Bruce Arena didn’t want to tu the attention on his accomplishment Saturday night. With the 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew SC, Arena became just the second MLS coach to reach the 200-career victory mark, joining Sigi Schmid in the rare club. “At the moment, I would say no,” Arena said when asked if N...

SAN PEDRO >> The 8th a ual Conquer the Bridge Run Monday mo ing through the streets of San Pedro, including going back and forth over the Vincent Thomas Bridge, had a youthful feel to it as 13-year old Devin Ito, of Temecula, took home the women’s individual championship for the second straight year...

LAKEWOOD >> The a ual Molten Classic girls volleyball tou ament came to a wild end Monday night as Huntington Beach claimed the title after surviving a seesaw battle with the host Lancers and picking up a 25-23, 15-25, 11-25, 26-24, 15-9 victory at Lakewood High. The Oilers held off a Lakewood rally...

All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday’s game • Cabrillo @ Villa Park at El Modena High Friday’s games • Artesia vs. Rosemead • Bellflower vs. Fullerton • Compton vs. Santa Monica • Dominguez vs. Los Angeles High • Downey vs. Burbank • Downey Calvary Chapel vs. Ontario Christian • Gahr ...

USC questions everything after Alabama loss Home → Sports Southe Califo ia quarterback Max Browne scrambles away from Alabama defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Advertise...

LOS ANGELES >> One small gesture by an official sparked a perfect storm of imperfect results for UCLA on Saturday at Kyle Field. With less than a minute left in regulation and a chance to win the game, an official tapped center Scott Quessenberry and the center snapped the ball to an unsuspecting Jo...

POMONA >> Sports fans often know every detail of their favorite players’ professional and private lives, but do they know much about the people who provide those details? “Let The Games Begin,” the “dually educational and entertaining” exhibit in Building 8 at the LA County Fair, gives glimpses into...

Former USC coach Steve Sarkisian is retu ing to college football. Sarkisian will join the staff at Alabama as an offensive analyst, the team confirmed Monday. “We’re glad to have him as a part of the organization,” Alabama coach Nick Saban told reporters at a news conference. “Hopefully, he’ll be ab...

Martin Truex Jr. took the lead with 28 laps to go and held off Kevin Harvick on the final restart to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Southe 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. Truex started the summer season by leading an astounding 588 of 600 miles to win at Charlotte on Memorial Day weekend. He c...

There were many of them. A litany of issues stymied USC in its season-opening 52-6 loss to top-ranked Alabama on Saturday night. When Trojans coach Clay Helton addressed reporters on a teleconference the following day, he frequently circled back to one of them: offensive line struggles. Regarded as ...

Boxing needs a break today. It needs Carlos Cuadras to be its next happy warrior. It needs Cuadras to step into The Forum ring on Saturday night and give Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez the type of impassioned 12-round argument that can launch a 115-pound rivalry, maybe even a trilogy, a Vazquez-Marque...

NORTON, Mass. >> Kevin Chappell did just about everything right Saturday, even when making his lone bogey, and shot 7-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship and another chance at his first PGA Tour victory. Chappell pitched in for eagle on No. 7 and made a 35-foot birdie putt...

LONG BEACH >> It was a highly-anticipated season opener for the Long Beach City College football team, which is a consensus national top 10 program. The Vikings that took the field at the newly renovated Veterans Memorial Stadium was focused, and controlled all facets of the game in a 41-14 win over...

By Joey Kaufman jkaufman@scng.com @JoeyRKaufman on Twitter ARLINGTON, TEXAS >> Early in the fourth quarter on Saturday night, Lane Kiffin offered high-fives to a procession of players from Alabama’s special teams unit who retu ed from the field. As he met the last of them, tight end Brandon Greene, ...

LA MIRADA >> More big plays helped St. John Bosco dominate La Mirada 34-0 in nonleague play on Friday. Bosco junior quarterback Re-al Mitchell finished with four touchdowns, two rushing and two passing, while senior ru ing back Terrance Beasley racked up 254 yards rushing on 16 carries. “This was a ...

LONG BEACH >> Kameron Denmark ran for two touchdowns and Narbo e’s defense posted a second-half shutout en route to a 25-13 nonleague victory over Long Beach Poly at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach on Friday. “It says that we’re hungry,” Narbo e defensive lineman Dominic Peterson said regarding the s...

More big plays helped St. John Bosco shutout La Mirada, 34-0, in nonleague play on Friday at La Mirada High. Bosco (2-0), ranked No. 3 in the latest CIF Southe Section Division 1 poll, hasn’t allowed a point yet this season. La Mirada (1-1) came into the week ranked No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 3 after ...

Here’s some notes and observations on the eve of the season opener against Alabama: USC quarterback Max Browne candidly admits he has no idea what he will feel when he walks on to the field Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “I don’t know. I’m sure it will be a lot of jitters,” Browne sai...

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LOS ANGELES >> Ronald Jones played high school football 51 miles from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where he will line up in the Trojans' backfield on Saturday night."It's really a homecoming," Jones said.The sophomore ru ing back from McKi ey, Texas, said this week that he has been lobbying tea...