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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.
MLB: Fielder lets bat do the talking
KANSAS CITY - There's something about these All-Star Game events that really gets the quiet Prince Fielder to sound off.
Robinson Ranch to host Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
The Pac-12 cross country championships will be held right here in the Santa Clarita Valley this fall.
Rough day for Valencia’s Lee
KOHLER, Wis. (AP) - Valencia High School's Alison Lee struggled on Saturday during the third round of the U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run.
Viking makes the cut at Open
By Signal Staff and wire services Valencia's Alison Lee knew scoreboard watching wasn't going to help her make the cut at the U.S. Women's Open - she just needed to concentrate on how she played, one hole at a time. And that's just what she did. Lee ended the third day of the tournament at 5-over, landing right on the cut line to qualify for the weekend. "I knew I had to play like yesterday ...
Dodgers get to Miley, beat D-Backs 4-1
PHOENIX (AP) - Scott Van Slyke and Elian Herrera hit solo home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers sent Arizona to its sixth straight loss with a 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
Pro soccer: Unlucky ending
Just as it seemed that the Santa Clarita Blue Heat were on the verge of ending their three-game winless streak, a costly own goal tied the game 1-1 letting the Colorado Rush escape with a tie Wednesday at Valencia High School.
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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.
Ben Howland out as UCLA head coach
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA fired Ben Howland on Sunday night after 10 seasons as Bruins coach that included three Final Four appearances, but culminated with another early-round exit from the NCAA tournament.
No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast advances to Sweet 16
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Florida Gulf Coast went from shocking the college basketball world to downright impressing it. And the Eagles were smiling the whole time.
No. 13 seed La Salle beats No. 4 K-State
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jerrell Wright made three foul shots in the final 30 seconds, and No. 13 seed La Salle survived after blowing an 18-point halftime lead to beat fourth-seeded Kansas State 63-61 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Harvard pulls upset of opening day, downing New Mexico in NCAA tournament
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.
