As we reach the Ides of Women’s History Month, we tu to sports, because it’s March Madness time, which further means it’s time to hit the books to handicap the 64 teams in your a ually vain attempt to win the office bracket pool, which (even further) our friend and, ironically, City Prosecutor Doug ...

FONTANA >> So close, yet a long jou ey remains ahead for Todd Gilliland in his quest to reach the top echelon of stock car racing. While the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity series compete this weekend at Auto Club Speedway, Gilliland will be in action Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway in the K&N Se...

He looks 10 years ahead and sees a huge building. One side will be his financial-services company. Financial pla ing, retirement advice, investments, the whole thing. The other side will be a medical clinic, with psychologists and dermatologists and general practitioners. “One-stop shopping,” Samer ...

RANGERS AT DUCKS Faceoff: 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: FSW, 830-AM Update: Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau won his 200th game with the team Monday, a 7-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils. He became the second Ducks coach to reach 200 victories in his career and only the seventh coach in NHL history to win 200 or mor...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Jered Weaver is frustrated. It isn’t the bulging disk in his neck. The Angels pitcher said he’s dealt with neck pain for years. Weaver’s frustration comes from the uncertainty of being diagnosed with mild degenerative changes in the cervical spine. After meeting with Dr. Robert Watkin...

mark.whicker@langnews.com @MWhicker03LANG on Twitter He looks 10 years ahead and sees a huge building. One side will be his financial-services company. Financial pla ing, retirement advice, investments, the whole thing. The other side will be a medical clinic, with psychologists and dermatologists a...

This is a Hollywood story that takes place in a Georgia town called Senoia, population 3,307. When Angels pitcher Cam Bedrosian was growing up there, he remembers two things in downtown Senoia: a Mason lodge and a redneck café called Redneck Café. “Now it’s got its own little main street,” he said p...

A showdown between two ranked lightweights has been added to UFC 199 as No. 10 Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier has agreed to face No. 12 Bobby ‘King’ Green on June 4 at The Forum in Inglewood. It is the first fight to join two highly anticipated main-event championships bouts — a rematch between middle...

A team never likes to head out on a long, difficult road trip after having been tagged with a one-sided loss. That’s what the Clippers face after a 24-point setback to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afte oon at Staples Center. The Clippers begin their five-game roadie Tuesday at San Antonio and p...

Less than an hour after the NCAA Tou ament field was unveiled, Cori Close gestured at her finger. Heading into March Madness for the second time as the UCLA women’s basketball coach, she wanted to remember what she had won last year: a WNIT ring. The Bruins are poised for bigger things this spring, ...

SoCal Prep Legends Boys Athlete of the Week NAME: EYASSU WORKU SCHOOL: LOS ALAMITOS SPORT: BASKETBALL YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: The senior UC Irvine commit put up two huge performances to help extend his final high school season as the Griffins defeated Poway and Santa Margarita in the first two roun...

SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week NAME: MADDIE BENNETT SCHOOL: LA MIRADA SPORT: SOCCER YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: After her team made its first-ever appearance in the CIF Division IV State Playoffs last season, Be ett wanted her high school career to finish at the highest point possible and...

FONTANA >> When Les Richter worked as a NASCAR vice president of competition, not many competitors were anxious to be called into his office. It was quite opposite for Southe Califo ia race fans. It was always a highlight to be ushered into his office, whether it was at Riverside Inte ational Racewa...

Periodic hustle is not enough to keep one on the basketball court. Not when Byron Scott is in charge. The Lakers head coach loved what he saw from his team when it shocked the basketball world with a 112-95 rout of the high-flying Golden State Warriors on March 6 at Staples Center. The Lakers (14-53...

The UCLA women’s basketball team ea ed a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tou ament on Monday evening — the same spot it was in when it last appeared in March Madness three years ago. The Bruins will host No. 14 Hawaii at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the wi er advancing to play either South Florida or Colorado...

A team never likes to head out on a long, difficult road trip after having been tagged with a one-sided loss. That’s what the Clippers face after a 24-point setback to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afte oon at Staples Center. The Clippers begin their five-game roadie Tuesday at San Antonio and p...

While the Rams focused primarily on retaining their own free agents during the first week of free agency, they always had their eyes on the open market. Which meant retaining linebacker Mark Barron, defensive ends Williams Hayes and Eugene Sims, centers Tim Ba es and Brian Folkerts, safety Cody Davi...

A team never likes to head out on a long, difficult road trip after having been tagged with a one-sided loss. That’s what the Clippers face after a 24-point setback to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afte oon at Staples Center. The Clippers begin their five-game roadie Tuesday at San Antonio and p...

While the Rams focused primarily on retaining their own free agents during the first week of free agency, they always had their eyes on the open market. Sure, they ultimately retained linebacker Mark Barron, defensive ends Williams Hayes and Eugene Sims, centers Tim Ba es and Brian Folkerts, safety ...

While the Rams focused primarily on retaining their own free agents during the first week of free agency, they always had their eyes on the open market. Sure, they ultimately retained linebacker Mark Barron, defensive ends Williams Hayes and Eugene Sims, centers Tim Ba es and Brian Folkerts, safety ...