SLIDE SHOW: Players to watch in girls basketball playoffs
CIF basketball playoffs begin Thursday night for Irvine, Northwood and Beckman. Irvine opens on the road against San Jacinto while Northwood is at Jurupa Hills in the 3AA bracket. Beckman plays at...
View ArticleThe Kid was smiling to the end
As usual, he went out with a victory. Gary Carter's team, the Palm Beach Atlantic University Sailfish, beat Northwood, 16-6, on Tuesday, and now they are 5-2. He was their coach. He would rather have...
View ArticleMickelson stays hot, grabs lead at Riviera
PACIFIC PALISADES – With darkness closing in on Riviera Country Club, Phil Mickelson holed a delicate 12-yard chip shot from behind the 18th green for an improbable birdie that gave him the first-round...
View ArticleO.C. baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter dies
Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who grew up in Orange County and honed his skills its ball fields, died Thursday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 57. The same enthusiasm that led to his being...
View ArticleClippers outslug Trail Blazers for victory
For most of the season, the Clippers have won games with high-flying lobs, wide-open three-point shots and with tremendous athleticism and creativity. Thursday night in Portland, the Clippers won with...
View ArticleOutrageous celebrity antics of the week
Spotting a celebrity in the flesh, it is commonly agreed, is one of the finer things that life has to offer. At the very least, the spotter is entitled to fire up his or her cell phone and tell his or...
View ArticleWill the Oscars really honor the best song?
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” and “When You Wish Upon a Star.” “The Way You Look Tonight” and “The Way We Were.” “Moon River” and “Mona Lisa.” “Up Where We Belong,” “Over the Rainbow” and “Under the Sea.” Which...
View ArticleUnassuming Blake provides a spark
EL SEGUNDO – Steve Blake doesn't look for a pat on the back or seek out headlines. He certainly doesn't read newspapers, sports websites or Twitter to find out what others are saying about him. He just...
View ArticleClippers vs. Spurs worth repeating
LOS ANGELES – It would be logical if a Clipper didn't know how to take a knee. On Saturday it was overwhelmingly illogical to everyone, including Chris Paul, because he has not been a Clipper For Life....
View ArticleLin's instant success a welcomed surprise
There are roughly a dozen cool things about the jack-in-the-box-like emergence of Jeremy Lin, not one of which can be expressed by using one of those Lindigestion-inducing puns. Yes, he an Ivy Leaguer....
View ArticleLong Beach State falls to Creighton in final seconds
OMAHA – Antonie Young's short fall-away jumper with three-tenths of a second remaining gave Creighton an 81-79 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday night. Doug McDermott had 36 points and 11...
View ArticleGeorge Will: Reasons to like, and honor, Ike
WASHINGTON – Two coming developments, one dismal and one excellent, pertain to America's memory of a great man. One of several oversight panels soon will consider a proposed memorial to Dwight...
View ArticleEditorial: Some Sacramento full-timers who should go part time
America's founders intended legislators to be farmers, workers or business leaders who took time off each year to travel to Congress or to state legislatures to perform the people's business....
View ArticleO.C.-Hawaii flights move to nights
It's not quite the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, but the 737s from Honolulu will return to John Wayne Airport next month. Unfortunately, like the swallows, their appearances are getting...
View ArticleDid U.S. housing start ’12 on up note?
Veteran Southern California real estate analyst G.U. Krueger's commentary on the housing market:Altos Research's latest housing data — based on single-family detached list prices — shows nationally, "a...
View ArticleMorning letters: The imperial presidency escalates
CHINO, James M. Dorn: Obamacare is a huge power grab by the Democratic members of Congress and a Democratic president at the expense of the people of the United States. Obamacare was enacted under the...
View ArticleEditorial: Bad budget news for Jerry Brown
The state's independent Legislative Analyst's Office warns that Gov. Jerry Brown relies on too much money from cap-and-trade taxes to shore up the state's beleaguered budget. In his 2012-13 budget, the...
View ArticleFeb. 19 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleRichard Afable: Health insurance vs. getting care
When Washington came up with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it forgot one key component: The "care" part. This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about the...
View ArticleMob-themed spots to visit in Las Vegas
A lot of the most famous mob spots in Las Vegas have been rubbed out by redevelopment over the years. The Desert Inn, my favorite hotel – it was run by Moe Dalitz, who sent skimmed money to Cleveland's...
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