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The USC’s men’s basketball team will begin its most anticipated season in a decade when it hosts Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 10. Four of its first five games will be held at the Galen Center. The non-conference portion of its schedule was released Thursday. The Trojans retu all but one scholarship...

The Ducks don’t get much of a break after their Game 7 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, as they are scheduled to start their Weste Conference final series against the Nashville Predators on Friday at Honda Center.The Ducks said a limited ...

LOS ANGELES >> The Clippers need a break.Fortunately, the schedule finally gives them one.After blowing an 18-point lead in the last five minutes in a 98-97 loss to the lottery-bound Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the Clippers do not play again until Wednesday against Washington. The Clippers hav...

LOS ANGELES >> Pete Carroll accomplished many things at USC and one of them was owning November with a 28-1 record. If USC coach Clay Helton wants to tu this season into something more than quarterback Sam Daold’s fantastic freshman season, he needs a November similar to Carroll. It’s not unthinkable with three teams on USC’s remaining schedule (Oregon, UCLA, Notre Dame) currently sporting mediocre 3-5 records. The only tough game appears to be at No. 4-ranked Washington, which is 8-0. Thi...

LOS ANGELES >> With three of its first four games against Top 25 teams, this week begins the respite for USC. Or so everyone thought a month ago. Many predicted the Trojans might be 1-3 today but the manner of those defeats makes no game on the rest of the schedule a gimme. That means Saturday’s game against Arizona State starts a period of must-win games to salvage the season, make a bowl and ease talk about Coach Clay Helton’s future. Because if USC loses to any underdog, it could get ev...

World Cup of Hockey Here’s what you need to know about the World Cup of Hockey, which starts with the round-robin preliminary round Saturday. All games (PDT) are played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Group A Team Canada Team Czech Republic Team Europe Team USA Group B Team Finland Team North America Team Russia Team Sweden Saturday, Sept. 17 Team USA vs. Team Europe, 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 Team Czech Republic vs. Team Canada, 5 p.m., ESPNEWS Sunday, Sept. 18 Team Sweden vs. Team Russia, noon, ESPN ...

Tanks for the memories, Eric Kush. Great little daughter you have there, Austin Hill. Now you’ve got more time to play. As much as we respect the heck out of your uncle, you just need to get stronger, Ian Seau. Stay in touch. And stay strong. By Saturday moing, most of the Rams’ final 22 cuts were made, and disclosed to the public. But until HBO cut up and spliced together its final episode of “Hard Knocks” and aired it Tuesday night, viewers might not have achieved proper closure, especially th...

All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday’s game • Cabrillo @ Villa Park at El Modena High Friday’s games • Artesia vs. Rosemead • Bellflower vs. Fullerton • Compton vs. Santa Monica • Dominguez vs. Los Angeles High • Downey vs. Burbank • Downey Calvary Chapel vs. Ontario Christian • Gahr @ Cerritos • Glenn @ Mountain View • Jordan vs. Paramount • La Mirada @ Mater Dei • Lakewood vs. Los Alamitos • Lynwood vs. Cathedral • Mayfair vs. Sonora • Millikan @ Banning • Norwalk @ Bell Gardens...

Entering their first full season under Clay Helton, the Trojans face one of the nation’s toughest schedules, a slate that includes six teams ranked in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll. A closer look: Saturday vs. Alabama 5 p.m., AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas It marks the schools’ first meeting since 1985. Alabama is looking to repeat as national champion for the second time under Nick Saban after accomplishing the feat in 2011 and 2012. Sept. 10 vs, Utah State 11 a.m., L.A. Colise...

Da, if Case Keenum isn’t a thoughtful, intelligent and funny guy. If you happened to stumble upon a 10-minute interview the current Rams’ No. 1 quarterback did with Fred Roggin and Leeann Tweeden during the Tuesday afteoon “L.A. Today” show on KLAC-AM (570), that should have come across more than a couple of times. But if asked to measure your interest or likeability of Keenum based on what you’ve seen through the first couple episodes of HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” you may have little to no opinion at...

LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers will use a couple familiar pieces to assemble their rotation puzzle this time around. After throwing two bullpen sessions this week, right-hander Brandon McCarthy will make his scheduled start on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. And left-hander Brett Anderson will retu from back surgery to make his 2016 debut on Sunday. With those two veterans available, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said rookie left-hander Julio Urias will move to the bullpen and pitch in...

As sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West – a fact that Rams rookie quarterback Jared Goff still may unsure about and will likely become an on-going punchline – HBO’s “Hard Knocks” shined as promised for the launch of a five-part series Tuesday night, somehow compacting several months’ worth of franchise relocation, training camp arrival and the team’s first Coliseum appearance into one enlightening and entertaining hour-long episode. Touching on all the advertised storylines and...

Marty Callner’s remarkable resume of producing music videos and concert specials for the last 40-plus years connects him more in the Hollywood community with Whitney Houston than the Houston Texans. But should he receive another Emmy Award as an executive producer of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” after what happens with the upcoming five-week series spotlighting the Los Angeles Rams — and there’s no asterisk that notes Callner is actually the show’s creator — it might find better shelf space than any othe...

The Rams have finalized their agreement to hold training camp at UC Irvine, with gates set to open to fans in just over two weeks. The first of 17 public practices is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. July 30 at Crawford Field. Fans can arrive up to 90 minutes before the start of each practice, and select players will be available to sign autographs afterward. Admission to practices is free, but parking will cost $10 per day or $140 for the entire training camp. “We look forward to training at UCI...

A full summer of soccer kicks off Friday in Santa Clara with Copa America Centenario. For the next three weeks, the United States will play host to one of the most prestigious soccer touaments in the world as Copa America, the South American championship, moves outside of South America for the first time in its storied history. Copa America is the oldest of the inteational continental soccer touaments and this year’s version is a celebratory edition in honor of the competition’s 100th anniversar...

Baseball Saturday’s championships At San Manuel Stadium, San Beardino Division 1 Harvard Westlake vs. Murrieta Mesa, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 South Hills vs. Redlands East Valley, 4 p.m. Division 3 Redondo vs. Woodbridge, 1 p.m. Division 4 Laguna Beach vs. Kaiser, 10 a.m. At UC Riverside Division 5 Woodcrest Christian vs. Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Division 6 Sage Hill vs. Crean Lutheran, 3:30 p.m. Division 7 Excelsior Charter vs. Academy of Academic Excellence, noon Softball Friday’s championshi...

Baseball Saturday’s championships At San Manuel Stadium, San Beardino Division 1 Harvard Westlake vs. Murrieta Mesa, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 South Hills vs. Redlands East Valley, 4 p.m. Division 3 Redondo vs. Woodbridge, 1 p.m. Division 4 Laguna Beach vs. Kaiser, 10 a.m. At Riverside Community College Division 5 Woodcrest Christian vs. Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Division 6 Sage Hill vs. Crean Lutheran, 3:30 p.m. Division 7 Excelsior Charter vs. Academy of Academic Excellence, noon Softball Frida...

CIF-Southe Section finals schedule Baseball Saturday’s championships At San Manuel Stadium, Riverside Division 1 Harvard Westlake vs. Murrieta Mesa, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 South Hills vs. Redlands East Valley, 4 p.m. Division 3 Redondo Union vs. Woodbridge, 1 p.m. Division 4 Laguna Beach vs. Kaiser, 10 a.m. At Riverside Community College Division 5 Woodcrest Christian vs. Cantwell Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Division 6 Sage Hill vs. Crean Lutheran, 3:30 p.m. Division 7 Excelsior Charter vs. Academy of Ac...

Long Beach area CIF playoff schedule Los Al’s Alexa Schultz hits an RBI single in the 6th inning in Los Alamitos, CA on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Los Alamitos beat Wilson 7-3 in the CIF-SS Div. 1 softball playoffs. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze) CIF Playoff Schedule Today Baseball, Second Round, 3 p.m. Division 2 Gahr at Redlands East Valley La Mirada at Rancho Cucamonga South Hills at Paramount Division 7 Rolling Hills Prep at Avalon Softball, Second Round, 3 p.m. Division ...

Long Beach area CIF playoff scores and schedule Millikan’s Logan Misajon picks up a bunt for a throw to first for an out against Lakewood in a Moore League championship high school baseball game at Blair Field in Long Beach CA. Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (Thomas R. Cordova-Southe Califoia News Group) CIF Playoff Schedule and Results Friday Baseball, First Round Division 1 Hart 3, Millikan 2 (8 innings) Oaks Christian 8, Wilson 1 Murrieta Mesa 8, Lakewood 0 Division 7 Avalon 12, Hil...