TWINS at DODGERS When: Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Dodger Stadium TV: SportsNet LA THE PITCHERS DODGERS RHP BROCK STEWART (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Vs. Twins: Has never faced them before. At Dodger Stadium: 1-0, 0.90 ERA TWINS RHP ERVIN SANTANA (11-7, 3.26 ERA) Vs. Dodgers: 5-4, 3.24 ERA At Dodger Stadium: 0-...

CLEVELAND >> The Angels’ roller coaster night looked like an ugly loss from the start, and it was certainly ugly in the way it finally ended. In between, plenty of good things were wasted. The Angels dropped an 11-7 game to the Cleveland Indians in 11 i ings on Tuesday night, overcoming an ea

LOS ANGELES >> Candace Parker scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half, Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and the Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 68-60 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. Ogwumike hit a baseline jumper at the end of the shot clock to extend Los Angeles’ lead to 6

LOS ANGELES >> Never have so many waited so long to watch Ehire Adrianza play baseball. With no heroics necessary — but a deep supply of patience required — the Dodgers extended their latest wi ing streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Mi esota Twins on Tuesday night in a game tha

LOS ANGELES — USC is officially the preseason favorite in the Pac-12. The Trojans were picked to win the conference, according to the a ual media poll released Wednesday. Of the 52 media members surveyed, the Trojans received 28 votes to win the league outright in the conference title game. Washing

LOS ANGELES >> The first thing Dodgers catcher Austin Ba es noticed was the mechanics. Clayton Kershaw didn’t have his full range of extension, a red flag for any pitcher. So, with two outs in the second i ing, in the middle of an at-bat on a sweltering Sunday, Ba es jogged to the mound. “H

ANAHEIM >> By now you should know all about Mike Trout. Two-time American League MVP. Six-time All-Star. Two-time All-Star Game MVP. Rookie of the Year. Angels superstar center fielder. Probably the best player in baseball now and maybe for the foreseeable future. You would be forgiven for kno

ANAHEIM >> Tyler Skaggs gave up three runs and six hits with two strikeouts and zero walks in four i ings Saturday during his second rehabilitation start with Triple-A Salt Lake. His next start with the Bees is scheduled for Thursday at Memphis, when he’s expected to be bumped up to five i i

SOUTHPORT, England >> During one of Jordan Spieth’s many low points Sunday in the British Open, his caddie reminded him of a photo from a Mexico beach holiday two weeks ago that showed him in All-Star company that included Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan. The message: “You belong in that gro

LOS ANGELES >> Austin Ba es and Cody Bellinger hit home runs, and Kenley Jansen blew his first save of the season, before the Dodgers scored a run against former teammate Jim Johnson in the 10th i ing to beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Tied 4-4, Dodgers left fielder C

PARIS >> Riding a bright yellow bike to match his shiny leader’s jersey, defending champion Chris Froome won his fourth and most challenging Tour de France title on Sunday. The 32-year-old Kenyan-bo British rider finished 54 seconds ahead of Colombian Rigoberto Uran overall, the smallest mar

Kasey Kahne survived a crash-marred Brickyard 400 on Sunday for his first NASCAR Cup victory in nearly three years. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won under caution in the race that took more than six hours to complete, finally finishing in fading light after 167 laps and double overtime. Brad Kese

With yet another professional sports team’s arrival in Los Angeles in the last year, on top of a ual hirings, firings and the glut of competition in the country’s second-largest market, there was plenty of tu over in the 50 Most Powerful in Southe Califo ia Sports. Here are the 14 entries from

The youngest head coach in NFL history. The youngest Dodgers position player ever selected to an All-Star game. The reigning NFL defensive rookie of the year. Southe Califo ia is home to plenty of budding young talent, not all of which fits onto the list of the 50 Most Powerful in Southe Califo

Athletes represent a small portion of the overall 50 Most Powerful in Southe Califo ia Sports list populated with team owners, executives, coaches, sports agents and members of the media. Home to nine professional sports franchises, two Pac-12 conference universities and a popular training ground

After Santa Anita was plagued by a shortage of entries during its spring-summer meet when ru ing only four days per week, it could be assumed Del Mar might encounter similar problems with its traditional five-day race weeks. But Tom Robbins, a veteran racing official who serves as Del Mar’s directo

Outside of its lightweight champion fitting himself with bigger gloves and longer odds and stepping into a boxing ring next month, the UFC is bringing its hottest fight to Anaheim. The light heavyweight championship rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones is the biggest fight of the year, and U

After a fairly inconsistent first half of the season, the final few months of the season could cause teams to panic. But as the Galaxy prepares for game No. 19 of its season, that’s not the case. The Galaxy, in a three-game losing skid, retu s to league action Wednesday when it hosts the Vancouver

PHILADELPHIA >> Omar Gonzalez had just left the Galaxy to join Mexico’s Pachuca when his new club’s chairman had a request: Would the 6-foot-5 defender walk into his introductory news conference dressed as Darth Vader? Of course, he obliged. Ever since, he has become a defensive force. “I had

The biggest badminton competition in North or South America kicks off today in Anaheim. The U.S. Open Badminton Championships will bring more than 230 of the top players from around the world to the Anaheim Convention Center for matches through Sunday. Play starts with first-round men’s singles matc