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Olympic Games

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    World's Biggest McDonald's Is Being Built In London For The Olympics

    Hey all you athletes in top form headed for the Summer Games in London, you can rest assured. They're building the world's biggest McDonald's there just for you. Yup. The Golden Arches will be there to serve you McNuggets as you compete for the gold. The temporary structure they've made of recyclab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Jesse Ruiz, American-Born Former Santa Ana College Wrestler, Qualifies for the 2012 Olympics...for Mexico

    ​This story's going to get the Know Nothings happy: Jesse Ruiz, an American-born wrestler from SanTana who attended school at Valley High School and Santa Ana College, a former collegiate champion who's currently a volunteer assistant at The Citadel, made the 2012 Olympics...for MexicoRuiz qualifi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    [UPDATED with Reid Clarifies Coker:] Did Nadadores Swim Club Bury its Head in the Deep End as Underage Sex Claim Surfaced?

    ​UPDATE, MARCH 26, 5:27 P.M.: Appreciative that someone other than family reads his Orange County Register pieces, staff writer Scott M. Reid just shot over an email clarifying the time line in my original post about his bombshell story on the internationally known Nadadores Swim Club of Mission V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Hasan Nouri Still Helps War Orphans in Afghanistan--and He Still Needs Your Help

    ​Remember the native Afghan and Orange County civil engineer featured in my cover story "Hasan Nouri Pitched Plans to Stabilize Aliso Creek and His Native Afghanistan, But No One Listened"? One thing that has changed since the piece was published in December 2008: Nouri now resides in San Clemente ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 12, 2012

    Why Doesn't Mexico Participate in the Olympics

    [¡Ask a Mexican!!] And why do some Mexicans hate their dark skin?

  • Film

    December 22, 2011

    'The Flowers of War' Is Enamored With Spectacle

    Zhang Yimou turns the Nanjing Massacre into quite a show

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Don Peters Banned by USA Gymnastics for Life and Stripped From Hall of Fame

    ​Don Peters, the 1984 U.S. women's gymnastics Olympic team head coach who recently left his influential Huntington Beach gym and moved out of the area under the cloud of sex-abuse allegations, has been banned from the sport and had his place in the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame revoked.Declared ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Don Peters, '84 Olympics Female Gymnasts Coach Under Sexual Abuse Cloud, Resigns from His Gym

    ​Orange County Register reporter Scott M. Reid, who broke the news last month about sexual abuse allegations against  the 1984 Summer Olympics women's gymnastic coach, now scoops the world on Don Peters resigning from his famous Huntington Beach gym and relocating to western Pennsylvania. Pet ... More >>

  • News

    October 13, 2011

    WINNER'S CIRCLE: Janet Evans

    [BEST OF 2011: GAME ON!] Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Women's Gymnastic Coach Don Peters Sully 1984 Olympics in LA

    ​The 1984 Summer Olympics was a shining moment for Southern California, while Mary Lou Retton's gold in the all-around in those games shined brightly on all athletics, gymnastics and certainly the U.S. women's team. You'd think nothing could come along 27 years later to tarnish either of those, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Tyler Hamilton, Cyclist and Lance Armstrong Doping Accuser, Guided by Newport Beach Attorney

    Tyler Hamilton​It turns out an Orange County attorney has been along for much of Tyler Hamilton's ride from Lance Armstrong cycling teammate to U.S. Olympic gold medalist to Armstrong-doping accuser on last night's 60 Minutes.Advising Hamilton for years has been Chris Manderson, a partner at Newpo ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 3, 2011

    'Wide Angle View' Shows the Personal Is Political

    The photojournalists of OCCCA's latest exhibition never stop working

  • Columns

    February 4, 2011

    Race Skater

    [Hey, You!] Caring father, or overprotective pinche gabacho?

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    Book Signing with Misty May-Treanor

    Barnes and Noble

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Eat, Drink and Gawk at Amazon Women in Two Pieces at AVP Huntington Beach Open

    AVP NIVEA Tour/Peter Brouillet​This year's AVP Nivea Tour Huntington Beach Open kicks off Friday, and since there's no better way to start the summer than enjoying the sun and sand of Surf City while watching mostly 6-foot-tall women slam leather-bound balls at each other at high velocities, the $ ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    ScrapArtsMusic

    Carpenter Center

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    USA-Canada Gold Medal Hockey Game as Viewed From a Central OC Barstool

    ​Random notes scribbled onto a soggy napkin from the "Norm stool" at a working-class, Central Orange County watering hole during Sunday's USA-Canada Olympics gold medal hockey game . . .12:22 p.m.: The first shot is a slapper from Canada's Duncan Keith that Team USA goalie Ryan Miller handle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Gettin' Made: Winter Olympics Madness!

    Here we are, a week into the 2010 Winter Olympics. Keeping track of where we're at in the standings? There's a summary here. Keeping track of cute handmade goodies celebrating the games? We've got you covered there, too! I Heart Skating charm necklace by RJ Charms​ Join us after the jump fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Rep. Ed Royce Nails Olympic Backflip!

    Royce: Olympic-size fickleness​Ed Royce, the Orange County congressman who claims blocking consumer financial protections from sneaky Wall Street bankers is actually a pro-consumer stance, has found another topic to fumble. This month at Red County blog, the Fullerton Republican blasted President ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    What You Missed: Haute Dog Howl'oween, Senior Surf Comp, Halos 'n Horns, Rob Zombie, Tiger Army

    Keith MayRuh roh.​And just like that, the greatest holiday of the year is alllll over. So what'd you do? We had another action-packed weekend, of course, with our first stop at Long Beach's adorable annual tradition, the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade and Pet Adoption Fair. Dogs? Way cuter than babie ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    A Taste of Greece

    St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Pole Dancers Are (Olympic?) Athletes, Too

    Kat Attack Collette Kakuk: Gold medal worthy?Here's one to wrap your legs around: Beach volleyball may no longer be the hottest summer Olympic sport to tune into in 2012 if a critical mass of pole dancers manages to convince the Olympic Committee that the athleticism in the activity is gold-medal co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    OC's Dark Political Lord Wants to Expand Influence Where?

    Michael J. Schroeder, one of California's most effectiveRepublican Party operatives, has been telling me for months that he's finally tiring of politics and is eager for a new challenge--something more enjoyable. What's been catching Schroeder's interest? Go ahead and guess.No. Killing liberals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    To Do This Weekend 1/30-2/1

    Film: Leopards of Zanzibar, Friday, 1:30 p.m.On the sunny island of Zanzibar, a place still tied to the past off Africa's eastern coast, young men discover that keeping pace with modern changes can help them reach their goal as they compete in a championship soccer match on the mainland.Bowers Muse ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    Smuckers Stars on Ice

    Honda Center

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    To Do Tonight 10/13

    Myspace Music Presents Goldrush featuring: Santogold, Mates of State, Low vs. Diamond, Alice Smith, 8 p.m. Woot woot! $22.50-$25.50 House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 714-778-2583 Karaoke Madness, 9 p.m. O the madness! Hogue Barmichael's 3950 Campus Dr. Newport Beach, CA 949-261-627 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Rockin' Like a 6.0

    NASCAR Pepsi 500

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Darkness and Light

    Shadow Magic

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    To Do Tonight 8/11

    PAPER PLANES; GREATER CALIFORNIA, 10 p.m. Fly like paper get high like planes. The Prospector 2400 E. Seventh St. Long Beach CA 90804 562-438-3839 U.S. OLYMPICS SPLASH BASH PARTY, 9 p.m. Peep this: the Beijing Olympics onto a big-screen, athlete appearances, a live DJ, food, open pool, interactive ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 7, 2008

    [Game On] Gold Metal, Tarnished: French Laugh In the Face of Video Games As Sport

    PAPER PLANES; GREATER CALIFORNIA, 10 p.m. Fly like paper get high like planes. The Prospector 2400 E. Seventh St. Long Beach CA 90804 562-438-3839 U.S. OLYMPICS SPLASH BASH PARTY, 9 p.m. Peep this: the Beijing Olympics onto a big-screen, athlete appearances, a live DJ, food, open pool, interactive ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2008

    By the Board

    Surf Rock

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Dragging On

    Oscar De La Hoya Signing

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Thanks Coca-Cola... I Guess.

    Sending over a giant box filled with Coke bottles, the Coca-Cola giants' latest little project includes bringing together Eastern graphic designers from China (I can only assume Coke is going to be a huge sponsor for the ‘08 Olympics), and West-side-of-the hemisphere musicians— mostly DJs like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    Fight Club

    Our favorite OC boxer, Ronny Rios, came home this week after a decisive and controversial loss at the Olympic trials in Houston. The potent, artful boxer says he's ready to refocus, turning his sights to his pro career and to finishing out his senior year in high school. "It's time to move on," he s ... More >>

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    Trial By Ire

    Boxer Ronny Rios and his coach say they wuz robbed at last weeks Olympic Trials

  • Features

    August 30, 2007

    Trial by Ire

    Boxer Ronny Rios and his coach say they wuz robbed at last week’s Olympic Trials

  • Features

    August 2, 2007

    Ronny

    Santa Ana teenager Ronny Rios has fought his way into contention for the U.S. Olympic boxing team. He didnt do it alone

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    Think for Yourselves, Young Folks, so Long as You Think Like Me

    You know what's funny? We ask our young adults to throw themselves into the youth versions of established adult institutions—your governmental bodies, your newspapers, etc.—but when the kids dare express dissent or themselves in a way that rubs the ruling class the wrong way, the adult o ... More >>

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Mission Viejo

    You know what's funny? We ask our young adults to throw themselves into the youth versions of established adult institutions—your governmental bodies, your newspapers, etc.—but when the kids dare express dissent or themselves in a way that rubs the ruling class the wrong way, the adult o ... More >>

  • Food

    August 26, 2004

    Faster, Higher, Fuller!

    Forget about the Olympics! Chow at Christakis

  • Music

    July 22, 2004

    Cocktails and Dreams

    Terri Torzon wins with delish Dona

  • Food

    July 4, 2002

    Go for the Gold

    Stay for the Crispy Crackle catfish

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