Tom Kelly, the signature voice of USC sports starting in the early 1960s and spa ing five decades, died Monday mo ing at his home in Encino after a long battle with cancer. Kelly died two days before his 89th birthday Wednesday. Bo in Mi eapolis and having started his career in Illinois, Kelly came ...

The PGA Tour event at Riviera in Los Angeles will be called the Genesis Open, the only title sponsor on tour to be known by a specific brand. Hyundai Motor America took over as sponsor in January of the PGA Tour’s tou ament in Los Angeles that dates to 1926. A month later, it designated the Tiger Wo...

NEW YORK — The U.S. has selected its 12-player roster, led by Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, that will try to win the Americans’ third straight Olympic basketball gold medal. Durant and Anthony are the only players with Olympic experience after a number of stars, including LeBron James, decided t...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. >> Lionel Messi still awaits his first title with Argentina’s national team. Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, Francisco Silva converted Chile’s shootout finale and La Roja won their second straight Copa America title by beating Argentina 4-2 on penalty kicks follow...

OMAHA, Neb. >> Ryan Lochte powered out to a big lead in the event he won four years ago at the London Olympics, his powerful arms chu ing through the water, looking very much like a lock for another trip to the games. Actually, he was trying to hide the pain. By the end, it was apparent to everyone....

PITTSBURGH >> The sun will come up tomorrow. We assume. Nothing is certain anymore. Clayton Kershaw allowed four runs in the second i ing Sunday night — more runs than he had allowed in 25 of his previous 26 starts — and took only his second loss of the season as the Dodgers lost to the Pittsburgh P...

LOS ANGELES >> Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and Candace Parker scored on back-to-back possessions late to help the Sparks beat the Co ecticut Sun 80-73 on Sunday at Staples Center. The win moves the Sparks (13-1) into first place in the Weste Conference, a half-game ahead of th...

KNOXVILLE, Te . >> Pat Summitt’s family said Sunday that the last few days have been difficult for the former Te essee women’s basketball coach as her Alzheimer’s disease progresses. Amid reports of Summitt’s failing health, her family issued a statement asking for prayers and saying that the 64-yea...

LONDON >> Top-ranked Serena Williams hasn’t won a Grand Slam since Wimbledon a year ago, but the 21-time major champion appeared confident about her chances of retaining the title on the eve of the tou ament. “Honestly, I don’t feel any pressure,” said Williams, keeping her answers short at a pre-to...

Healthy again following an early-season illness, Will Power is feeling much better about his chances of contending for another IndyCar championship. After starting from the pole, Power led all but four laps and held off Tony Kanaan’s last-lap surge to take the 202-mile Kohler Grand Prix by 0.74 seco...

Ranking top 10 sports events June 27 to July 3 you won’t want to miss: NO. 1: TENNIS: 130th WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS Details/TV: At the All England Lawn Te is and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, opening matches start Monday at 4 a.m., through Saturday (Sunday is a traditional off day), ES...

Doc Rivers couldn’t say his name — the rules don’t allow it. A few days after the Clippers’ season ended with a fresh round of gut-wrenching heartbreak, Rivers hinted at a plan for the summer, a plan that wasn’t that sexy. He laid out a template that was salary-cap driven — re-sign the players the t...

Naval Academy graduate Billy Hurley III shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over E ie Els into the final round of the Quicken Loans National at Bethesda, Md. Hurley had four birdies in the bogey-free round at Congressional to reach 15 under. Els holed out for eagle on the par4 12...

ANAHEIM >> The Angels on Saturday added a familiar name to their organization. Torii Hunter Jr., whom they selected in the 23rd round of the draft two weeks ago, signed a contract, the club a ounced. He is the son of former All-Star outfielder Torii Hunter, who played for the Angels for five of his ...

PITTSBURGH >> If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Just when the gaping hole in their starting rotation threatened to take all of the Dodgers’ attention, their offense tossed in the kind of unproductive night that has been distressingly common throughout the first three months of the season. For fiv...

ANAHEIM >> Jhoulys Chacin had a chance Saturday night to show he belonged in a suddenly crowded rotation. After he was acquired in a trade with Atlanta in early May, Chacin pieced together a 3.76 ERA in his first five starts with the Angels. He even threw a complete game in a win over Detroit on Mem...

PITTSBURGH >> Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward had just finished his 18-year career as a player when the Seattle Mariners hired him as a coach in Sept. 2012. His first assignment was to mentor the Mariners’ instructional league players in Arizona. One of the faces in the crowd was a 22-year-o...

U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING FINALS TOP FIVE MEN TO WATCH Michael Phelps: The most decorated Olympian is vying to become the first U.S. male swimmer to make five Olympic teams. His biggest showdown might be with Tom Shields (Edison) in the 100-meter butterfly final Saturday. Ryan Lochte: The Florida produc...

ARCADIA >> Veteran trainer David Hofmans knows a thing or two about saddling longshot Breeders’ Cup wi ers. He conditioned Alphabet Soup to win the 1996 Breeders’ Cup Classic at 19-1 and oversaw Adoration, who won the 2003 Distaff as a 40-1 bomb. “That’s all I do. Nobody trusts me,” a smiling Hofman...

It’s possible the Angels might play about 300 games, spa ing the entirety of almost two seasons, before their ace next steps onto the mound. When Garrett Richards left his last outing at Texas on May 1, he felt arm fatigue. The club said he was dehydrated and cramping. A subsequent MRI revealed rath...