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COSTA MESA >> Retire for three months, and some people lose all respect for you. That’s essentially the treatment Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler got from Melvin Ingram, whom he will face this Sunday at StubHub Center. Asked on Thursday afteoon what problems Cutler might present this weekend, the Chargers defensive end didn’t miss a beat. “None,” Ingram said. Never mind the fact that, when...

Banned former U.S. Olympic team coach Don Peters has denied under oath having sexual relations with underage gymnasts while serving as U.S. national team coach in the 1980s, according to court documents obtained by the Southe Califoia News Group. Peters, who built SCATS, the Huntington Beach gymnastics academy, into one of the biggest names in inteational gymnastics, was banned by USA Gymnas...

THOUSAND OAKS >> Yes, it’s just preseason. Before that, it was just OTAs. Before that, it was just the Big Sky Conference. At every tu, Cooper Kupp has faced doubters, and tued them around. The stakes have reached their apex. Kupp, a former small-school standout at Easte Washington, now is preparing for his NFL regular-season debut, and the Rams’ third-round draft pick seems ready, as always. In two preseason games, Kupp has eight catches for 105 yards and one touchdown. Also, seven of Kup...

LOS ANGELES >> Once you get past quarterback Sam Daold, there are a few other unique parts of USC’s offense that sometimes get buried in the Heisman hype. Perhaps an underplayed identity of this team is that the Trojans feature two tailbacks who weigh more than 200 pounds and possess breakaw...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods has agreed to plead guilty to reckless driving and will enter a diversion program that will allow him to have his record wiped clean if he completes the program, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Woods, 41, was charged with driving under the influence in May when he...

At Wednesday’s 2017 ESPY Awards longtime Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully received the Icon Award. After he accepted the award, Scully gave an adorable acceptance speech in which he talks about the beginning of his “love affair” with baseball and being able to fulfill his boyhood dream. He even starts off his speech with a very recognizable phrase (at least to Dodgers fans). If you are reading this on a mobile device, click here. Advertisement ...

ANAHEIM >> The exact date of Mike Trout’s retu to the Angels’ lineup remained a mystery Wednesday. He is getting closer to patrolling center field again. That much is certain. “He’s taking soft toss in the cage and he will take some live arm in the cage if things go well today with soft toss...

SONOmA, Calif. >> Kevin Harvick retued to victory lane for the first time this season with a dominating run Sunday on the road course at Sonoma Raceway. The former NASCAR champion came to Sonoma winless in 20 races since Kansas last fall and has been overshadowed in this season of NASCAR’s y...

Rancho Cucamonga boxer Daniel Franco, 25, has improved enough from bleeding in the brain that his family hopes he can soon be transported from Iowa to Southe Califoia. Franco, who was knocked out in the eighth round of a June 10 bout in Sloan, Iowa, was moved out of the intensive care unit Tuesd...

LONG BEACH >> For the second time in his career, Kelvin Hoefler of Sao Paulo, Brazil, won a Dew Tour event in Southe Califoia on Sunday after he captured the 2017 Dew Tour Long Beach skateboarding title with 95.40 points. Hoefler won the 2015 contest in Los Angeles. “I can’t describe my pe...

ARCADIA — No one, not even folks in the know, can say for certain if Santa Anita will still be standing in 10 years. The iconic race track that once was home to the legendary Seabiscuit, the world’s first hundred-grand horse race and a couple of guys named Shoemaker and Whittingham could eventually ...

STANFORD – Cal State Fullerton got an impressive pitching performance from John Gavin and just enough timely hits to defeat Stanford 4-1 on Friday at the Stanford Regional of the NCAA baseball touament at Sunken Diamond. Gavin went seven innings, allowing just one run on three hits and striking ou...

CLEVELAND >> Kyrie Irving gritted his teeth, tightened up his left sneaker and hopped to his feet. The pain didn’t stop him. The Celtics didn’t either. Irving took over in the second half and finished with 42 points, LeBron James added 34 and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved within one win of an ...

EL SEGUNDO >> Left wing Devin Setoguchi skated with center Anze Kopitar and right wing Dustin Brown on Monday, which indicated he made the Kings’ opening-night roster as the longest of long shots after arriving at their training camp last month on a pro tryout basis. Opening-night rosters must be set by 2 p.m. Tuesday. One day at a time, though. “It’s not like I’m here and I’m here to stay,” Setoguchi said. “It’s still, for me, an every day evaluation on my work ethic, my play, my ability....

It’s been our privilege to give space to so many in the media to share their Vin Scully stories over the last couple of weeks. Now, we’ll see what we can come up with from our reservoir as we steady ourselves for Sunday’s last call. • Some writers recently have talked about how much it has meant to them to have a handwritten Scully thank you note land in their mailbox. Not an email. A real letter, on stationary, in blue ink. In soon-to-be-extinct cursive writing. We extracted about a half dozen ...

The voice is unmistakable — a warm, velvety tenor, so rich in tone, so rhythmic in its pace — like the croon of a classic standard. In Los Angeles, a city of constant reinvention, where transience is a way of life, the voice has endured for nearly seven decades. “The soundtrack of summer,” it is so warmly labeled. But to those who have faithfully tuned in over the years, the voice transcends the images that title conjures — of sun-drenched afteoons in the shade of palm trees, of Dodger dogs and ...

ATLANTA >> Dustin Johnson made one mistake that suddenly put some intrigue into the final day of the PGA Tour season — the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup. Johnson clipped a tree trying to get out of the rough on the 17th hole and made double bogey, and only a birdie on the final hole at East Lake on Saturday allowed him to shoot a 1-under 69 and regain a share of the lead with Kevin Chappell. Chappell went from a four-shot deficit on the front nine to a one-shot lead when he made a 10...

While the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to battle for a playoff spot, the organization paused for a pre-game ceremony on Vin Scully Appreciation Day to honor the broadcaster. Scully’s 64-year career will conclude following his October 2 broadcast of the game between NL West rivals, the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Viewing on a mobile device? Click here. Advertisement Let's block ads! بخوانید...

The Dodgers are honoring Vin Scully this week during the final seven home games of the 2016 regular season. Here are some of the highlights to tune in for: Tuesday 7:10 p.m. vs. San Francisco A Scully bobblehead giveaway, featuring a pose of him with his hands over his heart accepting applause from the fans on Opening Day 2016. TV: SportsNet LA. Radio: KLAC-AM (570). Wednesday 7:10 p.m. vs. San Francisco ESPN has decided to make this a national broadcast. TV: Also SportsNet LA. Radio: KLAC-AM (5...

They have been Vin Scully’s colleagues in the baseball broadcast booth, and shared many more life experiences outside it. These are some of their stories, as a week-long tribute to Scully begins at Dodger Stadium for his final seven home games: • Ross Porter, Dodgers play-by-play man from 1977 to 2004: “If it had not been for Vin, I would not have had the opportunity to broadcast games for the Dodgers. There were 200 applicants for the job to become the team’s third announcer (with Scully and Je...