BEDMINSTER, N.J. >> Shanshan Feng increased her lead in the U.S. Women’s Open and lost the spotlight. It happens when the president of the United States shows up. Retu ing from a short trip to France, President Donald Trump pulled into his Trump National Golf Club on Friday in middle of the s

ANAHEIM >> He trash texted, Mike Trout did, his bat silenced but his phone chirping, the good-natured digs at teammates serving as his presence in his absence. Like when the Angels were in Detroit last month and Kole Calhoun homered to the opposite field, a rarity for the left-handed hitter, t

MIAMI >> Major League Baseball staged its a ual home run derby at Marlins Park on Monday. Yasiel Puig was not invited. Friday, Puig waited until the Dodgers were down to their final strike to hit the most important home run Miami has seen this week. His three-run blast against Marlins closer

FRISCO, Texas >> Costa Rica sealed a spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for a 10th consecutive time thanks to a 3-0 win over French Guiana on Friday night at Toyota Stadum. With the victory, Costa Rica ran its record to two wins, one draw and no losses. French Guiana fell to 0-0-3 and was eliminate

ANAHEIM >> In one sense, the Angels won before the game even began on Friday night. They put Mike Trout in the lineup, getting back the best player in the majors after he’d missed more than six weeks because of a to ligament in his thumb. Hours later, though, they were still looking to get t

Lacrosse came to Avo a Usher, a 16-year-old junior at Granite Bay High School northeast of Sacramento, the way sports come to many young athletes — at school. The pure pleasure of hurling a 40-yard pass has driven her to attack her lea ing disability, improve her grades and win a verbal commitment

DENVER >> Mexico and Jamaica played to a scoreless draw Thursday night and remained on track to advance to the knockout round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Neither team could break through on a relatively mild night, although Mexico (1-0-1) dominated chances. The 49,121 fans in attendance, the lar

LAS VEGAS — Another day, another pair of sneakers … and another win. For the second night in a row, Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball took the court in something other than his signature shoes then led the team to a 94-83 victory over the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Summer League tou ament s

The New York Knicks promoted Steve Mills to president and hired Scott Perry as general manager, a person with knowledge of the details told the AP. Mills takes over the position left vacant by Phil Jackson’s departure last month, the person told the AP on Thursday. The person was granted anonymity b

LOS ANGELES >> After a rocky start at home against Co ecticut, the Sparks rallied to keep their home record perfect this season. The Sparks trailed by 14 points after the first quarter and looked out of sync in their first Staples Center appearance in two weeks. After a furious comeback in th

LONG BEACH >> Familiar faces are navigating unfamiliar circumstances this weekend at the World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach. Some of the best players in the world are adjusting on the fly to new partners, fast playing surfaces and the USA vs. The World exhibition format. The inaugu

Ly Swa pulled a 6-iron out of his golf bag and aimed between the west goal posts on the Coliseum floor. From where the USC athletic director stood, on a platform high above Tu el 15, he could easily use the Olympic torch at the peristyle end of the stadium as a sight line. • VIDEO: USC’s Ly S

After the setback, the fightback. The day after losing the Tour de France lead to Fabio Aru, Chris Froome and his Team Sky showed on Friday they still have cards up their sleeves. On the shortest stage of the 104th Tour, barring the two time-trials, Sky brought Mikel Landa into play sending Froome’s

LOS ANGELES — Rafael Pedroza is a former flyweight champion, with a brother, Eusebio, in the Boxing Hall of Fame. Rafael watches fighters from Panama, looking for a heart of gold or, preferably, two more Hands of Stone. One day he got excited by a guy who used his brain. When he watched Jezreel Corr

INGLEWOOD — Except for doing something no one else has — knock out Be ard Hopkins — Joe Smith Jr. hasn’t done a da thing. Perhaps that’s why he wasn’t all smiles and blowing kisses to the world Thursday at the Forum in Inglewood. Smith was among those hosting a news conference promoting Saturday’

LONDON — Roger Federer is here once more, back in a Wimbledon final for the 11th time, back on the verge of an eighth championship at the All England Club, more than any man has collected in the storied, century-plus history of the place. Nearly 36, and a father of four, Federer continued his resurg

On May 13, Aric Almirola was involved in a high-speed crash at Kansas Speedway. At first, the three-car accident looked just like any other NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series incident. However, it soon became apparent it wasn’t just another wreck. The race was red-flagged as safety crews cut the roof

All these years later, Wimbledon still brings out the best in Venus Williams. With her latest display of gutsy serving and big hitting, Williams beat Joha a Konta 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday to reach her ninth title match at the All England Club and first since 2009. At 37, Williams is the oldest Wimbledo

PEYRAGUDES, France — Chris Froome cracked during a grueling climb to the finish and lost the overall lead in the Tour de France to Fabio Aru on Thursday after a demanding stage won by Romain Bardet. Froome’s Sky teammates had perfectly controlled the race until the final kilometer leading to the ski

Las Vegas Summer League did not just provide a platform for Lonzo Ball to show early retu s on his NBA potential. It also gave Alex Caruso a setting to convince the Lakers to keep him. The Lakers and Caruso agreed to a two-year deal on a two-way contract, a new mechanism that allows NBA teams and t