NATIONALS at ANGELS When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP RICKY NOLASCO (4-10, 4.82) Vs. Nationals: 11-7, 3.65 At Angel Stadium: 6-8, 4.19 Hates to face: Bryce Harper, 11 for 23 (.478) Loves to face: Adam Lind, 2 for 13 (.154) NATIONALS LHP GIO GONZ...

ANAHEIM >> Add Martin Maldonado to the list of Angels who are moving, as Mike Scioscia frequently says, “into uncharted waters.” The Angels catcher was in the lineup Tuesday to play his 79th game of the season behind the plate, the most in the major leagues. Before this season, Maldonado had n

ANAHEIM >> Years from now, those who watched the Angels game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night are going to remember two first-i ing swings. For now, the Angels are more focused on the slide in between. A game that was billed as a duel between Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, and

ROMANS-SUR-ISERE, France >> Ahead of two grueling Alpine stages likely to decide the outcome of the 104th Tour de France, Chris Froome and his teammates have sent a clear message to their rivals with another impressive display of collective strength. Amid heavy crosswinds that played havoc in

The Long Beach Mizuno 17s had a weekend to remember, claiming a title in Mi eapolis at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships. Competing in the National Division, the second-highest of five brackets at the tou ament, Mizuno swept through to the championship. The team, made up mostl

Ranking the top 10 sports events July 17-23 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: SOCCER: CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL Details/TV: At the Rose Bowl, Sunday, 6 p.m., FS1 Team America has managed to survive the group to make it to a quarterfinal match against El Salvador on Wednesday in Philadelphia (6 p.m.,

MIAMI >> Evidence is mounting to suggest that the baseballs used by major league teams are changing. Anyone can count the number of home runs, which occurred at a record-high rate in the first half of the season. Some have tested the composition of baseballs; reports on TheRinger.com and FiveT

ANAHEIM >> When Andrelton Simmons was with the Atlanta Braves, Bryce Harper was a frequent opponent and Mike Trout was just a guy on TV in the other league. Back then, Simmons said, he thought the two players were in a similar class. “Then I saw Mike every day,” Simmons said, “and now it’s lik

Throughout the tou ament portion of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, most of the Lakers success could be traced back to Lonzo Ball. Ball was named summer league Most Valuable Player. After he experienced tightness in his right calf in the Lakers semifinal victory a day earlier, Ball was held out

LOS ANGELES >> As has been their habit this season, the Sparks shook off a slow start at home and eventually pull away to keep a perfect record at Staples Center. They led by just three points after the first quarter but stymied the Indiana Fever defensively in the second and third quarter as

Trumaine Johnson will play for the Rams in 2017, but it seems increasingly unlikely that the Califo ia native will stick around long term. As expected, the Rams failed to agree to terms with Johnson, their top co erback, before Monday’s deadline. That means Johnson will play out the 2017 season un

LONDON >> After Roger Federer closed out a Wimbledon final that was more of a coronation than a contest with an ace, he sat in his changeover chair and wiped away tears. That is when it hit him: His wait for record-breaking No. 8 was over. Until then, Federer wasn’t focused on the notion of wi

LONG BEACH >> It wouldn’t be a championship Sunday at the World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach without Phil Dalhausser. The three-time Olympian has been in the gold medal match of all five WSOBV events, and this year he won his third title along with partner Nick Lucena. The American

Grab your see-through tote bag or pick up a pack of clear freezer bags if you’re heading to a Los Angeles Chargers preseason game next month in Carson. The first major security upgrade in 14 years at StubHub Center was just introduced to meet NFL safety standards: Backpacks, and any nontransparent c

Ranking the top 10 sports events July 17-23 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: SOCCER: CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL Details/TV: At the Rose Bowl, Sunday, 6 p.m., FS1 Team America has managed to survive the group to make it to a quarterfinal match on Wednesday in Philadelphia (6 p.m., FS1), but depending

CLEVELAND >> Forward Clint Dempsey, midfielder Michael Bradley and goalkeeper Tim Howard are among six additions to the U.S. roster for the knockout phase of the CONCACAF Gold Cup as coach Bruce Arena opted to add some of his most experienced players. Arena also added forward Jozy Altidore, mi

Angel Sepulveda and Edson Alvarez scored and Mexico held on to beat Curacao 2-0 on Sunday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio to win Group C in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and continue its bid for a fourth championship in five years. Mexico advanced to face Honduras in the quarterfinals Thursday night i

Another win and the Lakers will be champions once again. It might be summer league, but the buzz around rookie Lonzo Ball has ramped up the intrigue for the Lakers, who beat Dallas, 108-98, on Sunday to advance to tonight’s championship game against Portland at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Ve

The gesture usually serves just a photo opportunity. Otherwise the moment becomes forgettable perhaps except for the player holding his uniform. When Lakers rookie forward Kyle Kuzma displayed his No. 0 jersey at his introductory press conference as the team’s No. 27 draft pick on June 29, however,

Forty-five years later, John Smith remembers every drill. He can tell you what the UCLA sprinters and quarter-milers did on each day of the week. He remembers the long climb on the dirt path, up Sunset Boulevard, the one that thousands of motorists pass each day as they go past UCLA’s back gate. “M