It’s more than just the windmill. What to watch as breaking kicks off at the Olympics - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

By NOREEN NASIR
PARIS (AP) — The b-girls and b-boys are ready for their spotlight.
On Friday, the breakers, or breakdancers, begin syncing their moves to the DJ’s breakbeat in front of the biggest audience breaking has ever known.
Earlier this week, the dancers-turned-athletes at the Summer Olympics tested out the dance floor of the breaking venue at the Place de la Concorde in Paris ahead of the first competition on Friday. The stage resembles a giant record and the backdrop is a ma

Angels’ Logan O’Hoppe says slump is unrelated to fatigue or batting third

WASHINGTON — Long after many of his teammates had already eaten, showered and left the ballpark, Logan O’Hoppe was still grinding in the batting cage.
The Angels catcher had gone hitless in five at-bats in a loss Friday, another game in his weeklong slump, and he’d had enough.
“Not doing anything hasn’t gotten me anywhere,” O’Hoppe said before Saturday’s game. “We’ll see how it goes, but I feel better than yesterday.”
O’Hopp

Steph Curry has golden touch as U.S. men’s basketball beats France

PARIS — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold.
And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his.
The U.S. is atop the international men’s basketball world once again, after Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win over France in the final at the Paris Games on Saturday night. It was the fifth consecutive gold medal for the U.S. — and the 17th in 20

UCLA QB Ethan Garbers starting to establish himself

UCLA football has put its faith in Ethan Garbers as the starting quarterback. Head coach DeShaun Foster doubled down on that sentiment Saturday afternoon after a full-pads practice that was open to the public.
“Ethan has kind of pulled away from the rest of those guys,” Foster told reporters. “It’s not really them pushing Ethan, it’s more Ethan pushing himself.”
Garbers connected with tight end Moliki Matavao for a 15-yard touchdown early in the 11-on-11 perio

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Southern California fans share excitement as U.S. women’s soccer clinches gold

Anticipation. Covered eyes. Murmurs of frustration.
Those were the feelings of hundreds of U.S. Women’s Soccer supporters at two Long Beach sports bars in the early morning on Saturday, Aug. 10 as they watched — with bated breath — as the USWNT played out a shaky first half against the Brazilian Women’s National Team in pursuit of Olympic gold at Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.
The gold-medal match, an especially tense one for both national teams who had much to prove

Foo Fighters celebrate the glory of rock and roll at BMO Stadium in LA

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has long worn his heart on his sleeve, but it’s been a heavy heart in recent years as both Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Grohl’s mother Virginia died within months of each other in 2022.
But nothing heals more than the power of rock and roll, Grohl would surely agree, and as Foo Fighters returned to Los Angeles on Friday for the first of two nights at BMO Stadium, a wonderful sense of normalcy returned to the stage with them.
This was Foo Fi

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in question

PARIS — The Court of Arbitration for Sport, global sport’s supreme court, seemingly opened the door for American gymnast Jordan Chiles to be stripped of an Olympic bronze medal controversially awarded to her in the floor exercise.
CAS in a ruling Saturday said Chiles’ original score in the floor exercise competition should be reinstated and that the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, sport’s international governing body, should award the medals in acc

U.S. women’s soccer ends 12-year Olympic gold drought

PARIS — The U.S. women’s soccer team won its fifth Olympic gold medal by beating Brazil 1-0 on Mallory Swanson’s early second-half goal in the tournament final Saturday at the Paris Games.
The Americans, who hadn’t won gold since the 2012 London Olympics, closed out an undefeated run to the title in their first international campaign under new coach Emma Hayes.
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher preserved the win with a one-handed save on Adriana’s header in stoppage time at

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Olympics TV schedule for Sunday, August 11, 2024 (Pacific Times)

Here is the Paris Olympics TV schedule for Sunday, August 11, 2024. Highlights include the U.S. women’s basketball team vs. France for the gold medal (6:30 a.m., USA), the U.S. women’s volleyball team vs. Italy for the gold medal (4 a.m., Telemundo, Peaco*ck, replay 10:30 a.m., USA), the U.S. men’s water polo team in the bronze medal game vs. Hungary (1:30 a.m., USA) and closing ceremonies (11 a.m., NBC).
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2:45 a.m.USA — Women’s Bronze Final – Belgium

No medal for U.S. women’s water polo after Netherlands’ last-second goal

NANTERRE, France — In a matter of days, the U.S. women’s water polo team went from the pursuit of a historic gold medal to going home empty-handed.
It was quite a fall.
The U.S. blew another lead Saturday and lost 11-10 to the Netherlands on Sabrina van der Sloot’s last-second goal in the bronze-medal game at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. had been the only program to medal in each women’s water polo tournament at the Olympics since it started in 2000.
“We’ve ta

Orange County football 2024: Kappa League preview, top players, schedules

Support the Orange County Register’s high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOCVarsity will be previewing every Orange County high school football league and every team before the season begins.
KAPPA LEAGUE PREVIEW
The Kappa League is a new six-team league that includes Brea Olinda, Esperanza, Garden Grove, St. Margaret’s, Segerstrom and Westminster.
Brea Olinda quarterback Cullen Doyle (10) completed 12 of 22 passes for 168 yards and three touchdo

Rams eager to see how new ‘foreign-looking’ kickoff goes

THOUSAND OAKS — Sean McVay is as familiar with the NFL’s new kickoff rule as anyone. He was part of the competition committee that proposed it to owners in March, after all, before it was approved by a 29-3 vote.
But even still, the Rams head coach was left shaking his head after watching the new play in live action for the first time in last Sunday’s joint practice against the Chargers.
“It just feels weird. It doesn’t look like anything that has been anything I&rs

Terrier mix Luna is a cuddly, easygoing girl

Breed: Terrier mix
Age: 10 years
Sex: Spayed female
Size: 17 pounds
Luna’s story: Luna is a cuddly and affectionate senior you won’t want to pass up. Luna has a low to medium energy level, perfect for a home with a relaxed pace that offers warm laps, snuggles and, of course, belly rubs! Luna is excellent on leash, fantastic with children and has a gentle demeanor that will bring love and warmth into your home. If you’re looking for a constant loving companion, Luna is your girl

Tuxedo cat Squiggles is eager for a family of her own

Breed: Tuxedo
Age: 3 years
Sex: Spayed female
Squiggles’ story: Squiggles lived on the rocks by the Long Beach Aquarium for a time. She would approach people and rub against them, and follow them to their cars, probably hoping someone would take her inside again. Finally, someone did, and Squiggles has a foster until she finds a home of her own. Despite her time living outdoors, she remembered her in-home manners and is trained to use a litter box.
Adoption cost: $150
Adoption procedure: C

San Clemente voters will decide on local sales tax addition to sustain eroding beaches

Bringing sand to San Clemente’s shrinking beaches isn’t cheap, so the city will ask if voters are willing to pay a local sales tax to replenish the city’s beaches, maintain coastal amenities such as the pier and beach trail and to fix a battered bridge.
The City Council voted 4-1 this week to put the half-cent sales tax measure on November’s ballot.
The special tax would be targeted and could only be spent on items laid out in the measure. Last month, a council majority o

Livestock events at OC Fair reminds of county’s ranching past

Melanie Davisson stood outside the gate of the Livestock Arena with her pack goat, waiting to show everyone watching Primrose’s ability to go through an obstacle course of hay bales and metal pipes at the OC Fair.
It was Davisson’s first time competing; she was there with her daughter.
“You’re never too old to have fun,” Davisson said before she went out, surrounded by a dozen more goats and their handlers, “and try something new.”
The competition is a t

A whole lot of hibiscus for your garden consideration

If you lived in ancient Greece and someone told you they were growing a hibiscus plant, you may have then inquired about coming by to roast marshmallows once the plant’s roots were well-established, which would take around two years.
The reason for this is that hibiscus (a Greek word) refers to the plant whose roots contain the fibrous substance — which takes two years to manufacture once the plant begins to grow — from which the marshmallow confection was originally made

Mass deportations would be a nightmare

There’s an image that’s stayed with me for weeks: A sea of people holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs at the Republican National Convention.Since then, I’ve been plagued with nightmares of mass raids by the military and police across the country. I see millions of families being torn apart, including families with citizen children. And I see DACA recipients — like me — carried away from the only life we’ve ever known.
Mass deportation were a ra

California bill would limit homebuyer contracts to 3 months

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit homebuyer-agent contracts required under the national Realtor settlement to three months.
If the bill passes, California would become one of at least 20 states with mandatory buyer-broker contract laws.
“Without legal protection, buyers and brokers are susceptible to potential disputes over compensation, legal uncertainties and conflicts of interest,” said the bill’s author, Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grov

What to do when mounds of iceplant abound in the garden

Q. I have what I call iceplant since I don’t know what it actually is, which blooms beautifully in March and April. But it keeps growing in higher and higher mounds. When cutting it back on the edge, I see a lot of dead material. Will it continue to keep growing higher each year? Is there anything I should do?
Iceplant could be seen everywhere in Southern California when we moved here in 1988. Native to South Africa, it is a fast-spreading succulent that tolerates poor soil and droug

Larry Wilson: Let the library scientists decide

You don’t always follow a professional parent’s precepts about their line of work.
But, mostly you do. Even if you didn’t always get along with them, you’d probably take their side in a bar argument.
Like: “Well, my dad is an astrophysicist, and he says there is indeed further evidence for quark-matter cores in massive neutron stars, so I say you’re wrong.”
My late mother was no astrophysicist, but she did have a master’s degree in a science &mdash

Cal State Fullerton journalism students cover Olympics from Paris

As of a few weeks ago, Jose Flores had never left the country. Now, he’s in Paris covering the Olympics.
“It’s been unreal,” he said.
Flores, of Modesto, is one of 26 Cal State Fullerton students participating in a sports journalism study abroad program this summer in France. Led by seasoned sports reporters Gayle Jansen Brisbane and Bob Young, the class has been running a makeshift newsroom out of a hostel about 15 minutes from the Eiffel Tower via metro.
“We have

Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Aug. 1-8)

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Aug. 1 to Aug. 8.
Valley Market, 13073 Springdale St., WestminsterClosed: Aug. 5
Reason: Insufficient hot water
Reopened: Aug. 6Sunrise Donuts & Bakery, 1500 W. Whittier Blvd., La HabraClosed: Aug. 2
Reason: co*ckroach infestation
Reopened: Aug. 3
Updates since last week’s list:
A kitchen at Blessed Sacrament School, 14146 Olive St., Westminster, which was ordered closed Jul

$2 billion Intuit Dome, opening in Inglewood next week, makes fan experience the star of the show

Inglewood is just about ready to celebrate another significant milestone — one that will continue to elevate the city’s international presence as a can’t-miss entertainment and sports venue.
The Intuit Dome, a $2 billion state-of-the-art basketball arena and concert venue that’s been in the works since 2021, will open with plenty of fanfare — including a show by pop icon Bruno Mars — on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Related: Inglewood’s Intuit Dome is poised to be

Tech review: Five gadgets to make your car safer and more comfortable

Jim Rossman | Tribune News Service (TNS)
I love to drive, which is good, because I get a lot of opportunities to review gadgets for drivers.
This week I’m looking at a handful of useful things to make your drive safer or more comfortable.
You’ll notice I have included two air inflators. I like them both and they each have their advantages. Pricing included is retail price, but you may find them cheaper.
The Laxon DR-6000 Vehicle Air Massage Seat. (Laxon/TNS)
Dr Well Laxon DR-6000 Veh

What is the difference between pet insurance and wellness plans?

Lezanne Winshaw | Bankrate.com (TNS)
Pet owners want the best for their furry friends, which often involves making decisions about their health care. One common dilemma is whether to invest in pet insurance or a pet wellness plan. In many cases, pet owners may want both.
Both pet insurance and wellness plans offer ways to manage your pet’s health expenses, but they serve different purposes. Understanding these differences will ensure you choose the right option for your pet’s needs.

Ice rink fumes have sent kids to the hospital. Still, few states require tests

Alex Brown | Stateline.org (TNS)
Last December, dozens of young hockey players were rushed to hospitals in the Buffalo, New York, area — some vomiting, lethargic and suffering from headaches.
The skaters had beenexposedto high levels of carbon monoxide at an indoor ice rink, a problem that is far from uncommon. Most rinks use ice resurfacing machines — often known by the brand name of Zamboni — and edgers that often run on propane or other fuels. Some use gas-powere

2 biggest mistakes owner-occupants make in real estate

Owning the building where your business operates is indeed a smart move, and many entrepreneurs find it to be a beautiful arrangement.
Typically, the process involves creating an entity like a limited liability company to take title to the real estate. Then, the business operation “rents” the address from the LLC, often as a separate corporation.
This setup offers some distinct advantages: tax benefits, depreciation, interest deductions and the ability to build equity. However, many

Native American public health officials are stuck in data blind spot

Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez | (TNS) KFF Health News
It’s not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they’re often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.
The 2010 reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act gave tribal epidemiology centerspublic health authorityand requires the federal Department of Heal

Best volatility ETFs: Use these funds to profit when the market falls

James Royal, Ph.D. | (TNS) Bankrate.com
A volatility exchange-traded fund (ETF) lets traders bet on an increase in the stock market’s volatility. It can be a highly profitable wager if the market suddenly becomes more volatile — for example, if it crashes — but the fund’s price constantly erodes due to how the fund is structured.
Here are some of the best volatility ETFs and ETNs, with data as of August 2, 2024.
What is a volatility ETF?
A volatility ETF gives traders the