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Last year at this time, American Pharoah was a virtual cinch to claim Horse of the Year honors. Becoming the first Triple Crown wi er in 37 years tends to tilt the voting in your direction. This year, as we near the halfway mark of the campaign, there are two horses that lead the pack for the most p...

OAKMONT, Pa. >> Andrew Landry was five minutes from freedom. Five minutes from being able to retire to a warm, dry room and reflect on the first round that was and could have been in the 116th U.S. Open. Then the obnoxious ho blared for a third time on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, the final bra...

In a bad season for Dodgers medical updates, June has been a bad month. But one bit of good news emerged Thursday: pitcher Alex Wood, who was originally told not to throw for four weeks because of inflammation in his left elbow, will begin a throwing program next week, a few days earlier than pla ed...

Andre Jeanbart kept hovering back to the table of souvenirs. Over and over again, he wrote down his name at the Los Angeles Coliseum. He was making his mark on the silent auction, bidding for a lunch with Kevin Demoff. Finally, after his fourth try, his competitor patted him on the back and walked a...

The Los Angeles Kings have a ounced center Anze Kopitar as the team’s new captain, taking over for longtime captain Dustin Brown. Kopitar and Brown, who have spent their entire careers with the franchise, teamed to lead the Kings to the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014. Kopitar, who has played for the K...

LeBron James and the Cavaliers have a chance to extend the 2016 NBA Finals Series to a Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors tonight in Cleveland. If the Cavaliers manage to defeat the Warriors in Game 7, they would be the first team in the NBA’s history to rally back from a 3-1 series deficit to...

OAKLAND >> Huston Street has tried to put himself in Charlie Nagy’s shoes, and he doesn’t like how they feel. “Dude,” Street said he told Nagy, “if I were you, I’d be losing my mind.” The Angels closer has empathy for his first-year pitching coach because of what he’s had to endure. When Nagy began ...

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sam Lewis, Long Beach Poly It was a good year to be Sam Lewis. The 6-foot-11-inch Long Beach Poly junior middle locker saw his standing rise on the national level to where he’s now a consensus top-five player in the class of 2018, and just this week he was named to the USA Boys’ ...

LeBron James and the Cavaliers have a chance to extend the 2016 NBA Finals Series to a Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors tonight in Cleveland. If the Cavaliers manage to defeat the Warriors in Game 7, they would be the first team in the NBA’s history to rally back from a 3-1 series deficit to...

NASCAR’s competitive Spears Southwest Tour makes its second appearance of the year Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway, a home-track advantage for the five drivers among the top 16 in the Division I national standings. Defending track champion Trevor Huddleston of Agoura Hills is second in the nati...

NASCAR’s competitive Spears Southwest Tour makes its second appearance of the year Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway, a home-track advantage for the five drivers among the top 16 in the Division I national standings. Defending track champion Trevor Huddleston of Agoura Hills is second in the nati...

By Sandra Barrera If a country club getaway sounds up your alley, consider the “Summer Breakaway” package at Quail Lodge and Golf Club. Midweek rates start at $195 through June and $245 in July. The resort is nestled on 850 acres of lush fairways, oak-studded meadows and lakes just beyond the fog be...

OXNARD >> In football lingo, MLB designates the middle linebacker, who also can be referred to as the Mike. In the case of the Rams’ Alec Ogletree, there’s another first-letter option. “I’ve somewhat created a monster,” defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said. Mike, middle, monster. They all work ...

LeBron James and the Cavaliers have a chance to extend the 2016 NBA Finals Series to a Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors tonight in Cleveland. If the Cavaliers manage to defeat the Warriors in Game 7, they would be the first team in the NBA’s history to rally back from a 3-1 series deficit to...

James Bone and his family have their week-long vacation all mapped out, with three days of braving the summer crowds at Disneyland and maybe a few baseball games. But first, on Thursday, the Texas travelers had a must see stop: The Wedge. • Photos: The Wedge in Newport Bech “I’ve never seen anything...

While it’s a given that fantasy football will thrive, for the second straight year the National Fantasy Football Convention has been postponed. Blame the NFL. The convention, which was supposed to be next month in Pasadena and headlined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, has been delayed becau...

INGLEWOOD — Joshua Williams, the 24-year-old man shot to death in Inglewood Tuesday, was a former college football player who played linebacker for the Oregon State Beavers. A tweet from the team’s account reads, “We are very saddened by the news of the tragic passing of former Beaver Josh Williams....

The Los Angeles Kings have a ounced center Anze Kopitar as the team’s new captain, taking over for longtime captain Dustin Brown. Kopitar and Brown, who have spent their entire careers with the franchise, teamed to lead the Kings to the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014. Kopitar, who has played for the K...

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz trapped in gas station bathroom Home → Oddities Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says he became trapped in a bathroom of a New Jersey gas station and had to be rescued. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) By Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — New Philadelphia Eagl...