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DEL MAR >> Did Del Mar really run the San Diego Handicap on July 22? Was that race just a figment of our imagination? Did Arrogate, thought to be virtually unbeatable after four consecutive Grade I victories, really finish fourth, beaten by 15 1/4 lengths, as a 1-20 favorite? As far as Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith is conceed, it didn’t occur. He’s completely blocked it from his memory bank. Or at least he’s trying to forget it happened. “It was such a clunker that he threw that I’m going...

LOS ANGELES — The Rose Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the under-construction Rams-Chargers football stadium in Inglewood were among 49 potential venues revealed today as part of a joint bid by the United States, Mexico and Canada to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer touament. The United...

BROOKLYN, Mich. >> Kyle Larson slipped between cars on an overtime restart, capping his wild weekend with a victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan Inteational Speedway. Larson was in the spotlight after team owner Chip Ganassi allowed him to go to Iowa to compete in the Knoxv...

Ranking the top 10 sports events July 17-23 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: SOCCER: CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL Details/TV: At the Rose Bowl, Sunday, 6 p.m., FS1 Team America has managed to survive the group to make it to a quarterfinal match against El Salvador on Wednesday in Philadelphia (6 p.m., ...

Ranking the top 10 sports events July 17-23 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: SOCCER: CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL Details/TV: At the Rose Bowl, Sunday, 6 p.m., FS1 Team America has managed to survive the group to make it to a quarterfinal match on Wednesday in Philadelphia (6 p.m., FS1), but depending ...

Angel Sepulveda and Edson Alvarez scored and Mexico held on to beat Curacao 2-0 on Sunday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio to win Group C in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and continue its bid for a fourth championship in five years. Mexico advanced to face Honduras in the quarterfinals Thursday night i...

LONG BEACH >> As the Long Beach crowd chanted “USA” on championship point of the Long Beach Presidents Cup at the World Series of Beach Volleyball, Brazil’s duo of Larissa and Talita defeated the USA duo of Lauren Fendrick and April Ross for the gold medal on Saturday afteoon. “The crowd mad...

Patrick Rodgers shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill. Rodgers had eight birdies and a bogey to finish at 13-under 129 at TPC Deere Run. Finishing on the front nine, he had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch b...

DENVER >> Mexico and Jamaica played to a scoreless draw Thursday night and remained on track to advance to the knockout round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Neither team could break through on a relatively mild night, although Mexico (1-0-1) dominated chances. The 49,121 fans in attendance, the lar...

TAMPA, Fla. >> Jordan Morris’ second goal of the game broke a tie in the 76th minute, and the United States edged tiny Martinique 3-2 Wednesday night in the CONCACAF Gold Cup after wasting a two-goal lead at Raymond James Stadium. Failing to break through in the first half, the U.S. built a 2-...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia >> Germany’s experimental young side overcame street-wise Chile to win a bruising Confederations Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, vindicating Joachim Loew’s decision to leave most of his world champions at home. The only goal came in the 20th minute from the 28-year-old Lars Sti...

SOCHI, Russia >> Just how much Leon Goretzka wanted to seize his opportunity in an experimental Germany squad became clear after only eight minutes against Mexico. With two goals in the space of 109 seconds on Thursday, Goretzka put the defensively-ragged Mexicans on the back foot and set Germ...

CARSON >> The kids continue to be all right for the Galaxy and Coach Curt Onalfo. Ariel Lassiter (22 years old) and Bradford Jamieson IV (20 years old) provided the Galaxy with all the offense Wednesday, scoring a goal apiece in the second half to lift the club to a 2-0 victory over Sacramento...

Chip Ganassi likes winners, and his drivers have him in prime position to celebrate another victory. Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray swept the front row in Saturday qualifying at Sonoma Raceway to give Chip Ganassi Racing a 1-2 start for today’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race on the wine country road...

HAMILTON, Bermuda >> Jimmy Spithill and his mates with Oracle Team USA might need to start tapping out an SOS from the Bermuda Triangle. The two-time defending America’s Cup champions are foundering badly against hotshot young helmsman Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand, who are threa...

PITTSBURGH >> The night started with a catfish throw. It ended with haymaker after haymaker both literal and proverbial from the ever resilient Pittsburgh Penguins. The defending champions provided an emphatic and repeated reminder of what makes them such a difficult out in a 6-0 demolition of...

Jimmie Johnson sped off on the final restart and eaed another slice of NASCAR history, winning at Dover Inteational Speedway for the 11th time and moving into a tie for sixth on the career victories list. Johnson again made an impact Sunday at his favorite track — and he worked hard to take this...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. >> Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators are very hard to beat on their own ice this postseason, and now they have added their biggest piece of franchise history yet. A victory in the Stanley Cup Final. The embattled Rinne not only started, he made 27 saves. Roman Josi and F...

Long Beach State was awarded the 2016-17 Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup, it was announced Thursday. The award is given to the school with the best athletics program, encompassing all 17 sports. The 49ers have won the award in six of the last seven years, and seven of the last nine. The 49ers averaged 116.7 points with UC Santa Barbara in second and Cal Poly third. Long Beach State had only one conference championship (baseball) in 2016-17, but it had nine sports that finished in the top ...

Long Beach native Scott Dickson, a member of the LB Yacht Club, took control on the second day of the 38th Ficker Cup, the annual match-racing qualifier for next week’s Congressional Cup. Dickson sits atop the scoreboard with an 11-3 record after six wins on Saturday.There was a first for the long-r...