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LOS ANGELES >> A big question going into the season was how defenses wanted to try and stop a USC offense capable of passing or ruing with equal success? Stanford faced the dilemma at halftime Saturday night, as the Cardinal watched USC quarterback Sam Daold pass for 225 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. “Stanford decided to play softer and take away the throw in the second h...

ANGELS at ORIOLES When: Saturday, 4 p.m. Where: Camden Yards TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP JC RAMIREZ (10-10, 4.26) Vs. Orioles: 0-1, 7.27 At Camden Yards: 0-0, 5.40 Hates to face: None Loves to face: None ORIOLES RHP KEVIN GAUSMAN (9-5, 5.08) Vs. Angels: 1-2, 5.11 At Camden Yards: 19-12, 3.46 Hates to face: Mike Trout, 5 for 10 (.500) Loves to face: Albert Pujols, 1 for 8 (.125) Advertisement ...

ANAHEIM >> The Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, on Wednesday afteoon. The aounced crowd of 36,202 at Angel Stadium was treated to a big C.J. Cron home run, two hits by Mike Trout, a dashing debut by Cesar Puello and the best of Troy Scribner’s four major league starts. Add up the in...

ORIOLES at ANGELS When: Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP TROY SCRIBNER (1-0, 4.50) vs. Orioles: First game At Angel Stadium: 0-0, 3.60 Hates to face: None Loves to face: None ORIOLES RHP KEVIN GAUSMAN (8-7, 5.15) vs. Angels: 1-1, 4.66 At Angel Stadium: 0-1, 5.11 Hates to face: Yunel Escobar, 7 for 13 (.538) Loves to face: Albert Pujols, 1 for 8 (.125) Advertisement ...

ONTARIO >> The first step for the Clippers’ new G-League team, the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, was to introduce themselves to the community with its Tip-off Party on Monday. Mayor Paul S. Leon and the community welcomed team president Heath Beett and the organization with open arms. “...

The gesture usually serves just a photo opportunity. Otherwise the moment becomes forgettable perhaps except for the player holding his uniform. When Lakers rookie forward Kyle Kuzma displayed his No. 0 jersey at his introductory press conference as the team’s No. 27 draft pick on June 29, however, ...

LAS VEGAS >> The Clippers finished NBA Summer League play with a two-game losing streak, falling 109-100 to the Golden State Warriors in a consolation game on Friday afteoon at Thomas & Mack Center. Second-year forward Brice Johnson and rookie guard Sindarius Thowell led the Clippers t...

Even with a persona known for high-volume shooting, eclectic clothing and a taste for the spotlight, Nick Young has added a new wrinkle to the life of “Swaggy P.” He has a good chance to land his first NBA ring. Young agreed to a one-year deal worth $5.2 million with the Golden State Warriors with t...

Ranking the top 10 sports events June 5-11 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: 71st NBA FINALS: WARRIORS VS. CAVALIERS Details/TV: Games 3 and 4 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Wednesday and Friday at 6 p.m., Chael 7 In a very odd way, Cavs fans who have purchased tickets for these two games are e...

OAKLAND >> Stephen Curry had a triple double with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Kevin Durant scored 33 and the Golden State Warriors took a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals with a 132-113 victory in Game 2 on Sunday night. The big nights from the former MVPs made coach Steve Kerr a wier i...

Long Beach State was awarded the 2016-17 Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup, it was aounced 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 three. Advertisement ...

OAKLAND >> Stephen Curry spoke up, just in case his Golden State Warriors needed another reminder from their MVP and leader. His message as the NBA Finals began: be yourselves. Forget the juicy story lines, or avenging something that happened last June, that championship that got away. Set asi...

LONG BEACH >> Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena had just defeated Martins Plavins and Haralds Regza of Latvia in straight sets Thursday in pool play at the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball at Alamitos Beach. Only 10 days earlier, the Americans were ousted in the quarterfinals at the Rio Games, failing to medal. Yet, there they were, giving it their all in spite of being a bit gassed after their Olympics experience. Dalhausser admitted it wasn’t easy getting up for this event, one with $800,000 of prize money and loads of prestige. “Yeah, there is definitely a hangover, for sure, if you want to call it an Olympic hangover,” Dalhausser said. “But the desire to win is strong, so we’v...

BEIJING >> For the Olympics, it’s so-long Rio, hello Asia. The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China following the organizational drama surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia and the just completed Summer Games in Brazil, although challenges remain, especially when it comes to finances and generating enthusiasm among home audiences. A look ahead to the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. All three countries have hosted the Olympics before and enjoy a shared reputation for prosperity and a deft hand at organizing major events. PYEONGCHANG 201...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> He had just created a moment that lifted the entire country. But Neymar reacted by instead falling to his knees, raising his outstretched arms and sobbing. His score Saturday gave host Brazil a desperate 5-4 victory in a penalty shootout over Germany, after the teams had played to a 1-1 draw. The shot secured this soccer-crazed nation its first Olympic gold medal in its beloved sport. “This is one of the best things that has happened in my life,” Neymar said. “The only thing on my mind was I had to do this.” The victory came before nearly 65,000 inside Maracana Stadium, a place that has hosted its share of soccer history. It avenged Germany’s stuing 7-1 victory over ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organizers say deep budget cuts mean one venue will close down, facilities will be dismantled and the workforce will be reduced. Poor ticket sales have compounded existing financial challenges in recession-battered Brazil that have already hit operations at the Rio Olympics, which close Sunday. Rio has less than three weeks to prepare for Paralympics, the piacle of the disability sport calendar where organizers hoped to build on progress made at the well-attended games in London four years ago. But Rio organizers have reported sales of just over 290,000 tickets for the Sept. 7-18 Paralympics. “At this point, it is d...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Geno Auriemma and Diana Taurasi shared a long, emotional embrace. Mission accomplished. The U.S. women’s basketball team won a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal in dominant fashion, routing Spain 101-72 on Saturday. Taurasi, who is originally from Chino, and the Americans played nearly flawless basketball in Rio, and were never challenged. They have won 49 consecutive games in the Olympics with only one of those decided by single digits. With that kind of sustained success, no one wants to say this is the best women’s basketball team ever assembled. They won by nearly 40 points a game, but fell short of the record 102.4 points the 1996 team averaged. But if they a...

NBC 7 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Women’s Triathlon – Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Canoe/Kayak – Sprint Gold Medal Finals Men’s Diving – 10m Platform Semifinal Women’s Golf – Final Round (LIVE) 11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Women’s Basketball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 1:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Men’s Water Polo – Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 8 p.m. – Midnight Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals (LIVE) Women’s High Jump Men’s Javelin Men’s 1500m Women’s 800m Men’s 5000m Women 4x400m Relay Men 4x400m Relay Women’s Volleyball – Gold Medal Final (LIVE) Men’s Diving – 10m Platform Gold Medal Final 12:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. Rhythmic Gymnastics – Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final 1:30 a.m. – 5 a.m. Primeti...

Rio de Janeiro >> In a sort of victory lap before the victory, Usain Bolt held up his left arm, his index finger extended into a wet night, as he walked slowly clockwise from a tuel entrance, around the Olympic Stadium curve to his blocks in Lane 6 and the start of the Olympic Games 200-meter final. Such audacity would have been laughable from any other sprinter. Then again there never has been any other sprinter like Bolt. Besides, the result Thursday night was never in doubt, even the most remote of chances for an upset vanquished before the race even hit the homestretch. Bolt once again reduced the rest the field at a major championships to spectators, racing to a 19.78 victory in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Leaning over, hands on her knees and cheering at every chance, injured U.S. star Foluke Akinradewo could only watch. The top-ranked Americans had fought back to force a fifth set against Serbia before falling short – short of the gold-medal goal that had driven her and others back to the national team for one more Olympic cycle. Serbia’s players cried in triumph after the biggest win in their program’s history. They reached the Rio de Janeiro championship, guaranteeing the country’s first women’s volleyball medal after a 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13 victory. • PHOTOS: Team USA Thursday at the Rio Olympics “Right now, this loss is deeply disappointing. It cuts de...