ANAHEIM >> Good against the reeling Chicago White Sox was one thing. Good against the American League West-leading Texas Rangers was quite another. The Angels have miles to go before they can claim to be anything more than also-rans in 2016, but they showed with a 7-4 victory Wednesday over the Rang...

LONG BEACH >> Professional skateboarder Tiago Lemos is ready to represent Long Beach this weekend as Mountain Dew and TEN: The Enthusiast Network presents the Dew Tour, a free summer skateboard competition and festival. Lemos, who is Brazilian but lives in Long Beach, will join more than 40 athletes...

ANAHEIM >> If not now, then when? If not Tyler Skaggs, then who? The Angels have only four healthy starting pitchers available at the moment, one shy of the usual five-man rotation, after right-hander Nick Tropeano was discovered to have suffered a to ligament in his right elbow that’s likely to req...

WASHINGTON, D.C. >> If you’ve ever had a car equipped with one of those “limited-use” spare tires, you know it’s not a good idea to drive too long on one. That’s what Bud Norris was supposed to be for the Dodgers, a limited-use acquisition to get them just far enough down the road for Clayton Kersha...

INDIANAPOLIS >> Dale Ea hardt Jr. will not race again this month because of concussion-like symptoms and the No. 88 car will be tu ed over to trusted former teammate Jeff Gordon for the next two weeks. Hendrick Motorsports a ounced Wednesday that Ea hardt has not yet been cleared to drive by doctors...

FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland >> Ilnur Zakarin won the first Alpine stage of the Tour de France after using a late attack in the final climb on Wednesday while race leader Chris Froome increased his lead in the overall standings. Zakarin was part of a breakaway that formed early in the 184.5-kilomete...

WASHINGTON, D.C. >> A week ago at the All-Star Game, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw said he had been told the mild he iation in his lower back was “a non-surgical injury.” But Kershaw’s renewed lower back pain following a 60-pitch simulated-game session in Los Angeles on Saturday has Dodgers manager Da...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — That simulated-game session in Los Angeles on Saturday really did not go well. Both Clayton Kershaw and Alex Wood threw to hitters Saturday. Both experienced setbacks in the aftermath. Kershaw’s renewed back pain has forced the Dodgers to shut down his throwing program and label h...

UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes has been suspended for two years after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency a ounced the sanction Wednesday. USADA administers the UFC’s anti-doping policy. USADA says Mendes tested positive for a growth hormone-r...

FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland — Ilnur Zakarin won the first Alpine stage of the Tour de France after using a late attack in the final climb on Wednesday while race leader Chris Froome increased his lead in the overall standings. Zakarin was part of a breakaway that formed early in the 184.5-kilometer...

The X Games will stop in Mi eapolis for the next two years. It is the first time the 23rd a ual event, the Super Bowl of action sports, will be held in the Midwest. ESPN, which owns the games, made the a ouncement Wednesday. “We are thrilled to bring the X Games to Mi eapolis next July,” ESPN X Game...

INDIANAPOLIS — Dale Ea hardt Jr. will not race again this month because of concussion-like symptoms and the No. 88 car will be tu ed over to trusted former teammate Jeff Gordon for the next two weeks. Hendrick Motorsports a ounced Wednesday that Ea hardt has not yet been cleared to drive by doctors ...

LAS VEGAS >> The smile formed on Mike Krzyzewski’s face. The expression conveyed the same satisfaction a proud father feels about an accomplished son. This subject, however, involved Lakers rookie forward Brandon Ingram and how he left a lasting impression during his lone season at Duke. “I love tha...

LONDON >> With just over two weeks until the opening ceremony, Russia still doesn’t know whether its athletes — all or even some — will be competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It may all come down to the lawyers. While the IOC decided Tuesday to ban from the Rio Games all Russian Sports Mini...

ANAHEIM >> Although there is plenty of negative surrounding this Angels season – and they got more bad news on Tuesday – every once in a while they show you their good side. The Angels showed what they promised to be back when they envisioned a lineup with Albert Pujols in the middle. Pujols hit two...

LAS VEGAS >> The smile formed on Mike Krzyzewski’s face. The expression conveyed the same satisfaction a proud father feels about an accomplished son. This subject, however, involved Lakers rookie forward Brandon Ingram and how he left a lasting impression during his lone season at Duke. “I love tha...

LONDON >> With just over two weeks until the opening ceremony, Russia still doesn’t know whether its athletes — all or even some — will be competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It may all come down to the lawyers. While the IOC decided Tuesday to ban from the Rio Games all Russian Sports Mini...

ANAHEIM >> On a night that a couple of pitchers failed to recapture their glory days, Albert Pujols relived his. Pujols, of course, never fell quite to the depths that Tim Lincecum and Kyle Lohse did in recent years, but this week he has provided reminders that the player who has had one of the grea...

After three years of unprecedented success with Jordan High boys soccer, head coach Chris Larios has stepped down amid rumors and confusion. Lower level boys coach and on-campus teacher Michael Kafka is taking over the program after working under Larios for the last four years. “I gave this school e...

The first tweet Tuesday afte oon from our man on the Dodgers, Bill Plunkett, a ounced that Corey Seager had left Nationals Park and retu ed to the team hotel because of stomach discomfort. Plunkett then might have diagnosed Seager’s condition with his very next tweet – precisely one minute later – a...