Lakers fall to Jazz, hope for help against Pelicans

SALT LAKE CITY — Recently in Utah, it’s been less “jazz” and more “funk.” If the Lakers were going to steal a win off of any of their remaining playoff-bound opponents, the Jazz were an enticing candidate: losers of five straight, including many blown leads, and down 0-2 to the Lakers in the season series. Without…

High school scores and top performers from Thursday, March 31

Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Thursday. You can go to SentinelVarsity.com for more news and look here for previous nightly scores collections: Boys & Girls basketball GEICO HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS At Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers Girls: IMG Academy 67, Bishop McNamara (Md.) 48 Link Academy (Mo.) 81, Oak…

UCLA gymnastics reaches NCAA Raleigh Regional final

RALEIGH, N.C. — UCLA placed first in the second session of its NCAA Regional on Thursday, recording a season-high away score of 197.800 to beat second-place Michigan by four-tenths of a point. The Bruins earned the meet’s highest event scores on vault (49.400), uneven bars (49.475) and floor exercise (49.625) to advance to Saturday’s regional…

America’s energy security and national security go hand-in-hand

America’s national security and energy security go hand-in-hand. If we want America to remain safe, secure, and prosperous as our adversaries become more brazen, we must return our country to energy independence. We have seen over the last year under the Biden administration just how dangerous overreliance on other nations for energy is. When President…

Injuries knocked the Ravens off course in 2021. Here’s how they’re addressing ‘priority one.’

In mid-January, Ravens coach John Harbaugh held a four-hour meeting with his sports performance staff. The team was coming off maybe the most injury-marred year in recent NFL history, sabotaging a season with Super Bowl ambitions. Everything was up for review. “From practice schedules, from training camp schedules, from [organized team activities], from how we…

OC District Attorney candidates on building confidence in the justice system

“What will you do to build public confidence in Orange County’s justice system?” That’s what our editorial board asked of the candidates for Orange County district attorney. Here are their responses. Todd Spitzer: “I will continue to implement common sense reforms to fix the mess left by my predecessor and to make our criminal justice…

Hope Solo charged with drunk driving in North Carolina, cops say kids were in car

Hope Solo was arrested Friday afternoon in North Carolina and charged with driving while intoxicated. Cops said the U.S. soccer great was passed out behind the wheel of a parked car in a Walmart parking lot in Winston-Salem, local Fox affiliate WGHP reported. Solo’s two children were in the back seat of the car, according…

Heat’ Lowry braced for Sunday return to Toronto, ‘It’s going to be emotional’; Spoelstra lauds Hardaway’s Hall selection

Kyle Lowry didn’t want an empty feeling. Instead, he will get his desired public embrace, even if it comes amid fatigue. Having missed the first three games of the four-game season series against the Toronto Raptors due to family issues, the Miami Heat veteran point guard said Friday he anxiously is awaiting Sunday night’s game…

Coachella 2022: Festival drops free NFTs that can blossom into VIP perks

There’s no need to drop six figures to get your next NFT, because all 2022 Coachella Music and Arts Festival pass holders can get one of the internet’s latest and most expensive trends for free, and it could grow into some great deals. Those who download the In Bloom NFT, which looks like a massive…

How to List Files and Folders in Linux

Another most commonly-used commands in Linux. Use this command to list information of files and directories such as the file permissions, owners, and timestamp to name a few. By default, it will list files current directory when it’s used without passing any arguments. General syntax for ls command: $ ls [OPTION…] [FILE…] Display hidden files…

Lakers fall to Jazz, hope for help against Pelicans

SALT LAKE CITY — Recently in Utah, it’s been less “jazz” and more “funk.” If the Lakers were going to steal a win off of any of their remaining playoff-bound opponents, the Jazz were an enticing candidate: losers of five straight, including many blown leads, and down 0-2 to the Lakers in the season series. Without…

How to List Files and Folders in Linux

Another most commonly-used commands in Linux. Use this command to list information of files and directories such as the file permissions, owners, and timestamp to name a few. By default, it will list files current directory when it’s used without passing any arguments. General syntax for ls command: $ ls [OPTION…] [FILE…] Display hidden files…

High school scores and top performers from Thursday, March 31

Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Thursday. You can go to SentinelVarsity.com for more news and look here for previous nightly scores collections: Boys & Girls basketball GEICO HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS At Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers Girls: IMG Academy 67, Bishop McNamara (Md.) 48 Link Academy (Mo.) 81, Oak…

UCLA gymnastics reaches NCAA Raleigh Regional final

RALEIGH, N.C. — UCLA placed first in the second session of its NCAA Regional on Thursday, recording a season-high away score of 197.800 to beat second-place Michigan by four-tenths of a point. The Bruins earned the meet’s highest event scores on vault (49.400), uneven bars (49.475) and floor exercise (49.625) to advance to Saturday’s regional…

OC District Attorney candidates on building confidence in the justice system

“What will you do to build public confidence in Orange County’s justice system?” That’s what our editorial board asked of the candidates for Orange County district attorney. Here are their responses. Todd Spitzer: “I will continue to implement common sense reforms to fix the mess left by my predecessor and to make our criminal justice…

More than 1,400 guns seized in California last year from those barred from possessing weapons

A surge in gun purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic, including those bought by people who are prohibited from having firearms, prompted state law enforcement last year to mount an aggressive push to seize more than 1,400 weapons through a unique California program, authorities said Wednesday. Agents investigated more than 6,600 people in 2021 through the…

Grammy Awards: What you need to know about who’s nominated and where to watch

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards is finally happening on April 3 with a live audience and performances. It was originally scheduled to take place at Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, but it was postponed due to a surge in local COVID-19 cases. Shortly after, it was announced that the…

Proposed ban on filtered cigarettes would lead to unintended harms

California’s proposed ban on the sale of filtered cigarettes, which was heard by the State Assembly Health Committee on March 29, would be a terrible mistake.  I support reasonable efforts to remove litter from California’s streets, parks, and beaches, but Assembly Bill 1690 simply goes too far. This bill will not stop cigarette litter, but it will…

California didn’t go bust. Again.

News Flash: California didn’t go bust. Again. It’s been a quarter-century since I became business columnist for the Orange County Register — and now the Southern California News Group. One economic theme that’s bemused me over these past 25 years is how many times — and how many people — could claim that California is…

What to water, what to plant: 5 things to do in the garden this week

1. Bringing a birdbath or other source of water into the garden is most helpful in attracting birds, bees, and beneficial insects. The question then arises regarding mosquitoes utilizing your aqueous reservoir for breeding purposes. This problem is solved with Mosquito Dunks. These are disks that contain bacteria that, as the disk dissolves, infect and…