LOS ANGELES >> The last time the Dodgers lost ground in the National League West before this weekend, Hyun-Jin Ryu was healthy and neither major political party had nominated a presidential candidate. That was on July 7, but a lot can happen in 24 days. It just so happened that the Dodgers didn’t lo...

WOBURN, England >> Ariya Jutanuga took the Women’s British Open lead Saturday at tree-lined Wobu , nearly four months after blowing a late lead in the first major championship of the year. “I think I know how to play under pressure,” the 20-year-old Thai player said. “I know like what I have to focu...

DEL MAR >> Say one thing about trainer John Sadler — he knows how to celebrate his birthday. Sadler tu ed 60 Saturday and watched as the filly he saddled, Stellar Wind, snapped Beholder’s eight-race wi ing streak with a half-length victory in the $300,000 Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar....

A few months ago, Sam Mikulak joined his USA Gymnastics teammates for a pre-Olympic training camp in Rio de Janeiro. At one point during their stay, Team USA members toured the Rio Olympic Arena in the main Olympic Park, a short walk from the Atlantic Ocean. “When we walked in there I definitely got...

LA Dodgers’ offense supports collapsing bullpen in win Home → Sports The Dodgers’ Chase Utley #26 enters the dugout after hitting a 2-run homer that evened the score 7-7 in the bottom of the 7th i ing during their game against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA., Friday, July 29...

LOS ANGELES >> With less than 72 hours left before the non-waiver trade deadline, the Dodgers’ pursuit of an “elite-level” acquisition appeared to intensity Friday with Yasiel Puig both in limbo and in play. Puig was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup for the seventh consecutive game (and ninth day...

LA Dodgers’ offense supports collapsing bullpen in win Home → Sports The Dodgers’ Chase Utley #26 enters the dugout after hitting a 2-run homer that evened the score 7-7 in the bottom of the 7th i ing during their game against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA., Friday, July 29...

ANAHEIM >> In his mind, Tim Lincecum has an idea what he’s trying to do, how he’s supposed to look as his leg comes down on the mound and he delivers the ball. His body, though, is not following instructions. After the Angels’ 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Lincecum once again described t...

OCEANPORT, N.J. >> Leaving Monmouth Park hours after Triple Crown wi er American Pharoah’s triumphant retu to the races in last year’s Haskell Invitational, track president Bob Kulina already was thinking ahead. The guy who has been around the Jersey shore track since the early 1970s knew nothing co...

HUNTINGTON BEACH >> Brett Simpson tried to find a different spot in the lineup, away from the pier and the other two competitors out in the water waiting for waves. The Huntington Beach surfer had only two low scores and sat in last place as the clock ticked down in his heat Friday afte oon at the U...

David Gazzolo of Riverside joined Phil Reedy of Henderson, Nevada tied atop the leaderboard of the 2016 Long Beach Open on Friday. The second rounds were played at El Dorado Golf Course and Skylinks Golf Course. Gazzolo jumped six spots with an 8-under-par 64 to move to 14-under after two rounds. Re...

IRVINE >> Now, with the Rams settled in Southe Califo ia, the question can be asked: Are these guys any good? Evidence will begin presenting itself Saturday, with the first of 21 training-camp practices at UC Irvine. Most sessions are open and free to the public, so fans can opine as to whether offs...

The New York Jets are taking things slowly with Darrelle Revis’ surgically repaired wrist. The star co erback is uncertain when he might fully practice during training camp after being injured early last season. Revis played through a to ligament in his right wrist that required surgery in March. “T...

ANAHEIM >> Mike Scioscia isn’t even harboring any illusions about pitcher Garrett Richards coming back this year. Richards, who is waiting to see if stem-cell treatment has worked enough for him to avoid Tommy John surgery, has already been ruled out for the rest of this season, Scioscia said Friday...

A job fair is being held today -- Friday, July 29, 2016 -- for people interested in stadium jobs during Los Angeles Rams games. • PHOTOS: Hopefuls line up for L.A. Rams stadium jobs Organizers said more than 1,500 positions will be available at the job fair, which is being held by Contemporary Servi...

With all due respect to the late, great Miss Cleo — and who could have foreseen her passing this week? — we have no vision statement about whether any of these things will actually happen. But what if ... • What if we never see Yasiel Puig in a Dodgers No. 66 jersey again, traded away in a deal by M...

A job fair will be held today -- Friday, July 29, 2016 -- for people interested in stadium jobs during Los Angeles Rams games. Organizers said more than 1,500 positions will be available at the job fair, which is being held by Contemporary Services Corp. in conjunction with the South Los Angeles Wor...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Brett Anderson was told by the Dodgers not to worry about any fielding plays that weren’t hit directly at him. That made sense, since Thursday’s rehabilitation assignment with the high Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes was the Dodgers pitcher’s first game action since undergoing b...

HUNTINGTON BEACH >> If he looked closely, maybe step on his tip toes, surfer Kanoa Igarashi might be able to spot his house from the Huntington Beach Pier. “It’s about a two-minute drive from here,” he said. Igarashi has spent nearly every one of his 18 summers on the shore south of the pier, studyi...

ANAHEIM >> The Angels lost one in the court of appeals Thursday afte oon. So, the best they could hope for going into their game against the Boston Red Sox later that evening was a split decision, with a victory on the field acting as a salve after an all-too-predictable defeat. As expected, Major L...