Around the SCV: Local fighter drops out of match

Local boxer Said El Harrak was scheduled to fight this Friday for the second time of his career on the Showtime network.

MLB: Bullpen down in flames

DETROIT (AP) - On this night, Quintin Berry was the best rookie on the field. The Detroit outfielder had three hits, two stolen bases and scored twice, helping the Tigers rally to an 8-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Berry even outplayed Mike Trout - but don't expect him to push the Los Angeles phenom in the Rookie of the Year race. "No, man. That dude's ridiculous," Berry said. "If you ...

MLB: Howard's first HR helps Phillies beat Dodgers 3-2

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ryan Howard homered for his first RBI of the season and Joe Blanton pitched eight effective innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Monday night.

C.J. Reyes: In relentless pursuit

From quarterback to kicker to slot receiver? Talk about the road less traveled. That, though, is exactly what former Hart High signal caller C.J. Reyes is up to at Idaho State University. The walk-on turned partial-scholarship athlete will be the starting punter this season, but a desire for more playing time convinced the red-shirt sophomore to approach a new coach about playing a new position. "I asked (head coach Mike Kramer) if I could start ...

Semipro soccer: Quite a way to finish

A frustrating season for the Santa Clarita Blue Heat came to a happy ending on Sunday at Valencia High School, where the Blue Heat beat the crosstown Los Angeles Strikers 4-1.

MLB: Padres score 6 unearned runs to beat Dodgers 7-2

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Less than 24 hours after a game was literally stolen from them in the ninth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers gave one away to the San Diego Padres with some costly errors that were converted into six unearned runs.

MLB: Angels hold on for 10-8 win over Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) - With a struggling bullpen and facing a powerful offense perfectly suited for a homer-friendly ballpark, Mike Scioscia is relieved the Angels were able to escape New York with a win.

Skateboarding: The Birdman’s ride

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An American team in North Korea

The moment the group of American basketball players and coaches stepped off the plane and began walking through the terminal at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, they could feel the eyes of military guards upon them.

MLB: Dodgers caught with backs turned

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pinch-runner Everth Cabrera stole home to tie the game with two out in the ninth inning and Will Venable came around with the winning run when closer Kenley Jansen threw the ball past catcher A.J. Ellis, leading the San Diego Padres to a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

MLB: Four All Stars have L.A. set for bright future

KANSAS CITY - Baseball's star is on the rise in Los Angeles. How do we know? The answer lied in Kansas City earlier this week. A lot of the attention during Major League Baseball's All-Star week centered on the rise of two rookie phenoms - Washington's Bryce Harper and Los Angeles Angel Mike Trout and how both have become the future of the game in an instant. But closer to home, Trout and one of ...

Pro skateboarding: Hawk coming to town

An estimated 1,000 skateboarding fans are expected to turn out to the Santa Clarita Skatepark on Saturday for the kick off of the Birdhouse Left Coast Tour, featuring legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk and his Birdhouse team.

Inquiry: Penn St. officials concealed sex abuse

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing the former assistant football coach to prey on other youngsters, according to a scathing report issued Thursday on the scandal.

Pro soccer: Out of opportunities

The Southern California summer heat proved to be no match for the women from Seattle. Outperforming the weather as well as their opposition, the Seattle Sounders Women beat the Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1-0 in a United Soccer League W-League game on Wednesday night at Valencia High. "They dominated the first 25 minutes," said Blue Heat assistant coach Luty Neveleff, who was filling in for head coach Charles Martinez. "From there, we were able to ...

MLB All-Star Game: Giant All-Star drubbing

KANSAS CITY - The phenoms from Anaheim and Washington. The knuckleballer who went through hell and survived. The retiring Braves legend. The returning legendary manager in his final game.

Two locals help UCLA baseball win L.A. regional

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grant Watson allowed one hit over seven innings to lead No. 1 seeded UCLA to a 6-0 victory over San Diego and the NCAA tournament's Los Angeles regional title on Sunday night.

Santa Clarita well represented in NCAA softball final

It wasn't that long ago - 2007 to be exact - that then Hart catcher Jessica Shults was walking off the field with teammate Melissa Brown watching then-Valencia Vikings Madison Shipman celebrate a CIF-Southern Section Division I championship.

Johnny MacArthur embracing his old self

Johnny MacArthur shakes his head and has an incredulous look on his face.

UCLA baseball rallies to beat Cal Poly

LOS ANGELES - With the sun setting and the lights brightening, a routine fly ball to left caught Cal Poly Mustangs right fielder Nick Torres by surprise in Saturday's NCAA Los Angeles baseball regional at UCLA's Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Max Homa, Cal upset in NCAA semifinals

The wave of emotion swung back the other direction this week for Valencia graduate Max Homa.

Santa Clarita Blue Heat win home opener over LA Strikers

The Santa Clarita Blue Heat, the valley's semi-professional women's soccer club, had their fans and coaching staff sweating throughout the full 90 minutes. But in the end, the squad pulled out a 3-2 win in its home opener against the Los Angeles Strikers at the Master's College.

Max Homa, Cal golf move on to NCAA semifinals

The Max Homa-led University of California golf team was pushed to the limit on Friday in the first round of match play at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships at Capital City Club's Crabapple Course in Milton, Ga.

Valencia grad Mundell powers Cal Poly in regional opener

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Valencia High graduate Brian Mundell homered and had four RBIs to lead No. 2 seed Cal Poly to a 9-2 victory - its first in the NCAA tournament - over San Diego in an opening-round game of the Los Angeles regional Friday.

James scores 30, Heat take Game 5, 90-79

MIAMI (AP) - The game was very much in doubt. A sold-out arena was basically silent. The chance of getting back to the NBA Finals for a third straight year could have slipped away.

Angels defeat Dodgers 3-2 to split freeway series

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jason Vargas completed an undefeated May with seven sharp innings, Howie Kendrick doubled twice and scored three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers 3-2 Thursday night on Chris Nelson's tiebreaking RBI single to salvage a split of the four-game Freeway Series.

Valencia grad Max Homa wins National Title

Seabrook's OT goal lifts Blackhawks past Red Wings

CHICAGO (AP) - When the Chicago Blackhawks were on the brink of playoff elimination, they had the feeling that all they needed was one win to turn it around.

Local athletes will participate in NCAA baseball tourney

The Santa Clarita Valley once again has a few good reasons to tune into the college baseball postseason, which begins Friday.

Valencia grad Homa in fourth place at NCAA golf championships

Pac-12 individual champion.

Ryu tosses 2-hitter as Dodgers beat Angels 3-0

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched a two-hitter for his first complete game in the major leagues, Luis Cruz hit his first homer of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Angels 3-0 in the second game of the Freeway Series on Tuesday night.