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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 announced 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 Bennett 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...

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...

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., Channel 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 winner i...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...