Actor Jack Klugman dies at 90
Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's "The Odd Couple" and the crime-fighting coroner in "Quincy, M.E.," died...
View ArticleWhicker: Jones glad he stayed a Bruin
LOS ANGELES – It could have ended any which way. A diaspora of Bruins transfers, fleeing the infamous 80-yard practice field. No bowl game. Even worse, another bad bowl game. And another senior class,...
View ArticleUCLA's Goforth ready
SAN DIEGO – With UCLA's second-leading tackler and starting safety Tevin McDonald set to miss the Holiday Bowl because of an undisclosed violation of team rules, the Bruins' defense will have a hole to...
View ArticleUCLA's Franklin finally at peace with himself
SAN DIEGO – Johnathan Franklin's great redemption story begins in the scrawled-on pages of his old high school notebooks. For 10 minutes a day, every day, Franklin would pour his soul onto one of their...
View ArticlePaul: Clippers have more to come
PLAYA VISTA – A year ago, basketball fans eagerly awaited the debut of "Lob City" as the lockout-shortened season got under way. Last Christmas was opening day for the league, and the Clippers' capped...
View ArticleSmith: Trout home for the holidays
A 50-mile drive southeast from Philadelphia takes you to this former American glassmaking capital that has become revitalized by the lightning-strike rise of a humble, homegrown ballplayer. Near the...
View ArticleA pop music staging of 'Snow White' is worth the drive
The English theatrical form of pantomime, which later came to be known simply as "Panto," may not be familiar even to habitual theatergoers, but its concepts are certainly well known. With its mixture...
View ArticleMacabre 'Addams Family' values prove most indestructible
Think the Broadway musical "The Addams Family" is based on the various '90s films? Think again, and ditto the moderately popular '60s TV series. All three – television, movies, Broadway play – are...
View ArticleHinch: They're taking back Christmas
Scott Green knows what Christmas should be like. "An island of peace and calm," says the Newport Beach investor. For Green, a Christian, that means plenty of time to pray, contemplate Jesus' birth and...
View ArticleVirus making pediatric unit busier than usual
All she wanted for Christmas was a healthy baby girl, but for Karen Morales of Stanton, watching her 15-day-old daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit on Christmas Eve seemed like a cruel joke....
View ArticleChristmas in California: rejoice, celebrate
Last year we photographed a Christmas tree at Huntington Beach with the pier in the background for our Christmas Day front page. Everyone loved it. How do you top that? The idea came up to photograph...
View ArticleBetty Talbert: Christmas miracles of love and grace
Miracles might quietly appear Christmas Day if one has the eyes to see them. Yet, sometimes as we await those miracles evil suddenly strikes, as it did with the tragic shootings in Connecticut and...
View Article1st Christmas mass held in new sanctuary
NEWPORT BEACH -- Church bells rang and sunlight peaked through clouds as parishioners arrived at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach Tuesday morning. Choral singers and piano...
View ArticleWork can be merry on Christmas Day
Christmas Day brought celebrations around Orange County, but for some workers, it was business as usual. Police, firefighters and hospital staff know they'll be working at least some holidays...
View ArticleFoundation on which to rebuild
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Star linebacker Michael Mauti's college football career had just come to an end in November when he spotted the next generation of Penn State football players. So, he decided to do...
View ArticleLocal bars beckon holiday revelers
Brien McMullen had quite a bit to celebrate: Christmas and his birthday. In the morning, there was the gift exchange with his family. But afterwards, the resident from Eugene, Oregon headed to the same...
View ArticleA precious Christmas gift
LAKE FOREST – Caleb Alan Sonnenberg weighed less than a pound at birth. He was so tiny his parents couldn't hold him for months. By Christmas Day, he weighed almost 11 pounds. Caleb's father Matt...
View ArticlePub with sex appeal opens in Orange
Tilted Kilt, a "modern twist" to an English pub, opened its first Orange County restaurant this month in Orange. The 70-unit chain lures male diners with sexy female servers dressed in short kilts and...
View ArticleWith Nash in, Lakers "getting closer"
LOS ANGELES - Steve Nash doesn't seem to be playing with a magic wand out there on the court, but what he has done in less than a week has made it feel like the eight weeks before didn't matter. Lakers...
View ArticleSpectacular plays more than highlights for Clippers
LOS ANGELES – Since the Clippers drafted Blake Griffin, the spectacular play has been a part of the team's identity. And since trading for Chris Paul, it's been a part of the franchise's branding. But...
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