OC Fair 2024: Alice Cooper, Sublime With Rome join Pacific Amphitheatre lineup - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

Veteran shock rocker Alice Cooper, Sublime With Rome and Needtobreathe have been added to the Orange County Fair’s Pacific Amphitheatre concert series.
Sublime With Rome, out on its final tour now that Sublime has reformed with frontman Jakob Nowell, will play the amphitheater July 27 with Fortunate Youth opening. Tickets are $40-$80.
Alice Cooper will play classics like “School’s Out” and “I’m Eighteen” when he plays Pacific on Aug. 16. Tickets are $37.

Taylor’s Tracker: Esperanza’s Shumaker hits 18th home run to move closer to O.C. record

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowTAYLOR’S TRACKER
Updates on Esperanza’s Taylor Shumaker as she challenges the Orange County single-season home run record in softball:
Current home runs: 18
Orange County record: 20
Results from Monday, April 15: Shumaker hit a go-ahead three-run home run, her 18th, in a 6-4 win against visiting Brea Olinda.
Next game: Tuesday, April 16 at El Modena
Noteworthy: The senior center fielder plays

Orange County baseball stat leaders through April 13

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOrange County baseball stat leaders through Saturday, April 13.
To be included, teams must have their stats up to date on the MaxPreps.com leaderboards.
BATTING AVERAGEName, school
BA
H
AB
Nevan Namgoong, Woodbridge
.500
13
26
Julian Gonzalez, Santa Ana
.500
12
24
John Coopman, Pacifica Christian
.472
25
53
Ethan Pardo, Rancho Alamitos
.462
24
52
Keenan Anzai, Mission Viejo
.456
31
68
Cole Lefebvre, Estancia

Community joins celebration of Hunt reopening

Lucas Barba, 4, of Fullerton smiles as he looks at a number of books at the grand re-opening celebration of the beloved Hunt Branch Library on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Ruth Dominguez, 8, of Fullerton looks through some of the books on display at the grand re-opening celebration of the beloved Hunt Branch Library on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer

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Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan’s immediate future uncertain with forearm injury

LOS ANGELES —Emmet Sheehan says his shoulder is fine. It has been all along.
A misunderstanding during spring training led to reports that Sheehan had been shut down with a sore shoulder. That was an error.
“It was never the shoulder,” he said Monday. “I said my arm, I think. I was confused why there was shoulder out there. I didn’t think I said that. Maybe I did.”
Instead, it was Sheehan’s forearm that was causing him pain, led to him opening the

CIF-SS boys tennis polls, April 15

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe CIF-SS boys tennis polls, released Monday, April 15
CIF-SS BOYS TENNIS POLLS
(Selected by the CIF-SS Tennis Committee)
OPEN DIVISION/DIVISION 1
Did not report
1. University
2. Corona del Mar
3. Harvard-Westlake
4. Palos Verdes
5. Loyola
6. Woodbridge
7. Beckman
8. Peninsula
9. Northwood
10. JSerra
11. Santa Margarita
12. Oak Park
13. Brentwood
14. Marina
15. Mira Costa
16. Los Osos
17. Arcadia
18. Calabasa

CIF-SS softball polls, April 15

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe CIF-SS softball polls, released Monday, April 15
CIF-SS SOFTBALL POLLS
(Selected by the Softball Committee)
DIVISION 1
1. Orange Lutheran
2. Pacifica/Garden Grove
3. Norco
4. Murrieta Mesa
5. Riverside Poly
6. La Mirada
7. Los Alamitos
8. Oaks Christian
9. Huntington Beach
10. Canyon/Anaheim
11. Marina
12. Camarillo
13. JSerra
14. Torrance
15. Santa Margarita
16. Great Oak
DIVISION 2
1. El Modena
2. Valenc

CIF-SS baseball polls, April 15

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe CIF-SS baseball polls, released Monday, April 15
CIF-SS BASEBALL POLLS
(Selected by the Baseball Committee)
DIVISION 1
1. Corona
2. Orange Lutheran
3. Harvard-Westlake
4. Santa Margarita
5. Huntington Beach
6. La Mirada
7. JSerra
8. Mater Dei
9. San Dimas
10. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks
Others: Bishop Amat, Bonita, Gahr, South Hills, Vista Murrieta, West Ranch
DIVISION 2
1. Westlake
2. Arlington
3. Paloma Vall

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Mike Trout blasts 8th-inning homer to propel Angels past Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A day after Mike Trout lamented his performance with runners in scoring position, he delivered his biggest hit of the young season.
Trout belted an eighth-inning two-run homer to give the Angels the lead on their way to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
It was Trout’s seventh homer of the season (and the 375th of his career), but only the second that wasn’t a solo shot. He’s only driven in 10 runs, despite driving himself in sev

Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, April 15

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, April 15
Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
MONDAY’S SCORES
BASEBALL
NONLEAGUE
Anaheim 5, Godinez 0
San Clemente 10, Long Beach Poly 3
SOFTBALL
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Northwood 11, University 1
SAN J

Crean Lutheran seeded No. 1 in Division 2 of CIF-SS beach volleyball playoffs

Crean Lutheran was seeded No. 1 in Division 2 for the CIF Southern Section girls beach volleyball playoffs that begin this week.
JSerra was seeded No. 2 in Division 1.
The playoffs begin with wild card-round matches Tuesday followed by first-round matches Thursday.
Crean Lutheran is 16-0 and Crestview League champion. JSerra (12-1) is the Trinity League champion.
Crean won the Division 2 title last season, the first season that girls beach volleyball was a CIF-SS championship sport. The Saints d

Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis reportedly joining Team USA’s Olympic roster

NEW ORLEANS — During NBA All-Star Weekend two months ago, Lakers star LeBron James made his stance clear on committing to Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games: his pledge would depend on his health after his 21st NBA season.
“I told myself before the season when I committed to being a part of the Olympic team, obviously it was all predicated on my health,” James said on Feb. 18. “As it stands right now, I am healthy enough to be on the team and perform at a level tha

WNBA draft: Sparks select Stanford’s Cameron Brink with No. 2 pick, Rickea Jackson at No. 4

LOS ANGELES — The Sparks selected Stanford’s Cameron Brink with the second overall pick in the first round of the WNBA Draft in New York City Monday night.
The 6-foot-4 forward averaged a double-double with 17.4 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks as a senior. Brink was named the 2024 Naismith’s Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year.
The 2021 NCAA champion, could be a foundational player to replace the recently departed Nneka Ogwumike, who signed with the Seatt

Caitlin Clark taken No.1 by Indiana in WNBA draft

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night.
The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career, and she will now try and help revive the Indiana franchise along with last season’s No. 1 pick, Aliyah Boston. The Fever taking Clark had been a foregone conclusion sinceshe announced on Feb. 29she would turn pro.
Clark has helped bring millions&n

Caitlin Clark taken No.1 by Indiana Fever in WNBA draft

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draftby the Indiana Fever, even though it was no surprise.
“I dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade, and it’s taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs, but more than anything, just trying to soak it in,” Clark said.
The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-br

NASA says JPL’s Mars rocks return program is too costly; leaders want ‘revised plan’

Bringing Mars rocks back to earth costs too much, said NASA’s chief administrator on Monday, April 15, adding that a financially strapped, multi-billion-dollar planned mission managed by Pasadena’s JPL will need help from government and private industry if it’s going to get off the ground – and back again — cheaper and sooner.
Such a change in course for the Mars Sample Return program will have serious implications for the sprawling science, research and technology

Angels’ Brandon Drury says opposite-field homer is a promising sign

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Slumping players often point to hard-hit balls to the opposite field as evidence that the slump is nearing an end.
The Angels and Brandon Drury are hoping that his home run to right field on Sunday in Boston is just that type of moment.
“That means I’m letting the ball travel,” Drury said on Monday. “Being able to hit the ball hard oppo like that gives me room for error on offspeed, so I would say that’s a good sign. … I was worki

Lakers looking to clinch No.7 seed in play-in matchup with Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS — Because of the way the Western Conference’s Play-In Tournament bracket shook out, the Lakers’ Tuesday matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center could be viewed similarly to Game 2 of a playoff series.
The Lakers took Game 1 on Sunday, beating the Pelicans, 124-108, to not only clinch eighth place in the West, but also drop the Pelicans to seventh place to set up Tuesday’s rematch and a second consecutive matchup with significant stakes

Former Marine from San Juan Capistrano gets 9 years for firebombing Costa Mesa Planned Parenthood

A former U.S. Marine who firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa two years ago while he was stationed at Camp Pendleton was sentenced to nine years in federal prison on Monday, April 15.
Chance Brannon, 24, of San Juan Capistrano has been in custody since his arrest in June, a little over a year after he and an accomplice chucked a Molotov co*cktail at the front entrance to the clinic, scorching a wall.
The next morning, workers at the clinic smelled gasoline and were forced to evacu

‘Godfather’ gets 54 years in $150M Southern California workers’ comp scheme

A man, who Riverside County Superior Court records say called himself “The Godfather,” was ordered to serve 54 years in state prison and pay $23 million in fines for masterminding a criminal organization that attempted to bilk the state out of $150 million in a workers’ compensation fraud, the District Attorney’s Office said on Monday, April 15.
Judge Charles J. Koosed sentenced Peyman Heidary, 53, on Friday, April 12, after his January conviction on 68 counts of insuranc

3-vehicle crash in Fullerton kills 1, sends 2 to hospital

An Anaheim man, seated in the passenger seat of a small SUV, was killed when the SUV was rear-ended by a sedan while stopped at a red light in Fullerton early Monday morning, April 15, authorities said.
The crash occurred on Harbor Boulevard at Orangethorpe Avenue just past 12:10 a.m. and ended with a 62-year-old man dead and two other drivers in the hospital, said Kristy Wells, spokeswoman for the Fullerton Police Department.
No arrests or citations were announced by police as of Tuesday aftern

Swanson: No, Lakers won’t throw play-in game to avoid Nuggets

Did you hear the one about the surfer who decided to propose to his girlfriend while they were riding the waves together – and then promptly dropped the ring in the ocean?
Or the one about the man who wanted so badly to leave his wife that he robbed a bank to pay for his getaway – and then got caught and sentenced to, yes, home confinement?
What about the basketball team that was so determined to avoid facing the previous season’s winner in a first-round playoff series, that it

Swanson: Lakers are not going to play stupid games with the play-in

Did you hear the one about the surfer who decided to propose to his girlfriend while they were riding the waves together – and then promptly dropped the ring in the ocean?
Or the one about the man who wanted so badly to leave his wife that he robbed a bank to pay for his getaway – and then got caught and sentenced to, yes, home confinement?
What about the basketball team that was so determined to avoid facing the previous season’s winner in a first-round playoff series, that it

Driver Elias Sabo makes Grand Prix of Long Beach debut entered in two races

LONG BEACH – Elias Sabo, a veteran driver in the SRO GT America series, will be making his Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach debut this weekend. Instead of focusing on the one series, Sabo and his Flying Lizard Motorsports team are adding the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race to their schedule, too.
It wasn’t enough for Sabo, who lives in Newport Beach, to ease into Long Beach with his team’s Aston Martin GT4 entry in the GT America series race. That is challenging enou

Orange County softball Top 25: Orange Lutheran, Pacifica and Canyon continue to lead, April 15

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowThis week’s Orange County softball rankings.
Notable this week: Orange Lutheran remains ahead of No. 2 Pacifica and No. 3 Canyon after pushing its Trinity League winning streak to 21 games last week. The Lancers play host to Santa Margarita and Rosary on Tuesday and Friday, respectively. … Capistrano Valley jumps two spots to No. 6 after opening a two-game lead in the Sea View League.
ORANGE

Orange County baseball Top 25: Aliso Niguel, Pacifica and Tesoro enter Top 10, April 15

This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Entering the Top 10 this week are Tesoro, Aliso Niguel and Pacifica. … Tesoro is in first place in the South Coast League. … Aliso Niguel swept San Juan Hills last week to move into a first-place tie in the Sea View League. … Pacifica remained undefeated in the Empire League with a two-game league sweep of Tustin. … No. 1 Santa Margarita won two of three games against No. 3 JSerra and is

Congress must block Biden’s destructive labor policy

A harmful new rule from the Department of Labor that targets independent workers across the country went into effect last month.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, introduced a joint resolution aimed at blocking the damaging action being taken by the DOL. The rule makes it more difficult for a business to utilize independent workers. The check on agency power—which stems from the Congressional Review Act—is a welcomed legislative maneuver. Since the o

New taco spot and crepe joint open at Rodeo 39 in Stanton

Rodeo 39 Public Market, Stanton’s food hall-slash-shopping space, welcomed two new eateries in April: a Baja-inspired ceviche and tacos fast-casual spot by a longtime OC chef and a creperie offering paninis, pastries and, of course, thin pancakes.
First up, Capas, a new spot by chef Michael Campbell (formerly of the Loft at Montage and Pueblo in Costa Mesa), which opened April 7, offers such ceviche as ahi tuna served with guajillo chilie aioli, sweet onion, nori cilantro and white soja; y

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California sues Huntington Beach over voter ID measure

California is suing Huntington Beach over its voter identification measure, recently passed by voters, hoping to stop the city from asking residents to present proof of identification when voting at in-person polling locations.
“It is violative of California state election law, undermines that process and threatens the constitutionally protected right to vote,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, April 15.
Secretary of State Shirl