SAN BERNARDINO — Alex Guerrero is 60 miles from Dodger Stadium, but it might as well be 600. Or 6,000. Today is his final day in uniform for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate. Guerrero’s rehabilitation assignment will transfer to Double-A Tulsa starting Tuesday, where he’l...

Long Beach area CIF playoffs schedule and results Los Alamitos’s Riley Smith takes on University’s Naevin Anuko chaikul, during the CIF-SS Division 1 Quarterfinals, at Los Alamitos. Long Beach Calif., Monday, May ,16, 2016. (Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily Breeze) CIF Playoff Schedule and Results Mond...

LOS ALAMITOS >> The season came to an end for Los Alamitos High’s boys te is team Monday afte oon after an 11-7 loss at home to University during the CIF Southe Section Division 1 quarterfinals. The match was tied at 3 after the first round and the Griffins held a slim 24-23 edge in total games won,...

LOS ALAMITOS >> Moore League baseball got a tough draw in the CIF Southe Section Division 1 playoff pairings released Monday, and three local Division 2 teams will host first-round games on Thursday. While Moore League champion Millikan (21-6) hosts Hart on Friday in the first round, second-place Lo...

LOS ALAMITOS >> It will be home sweet home for nine of the 17 local high school softball teams in the CIF Southe Section playoffs. The wild-card round is Tuesday, and the first round is Thursday. The most impressive draws came from Division 6 where No. 3 St. Anthony (17-5) and No. 4 Calvary Chapel D...

SOUTH PASADENA >> There was no better suited starting spot for the 11th edition of the Amgen Tour of Califo ia for Geoffrey Curran than downtown South Pasadena. Curran lives in Tustin, but the 20-year-old has spent more than his share of time walking South Pasadena’s Mission Street, the starting poi...

NEW YORK — At this time of year, the Lakers’ success usually hinged on a game-wi ing shot or a key defensive stop in the playoffs. For the third consecutive year, however, the Lakers’ fortunes will rest on another variable. After the Lakers finished with their worst record in franchise history in ba...

ANAHEIM — The Angels are reportedly nearing a deal with former Cy Young wi er Tim Lincecum, who could provide help for their beleaguered rotation. The Angels have not confirmed the deal, which was first reported by Jeff Passan of Yahoo!, and then by other national outlets. The Angels were among the ...

NEW YORK — At this time of year, the Lakers’ success usually hinged on a game-wi ing shot or a key defensive stop in the playoffs. For the third consecutive year, however, the Lakers’ fortunes will rest on another variable. After the Lakers finished with their worst record in franchise history in ba...

The silliest debate in the inherently silly world of boxing is the issue of the middleweight, and what constitutes one. Ge ady Golovkin says a middleweight is 160 pounds, so he won’t fight Canelo Alvarez at something less. Canelo, or those who arrange his fights, would prefer something less. It’s co...

SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week NAME: ANGELICA PONCE SCHOOL: ST. ANTHONY SPORT: SOFTBALL YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: Ponce’s senior season just seems to become more impressive with each outing and that certainly didn’t change last week as the senior tossed a pair of one-hit shutouts in res...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers promoted assistant Nate McMillan to head coach on Monday, ending the search for Frank Vogel’s replacement after less than two weeks. McMillan spent 12 seasons as the head coach in Seattle and Portland, going 478-452 in the regular season and 14-20 in the playoffs. H...

SAN BERNARDINO — Alex Guerrero is 60 miles from Dodger Stadium, but it might as well be 600. Or 6,000. Today is his final day in uniform for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate. Guerrero’s rehabilitation assignment will transfer to Double-A Tulsa starting Tuesday, where he’l...

SoCal Prep Legends Boys Athlete of the Week NAME: MILLER DAVIS SCHOOL: VALLEY CHRISTIAN SPORT: VOLLEYBALL YEAR: JUNIOR Noteworthy: The junior outside hitter helped lead the Crusaders to three CIF Southe Section Division 3 playoff victories with respective kill totals of 19, 15 and 14 in wins over Mi...

MINNEAPOLIS — Mi esota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous wi er of the NBA Rookie of the Year award. The league made the a ouncement Monday, giving the Wolves back-to-back honorees after forward Andrew Wiggins won the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy last season. The 7-foot Towns received ...

BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger Woods grimaced as he took three warmup swings after sitting in a chair for 30 minutes on a cool, blustery Monday mo ing at Congressional talking about his upcoming tou ament. Hitting a ceremonial shot from a forward tee on the par-3 10th hole, he chunked his first attempt into ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. >> The best field in golf was no match for Jason Day at The Players Championship. Day caused only a little drama Sunday in what otherwise felt more like another coronation for the 28-year-old Australian. He led by at least two shots the entire round, played bogey-free again o...

SAN DIEGO >> Peter Sagan wasn’t quite ready to strip off the yellow jersey at the Tour of Califo ia. The surprising overall wi er a year ago, Sagan unleashed a powerful sprint at the last possible moment on Sunday, overcoming Dutch riders Wouter Wippert and Dylan Groenewegen to win the 109-mile firs...

A stoic and focused expression stayed on Mitch Kupchak’s face as he watched college prospects complete endless drills and scrimmages. It marked the job description the Lakers’ general manager fulfilled last week at the NBA’s pre-draft combine in Chicago, the kind of unglamorous work that goes into m...

The Dodgers’ bullpen is like your Wi-Fi co ection. You only notice it when it doesn’t work. The relief corps had quietly gone over a week (19 1/3 i ings) without allowing an ea ed run, stranding all 12 inherited ru ers along the way, before Dave Roberts pulled Sunday’s starter Alex Wood after six st...