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Local Olympians: At last, gold for Allyson Felix
LONDON (AP) - Third time was a charm for Santa Clarita resident Allyson Felix.
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
Click here to watch Lashinda Demus race live.
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.
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Jagr, Whitney help Stars beat Kings 2-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Forty-somethings Jaromir Jagr and Ray Whitney scored 4:22 apart in the third period, lifting Dallas to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night for the Stars' fourth straight win at Staples Center.
Clippers hand 76ers 14th road loss in row, 101-72
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Paul scored 19 points, Caron Butler added 14 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 101-72 on Wednesday, bouncing back on the second night of back-to-back games.
NCAA Tournament bracket: UCLA (6) to face Minnesota (11)
Regular season Pac-12 champion UCLA earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament bracket, which was revealed on Sunday with the rest of the bracket.
Los Angeles Kings defeat Sharks 5-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kyle Clifford recorded his first two-goal game in the NHL, and Justin Williams, Jarret Stoll and Dwight King also scored as the Los Angeles Kings to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Saturday night.
UCLA basketball falls to Oregon in Pac-12 title game
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carlos Emory scored 20 points, Johnathan Loyd added 19 and Oregon pulled away from No. 21 UCLA 78-69 to win the Pac-12 tournament championship Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
UCLA moves on to Pac-12 title game
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jordan Adams scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 21 UCLA beat No. 18 Arizona for the third time this season, a 66-64 victory Friday night that sends the Bruins to the Pac-12 tournament championship game.
Couture leads Sharks past Kings 4-3
SAN JOSE (AP) - Matt Irwin and Logan Couture made Los Angeles pay for retaliating by scoring power-play goals after Jake Muzzin started a fight to help the San Jose Sharks snap a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.
Do or die for USA Baseball
MIAMI (AP) - Horns honked, percussion pulsed and school kids squealed. Miami can make quite a din when the Dominicans win.
Bruins rally from 15 down for 80-75 win over ASU
LAS VEGAS (AP) - UCLA broke out new uniforms that looked like pajamas and played like they were barely awake well into the second half.
Utah beats USC 69-66 at Pac-12 tourney
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The young Utah Utes are figuring out how to close out tight games at the right time.
US beats Puerto Rico 7-1 in WBC
MIAMI (AP) - Gio Gonzalez gave Team USA its best start yet, and David Wright provided a big finish.
Jones, Hosmer lead US past Canada, move up in WBC
PHOENIX (AP) - Adam Jones doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double in the ninth and the United States beat Canada 9-4 on Sunday to advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
World Baseball Classic: United States defeats Italy
PHOENIX (AP) - David Wright hit a two-out grand slam in the fifth inning and the United States beat Italy 6-2 Saturday night in the World Baseball Classic.
Lakers beat Raptors 118-116 in OT to go over .500
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant hit the tying 3-pointer with 5 seconds left in regulation, then dunked for the go-ahead basket with 10 seconds left in overtime, helping the Los Angeles Lakersbeat the Toronto Raptors 118-116 on Friday night for their second straight come-from-behind win.
Mexico rolls to 5-2 win over Team USA at WBC
PHOENIX (AP) - Adrian Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs, seven pitchers handcuffed United States hitters all night and Mexico rebounded from a disappointing opening loss with a decisive 5-2 win over the Americans in Pool D of the World Baseball Classic on Friday.
