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UCLA's Kevin Prince looks stronger, surer, more accurate

Sports - Sun, 2010/04/25 - 12:50am
The Bruins quarterback, heading into his sophomore year, is displaying leadership and savvy at spring practice.

UCLA free safety Rahim Moore has stared across the line of scrimmage daily and seen a different Kevin Prince at quarterback.


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Bill Dwyre: Adamek lifts Polish spirits with victory over Arreola

Sports - Sun, 2010/04/25 - 12:00am
His majority decision against the game heavyweight from Riverside gives Poland something to cheer about in wake of recent troubles.

Boxing's heavyweight division, a general bore to the public for several years with the dominance of the Klitschko brothers, finally got an old-time, rock 'em, sock 'em show Saturday night.


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Boxing appears to have found a home in the Inland Empire

Sports - Sun, 2010/04/25 - 12:00am
A card featuring heavyweight contender Cris Arreola draws more than 6,000 to Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, and organizers hope it will be just the first of many such programs.

Brothers Jose and Daniel Roman from Riverside are big boxing fans, but until Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario was constructed last year, their options to watch a match were restricted to hotel ballrooms, casino parking lots or a lengthy drive to a pricey seat at Staples Center.


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UCLA adds individual titles at NCAA gymnastics championships

Sports - Sun, 2010/04/25 - 12:00am
Vanessa Zamarripa and Brittani McCullough add to Friday's team championship with vault and floor titles, respectively. Stanford's Carly Janiga wins the uneven bars.

— UCLA Coach Valorie Kondos Field had grown tired of the "S-E-C" chants.


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Kings will stick with Jonathan Quick

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 11:41pm
Terry Murray won't change his starting goalie in must-win Game 6 against the Canucks.

Kings Coach Terry Murray will change his lines but not his goaltender for Sunday's win-or-vacation playoff game against Vancouver at Staples Center, calling Jonathan Quick "our guy" despite two shaky performances in teamwide breakdowns the Canucks have exploited to take a 3-2 series lead.


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Datone Jones is impressive in UCLA spring game

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 10:59pm
Defensive end has two sacks and recovers a fumble.

UCLA defensive end Datone Jones was certainly aware of what was going on this weekend.


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Lakers get drilled by the Thunder

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 10:20pm
Oklahoma City rolls to a 110-89 rout to even the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

Oklahoma City rolls to a 110-89 rout to even the best-of-seven series at 2-2.


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Chivas USA beats San Jose, 3-2

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 9:47pm
Sacha Kljestan, Justin Braun and Chukwudi Chijindu each score and goalkeeper Zach Thornton preserves the victory with a diving one-handed save in the 72nd minute.

Justin Braun and Chukwudi Chijindu scored in the second half to give Chivas USA a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.


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Thunder rout the Lakers, 110-89, to even series at 2-2

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 9:30pm
The young, energetic squad from Oklahoma City denies L.A. its low-post game while getting to the free-throw line 48 times, making 42.


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Alphie's Bet might be a good bet for the Belmont

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 9:26pm
The colt who was a troubled sixth in the Santa Anita Derby wins the Snow Chief Stakes easily at Hollywood Park.

Alphie's Bet, once considered a Kentucky Derby hopeful, is giving his connections new aspirations for the Triple Crown trail.


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Derek Jeter and Manny Ramirez pay huge dividends

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 8:54pm
New York Yankees shortstop and Dodgers outfielder have proved to be the best value among the big-contract players.

The wasted dollars flow freely in baseball. The longer the contract, the better the chance of throwing away millions.


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Galaxy, Wizards play to a scoreless tie

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 8:18pm
Edson Buddle is held to just one shot after scoring seven goals in the Galaxy's first four games.

Kansas City shut down Los Angeles' Edson Buddle for the first time this season, but Kei Kamara's goal-line blunder meant the Wizards had to settle for a scoreless tie with the unbeaten Galaxy on Saturday night.


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Mexico's Javier Aguirre has changed national team's outlook

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 8:13pm
The soccer coach has brought a team-first mentality to a dysfunctional, underperforming squad that was in danger of missing the World Cup. Aguirre has a goal of making the semifinals in South Africa.

Javier Aguirre wasn't interested in talking about soccer.


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Questions reverberate for Angels after collision at plate

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 7:41pm
Ex-catcher Mike Scioscia says Mark Teixeira’s scoring slide that injured Bobby Wilson was a clean play, but Torii Hunter wonders if the contact was necessary.

Torii Hunter would not go so far as to say that Mark Teixeira's bone-crushing slide that sent Angels catcher Bobby Wilson to a hospital Friday night was dirty. But there was something about the play that just didn't sit right with the Angels center fielder.


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Angels' Joel Pineiro gets rocked in Yankees' 7-1 victory

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 7:02pm
The right-hander, who pitched well in New York 10 days earlier, gives up six runs and 11 hits in six innings.

The strength of this Angels rotation was supposed to be depth, not dominance. The team may lack a true ace, "but we have five bona fide No. 2 guys," left-hander Joe Saunders said in spring training, pitchers who should keep the Angels in games most nights.


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USC players surprised by the fall of Troy in NFL draft

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 7:01pm
‘Everyone fell lower than we all expected,' cornerback Shareece Wright says of a draft in which no Trojan was taken until safety Taylor Mays in the second round, 49th overall.

USC players were on the field before the NFL draft concluded Saturday, but they were still talking about the fates of former teammates when an 81-play scrimmage was over.


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Dodgers outlast Nationals, 4-3, in 13 innings

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 6:20pm
Russell Martin's single drives in the go-ahead run and Carlos Monasterios earns his first major league victory.

Russell Martin's single drives in the go-ahead run and Carlos Monasterios earns his first major league victory.


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Dodgers' Manny Ramirez returns to L.A.

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 6:20pm
Outfielder, put on the disabled list Friday, will consult team doctor Monday about strained right calf.

When the Dodgers rushed onto the field to celebrate their 4-3, 13-inning victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday, Manny Ramirez wasn't there. He wasn't even in the ballpark.


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Kings announcer Bob Miller loves hockey, and it shows

Sports - Sat, 2010/04/24 - 6:10pm
Through (rare) good times and (mostly) bad times, Miller's voice has provided the soundtrack to the NHL in Los Angeles for 37 years. His knowledge, enthusiasm and evenhanded approach have earned him his place in the broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Through (rare) good times and (mostly) bad times, Miller's voice has provided the soundtrack to the NHL in Los Angeles for 37 years. His knowledge, enthusiasm and evenhanded approach have earned him his place in the broadcasting Hall of Fame.


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