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Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts to a pont against Daria Kasatkina, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Venus Williams, of the United States, and Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, celebrate during their doubles match during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Coco Gauff, of the United States, serves during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Coco Gauff, of the…
PASADENA — Nico Iamaleava weaved his way through the crowd of UCLA football recruits and friends of the program. The rest of his team had already jogged through the home-team Rose Bowl tunnel and into the locker room. Nico was looking for home — and he found it. Waiting to provide pregame support, Nico’s parents, Leinna and Nic Iamaleava, wrapped their son in a swarming hug. Iamaleava said earlier this week he was expecting 20-to-30 family members to be at the game — family, his driving point from Big Ten Media Day all the way to the season opener on…
LOS ANGELES – Like some magic solvent, the Dodgers’ lineup is taking starting pitchers with 5.00 ERAs and making them look shiny and new again. For the fourth time in their past eight games, the Dodgers faced a starting pitcher who began the game with an ERA in that unsightly numerical neighborhood. And for the fourth time in those starts, the Dodgers’ offense could do nothing. Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez had a 5.67 ERA through 23 starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. In the 24th, he held the Dodgers scoreless on four hits for six innings as the Diamondbacks beat…
DEL MAR — There will come a day when Gold Phoenix doesn’t win the Del Mar Handicap. No, really. But that day was not Saturday, just like it wasn’t on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend last year … or in 2023 … or in 2022. For the first time in the 10 decades they’ve been racing at Del Mar, a horse won the same stakes race four consecutive years. Four others had won three but did not try for a four-peat. Gold Phoenix did – and he was fully extended, but he outfinished Stay Hot, Atitlan and Truly Quality…
LOS ANGELES — The USC football team gave Missouri State a rough welcome to FBS football on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans’ defensive performance only allowed one touchdown in the first half, and defensive end Kameryn Fountain was one of the most productive players on the field with one sack, two tackles for loss and two solo tackles. Fountain has repeatedly been referenced as one of the most improved players throughout fall training camp. “He improved every single day and learned from his mistakes,” defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn said. “And when you look at him right now compared to this past…
HOUSTON — The bottom of the order came to the rescue for the Angels. After getting four hits in the first 17 innings of the series against the Houston Astros, the Angels strung together four straight hits to spark a three-run rally in the ninth inning of a 4-1 victory over the Astros on Saturday night. With one out in a tie game, Luis Rengifo, Logan O’Hoppe, Matthew Lugo and Oswald Peraza – the bottom four hitters in the order – had consecutive hits, producing two runs. The first three were singles that loaded the bases. Peraza then launched a…
LOS ANGELES — The trade deadline acquisition the Dodgers hoped would make the biggest impact for them won’t be ready to pitch any time soon. Right-hander Brock Stewart made just four appearances for the Dodgers after being acquired from the Minnesota Twins before going on the Injured List with a sore shoulder. An examination found inflammation in the rotator cuff and fluid in the bursa sac, but no structural damage. Stewart received a cortisone injection and platelet-rich plasma “Already it’s calmed down,” Stewart said shortly after receiving the injections. “The (range of) motion is good. So yeah, I’m optimistic. ……
In several ways, the Western Conference clash between first-place San Diego and fifth-place Los Angeles Football Club is massive, which explains the standing-room-only overcapacity crowd expected to fill BMO Stadium Sunday night. Twenty-seven days between home games and 39 since their last Major League Soccer contest on Christmas Tree Lane, suffice to say LAFC supporters have eyed this one since the regular season schedule was released in December. Interest in the league’s 30th team is natural considering geography and the sporting history between the cities. On those terms alone, their home and away regular season meetings in 2025 were going…
The Galaxy have one final attempt to secure a CONCACAF Champions Cup spot and it comes Sunday in the Leagues Cup third-place game. The Galaxy, who host Orlando City SC, must win to earn a second consecutive trip to the CONCACAF tournament. The third-place winner will begin next year’s tournament in the first round. Seattle hosts Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup final Sunday night. Both finalists will start the CONCACAF tournament in the Round of 16. This will be the second meeting between the Galaxy and Orlando City. The first, on March 29, was won by OCSC 2-1, thanks…
LOS ANGELES — With seven games remaining in the regular season, Sparks coach Lynne Roberts has a direct message for her team. “We’re not going to quit,” Roberts said. “I promise you that.” With that call to action, the ninth-place Sparks will look to keep their fading playoff hopes alive in the final contest of a four-game homestand against the Washington Mystics on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. The Sparks (17-20), who have lost two in a row after Friday’s loss to the Indiana Fever, are 2-1 against the Mystics this season. Sparks All-Star guard Kelsey Plum is averaging 20.1 points…