Chicago Bulls lose at the United Center again — and now are down 3-1 in their playoff series to Milwaukee Bucks

The Chicago Bulls delivered hope in Game 4 of their series with the Milwaukee Bucks. That was an improvement, at least, for fans at the United Center after the beatdown of Game 3. The offense matched blows with the Bucks throughout the first half, avoiding an early hole. Patrick Williams finally delivered on his young…

Angels’ Anthony Rendon still waiting for full return of lower body strength

ANAHEIM — Anthony Rendon agreed with Joe Maddon’s assessment of the issue with his throwing. The Angels third baseman conceded on Sunday morning that the recovery from last year’s hip surgery has left him still searching for the lower body strength necessary to be able to throw normally. Rendon, 31, said before the start of…

Artist of the Year 2022: Dance semifinalists

From a list of 85 nominees, the following 15 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2022 Artist of the Year in dance. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. See more Artist of the Year semifinalists Film/animation Instrumental music Vocal music Theater…

If Ben Simmons ready to play ‘that means there’s limited risk of injury’: Nets’ Steve Nash

Steve Nash said the Nets were not considering too heavily the risk of re-injury to Ben Simmons’ lower back. The head coach said the team was weighing whether the All-Star guard would be ready to play at all. “If he’s ready to play that means there’s limited risk of injury,” Nash said after practice on…

Artist of the Year 2022: Instrumental music semifinalists

From a list of 92 nominees, the following 15 students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2022 Artist of the Year in instrumental music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were…

Artist of the Year 2022: Film/animation semifinalists

From a list of 49 nominees, the following 15 students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2022 Artist of the Year in film/animation. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, sample films and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated,…

Coachella 2022: The festival went all-in with NFTs and this is what attendees experienced

While festival-goers waited in lines for the usual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival services such as food, merchandise, Ferris wheel rides, lockers and bathrooms, there was a new line for people to join: NFT redemptions. While Coachella has become a pillar of where to catch the next big acts in music worldwide, it’s also…

Orange County high school Artist of the Year semifinalists announced

The Register is proud to announce the 2022 semifinalists for Artist of the Year. For each discipline — theater, dance, instrumental music, vocal music, film, handcrafted visual arts and computer-assisted visual arts — 105 semifinalists were chosen by a panel of arts teachers from among 646 nominees based on applications, performance videos, art portfolios, film…

OC ICUs’ COVID-19 cases far from surge highs, but is it too soon to get hopes up?

A sign on the wall gives encouragement to staff at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA on Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) January was grim, grim, grim. The creepy, mechanical rasp of ventilators, breathing for gravely ill people who couldn’t breathe for themselves. The beep, beep, beep of…

Artist of the Year 2022: Instrumental music semifinalists

From a list of 92 nominees, the following 15 students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2022 Artist of the Year in instrumental music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were…

Artist of the Year 2022: Dance semifinalists

From a list of 85 nominees, the following 15 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2022 Artist of the Year in dance. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés. See more Artist of the Year semifinalists Film/animation Instrumental music Vocal music Theater…

Orange County high school Artist of the Year semifinalists announced

The Register is proud to announce the 2022 semifinalists for Artist of the Year. For each discipline — theater, dance, instrumental music, vocal music, film, handcrafted visual arts and computer-assisted visual arts — 105 semifinalists were chosen by a panel of arts teachers from among 646 nominees based on applications, performance videos, art portfolios, film…

OC ICUs’ COVID-19 cases far from surge highs, but is it too soon to get hopes up?

A sign on the wall gives encouragement to staff at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA on Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) January was grim, grim, grim. The creepy, mechanical rasp of ventilators, breathing for gravely ill people who couldn’t breathe for themselves. The beep, beep, beep of…

Artist of the Year 2022: Film/animation semifinalists

From a list of 49 nominees, the following 15 students have been selected as semifinalists for the 2022 Artist of the Year in film/animation. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, sample films and artistic résumés. Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated,…

Kings top Ducks again, move 1 win from playoff berth

LOS ANGELES — Like the Kings’ postseason fate, their 4-2 victory over the Ducks on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena went down to the wire in a grudge match befitting retiring Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf’s final appearance in the rivalry. It even ended with a fracas. With six seconds left, Getzlaf was in the middle…

Live updates | Ukraine says it hit Russian command post

By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Saturday it destroyed a Russian command post in Kherson, a southern city that fell to Russian forces early in the war. The Ukrainian military intelligence agency posted a statement saying the command post was hit on Friday and two generals were killed and one…

Coachella 2022: Hayley Williams joins Billie Eilish on the main stage for Weekend 2

The Coachella surprises just won’t stop. Headliner Billie Eilish brought yet another surprise guest out at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, one week after bringing Blur and Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn and Khalid to the stage with her. Now, it was Paramore singer Hayley Williams joining Eilish on stage. Sign up for…

Widespread support for curbing Big Tech’s power over news and publishing

Thousands of local papers have shuttered their doors in recent years, and those surviving are facing unprecedented challenges in remaining both economically viable and as the lifeblood of their communities. All the while, Big Tech monopolies like Alphabet and Meta – through sites like Google News and Facebook News – have come to dominate the…

Thanks to Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, the 1977 debut of Michael Des Barres’s Detective gets a Record Store Day release

Forty-five years later, singer Michael Des Barres listens to the self-titled debut of Detective and hears the a tantalizing potential for greatness in its grooves.. A bluesy hard rock band, it found its way to Swan Song Records thanks to Des Barres’ friendship with guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, the band behind the label.…