Boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya has been named Grand Marshal for the 42nd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, officials a ounced Thursday. De La Hoya will be joined by Taya Kyle, wife of Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” Chris Kyle, who will wave the green flag for the Verizon IndyCar Series race on Ap...

Mike Smith certainly has a way with the ladies. The Hall of Fame jockey has ridden some of the top female race horses in history, including Zenyatta, Azeri and Royal Delta, and now comes another to take Smith for a magical ride. Smith is the regular jockey for the speedy filly Songbird, who will try...

One particular backpack is the Ferrari of the high school track and field world. Every athlete worth a grain of salt wants one that has a letter “A” with wings, a Nike logo and says “Arcadia Invitational.” “When you’re walking with an Arcadia backpack at certain places, certain meets, everyone goes,...

While it may not receive all the attention the Verizon IndyCar Series and the Pirelli World Challenge figure to attract next week at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Inte ational Motor Sports Association will have a competitive field for its 100-minute race on April 16. A 25-car field has be...

LA Rams tight end Cory Harkey is already a big wi er in his team’s new town. Harkey won a Toyota pickup truck in a basketball skills competition at halftime of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Clippers, the Rams confirmed Thursday. Harkey was among four fans picked Wednesday night to be cont...

HOLLYWOOD — Ma y Pacquiao sat in his dressing room at Wild Card Gym, where he’s trained by Freddie Roach. He was reminded Roach once helped him get out of a contract with his former promoter, Murad Muhammad, in 2005 after a heated dispute. “That’s what I like about Freddie, he defends his fighter in...

After Mor Spirit finished second behind Danzing Candy in last month’s San Felipe Stakes, the major steppingstone to Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby, jockey Gary Stevens sounded a bit like he’d won the race. Stevens figured he had lost the battle but was in good shape to win the war four week...

LOS ALAMITOS >> Los Alamitos High School had a tough afte oon at home on Wednesday against reigning CIF Southe Section Division 1 champion Huntington Beach in Sunset League play. The Griffins, ranked No. 9 in the CIF-SS poll, fell behind early and lost their starting center fielder in the process as...

The moment has already played out in Byron Scott’s mind, and who could blame him? The Lakers’ coach has witnessed unwatchable games all season as his players labored through another season that will end without a playoff appearance for the third consecutive year. Scott also has embraced the farewell...

The humbling experiences did not just involve Kobe Bryant’s ongoing fight with Father Time. Or that the Lakers looked disjointed offensively. The Lakers lost to the Clippers, 91-81, on Wednesday in a designated home game at Staples Center, a game that ensured the Lakers will end the 2015-16 season w...

Clippers rookie Branden Dawson won’t be charged with felony domestic abuse for an incident involving his live-in girlfriend that took place March 13 in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County District Atto ey’s Office found there to be insufficient evidence to support the charge. Ricardo Santiago, a spo...

The humbling experiences did not just involve Kobe Bryant’s ongoing fight with Father Time. Or that the Lakers looked disjointed offensively. The Lakers lost to the Clippers 91-81 on Wednesday in a designated home game at Staples Center, a game that ensured the Lakers will end the 2015-16 season wit...

SAN DIEGO >> Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made a friendly wager in spring training with Kenta Maeda. If Maeda could hit a home run against him in batting practice, he’d buy the pitcher di er. Roberts lost the bet. He said later that Maeda’s home run wasn’t a cheap one, perhaps aided by the Arizona w...

The Long Beach Yacht Club plays host to the 52nd a ual Congressional Cup this week, regarded as World Match Racing Tour’s “granddaddy of match racing” among avid sailors. The Congressional Cup features 12 of the top skippers in the world, from eight different nations, all of whom have the prestigiou...

LOS ALAMITOS >> Los Alamitos High School had a tough afte oon at home on Wednesday against reigning CIF Southe Section Division 1 champion Huntington Beach in Sunset League play. The Griffins, ranked No. 9 in the CIF-SS poll, fell behind early and lost their starting center fielder in the process as...

The four main-event fighters for UFC 199 came to town Wednesday to promote their championship bouts on the June 4 card at The Forum in Inglewood. Nearly one month after the two fights were a ounced, one thing was still clear. While the fighters might respect their opponents, it doesn’t mean they hav...

The Ducks can win their fourth consecutive Pacific Division championship with victories Thursday over the Kings at Staples Center and Saturday over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. They also could sew it up with a triumph Sunday over the Capitals in Washington. In other words, their fate is in thei...

As if two lopsided loss to the Cubs to open the season weren’t enough bad news. The Angels a ounced on the eve of a four-game series against defending AL West champion Texas, that Andrew Heaney was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday due to a left flexor muscle strain. Heaney complained of ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — The margin of error is gone. If the Golden State Warriors want to break Chicago’s single-season wins record of 72, they must win their final four games starting with Thursday night’s showdown at home against San Antonio. The bigger priority down the stretch is securing the top seed...

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Wolfsburg battled its way to a shock 2-0 victory over record 10-time wi er Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Playing in its first quarterfinal in the competition, Wolfsburg outmuscled and outran the Spanish giant to give itself a c...