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Champions Tour event in Newport Beach to become Hoag Senior Players Championship
The annual event at Newport Beach Country Club, the longest-running tournament at the same site on the 50-and-over PGA Tour Champions, is being elevated to a major championship beginning in…
Lakers hire former Pelicans executive as assistant GM
Rohan Ramadas, who was the vice president of strategy and basketball operations in New Orleans, is the first of two assistant GMs the Lakers plan to hire.
Derwin James Jr., Chargers agree to 3-year, $75.6M extension
The deal, which calls for about $57 million to be guaranteed for the five-time Pro Bowl selection, makes him the highest-paid safety in the league by average annual salary for…
Mookie Betts homers twice as Dodgers rout Rockies, but Kiké Hernández is headed to IL
Betts drives in five runs as a reshuffled lineup produces five home runs and 17 hits while Eric Lauer debuts with six strong innings in a 15-6 win, but the…
Angels working to get better with runners in scoring position
The Angels have an MLB-worst .215 batting average with runners in scoring position, but they’re working to correct that by trying to get players to focus on making contact in…
Nolan Schanuel still out of Angels’ lineup because of calf issue
The first baseman hopes to avoid a stay on the injured list, but he’s still bothered by the injury three days after aggravating it. He’s been dealing with nagging issues…
Vaughn Grissom’s grand slam leads Angels to 4th straight win
Grissom’s eighth-inning blast puts the Angels on top, on their way to a 10-6 victory over the Tigers. Grissom has three hits, after having just two in his previous 28…
Orange County girls athlete of the week: Liliana Escobar, JSerra
Escobar pitched two shutouts to lead JSerra's softball team to the CIF-SS Division 1 finals for the first time.
Rosary, Servite teams, individuals shine again at CIF-SS Masters track meet
Rosary, Servite and many other Orange County track and field athletes qualified for the CIF State meet.
OC softball sets record with six schools playing for CIF-SS titles this week
Softball notes: JSerra, Mater Dei, Whittier Christian, Mission Viejo, Northwood and Irvine will represent the county on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Deanna Manning Stadium.