6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (580+ words) LOS ANGELES — No. 14 USC recovered from an uninspiring opening drive and used its freshman talent to take down Louisiana 49-30 in the Coliseum on Saturday night to close its nonconference slate unbeaten. The Trojans’ freshmen combined for four touchdowns, and quarterback…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago   (717+ words) MIAMI — It wasn’t lost on at least two people that the eight-game winning streak the Dodgers took into Saturday was built with Shohei Ohtani missing seven of the eight games and Freddie Freeman the last two. “‘They don’t need us,…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (686+ words) Humid temperatures didn’t keep people away from the second annual Old Towne Burger Fest in Orange. The pop-up burger competition, held Saturday, Sept. 12, drew scores of burger aficionados to Chapman Crafted, where five local vendors battled for bragging rights — and…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (494+ words) Scores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, Sept. 12. Santa Margarita 35, Inderkum 0 MAXPREPS FLAG FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN JSerra 21, Newport Harbor 6 Note: Tournament MVP Tessa Russell catches touchdowns of 42 and 43 yards to lead Lions. Kate Meier tosses three TDs. Los Alamitos…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (645+ words) CHULA VISTA — Players from JSerra and Newport Harbor ran through smoke and colorful banners to take the field side by side for the championship of the inaugural MaxPreps Flag Football Showdown on Saturday. With cameras rolling for a live broadcast,…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (546+ words) Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of his conclusions. CDC officials, however, have not said whether they will count either death as measles-associated, and the agency’s website still carries a…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (688+ words) LAGUNA HILLS — Coaches are constantly seeking bulletin board material from their opponents to motivate their teams during game week. Irvine’s coaches saw a social media post from a Laguna Hills player that said Irvine knew Laguna Hills was the better…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1125+ words) The ending of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” episode that aired Thursday, Sept. 10 isn’t anything we haven’t seen before. How many times, after all, have we seen Shannon Storms Beador or Tamra Judge melt down, declare themselves done with…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (603+ words) NEWPORT BEACH — The longest, continuous rivalry for public schools in Orange County football filled Newport Harbor’s Davidson Field with a spirted, sold-out crowd Thursday. The 65th edition of the Newport Harbor-Corona del Mar game drew large turnouts by the student sections,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1080+ words) The Lexus Trestles Pro, which could get underway as early as Friday, is bringing a big buzz to the cobblestone beach and beyond as elite-level surfers get set to battle it out at the iconic surf break wedged between San…...