5 things we learned from UCLA training camp

Apparently, Jim Mora had seen enough. The head coach abruptly ended UCLA’s training camp early Sunday when he cancelled the team’s final practice. His players celebrated wildly in the team room upon hearing the news that they would finally receive a night off after 17 practices in 18 days. Here are five things we leaed in those 17 training camp practices with UCLA less than two weeks away from its season opener against Texas A&M on Sept. 3. Josh Rosen is at home in Jedd Fisch’s offense When asked of what he likes about Fisch’s system, Rosen said he most appreciated its versatility. With

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Whicker: Punishing the Lakers over Magic Johnson's comment would be a late-night joke

Tampering is an NBA problem, no doubt. Particularly when the tamperers and tamperees are one and the same. Paul George made it known, through the many media outlets and “industry sources” at his and his agent’s disposal, that he wanted out of Indiana and into Staples Center. His contract doesn’t end until next year. So now the NBA is investigating the Lakers for getting too public about George. This has become the definition of tampering, apparently. You might as well punish an ostrich for burying his head. There is jeopardy here for the Lakers, who could lose draft picks. Although it’s far-f

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USC football ranked No. 4 in preseason Associated Press poll

LOS ANGELES >> USC coach Clay Helton on Saturday expressed no conces about his team’s position in any preseason polls. “As I’ve continuously told our team, it’s about worrying about this first game and starting fast,” Helton said. “It’s not about where you start, it’s about where you finish.” He remains closely familiar with the old axiom. In 2015, the Trojans began the season ranked eighth in the Associated Press preseason poll. Then came disarray. Helton, the offensive coordinator, was promoted as the interim coach following Steve Sarkisian’s midseason firing. They finished with an 8

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Rams receiver Cooper Kupp having monster preseason

THOUSAND OAKS >> Yes, it’s just preseason. Before that, it was just OTAs. Before that, it was just the Big Sky Conference. At every tu, Cooper Kupp has faced doubters, and tued them around. The stakes have reached their apex. Kupp, a former small-school standout at Easte Washington, now is preparing for his NFL regular-season debut, and the Rams’ third-round draft pick seems ready, as always. In two preseason games, Kupp has eight catches for 105 yards and one touchdown. Also, seven of Kupp’s eight catches have resulted in Rams first downs, and he seems to have carved himself a rol

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Ducks bring defenseman Francois Beauchemin back for third stint

The ties that bind Francois Beauchemin and the Ducks may have separated on occasion but in reality they’ve never really broken. More proof of that came Monday when the Ducks brought back the longtime defenseman for a third term with the franchise, signing him to a one-year contract. RDS.ca reported a $1 million deal, with an additional $500,000 that can be eaed through incentives based on games played and rounds the Ducks advance in the playoffs. This could be a fitting way for the Quebec native to wrap up his NHL career, ending it in the place where he first blossomed into a tough, minutes-

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Yasiel Puig's HR in 12th iing carries Dodgers past Pirates

PITTSBURGH >> Curtis Granderson’s grand slam in the seventh iing gave the Dodgers a lead they squandered when the Pittsburgh Pirates scored twice in the eighth iing to tie the game. But Yasiel Puig’s solo home run leading off the 12th retrieved a 6-5 victory for the Dodgers on Monday night. The win was only the second in the Dodgers’ past 10 games and fourth in their past 14 at PNC Park. The Dodgers have now won seven of their past eight, 22 of their past 26 and 53 of 63 since June 7. Held to two hits over eight iings by Justin Verlander in Detroit on Sunday, the Dodgers managed on

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Clayton Kershaw may not be happy with Dodgers' plan for his retu

PITTSBURGH >> Clayton Kershaw should be happy. His back injury was less serious than might have been feared when he left his July 23 start. He has retued to health relatively quickly. And his team is so far out front that it can afford to take it slowly with him, giving him a long runway to retu to the rotation with bullets saved for October. Oh, yeah — that last part doesn’t seem to sit well with the Dodgers ace. “Health-wise, I could have pitched in the big leagues 10 days ago. But that’s not the plan obviously,” Kershaw said Monday after throwing a four-iing simulated game at PN

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Desmond King looking like Chargers found a steal in the draft

CARSON >> Anthony Ly didn’t have much reason to be happy. Not after watching his Chargers punt nine times and give up eight sacks on Sunday evening. Not after seeing their six tuovers through two preseason games. The silver lining? That would be defensive back Desmond King, the fifth-round pick who looks like one of the steals of the 2017 NFL draft. His stat line was not overwhelming: two tackles, a sack and a pass breakup. But by the end of the Chargers’ 13-7 loss to the Saints>, King had eaed himself a small audience in the locker room — plus a teammate chanting his name in th

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Angels' JC Ramirez placed on DL with elbow injury, no timetable for retu

ANAHEIM >> When the week began, only 20 men had thrown more iings this season than Angels pitcher JC Ramirez. The score included veterans, All-Stars and a few “iings eaters.” Most were among the game’s most established starting pitchers. None was a rookie. Ramirez, 29, is not a rookie. But considering he’d thrown 126 1/3 iings at the major league level before this year, Ramirez wasn’t expected to be among the American League leaders in iings pitched (147 1/3). The Angels placed Ramirez on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to Sunday with a right elbow strain. The severity of th

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Angels fall to Rangers, slip from playoff position

ANAHEIM >> It took three men to extract a pigeon from the Angel Stadium baseball diamond Monday. Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli coered the clumsy bird, which had spent a half-iing meandering around the right side of the infield, between himself and first base umpire Gary Cederstrom. Cederstrom then chased the pigeon slowly from fair territory toward the first-base dugout. Rangers manager Jeff Banister finally emerged, picked up the pigeon with his bare hands, and carried it back with him to the dugout, never to be seen again. It took one future Hall of Famer to beat the Ang

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Santa Margarita beaten by no-hitter at Little League World Series

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. >> The pregame was once again packed with activity as Santa Margarita’s all-stars were greeted by players from both the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals at the Little League World Series. The MLB teams were in town for Sunday Night Baseball, which was played at a minor league baseball stadium in Williamsport as part of the festivities. Before getting ready for their game, the big-league players met the young ballplayers. The moment was special, but the Southeast Region champions from Greenville, North Carolina, gave Santa Margarita little to celebrate once the