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Amateur golf: Valencia alum Homa T-2nd at U.S. Amateur
Based on how he's played all year, it would figure that Valencia High alumnus Max Homa is off to a roaring start to the biggest amateur golf tournament of them all.
NFL: VH1 drops Johnson show
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - For Chad Johnson, a weekend confrontation with his wife has led to repercussions beyond a misdemeanor charge and NFL unemployment.
MLB: Capuano holds Miami hitless until 7th, Dodgers win
MIAMI (AP) - Chris Capuano was well aware he was working on a no-hit bid, thanks to a fan who constantly gave him updates.
Olympics: U.S. hoops finishes the job, beats Spain for gold
LONDON (AP) - This was no Dream Team. This was reality. The gold medal was in doubt for the U.S. men's basketball team. The Americans led Spain by only one point after three quarters, a back-and-forth, impossible-to-turn-away-from game that almost anyone would hope for in an Olympic final. Especially, it turns out, the U.S. players. "We knew it wasn't going to be easy. We didn't want it easy," LeBron James said. "A lot of teams ...
L.A. can’t catch Marlins in Miami
MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Lee hit one of the Marlins' season-high five doubles and drove in two runs, leading Miami to a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
Local Olympians: US women win 4x400 relay to give Felix 3rd gold
LONDON (AP) - Allyson Felix won her third gold medal of the London Olympics, giving the United States a 20-meter lead after the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay and then watching teammate Sanya Richards-Ross bring home the victory Saturday night.
Local Olympians: Canyon High grad Alysia Montano finishes 5th in 800-M
Canyon High School graduate Alysia Johnson Montano finished fifth in the women's 800-meter final at the Summer Olympics in London today.
Olympic TV schedule
1 a.m. NBCSN - LIVE: men's soccer, Gold Medal final; track and field: men's 50k walk, women's 20k walk; women's handball: Gold Medal final, DELAYED TAPE: Bronze Medal; taekwondo, Gold Medal finals, at London
Local Olympians: Canyon graduate Alysia Montano’s time is here
Click here to watch Canyon graduate Alysia Montano race in the 800m final live at Noon.
Local Olympians: Felix, U.S. relay team break world record
LONDON (AP) - Eyeing the trackside clock as she approached the finish line, Carmelita Jeter pointed the black baton in her left hand at those bright orange numbers.
Amateur golf: Lee falls on the final hole
Right off the bat, Valencia High student Alison Lee ran into a difficult matchup early at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Local Olympians: Alysia Montano makes the 800 final
LONDON (AP) - Canyon High graduate Alysia Montano did just enough in her Thursday semifinal heat to punch her ticket to the 800-meters final.
Local Olympians: COC coach earns silver in 400 hurdles
LONDON (AP) - In a big night for the U.S. track and field team, College of the Canyons volunteer assistant track coach Lashinda Demus fell just short of making it even better.
Local Olympians: At last, gold for Allyson Felix
LONDON (AP) - Third time was a charm for Santa Clarita resident Allyson Felix.
Local Olympians: US men exit Olympics with volleyball loss to Italy
LONDON (AP) - The defending Olympic champion U.S. men's volleyball team was eliminated from the London Games with a straight-set quarterfinal loss to Italy on Wednesday.
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Braves' Medlen homers in his 2-1 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kris Medlen pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings and hit his first major league home run, Dan Uggla also went deep, and the Atlanta Braves continued their recent stretch of dominant starting pitching in a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
Cody Harris and Kyle Hooper selected in MLB Draft
Two more Santa Clarita Valley products have been chosen during the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Harris, Hooper selected in MLB draft
Two more Santa Clarita Valley products have been chosen during the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Royals beat Astros 4-2 for third straight win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Eric Hosmer wasn't sure whether he could score from first when Billy Butler roped a pitch down the third-base line, so he put his head down and sprinted as fast as he could.
UCLA beats Fullerton 5-3 in super regional opener
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Eric Filia broke a 10th-inning tie with an RBI single - his fourth hit of the game - and Pat Valaika drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in UCLA's 5-3 victory over Cal StateFullerton on Friday night in Game 1 of the best-of-three NCAA super regional series.
Williams, Valaika selected in MLB Draft
There are things one comes to expect in June.
Puig slams Dodgers to 5-0 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rookie Yasiel Puig hit his first career grand slam, Zack Greinke pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Atlanta 5-0 on Thursday night, snapping the Braves' five-game winning streak.
NHL playoffs: Kings on brink of elimination
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marian Hossa scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks moved to the brink of the Stanley Cup finals with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
Santa Clarita MLB draft watch
As the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft arrives tonight, there's not much certainty when it comes to Santa Clarita Valley prospects.
Around the SCV: Valencia grad Madison Shipman named All American
Valencia graduate Madison Shipman enjoyed the best season of her college career at the University of Tennessee, and now she's been recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Shults, Williams are national champions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Keilani Ricketts homered and drove in four runs, Michelle Gascoigne pitched a three-hit shutout and top-seeded Oklahoma won the NCAA softball championship by beatingTennessee 4-0 on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the Women's College World Series finals.
Heat defeat Pacers 99-76 in game 7
MIAMI (AP) - Their season, their legacy, their reign atop the NBA was all at stake, and the MiamiHeat responded in a manner befitting defending champions - with a blowout.
1,300 miles from Santa Clarita, Foothill vets reunite at College World Series
It's hard to ignore the parallelism of it all.
Oklahoma wins wild game 1 of Santa Clarita heavy softball series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Lauren Chamberlain hit a two-run home run down the left-field line in the bottom of the 12th inning, lifting top-seeded Oklahoma to a 5-3 win against Tennessee on Monday night in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series finals.
Valencia grad Max Homa qualifies for U.S. Open
After 92 holes in five days and an emotionally exhausting week, Valencia High graduate Max Homa had to go 36 more and then two playoff holes on Monday.
