MNF: Packers go 9-0, still making NFL their playground
The Minnesota Vikings were no match for the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, as the defending Super Bowl champions improved to 9-0 with a 45-7 rout of their division rivals at Lambeau Field....
View ArticleErwin Chemerinsky: Will partisanship shape the health care ruling?
Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform package passed in 2010. Under current...
View ArticleThomas Sowell: Will Republicans blow it?
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that a good catch phrase could stop thinking for 50 years. One of the often-repeated catch phrases of our time -- "It's the economy, stupid!" -- has already stopped...
View ArticleFree Thanksgiving eCookbook to download
Want more ideas about how to cook a great Thanksgiving dinner? MrFood.com is offering you a free eCookbook you can download with 40 recipes for Thanksgiving, from appetizers to dessert. This eBook is...
View ArticleBarkley: What if he stays at USC?
In his junior season Matt Barkley has become one of the most improved players in America. He is projected by some as either the 2nd or 3rd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft and would obviously have to take...
View ArticleSee a movie for only a buck today
Tuesdays are the best days to go to the movies, because you can save some real money. Several movie theaters in and around Orange County, including in Irvine, La Mirada and Santa Ana, have $1 movies...
View ArticleDo you live in the best city in O.C.?
Everyone in Orange County would argue that the city they live in is the best city in the county. But which three were voted the best? Find out which top-voted city has more than 50 parks and a...
View ArticlePoll: How long should UCLA's Nelson be suspended?
UCLA's gifted but petulant forward Reeves Nelson (photo) was suspended indefinitely by Bruin coach Ben Howland Monday night. The question now is should Howland make that suspension permanent? The...
View ArticleFixing fractured fairy tales
My kids are at a perfect age to be lied to. Before you judge me, let me explain. My daughters come from a long line of writers, literary experts and all-around grammar geeks. So it’s no surprise that...
View ArticleGuns N' Roses add December show in L.A.
Though it's been three years since Axl Rose's ballyhooed Chinese Democracy finally dropped, his newfangled Guns N' Roses nonetheless embarked on their first stateside tour since 2006 just days before...
View ArticleSlipknot's Corey Taylor gets intimate with fans in Anaheim
Local metal fans were treated to something extra special at House of Blues Anaheim on Monday night, as Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor kicked off his first-ever month-long solo acoustic...
View ArticleO.C. apartment rents rising 5.8% this year
Big landlord Essex Property Trust says its market forecast for Orange County shows local "effective" rents now rising at a 5.8% annual rate. The apartment owners' outlook for effective rents -- rents...
View ArticleWho will leave ‘Dancing With The Stars’ tonight?
The Final Four performed two solo numbers and a group dance on "Dancing With The Stars" on Monday and now we wait to see which three -- out of Ricki Lake, Rob Kardashian, J.R. Martinez or Hope Solo--...
View ArticleO.C. football: Final Top 10 of the regular season
Slide show: The 2011 regular season is in the books, and we have our final regular-season look at the Orange County Top 10 for football. Also, we have Steve Fryer's teams 11-25. Click through the...
View ArticleTOP 10: This week’s Irvine high school football stars
It was quite a final week in the Pacific Coast League. Two of the games were decided by field goals in the final seconds as Northwood defeated University, 16-14, and Woodbridge topped Irvine, 29-28, to...
View Article‘Dancing,’ country music awards fuel big week for ABC
ABC had its most-watched non-Oscar week in two years and pulled closest to CBS this season last week, thanks to the most-watched "Dancing with the Stars" episode since the season premiere and the...
View ArticleAngels' Scioscia: Trumbo was top AL rookie
Anyone else wondering why Angels first baseman Mark Trumbo didn't get more support in AL Rookie of the Year balloting? Angels manager Mike Scioscia had the same question after Trumbo finished a distant...
View ArticleUSC’s Kiffin doesn’t mind being a ’dog
LOS ANGELES – USC is in an unusual but potentially beneficial position against No. 4 Oregon on Saturday.As 14.5-point underdogs, the Trojans have little to lose. They aren't expected to win."Sometimes...
View ArticleFind out who left 'Dancing With The Stars'
And then there were three: "Dancing With The Stars" set the field for its finale next week when one of the four remaining dancers got the boot with the coveted (so we're constantly told) mirror ball...
View ArticleDucks' issues start at the faceoff circle
He has won a Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold medal, started one NHL All-Star Game and played in another. By age 25, he was the Ducks' captain. Ryan Getzlaf has a lot of reasons to be plump with pride,...
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