By Josh Dubow/AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA (AP) — Carson Wentz did his job filling in for Matthew Stafford, and now Stafford gets the chance for a highly anticipated playoff matchup […]
And now … into the playoffs
Strangers in a small land
We went over to The Other Side on Monday on a mission to fix a broken necklace chain. By that I mean South Coast Plaza, which is a short distance from our […]
Science vs. faith in ‘Freud’
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer “Freud`s Last Session,” which expands in theaters this weekend, also comes from the stage and, like “The Two Popes,” centers on the tete-a-tete of intellectual opposites. Mark […]
Superhero movies won’t fly?
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) –– Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western.” Spielberg’s comments caused a […]
Look out for the ducks
January typically is the time for New Year’s Resolutions. No, not for me … I don’t have a lot of success with them. But I have loads of talent in giving […]
Gambling, football embrace
Modern day sports, as you may know, is as much about money as it is about effort, tradition, on-field heroics and sideline clipboard brilliance. Foremost among American sports is football, but it […]
“Boys” row, row, row to glory
By Jocelyn Noveck/Associated Press Director George Clooney both begins and ends “The Boys in the Boat ” on a sun-dappled lake. It’s a seductive sight, calm and soothing, and aptly reflects the ethos […]
Winning ugly is still winning
By Tom Canavan/AP Sports Writrer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – The Los Angeles Rams returned to the postseason after a year`s absence with a little help following a game during which they […]
Five prime sports stories
By Pete Zarustica/Orange County Tribune Of all the interesting people and events that made 2023 a particularly interesting sports season, the person – and event – that towered over all of them […]
It was a year of twists and turns
The year of 2023 in our West Orange County area was not rocked by a pandemic, a recession, a pennant for the Angels or other once-in-a-lifetime events. Nevertheless, it made headlines locally […]
