The last Next Big Thing in pro basketball – Caitlin Clark – made a huge splash and put the women’s game on the front of the sports section. The Next Big Thing […]
He’s a grand young Flagg
Shohei Ohtani will pitch for Dodgers, just not right away
By Ronald Blum/AP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how […]
Football playoffs to begin
Three teams from our West Orange County area schools are seeded in the draws for the CIF-SS football playoffs starting this week. Eight teams will be in the playoffs. In Division 3, […]
‘Blitz’ an unusual war film
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer “Blitz,” set in London during World War II, might technically be Steve McQueen ‘s first war movie. But struggle and survival has long marked the filmmaker’s tough […]
Lobos, Vikes, M’s are champs
On the final night of the 2024 high school regular schedule, three teams from our West Orange County area – Los Amigos, Marina and Pacifica – won championships. LAHS won the Sigma […]
How Blue Crew came through
By Ronald Blum/AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You gotta hand it to Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. And not just because the Yankees certainly did. When […]
Should non-citizens vote in local elections? SA voters will decide
By Jaimie Ding/Associated Press SANTA ANA (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana could become the first in California to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a ballot measure […]
Week 10 means fight for titles
It’s Week 10 of the local high school regular season, which – coincidently It’s Week 10 of local high school regular season, which – coincidently – is also Halloween week. For […]
We are better off than then
One of the phrases very popular in political campaigns is “Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Four Years Ago?” Originated by Ronald Reagan (or his speechwriters), it was a brilliant […]
It’s all politics in ‘Conclave’
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer In Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” the selection of the pope is no holy affair. Instead, it’s a petty, political campaign carried out in secrecy, where gossip flows, agendas […]
