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College football: Record-setting day at the Coliseum
LOS ANGELES - Matt Barkley and Robert Woods, welcome to the USC record books. To USC's offense, welcome back. A week after being questioned for an uncharacteristic low offensive output in a win over Washington, the Trojans answered emphatically, displaying the type of high-flying, big-play ability that they're expected to play. Barkley and Woods both set records, Barkley's for most career touchdown passes in school and conference history, and Woods' for most receptions in USC ...
Swim: Local swim club head steps down
Canyons Aquatics Club has become synonymous with the success of Santa Clarita Valley swimming in the past few years.
MLB: Zito, Giants beat Cards, close NLCS deficit to 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Barry Zito pitched the San Francisco Giants back into the NL championship series, dominating into the eighth inning of a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night that narrowed their deficit to 3-2.
MLB: Beltran sub boosts Cardinals in Game 3
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Matt Carpenter always tries to stay ready, keeping an assortment of gloves nearby. That's his job.
ALCS: Tigers top Yankees 2-1, need 1 win for pennant
DETROIT (AP) - Justin Verlander and Detroit's stellar starters are on quite a roll - no matter who is in the opposing lineup.
NFL: Manning's 3 TD passes spur Broncos' comeback
SAN DIEGO (AP) - It took a quarterback of Peyton Manning's caliber to pull off this kind of comeback.
MLB: Giants beat Cardinals 7-1 in Game 2 to even NLCS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The sight of Marco Scutaro on the ground in pain after getting flattened by Matt Holliday's hard takeout was just the spark the San Francisco Giants needed.
MLB: Beltran, Freese hit 2-run HRs, Cards beat Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ahead by a lot or behind by a bunch, these St. Louis Cardinals are winning every which way.
MLB: Sanchez, Tigers beat Yanks for 2-0 lead in ALCS
NEW YORK (AP) - The Detroit Tigers got a big boost from Anibal Sanchez's arm. They got a helping hand from an umpire, too.
Jeter hurt, Young stars as Tigers win ALCS opener
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees lost the AL championship series opener and their captain when Derek Jeter broke his left ankle moments after Detroit's Delmon Young doubled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, giving the Tigers a 6-4 win Saturday night.
Cards score 4 in 9th, beat Nats 9-7, reach NLCS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Doesn't matter how bad things look for the St. Louis Cardinals. Trailing by a bunch, down to their last strike, they simply stay calm and do what it takes to win.
The right stuff: Yanks beat O's, advance to ALCS
NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees-Orioles. Playoffs. Disputed home run to right field. Yankees win.
NFL: Vereen scores TD as Pats top Broncos
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The familiar showdown had a new twist - Peyton Manning in a Denver Broncos uniform. It ended as it usually does with Tom Brady winning the matchup of marquee quarterbacks.
MLB: Milone solid in first postseason start, but A's fall short
DETROIT (AP) - A dropped fly, two wild pitches and a little smooch for the baseball by a relieved reliever.
MLB: Reds lose ace, win first playoff game in 17 years
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Brandon Phillips still sees the highlights of his weak grounder for the final out in Roy Halladay's no-hitter of the Cincinnati Reds in an embarrassing playoff opener two years ago. Now, Phillips and the Reds have their own memorable winning playoff moment. After losing their ace, no less. Sam LeCure, Mat Latos and three other pitchers shut down San Francisco after Johnny ...
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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.
Williams' 11 3s, 42 points lead Nets past Wizards
NEW YORK (AP) - Deron Williams already had five 3-pointers in less than five minutes when he pulled up in transition well behind the line, just to see how hot he really was.
