The Los Angeles Angels have not proven themselves to be much of a contender this season, but their credentials as a spoiler are pretty strong, as evidenced by Tuesday’s 10th inning 7-6 […]
Angels defeat Dodgers in 10
‘Freakier Friday’ a worthy sequel
By Jocelyn Noveck Associated Press It’s a tale as old as time — or at least, a tale Hollywood loves to tell again and again: Body-swapping. It’s magical. It’s comical. It carries […]
Angels skid, Dodgers pad lead
The Los Angeles Angels continued their late-season swoon on Friday with a 6-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Comerica Park. Leading 5-3 in the top of the eighth, their hopes were […]
Neeson is no Nielsen in ‘Gun’
By Jake Coyle Associated Press Some say directing is 90% casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110%. The choice of Nielsen for “Police […]
Kyren back in the runnin’
By Greg Beacham Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyren Williams grew up in St. Louis going to Rams games and dreaming of someday carrying the ball for his favorite team. The […]
Happy days at Disneyland
Disneyland opened 70 years ago last month and the man behind it – Walt Disney – was the fellow who probably had more influence on Orange County than any other person. The […]
How to beat the bullying
A high school student addressed the local school board on Tuesday and complained that he was being bullied. It was a rather brave thing he did, I thought, “taking it to the […]
Football openers approaching
Believe it or not, the start of the local high school football season is just a little over a month away. Here’s a quick look at some of the first game matchups […]
Coming in ’26? Robot umps?
By Robert Blum Associated Press Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until […]
7-year-old stars in ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’
By Jocelyn Noveck Associated Press Film Writer “Are we racists?” That’s the blunt question posed by Bobo, a white girl living on a farm in Africa, to her horrified (and defensive) mother. […]
