Corona del Mar holds off Oceanside to advance to Division I-A state title game
The Corona del Mar High football team wasn’t supposed to need not one but two late goal-line stands to secure Saturday night’s Southern California Regional Division I-A bowl game against visiting Oceanside. The Pirates got nearly right to the goal line on the last play of the game but couldn’t get farther as two players…
Sierra Canyon remains on top of The Times' top 25 basketball rankings
The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings. 1. SIERRA CANYON (7-0); at Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary on Saturday (last week, 1) 2. SANTA ANA MATER DEI (2-0); vs. West Torrance at Corona del Mar, Tuesday (2) 3. WINDWARD (7-0); vs. Muir, Wednesday (4) Click Here: liverpool mens jersey 4. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (8-0); at Corona Centennial,…
Nasty hit fires up Kyle Clifford, but Kings show little fight in 11th road loss in row
CALGARY, Canada — First the Kings ran short on bodies Saturday night. Then they ran out of gas. After building an early two-goal lead at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Kings allowed four unanswered en route to a 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. It was their 11th consecutive road defeat, tying a franchise low set in…
Racing! Congrats on Bob Baffert’s five-win day
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we’re pretty sure who is going to win the 3-year-old colt Eclipse Award. Before we get to trainer Bob Baffert’s dominance in the Los Alamitos Futurity and Starlet (and five-win day), let’s briefly talk about Maximum Security locking up the…
Music stars headline worldwide 'Sleep Out' homeless charity event at Rose Bowl
A charity event Saturday night at the Rose Bowl to raise money for nonprofits serving homeless people will feature musical performances by Ziggy Marley, Randy Jackson, Meghan Trainor and others, part of a worldwide evening of solidarity with the less fortunate known as as “The World’s Big Sleep Out.” Organizers of the event, hosted in…
State lifts boil-water alert in Poway, deems water safe to drink
POWAY, Calif. — A boil-water advisory in effect in Poway since Nov. 30, when discolored water was seen coming from taps in several parts of the North County suburban city, has been lifted after final tests confirmed the water was safe to drink, officials said. The state’s Water Resources Control Board lifted the warning about 6…
Award-winning rapper and activist Common hosts concert at California Rehabilitation Center
As Common walked into a large dorm-style room at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, where men sleep on metal bunk beds with razor-thin mattresses, the Grammy Award-winning rapper and activist stopped for a moment to talk with one of the young inmates. On top of his bunk bed was a portrait of Common that…
Annual Pearl Harbor ceremony touched with sadness as number of survivors dwindles
SAN DIEGO — The USS Midway Museum hosted its annual Pearl Harbor ceremony Saturday, and how the story of the attack on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, gets told is shifting as the number of survivors dwindles. It used to be that all the attention went to the service members who were on the island…
Dance in L.A. this week: 'The Nutcracker,' 'Nochebuena' and more
Here is a list of dance performances in L.A. for Dec. 8-15: Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker The Debbie Allen Dance Academy is joined by Raven-Symone, Tichina Arnold and others. Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 E. Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach. Sun., 2 p.m. $40-$110. thehotchocolatenutcracker.com Iron Women Donna Sternberg & Dancers stage this…
Theater in L.A. this week: 'The Latina Christmas Special' and more
Here is a list of theater openings, Critics’ Choices, etc., for Dec. 8-15. Capsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Story Pirates Musical sketch comedy show for ages 5 and up. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Promenade…