Tori Bowe wins gold; Jamaica falters in 100
LONDON >> The American sprinter took a mighty tumble. Nobody, however, has fallen harder than Jamaica so far at this year’s world championships. The evening after Usain Bolt’s improbable loss to a pair of U.S. ru ers, the world’s best sprint island watched the red, white and blue parade aroun
LA Sparks defeated by Dallas Wings
ARLINGTON, Texas >> Glory Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Karima Christmas-Kelly scored 17 points to help the Dallas Wings beat the Sparks 85-79 on Sunday. Skylar Diggins-Smith had eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and Aerial Powers finished with 12 for Dallas (13-14), whi
Kanoa Igarashi, Sage Erickson crowned U.S. Open champs
Huntington Beach >> Kanoa Igarashi had a plan going into the finals of the U.S. Open of Surfing: Use his local knowledge, surf his heart out and give it his all. That’s just what the 19-year-old Huntington Beach surfer did in the finals against Brazilian Tomas Hermes, a win that ea ed him a $
Lomachenko stops Marriaga after seven rounds
LOS ANGELES >> Vasyl Lomachenko has established himself as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, and he has big plans for himself. “I want to be in the history book of boxing,” he says. Lomachenko on Saturday entered his junior lightweight title defense against Miguel Marriaga
Olympian Mikaela Mayer wins pro debut
LOS ANGELES >> Mikaela Mayer of Los Angeles realized a dream when she competed for Team USA in the 2016 Rio Games. On Saturday, it was time for her to take her talents to the pro ranks. It didn’t take long for Mayer to make her debut successful as she pounded Widnelly Figueroa with a barrage o
Highlights from Saturday's UCLA football practice
A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice Saturday at Spaulding Field: Mix and match Ke y Young is firmly entrenched as the leader of the UCLA defense, but the senior had to relinquish his starting middle linebacker role Saturday to sophomore Lokeni Toailoa during team drills and walk-throughs
UCLA offensive line focuses on competition, progression
LOS ANGELES >> To Jim Mora, UCLA’s defensive line is its deepest position and the offensive line is the biggest question mark. When the two units face off in daily one-on-one periods at practice, the fight doesn’t always seem fair. But don’t tell offensive line coach Hank Fraley that. “That’s
Jimmy Walker shines despite rainy weather
By The Associated Press Jimmy Walker endured rain delays of nearly five hours and shot a 5-under 65 on Friday to build a two-shot lead at the Bridgestone Invitational at Akron, Ohio. Walker finally saw some good results in a year marked by coping with Lyme disease and bouts of fatigue. The timing co
USC defense is picking on quarterbacks
LOS ANGELES >> Ykili Ross sat in coverage when he saw one receiver starting a hitch route. As the receiver curled back toward quarterback Matt Fink, Ross inched forward as well. “I looked at the quarterback,” he said, “and immediately broke on it.” The pass from Fink was tipped in this 11-on-1
Highlights from Friday's USC training camp
A brief look at the Trojans’ training-camp practice on Friday at Howard Jones-Brian Ke edy Field: BIG MOMENT As USC spent most of its 11-on-11 period in situational red-zone formations, quarterback Sam Da old rolled out of the pocket on one play before zipping a pass to Jalen Greene in the end zon