Michigan moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, right behind No. 2 Ohio State, to give the Big Ten rivals their best combined ranking since the 2006 season, when they played the only 1-vs.-2 game in the series. Alabama remained No. 1 on Sunday with a season-high 60 first-pl...

Galaxy clinch home playoff game with shutout of Houston By The Associated Press HOUSTON >> Alan Gordon scored in the 72nd minute and the Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Sunday to clinch a home game in the knockout round of the MLS Cup playoffs. The Galaxy (12-6-15) are locked into the No. 3 se...

PLAYA VISTA >> Seeing Chris Paul in ru ing shoes and sweatpants before a Clippers practice certainly isn’t good news. And, seeing Paul, the Clippers’ star point guard, standing in ru ing shows and sweats with hand wrapped, well that means the news is certainly worse. Luckily for the Clippers, appear...

PULLMAN, WASH. — When quarterback Mike Fafaul went 3 for 11 for 44 yards and two interceptions against Arizona State last, head coach Jim Mora said the quarterback struggled in part because he didn’t get enough help from his teammates and coaches. As the redshirt senior made his first career start o...

PULLMAN, WASH. >> Last year, Washington State knocked off UCLA in dramatic fashion in the Rose Bowl, scoring the game-wi ing touchdown with three seconds left. Safety Adarius Pickett said he thought the Bruins “owed them one.” When they had to a chance for revenge, the Bruins fell short. Playing wit...

Live blog and chat with USC football writer Scott Wolf during the USC football at Arizona game, Saturday, Oct. 15. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See full stream. USC vs. Arizona When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Arizona Stadium TV/Radio: FS1; 710 AM Records: USC (3-3) ; Arizona (2-4) Advertisemen...

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LONG BEACH >> The St. Anthony High football team took care of business with a 43-6 nonleague victory over Bishop Montgomery at Clark Field on Friday. “Our defense set the tone early as (Bishop Montgomery) only had two or maybe three first downs in the first half,” said Saints coach Mario Morales. “W...

DOWNEY >> Just about everything that could go wrong for Lynwood High’s football team did Friday night as the Knights had their homecoming celebration spoiled right from the opening kickoff in a 35-7 San Gabriel Valley League loss to Downey. Lynwood (3-4, 0-2) committed 16 penalties, tu ed the ball o...

Millikan 24, Cabrillo 21 * Norwalk 45, Cerritos 6 * Downey 35, Lynwood 7 * Gahr 21, Warren 7 * La Mirada 48, Bellflower 0 * Edison 17, Los Alamitos 9 * Mayfair 37, Artesia 7 * Poly 76, Jordan 6 * Lakewood 80, Compton 64 * Paramount 19, Dominguez 17 * St. Anthony 43, Bishop Montgomery 6 * St. John Bo...

Rickard Rakell has ended his contract standoff with the Ducks, with the talented forward signing a six-year deal Friday that will pay him $22.8 million. Rakell’s agent, Peter Wallen, confirmed the agreement to the Orange County Register. The new contract for the restricted free agent will carry a $3...

Eric Gomez laughed when recalling his first fight-night duties at Golden Boy Promotions. “One of my jobs was unfolding the chairs,” he said. “Putting the chairs on the floor, putting the little stickers with the numbers on the chairs, picking up the managers, picking up the fighters from the airport...

The parity in the Pac-12 can be a curse for the conference as it tries to break into the College Football Playoff, but the wild weekends on the West Coast continue to fuel the UCLA football team’s hopes for a chance at the conference championship. The Bruins (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) say they are down but n...

The Suburban League held its second cross country meet of the season at Cerritos Regional Park where Cerritos took the top two spots in the boys race. However, La Mirada won the meet with five of the top eight finishers and all but clinched a share of the league title. Bill Chuang was first for the ...

All games at 7 p.m. unless noted. Los Alamitos vs. Edison at Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7:30 p.m.: The Griffins (4-2, 1-0) are ranked No. 7 in CIF Southe Section Division 3 after impressive performances against upper-division opponents such as Long Beach Poly and La Habra. The Chargers (5-1, 1-0), N...

LOS ANGELES >> USC ru ing back Justin Davis, who has a high ankle sprain, will not play on Saturday at Arizona, Trojans head coach Clay Helton a ounced. Davis was not at practice this week. “He’s still being very tender on the ankle,” Helton said. Through six games, the 6-foot-1 senior leads the Tro...

The Wilson High girls golf team clinched its eighth consecutive Moore League team title by beating Long Beach Poly 221-247 on Tuesday at Recreation Park Golf Course. Wilson (17-4, 8-0) was once again led by senior Ali Morallos, who made one birdie and finished at 1-over-par 39. Riley Henry added a r...

Last week’s inaugural Aquatic Capital of America Hall of Fame ceremony showcased the city’s unique water sports history. “This is a tribute to all of you, thank you for coming to celebrate our history,” said ACOA president Rich Foster, who helped brainchild the star-studded event at the Pete Archer ...

MINNEAPOLIS >> Maya Moore had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Mi esota Lynx even the WNBA Finals at one game apiece with a 79-60 victory over the Sparks in Game 2 on Tuesday night. Sylvia Fowles had 13 points and 15 boards and Mi esota held Los Angeles to 32.9 percent shooting to bounce back f...

PLAYA VISTA >> Maybe it was the rhetoric about Muslims, refugees or immigrants. Maybe it was good old fashioned partisanship. Or maybe it was an excuse used by Presidential candidate Donald Trump. However we got here, we’ve reached a point where the Clippers aren’t going to keep their opinions silen...