ANAHEIM >> The preseason pick by many to play for the Stanley Cup and even pass the silver chalice around to each other never got within shouting distance of it, trudging dejectedly off the ice just like previous versions did. Game 7 is the bogeyman that terrorizes the Ducks in the night and the sup...

The trauma from seeing Chris Paul break his hand, from knowing Blake Griffin wouldn’t be on the court again this year, from having a chance tu to a near-impossibility, didn’t manifest Wednesday night at Staples Center. It could’ve. It probably should’ve been the reason the Clippers lost Game 5, 108-...

Don Mattingly was ejected from Dodger Stadium in the eighth i ing Wednesday. In that moment, for the first time all week, the Miami Marlins’ manager got the unanimous standing ovation he so rarely heard in his final days in a Dodgers uniform. There was a tinge of sadness to the moment. When Mattingl...

BELLFLOWER >> Senior Joseph Borges is helping the Bellflower High baseball team compete for the Suburban League title this season, but he faced major obstacles before his high school career even started. As a freshman, Borges was expected to start at second base for the Buccaneers, but he fractured ...

Cuban right-hander Yaisel Sierra, signed by the Dodgers to a 6-year, $30 million contract as an inte ational free agent in January, will make his U.S professional debut with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Saturday. Sierra, 24, was ranked one of the top available inte ational prospects and signed wit...

Anthony Anzaldo is glad he’s the person who found professional wrestling legend “Chyna” dead in her Redondo Beach apartment last week. He managed her career. He handled her money. They were best friends and recently became neighbors. And he knew she had a problem with prescription drugs. Anzaldo sai...

1. RAMS Jared Goff, QB, Cal After making the unprecedented move from No. 15 in a blockbuster trade with the Titans, the Rams spent the past two weeks deciding between North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz and Cal’s Jared Goff. Momentum has built recently for Goff, who is considered more NFL ready after ...

When Su’a Cravens a ounced he would skip his senior season at USC and make himself available for the NFL draft, Cravens said he was told he would be a first-round selection. Instead, he is projected as a second-to-third round pick. But if Cravens proved adept at anything during his USC career, it wa...

Here’s a look at the USC players whose names could be called the next few days at the NFL Draft: SU’A CRAVENS Position: Linebacker/safety Year: Junior Size: 6-1, 220 Possible round: 2nd or 3rd What they’re saying: “I don’t know if he is fast enough to cover receivers but I think he can find a home a...

Caleb Benenoch has been waiting for this moment since he watched confetti shower Vince Young at the Rose Bowl in the 2006 national championship game. It was at that moment the eventual UCLA Bruin stayed up past his bed time in Katy, Texas, and began dreaming about an NFL career. So when Benenoch got...

Caleb Benenoch has been waiting for this moment since he watched confetti shower Vince Young at the Rose Bowl in the 2006 national championship game. It was at that moment the eventual UCLA Bruin stayed up past his bed time in Katy, Texas, and began dreaming about an NFL career. So when Benenoch got...

Here’s a look at the UCLA players whose names could be called the next few days at the NFL Draft: MYLES JACK Position: Linebacker Year: Junior Size: 6-1, 245 pounds Possible round: 1st What they’re saying: “There are great athletes, and then there are great football players. Jack is both — simple as...

CHICAGO — Well, if you have to be linked forever to somebody, it might as well be someone you like, right? Fate might have thrown the top two quarterbacks in the NFL Draft together, and history will make sure they remain co ected for better or worse. But when you get right down to it, common ground ...

Victor Espinoza will have a chance for an unprecedented three-peat in the Kentucky Derby, after all. Espinoza’s agent, Brian Beach, said Wednesday that the jockey who won the Derby with Califo ia Chrome in 2014 and with eventual Triple Crown wi er American Pharoah in 2015 has landed aboard long shot...

Los Angeles Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher and General Manager Les Snead talk to the media about the upcoming NFL Draft during a press conference at the Courtyard Los Angeles L.A. LIVE., Tuesday, April 26, 2016. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News) Let's block ads! (Why?)

On the surface, the position the Rams need to address the least during the NFL draft is the defensive line. Simply put, a unit led by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Aaron Donald and buoyed by the retu of injured defensive end Robert Qui is loaded. The Rams ensured they maintained their strength and depth...

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — UFC is replacing its canceled Conor McGregor fight for another rematch, Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. UFC officials a ounced the replacement main event on Wednesday, several days after Jones beat Ovi...

The ticking clock has sounded louder and louder. The Lakers’ continual struggles have brought more reminders of the self-imposed timeline Lakers executive vice president of player perso el Jim Buss outlined on when the team would become Weste Conference contenders. In 2014, Jim Buss told his five si...

Carl Crawford was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. His first game since April 9 lasted more than seven i ings, which should come as a mild surprise. Crawford played five games at the begi ing of the season before he was sidelined with a sore lower back. He never played a full nine...

One bad i ing is one more than anyone expects from Clayton Kershaw in 2016, at least in the regular season. The Dodgers’ ace never expects a bad i ing from himself. The Marlins scored all of their runs against Kershaw in the sixth i ing Tuesday, beating the Dodgers, 5-3, before an a ounced crowd of ...