Month: August 2022

ANAHEIM — The young Kennedy football team was in control for much of the second half of its nonleague contest against Long Beach Jordan on Thursday night at Western High School. But the situation changed quickly when the Panthers scored two late touchdowns and came away with a 30-21 victory. The season-opening contest for both…

The Chicago White Sox had an opportunity to inch closer to first place ahead of a big series against the division-leading Guardians in Cleveland. Instead, they closed out a homestand with a clunker Thursday against the Houston Astros. The Sox surrendered four home runs, including two two-run homers to Alex Bregman, in a lopsided 21-5…

COSTA MESA — Justin Herbert didn’t play in the Chargers’ exhibition opener against the Rams last Saturday at SoFi Stadium, the first of three preseason games before the regular season begins Sept. 11. He also won’t play Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys or Aug. 26 against the New Orleans Saints. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams,…

The results from Thursday’s high school football games and the schedule for Friday’s games. THURSDAY’S RESULTS CIF-SS NONLEAGUE Adelanto 26, Castaic 7 Aquinas 28, Etiwanda 21 Bellflower 39, Pioneer 0 Bishop Amat 29, Valencia 6 Cantwell-Sacred Heart 38, Bassett 0 Capistrano Valley 45, Tustin 13 Carter 20, Los Osos 16 Chino Hills 13, Glendora 7…

Injuries to All-Star Tim Anderson and Leury García have tested the Chicago White Sox’s depth at shortstop. The team reportedly is signing Elvis Andrus to help. Andrus cleared waivers and is expected to join the Sox on Friday for a key three-game series against the first-place Guardians in Cleveland, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Thursday. Asked…

SANTA ANA – Millikan opened the 2022 high school football season impressively, dominating on offense and defense in a 62-13 win over Santa Ana on Thursday at Santa Ana Stadium. Rams junior quarterback Myles Jackson passed for 402 yards and six touchdowns. He completed 21 of 26 passes with one interception on a deflected pass.…

It took nine nominations and six different votes before Orange County Board of Education members agreed attorney Jorge Valdes would join them as their newest colleague on the dais. The four-member board — which typically votes in sync on nearly everything — deadlocked repeatedly on Wednesday, Aug. 17, with three abstaining at different times. Three…

Oswaldo Cabrera is embracing all of it. He made a special salute when the crowd chanted his name during roll call Wednesday night and Thursday when he got his first major league hit, a double, the 23-year old mimed ripping the pin out of a grenade and lobbing it. Cabrera, who also had a single on…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Aug. 18 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. THURSDAY’S SCORES FOOTBALL NONLEAGUE Capistrano Valley 45, Tustin 13 Millikan 62, Santa Ana 13 Ontario Christian 35, St.…

COSTA MESA — Justin Herbert didn’t play in the Chargers’ exhibition opener against the Rams last Saturday at SoFi Stadium, the first of three preseason games before the regular season begins Sept. 11. He also won’t play Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys or Aug. 26 against the New Orleans Saints. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams,…

Oswaldo Cabrera is embracing all of it. He made a special salute when the crowd chanted his name during roll call Wednesday night and Thursday when he got his first major league hit, a double, the 23-year old mimed ripping the pin out of a grenade and lobbing it. Cabrera, who also had a single on…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Aug. 18 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. THURSDAY’S SCORES FOOTBALL NONLEAGUE Capistrano Valley 45, Tustin 13 Millikan 62, Santa Ana 13 Ontario Christian 35, St.…

It took nine nominations and six different votes before Orange County Board of Education members agreed attorney Jorge Valdes would join them as their newest colleague on the dais. The four-member board — which typically votes in sync on nearly everything — deadlocked repeatedly on Wednesday, Aug. 17, with three abstaining at different times. Three…

When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be…

Deshaun Watson will miss 11 games and be fined $5 million for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Thursday’s announcement comes after the NFL and NFLPA reached an agreement on the punishment for the Cleveland Browns quarterback. Watson will also undergo a “professional evaluation by behavioral experts and will follow their treatment program,” the league…

Flames badly damaged a boat in Dana Point Harbor on Thursday, Aug. 18, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported. The 31-foot Sea Ray was in a slip at Dock L when the fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton said. One person was aboard…

The link in the NBC Sports Chicago tweet Wednesday begged to be opened. “Tony La Russa calls White Sox leadership meeting, fuels win streak.” Could it really be that the White Sox manager was responsible for the five-game winning streak against the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros after calling a meeting of his key players?…

A year later, not much has changed about the Ravens’ preseason battle at left guard. Same early-preseason favorite: Ben Powers. “Probably Ben has been the most consistent guy there right now,” coach John Harbaugh said after practice Wednesday, “so he’s got to keep rolling from there and see what happens.” Same competition in training camp:…

ATLANTA — Mets’ right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker, last seen throwing just two innings on Tuesday night before leaving with back spasms, took some time out of his treatment to explain how he’s feeling. “A lot better than expected,” he reported. “Tuesday, I would say, was a lot, a lot of pain. One of the worst…

When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be…