The exit meeting could have veered in the many directions in which Jordan Clarkson has progressed. He maintained steady growth in his scoring. He won nearly every conditioning drill from training camp to the last practice. He healed quickly enough through a handful of injuries to miss only three gam...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, who went from New York City playground wonder to Big East star for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, has died. He was 52. Washington died Wednesday of cancer, the university said. He had been coping with medical problems since a brain tumor was first diagnosed in 1...

CHICAGO — The NHL says it is investigating after Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw appeared to use a gay slur after he was sent to the penalty box late in Chicago’s loss to the St. Louis Blues. Spokesman John Dellapina said Wednesday that the league would have no comment until the investigation is comp...

Bad drivers ea ed more citations this year than last, and Long Beach police made two felony arrests over the 42nd a ual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. During race weekend, which drew an estimated 182,000 attendees, police issued nine traffic citations, compared to none in 2015, and the fou...

1. RAMS Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State After making the unprecedented move from No. 15 in a blockbuster trade with the Titans, the Rams will spend the next week deciding between North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz or Cal’s Jared Goff. When it’s all said and done, the upside, athletic ability and...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, who went from New York City playground wonder to Big East star for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, has died. He was 52. Washington died Wednesday of cancer, the university said. He had been coping with medical problems since a brain tumor was first diagnosed in 1...

Millikan and Lakewood share a blueprint and a healthy distaste for each other, but they no longer share a spot atop the Moore League standings. In a Blair Field battle of the league’s last two unbeaten teams, the Rams got a great pitching performance from Michael Killeen in a 4-1 win over their riva...

Millikan and Lakewood share a blueprint and a healthy distaste for each other, but they no longer share a spot atop the Moore League standings. In a Blair Field battle of the league’s last two unbeaten teams, the Rams got a great pitching performance from Michael Killeen in a 4-1 win over their riva...

The biggest upset of the Moore League boys volleyball season came at Wilson High on Tuesday afte oon, as the host Bruins swept Poly 25-22, 27-25, 25-20. Wilson played spoiler in defeating the Jackrabbits, with many fans looking to Thursday’s clash between one-loss Poly and one-loss Lakewood as a lik...

ATLANTA >> Only two players in baseball history have played more games at Tu er Field as an opponent than Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley. The circumstances line up well: Tu er Field entered the league in 1997; Utley entered in 2003 and spent the next 13 1/2 seasons playing in the National League...

The Clippers’ Jamal Crawford has won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award for a record third time. The reserve guard, who is in his 16th season, averaged 14.2 points on the season, but averaged 15.8 points after Dec. 25. Crawford, 36, breaks his own record, set two years ago, as the oldest wi er of...

There were two main things the Clippers were conce ed with entering their first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers, containing their terrific guard tandem of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, and keeping the better-rebounding Blazers off the boards; the offensive glass, in parti...

CHICAGO >> The Angels’ offensive revival tu ed out to be short-lived. A day after they scored five quick runs in a rout of the Chicago White Sox, they lost 5-0 to the White Sox on Tuesday night. The Angels reverted to their form of Sunday, when they finished a loss in Mi esota with an 0-for-27 strea...

ATLANTA >> The circumstances were suspiciously rife for a major letdown Tuesday, and Dave Roberts knew it. It bothered the Dodgers manager enough that he told his players to be careful. “When you’re playing coming off a series against the Giants — a big series at home, 50,000 people — you have an of...

Long Beach State men’s volleyball fans are hoping that old adage “it’s hard to beat a good team three times” will hold true on Thursday. The No. 4-ranked 49ers (23-6) will face No. 3 UCLA (23-5) in Provo, Utah, in the MPSF semifinals, and hoping to get their first win in three tries against the Brui...

1. RAMS Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State After making the unprecedented move from No. 15 in a blockbuster trade with the Titans, the Rams will spend the next week deciding between North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz or Cal’s Jared Goff. When it’s all said and done, the upside, athletic ability and...

1. RAMS Jared Goff, QB, Califo ia The Rams make a huge trade and grab the quarterback most ready to play immediately. Goff isn’t as physically impressive as Carson Wentz, but he has terrific pocket presence, makes quick decisions, and won’t fold under pressure. In the franchise’s retu to Los Angeles...

Here is my projection for the first round of the NFL draft, given where things stand as of Tuesday: 1. RAMS (from Te esse) Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State Tough choice between quarterbacks, but ultimately, the Rams gamble on upside and pro-style experience instead of the safer, high-floor optio...

NASHVILLE — Bruce Boudreau often put out of the idea of playing both his goaltenders in the Stanley Cup playoffs and on Tuesday, the Ducks’ coach tu ed the idea into action. Frederik Andersen will start Game 3 for the Ducks as they try to dig out of a two-games-to-none hole to Nashville when they ta...

The longtime Laker will hear his name a ounced on the loudspeaker. He will soak in the gratitude the Lakers will express about his endless contributions toward a franchise obsessed with NBA championships. This will all take place when the Lakers (16-59) host the Boston Celtics (44-32) on Sunday at S...