VIDEO: The Top 50 Most Powerful Sports Figures in Los Angeles Home → Sports Sports reporters for the Southe Califo ia News Group break down the Top 10 from the Top 50 Most Powerful Sports Figures in Los Angeles. The list includes Los Angeles Dodgers’ broadcaster Vin Scully, Rams’ owner Stan Kroenk...

Andy Etchebarren dribbled a grounder to third base. Jim Gilliam started a 5-2-3 double play. Sandy Koufax walked into the dugout, never to retu . He trailed Game 2 of the 1966 World Series, 4-0, after six i ings, thanks to two blown fly balls by center-fielder Willie Davis. The home crowd had no ide...

VIDEO: The Top 50 Most Powerful Sports Figures in Los Angeles Home → Sports Sports reporters for the Southe Califo ia News Group break down the Top 10 from the Top 50 Most Powerful Sports Figures in Los Angeles. The list includes Los Angeles Dodgers’ broadcaster Vin Scully, Rams’ owner Stan Kroenk...

It’s fu y. Cindy Masner talks about how passionate the coaches are at Longu2009Beach State. After half an hour with Masner, it’s obvious the coaches have nothing on her. Masner is a former softball player at Longu2009Beach State, having played from 1981-85. Today, the interim athletics director is t...

The expectations for Brandon Ingram seemingly increase by the day. The Lakers drafted him with their No. 2 pick. Ingram’s versatility, long wingspan and rail-thin frame elicited comparisons to Kevin Durant. And Ingram lea ed on Tuesday he will have Kobe Bryant’s vacated locker at the Lakers’ practic...

LONDON >> The Williams sisters could be headed for another meeting in a Grand Slam final. Venus Williams made it back to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in seven years on Tuesday, while defending champion Serena Williams advanced to her 10th final four at the All England Club. Mounting a...

Mike Trout said he is not participating in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star Game events next week. “Eventually I’m going to do it, just not this year,” Trout said Tuesday afte oon. Trout is expected to be named a starting outfielder for the American League team when the rosters are unveiled on...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — C.J. Wilson’s time with the Angels is almost over. Wilson, who has been plagued by shoulder trouble since the start of spring training, is leaning toward having season-ending shoulder surgery, Manager Mike Scioscia said Tuesday. Scioscia said Wilson hasn’t made a decision yet....

Mike Trout said he is not participating in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star Game events next week. “Eventually I’m going to do it, just not this year,” Trout said Tuesday afte oon. Trout is expected to be named a starting outfielder for the American League team when the rosters are unveiled on...

After suffering his first UFC knockout loss in October, Alan Jouban found rejuvenation. After knocking out Brendan O’Reilly in March, he found redemption. And after reading quotes from UFC Fight Night 90 opponent Belal Muhammad, Jouban has his motivation. Most of all, the Los Angeles welterweight is...

LONDON — The Williams sisters could be headed for another meeting in a Grand Slam final. Venus Williams made it back to the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in seven years on Tuesday, while defending champion Serena Williams advanced to her 10th final four at the All England Club. Mounting an...

LIMOGES, France — German rider Marcel Kittel claimed the fourth and longest stage of the Tour de France after a massive sprint on Tuesday. Frenchman Bryan Coquard looked set to post his first stage win in cycling’s showpiece event until Kittel resisted his rival’s late surge and beat him by a whiske...

CARSON >> A simple dose of Robbie Keane with a dash of Gyasi Zardes was the cure for the Galaxy’s lackluster play during the last month. The pair of forwards retu ed after inte ational duty and paced L.A. to a slump-busting 2-0 victory over Vancouver on Monday at StubHub Center. The victory in front...

EUGENE, Ore. >> The first thing Alysia Montano thought was, “Get up. Get up.” By the time she finally did, everyone else was gone. The 800-meter ru er who has been victimized more than once by the unseemly side of her sport got the cruelest break of all at U.S. Track and Field Trials. Cheated out of...

LOS ANGELES >> It’s homecoming week at Dodger Stadium. Four days after right-hander Brandon McCarthy made his retu from Tommy John surgery, left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his first major-league start since the 2014 season. The Dodgers will activate Ryu from the DL to start Thursday against the S...

CARSON >> A simple dose of Robbie Keane with a dash of Gyasi Zardes was the cure for the Galaxy’s lackluster play during the last month. The pair of forwards retu ed after inte ational duty and paced L.A. to a slump-busting 2-0 victory over Vancouver on Monday at StubHub Center. The victory in front...

The San Antonio Spurs didn’t waste any time after losing out in the Kevin Durant sweepstakes. The Spurs agreed to a two-year deal with veteran forward Pau Gasol on Monday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The deal is worth more than $30 million and final terms will...

LOS ANGELES >> Corey Seager tripled and scored the tiebreaking run on Justin Tu er’s sacrifice fly in the seventh i ing to lead the Dodgers to their fifth straight victory, 7-5 over the slumping Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Chase Utley had three hits and drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who ...

The Clippers and free agent Luc Mbah a Moute have agreed to a deal to bring back the versatile, veteran forward for the next two seasons. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal is worth $4.5 million with Mbah a Moute having an option for the second year. The Clippers were able to k...

LONDON — It was raining, ever so slightly, and her Wimbledon fourth-round match was slipping away, ever so slightly, when Serena Williams stumbled as she ran to the net, winding up seated on the slick Centre Court grass. Her opponent, two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, sent a shot flying p...