NL Central preview: Seeing Red
Mark Whicker previews the six-team NL Central - and predicts where each team may finish. Contact the writer: Mwhicker@OCRegister.com. Follow him on Twitter: MWhickerOCR
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All the top seeds have gone home, all the "smart money" is down the tubes and millions of brackets are in the trash. Even in the unpredictable world of March Madness, this is a Final Four nobody could...
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View ArticleLetters blog: Are school standards dumbing down?
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View ArticleSen. Tom Harman eyes next elected post
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View ArticleCounty transit agency votes against hiring Bell's auditor
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View ArticleCelebrity mash-up: Teenage dreams for Elizabeth Taylor, Rebecca Black and...
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View ArticleLetters blog: Libyan war will be another U.S. disaster
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View ArticleRebecca Black's mom sets the record straight on Leno lip-sync rumors
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View ArticleUCLA's Honeycutt to enter NBA draft
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View ArticlePoll: Obama's speech on limited role in Libya
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View ArticleKe$ha, Britney set for next Wango Tango
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View ArticleWho did best on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ on Monday?
The debut episode on "Dancing With The Stars" last was a freebie -- no one got sent home. But tonight it gets tougher, as the combined scores for the first two episodes will determine which kinda-sorta...
View ArticleMarch 29 celebrity birthdays
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View ArticleAngels exec Kuhl is just one of the fans
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