Bradley scores decision win over Pacquiao

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Timothy Bradley promised to shock, though the biggest shock in his fight with Manny Pacquiao came from the judges' scorecards.

L.A. Dodgers: Combination lock

SEATTLE (AP) - Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history, a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Athletics: No break for summer in Santa Clarita

School may be out for the summer, but local athletes won't be taking much of a break. This summer, fans in the Santa Clarita Valley can catch local football and baseball teams in action, and follow local athletes as they try to qualify for Olympics. The summer's marquee event is the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and The Signal will be following all of the valley's athletes as they go for gold. Led by ...

Jessica Shults named to Women's College World Series All-Tournament team

Hart High graduate and University of Oklahoma catcher Jessica Shults may have fallen just short of winning an NCAA national championship on Wednesday night in Oklahoma City, but she did managed to pick up another honor in a season full of them.

College World Series: Alabama wins NCAA softball title

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jackie Traina threw a five-hitter and delivered a key RBI single, and Alabama became the first Southeastern Conference team to win a NCAA softball title, beating Oklahoma 5-4 in the final game of a best-of-three series that ended early Thursday.

Longtime manager Lasorda has 'mild' heart attack

NEW YORK (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers say longtime manager Tom Lasorda has been hospitalized after having what the team called a "mild" heart attack.

Shults, Williams help Oklahoma reach championship series

The last time Oklahoma junior catcher Jessica Shults represented her school in a championship game, she walked away without a title.

College golf: Notable year comes to end for Cal's Max Homa

Not only was 2011-12 the most successful golf season of Max Homa's career. It was also one of the best ever recorded for his college team, the University of California, Berkeley. On Saturday, the semifinal round of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, it came to an end after Cal's narrow 3-2 loss in match play to the University of Alabama at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Valencia graduate and Cal junior Homa ...

College golf: Max Homa, Cal advance to NCAA Semifinals

The week began with a field of 30 teams and 156 players at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.

Donovan hat trick leads US over Scotland 5-1

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Apparently, the desire still burns in Landon Donovan. Days after wondering publicly how much longer he will have the hunger to play at an elite level, Donovan scored his first international hat trick in five years, leading the Americans over Scotland 5-1 in an exhibition game Saturday night. As the Americans began a stretch of five games in 18 days, Donovan returned to the U.S. national team following an eight-month absence. ...

Swimming: Locals leave mark

The Santa Clarita Masters Swimming club finished a successful first day of the Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Short Course Yard Regional Championship Meet at its home Santa Clarita Aquatic Center in third place among the 40 swim clubs present.

Swimming: Adults hit the water in regional

The Santa Clarita Aquatic Center will host the U.S. Masters Southwest Zone and Southern Pacific Masters Association Short Course Yards Regional Championship Meet today and Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. both days.

Alison Lee misses cut at LPGA major

Valencia High junior Alison Lee missed the cut Friday after two rounds of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Ranch Mirage.

Soccer: Blue Heat announce roster moves

The Santa Clarita Blue Heat - the city's third season semi-pro women's soccer franchise - announced the return of Portuguese national team captain Edite Fernandes on Monday.

Around the SCV: Change, honors and an ending

The competition will look different next season for most of the Trinity Classical Academy athletic teams.

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.

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.

Florida Gulf Coast stuns Georgetown 78-68

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.