UC Irvine basketball players Zuri Williams and...

UC Irvine basketball players Zuri Williams and Todd Whitehead, suspended for the last two games because of shoplifting charges, were reinstated Wednesday, the school announced.

Williams, a junior and the starting point guard, and Whitehead, a sophomore guard, were suspended by Anteater Coach Rod Baker following petty theft citations they received Dec. 13 at South Coast Plaza.

Both players are eligible for Saturday night’s game against Cal State Northridge at UCI. They sat out the Anteaters’ victories over Iowa and Cal State Fullerton.

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Paul Allen has resigned as Santiago High football coach to be an assistant coach at Chaffey College. Allen, the Cavalier coach for four seasons, compiled a 9-31 record.

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San Clemente’s Brian Wise and Pat Caldwell are among the entrants in the Morey world bodyboarding championships, which begin Saturday at Banzai Pipeline on Oahu’s North Shore.

Also competing will be eight-time world champion Mike Stewart, a part-time Huntington Beach resident, Matt Allen of Newport Beach, Jay Reale of San Clemente, Tim Ross of Cypress and Jeremy Olsen of Laguna Hills.