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LAGUNA HILLS >> Mayfair kept it close for as long as it could against Santa Margarita on Thursday night at Laguna Hills High. Eventually, the Eagles took over in the trenches and ran away for a 49-3 nonleague victory. Santa Margarita (4-0) rushed for 328 yards and six touchdowns as a team. The Eagles are ranked No. 9 in CIF Southe Section Division 1, and No. 13 in Califoia according to M...

Jeremy Clements battled Matt Tifft down the stretch at Road America before pulling away to the finish line after the two leaders spun out near the end of the second-to-last lap for his first career Xfinity Series victory at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Working with fresh tires down the stretch, Clements chased down Tifft after pitting with nine laps left to surrender the lead. Clements finally caught ...

One should avoid using “crazy” as a pejorative term. Those with mental illness should be spared ridicule, just like cancer patients. So we sit here and wait, in vain, for another term that sums up what ESPN did on Tuesday. It was reported that ESPN was removing play-by-play man Robert Lee from Virginia’s season opener with William & Mary on Sept. 2. With all the controversy over Gen. Robert E....

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. >>xa0The 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 forxa0Sundayxa0Night 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 Sou...

PACIFIC PALISADES >> Doc Redman is the U.S. Amateur champion. Just like Bobby Jones, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Aold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Mark O’Meara, Matt Kuchar, Craig Stadler and Lanny Wadkins. And just like David Gossett, Bill Sander, John Fought, John Harris, Bubba Dickerson, and Chris Patton. The guys on the first list are known for what they did after they won the Amateur. The guys on the second list are not. At Riviera on Sunday, Redman proved he might belong on the first list...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. >> The bond between twin brothers can become stronger than most in the dynamic of the family. A twin brother can be both a best friend and brother at the same time. They can be motivators and they can even be there in the for the most important moments. They can also give their brothers an extra wardrobe just in case. The important things in life. For Santa Margarita, the bond between twins is on full display every practice, every game. The team has the rarity of two sets...

LONDON >> Allyson Felix eaed a second gold medal on Sunday and highlighted the overwhelming performance of the United States at the 10-day world championships. In doing so, Felix made sure she became the most decorated athlete in the history of the event — and that includes Usain Bolt. Felix...

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...

LONDON >> The American sprinter took a mighty tumble. Nobody, however, has fallen harder than Jamaica so far at this year’s world championships. The evening after Usain Bolt’s improbable loss to a pair of U.S. runners, the world’s best sprint island watched the red, white and blue parade aroun...

ARLINGTON, Texas >> Glory Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Karima Christmas-Kelly scored 17 points to help the Dallas Wings beat the Sparks 85-79 on Sunday. Skylar Diggins-Smith had eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and Aerial Powers finished with 12 for Dallas (13-14), whi...

LOS ANGELES >> Mikaela Mayer of Los Angeles realized a dream when she competed for Team USA in the 2016 Rio Games. On Saturday, it was time for her to take her talents to the pro ranks. It didn’t take long for Mayer to make her debut successful as she pounded Widnelly Figueroa with a barrage o...

ANAHEIM >> Albert Pujols scored from second base on a shallow outfield hit Wednesday. The slowest player in baseball plodded around third and slid safely into home plate ahead of the throw from Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera. After receiving a perfunctory tag, Pujols stood...

DEL MAR >> Mike Smith has been around the sport of horse racing long enough to know anything can happen in a race. Horses can be freakish animals and cause problems at any tu. One of those instances occurred Saturday at Del Mar, with defending Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Drefong throwing t...

SEATTLE >> Tameka Butt scored in the 67th minute and Australia beat the United States for the first time in the 28-game series, 1-0 in the Touament of Nations on Thursday night. The Matildas also snapped the Americans’ four-game winning streak. Just moments after Butt’s goal got past goalkee...

TWINS at DODGERS When: Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Dodger Stadium TV: SportsNet LA THE PITCHERS DODGERS RHP BROCK STEWART (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Vs. Twins: Has never faced them before. At Dodger Stadium: 1-0, 0.90 ERA TWINS RHP ERVIN SANTANA (11-7, 3.26 ERA) Vs. Dodgers: 5-4, 3.24 ERA At Dodger Stadium: 0-2, 5.73 ERA Hates to face: Logan Forsythe, 2 for 5 (.400) Loves to face: Yasiel Puig, 0 for 3, 3 Ks — Bill Plunkett Advertisement ...

LOS ANGELES >> Never have so many waited so long to watch Ehire Adrianza play baseball. With no heroics necessary — but a deep supply of patience required — the Dodgers extended their latest winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in a game tha...

After a fairly inconsistent first half of the season, the final few months of the season could cause teams to panic. But as the Galaxy prepares for game No. 19 of its season, that’s not the case. The Galaxy, in a three-game losing skid, retus to league action Wednesday when it hosts the Vancouver ...

The Long Beach Mizuno 17s had a weekend to remember, claiming a title in Minneapolis at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships. Competing in the National Division, the second-highest of five brackets at the touament, Mizuno swept through to the championship. The team, made up mostl...

LONDON >> After Roger Federer closed out a Wimbledon final that was more of a coronation than a contest with an ace, he sat in his changeover chair and wiped away tears. That is when it hit him: His wait for record-breaking No. 8 was over. Until then, Federer wasn’t focused on the notion of wi...

COSTA MESA >> Dean Spanos offered a handshake and a empathetic smile. “Sorry for all the inconvenience,” the Chargers owner said, nodding to the nearby construction workers scurrying about wearing bright vests and hardhats. The sound of buzz saws and hammers crashing into nails created a stead...