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Golf: Foreign flavor
THOUSAND OAKS – Graeme McDowell is one of just three international players in the field at the World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual.
College football: Hogan leads Stanford past UCLA 27-24 to win Pac-12
STANFORD (AP) - Kevin Hogan has taken Stanford to a place Andrew Luck never could.
Golf: McDowell takes three-stroke lead at World Challenge
THOUSAND OAKS – Graeme McDowell is one of just three international players in the field at the World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual.
NBA: Billups returns, Clippers beat Wolves 101-95
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Chauncey Billups back to the lineup for the first time this season with a 101-95 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
NBA: Hill's clutch shot pushes Pacers past Lakers 79-77
LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Hill's high-arching shot over Dwight Howard went in with 0.1 seconds left, and the Indiana Pacers withstood Kobe Bryant's 40-point performance and the Lakers' last-minute rally for a 79-77 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
USC can’t climb back on Aztecs
LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Rahon and Jamaal Franklin had 17 points apiece, and No. 25 San Diego State edged Southern California 66-60 on Sunday night.
Cal Poly slips past No. 11 UCLA 70-68
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dylan Royer scored 18 points and Kyle Odister came off the bench and added 15 points, including the game-winning free throws and Cal Poly upset No. 11 UCLA 70-68 on Sunday.
College football: Rematch on the horizon
PASADENA (AP) - Stepfan Taylor rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Kevin Hogan passed for 160 yards and another score, and No. 11 Stanford beat No. 15 UCLA 35-17 Saturday to win the Pacific-12 Conference North title and a rematch with the Bruins in the conference championship game.
College football: Notre Dame locks it up
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Fighting Irish punched their ticket to Miami. Theo Riddick rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown, Kyle Brindza kicked five field goals, and No. 1 Notre Dame secured a spot in the BCS championship game with a 22-13 victory over Southern California on Saturday night. Everett Golson passed for 217 yards as the Fighting Irish (12-0) completed their first perfect regular season since 1988, earning a trip to south Florida ...
NBA: Grizzlies' NBA's best again, beat Lakers 106-98
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies had to wait three long days before getting back on the court after a loss snapped their eight-game winning streak.
Lakers can't get rolling under D'Antoni
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies had to wait three long days before getting back on the court after a loss snapped their eight-game winning streak.
NBA: Nets shut down Clippers in fourth, win 86-76
NEW YORK (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets gave up enough dunks and dishes in the first half, then decided to toughen up.
NFL: Patriots, Vereen feast on Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Tom Brady and the New England Patriots put this game - and the New York Jets' ugly season - away early.
NBA: Lakers win in D'Antoni's debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored six of his 25 points in the final two minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on for a 95-90 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night in coach Mike D'Antoni's sideline debut. Dwight Howard had 23 points and 15 rebounds despite a horrific 7-for-19 performance at the free-throw line for the Lakers, who ...
Cal fires football coach Tedford
BERKELEY (AP) - Jeff Tedford made a downtrodden program relevant as coach at California, putting out competitive teams for a decade, developing dozens of NFL players and spearheading a facilities upgrade.
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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.
