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NBA: Holiday leads Sixers over Lakers 103-99
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jrue Holiday had 26 points and 10 assists, Evan Turner added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-99 on Tuesday night.
College football: Hard to ignore
PASADENA - Who needs Luck or hype? Stanford, which could argue that it played better than nearly every college football team since mid-October, defeated Wisconsin 20-14 Tuesday in the 99th playing of the Rose Bowl Game. With a defense intent on limiting Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, the NCAA FBS all-time leading touchdown scorer, and a good-enough offense, the Cardinal showed just how significant it is in the college football landscape. This despite losing star ...
College football: Oklahoma St rolls Purdue in Heart of Dallas Bowl
DALLAS (AP) - So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn't care about playing in the Heart ofDallas Bowl.
College football: No. 21 Northwestern ends drought in Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The stuffed monkey spent the last year in storage, out of sight but still in everyone's mind.
College football: Murray's 5 TDs lift Georgia by Nebraska in Cap One
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Murray wanted nothing more this week than to send Georgia's senior class out with a game to remember.
College football: Robinson rushes for 100 yards in Outback Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Denard Robinson's big day running the ball for Michigan wasn't enough to overcome big plays by South Carolina in the Outback Bowl.
College football: Sun goes down on USC
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Tevin Washington threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score to help Georgia Tech beat Southern California 21-7 on Monday in the Sun Bowl.
NFL: Six coaches get pink slip
SAN DIEGO (AP) - By lunchtime Monday, six NFL coaches were looking for work. With the regular season ending the day before, the firings came at a furious clip and within a two-hour span the following were sacked: Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo, Though he also had a losing record, New York Jets ...
Air Force, Hart grad MacArthur fall in Armed Forces Bowl
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - When Rice freshman quarterback Driphus Jackson was suddenly thrust into action in the Armed Forces Bowl, he drove the Owls within 2 yards of a tying touchdown before his errant pitch.
UCLA rallies to upset No. 7 Missouri in OT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After two defeats to ranked opponents and a surprising loss to Cal Poly that knocked them out of the Top 25, the UCLA Bruins are starting to find their way.
Net loss: Brooklyn fires coach Avery Johnson
NEW YORK (AP) - Coach of the month in November, out of a job by New Year's. The Brooklyn Nets have elevated expectations this season, and a .500 record wasn't good enough. Coach Avery Johnson was fired Thursday, his team having lost 10 of 13 games after a strong start to its first season in Brooklyn. "We don't have the same fire now than we did when we were 11-4," general manager Billy King said ...
College volleyball: SCV plays part in 3-peat
The last time Pierce College women's volleyball lost a match, half the team was still in high school.
Brock Vereen: New kind of feeling
A year ago, University of Minnesota defensive back and Valencia High School graduate Brock Vereen was spending Christmas with his family.
Sports: 2012 Year in photos, part two
This is part two of our two-part series highlighting some of the year's best moments in Santa Clarita Valley sports through photos.
Sports: 2012 Year in photos, part one
From remarkable individual performances to fantastic team accomplishments, 2012 featured it all.
Articles by Section - General
USC hires FGCU's Enfield as men's hoops coach
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California hired Andy Enfield as men's basketball coach on Monday night after he took Florida Gulf Coast to the round of 16 of the NCAA tournament.
MLB opener: Astros stun Texas
HOUSTON (AP) - Rick Ankiel and the Houston Astros made an impressive debut in the American League, trouncing the Texas Rangers 8-2 Sunday night in the major league opener and giving Bo Porter a win in his first game as manager.
Louisville beats Duke to reach Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - With tears in their eyes and Kevin Ware in their hearts, there was no way Louisville was losing this game.
Louisville player suffers horrific leg injury
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - School officials say that Louisville guard Kevin Ware has been taken to a local hospital after sustaining a broken lower right leg during the first half of Sunday's Midwest Regional final against Duke.
Michigan rolls into Final Four, beats Fla.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Trey Burke and Michigan had the perfect response for everyone who said they were too young or not tough enough to make it all the way to Atlanta.
Angels defeat Dodgers in walk-off exhibition win
ANAHEIM (AP) - Hank Conger pinch hit for Josh Hamilton and smacked a two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday night in the teams' final exhibition game.
Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Kings, 103-98
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a nagging left foot injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers kept pace for the Western Conference's final playoff spot by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 103-98 on Saturday night.
Syracuse on to Final Four, beats Marquette 55-39
WASHINGTON (AP) - When played to perfection, there's nothing quite like Syracuse's aggressive, half-court 2-3 zone defense.
Wichita State upsets OSU 70-66 for Final Four trip
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cleanthony Early kept stealing glances down at the hat in his hands while he waited for his turn to climb the stepladder. The Wichita State forward seemed stunned at the words on the side of his brand-new ballcap: "Final Four Atlanta."
Koivu scores in shootout as Wild beat Kings 4-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Mikko Koivu scored in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
Ellis' slam helps Dodgers beat Angels 9-8
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A.J. Ellis provided the Los Angeles Dodgers with more power than they expected from him last season, his first as their No.1 catcher. Now that manager Don Mattingly has gotten a taste of it, he's like to see him continue to hit home runs.
Clippers fall just short in loss to San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tim Duncan had a season-high 34 points, including a game-winning three-point play with 2.2 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers 104-102 on Friday night.
Anaheim Ducks end skid with win over Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) - Sheldon Souray scored with 2:08 left in regulation to break a tie, Jonas Hiller made 25 saves and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday to end a four-game losing streak.
Two former WWE performers to headline event at Valencia High; uncle of ‘The Rock’ also to wrestle
Santa Clarita Valley wrestling fans, get ready for some body slams, suplexes and high-flying moves off the top rope.
Tiger back on top in golf
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods is back to No. 1 in the world with a game that looks as good as ever.
