BELLFLOWER >> A pair of boys volleyball champions clashed Wednesday afte oon at Bellflower High School with San Gabriel Valley League champion Gahr flashing its strength in a 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 sweep of the Suburban League-best Buccaneers. In the regular-season finale for both sides, the Gladiators...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. >> Like spaghetti stains on a white shirt, Alex Wood’s mistakes were glaring and eventually ruined the whole thing. The Dodgers left-hander served up three home runs, each more costly than the one before, as the Dodgers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-5, Wednesday night. “I felt l...

MILWAUKEE >> The Angels’ tattered rotation now has another question mark. Garrett Richards, who left his last start early because he was dehydrated, has skipped his between-starts bullpen session as the Angels make sure there is nothing else wrong with him. Richards is scheduled to start Friday agai...

ONTARIO >> Playoff time, normally one of the most glorious segments of the sports calendar, has been positively sour in Southe Califo ia this spring. Kings? Out. Ducks? Out. Clippers? Out. Lakers? Don’t get us started. So to the rescue ride the Ontario Reign and San Diego Gulls. Thursday night at Ci...

Some teams might have trepidation about facing the No. 1-ranked team in the country, but not the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team. The No. 4-ranked 49ers will play top-ranked BYU on Thursday at Pe State in the NCAA Final Four and coach Alan Knipe says his team is fired up for the opportunity. ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. >> Doug O’Neill was all smiles after early 3-1 favorite Nyquist drew the No. 13 post for the 142nd Kentucky Derby. The number with an unlucky reputation didn’t faze the trainer. In fact, it brought back good memories. Nyquist left from the same spot when he won the Breeders’ Cup Juve...

LAS VEGAS — It began as a joke, then morphed into a dare and now becomes reality, if you believe Oscar De La Hoya. Donald Trump, who needs no ring introduction, is apparently pla ing to attend Saturday night’s middleweight championship bout between Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan. De La Hoya dropped th...

The contenders in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby have big horseshoes to fill a year after American Pharoah. Is there another Triple Crown-caliber star among this year’s 3-year-olds? Do Nyquist and Exaggerator make Califo ia colts the horses to beat again? What should fans and bettors expect to see in the...

With all eyes of the horse racing world squarely on Louisville and Saturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Park kicks off its 40-day spring meet Thursday with an eight-race program that features the $200,000 Grade II Royal Heroine Stakes for older fillies and mares on the turf. First post will ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nyquist has been made the early 3-1 favorite for the 142nd Kentucky Derby, with Exaggerator the second choice in the full field of 20 horses. Trained by Doug O’Neill, Nyquist is undefeated in seven career races. The colt drew the No. 13 post on Wednesday. Four horses have won from ...

DALLAS — Joh y Manziel has been booked and posted bond in a domestic violence case, one day before the former Cleveland Browns quarterback faces his first court hearing. Manziel atto ey Robert Hinton said Wednesday that the 23-year-old quarterback presented himself for booking and a mugshot, which w...

UCLA football player Ishmael Adams has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery over a fight he had with an Uber driver last year. Adams will serve three years of informal probation, according to the Los Angeles city atto ey’s office, under a plea agreement, with several other requirements and cond...

LAS VEGAS — Of all the things Donald Trump has been called on the campaign trail, this one might sting the most: golf cheat. Oscar De La Hoya says that’s what he saw on the links when Trump joined up with his group at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles two years ago. Trump, he said, cheated not...

Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 1-0 thanks to an own goal in the first-half on Wednesday to line up a Champions League final against city rival Atletico Madrid. The wi er came after Gareth Bale’s a superb strike from a tight angle in the 20th minute deflected off defender Fe ando, giving Madrid...

With all eyes of the horse racing world squarely on Louisville and Saturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Park kicks off its 40-day spring meet Thursday with an eight-race program that features the $200,000 Grade II Royal Heroine Stakes for older fillies and mares on the turf. First post will ...

For the second consecutive year, the Dodgers have suspended minor-league shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for the remainder of the season for violating his contract. The 26-year-old, who was on the roster of Double-A Tulsa, has three years and $13 million remaining on the five-year contract he signed ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — The defending champions mounted a remarkable comeback without MVP Stephen Curry. Next game, they might have him back and really get rolling. Klay Thompson scored 27 points and gave Golden State its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 5:33 left, and the Warriors rallied to be...

TORONTO — It only counts as one win, though the Miami Heat had to work twice as hard to get it. Goran Dragic scored 26 points, Dwyane Wade had seven of his 24 in overtime after Kyle Lowry’s halfcourt shot tied it at the buzzer, and the Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 102-96 on Tuesday night in Game 1 ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. >> Like Trayce Thompson’s deep fly ball in the second i ing Tuesday, the Dodgers’ offense disappeared. Unlike Thompson’s drive, the offense re-appeared. Thompson’s two-run home run – the sixth in Tropicana Field history to land on the C-ring catwalk high above the field and not ...

St. Anthony High School senior Angelica Ponce pitched a perfect game, striking out eight of the 15 batters she faced as the Saints softball team improved to 7-0 in Santa Fe League play Tuesday afte oon with a 15-0 win over St. Pius X-Matthias. Ponce helped her own cause with a home run. Amanda McCal...