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Dodgers beat Reds 4-1 to regain NL West lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Aaron Harang was rolling along against his former team, feeling good and pitching with the lead. So when Don Mattingly came out to the mound, Harang did his best to dissuade his manager from pulling him.
College baseball: Vincej named top college shortstop
Saugus High graduate and Pepperdine baseball player Zach Vincej is the nation's top collegiate shortstop.
Cruz and Dodgers beat Cueto, Reds 3-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luis Cruz doubled home the go-ahead run in his second game with the Dodgers and stole home on the next pitch, leading Los Angeles to a 3-1 victory over Johnny Cueto and the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Weaver, Angels blank Indians 3-0
CLEVELAND (AP) - Jered Weaver was surrounded. There were baserunners at every corner and trouble everywhere he looked.
College baseball: Vincej named nation's top shortstop
Saugus High graduate and Pepperdine baseball player Zach Vincej is the nation's top collegiate shortstop.
Felix gets final spot in 100 for Olympics
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Jeneba Tarmoh conceded the final Olympic spot in the 100 meters rather than race against training partner and Santa Clarita Valley resident Allyson Felix.
Pro soccer: No stopping the slide
Coming off a difficult five-game roadtrip, the Santa Clarita Blue Heat didn't get the kind of homecoming it sought on Sunday.
Dodgers' Kershaw beats error-prone Mets 8-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) - At the rate the Los Angeles Dodgers were scoring runs during the past week, Clayton Kershaw didn't mind taking them any way he could get them Sunday night.
LA Kings agree to 10-year extension with goalie Quick
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Goalie Jonathan Quick has agreed to a 10-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings.
Angels rout Orioles 13-1 for 2-game sweep
BALTIMORE (AP) - Torii Hunter homered and scored four runs, Jered Weaver pitched into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-1 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep.
Dodgers' bats struggle again in loss to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tim Lincecum threw his 167-pound body in front of the plate to save a run. He pounded the strike zone like the Lincecum of old. More than anything, he pitched the San Francisco Giants into first place while winning again at last.
Angels beat Dodgers to claim season Freeway Series
ANAHEIM (AP) - The largest combined crowd in Angel Stadium history attended the three-game Freeway Series, with Angels and Dodgers fans sharing rows and alternating chants throughout a boisterous weekend.
Capuano pitches Dodgers to 3-1 win over Angels
ANAHEIM (AP) - Chris Capuano outdueled Ervin Santana with seven gritty innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Angels on Saturday and helping end the NL West leaders' four-game losing streak."
Milone, Cespedes lead A's past Dodgers 4-1
OAKLAND (AP) - Tommy Milone pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI in his return to the Oakland lineup and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday night for their seventh win in eight games. Cespedes scored Oakland's first run after a double and added an RBI single in the fifth to back another strong start at home by Milone (7-5) as ...
Homa named to All-America team
Less than three weeks after making a semifinal appearance at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, University of California, Berkeley golfer Max Homa became an All-America honoree.
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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.
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.
