NFL scores: Bears win but lose Cutler
The Chicago Bears, one of the NFL's hottest teams, stayed that way Sunday when they defeated the San Diego Chargers, 31-20, behind the strength of another fine performance by Jay Cutler. Hours later,...
View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: CIF football playoff action
Slide show: Check out all of the exciting action from the first round of playoff games.
View ArticleCoto de Caza Women's Golf Association holds annual fall classic
COTO DE CAZA – Seventy-two women from the Coto de Caza Women's Golf Association celebrated "The Golfing Gourmet" theme in their annual fall classic Nov. 11-12. Each team of four women was assigned the...
View ArticleWoodbridge football team ready for Estancia Friday night
Woodbridge's football team pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the first round of the CIF playoffs Friday night, knocking off Rancho Alamitos, 43-21 at Bolsa Grande. Rancho Alamitos, the Garden...
View ArticleAsk Daft Daddy: Driving in cars with babies
Welcome back Daft Daddy fans! Wee Mac is now 11 weeks old, and we’re getting ready to drive up north to spend Thanksgiving with my wife Jeni’s family. Being this is our first vacation together as a...
View ArticleDealing with school bullies
It’s a scene that’s played out in hundreds of television and movie scripts over the years: a helpless, scrawny kid gets teased relentlessly by an overgrown underachiever, after which a montage set to...
View ArticleUSC hypes QB Barkley for Heisman
Here's the video USC produced promoting junior quarterback Matt Barkley for the Heisman Trophy: ********** Who should win the 2011 Heisman Trophy? More from the USC blog: See this post in its original...
View ArticleWinner of Liquid Metal bracelet announced
Congratulations to Sarah Perry for winning a shiny Sergio Gutierrez Liquid Metal style b9 bracelet (valued at $79), offered by Little Luxuries by Lisa. Elegantly feminine and meticulously soldered, the...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Crystal Cathedral sold to the second-highest bidder?
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Barry Wasserman: In the article “Cathedral ministry has time to move” [Front Page, Nov. 19], nowhere was it stated why U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kwan's ruling lead to the purchase...
View ArticleGene Autry, 'Graceland,' more inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame
Last year they put in 30 titles. This year, only 25, bringing the total number of recordings ensconced in the Grammy Hall of Fame to 906. What was selected this time? Well, for a change, not another...
View ArticleObama threatens to veto changes to $1.2 trillion in cuts
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Monday he will veto any effort to get rid of automatic spending cuts that would begin to take effect in 2013 if Congress can't find other ways of trimming...
View ArticleSupercommittee draws O.C. Congress members' ire
The congressional supercommittee failed in its job and now Congress members, who could have come up with their own plan to cut into the $15 trillion federal debt, are throwing mudballs at the...
View ArticleLast pot shop in Lake Forest is raided and closed
LAKE FOREST – Charles Café, the last of nearly 40 medical marijuana dispensaries that opened shop in this city during the past two year years, has been closed by federal agents. The café, which was...
View ArticlePamela Anderson will play the Virgin Mary
Pamela Anderson is not a virgin (we’ve heard), but she plays one on TV.The nude photo vet and sex tape superstar has been cast to play the Virgin Mary in a Canadian Christmas special.The Hollywood...
View ArticleJustin Bieber takes paternity test
Somewhere, in a hermetically-sealed room under bright lights, goggled scientists in lab coats are combing over the DNA of one Justin Bieber.Who knows what they may discover deep inside the double helix...
View ArticlePrince Harry has a high time in Vegas
Prince Harry spent the weekend in Vegas, drinking, partying, dancing and gambling with his military pals.The third in line to the British throne (you’d think they’d get another toilet), Harry...
View ArticleHugh Grant testifies in hacking case
Actor Hugh Grant told a London courtroom Monday about the dark side of celebrity life, describing mysterious break-ins, leaked medical details and hacked voice mails – and laying blame on the entire...
View ArticleMila Kunis attends Marine Corps Ball
Actress Mila Kunis has made good on her promise to a Marine who had been serving in Afghanistan. Kunis and Marine Sgt. Scott Moore attended the annual Marine Corps Ball on Friday in Greenville, N.C....
View ArticleYou can help local schools by recycling
As parents we want the best for our children, especially when it comes to the school they attend. Statewide budget cuts in education have not only affected the teachers, but the classrooms as well. The...
View Article5 observations on UCLA heading into USC game
UCLA saved its best for last this past Saturday, earning its first blowout victory in its final game at the Rose Bowl in 2011. Where does a 45-6 beatdown of Colorado leave the Bruins and Coach Rick...
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