What to watch: The United States will see two representatives go head-to-head in both swimming and gymnastics competition for a chance to win a gold medal. Swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will compete in the finals of the 200-meter individual medley. A win for Phelps would make him the first...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Katie Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for the ride. The 19-year-old tu ed in another overpowering performance Wednesday to carry the United States to victory in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, capturing her third gold and f...

Rio de Janeiro >> As a dark and wet mo ing on South America’s Atlantic coast slipped into a darker, wetter afte oon, Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara sliced his way across a demanding Olympic Games time trial course of rain-slicked roads, a red, white and black blur of power and efficiency streaking ...

LOS ANGELES >> Prior to Wednesday, Josh Reddick had occupied two spots in the Dodgers’ batting order without much success. He batted cleanup on five occasions, batted sixth twice, and had two hits to show for it. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speculated that his new right fielder might have been pres...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> They talk about Olympic jou eys and ours goes back 17 years starting more than 6,000 miles from here. When he was 3 1/2 feet tall. Since then, Phillip Chew has grown up to be among the world’s elite. Meanwhile, I haven’t grown up at all, not a single inch taller today and still, ba...

CHICAGO >> A week into his increased workouts, Garrett Richards is feeling as good as ever about being able to avoid Tommy John surgery. “I literally feel like my arm is just refreshed,” Richards said Wednesday. “Everything feels great. My shoulder feels nice and loose. I feel zero discomfort in my ...

NBC 10 a.m. – Noon Rowing – Semifinals and Gold Medal Finals Women’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. China (LIVE) Noon – 2:30 p.m. Swimming – Qualifying Heats (LIVE) 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Women’s Beach Volleyball – Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. TBA (Russia) (LIVE) Men’s Beach Volleyball – Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs...

LOS ANGELES >> Scott Kazmir pitched one of his best games of the season. The weakest link in the Dodgers’ lineup, Josh Reddick, collected a pair of hits. With a one-run lead and nine outs to go, the Dodgers’ vaunted bullpen took over. All the stars were aligned and yet the Dodgers still lost Wednesd...

LOS ANGELES >> Scott Kazmir pitched one of his best games of the season. The weakest link in the Dodgers’ lineup, Josh Reddick, collected a pair of hits. With a one-run lead and nine outs to go, the Dodgers’ vaunted bullpen took over. All the stars were aligned and yet the Dodgers still lost Wednesd...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Kohei Uchimura’s gold-medal haul keeps growing. The superstar gymnast from Japan won the men’s all-around title Wednesday, edging Oleg Ve iaiev by less than a tenth of the point to capture his second straight Olympic title. Uchimura trailed heading into the final rotation but put u...

LOS ANGELES >> Scott Kazmir pitched one of his best games of the season on Wednesday. The weakest link in the lineup, Josh Reddick, collected a pair of hits. The vaunted Dodger bullpen needed nine outs to preserve a victory over a rebuilding Philadelphia Phillies team. The planets were aligned for a...

Kristin Armstrong had just put together another golden effort in an Olympic time trial, this time slicing through driving wind and rain, when her 5-year-old son approached her at the finish. “Mama,” Lucas asked, “why are you crying? You won!” Once again. The American cyclist made it three consecutiv...

As sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West – a fact that Rams rookie quarterback Jared Goff still may unsure about and will likely become an on-going punchline – HBO’s “Hard Knocks” shined as promised for the launch of a five-part series Tuesday night, somehow compacting several month...

The lanes at Bowlero Los Angeles are crowded on most days. But come Saturday, they will be mobbed. In honor of National Bowling Day, the Westchester-based bowling alley, as well as other Bowlmor AMF-brand centers from Torrance and Pasadena to Hemet, are offering free games, food and drink specials a...

The U.S. men’s water polo team, which came into Wednesday having lost its first two matches, finally notched a victory to stay alive in the Olympic tou ament, NBCOlympics reported. McQuin Baron, from North Tustin and Mater Dei, got his first start in goal for the U.S., and was stellar, finishing the...

LONG BEACH >> The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team opened practice on Tuesday mo ing in the Gold Mine on campus. Fans of the 49ers might want to make sure they snag a roster on the way into the Pyramid this year, because LBSU will feature a lot of new faces. Seven of the 15 roster spots are ...

LOS ANGELES >> Two large action photos of Yasiel Puig awaited visitors in the official merchandise store at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. Facing inward from opposite sides of the room, Puig was hard to miss. Much easier to miss Tuesday: actual Yasiel Puig merchandise. Other than the photos, the Dodgers...

LOS ANGELES >> Well, that didn’t take long at all. When baseball reached its All-Star break, the San Francisco Giants had the best record in baseball and a robust 6 1/2-game lead over the Dodgers in the National League West. A month later, the Dodgers and Giants are tied for first in the division af...

IRVINE >> Seeking to boost their passing game, the Rams promoted one offensive assistant coach and hired another. Fortunately for those guys, improvement should happen almost by default. By nearly every statistical measure, the Rams had the worst pass attack in the NFL last season and one of the wor...

But it was what the U.S. women’s gymnastics team didn’t give us in wi ing gold Tuesday that was even more notable. “I’m surprised we didn’t cry,” Aly Raisman said. “I don’t know. I think we were all so locked in on our routines that it just didn’t happen.” There’s no crying in gymnastics? That’s lik...