LOS ANGELES >> Candace Parker and Chelsea Gray scored 17 points apiece and the Sparks rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to beat the Washington Mystics 76-69 on Sunday at Staples Center. Parker grabbed 11 rebounds, Nneka Ogwumike who played the entire second half with four fouls had 15 p

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia >> Germany’s experimental young side overcame street-wise Chile to win a bruising Confederations Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, vindicating Joachim Loew’s decision to leave most of his world champions at home. The only goal came in the 20th minute from the 28-year-old Lars Sti

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — From a young age, Danielle Kang’s parents instilled in her the belief that anything was possible. Even major championships. Kang birdied the final hole to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, edging defending champion Brooke Henderson.

LONGWY, France — Shaking off an equipment glitch in the furious finishing sprint, Peter Sagan bagged his eighth career Tour de France stage victory on Monday with an impressive display of power and quick-thinking on a short, sharp final uphill dash. Geraint Thomas of Team Sky retained the yellow jer

LONDON — Venus Williams won her first te is match since being sued by the estate of a Florida man who died after a car crash police say she caused. The 10th-seeded Williams beat Elise Mertens 7-6 (7), 6-4 Monday in the first round at Wimbledon, a tou ament the American has won five times. Last wee

Jamie Horowitz, whose run as Fox Sports president for national networks over the past two years has generated as much publicity as perplexity, will be leaving the company “effectively immediately,” according to a memo sent out Monday mo ing by Eric Shanks, the Fox Sports chief operating officer who

SOCHI, Russia >> Just how much Leon Goretzka wanted to seize his opportunity in an experimental Germany squad became clear after only eight minutes against Mexico. With two goals in the space of 109 seconds on Thursday, Goretzka put the defensively-ragged Mexicans on the back foot and set Germ

SPARKS (10-3) AT DREAM (5-6) Tipoff: Friday, 4:30 p.m. TV: Spectrum SportsNet, NBA League Pass Update: The Sparks take their WNBA-best six-game wi ing streak to Atlanta to face the Dream, who have lost their last two. The Sparks are a perfect 6-0 at Staples Center — the only team in the league with

MARINERS at ANGELS When: 7 p.m. Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West; Facebook Live THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP PARKER BRIDWELL (2-0, 2.95) vs. Mariners: First game At Angel Stadium: 1-0, 2.79 Hates to face: None Loves to face: None MARINERS LHP ARIEL MIRANDA (6-4, 4.11) vs. Angels: 3-0, 3.38 At Ang

ANAHEIM >> Mike Trout took a big step toward retu ing to action, with another coming up today. Trout swung at 100 percent effort in the batting cage on Thursday, clearing the way for him to take his first swings on the field today, Manager Mike Scioscia said. “He progressed from soft toss to

ANAHEIM >> When Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson was a senior at Santa Margarita High, he was invited to work out at Angel Stadium. Another invited guest was Aaron Altherr, now an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies. In Altherr, a tall and slender outfielder, Thompson saw a kindred spir

ANAHEIM >> JC Ramirez seemed to be on his way to his second consecutive strong start to finish an otherwise difficult month. Then the Dodgers abused him in a way they’ve been abusing pitchers all month. Yasiel Puig, Chase Utley and Joc Pederson hit homers in a span of eight batters, snapping a

ANAHEIM >> The sky fell on the Angels on May 28. Actually it was a meteor that landed on Mike Trout’s thumb. They were 26-27 when it happened. They figured to be all the way underwater, and maybe stuffed in some old pirate’s trunk, when he retu ed. Instead the Angels came into Thursday night’

DODGERS at PADRES When: 7:10 p.m. Where: Petco Park TV: SNLA (where available), MLB Network (out of market only) THE PITCHERS DODGERS LHP ALEX WOOD (8-0, 1.86 ERA) vs. Padres: 2-1, 2.19 ERA At Petco Park: 1-0, 1.13 ERA Hates to face: Cory Spangenberg/Matt Szczur, 1 for 3 Loves to face: Erick Aybar, ...

The USC’s men’s basketball team will begin its most anticipated season in a decade when it hosts Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 10. Four of its first five games will be held at the Galen Center. The non-conference portion of its schedule was released Thursday. The Trojans retu all but one scholarship

ANAHEIM >> At one point on Thursday night, the field at Angel Stadium mirrored the stands. Red and blue, all mixed together, emotions overflowing in the heat of the moment. It all started in the eighth i ing, after Angels’ third baseman Yunel Escobar was hit by a pitch from the Dodgers’ Brand

Long Beach native Tony Azevedo is considered one of the greatest water polo players of all time, and after retiring from inte ational play earlier this month, the five-time Olympian is trying to grow the game with events such as the Aquatic Games. Azevedo and CTC Conferences & Events are hostin

While all signs pointed to Chris Paul leaving the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, the sports world was buzzing after the news was reported that the Clippers traded the veteran point guard to join James Harden and the Houston Rockets. Like fans, athletes from various sports also reacted to the b...

ANAHEIM >> Figuratively speaking, Scott Kazmir says he’s in a good place. The veteran pitcher made a rare appearance in a major league clubhouse Wednesday. He will not pitch for the Dodgers in the Freeway Series, or likely anytime soon. Less than 48 hours removed from his first competitive sta

ANAHEIM >> The exact date of Mike Trout’s retu to the Angels’ lineup remained a mystery Wednesday. He is getting closer to patrolling center field again. That much is certain. “He’s taking soft toss in the cage and he will take some live arm in the cage if things go well today with soft toss