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Tenants getting federal rent subsidies have yet to be affected by the partial govement shutdown, now in its fourth week.But big problems could arise for those renters and their landlords should the ...

SEATTLE — If the Angels hope to get to the postseason, they are going to have to reverse this trend with their starting pitchers. Ricky Nolasco provided the latest disappointing performance, allowing four runs in 3⅔ iings in the Angels’ 4-3 loss to the Seattle Marinerson Fridaynight. Angels starters have a 6.53 ERA in the last 20 games. The work of the bullpen and the offense has kept them fro...

TORRANCE >> In a showdown of nationally-ranked programs, St. John Bosco wore down Chaminade in the second half for a 31-17 victory over the Eagles. “They’re a good football team, that was a quarterfinalist last year,” said Bosco coach Jason Negro. “I didn’t think we’d play so poorly offensively; we should’ve been up by more at halftime.” The first half was all about the defenses, though, as ...

PACIFIC PALISADES >> Eddie Merrins stood just off to the side of the 18th green at Riviera Country Club late Sunday afteoon, perhaps not even noticing that Doc Redman and Doug Ghim went right behind him with a purpose toward the 10th tee box at the 117th U.S. Amateur Championship. “That’s about as strong a finish as you’d hope to see,” said the 84-year-old legendary golf pro at Bel-Air Country Club and former UCLA coach who, in 1954, made it to the quarterfinals in a touament won by Aold Palmer. The thing was, this edition of the oldest USGA touament wasn’t even finished. Redman...

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 to pretend it didn’t happen,” Smith said this week while preparing to ride Arrogate in Saturday’s...

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...

Every time Chris Hibbs flies into LAX, before landing he’ll peek out his window a minute or two to peruse the 300 acres in Inglewood sitting across the street from the Forum. Invariably, a bit of a jolt will overcome him. It represents the daily progress being made on the $2.6 billion sports and ent...

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...

LONG BEACH >> With wind conditions that consistently shifted during the six-day Zhik 29er Class World Championships, consistency was the key to victory. After three days of qualifying, the 129 teams were broken into three series — gold, silver and bronze. On Saturday, the best navigators of th...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. >> Tim Raines played in the major leagues for more than two decades, and yet one at-bat still sticks in his mind. Nervous about making the Montreal Expos’ roster after two brief call-ups that didn’t work out so well (one hit in 20 at-bats), his performance on opening day 1981...

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday he is optimistic the city can reach an agreement with the Inteational Olympic Committee next week that will result in Southe Califoia hosting a third Olympic Games. While Los Angeles officials have spoken to the IOC about hosting...

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...

ARLINGTON, Texas >> Either Ricky Nolasco’s previous two starts were a brief interruption to a horrible season or this start was a brief interruption to the tuaround. The Angels hope it’s the latter. Nolasco was blasted for eight runs, while recording just five outs, in the Angels’ 10-0 loss ...

The Galaxy have one final hurdle to clear before getting a chance to regroup and refocus. Tuesday night against Real Salt Lake, the Galaxy (6-7-4, 22 points) will play their seventh game in less than 22 days, all while being severely shorthanded. The bright side is everyone on the roster has receive...

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...

NEW YORK >> Ricky Nolasco is caught in a two-month nightmare. Nolasco was charged with five more runs in the Angels’ 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. It was the 10th straight game the Angels have lost with Nolasco starting, a combination of his ineffectiveness and a remarka...

LAS VEGAS >> Five days ago, Ducks general manager Bob Murray waved goodbye to Simon Despres and the rest of his large contract. And it became clear Wednesday that he had long been at work making another burdensome deal disappear. The cost to shed defenseman Clayton Stoner came with some pain a...

PLAYA VISTA >> Hall of Famer Jerry West officially joined the Clippers on Friday, and the man who spent four decades with the Lakers, called his job as a consultant with the other team in Los Angeles “the last adventure of my life.” Wearing a trim blue suit, the 79-year-old West said he never ...

Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee had difficulty containing his excitement in anticipation of the NHL’s expansion draft list being released. “The most fun I’ve ever had in hockey,” McPhee said in a video posted of him driving to the team’s headquarters Sunday. And that was before Mc...

Owners of The Forum concert venue issued a sharp rebuke to the Inglewood City Council for its sudden decision Thursday to negotiate a new basketball arena with the Los Angeles Clippers. A scathing letter from an attoey representing the owners was delivered Thursday moing, when council members me...