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In his new position as Pac-12 Network president, Mark Shuken can shake things up. Or, he could simply try to appease those getting a little stir-crazy. The conference-owned media business has achieved measurable success in elevating exposure for the member schools, but when compared to the millions generated by other conference-based networks for their institutions, the Pac-12 may look like it’s c...

COSTA MESA >> In March, the Chargers signed Russell Okung, making him one of the NFL’s highest-paid left tackles. In April, the Chargers drafted three offensive linemen, including two within the first three rounds. So why — a week into August — are the Chargers starting a former practice-squad...

SOUTHPORT, England >> During one of Jordan Spieth’s many low points Sunday in the British Open, his caddie reminded him of a photo from a Mexico beach holiday two weeks ago that showed him in All-Star company that included Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan. The message: “You belong in that gro...

Neither Rams owner Stan Kroenke nor Chargers owner Dean Spanos raised an eyebrow when fellow NFL owners informed them they’d have to fork over $550 million up front — or more if they opted to pay over 10 years — for the right to move to their teams to the second-biggest market in the country. Kroenk...

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles and Paris, two cities with bold visions for hosting the 2024 Olympic Games as distinct as their iconic landscapes, could positively impact the Olympic movement for decades, according to a report released by the Inteational Olympic Committee evaluation commission We...

ANAHEIM >> Maybe it seems too simplistic to tu it into Goalie Wars, to put every outcome of every series on the pads of the guys in the net.But maybe it’s too complicated to tu it into anything else.The Ducks had Edmonton’s Cam Talbot surrounded in the third period and much of the second Friday night, bottled up in his private Alamo.He did not come out with his hands up.Instead he bobbed...

When Victor Espinoza proclaimed himself “the luckiest Mexican in the world” last year during Triple Crown wier American Pharoah’s historic jouey, little did we know that we were the lucky ones. Lucky enough to watch a 44-year-old jockey develop into one of the finest in his profession right before our eyes. Fortunate enough to witness one of the great rides in Del Mar history Saturday when he maneuvered Califoia Chrome to a five-length victory in the $1 million Pacific Classic. Espinoza’s strategy was brilliant. Breaking from the inside with the other speed in the race to his right, Espinoza sped out of the gate, let Califoia Chrome drift out slightly to the middle of the track and gave the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The United States women’s field hockey team placed fifth at the Olympics, the program’s best finish in 20 years. The Americans lost their quarterfinal match to Germany on Monday. Their final ranking is based on their second-place finish in pool play. The Americans also placed fifth at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Their only better finish was third at the 1984 Games. This year’s squad set program records for most wins in pool play with four, and most goals in an Olympic match, with six against Japan. The Americans defeated No. 2 Argentina and No. 3 Australia in their first two matches, then knocked off Japan and India to take the lead in Pool B. The United States led its final...

RIO DE JANEIRO — This past year in Istanbul, U.S. assistant coach Jamie Morrison worked right alongside a man he considers among the best volleyball minds in the business. That is fired-up, Italian-bo Netherlands coach Giovai Guidetti, who is suddenly making quite a splash in Brazil with group of tenacious Dutch women determined to spoil the fun for the top teams in the touament and make a special run of their own in Rio. Even if few might have expected them to contend in playing their first Olympics in 20 years. So, when the top-ranked Americans held on to defeat the Netherlands in a hard-fought, five-set match, Morrison and the rest of the U.S. group were nowhere near surprised by the ste...

The Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony will air at 7:30 p.m. on NBC TV on Friday. The event begins at 4 p.m. Pacific Time, but is delayed for prime time across the country. Streaming options include the NBC Sports app or go to NBColympics.com - both will require a login with cable subscription after 30 minutes. Follow live updates from Southe Califoia News Group reporters Scott Reid and Jeff Miller, along with tweets from Southe Califoia Athletes on our live blog here. Samba and pop music singers are expected to perform, including Grammy award wiers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen will also be on hand. But the climax of the show, the lighting of the cauldron, depends ...

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...

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 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 “Essentia...

The Pac-12 Networks are coming to Cox and Frontier subscribers, the conference aounced Thursday. Frontier Communications will add Pac-12 Network for Los Angeles and Palm Springs subscribers by Sept. 1. FIOS Los Angeles subscribers will receive Pac-12 Network, the conference’s national broadcast chael, on the company’s “Preferred” tier, while Palm Springs subscribers have the chael on the “Extreme” tier. Cox Communications added Pac-12 Network to its “Essential” tier, allowing subscribers in the Arizona and Los Angeles markets access to the national feed instead of just their regional Pac-12 Networks. Cox subscribers will have Pac-12 Network by Aug. 2. Advertisement This entry passed through...

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck has signed the richest contract in NFL history, a deal worth up to $140 million with the Indianapolis Colts that covers the next six seasons through 2021. Colts owner Jim Irsay revealed the contract’s maximum value on Wednesday for Luck, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft who missed nine games last year because of injuries to his shoulder, ribs and kidney. Irsay said Luck would be guaranteed $47 million if the Colts were to cut him before the season. “Obviously a ridiculous hypothetical,” Irsay said. According to NFL.com, the life of Luck’s contract includes $87 million guaranteed for injury. There are many different ways to determine a deal’s value, but Luck’s has ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck has signed the richest contract in NFL history, a deal worth up to $140 million with the Indianapolis Colts that covers the next six seasons through 2021. Colts owner Jim Irsay revealed the contract’s maximum value on Wednesday for Luck, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft who missed nine games last year because of injuries to his shoulder, ribs and kidney. Irsay said Luck would be guaranteed $47 million if the Colts were to cut him before the season. “Obviously a ridiculous hypothetical,” Irsay said. According to NFL.com, the life of Luck’s contract includes $87 million guaranteed for injury. There are many different ways to determine a deal’s value, but Luck’s has ...

Melatonin, one of the favorites in Saturday’s $500,000 Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita, has been on quite a ride this year, blossoming from a run-of-the-mill sprinter into one of the top older horses on the West Coast. A 5-year-old gelded son of Kodiak Kowboy, Melatonin had never raced beyond 6 1/2 furlongs in nine career races before trainer David Hofmans entered him in a 1 1/16-mile optional claimer at Santa Anita on Feb. 5. He won by 3 3/4 lengths, showing he was much more versatile than originally thought. “He’s bred to be a miler, that’s what his pedigree suggests, but every jock that rode him said this horse wants to run long,” Hofmans said. “So I said OK, we’ll give him a shot. Joe (...