It is a 26-mile test of the body's fragileness and the mind's will.Some of the world's elite marathoners will again face those two variables when they compete in Sunday's 32nd a ual Los Angeles Marathon.Athletes will have to juggle both before the heat hits on the Dodger Stadium-to-Sea course.

CERRITOS >> Ke edy Wesley is your typical teenager. She enjoys shopping, especially for clothes and shoes in particular. She enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with her friends, among other things. Wesley is also one of the nation’s top high school soccer players, having been on four U.S. Nat...

The No. 2-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team hosts two matches at Walter Pyramid this weekend as part of the a ual ASICS Tou ament. The 49ers (17-2, 13-1) face George Mason at 7 p.m. on Friday and Loyola (10-6, 6-3) on Saturday at 7 p.m. LBSU setter Josh Tuaniga leads the nation with 11.5...

Atlanta United packed its stadium for its first MLS opener Sunday when 55,297 showed up, the league’s largest attendance and the world’s fifth biggest for a soccer game on the weekend.Amazed? So was MLS commissioner Don Garber. “I was just speechless and I’m not speechless very often,” he marveled. ...

The Chargers released three veterans Tuesday mo ing, clearing nearly $20 million in cap space before the start of free agency.The team parted ways with offensive lineman D.J. Fluker, receiver Stevie Johnson, and co erback Brandon Flowers, all of whom have either struggled with injuries or underperfo...

Name: Ke edy WesleySchool: Valley ChristianSport: SoccerYear: SophomoreNoteworthy: Wesley scored two goals and added an assist in Valley Christian’s 3-1 victory Grace Brethren in the CIF Sourthe Section Division 6 Final on Saturday. Wesley scored both goals on free kicks, one in the 9th mimute and t...

Name: Axel LemusSchool: BellflowerSport: SoccerYear: JuniorNoteworthy: Axel Lemus has scored six goals this year, four of them have come in the playoffs including two in the Buccaneers’ 2-0 victory over Saugus in the CIF Southe Section Division 4 Championship on Saturday. Lemus scored two goals in t...

High winds and rain at 12:18 p.m. resulted in the PGA Tour’s Genesis Open suspending play Friday in the second round with more the half the field either on the Riviera Country Club course and many not even starting yet.A large tree branch falling near the 15th hole added to the decision that the spe...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rich Hill had a blister problem last season. He does not have a problem with blisters.“There’s also been recalls on Toyotas that are very reliable, you know what I mean?” the Dodgers left-hander said with a chuckle. “I mean, it had never happened before in my career. It was such an...

It’s been a tumultuous four-year jou ey for Carla Esparza. The Redondo Union High grad has reached the top of her profession, only to have it cascade on her in devastating and personal fashion.She had become the first 115-pound champion in two major MMA promotions.She lost the most prestigious title...

LOS ANGELES >> Pete Carroll accomplished many things at USC and one of them was owning November with a 28-1 record. If USC coach Clay Helton wants to tu this season into something more than quarterback Sam Da old’s fantastic freshman season, he needs a November similar to Carroll. It’s not unthinkab...

CLEVELAND >> One more game. For everything. Either a 108-year World Series championship drought will come to an end, or another that’s lasted 68 years. Hysteria for one fan base, more heartbreak for the other. Cubs vs. Indians in a wi er-take-all Game 7. As it should be. “It’s just correct and apt t...

LOS ANGELES >> There were only a handful of seconds remaining in a scoreless first period when Ducks center Ryan Kesler drifted into the left circle to battle Kings counterpart Nic Down for a faceoff in the attacking zone Tuesday at Staples Center. Ducks coach Randy Carlyle substituted Rickard Rakel...

ARCADIA — Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s assistant, Dan Ward, echoed jockey Mike Smith’s sentiments about Songbird drawing the rail for Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita. Songbird, the 6-5 mo ing-line favorite, brings an 11-0 record into the 1 1/8-mile race. She’s 7-0 this year ...

LOS ANGELES — USC has signed a permission-to-contact letter for quarterback Max Browne, a school spokesman confirmed Tuesday. It was first reported by Scout.com. The paperwork allows for other schools to contact Browne to discuss transferring. Browne, a redshirt junior, remains with the team. He beg...

ANAHEIM >> Out of the co er of his eye, Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watson saw second-year guard Devin Booker strolling in the hallway. Nothing seemed unusual, other than Booker was walking the wrong way as he tried to find the court. But even if that marked yet another teaching moment for a young star,...

UCLA takes on Utah today. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Live blog from UCLA football vs. Utah When: 1 p.m. Saturday Where: Rose Bowl TV/Radio: ABC, AM 1150 Records: UCLA 3-4; Utah 6-1 Trouble viewing live blog on mobile device? See full stream. Advertisement Let's block ads! (...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in LA to face the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series. The wi er of the best-of-seven series will move on to the World Series. • Related: Dodgers going against their history and the Cubs’ in NLCS If you want an insiders view of games three, four a...

LOS ANGELES >> Fourteen years ago, when Joe Maddon was the Angels bench coach, his team handed the ball for Game 7 of the World Series to an untested rookie named John Lackey. On Wednesday, as manager of the Chicago Cubs, Maddon will hand the ball for Game 4 of the National League Championship Serie...

SAN DIEGO >> More than 40 family and friends will greet Luke Walton in his native city. They will see the same man that helped University High of San Diego win a state title his senior year patrol the Lakers’ sideline. They will see whether Walton can guide the Lakers (2-4) to an upset victory again...