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CARSON — The Chargers’ offense has come up empty on 18 consecutive drives. Maybe Dexter McCoil should switch to the other side of the ball.

The 6-foot-4 safety was responsible for the Chargers’ only score on Sunday, returning an interception 99 yards with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. In what turned out to be a 13-7 loss to the Saints, that play will be one of the bright spots in an ugly film-review session.

Standing just in front of the goal line, McCoil suddenly found himself on the other end of quarterback Ryan Nassib’s pass. He weaved toward the right sideline, and ran almost untouched to the other end of StubHub Center.

“I was just breaking on the ball,”  McCoil said. “Just happened to be at the right place at the right time. Just trying to make a play.”

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“He can move, now,” added linebacker Korey Toomer. “Long strides. … That’s what happens when you’ve got long legs like that.”

That play could be crucial for McCoil two weeks from now, when the Chargers cut their roster to 53. A former CFL champion who also spent time playing Arena Football, the Tulsa product made a regular-season roster for the first time last fall. He eventually started two games, notching 18 tackles and an interception.

TE’O RETURNS

Manti Te’o was looking forward to this.

“It’s going to be a very exciting game,” he said Friday, “for me especially.”

After four injury-plagued seasons with the Chargers, the former second-round pick found a new home this offseason — landing in New Orleans for a fresh start. That decision came with a bonus: a preseason rematch against his old team.

On Sunday, Te’o made the most of the opportunity. The 6-foot-1, 241-pound linebacker was all over the field, looking as healthy as he has in years.

By the final buzzer, he had a game-high eight combined tackles, including three for loss.

Two days earlier, Te’o had expressed optimism about seeing quarterback Philip Rivers — especially since he now had free reign to hit him.

But Rivers sat out the game entirely, something that has become a preseason routine for him over the past several seasons. Instead Te’o made do by hitting Kellen Clemens, sacking the Chargers’ backup for a 10-yard loss late in the second quarter.

That play forced the Chargers to punt for the fifth straight possession.

Midway through the third quarter, Te’o showed up again. The Chargers had finally found themselves in the red zone for the first time — only to see undrafted rookie receiver Jamaal Jones lose the ball.

Te’o scooped up the fumble.

INJURY REPORT

Left tackle Russell Okung and right tackle Joe Barksdale were both in street clothes on Sunday nursing ankle injuries. Barksdale wore a protective boot over his right foot.

Lynn said Friday that both would have been available for a regular-season game. Okung and Barksdale were replaced in the starting lineup by Tyreek Burwell and Chris Hairston, respectively.

Burwell injured his right hand early in the second quarter, and returned to the sideline with it heavily wrapped. According to NFL Network, Burwell broke his hand. That bumped Hairston to left tackle, and moved sixth-round pick Sam Tevi into the first-string lineup at right.

Backup offensive lineman Max Tuerk also left the game with what appeared to be a finger injury. The former third-round pick has practiced mostly at guard during training camp, but played as the team’s backup center on Sunday.

Several cornerbacks sat out the preseason game: Jason Verrett (knee), Casey Hayward (hamstring), and Trovon Reed (hip). The Chargers started Trevor Williams and undrafted rookie Michael Davis.

Running back Kenjon Barner, who spent the past week in the concussion protocol, also made his first preseason appearance for the Chargers. His three carries combined for a 1-yard loss.

Homebuying in San Clemente in 2017’s first half could not keep pace with countywide sales activity.

Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns from the six months ended in June vs. the first half of 2016.

Sales in San Clemente fell as 520 residences sold through June vs. 566 in 2016. That’s a loss of 8.1 percent vs. a 2.2 percent gain countywide.

Neighborhood trends in San Clemente from the CoreLogic report:

San Clemente ZIP code 92672 — 271 homes sold in the latest period vs. 257 last year. That’s a sales gain of 5.4 percent. Median selling price of $839,000 vs. $ 844,500 in 2016, a loss of -0.7 percent.

San Clemente ZIP 92673 — 249 homes sold in the latest period vs. 309 last year. That’s a sales loss of 19.4 percent. Median of $896,500 vs. $ 846,000 in 2016, a gain of 6 percent.

Here are six countywide trends to ponder, first half 2017 vs. first half 2016 …

1. Prices rose in 70 of 83 Orange County ZIPs. Sales rose in 50 of the 83.

2. In the 27 least expensive ZIPs — median price at $597,500 and below -– 5,258 homes sold. That’s up 0.8 percent.

3. In the 27 priciest ZIPs — median price of $755,000-plus -– 6,431 homes sold. That’s up 5.7 percent.

4. In nine ZIPs with medians above $1 million, sales totaled 1,256 homes, up 7.8 percent.

5. In 16 beach-close ZIPs, 3,158 homes sold, up 3.27 percent.

6. There were 10 ZIPs with median prices under $500,000 with total sales of 1,799 homes. A year ago, 18 ZIPs had medians under $500,000 with 2,793 sales.

DID YOU SEE? It’s been 10 years since Orange County’s housing bubble … or … Half of us rent: L.A.-Orange County homeownership rate 2nd lowest in U.S.

CARSON — The Chargers are lucky to have Philip Rivers, as durable as any player in the NFL.

The 35-year-old has yet to miss a regular-season game since becoming the team’s starting quarterback more than a decade ago. He enters his 12th season having started 176 consecutive contests — a franchise record, and the fourth-longest streak by any passer in league history.

So, what might happen to the Chargers if — knock on wood — he finally gets injured?

Sunday offered a peek at a bleak possibility.

After back-to-back joint practices with the Saints this week, Rivers sat out a preseason game at StubHub Center. Without him, the Chargers punted.

And punted.

And punted, and punted and punted.

“That couldn’t have got any uglier, in my opinion,” head coach Anthony Lynn said.

Without their six-time Pro Bowler under center, the Chargers’ offense sputtered en route to a 13-7 loss, punting five straight times in their second preseason appearance in their home stadium. They failed to sustain a drive longer than 25 yards until late in the second quarter — and set that tone almost immediately after winning the coin toss.

On the game’s opening play, the ball went to running back Melvin Gordon, who ran right — and quickly lost nine yards. Backup quarterback Kellen Clemens then missed Keenan Allen and Tyrell Williams, overthrowing the latter by several feet.

The second drive lasted only four plays.

The third ended when Clemens took back-to-back sacks.

The fourth possession featured a 14-yard scramble by Clemens, but ended shortly after when he took — yes — another sack. The Saints snuffed out the next drive the same way, with former Chargers linebacker Manti Te’o doing the final honors.

“That killed us,” Lynn said. “Even though we won time of possessions, the sacks are what killed us.”

The ignominious punting streak finally ended with less than two minutes left in the first half. With fourth-and-1 on New Orleans’ 36-yard line, the Chargers gave the ball to Andre Williams. He lost a yard.

Turnover on downs.

This is not to put all the blame on Clemens. The Chargers were also without starting offensive tackles Russell Okung and Joe Barksdale, who were in street clothes nursing ankle injuries. Lynn said earlier this week that both were healthy enough to play in a regular-season game, though Barksdale still wore a protective boot over his right foot.

Reserve offensive linemen Tyreek Burwell and Max Tuerk also left Sunday’s game with hand and finger injuries, but Lynn said their ailments are not serious.

“It’s not just offensive line,” Lynn said. “It’s running backs. It’s tight ends. It’s the whole group. We have to do a better job as coaches, guys getting ready to play. That’s all there is to it.”

There were more promising flashes on the other side of the ball.

Fifth-round pick Desmond King got significant first-team reps when the Chargers showed their nickel defense, and made a series of big plays. A solid tackle on Daniel Lasco in the second quarter snuffed out a Saints’ drive. Near the end of the half, he dropped quarterback Chase Daniel for an 11-yard loss.

In the fourth quarter, safety Dexter McCoil returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown, his team’s only score of the game.

But considering that the Chargers opened the preseason with a 48-17 loss to the Seahawks a week ago, some of the 21,197 fans in attendance on Sunday could be wondering if they’ll have reason to return this fall.

As long as Rivers is healthy, they will.

ANAHEIM >> Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, was already soaring in rarified air heading into the second session of the P&Gymnastics Championships on Sunday at Honda Center.

Then, Smith, 17, went out and bested her already-superb score of 57.400 on Saturday, with a score of 57.850 on Sunday.

The two-day total of 115.250 equated to an easy event victory and national championship for Smith, considered one of the nation’s top gymnasts.

“I’m just excited to be U.S. champion,” said Smith, reigning AT&T American Cup champion and an alternate for the gold-medal winning team at the 2016 Olympics said. “All my hard work is paying off.”

Smith also finished first in the balance beam and floor exercise with cumulative scores of 29.550 and 28.550, respectively, and third in uneven bars with a score of 28.400.

Her 15.050 on balance beam Sunday was the top mark for any single routine in the two-day competition.

“I just kind of started with a little energy and then I kept going with more,” Smith said. “What was going through my mind was just to stay confident. The crowd always helps and people cheering always helps.”

Jordan Chiles, 16, of Vancouver, WA/Naydenov Gymnastics was second in the all-around with a score of 111.850.

Rile McCusker, 16, of Brielle N.J./MG Elite took third with 111.650 and won the uneven bars with a 29.000 mark.

Trinity Thomas of York, PA/Prestige Gymnastics and Margzette Frazier of Erial, N.J./Parkettes Gymnastics finished fourth and fifth with scores of 111.350 and 110.900 respectively.

Maile O’Keefe of the Salcianu Elite Academy of Gymnastics won the junior session with a score of 114.450.

Before the competition Sunday, the six gymnasts who will compete for the U.S. in the men’s World Championships were announced.

Selections include 2016 Olympians Sam Mikulak of Newport Beach, a member of the U.S. Olympic Training Center, and the University of Oklahoma’s Yul Moldauer, the 2017 U.S. all-around champion, who captured the national championship in Anaheim on Saturday.

Mikulak, who competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, finished second in the pommel horse and third in the high bar in Anaheim and was competing for the first time since injuring his left Achilles tendon at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas in February.

The World Championships, which take place Oct. 2-8, in Montreal is an individual-event competition and the first competition the new Olympic cycle.

CARSON – OK, so I know it was a preseason game.

And I know Philip Rivers ended up not playing.

And I know the Saints, nationally, aren’t the Cowboys or, regionally, the Raiders.

But, even with all those excuses, shouldn’t the Chargers be able to generate more buzz than – I can’t believe I’m about to write this – the Padres?

Or, worse still, attract more fans?

That’s the fourth-place and buried-alive Padres, you know, a team 14 games below .500 and 33 games behind the Dodgers.

And the Chargers? They’re still undefeated – like everyone in the NFL in August – and feature an offense potentially as high-flying as Southwest Airlines.

Still, San Diego’s baseball team sold 29,292 tickets for its game Sunday at Petco Park, comfortably outdrawing San Diego’s former football team, the Chargers again luring a crowd that fit loosely into many parts of StubHub Center.

The official attendance was 21,197, a few more than were here Aug. 13 for the first exhibition of a team still trying to show it’s wanted in its new home.

To be sure, the “Fight For L.A.” will be an uphill one, this relocated franchise first needing to get L.A.’s attention before going after L.A.’s heart.

As far as honeymoons go, this one appears to be over before it had a chance to get started, the Chargers not helping by losing to New Orleans, 13-7, with an offensive performance Coach Anthony Lynn described as “couldn’t have gotten any uglier.”

Now, let’s be fair. This place seats only about 27,000, meaning the Chargers weren’t going to outdraw the Padres on Sunday under even the most public-demanding of circumstances.

The numbers also reflect tickets sold for the Padres compared to people who genuinely showed up for the Chargers.

And, most notable of all, this is the preseason, a comically watered-down version of its product that the NFL still insists on selling at top-shelf prices.

As just one example, on Sunday, a spot in the tailgate parking lot cost $100, which read like a punchline but instead was delivered by the Chargers with a straight face.

All around the league, preseason games are played before seats left empty, often by season-ticket holders who decide to save their time – and money – for the real thing.

Yet, the Chargers now have twice failed to attract more fans to this stadium than the L.A. Galaxy did for its most recent home game, and I’m pretty certain the NFL considers itself to be slightly superior to the MLS.

It also isn’t the greatest endorsement of an NFL team’s popularity when, an hour before kickoff, tickets are available for as little as $25 and they still aren’t being purchased.

Yes, the largest stretches of empty seats Sunday were toasting in the sun for the first half, not the most comfortable of views. But isn’t part of being in L.A. soaking up the rays?

What’s even stranger for the Chargers is the fact their new home itself was expected to be a bigger draw, a bigger draw because it isn’t big at all.

StubHub Center is by a gaping margin the most intimate setting in professional football. Yet, there were rows and rows here with plenty of room for elbows and knees and any other body parts that wouldn’t squeeze into a single seat.

Presented with perhaps the most unique view the NFL ever has offered, a lot of people so far still have chosen to stay away.

It isn’t just the raw numbers, either, but the atmosphere wrapped around those numbers for the Chargers’ first two exhibitions.

Just outside the stadium Sunday, the team was staging what it calls the “Ultimate Fan Experience,” a large tented party area that will be available throughout the regular season, as well.

About 90 minutes before kickoff, in a space that could accommodate at least hundreds, a DJ was playing music to maybe 50 people.

There were no lines anywhere, not for the food trucks, not for the restrooms, not even for the trailer dispensing Bud Light.

Believe it, the mood was distant Sunday, and what if it gets worse?

What happens in the regular season if the Chargers still can’t fill the smallest stadium this league has featured in more than a half-century?

What happens on Dec. 3 when the miserable Browns visit and there aren’t enough Cleveland fans – as opposed to Raiders fans, for instance – to gobble up unwanted tickets?

What happens if the NFL stages a game and so few people show up that confirmation from an outside source is needed to assure that the event actually took place?

This could become an embarrassment to a league that doesn’t exactly take being embarrassed very well.

Then again, maybe the Chargers are just an acquired taste, one that L.A. won’t be convinced is worth sampling until there are a few victories served up.

Whether you’re glad they’re here or not, the Chargers certainly deserve the chance to prove they and their games aren’t any more popular in the regular season.

At halftime Sunday, a group of children entertained on the field by playing a scrimmage. Afterward, in an interview that could be heard throughout StubHub Center, one of the kids was asked to name his most favorite NFL team ever.

Following an awkward, stadium-filling pause, he sheepishly replied, “Chargers?”

That, as much as ever today, remains the question: Chargers? Finding enough people who answer “yes” clearly will take some time.

The fusion of fashion, art and commerce continues to be a winning formula. Made Los Angeles has seized on that.
The two-day event went for a second go in Los Angeles this past June with a decidedly strong focus on the intersection of hip-hop streetwear collaborations with collections flanked by performances from Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Yung Jake and A$AP Ferg in conjunction with labels Rochambeau, 424, Joyrich and Pleasures.
The result was a sold out show two years in a row and a spokesperson for IMG, the event’s parent, confirmed Made LA will be back in 2018.
“We wanted to do something different….Technology, music, clothes and putting it all together in one, cohesive project is pretty dope,” Pleasures’ Alex Taylor said during a panel at Made LA this year. “I think people are taking notice of that.”
Made started off in New York as a way to offer free runway space and was acquired in 2015 by WME-IMG with a bid to expand the event’s reach beyond the fashion show.
The rise of L.A. food and fashion with an existing base of music seemed like the right formula for the Los Angeles iteration, according to IMG senior vice president and managing director Catherine Bennett.

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See-now-buy-now hasn’t taken off across the board, but several of the designers who got behind the concept continue to be huge proponents.
For September, Tommy Hilfiger is taking his fashion show to London where he’ll stage a Tommy Now experiential runway show on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the city’s Roundhouse concert venue, closing London Fashion Week. Once again, he will feature a see-now-buy-now collection that will be shoppable immediately following the event. The runway will have men’s looks from Hilfiger Edition, marking the first time since 2010 that men’s and women’s collections have shared the runway. The show will also feature Hilfiger Collection, the brand’s women’s wear designs, and the fall Tommy x Gigi collection, the third collaboration with model and global women’s wear ambassador Gigi Hadid.
After shows in New York and The Grove in Los Angeles, Rebecca Minkoff will be presenting in New York and will continue her “SeeBuyWear” strategy she pioneered over a year and a half ago. The company plans to show the fall 2017 collection on Sept. 9 at noon.
The plan calls to invite 20 to 40 people to their Greene Street store in New York (a few consumers, editors, influencers and celebrities) in an

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Change is afoot in Milan, where fashion week will be a mosaic of heritage brands and new names and formats.
Following the example of Gucci and Bottega Veneta last season, Jil Sander, Missoni and Etro have all opted to stage coed shows. The Jil Sander show will also mark the debut of new co-creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier, who have taken over from Rodolfo Paglialunga.
Angela Missoni will celebrate her 20th anniversary as creative director of the family-owned brand with a dinner and a party in Milan after the show on Sept. 23, while the Milan-based jewelry firm Pomellato will celebrate its 50th anniversary during the week.
Salvatore Ferragamo plans to unveil a new women’s fragrance and will mark the debut with an evening event after its show at the Milan Bourse.
Roberto Cavalli will present the first collection by Paul Surridge, who was appointed creative director in May. Surridge was most recently creative consultant at Acne Studios, and has worked at Z Zegna and Jil Sander, where he reported to then creative director Raf Simons. Surridge succeeds Peter Dundas, who exited the company in October.
One notable absence on the calendar is Emilio Pucci, which has yet to name a replacement for creative director Massimo

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The fall shows in Paris will see another round of designer debuts, as the merry-go-round of creative directors continues to whirl.
Among those showing their first collections for new labels are Clare Waight Keller at Givenchy, Natacha Ramsay-Levi at Chloé and Olivier Lapidus at Lanvin.
Waight Keller, who joins Givenchy after six years at the helm of Chloé, gave a taste of the future direction of the brand in July by releasing a teaser campaign shot by Steven Meisel. It featured black-and-white images of sultry models — female and male — lounging with cats.
The brand said the show, scheduled for Oct. 1, would switch to a coed format. “To me, Givenchy is a world where women and men alike are strong, stoic and mysterious. They own their power, and share it equally,” Waight Keller said.
Just as hotly anticipated is Ramsay-Levi’s debut at Chloé. A longtime associate of Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton, the designer has never previously held the top job.
When her appointment was announced in March, Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye, chief executive officer of Chloé, said Ramsay-Levi was chosen for her personality and solid background.
“She’s bold, she’s unafraid to be herself, she has excellent creative vision, she knows what

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