MILWAUKEE >> The Angels’ hitters have done one thing more than any other team in the majors, and it’s not a good thing. The Angels’ hitters have done one thing more than any other team in the majors, and it’s not a good thing. The Angels have grounded into a major-league high 31 double plays, none m...

Before the season started, the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team knew where it wanted to end, with the program’s second NCAA national championship. After a quick sweep of Erskine on Tuesday afte oon at Pe State’s Rec Hall, the 49ers are now just two wins away from making that dream come true. T...

LONG BEACH >> After dropping a five-setter at home to Millikan High School during the first round of Moore League play, Lakewood’s boys volleyball team got its revenge in the season finale on Tuesday. Fast starts in the first, third and fourth sets pushed the Lancers past the Rams to a 25-17, 17-25,...

LAKEWOOD >> There are too many cliches about size in sports and every year there are young athletes and teams proving those stereotypes wrong. At Lakewood High School, junior shortstop David Rivera and senior pitcher Matt Fields may only weight about 300 pounds combined, but together they’re pushing...

MILWAUKEE >> So far, Cam Bedrosian has added just what the Angels bullpen lacked. Before Bedrosian was recalled Friday, taking the roster spot of the injured Huston Street, the Angels relievers had the fewest strikeouts per nine i ings in the majors. Bedrosian has struck out seven of the 12 batters ...

There was the day when Sean Crocker told his dad Gary that he could put away the baseball gear for good. “Are you sure?” Gary asked. “Golf’s a beast.” It is, alte ately growling and purring, and the line between the two is faint. Crocker nearly beat Bryson DeChambeau in the U.S. Amateur semifinal la...

You don’t have to be a Kentucky Derby trivia expert to know Califo ia-based horses have historically fared well in America’s most famous horse race, including three of the past four wi ers of the Run for the Roses. I’ll Have Another (2012), Califo ia Chrome (2014) and American Pharoah (2015) all rep...

MADRID — Boosted by Cristiano Ronaldo’s retu and a nearly perfect home record, Real Madrid welcomes Manchester City on Wednesday with another Champions League final almost in its grasp. Real Madrid will have Ronaldo back after he missed three straight games because of a leg injury, including the 0-0...

NEW YORK — The NBA said Tuesday there were five incorrect non-calls on the wild final sequence in San Antonio, including a foul on Oklahoma City’s Dion Waiters that referees earlier had already acknowledged they missed. The league agreed with the refs that Waiters should’ve been whistled for knockin...

MUNICH — A goal from Antoine Griezma sent Atletico Madrid to the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons despite a 2-1 defeat at Baye Munich on Tuesday. Atletico, which lost to city rival Real Madrid in the 2014 final, progressed on the away goals rule with an aggregate score of ...

WEDNESDAY Moore League Baseball Blair Field hosts a massive doubleheader that will likely shake up the Moore League standings. Millikan and Lakewood are tied for first place with one league loss. The Lancers will face Wilson at 4 p.m. before the Rams take on Poly in the nightcap. Lakewood and Millik...

In the Gold Mine on Long Beach State’s campus last week, the LBSU men’s volleyball team scrimmaged against itself with an energy and excitement level that exceeded most regular-season matches. For any fans in attendance, there was no doubt that the 49ers are fired up to be playing in this week’s NCA...

LONDON — Leicester City secured its first Premier League title without playing on Monday after second-place Tottenham drew 2-2 at Chelsea in one of the biggest-ever triumphs by an underdog in sports. Jubilant Leicester players watched the game at top-scorer Jamie Vardy’s house and were filmed singin...

Austin Rivers at some point may actually want to thank Al-Farouq Aminu of the Portland Trail Blazers. It was an errant elbow by Aminu in the second quarter of the Clippers’ season-ending 106-103 Game 6 loss at Portland on Friday that busted up the left eye of Rivers. Rivers missed a quarter of actio...

Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin received an 80-game suspension without pay Monday after testing positive for Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide 2 (GHRP-2). Ravin fractured his left arm in an automobile accident in spring training and had not been with the team since camp broke. He is on the 60-day disabled...

LONDON — Leicester secured an incredible first Premier League title without playing on Monday after second-place Tottenham drew 2-2 at Chelsea in one of the biggest-ever triumphs by an underdog in sports. Leicester was playing in the second tier only two years ago, came close to be relegated again l...

Alan Jouban just became part of a historic weekend for the UFC in Las Vegas. Coming off an impressive first-round TKO six weeks ago, the Los Angeles welterweight has agreed to fight Nordine Taleb at UFC Fight Night on July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The UFC has scheduled three cards on three c...

The Los Angeles Rams have picked up fifth-year options on wide receiver Tavon Austin and linebacker Alec Ogletree, a source confirmed Monday. Austin, who was the No. 8 overall pick in 2013, will be paid $12,268,000 in 2017. Ogletree, the 30th overall selection in that draft, will be paid $8,369,000....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A day after storms drenched Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby horses Mor Spirit, Gun Ru er and stablemate Creator enjoyed su y skies and solid footing in their final workouts for racing’s marquee event. All three came through Monday’s workouts in good order as a result, with newly el...

SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week NAME: ANGELICA PONCE SCHOOL: ST. ANTHONY SPORT: SOFTBALL YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: The senior tossed a pair of two-hitters, leading the Saints (13-5, 6-0 Santa Fe League) to respective 10-0 and 19-1 league victories over St. Genevieve and Serra. On Tuesday...