OAKLAND >> Steph Curry had his mouthguard dangling from him teeth, head shaking side to side. If he added a little strut, maybe a finger pointed to the sky, he would have looked just like the guy who was the NBA’s first unanimous Most Valuable Player. But this wasn’t him. This was a guy who had just...

John Force is the all-time NHRA wins leader (143) but it’s been about a year since the 64-year-old from Yorba Linda has reached the victory circle for a Fu y Car triumph of his own. However, that doesn’t mean he’s been absent from post-race celebrations. Daughter Courtney has a win and sits atop the...

SANTA ANITA LEADERS Through Thursday JOCKEYS / WINS Rafael Bejarano / 19 Flavien Prat / 18 Tyler Baze / 17 Edwin Maldonado / 15 Santiago Gonzalez / 11 Joe Talamo / 11 TRAINERS / WINS Philip D’Amato / 14 Jerry Hollendorfer / 8 Mike Puype / 6 John Sadler / 6 Three tied / 5 STAKES SCHEDULE SANTA ANITA ...

You have to wonder if trainer John Sadler grabbed a chair, sat down in Stellar Wind’s stall and had a little chat with his star 4-year-old filly about the plans they had for the 2015 Eclipse Award wi er. Not only is she scheduled to make her 2016 debut in a Grade I race, the $400,000 Vanity Mile at ...

CARSON >> The Galaxy will enter the league’s two-week Copa America Centenario break on a four-game winless streak after a scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City at StubHub Center on Thursday. Despite having only lost one game in the past 11, the Galaxy have not won a game since a May 8 thrashin...

PITTSBURGH >> It’s easy to get awestruck the first time a new face walks into the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room. All those stars. All those glittering resumes. All that talent. Hey, there’s Sidney Crosby. Hey, there’s Evgeni Malkin. Hey, there’s Kris Letang. Coach Mike Sullivan understands it ca...

UCLA sophomore pitcher Selina Ta’amilo hit the first Aubu batter she faced in Thursday’s Women’s College World Series first-round game. It was a sign of things to come for the Bruins. Two UCLA pitchers combined to hit four batters in the first i ing as Aubu scored five runs on only one hit during th...

INGLEWOOD — The weigh-ins the day before a UFC event have always offered a bit of intrigue. Will the faceoffs results in a skirmish? Will all the fighters make weight? Will someone request a towel in order to shed their skivvies and drop that last half-pound? Friday’s weigh-ins for UFC 199 at The Fo...

INGLEWOOD >> Bobby Green showed up to Thursday’s UFC 199 Media Day at The Forum with a new look and a new dig at the lightweight champion. The lightweight from Fontana was sporting a wild dragon tattoo all over his head, the result of 28 hours over four days under the needle at Inkfiend Art Studio i...

“Reunited, and it feels so good ..” Welcome to the smooth-singing duo of Mauro Ranallo and Bas Rutten, who wear many hats but on this Friday evening have just wrapped another edition of “Inside MMA” for AXS TV. “We will not be appearing on ‘Carpool Karaoke’ anytime soon,” Ranallo said. It’s been two...

After serious discussions with his coaching staff this week, Long Beach State head coach Troy Buckley decided to stick with Friday night starter Chris Mathewson for the Dirtbags’ first NCAA postseason game of the Coral Gables Regional today (10 a.m. PT) against Florida Atlantic at the University of ...

LONG BEACH >> Another Long Beach Poly sophomore sprinter is racking up the gold medals. She’s got a familiar handle, too, although at this point, it’s clear that Ariyo a Augustine will make her own name. Sure, the comparisons will be easy and frequent with Oregon star and Poly alum Ariana Washington...

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CHICAGO >> It was easy to miss in a weak week at the plate for the Dodgers, but Joc Pederson hit cleanup Tuesday against the reigning Cy Young Award wi er, Jake Arrieta. Pederson quickly recalled the last time he’d batted fourth: April 21, which happens to be his birthday. The 24-year-old outfielder...

OXNARD >> D’haquille “Duke” Williams has been candid about his tear-filled nights. He has admitted to being immature, to being late to practices, to squandering the faith of the Aubu coaching staff. And he has expressed regret over that October bar fight, the one that cost him his college career. Bu...

Vasyl Lomachenko is one of the finest Olympic boxers in history, having won gold medals for Ukraine in the 2008 and 2012 Games. Still, it was somewhat stu ing to see him fight for a world title in his second pro bout. Then-featherweight champion Orlando Salido of Mexico was Lomachenko’s obstacle in ...

A full summer of soccer kicks off Friday in Santa Clara with Copa America Centenario. For the next three weeks, the United States will play host to one of the most prestigious soccer tou aments in the world as Copa America, the South American championship, moves outside of South America for the firs...

CHICAGO >> Throwing to a new catcher didn’t matter. Wearing a new number on the back of his jersey didn’t matter. A different media market in a different time zone, even the absence of his family in the bleachers — nothing Thursday could alter the fact that Julio Urias is simply not ready to be a ma...

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When: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5. Where: Gaffey Street between 32nd Street and Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro. Tickets: Free. Information: www.sanpedroshredfest.com. The streets of San Pedro will be tu ed into one gnarly skate park Sunday when the San Pedro Shred: Festival of Skate retu s. About 2,500 p...