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.

Local Olympians: Alysia Montano coasts through round 1 of 800

LONDON (AP) - American runner and Canyon High graduate Alysia Montano clocked a 2:00.47 in the opening round of the 800-meter, giving her the fastest qualifying time from the preliminaries on Wednesday in Olympic Stadium.

Amateur golf: Lee rolls past phase one

This is looking awfully familiar. Valencia High senior Alison Lee is near the top of the leaderboard at a big tournament and she's headed to a one-on-one match with another golfer whose shares the same last name. Two weeks ago, Lee made it to the final round of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, where she lost to Minjee Lee in match play. In this case, Alison Lee is tied for third after two days at ...

MLB: Rutledge leads Rockies over Dodgers 3-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rockies rookie Jeff Rutledge drove in three runs and had three doubles among his career-high four hits, leading Colorado to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.

Local Olympians: Allyson Felix advances to 200 final

LONDON (AP) - Sanya Richards-Ross of the U.S. outleaned Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica to win their 200-meter semifinal heat in 22.30 seconds on Tuesday night, setting up a showdown for the title between two women who both already are bringing home gold from the Olympics.

Amateur golf: Right where she left off

Valencia golfer Alison Lee is riding a wave of momentum. The Valencia High senior is tied for second place at 4-under after 18 holes of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship on Monday at The Country Club in Cleveland. Hart High graduate Kendall Dusenberry is also competing and is tied for 144th out of 155 golfers after one round. Lee, a 17-year-old junior golf star, is coming off a hectic July that saw her finish tied ...

Softball: British beneficiary

Amy Moore has never been to the Great Britain. But she has certainly gained an appreciation for the country in which many in her family - including her father - were born. This summer, the Valencia High graduate suited up for team Great Britain during international softball competition, and the University of the Pacific catcher, who will start her senior year in the fall, set herself up for many more years of international service. Playing ...

Local Olympians: SCV's Felix, Demus both advance in Monday sprints

LONDON (AP) - Both women with local ties advanced in their respective sprints on Monday in Olympic Stadium.

Local Olympians: Men's volleyball clinches top seed with win over Tunisia

LONDON (AP) - David McKienzie scored 17 points and the defending champion U.S. men's volleyball team clinched a top tournament seed at the London Olympics on Monday with a win over Tunisia.

Local Olympians: Demus qualifies for 400M hurdles final

College of the Canyons volunteer assistant track coach Lashinda Demus qualified for Wednesday's final in the 400-meter hurdles on Monday at the 2012 London Olympics.

Local Olympians: COC assistant track coach Lashinda Demus is back on the track

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Local Olympians: Saugus graduate David Smith, US volleyball face Tunisia

Click here to watch the men's volleyball team face Tunisia at Noon.

Ramirez singles to give Dodgers 7-6 win over Cubs

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hanley Ramirez lined an RBI single over a drawn-in infield in the ninth inning, and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a seesaw 7-6 victory on Sunday.

Local Olympian: College of the Canyons' volunteer coach Lashinda Demus qualifies for semis

Lashinda Demus, a volunteer assistant track and field coach at College of the Canyons ran a 54.60 second 400-meter hurdles race today in London to qualify for the semifinals.

MLB: Pujols powers Halos

CHICAGO (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels finally won a battle of the bullpens. Albert Pujols homered again and Howie Kendrick hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning Saturday night that sent the Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Alberto Callaspo doubled off Matt Thornton (4-7) with two outs in the 10th and scored on Kendrick's single. The Angels bullpen had taken the loss in three consecutive ...

Heat oust Bulls from NBA playoffs

MIAMI (AP) - Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heatlocker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee.

Open Water Championships coming to Santa Clarita Valley's Castaic Lake

NCAA softball tournament takes on Santa Clarita flavor

Sagan takes Stage 3 of Tour of California

SANTA CLARITA (AP) - Peter Sagan of Slovakia sprinted to the Stage 3 win and Colombian Janier Acevedo maintained the race lead Tuesday as strong winds replaced the heat at the Tour of California.

Tiger Woods wins Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday.

Marlins send Dodgers to 8th loss in a row, 5-4

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Derek Dietrich tied the game with his first major league home run, Juan Pierre singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins dealt the Los AngelesDodgers their eighth straight loss, 5-4 on Friday night.

Kings finish off St. Louis 2-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal in the final second of the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the second round with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 on Friday night.

Red Wings force Game 7 with Anaheim Ducks

DETROIT (AP) - Henrik Zetterberg picked a good time to break out of his scoring slump.

Angels protest game, beat Astros 6-5 anyway

HOUSTON (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels protested Thursday night's game against Houston and then beat the Astros anyway.

Valencia Country Club hosts U.S. Open qualifier

Johnny MacArthur just got one step closer to playing in one of the world's biggest golf events.

LeBron James wins MVP, 1 vote shy of unanimously

MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA's Most Valuable Player took notice.

LA Kings' Quick blanks Blues 1-0

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 30 saves in his fifth career playoff shutout, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Saturday night and trimming the Blues' series lead to 2-1.

Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn't.

Posey's home run lifts Giants past Dodgers 2-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Buster Posey hit a game-ending home run into the left-field seats leading off the bottom of the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night.

Grizzlies advance with 118-105 win over Clippers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 23 points each, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105 on Friday night to take the first-round series 4-2 and advance to their second Western Conference semifinals in three seasons.