Throughout the school year, SoCal Prep Legends has recognized the best high school student-athletes in Southe Califo ia. The Southe Califo ia Toyota Dealers SoCal Prep Legends Awards will reveal the wi ers in 11 categories, including boys and girls scholar Athletes of the Year, Friday on KABC Cha el...

The future of the Dodgers organization will walk through the metaphorical doors of 1000 Vin Scully Ave. on Thursday, the first day of the amateur draft. The present offers a mostly blank expression; the Dodgers have trailed the rival San Francisco Giants in the standings since May 15, never climbing...

UCLA football head coach Jim Mora and the university agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2021 season, the school a ounced Tuesday. The financial terms of the agreement were not a ounced. In four seasons, Mora is 37-16 with the Bruins. His 37 wins in his first four years equal the sch...

PASADENA >> Colombia became the first team in Copa America Centenario to lock up its spot in the quarterfinals Tuesday, as Los Cafeteros beat Paraguay 2-1 in an entertaining game at the Rose Bowl in front of 42,677. Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez, one day after being ruled out by the Colombi...

They play on opposing teams, teams competing to win the same division and, this week, teams going pitch-for-pitch in a frantic, flailing attempt to keep up with the Giants. So, sure, there’s a genuine intensity separating Trayce Thompson and Nolan Arenado, the sort of intensity typically found only ...

LONG BEACH >> The 28th a ual Long Beach Century Club Middle School All-City awards banquet was the biggest yet, with more than 750 athletes, coaches,and family members on hand to accept awards for being the best in the Long Beach Unified School District in the 2015-16 year. This year’s banquet, held...

Former Lakers and Clippers center Sean Rooks died Tuesday, his mother confirmed in a statement released by the Philadelphia 76ers. Rooks, 46, a Fontana High School graduate, recently served as a Sixers player development assistant. The cause of his death was not yet known, though Yahoo! Sports repor...

NEW YORK >> David Huff didn’t exactly make the most of a good opportunity. Huff, recalled to make a spot start in place of injured Nick Tropeano, gave up five runs in a 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. It was Huff’s first start in the majors since April 14, 2015. “They say it’s lik...

NEW YORK >> A day after Yunel Escobar made a mistake that drew criticism and forgiveness from his manager, he appeared to make another one. Escobar seemed to forget the number of outs after fielding a ground ball in the first i ing of the Angels’ 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday. With ru ...

Former Lakers and Clippers center Sean Rooks died Tuesday, his mother confirmed in a statement released by the Philadelphia 76ers. Rooks, 46, a Fontana High School graduate, recently served as a player development assistant for the Sixers. The cause of his death was not yet known. “It is with deep s...

CORONA>> The infectious smile on Jordan Clarkson’s face masked something he rarely felt on the basketball court. “I’m tired,” Clarkson said. “I’m tired right now.” The Lakers’ second-year guard could compete in seemingly every practice drill and every minute of every game. Lately though, Clarkson ha...

By Bill Oram boram@ocregister.com @BillOram on Twitter Former Lakers and Clippers forward Sean Rooks died Tuesday, his mother confirmed in a statement released by the Philadelphia 76ers. Rooks, 46, was most recently a player development assistant for the Sixers. The cause of his death was not yet kn...

Throughout the school year, SoCal Prep Legends has recognized the best high school student-athletes in Southe Califo ia. The Southe Califo ia Toyota Dealers SoCal Prep Legends Awards will reveal the wi ers in 11 categories, including boys and girls scholar Athletes of the Year, Friday on KABC Cha el...

To the casual track and field fan, the track side of the sport gets a lot of the attention compared to the field events. But over the past few years at Long Beach State, it’s the field events, highlighted by the throwing team, that has been most consistent on a very talented program. Long Beach thro...

OXNARD >> “Locker room cancer.” “Disrespectful and irresponsible.” “Entitled.” This is how Dominique Easley was described eight weeks ago in the Boston Globe, with anonymous sources lambasting the former first-round pick shortly after the Patriots released him. The article detailed a turbulent two-y...

Throughout the school year, SoCal Prep Legends has recognized the best high school student-athletes in Southe Califo ia. The Southe Califo ia Toyota Dealers SoCal Prep Legends Awards will reveal the wi ers in 11 categories, including boys and girls scholar Athletes of the Year, June 10 on KABC Cha e...

Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his inte et popularity into a mixed martial arts career and worldwide fame, has died. He was 42. Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was taken to a hospital in Margate, Florida, near his home Monday, Coral Springs Police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek ...

By Jeff Fletcher jlfletcher@ocregister.com @JeffFletcherOCR on Twitter NEW YORK >> David Huff, who wasn’t even in the Angels’ system a month ago, is going to get a shot to start today. The Angels selected the 31-year-old Orange County native to temporarily plug the hole left by Nick Tropeano, who we...

LOS ANGELES >> Isn’t Monday the least productive day of the week at most workplaces? The Dodgers carried a three-game wi ing streak into their new week, fresh off a 12-run offensive romp on Sunday. That memory dissolved quickly as the Colorado Rockies’ Tyler Chatwood and Gonzalez German held them to...

Brandon McCarthy’s long road back from Tommy John surgery has entered the final phase. McCarthy threw three simulated i ings (approximately 50 pitches) to hitters at Dodger Stadium Monday afte oon – a group that included manager Dave Roberts. The workout was the final step before McCarthy begins a m...