SAN FRANCISCO >> The Dodgers have handed Julio Urias his lea er’s permit. They just didn’t put any gas in the tank. Urias pitched into the sixth i ing for the first time in his four big-league starts Sunday night and showed the kind of poise and talent that prompted the Dodgers to promote him to the...

John Molina Jr. of Covina on Saturday had the biggest victory of his career when he won a 12-round unanimous decision over former world champion Ruslan Provodnikov of Russia in the junior welterweight main event at Tu ing Stone Casino in Verona, New York. Molina won by scores of 115-113, 116-112 and...

HOUSTON >> Johan Venegas and Celso Borges each scored and Costa Rica benefited from an own goal by Colombia in a 3-2 upset victory to wrap up Group A play in the Copa America on Saturday night. The match was largely inconsequential to these teams because Colombia ea ed a berth in the quarterfinals w...

Fighting fans, tear gas and riot police retu ed to the streets of Marseille on Saturday, before and after England’s 1-1 draw with Russia in their European Championship opener. Clashes between England and Russia supporters even broke out inside the stadium at the final whistle. The fighting at Stade ...

NEW YORK >> Vasyl Lomachenko tu ed a Puerto Rican celebration into a Ukrainian holiday with a brutal knockout of Rocky Martinez to take the WBO junior lightweight title Saturday night. On the eve of Puerto Rico Day, two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko was dominant. Scoring with vicious left-ha...

LONG BEACH >> It was an Eastside Long Beach reunion at Chittick Park on Saturday afte oon, as Te essee Titan and Long Beach Poly alum Jurrell Casey retu ed to the city to host his second a ual free football camp for offensive and defensive linemen. Despite the positional specialization and a rainy m...

BROOKLYN, Mich. >> Dale Ea hardt Jr. slipped through sliding doors of his hauler, and parted into a sea of memorabilia-toting fans. “Make a hole please!” a man working for Hendrick Motorsports shouted as he walked with Ea hardt. “He has to get to his car for practice!” Ea hardt silently signed some ...

Top-ranked Lydia Ko bogeyed the 18th hole Saturday to cut her lead to one stroke heading into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Seeking her third straight major title, Ko shot a 1-under 70 to reach 2 under. She won the Evian Championship in September in France for her first major...

SAN FRANCISCO >> Once more with feeling. Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will restart his minor-league injury-rehabilitation assignment Sunday with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. Ryu is scheduled to throw two i ings and approximately 30 pitches. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicated the rehab assignment will l...

CLEVELAND >> Stephen Curry got back to dropping deep shots, chomping on that mouthpiece and even barking at LeBron James. Not himself through the first three games of the NBA Finals, Curry arrived in Game 4 — just in time — and pushed the Golden State Warriors within one win of making more history i...

SAN FRANCISCO >> If every fifth day is Christmas for Dodgers fans, they had to wait a long time to unwrap their gift Friday night. Justin Tu er’s leadoff home run in the ninth i ing settled a pitchers’ duel between Clayton Kershaw and Joh y Cueto after both were done pitching, giving the Dodgers a 3...

If you have an autograph from Gordie Howe, it won’t pay for college. Millions of Canadians have one, too. The good news that you don’t have an authenticity problem. It is not scrawled. The “i” is dotted. You can read it. Howe signed meticulously after every game. In the end when he couldn’t write so...

EL SEGUNDO >> The Lakers took a look at two more draft prospects Friday, but it was the young players who got an inside glimpse of their favorite team. Jaylen Brown of Cal and Kentucky’s Skal Labissiere were Lakers fans growing up and that hasn’t changed as the two college standouts head to NBA draf...

Live Coverage of the SoCal Prep Legends Award Show The inaugural SoCal Prep Legends Awards show will recognize the best high school athletes in Southe Califo ia and establish a High School sports Hall of Fame to honor the great athletes of the past. Throughout the 2015-16 high school sports season o...

There aren’t many fighters who can lose three out of four fights and still have hopes of a title shot. But if John Molina Jr. beats Ruslan Provodnikov in their junior welterweight main event Saturday, it won’t be shocking to see Molina get one. Similarly, Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) has lost two of h...

DETROIT — Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL’s quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, died Friday. The man forever known as “Mr. Hockey” was 88. “Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no re...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali made his final jou ey through his hometown Friday — past the little pink house where he grew up and the museum that bears his name — as an estimated 100,000 mou ers along the route pumped their fists and chanted, “Ali! Ali!” for the former heavyweight champion of the w...

There aren’t many fighters who can lose three out of four fights and still have hopes of a title shot. But if John Molina Jr. beats Ruslan Provodnikov in their junior welterweight main event Saturday, it won’t be shocking to see Molina get one. Similarly, Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) has lost two of h...

DETROIT — Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL’s quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, died Friday. The man forever known as “Mr. Hockey” was 88. “Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no re...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Latest on the memorial service for Muhammad Ali (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Celebrities have begun showing up at the memorial service for Muhammad Ali. Actor and former Califo ia Gov. A old Schwarzenegger, rapper/actor Common and former NFL Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewi...