Magic’s defensive progress to be tested against league’s elite offenses

The Orlando Magic used another high-level defensive showing to secure a 108-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. How much progress has the Magic’s defense made after the All-Star break and how will it handle going up against elite offenses? They won’t have to wait long to find out, with the next week…

Stocks slump on Wall Street as oil, inflation worries rise

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA NEW YORK (AP) — Back down went stocks on Wall Street Thursday as global markets keep swinging on uncertainty about where inflation, interest rates and the global economy are heading. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% in afternoon trading, on pace for its fifth drop in the last six days.…

Heat’s Oladipo says he will remain driven by approach that’s ‘patient and persistent’

This time, the ovation was muted. This time, no chants on “O-La-DI-Po!” at FTX Arena. This time just another game — and, in this case, another loss — in the 82-game NBA regular-season grind. If Monday night’s return from 11 months away from the game felt like fantasy for Victor Oladipo in the resounding victory…

Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Friday March 11

The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Friday March 11, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…

US man who got first pig heart transplant has died

By Lauran Neergaard and Carla K. Johnson | Associated Press The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact…

Report raises concerns about OCDA Todd Spitzer’s conversation with father of boy killed in mass shooting

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer urged a prosecutor to drop a pending auto theft case against the father of a 9-year-old boy killed in a mass shooting in Orange after top executives at the DA’s office worried that Spitzer’s contact with the father could impact the capitol murder case, according to a report outlining…

Orange County SC plans strong USL championship defense

The Orange County Soccer Club accomplished its goal last season of winning the USL Championship. Don’t expect the club to relax heading into this season. “We’re very excited about this year,” General Manager and President of Soccer Operations Oliver Wyss said. Last year was certainly one to remember. OCSC made a midseason coaching change and,…

Russians keep pressure on Mariupol after hospital attack

By EVGENIY MALOLETKA MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians trapped inside Mariupol desperately scrounged for food and fuel as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the port city Thursday amid international condemnation over an airstrike a day earlier that killed three people at a maternity hospital. Western and Ukrainian officials called the hospital attack on…

Cold-shooting Long Beach State women fall to UC Davis in Big West tourney

The Long Beach State women’s basketball team applied relentless defensive pressure against UC Davis on Wednesday night. LBSU forced 22 turnovers and held the Aggies to 36% shooting. It was Long Beach State’s misfortune that its offense was equally despairing all night. Third-seeded LBSU watched shot after shot clank off a rim, spin in-and-out or just…

US man who got first pig heart transplant has died

By Lauran Neergaard and Carla K. Johnson | Associated Press The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact…

Cold-shooting Long Beach State women fall to UC Davis in Big West tourney

The Long Beach State women’s basketball team applied relentless defensive pressure against UC Davis on Wednesday night. LBSU forced 22 turnovers and held the Aggies to 36% shooting. It was Long Beach State’s misfortune that its offense was equally despairing all night. Third-seeded LBSU watched shot after shot clank off a rim, spin in-and-out or just…

Heat’s Oladipo says he will remain driven by approach that’s ‘patient and persistent’

This time, the ovation was muted. This time, no chants on “O-La-DI-Po!” at FTX Arena. This time just another game — and, in this case, another loss — in the 82-game NBA regular-season grind. If Monday night’s return from 11 months away from the game felt like fantasy for Victor Oladipo in the resounding victory…

Report raises concerns about OCDA Todd Spitzer’s conversation with father of boy killed in mass shooting

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer urged a prosecutor to drop a pending auto theft case against the father of a 9-year-old boy killed in a mass shooting in Orange after top executives at the DA’s office worried that Spitzer’s contact with the father could impact the capitol murder case, according to a report outlining…

Chipotle Mexican Grill introduces spicy chicken flavor

Chipotle Mexican Grill is introducing what it calls its first new take on chicken in 29 years. It’s called Pollo Asado. The Newport Beach-based company describes it as chicken meat tumbled in a spice blend, then seared on a plancha and complemented with marinade, fresh lime juice and cilantro. It will be available for a…

After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security

By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources of grain, fertilizers and energy, presents new challenges in securing food supplies on top of a prolonged pandemic, a U.N. official said Thursday. “We weren’t going well even before the pandemic, the hunger was rising slowly…

Attack on Ukrainian hospital draws outrage as talks stall

By EVGENIY MALOLETKA and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people brought condemnation down on Moscow on Thursday, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime, while the highest-level talks yet yielded no progress in stopping the fighting. Emergency workers renewed efforts…

Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, March 9

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, March 9 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL FREEWAY LEAGUE Fullerton 5, Buena Park 0 Full: Fany (WP) CG, 0 R, Norman 1-2,…