Chip Kelly’s big-money mistakes are following him out the door in Philadelphia. The Eagles agreed to a pair of trades Monday that will send 2014 NFL rushing champion DeMarco Murray to Te essee and co erback Byron Maxwell and linebacker Kiko Alonso to Miami, according to a person familiar with the de...

MOSCOW — The Latvian company that manufactures meldonium says the normal course of treatment for the drug is four to six weeks — not the 10 years that Russian te is star Maria Sharapova says she used the substance. The five-time Grand Slam champion said Monday she failed a doping test at the Austral...

SoCal Prep Legends Boys Athlete of the Week NAME; JUSTIN PICHEDWATANA SCHOOL: MAYFAIR SPORT: WRESTLING YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: Pichedwatana became the area’s top finisher Saturday afte oon by claiming fourth place at 160 pounds during the CIF State Wrestling Championships at Rabobank Arena in Baker...

At first glance, and maybe a second and third one, too, the Washington Capitals seemed to have it all. They had a rock star in Alex Ovechkin, who could fill the opposing net with pucks with a flick of his wrists. They had another in the making in goaltender Braden Holtby. Something was missing, thou...

DeAndre Jordan delighted the Dallas crowd booing his every move with an air ball on a free throw in the first half. Most of those fans were gone by the middle of the fourth quarter. Chris Paul scored 18 of his 27 points when Los Angeles took control in the third quarter, Jordan had 23 points and 20 ...

LONG BEACH >> Seven Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball players were honored by the Big West on Monday when the conference released its year-end awards. Senior Nick Faust was a double wi er, ea ing first-team All-Big West honors as well as being named the Newcomer of the Year. Travis Hammo...

LONG BEACH >> The La Mirada girls headline four local high school soccer teams which will continue their seasons Tuesday in the first round of the CIF Southe Califo ia Regional playoff. Games are scheduled for 4 p.m. Coming off of their second straight CIF Southe Section Division 4 championship, the...

Six area schools will compete in this week’s CIF State basketball tou ament, including CIF-Southe Section Division 4A champion St. Anthony. The Saints are one of two local girls basketball teams to make the state playoffs, and will open up at home Wednesday. against Imperial in a first-round Divisio...

SoCal Prep Legends Boys Athlete of the Week NAME; JUSTIN PICHEDWATANA SCHOOL: MAYFAIR SPORT: WRESTLING YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: Pichedwatana became the area’s top-finisher Saturday afte oon by claiming fourth place at 160 pounds during the CIF State Wrestling Championships at Rabobank Arena in Baker...

LONG BEACH >> The La Mirada girls headline four local high school soccer teams which will continue their seasons Tuesday in the first round of the CIF Southe Califo ia Regional playoff. Games are scheduled for 4 p.m. Coming off of their second straight CIF Southe Section Division 4 championship, the...

SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week NAME: AMANDA DURAN SCHOOL: LA MIRADA SPORT: SOCCER YEAR: SENIOR Noteworthy: Duran netted two first half goals Friday night at Warren High to give the Matadores a comfortable lead in an eventual 4-1 CIF Southe Section Division 4 championship game victory o...

The promotional pre-season posters featuring D’Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson suggested the Lakers viewed them as part of their long-term future. Byron Scott’s recent decision to pair them together more suggested the same thing. But nothing captured their potential more than in Sunday’s upset wi...

Te is star Maria Sharapova says she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The five-time major champion took full responsibility for her mistake when she made the a ouncement at a news conference Monday in Los Angeles. The former world No. 1 doesn’t know what sanctions she will face from the Int...

USC coach Clay Helton gets his first chance to coach on his terms Tuesday when the Trojans open spring practice. He no longer has to make due with Steve Sarkisian’s coaching staff, keeping only two assistants — offensive coordinator Tee Martin and linebackers coach Joh y Nansen — from last season. I...

With NFL free agency set to begin on Wednesday and the Rams having roughly $50 million under the salary cap to work with, the list of things to do is long and detailed. With one obvious general theme: Focus on taking care of their own. Yes, the Rams have a definite need to improve the quarterback po...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Redskins have released quarterback Robert Griffin III in a move that saves the team $16.155 million against the salary cap. Washington had been hoping to trade the former No. 2 overall pick, but got no serious offers. The 2012 NFL Rookie of the Year tweeted a goodbye to R...

With 11 unrestricted free agents, almost all of whom they have an interest in retaining, the Rams will spend most of the first day of the 48-hour legal tampering period of free agency focused on their own players. The tampering period begins at 1 p.m. PST, That doesn’t mean they won’t reach out to o...

CARSON >> After setting the StubHub Center pitch ablaze in 45 minutes of work, Mike Magee walked off the turf to a familiar chant: “Magee! Magee! Magee is on fire!” Magee, an old Galaxy fan favorite who rejoined the club during the offseason, keyed the Galaxy’s comeback win against D.C. United on Su...

LAS VEGAS >> Sin City tu ed into Sub City on Saturday night. The day after the epic main and co-main event fights at UFC 196, the town was still buzzing over Nate Diaz and new women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate’s submission victories. Not only were both considerable underdogs against Conor Mc...

NASHVILLE, Te . >> Alex Morgan scored a minute into second-half stoppage time, Hope Solo posted her 97th career shutout, and the United States beat France 1-0 on Sunday in the SheBelieves Cup. With the victory over the No. 3 team in the world, the top-ranked Americans improved to 8-0-0 in 2016, outs...