A brief look at the Rams’ training-camp practice on Monday: Big moment Which interception to choose? Quarterback Jared Goff threw three, but the most impressive play might have been made by co erback Trumaine Johnson, during a red-zone drill. Goff’s throw was a bit telegraphed, but Johnson made a p

IRVINE >> As the Rams went through scripted, oft-repeated warm-up exercises, Sammy Watkins glanced left and right and tried to mimic his new teammates. This is going to be a process. In his first day on the field with the Rams, after Friday’s trade that brought him over from Buffalo, Watkins d

LOS ANGELES >> In the three months between spring practice and the start of training camp, Sam Da old worked out with Jordan Palmer, his private quarterbacks coach in Orange County, to sharpen his throwing mechanics. One adjustment centered on his delivery. Da old, USC’s third-year sophomore

A brief look at the Trojans’ training-camp practice on Monday at Howard Jones-Brian Ke edy Field: Short day Two days after a live scrimmage, USC went through a light 60-minute practice that was mostly limited to situational work, simulating last-second situations. The Trojans will practice in the C

LOS ANGELES >> When Austin Kent thinks back to his cringe-worthy minus-1-yard punt at Washington State — the one that landed him on the receiving end of a nationally televised chewing out from Coach Jim Mora — he nods his head and lets a wry smile creep over his face. At this point, that’s all

A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field: Starting to click The offense won its third consecutive competition with the defense by scoring three touchdowns and a field goal on four 25-yard drives. Ru ing back Bolu Olorunfunmi, aided by a nice block from fullback Giova i Gent

It took Derek Castillo only a few seconds to pull out his cell phone after he tu ed in his scorecard at Mission Viejo Country Club. For the next two hours, he was glued to the live scoring, watching names move up and down the leaderboard. Castillo, 19, wasn’t conce ed about what was happening at

LONDON >> Allyson Felix ea ed a second gold medal on Sunday and highlighted the overwhelming performance of the United States at the 10-day world championships. In doing so, Felix made sure she became the most decorated athlete in the history of the event — and that includes Usain Bolt. Felix

BROOKLYN, Mich. >> Kyle Larson slipped between cars on an overtime restart, capping his wild weekend with a victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan Inte ational Speedway. Larson was in the spotlight after team owner Chip Ganassi allowed him to go to Iowa to compete in the Knoxv

CARSON >> The bus ride was worth it. Gabriel Gonzalez had arrived in town a day earlier, after a 12 1/2-hour trip from Ciudad Juárez. The 50-year-old had been a Chargers fan for more than three decades — the obsession taking root when, as a teenager, he watched them pull off the thriller later

LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers kept their streak going, making it 9 1/2 weeks since they’ve lost a series. The Angels kept their streak going, making it six consecutive victories and 12 wins in their past 16 games. So, today, let me be the first to utter those two magic words… Freeway Series!!! Al

CHARLOTTE, N.C. >> Justin Thomas remembers hearing the roar before he ever saw the shot. He had access to the clubhouse at Valhalla in 2000 as the 7-year-old son of a PGA professional, and the thunder from the gallery reached his ears before the TV showed Tiger Woods making the most important

LOS ANGELES >> Dodgers pitcher Luis Avilan hadn’t thrown a pitch in nine days before he took the mound in the eighth i ing Sunday against the San Diego Padres. In the blink of an eye, the tying ru er was on third base with one out. The Padres’ No. 3 and No. 4 hitters were due to bat, both fr

CARSON >> Seven months later, it still took a minute or two to wrap the old noggin around it. Not going to lie, it was a little bit weird taking it all in. Even after months and months of preparation and years and years of bracing and speculation and one extraordinarily wild roller-coaster rid

CARSON >> Around him, so much was still unfamiliar. Over the years, these debuts blurred together, each preseason the same dance as the one before, but as Philip Rivers peered out from under center at the start of his 14th year as a Chargers quarterback, this scene was jarringly new. Until Sun

CARSON >> The Chargers lost their preseason opener. They may have also lost their starting middle linebacker. A 48-17 loss to the Seahawks isn’t an ideal way to open their first year at StubHub Center, but the line between exhibition performances and playoff berths rarely runs a direct course.

ANGELS at MARINERS When: Saturday, 6 p.m. Where: Safeco Field TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP JC RAMIREZ (10-10, 4.21) Vs. Mariners: 1-0, 5.00 At Safeco Field: 0-1, 7.88 Hates to face: None Loves to face: None MARINERS RHP ERASMO RAMIREZ (4-4, 5.10) Vs. Angels: 4-2, 2.49 At Safeco Field:...

SEATTLE >> As Mike Scioscia always preaches, if the Angels are going to get where they want to go, they need to be more than Mike Trout. On Friday night, the Seattle Mariners walked Trout three times, and the players behind him made them pay, sparking a come-from-behind, 6-5 victory. Three hit

SEATTLE >> Andrew Bailey’s long road back to the majors is almost over. Bailey rejoined the club on Friday, and he could be activated as soon as today. He last pitched in the majors on April 9, the first week of the season. Since then, he’s fought shoulder trouble. “It’s obviously been a long

ST. PAUL, Mi . >> Chelsea Gray scored 23 points and Candace Parker added 19 points and 10 rebounds Friday night to lead the Sparks to a 70-64 victory over the Mi esota Lynx. Mi esota’s Rebekkah Brunson caught Maya Moore’s airball and put it in to get the Lynx within 66-63 with 49.3 seconds