley High senior Leah Manning, San Juan Hills senior Emily Freeman and San Clemente junior Jolie Johnson are among the county players who have been injured early in the spring season. Manning, a third-team All-County selection last season, suffered a knee injury last…

Three Orange County girls basketball standouts have suffered season-ending knee injuries. Capistrano Valley High senior Leah Manning, San Juan Hills senior Emily Freeman and San Clemente junior Jolie Johnson are among the county players who have been injured early in the spring season. Manning, a third-team All-County selection last season, suffered a knee injury last…

At the beginning of 2021, I was tasked with an assignment: Create a pie chart showcasing which types of content performed best on the Marketing Blog in 2020. The question was an undeniably important one, as it would influence what types of content we wrote in 2021, along with identifying new opportunities for growth. But…

Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shoots as the Mavericks’ Willie Cauley-Stein, left, Jalen Brunson, center, and Kristaps Porzingis defend during the second half of Thursday’s game in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis gestures during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Thursday, April…

What do you — as an admin– do when you want to demote another admin? Earlier, it was necessary to remove the admin from the group in order to demote him or her. Then, you needed adding him again if you wanted him back in the group. Now, WhatsApp has since made it a lot…

Q. Because of my work schedule I am on the road before the sun is up, and over the last year or so I have seen a trend: Cars have their front lights on, but the back lights are not on. This doesn’t seem correct, and I am not sure if this is a new…

Q. Because of my work schedule I am on the road before the sun is up, and over the last year or so I have seen a trend: Cars have their front lights on, but the back lights are not on. This doesn’t seem correct, and I am not sure if this is a new…

HONOLULU, Hawaii — The third-seeded Long Beach State men’s volleyball team swept sixth-seeded UC Irvine, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21, in a quarterfinal of the Big West Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. Long Beach (7-4) advances to the semifinals, where it will face No. 2 seed UC Santa Barbara (13-4) on Friday…

Clippers center Ivica Zubac battles for the ball against the Grizzlies’ Xavier Tillman during the second half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Grayson Allen #3 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket against Marcus Morris Sr. #8 of the LA Clippers in the first half of…

Clippers center Ivica Zubac battles for the ball against the Grizzlies’ Xavier Tillman during the second half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Grayson Allen #3 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket against Marcus Morris Sr. #8 of the LA Clippers in the first half of…

Clippers center Ivica Zubac battles for the ball against the Grizzlies’ Xavier Tillman during the second half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Grayson Allen #3 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket against Marcus Morris Sr. #8 of the LA Clippers in the first half of…

Whenever you search for something on Google, you encounter what is called Google Suggestions, or predictions (here’s an interesting post on how Google suggestions work). Basically, it’s part autocomplete and part “are you looking for this?”, and it is based on real searches carried out by people who use Google Search. While most are helpful,…

When you’re a vivid smartphone user, you may need to connect your device to your PC or Mac. Maybe you wish to backup your photos and videos, extract some crucial data, or extract files to free space on your device. Or maybe you wish to check your calls and messages or remote-control your device. Whatever…