Scheduling tough teams in the pre-season is a good way to prepare your team for league and playoff action, most coaches believe, but it can sure make a dent in your win-loss […]
Tough games make tough teams
‘Beetlejuice’ sequel is a joy
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer “I have global entry!” Now, does that sound like a funny line? Of course it doesn’t. Whatever in the history of mankind and airport lines could be […]
Is mixed-use trend a sort of a mix-up for Orange County?
I don’t suppose that in the midst of an historic presidential election, the beginning of the NFL season and the stretch run of the baseball pennant (and playoff) races many people are […]
‘Rebel Ridge’ a taut racial drama
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer “Rebel Ridge” opens with a shot of a lanky, muscular stranger riding into a small, corrupt Southern town — a scene we’ve all seen plenty of times. […]
“Reagan”: Quaid is good, but the movie … not quite as good
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer “Is there anything worse than an actor with a cause?” asks an annoyed Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan’s first wife, early in “Reagan,” the new biopic starring Dennis […]
White Sox are making history
The Chicago White Sox are about to make history. Bad history. Oh, it’s not quite as awful as the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal in which eight members of the team accepted bribes […]
Flashbacks, fun in “Seussical’
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune You may wonder or think – if thinks you do – whether “Seussical” at the Gem Theatre in Garden Grove may be just for you… well, never […]
Wahoo’s: consistently original
By John Borack/Special to The Tribune It has been said that not all chain restaurants are created equal: there are some that are mediocre at best (we’re looking at you, Applebee’s), others […]
Everybody’s in for Week One
Most of our West Orange County high school football teams opened the 2024 campaign with Week Zero games. Now the other two teams – La Quinta and Rancho Alamitos – will […]
How much more baseball history can Shohei Ohtani make?
By Beth Harris/AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has time to make more history this season. The Japanese superstar hit a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning for […]
