GIANTS AT DODGERS When: Sunday, 5 p.m. Where: Dodger Stadium TV: ESPN THE PITCHERS DODGERS LHP HYUN-JIN RYU (3-6, 4.17) Vs. Giants: 4-5, 3.79 At Dodger Stadium: 13-10, 3.35 Hates to face: Hunter Pence, 11 for 25 (.440), 2 doubles Loves to face: Brandon Crawford, 3 for 16 (.188) GIANTS LHP MADISON BU

LOS ANGELES >> Safety Chris Hawkins was restless. “I felt like a freshman again,” Hawkins, a fifth-year senior, said Saturday after USC’s first training camp practice. “Last night I really couldn’t sleep. I was tossing and tu ing in bed, couldn’t wait to get to practice.” Training camp is und

LOS ANGELES >> USC quarterback Sam Da old lofted a deep pass Saturday that hung in the air too long and was intercepted by co erback Jack Jones. “I just gave (the wide receiver) a chance,” Da old said. It was the type of pass Da old would not throw in last year’s training camp when locked

With his Hollywood good looks, Brian Ortega delivered a dramatic performance Friday mo ing. And it almost cost him his hair. With one minute to spare, Ortega made the featherweight limit of 146 pounds at the UFC 214 weigh-ins at Sheraton Cerritos, one day before taking on Renato Moicano at UFC 145

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday he is optimistic the city can reach an agreement with the Inte ational Olympic Committee next week that will result in Southe Califo ia hosting a third Olympic Games. While Los Angeles officials have spoken to the IOC about hosting

Kailin Curran joins Lomita featherweight Brian Ortega as the only true locals on the UFC 214 card. Curran, 26, faces Alexandra Albu in a strawweight bout in the featured early prelims fight on UFC Fight Pass. From Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Curran has been living and training in Orange County for the past f

On the surface, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is a very successful a ual event — considered by many to be the second-most important open-wheel race in the country — that benefits the city in many ways, financially and in world-wide prestige. But behind the scenes, one of the founders of the r

GIANTS at DODGERS When: Friday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Dodger Stadium TV: SportsNet LA THE PITCHERS DODGERS LHP ALEX WOOD (11-1, 2.17 ERA) Vs. Giants: 1-2, 5.40 ERA At Dodger Stadium: 12-3, 2.10 ERA Hates to face: Brandon Crawford, 3 for 6 (.500), 1 double, 1 HR Loves to face: Gorkys He andez, 0 for 9, 1

If Eclipse Award voters had to cast their ballots today for the top 3-year-old male of 2017, it would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Luckily, we still have the mid-summer classics and Breeders’ Cup to help sort out this jumbled mess. We had three different wi ers in the Triple Crown

WNBA preview: LA Sparks visit San Antonio Stars on Friday night SPARKS (15-6) at SAN ANTONIO (3-19) Tipoff: 5 p.m. TV: Spectrum SportsNet, NBA League Pass Update: Coming off a defensive battle with the Seattle Storm, the Sparks will try to get their road record above .500 against the wor

The Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars have reached the PONY World Series twice since 2008, and four times since 1959. This summer, the LB PONY 13U All-Stars took a tu at making history for the storied youth baseball organization by wi ing the Super Regional for the first time. Long Beach 13U won its

BUDAPEST, Hungary>> On a night when Katie Ledecky retu ed to a more familiar spot — the top rung of the medal podium — the U.S. men’s team began passing the torch to a new generation at the world championships. Step aside, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. You’ve got a worthy successor in Chase

SEATTLE >> Tameka Butt scored in the 67th minute and Australia beat the United States for the first time in the 28-game series, 1-0 in the Tou ament of Nations on Thursday night. The Matildas also snapped the Americans’ four-game wi ing streak. Just moments after Butt’s goal got past goalkee

The Angels signed Yusmeiro Petit because they felt he could be an asset either in the rotation or bullpen, and this weekend he’ll finally get a crack at the former. Petit will start Saturday in Toronto, filling a void left by Alex Meyer’s placement on the disabled list. Because Petit has only pitche

ANGELS at BLUE JAYS When: 4 p.m. Where: Rogers Centre TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP PARKER BRIDWELL (4-1, 3.09) Vs. Blue Jays: First game At Rogers Centre: First game Hates to face: None Loves to face: None BLUE JAYS LHP J.A. HAPP (3-7, 4.15) Vs. Angels: 1-5, 6.52 At Rogers Centre: 24-

The concrete in the skate bowl has dried, the city on the sand is nearly complete, and a hurricane might bring better-than-decent waves to the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing. The action sports event, which kicks off on July 29, a ually draws some of the world’s best surfers, skaters and BMX competitors,

The college football season is gettomg underway and members for each Pac-12 team will speak during media days. Use the schedule below as a guide and check back often for live news and updates during the two day event. Day 1 (Wednesday, July 26) 9 a.m. – Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott 9:40 a.m. – AR

The Pac-12 Conference’s media days, with the first of the two-day press junket to begin Wednesday, will unfold at a shopping mall by the star-filled sidewalk of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One coach after another will take the stage and field questions from 300-plus credentialed media members. The c

LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers still aren’t prepared to declare a probable date for Clayton Kershaw’s retu from the disabled list. But there was good reason to take the under on the initial four- to six-week timeline reported Monday, before Kershaw met with a back specialist. Kershaw is taking p

Maybe you’ve heard that the Dodgers had the best National League record after 100 games (69-31) since the 1970 Reds (70-30). Or that the 2001 Mariners were 72-28 at the same century mark. The Dodgers hope that’s all they have in common. The Reds did not win the World Series, losing in five to Baltim