Baltimore Ravens co erback Tray Walker, who played one season in the NFL, died Friday of injuries from a dirt bike crash in Miami. His godmother confirmed the 23-year-old Walker’s death, according to the Ravens. Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he col...

In a league with many budding rivalries, the Califo ia Clasico against San Jose is in a class of its own for Galaxy forward Alan Gordon. “These two teams, especially the fan bases, they hate each other,” he said. “It’s very intense. We take it very seriously as players and as a whole organization.” ...

BRUINS AT KINGS Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: FSW / 790-AM Update: The Kings (43-22-5) strengthened their hold on first place in the Pacific Division thanks to a three-game wi ing streak and a 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games. Their 4-3 overtime victory Thursday over the New York Rangers pushed th...

Familiar faces will be the order of the day when the Clippers visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday for a 5 p.m. game (on Prime Ticket). The Grizzlies now have former Clippers Matt Ba es and Lance Stephenson, the Clippers now have Jeff Green, for whom Stephenson was traded in February. Ba es and S...

Is your bracket busted? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. According to the Associated Press, 27.3 percent of brackets in Yahoo! pools and 22.3 percent in ESPN pools had Michigan State wi ing it all. Not making it to the Final Four— No. Wi ing it all. Ouch. Only Kansas was a more popular choice. To help...

Live, from Fontana, is Jeff Gordon Live. The freshly retired four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champ and one of the most popular racers in the sport’s history has four races under his ha ess has a certified Fox TV analyst. Sunday at the Auto Club 400 makes it five, in the booth with Mike Joy and Darrell W...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in pursuit of a fourth title in the Califo ia desert. Nadal next plays either defending champion Novak Djokovic or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who met in a quarterfinal later Friday. Nadal tra...

ST. LOUIS — No. 15 seed Middle Te essee State sent the biggest shock yet through the NCAA Tou ament on Friday, topping second-seeded Michigan State 90-81 in the first round. Reggie Upshaw scored 21 points to lead the balanced Blue Raiders (25-9), who shut down player of the year candidate Denzel Val...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The uproar over Adam LaRoche’s abrupt retirement from the Chicago White Sox tu ed ugly Friday, with ace Chris Sale accusing the general manager of lying to the team about the reasons LaRoche’s son needed to spend less time around the clubhouse. LaRoche a ounced this week that he wa...

This is a debate with no bad guys. Kudos to Adam LaRoche for wanting to spend quality time with his teenage son, and walking away from a $13 million salary to make sure that happened. Then again, there’s nothing wrong with the Chicago White Sox telling the first baseman that “Bring Your Child To Wor...

INDIO — Timothy Bradley paused for a second, then gave the answer that was not so surprising. It doesn’t matter that he has won titles in two weight classes, that he is 11-1 in world-title fights, that he has just one loss in 35 professional fights and could one day be considered for the Inte ationa...

RALEIGH, N.C. — On the first play of the first game of his freshman season, London Perrantes brought the ball upcourt for Crespi High. “And then he got picked and Orange Lutheran scored,” coach Russell White said. It got better. Perrantes was the four-year starter at point guard. “He’s where everyth...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Providence 70, USC 69, the mo ing after: • In 1992, Georgia Tech’s James Forrest swished a long jumper to knock USC out of the NCAA tou ament, 79-78. That was a second-round game, not a first, and the Trojans, with Harold Miner, felt they had at least a decent shot at a Final Four th...

MOSCOW — Three Russian speedskaters face long doping bans after testing positive for meldonium. World-record holder Pavel Kulizhnikov faces a possible life ban for a second offense after he previously served a doping ban in 2012 for methylhexanamine. Two other Russian speedskaters, Olympic relay gol...

MIAMI — Baltimore Ravens co erback Tray Walker is in critical condition after police say he was involved in a dirt bike crash in Miami. Miami-Dade Police say Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape at about 8 p.m. Thursday. The...

LOS ALAMITOS >> The only thing more impressive than Los Alamitos’ 4-1 nonleague victory over visiting Mission Viejo on Thursday is that the Griffins didn’t play their best. A few errors and miscues allowed the Diablos to put ten ru ers on base, but Los Alamitos ace Ryan Denhart stranded nine of them...

TEMPE, Ariz. >> Daniel Nava’s nightmare 2015 season got sidetracked by something silly. Early in the year, playing for the Boston Red Sox, he got jammed on a fastball by a left-handed pitcher. Nava swung and made contact, stinging his hand. “I hadn’t seen the ball move like that,” Nava said. “He ble...

RALEIGH, N.C. – USC craved the chance to experience March Madness but probably never imagined it referred to the Trojans’ own behavior inside PNC Arena on Thursday night. The Trojans lost their minds in the final minute against Providence, failing to defend the basket or cover Friars forward Rodney ...

At some point between the charge across the ice to thump Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks in the season-opening game Oct. 7 and the seven-game point streak going into Thursday’s game against the New York Rangers, Milan Lucic became an indispensable part of the Kings’ lineup. Lucic grabbed a spot...

SANTA ANITA LEADERS Through Thursday JOCKEYS / WINS Rafael Bejarano / 55 Santiago Gonzalez / 44 Flavien Prat / 38 Edwin Maldonado / 28 Joe Talamo / 25 TRAINERS / WINS Philip D’Amato / 25 Doug O’Neill / 24 Jerry Hollendorfer / 19 Bob Baffert / 18 Richard Baltas / 17 STAKES SCHEDULE SANTA ANITA Saturd...