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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.
No. 13 UCLA beats James Madison 100-70
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman Powell scored a career-high 27 points, Jordan Adams added 25 and No. 13 UCLA routed James Madison 100-70 on Thursday night in regional play of the Legends Classic.
No. 13 UCLA rallies in OT to beat UC Irvine 80-79
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson and Tony Parker gave a shout out to their ineligible fellow freshman Shabazz Muhammad, donning a T-shirt with his face and the slogan "Free Shabazz" during pre-game warm ups. The Bruins managed to survive without him.
NBA: Green's 3-pointer pushes Spurs past Lakers 84-82
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Danny Green hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds left, Tony Parker scored 19 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles 84-82 Tuesday night in the Lakers' first loss since firing coach Mike Brown.
MLB: Dodgers hire former Canyon coach Crim
In a sense, former Canyon High baseball coach Chuck Crim feels like he did 25 years ago. It was announced Tuesday that the former Major League pitcher and Cowboys varsity head coach was named the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen coach. Crim, who led the Canyon program in 2004 and 2005, called it a dream come true. The Van Nuys native said he has been a lifelong Dodger fan and equated getting the bullpen coaching job ...
NBA: Lakers intrigued by chance to play for D'Antoni
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Pau Gasol got home from the game and read about it on Twitter, while Dwight Howard got a midnight message on his BlackBerry. They shared most Los Angeles Lakers fans' mix of surprise, trepidation and anticipation.
College football: Much-needed rebound
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marqise Lee showed up in coach Lane Kiffin's office 45 minutes before kickoff with swollen cheeks and irritated eyes from an allergic reaction.
NBA: Lakers top Pistons 108-79, finally get 1st win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol have raised enough championship trophies to realize they really shouldn't be getting excited about any win in the first week of November.
College football: Nothing but ‘O’ in L.A.
LOS ANGELES - Last week, USC's hopes of playing for a national championship were all but washed away with a loss to Arizona.
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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.
