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Las Vegas Summer League did not just provide a platform for Lonzo Ball to show early retus on his NBA potential. It also gave Alex Caruso a setting to convince the Lakers to keep him. The Lakers and Caruso agreed to a two-year deal on a two-way contract, a new mechanism that allows NBA teams and t...

SAN BERNARDINO >> It is important, certainly, that Mike Trout demonstrate that his thumb is healed and his game is sound during his rehab stay in the Califoia League. Hits and RBI, while nice, would be a bonus. But there is another impact Trout can have during his stint with the Inland Empir...

LOS ANGELES >> Alex Wood sure looks like an All-Star. Unlike Justin Tuer, the Dodgers left-hander is not the subject of a campaign to rock the vote and erase the snub that left him out on Sunday. For now, Wood has to settle for the likelihood that performances like Wednesday’s will keep him ...

MINNEAPOLIS >> After watching Alex Meyer struggle once again, Mike Scioscia chose to look at the big picture rather than the uglier small one. Meyer struggled through five iings in the Angels’ 9-5 loss to the Miesota Twins on Monday night, having issues with his command, control and even c...

SAN DIEGO >> Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is known for his cutter. But he went with a high, hard one Sunday afteoon. “I’m sorry Dodgers’ fans,” he said. “I’ll say it loud and clear. It’s the Dodgers fans’ fault. We should have voted for those two guys. They should be starters.” Jansen was re...

How long is too long to be playing at the high Class A level? Trevor Frank, as you might imagine, has feelings about the subject. The former UC Riverside closer tued 26 Friday. And he is in the midst of his third season in high A, one in which he is posting impressive numbers for the Lake Elsinore...

LOS ANGELES >> Tyler Chatwood pitches against Clayton Kershaw Saturday night. And yes, Kershaw is still the best pitcher on the planet until proven otherwise, but this probably won’t be the mismatch the casual fan might expect. That is because Chatwood, the Colorado Rockies’ right-hander from ...

BOSTON >> Alex Meyer is not one to simply shrug off a bad outing, certainly not until he’s at least had a night’s sleep to move past it. After the Angels’ 9-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, which was a setback in what had been an encouraging season of improvement for Meyer, he did...

ANGELS at RED SOX When: 4 p.m. Where: Fenway Park TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP ALEX MEYER (3-3, 3.52) vs. Red Sox: First game At Fenway Park: First game Hates to face: None Loves to face: None RED SOX RHP RICK PORCELLO (3-9, 5.05) vs. Angels: 5-6, 6.26 At Fenway Park: 22-14, 4.10 Hate...

Alex Midler had home turf advantage in the opening round of the Dew Tour’s first round of amateur competition on Thursday on the grounds of the Long Beach Convention Center. The Los Angeles resident had the highest score among 54 amateurs in the three-part street course skateboard semifinals. Midler...

LOS ANGELES — Jim Mora believes in this team. It’s a good team, the UCLA head coach said, full of mature leaders with toughness and resilience. Now it’s time that the record showed it. “We’re a good football team,” Mora said. “But we need to win.” The Bruins, despite talent on both sides of the ball, have an underwhelming 2-2 (0-1 Pac-12) record heading into Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. game against Arizona (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) at the Rose Bowl. The team is just two plays from an undefeated start and a top-five ranking, quarterback Josh Rosen said. The Bruins allowed Texas A&M’s Trevor Knight to score on a 1-yard quarterback keeper in the overtime loss to the Aggies and gave up a touchdown to Stanf...

SoCal Prep Legends girls athlete of the week: Alexa Gallegos, St. Joseph volleyball By SOCAL PREP LEGENDS GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NAME: Alexa Gallegos SCHOOL: St. Joseph SPORT: Volleyball YEAR: Senior Noteworthy: Gallegos had a fever of 102 degrees last weekend but still dug deep to lead the Jesters to a third-place finish at the Lakewood Molten Touament. Over four matches Saturday and Monday, Gallegos averaged 11.25 assists per set, and added six blocks, eight aces and 14 kills. Head coach Jeri Estes said he was impressed with the way his captain distributed the ball as well as the way she battled through illness to help the Jesters ea a trophy. Advertisement Digital &...

SAN BERNARDINO — It was 88 degrees Saturday in Westwood for UCLA’s final on-campus football practice before heading to the wilds of the Inland Empire. When the Bruins finished their moing workout here about 10:45 Monday, it was already 93 degrees. The mercury was expected to hit a high of 105, then drop a few degrees before the fellas were expected back on the field at 5:45. In other words, the ancient football tradition of Hell Week is alive and well at Camp Coyote V. “The weather’s perfect,” UCLA head coach Jim Mora said. That’s the phrase Bruins players, if they know what’s good for them, will be repeating all week, through six days and nine practices, in the Bruins’ fifth aual visit to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> It was the smallest of gestures on the largest of stages, a tiny rubber bracelet meaning more than the five giant rings that tower over these Olympics. McQuin Baron didn’t play Monday in the U.S. men’s water polo game against Spain. That, however, didn’t stop the backup goalkeeper from having an impact that can rightly be described as profound. “Fight On, For Jon,” read the words wrapped around Baron’s wrist, a message for Jon Walters, the former Mater Dei and USC player who died in 2014 at age 19 of a heart attack. “McQuin always told Jon’s mom, ‘I’m going to take him to the Olympics,’ ” Baron’s mother, Mindy, said. “Today, as my son’s standing there (during the pre...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> It was the smallest of gestures on the largest of stages, a tiny rubber bracelet meaning more than the five giant rings that tower over these Olympics. McQuin Baron didn’t play Monday in the U.S. men’s water polo game against Spain. That, however, didn’t stop the backup goalkeeper from having an impact that can rightly be described as profound. “Fight On, For Jon,” read the words wrapped around Baron’s wrist, a message for Jon Walters, the former Mater Dei and USC player who died in 2014 at age 19 of a heart attack. “McQuin always told Jon’s mom, ‘I’m going to take him to the Olympics,’ ” Baron’s mother, Mindy, said. “Today, as my son’s standing there (during the pre...

NEW YORK >> Alex Rodriguez will play his final major league game next Friday with the New York Yankees and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team. Rodriguez and the club made the aouncement before Sunday’s home game against Cleveland. “This is a tough day. I love this game and I love this team,” he said, often choking up. “And today I’m saying goodbye.” A-Rod will play against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium on Friday night before ending his career as one of the most prolific and polarizing figures in baseball history. The 41-year-old designated hitter, a three-time AL MVP and 14-time All-Star, is hitting .204 this season with nine home runs and 29 RBIs in 216 at-bats....

NEW YORK >> Alex Rodriguez will play his final major league game next Friday with the New York Yankees and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team. Rodriguez and the club made the aouncement before Sunday’s home game against Cleveland. “This is a tough day. I love this game and I love this team,” he said, often choking up. “And today I’m saying goodbye.” A-Rod will play against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium on Friday night before ending his career as one of the most prolific and polarizing figures in baseball history. The 41-year-old designated hitter, a three-time AL MVP and 14-time All-Star, is hitting .204 this season with nine home runs and 29 RBIs in 216 at-bats....

WASHINGTON, D.C. — That simulated-game session in Los Angeles on Saturday really did not go well. Both Clayton Kershaw and Alex Wood threw to hitters Saturday. Both experienced setbacks in the aftermath. Kershaw’s renewed back pain has forced the Dodgers to shut down his throwing program and label his retu “uncertain.” And on Wednesday, the Dodgers aounced that Wood will undergo elbow surgery in New York this afteoon. Wood will have an arthroscopic debridement of his left elbow — a procedure that removes damaged tissue from the joint. The Dodgers said Wood will begin his rehab from the procedure in four days and estimated recovery time at eight weeks. That would seem to make it unlikely Woo...

Cox and Frontier subscribers will now have access to the Pac-12’s national feed, the conference aounced Thursday. The changes will give subscribers access to the national chael, which includes 35 football games and more than 300 men’s basketball games, instead of just the regional feed, which only shows local teams in their respective markets. Frontier Communications will add the national Pac-12 Network for Los Angeles and Palm Springs subscribers by Sept. 1. FIOS Los Angeles subscribers will receive the conference’s national broadcast on the company’s “Preferred” tier. Palm Springs subscribers will have the chael on the “Extreme” tier. Cox Communications will add Pac-12 Network to its “Ess...

Cox and Frontier subscribers will now have access to the Pac-12’s national feed, the conference aounced Thursday. The changes will give subscribers access to the national chael, which includes 35 football games and more than 300 men’s basketball games, instead of just the regional feed, which only shows local teams in their respective markets. Frontier Communications will add the national Pac-12 Network for Los Angeles and Palm Springs subscribers by Sept. 1. FIOS Los Angeles subscribers will receive the conference’s national broadcast on the company’s “Preferred” tier. Palm Springs subscribers will have the chael on the “Extreme” tier. Cox Communications will add Pac-12 Network to its “Ess...