Matt Anderson wears his family tree everywhere he goes. The tree is a tattoo, a symbol of a bond more than just skin deep, that stretches over much of his upper left arm, rising above the four roses – one for each of his siblings – that decorate his forearm. It has a thick and sturdy trunk, not with...

CIF Southe Section te is playoffs Tuesday’s wild-card round Torrance 16, Bellflower 2 Norwalk 10, Oxnard 8 Valley Christian 14, Knight 4 Wednesday’s first round All matches 3 p.m. Division 1 La Quinta (Desert Valley League No. 3) at Los Alamitos (Olympic No. 1) Division 3 J.W. North (Inland Valley N...

Rams defensive back T.J. McDonald was arrested Tuesday mo ing and accused of driving under the influence of a substance other than alcohol, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. Police said McDonald, 25, a former USC standout preparing to enter his fourth season with the Rams, hit a parked...

BELLFLOWER >> There may still be one more game of the regular season games left for Suburban League baseball, but Tuesday at Bellflower High School already felt like the CIF Southe Section playoffs. Behind a complete-game, four-hit shutout from ace Ricky Ramos, the Buccaneers (19-6, 10-1) blanked La...

With a definite need to assemble offensive weapons around rookie quarterback Jared Goff, the Rams double downed at wide receiver and tight end in last week’s draft. On Tuesday they took a different route in their quest to identify playmakers and it landed them one of the most talented wide receivers...

About 16 hours after their 4-2 win over the New England Revolution on Sunday, the Galaxy boarded a plane at LAX bound for Philadelphia. As the saying goes, there’s no rest for the weary. L.A. faces a cross-country challenge in its 4 p.m. matchup with the Philadelphia Union (4-3-1) on Wednesday after...

Yunel Escobar focused on home plate as he waited his next tu during batting practice before a recent game at Angel Stadium. It seemed nothing could break his concentration. Until a sea of blue jerseys swarmed him behind the batting cage. It was a bunch of his former teammates with the Tampa Bay Rays...

When Jared Goff made his debut at rookie mini-camp last weekend in Oxnard, the Rams’ top overall pick couldn’t quite get his timing down. Operating at half-speed, the rest of the Rams offensive rookies were apparently moving too slowly for him. For now, though, that pace is just fine for Rams coach ...

Because of John Young, city teenagers know the thrill of throwing strike three. They slide into second before they feel the tag. Some of them wear nice high school uniforms. A few of them get college scholarship money. A very few others play in the major leagues. Despite John Young, not enough of th...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry is the first unanimous NBA MVP, ea ing the award for the second straight season. The Golden State Warriors superstar is the 11th player in NBA history to be voted MVP in consecutive seasons and the first guard to do so since Steve Nash in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Curry re...

The bit of resurgence for the Dodgers’ bats in the past week has coincided with an improved Justin Tu er. The third baseman hit .247 and slugged .325 in April, but he hit .300/.417.500 on the team’s five-game interleague trip to Tampa Bay and Toronto. “It was just a matter of time for JT,” Dodgers m...

LONG BEACH >> Last Saturday, Long Beach State’s softball team hosted a breast cancer research fundraiser, part of the team and head coach Kim Sowder’s mission to make sure that sports aren’t just benefitting the important cause during national awareness month in October. “We’re just trying to contin...

Despite being in fourth place in the Moore League, Long Beach Poly had a hand in deciding the league title with a 3-2 upset win over Lakewood on Monday night at Blair Field. Instead of the Lancers (20-9, 8-3 Moore League) playing first-place Millikan in the regular-season finale on Wednesday with th...

Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons has a full thickness tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb and is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday. He will be placed on the disabled list and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, General Manager Billy Eppler said. “You roll with the punche...

The high-stakes drama of last season’s postseason division series was long passed, the champagne from the visitors clubhouse scrubbed away to the last inch, and the lingering tensions seemingly put at ease, but it was again the New York Mets who dealt the Dodgers a forceful blow in their home ballpa...

The MVP wasn’t in peak form early. He got off to one of the worst 3-point shooting starts of his career. It had been nearly four weeks since he last played a whole basketball game. Then overtime provided a canvas for Stephen Curry to paint a picture, one that showed why he is the game’s best player....

It was late in March. The gathering storm, aka the NBA postseason, was on the mind of Clippers coach Doc Rivers and other inquisitive parties. The conversation topic this particular evening at Staples Center was Paul Pierce, the Lion in Winter in his first season of a three-year contract with the Cl...

Two days after being jettisoned by the Memphis Grizzlies, Dave Joerger has landed in Sacramento as the latest coach looking to end the Kings’ decade-long playoff drought. Joerger replaces George Karl and becomes the Kings’ ninth head coach since the team went to the playoffs in 2006 under Rick Adelm...

San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has been named the NBA’s executive of the year. The NBA a ounced the award Monday. It’s the second time Buford has received the honor. He previously won it in the 2013-14 season. Buford led the field with 77 total points in voting by fellow NBA executive...

Two days after being jettisoned by the Memphis Grizzlies, Dave Joerger has landed in Sacramento. The Kings agreed to terms with Joerger on a three-year contract worth $4 million per season, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday. The deal includes a team option ...