Orange County Register: Sports
- Lakers' Bryant, Clippers' Paul are All-NBA first-team picks
Thursday - 05/23/2013 - 02:31 PMKobe Bryant ended the season injured, but the Lakers star did more than enough before then to earn his record-tying 11th selection to the All-NBA first team Thursday.
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Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who will become a free agent this offseason, also... - Whicker: Sharks no easy test for Kings
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 09:48 PMEL SEGUNDO – The Kings are facing a litmus test Thursday against San Jose, which might be why Dustin Brown's practice jersey changed from white to green.
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He had not been traded to a Minnesota North Stars' reunion. - Dodgers breeze in middle of a tempest
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 08:26 PMMILWAUKEE – After Wednesday's game at Miller Park, a player lamented his last-place team's situation, saying "we're just barely even competitive. It's been horrendous, terrible."
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And it wasn't a Dodger.
That was Ryan Braun's comment to reporters... - Dodgers rally behind Mattingly, 9-2
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 04:19 PMMILWAUKEE – Called out by their embattled manager before the game, the Dodgers responded with a 9-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon at Miller Park.
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The nine runs were more than the Dodgers had scored in their previous four... - Tidbits on Mike Trout's cycle
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 02:33 PMWhen Mike Trout hit for the cycle on Tuesday night, it sent baseball researchers and statisticians across the country scrambling.
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Here are some of the nuggets they unearthed...
* From the Elias Sports Bureau, Trout is the 6th youngest player to hit... - Kings are stuck on the road again
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 12:21 AMSAN JOSE - If the Kings are averse to looking at calendars, they now have confirmation: This is not 2012.
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A year ago, the Kings made a mockery of playoff competition, as they won the first three games of each series on the way to a championship. - Angels activate Burnett; Weaver, three others getting close
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 11:11 PMANAHEIM – For the Angels' pitching staff, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer.
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Sean Burnett was activated from the disabled list and the four other pitchers who are inactive are all expected to, at a minimum, face hitters this... - USA Swimming considering discipline against Jewell
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 08:16 PMUSA Swimming, the sport's national governing body, has initiated a disciplinary proceeding against longtime Orange County swim coach Bill Jewell following allegations of inappropriate behavior by Jewell toward underage female swimmers at the...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Clippers look to future minus Del Negro
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 10:15 PMWith their best player – point guard Chris Paul – headed for free agency, the Clippers' most important offseason began earlier than expected after the team's first-round exit.
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And Tuesday, the organization made its first major decision.
The... - Clifford likely to return for Kings in Game 4
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 03:13 PMSAN JOSE -- As expected, winger Kyle Clifford seems set to return to the Kings’ lineup in a fourth-line role tonight when the Kings face San Jose in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series at HP Pavilion.
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Clifford, who missed the previous four...
- Angels suddenly clicking
Thursday - 05/23/2013 - 12:31 AMANAHEIM – After he hit a single and a triple in the first two innings of Wednesday's homestand finale against the Seattle Mariners, Mike Trout laughed about the possibility of following up his first career cycle with another one, back-to-back.
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Then... - Angels win fourth straight, 7-1
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 09:56 PMFor a minute there, it looked like Mike Trout might firmly etch his name into the record books as the first ballplayer to hit for back-to-back cycles.
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That minute came two innings into Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners, after Trout had... - Mattingly blasts Dodgers, questions moves
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 03:34 PMMILWAUKEE – Don Mattingly's days as Dodgers manager might be numbered. But he won't leave without having had his say.
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In perhaps the most pointed remarks of his tenure, Mattingly made it clear before Wednesday's game that he is not happy with his... - Mattingly benches Ethier, questions team's toughness
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 01:14 PMSaying repeatedly that he was playing the lineup that "I feel is going to be the most competitive and going to compete the hardest," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly benched outfielder Andre Ethier on Wednesday and made some pointed comments about his...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Greinke, Dodgers don't enjoy Miller time
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 01:16 AMMILWAUKEE – Zack Greinke isn't living the Miller high life anymore. But no one on the Dodgers is these days.
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In his return to Miller Park, Greinke did something he had never done there before – he lost. - Trout, Angels ride cycle to victory
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 01:42 AMANAHEIM – To hear Mike Scioscia tell it, this game will not go down as the night Mike Trout hit for the cycle.It will be remembered as the first time Trout hit for the cycle."If I'm a betting man, I have to believe there's another cycle in his...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brewers hand Dodgers, Greinke 5-2 loss
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 11:49 PMIn his return to Miller Park with the Dodgers, right-hander Zack Greinke did something he had never done there before -- he lost.
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The Milwaukee Brewers scored four times in the fifth inning, chasing Greinke from the game on their way to a 5-2 victory... - Whicker: Ducks' goalie prospect has wow factor
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 09:08 PMWhy some goaltenders win, and why some don't, is an issue that remains tightly masked.
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Why was Tim Thomas so phenomenal in 2011 and so invisible since? Why is Marc-Andre Fleury suddenly behind the boards? - Jackson questions D'Antoni's use of Dwight Howard
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 02:51 PMPhil Jackson chose not to delve into the 2012-13 Lakers' failures in the final edit of his new book, but he said Tuesday morning on the "Dan Patrick Show" that Mike D'Antoni's reluctance to feature Dwight Howard's preferred post game is a valid...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Del Negro no longer Clippers' coach
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 03:06 PMThe Clippers have decided to part ways with Coach Vinny Del Negro, the Orange County Register has confirmed. The news was first reported by Yahoo! Sports.
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Del Negro’s contract won’t be renewed this summer after the team lost in the first round of...
- Angels' Madson faces yet another setback
Thursday - 05/23/2013 - 12:17 AMANAHEIM – Ryan Madson knows now that he probably wasn't wise to try to rush back from Tommy John surgery and pitch in the first month of the 2013 season.
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But he couldn't help himself, and now the 32-year-old right-hander is facing another setback... - After two-game skid, Kings reshuffle deck
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 08:37 PMNHL coaches, when asked about their first line, sometimes fall into an Abbott-and-Costello-like routine."Which line is our first line?" they respond, but the feigned confusion is often done for a purpose.It's a coach's way of publicly – albeit...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fryer: Angels starting to show signs of life
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 04:10 PMTouring the sports world, here and there ...
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•It's like they're having '70s Night every night at Angel Stadium. Hundreds of tickets can be purchased through stubhub.com for the 1970s prices of $4-$6. - Reports: Krzyzewski to remain U.S. coach
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 03:00 PMMike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
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Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. - Bears' Urlacher announces his retirement
Wednesday - 05/22/2013 - 12:42 PMCHICAGO — Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
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The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. - Kings Greene, Clifford return from injuries
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 11:57 PMSAN JOSE – One injured player made an expected return. Another made a surprising comeback.
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Veteran defenseman Matt Greene, who had played only five games since last June, returned to the Kings' lineup Tuesday for Game 4 of the second-round playoff... - Kupchak disputes report Howard unhappy with D'Antoni
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 11:21 PMLakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a phone interview Tuesday that Dwight Howard did not express any frustrations about Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni in a private exit meeting, contrary to a published report.
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"There was no discussion of the... - Miller: Paul likely had a hand in coaching turnover
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 09:56 PMNow we know two things for sure:
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1) Who the coach of the Clippers isn't going to be next season.
2) What the Clippers' best player thinks of the coach from last season.
As business decisions go, a chicken with a migraine could have thought clearly... - Bay Area awarded Super Bowl 50 in 2016
Tuesday - 05/21/2013 - 04:02 PMBOSTON – The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.
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Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. - USGA bans anchored putting stroke
Monday - 05/20/2013 - 08:40 PMGolf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.
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The Royal & Ancient Golf...