CHASKA, Mi . >> This wasn’t about being maybe the best team ever assembled. The Americans were simply a team, and they finally won back the Ryder Cup. Phil Mickelson led the Americans behind the scenes. Patrick Reed powered them with his passion on the golf course. And it was Ryan Moore, the final c...

GLENDALE, Ariz. >> In the third quarter Case Keenum saw daylight, even indoors. He ran through the bad-intentioned Cardinals for 27 yards, and a first down on the Arizona eight. Hold everything. Penalty on Rams’ tackle Greg Robinson, for holding. In the fourth quarter Keenum felt the ceiling descend...

ROSEMONT, Ill. >> Chicago Sky rookie Imani Boyette didn’t want to continue playing poorly in the WNBA semifinals. The 6-foot-7 center averaged three points and 4.5 rebounds in two double-digits losses to the Sparks. Boyette played better — much better, scoring all 13 of her points after halftime and...

It’s been our privilege to give space to so many in the media to share their Vin Scully stories over the last couple of weeks. Now, we’ll see what we can come up with from our reservoir as we steady ourselves for Sunday’s last call. • Some writers recently have talked about how much it has meant to ...

Live updates, story links and photos from the Los Angeles Rams’ game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 2. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See full stream. RAMS (2-1) at CARDINALS (1-2) When: Sunday, 1:25 p.m. Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona Line: Cardinals by 8.5 ...

PASADENA >> After UCLA went two straight games with sharing the carries at ru ing back with little success, Bruins head coach Jim Mora said he pla ed to shorten the rotation in the backfield. Quarterback Josh Rosen said it could add stability and consistency for the Bruins, who had only 127 rushing ...

PASADENA >> If. It’s the defining word of UCLA’s season so far. If the Bruins could have stopped Trevor Knight in overtime and if they could have come up with one more stop against Stanford, they could be undefeated. If they could catch the ball, if they could run the ball, if they could play consis...

PASADENA >> Prior to Saturday night, one could argue UCLA’s losses had been more convincing than its wins this season. A pair of defeats to teams currently in the top 10 weren’t doing much for the Bruins’ hopes to win a championship of some sort. Saturday night’s 45-24 victory over Arizona evened th...

VIDEO: Valley Christian vs. St. Anthony Football Valley Christian held off St. Anthony in a nonleague contest at home on Friday night, 46-35. Advertisement Click here to subscribe to Digital & Home Delivery - 50% off About the Author JJ Fiddler is a sportswriter and videographer who has been coverin...

LONG BEACH >> Big-time players step up in big games, and that’s exactly what seniors Jacobi Hardy and Semaj Parker did for the Bruins in Wilson’s victory over Jordan on Friday night. The two Wilson playmakers combined for five touchdowns in a 50-0 Moore League victory over the Panthers. “We put it t...

Although the game wasn’t against a Division 1 opponent, Poly coach Antonio Pierce loved what he saw from his team in a technically sound, efficient 77-0 drubbing of Cabrillo. “We wanted a week of good, smart, penalty-free physical football,” said Pierce. “We wanted a team win where we performed in a...

SAN FRANCISCO >> When an animal-rights activist ran on the field and offered Angel Pagan a flower, the Giants left fielder body-slammed him to the ground. That was not the rudest treatment given to a visitor at AT&T Park on Friday night. The Dodgers wanted to see if career starter Brandon McCarthy m...

Since Clay Helton was made USC’s full-time football coach in November, his team has gone 1-6. It is a slow start that has left a fervent fanbase frustrated. But as pressure has intensified, Helton said he understands the disappointment. “I know the expectations of ’SC, and I’m a realist,” Helton sai...

Live updates, scores, photos, videos and stories from Long Beach Press-Telegram high school sports reporters and photographers covering high school football in the Long Beach on Friday, Sept. 30. Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream. • See scores and updates from throughout Southe Califo ia fr...

USC vs. Arizona State When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Where: The Coliseum, Los Angeles TV/Radio: FOX/11; 710 AM Records: USC (1-3); Arizona State (4-0) Arizona State stats QB Ma y Wilkins — 84-125, 1,085 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs RB Kalen Ballage — 43-277, 9 TDs WR Tim White — 21-221 LB Koron Crump — 7 tackles,...

Arizona at UCLA When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Rose Bowl TV/Radio: ESPN, AM 570 Records: UCLA 2-2, 0-1 Pac-12; Arizona 2-2, 0-1 Pac-12 Arizona stats QB Brandon Dawkins — 50-81, 625 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 44 carries, 391 rushing yards, 7 TDs WR Shun Brown — 13-213, 1 TD FS Demetrius Fla igan-Fowles — ...

LOS ANGELES — Jim Mora believes in this team. It’s a good team, the UCLA head coach said, full of mature leaders with toughness and resilience. Now it’s time that the record showed it. “We’re a good football team,” Mora said. “But we need to win.” The Bruins, despite talent on both sides of the ball...

Bengals receiver A.J. Green followed his disappointing game with a dominating one — 173 yards and a touchdown — and the Cinci ati defense that was inspired by Vontaze Burfict’s retu clamped down on the Miami Dolphins for a 22-7 victory Thursday night. The Bengals (3-1) rebounded from a 29-17 home lo...

SAN DIEGO >> When is an i ings limit not an i ings limit? As Dodgers coaches and executives contemplate how much more rookie pitcher Julio Urias can — and should — give them this year, it’s worth flashing back to April 11. Urias made his first regular season start that day for Triple-A Oklahoma City...

SAN DIEGO >> Brett Anderson, a starting pitcher to this point in his existence as a Dodger, threw 2 1/3 i ings out of the bullpen Thursday. Another converted starter, Alex Wood, pitched the eighth i ing. Julio Urias, who moved to the bullpen when the month began, threw three i ings as a starter. In ...