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Dodgers overcome inside-the-park homer to salvage series split with Giants
Poor defense by Teoscar Hernandez allows Jung Hoo Lee to tie the score with a two-run, inside-the-park homer, but the Dodgers get a two-run pinch-hit single from Alex Call and…
Alexander: An unhappy ending for Ducks, but is it also a beginning?
The Ducks are eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of their second-round playoff series, but this young group almost certainly will be back and better in the…
Ducks’ season ends with Game 6 loss to Golden Knights
The Ducks fall behind by three goals after one period and lose, 5-1, as Vegas advances to a Western Conference finals matchup with Colorado. Mikael Granlund scores the only goal…
University and business leaders weigh a college degree’s value
"On average, after 10 years, the median UCI student is making about $106,000 a year with very little debt. Most of them, within a few years, are earning more than…
Baseball playoffs roundup: Santa Margarita slugs 8 HRs in rout; Foothill, Canyon advance
OCVarsity's highlights, stats and scores from the Orange County games in the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs Thursday.
Mater Dei softball shows its ‘fight’ to handle Foothill in CIF-SS playoffs
Danica Lancellotti and Audrey Eyler deliver two-run doubles in the fourth to support pitcher Citlaly Valencia, who has nine strikeouts.
Newport Harbor baseball crushes Trabuco Hills in Division 2 playoffs
Newport Harbor's offense goes off in a one-sided victory over Trabuco Hills in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.
JSerra softball gets past Yucaipa in first round of playoffs
JSerra puts the ball in play and that approach pays off in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.
CIF-SS softball playoffs: Thursday’s first-round scores, Friday’s schedule
The scores from Thursday's CIF-SS softball playoff games and the schedule for Friday.
Softball playoffs roundup: Huntington Beach wins on walk-off single; El Toro’s Hayden Jo Stofle throws no-hitter
OCVarsity's highlights from Orange County games in the first round of the CIF-SS softball playoffs Thursday.