CARSON >> A pair of goals from Gyasi Zardes led the Galaxy to a 3-1 win Saturday over a short-handed San Jose team in the first Califo ia Clasico matchup the season. After the Earthquakes (2-1) lost Simon Dawkins to a red card in the final seconds of the first half, the Galaxy dominated the second h...

Long Beach State’s baseball team trailed early, but responded in plenty of time to cruise to its fourth consecutive win Saturday afte oon with a 7-2 victory over Columbia at Blair Field. The No. 24 Dirtbags (14-5) allowed two runs in the top of the first i ing, but rallied for a 7-0 spurt from there...

What a difference a day makes. Friday just didn’t go according to plan, but today was much better. From the time we got on the track in the first session, our DEWALT Camry drove pretty well and seems to have decent speed. We made a few adjustments for the final practice session and it fired off for ...

FONTANA >> Auto Club Speedway is celebrating its 20th year of existence, but that doesn’t translate into all the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams knowing all there is know there is know about the track. “You could write a book about this place,” said Joe Gibbs Racing driver Carl Edwards. “There’s so much hap...

FONTANA >> Austin Dillon, the pole-sitter for Sunday’s Auto Club 400, came away with an improbable Xfinity victory as the Joe Gibbs Racing trio of Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Erik Jones all fell to misfortunes in the final laps of Saturday’s TreatMyClot.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway. Kyle Busch, w...

LONG BEACH >> Long Beach Poly has won a record 36 state championships across all sports—but only has two in boys basketball. Next Saturday in Sacramento, the Jackrabbits will have a chance to win their first boys CIF State title since 1984, a right they ea ed with a thrilling 61-54 win over J.W. Nor...

LONG BEACH >> Long Beach Poly has won a record 36 state championships across all sports—but only has two in boys basketball. Next Saturday in Sacramento, the Jackrabbits will have a chance to win their first boys CIF State title since 1984, a right they ea ed with a thrilling 61-54 win over J.W. Nor...

FONTANA >> There’s been a flutter of excitement thus far in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season as half of the four races have been settled by less than a second. That trend will more than likely continue Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. The Auto Club 400, a 250-lap event around the two-mile D-shaped sup...

FONTANA >> Kyle Busch is on the threshold of NASCAR history at Auto Club Speedway, and it has nothing to do with the fact he’s the defending Sprint Cup Series champion. To be clear, the Las Vegas driver can tie a long-time Xfinity Series record. He’ll be competing in the TreatMyClot.com 300 (1 p.m.,...

FONTANA >> As he zoomed down the backstretch at Auto Club Speedway Friday afte oon on the last round of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying, Austin Dillon focused on wi ing the pole. “It means everything. That is what I said down the backstretch,” the Richard Childress Racing driver said after the i...

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LONG BEACH >> Patience is a virtue, and it helped the Long Beach State Dirtbags draw a season-high 13 walks in an 8-3 win over Columbia on Friday night at Blair Field. “There were a lot of free opportunities, obviously,” Long Beach State head coach Troy Buckley said—it was the first time his team ha...

The smile on Byron Scott’s face widened as he gushed about Brandon Bass’ hustle. Scott chuckled when he recalled Bass’ refusal to wear a mask to protect his recently poked eye. So it seemed expected when Scott earlier told Bass four words that conveyed how he hopes his NBA future unfolds. “‘I love y...

The noise level reached fever pitch, and the reasons had everything to do with Kobe Bryant. This did not involve Bryant leading the Lakers to a win, making a shot or even playing. The fanfare centered on Bryant strolling to the Lakers’ bench before watching a mess unfold in the form of a 95-90 loss ...

Key plays: Jamie McGi and Ryan Kesler scored 1:16 apart in the opening minutes of the first period and the Ducks went on to take a 4-0 victory Friday from the Boston Bruins at the Honda Center. The win moved the Ducks within four points of the Pacific Division-leading Kings. Pivotal performer: Team ...

After setting a franchise record with 11 consecutive victories, after vaulting temporarily into first place in the Pacific Division standings, after solidifying a Stanley Cup playoff bid, maybe a lull was inevitable for the Ducks. If the Ducks were worried they had reverted to their head-scratching ...

FONTANA >> As he zoomed down the backstretch at Auto Club Speedway Friday afte oon on the last round of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying, Austin Dillon focused on wi ing the pole. “It means everything. That is what I said down the backstretch,” the Richard Childress Racing driver said after the i...

FONTANA >> If there is any NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver that can relate to the emotions Tony Stewart is going through, it’s Brian Vickers. Ironically, Vickers will drive in Stewart’s place this weekend at Auto Club Speedway. Stewart, who will retire as a driver at season’s end, is sidelined by in...

We showed up at the track today with a lot of enthusiasm. Since my move to Joe Gibbs Racing this has been one of our better tracks, especially when it comes to qualifying. Although the day didn’t tu out how we hoped it would, it could have been much worse. We have a couple hours of practice tomorrow...

It might be easier to score 20 points against Harrison Bo er than it would be to get the senior Long Beach Poly basketball player to talk about himself. Asked to do so, he furrowed his brow and considered the request. “I keep to myself, mostly,” he said simply. If Long Beach Poly’s fans want a win t...