NYON, Switzerland — Falling short of peak drama, Friday’s Champions League draw sent Real Madrid to play Manchester City and paired Atletico Madrid with Baye Munich in the semifinals. A Madrid derby combined with a match between Pep Guardiola’s current and future teams was avoided, but either scenar...

NYON, Switzerland — Liverpool will play Villarreal in the Europa League semifinals and two-time defending champion Sevilla will face Shakhtar Donetsk. Liverpool and Sevilla play away in the first legs on April 28. The retu matches will be on May 5. Shakhtar plays “home” matches in Lviv in weste Ukra...

The first thought after Ma y Pacquiao’s performance this past Saturday was he shouldn’t retire. Following his 12-round unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley in their rubber match at MGM Grand in Las Vegas that included two knockdowns of Bradley — one legitimate, one not so much — Pacquiao said he ...

LONG BEACH >> The Lakewood High softball team has played plenty of important games while wi ing the last four Moore League titles, and in a close game on Thursday at Millikan, the Lancers used that experience to comeback and take a 6-2 win from the Rams. Lakewood junior CJ Apacible’s two-out, bases ...

Ma y Mota has been in uniform and on the field during the Dodgers’ series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this week. While that might not seem like a big deal — Mota has wo the Dodgers’ uniform as a player or coach for 48 seasons — it’s a noteworthy change. The Dodgers quietly moved Mota off their ...

Ross Stripling is mortal after all. After pitching into the eighth i ing without allowing a hit in his major league debut, Stripling began his second start for the Dodgers by surrendering a single to the first batter he faced. By the seventh i ing of Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Diamond...

Mark.Whicker@langnews.com The Kings’ guns were blazing. Their armor was the problem. They put up three goals and, at the end, had all the bullets they needed to win Game 1 against San Jose. Kyle Clifford missed a yawning yard of net. Tyler Toffoli had daylight and couldn’t cash in. Milan Lucic tried...

Once the buzzer sounded, Kobe Bryant hugged D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson at center court with the same emotion as if he had just won another NBA championship. In the locker room, Bryant’s teammates soon showered him with a champagne bath suggesting the same thing. Eventually, ...

The Kings made their long-awaited and much-anticipated retu to the Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday. Jake Muzzin tu ed Staples Center electric when he scored less than three minutes into Game 1 of their opening-round series against the San Jose Sharks. Last season’s missed opportunities on the ice and ...

LONG BEACH >> It’s officially the postseason and the 49ers, ranked No. 4 in this week’s AVCA poll, are hosting Pepperdine in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation quarterfinal match mat 7 on Saturday night. Long Beach State (23-6) defeated No. 7 Pepperdine (13-10) twice this season with a sweep in th...

Downtown Long Beach Associates hosted Thunder Thursday along Pine Avenue on the eve of the main event — the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Stunt drivers performed tricks, car enthusiasts brought their classic wheels, technicians competed in pit stop maneuvers, drivers signed autographs and musicia...

LONG BEACH >> It would seem Roger Penske and Bruce Flanders have little in common other than their undying love for motor sports. Penske has had a team in nearly every form of motor racing. The team is celebrating its 50th season. Penske’s team has 178 IndyCar victories, more than any other team in ...

LONG BEACH >> It is seemingly a rite of passage for Verizon IndyCar series drivers to compete for a victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the IMSA WeatherTech series opener at Daytona Inte ational Speedway each year. Four IndyCar regulars competed in the 24 Hours this past January. And with the two ...

In Jordan Payton, UCLA lost not only its all-time leader in receptions, but the Bruins also lost a key leader on offense. Receivers coach Eric Yarber is waiting for a replacement to step up, and Ke eth Walker III believes he can be the one. “Coach Yarbs expects a lot out of me to lead the group and ...

LONG BEACH >> The Lakewood High softball team has played plenty of important games while wi ing the last four Moore League titles, and in a close game on Thursday at Millikan, the Lancers used that experience to comeback and take a 6-2 win from the Rams. Lakewood junior CJ Apacible’s two-out, bases ...

LONG BEACH >> GT star Michael Lewis literally grew up at the race track. In fact, Lewis actually was on-site (in his mother’s belly) when Stan Fox won the last race at legendary Ascot Park in Gardena in his dad Steve’s car, the 1990 Turkey Night Grand Prix. Lewis grew up attending races throughout S...

LONG BEACH >> It’s officially the postseason and the 49ers, ranked No. 4 in this week’s AVCA poll, are hosting Pepperdine in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation quarterfinal match mat 7 on Saturday night. Long Beach State (23-6) defeated No. 7 Pepperdine (13-10) twice this season with a sweep in th...

Re-Al Mitchell’s mother Sha-Ri Pendleton-Mitchell was “Blaze” on the television competition series American Gladiators. His father Rodney Mitchell was known as “Knightmare – The Duke of Doom” on the medieval themed athletic show Knights and Warriors. This spring, the sophomore is creating his own id...

Want to see some of the best GT sports car racing action in the world without breaking your budget and spending countless hours in the air? It’s a simple answer. Make plans to watch the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge Championship at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, from practice to qualifying and ...

LONG BEACH >> Want to see some of the best GT sports car racing action in the world without breaking your budget and spending countless hours in the air? It’s a simple answer. Make plans to watch the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge Championship at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, from practice to q...