In a move that carried less drama than a bland Hollywood script, the Lakers selected a player in the NBA draft on Thursday that many expected would wear a purple and gold uniform. The Lakers drafted Duke forward Brandon Ingram with their No. 2 pick, providing an immediate replacement at the small fo...

NEW YORK >> Ben Simmons went from Down Under to the top of the NBA draft, and a record number of inte ational players followed. The Philadelphia 76ers took the Australian with the No. 1 pick on Thursday night, making him the first of a record 14 inte ational players chosen in the first round. Nearly...

EL SEGUNDO >> Brandon Ingram won’t arrive in Los Angeles until next week. He won’t take the court with the Lakers until sometime in July at Summer League. Only then will the organization and its fans get to see how the No. 2 pick in Thursday’s draft fits in with the rest of their young players. Howe...

PLAYA VISTA >> Prior to the start of the NBA Draft on Thursday, coach and president of basketball operations Doc Rivers hinted that there “might” be a scenario where the team ended up with three picks instead of two. And, it tu ed out, that scenario came to fruition. The team selected North Carolina...

ANAHEIM >> The Angels on Thursday started their rookie catcher Jett Bandy for the second consecutive game. It was the first time they had done so this season since Bandy was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake in late May to replace Geovany Soto who was put on the disabled list because of a to meniscu...

OMAHA, Neb. >> Light-hitting David Parrett had three RBIs in his first College World Series start and Coastal Carolina converted three Texas Tech errors into six unea ed runs in a 7-5 victory that eliminated the Red Raiders on Thursday night. Coastal Carolina (51-17) will play TCU in the Bracket 2 f...

LAS VEGAS - The Oakland Raiders and developers behind a potential new stadium for the Raiders in Las Vegas have thrown their cards on the table. So has the committee tasked with recommending how much money the state of Nevada will kick in to help pay for it. At the end of a long day of meetings on T...

Forget about the hoopla that surrounds the a ual trade deadline. Bob Murray has been active at that in recent years but the general manager’s real reconstructing of the Ducks occurs at the NHL entry draft. Murray is with all the other GMs preparing for Friday’s first round and Saturday’s subsequent ...

SANTA ANITA LEADERS Through Thursday JOCKEYS / WINS Rafael Bejarano / 35 Flavien Prat / 32 Tyler Baze / 27 Edwin Maldonado / 22 Joe Talamo / 20 TRAINERS / WINS Philip D’Amato / 22 Jerry Hollendorfer / 10 Mark Glatt / 9 Peter Miller / 9 Mike Puype / 9 John Sadler / 9 STAKES SCHEDULE SANTA ANITA Satur...

Melatonin, one of the favorites in Saturday’s $500,000 Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita, has been on quite a ride this year, blossoming from a run-of-the-mill sprinter into one of the top older horses on the West Coast. A 5-year-old gelded son of Kodiak Kowboy, Melatonin had never raced beyond 6 1/2 ...

Long Beach native Bob Harrison, a longtime scout who signed Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., died Monday mo ing at age 95. He was a scout for more than 50 years, starting with the St. Louis Cardinals. He joined the Seattle Mariners during the organization’s first year of operation in 1976, a...

Athlete of the Year: Ariyo a Augustine, Long Beach Poly, Soph. Linebackers at Pe State, shortstops for the Dirtbags — there are certain positions at certain schools that automatically call to mind excellence. As it tu s out, girls’ sprinters at Long Beach Poly with a specific four-syllable first nam...

On Sunday, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will draw all the attention as it competes on a road course circuit at Sonoma Raceway for the first of two such races this year. However, on Saturday, youngsters with ties to Southe Califo ia will be in the spotlight. The Chevys Fresh Mex 200, the sixth of 14 ...

NEW YORK >> With LeBron James taking a pass, Carmelo Anthony alone will have a chance to become the most-decorated Olympian in men’s basketball history. The New York Knicks forward has agreed to chase a fourth Olympic medal, a person with knowledge of the details said Thursday. He and James both hav...

Live updates for the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA Draft Home → Sports The Southe Califo ia News Group will provide live updates from the respective draft parties for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers throughout the night. If you’re viewing this on a mobile device, use this link for the full st...

In a move that carried less drama than a bland Hollywood script, the Lakers selected a player in the NBA draft on Thursday that many expected would wear a purple and gold uniform. The Lakers drafted Duke forward Brandon Ingram with their No. 2 pick, providing an immediate replacement at the small fo...

In the biggest “name” hire for a Long Beach sports team since George Allen came to Cal State Long Beach a quarter century ago, Long Beach City College confirmed Thursday that the Vikings’ new director of volleyball operations will be three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor. May-Treanor wi...

In the biggest “name” hire for a Long Beach sports team since George Allen came to Long Beach State a quarter century ago, Long Beach City College confirmed on Thursday that the Vikings’ new director of volleyball operations will be three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor. May-Treanor wil...

How to get a behind the scenes look at the Lakers Draft Day on Snapchat Home → Sports Follow SocalPrepLegend on Snapchat by opening the app on your phone, and pointing the camera at our ghost and tapping your screen. The Los Angeles Lakers enter the NBA Draft with the No. 2 overall pick. We will t...

It seems inevitable Mitch Kupchak’s phone will ring and vibrate constantly on Thursday, filled with multiple trade proposals. It symbolizes the job description the Lakers’ general manager has on the day of the NBA Draft. Ever since the ping-pong balls bounced the Lakers’ way last month, however, tho...