Krom Talks to OC Metro

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I had a fun email exchange with Frank Mickadeit on this race; that his column on John Duong scared away other candidates.

Chad Baker-Mazara, USC edge Minnesota in OT to finish 3-game trip
Baker-Mazara scores 29 points and makes two free throws with 10 seconds left in overtime to rally the Trojans to a 70-69 win, capping a week in the Midwest that include a pair of lopsided losses.
Depleted Kings hammered by struggling Jets
Playing without several of their top forwards, the Kings score just one goal and allow five on 19 shots to a Winnipeg team that was on an 11-game losing streak. The Kings have lost 10 of their past 14 games.
Indiana dominates Oregon in Peach Bowl to reach national title game
Fernando Mendoza throws five touchdown passes and the defense creates three first-half TDs with turnovers as the top-seeded Hoosiers beat the fifth-seeded Ducks for the second time this year, 56-22. Indiana will face No. 10 Miami in the final on Jan. 19.
James Harden, Clippers beat Nets to remain hot
Harden scores 31 points, Kawhi Leonard has 26 and the Clippers shoot 59% from the field to win for the eighth time in 10 games, 121-105. Jordan Miller scores 21 off the bench.
Counterfeit cash defrauds In-N-Out in LA, OC, and Glendale police say; 2 Long Beach residents arrested
A dozen of the restaurants were victimized. Surveillance video and search warrants led to arrests.