Published Date: July 21, 2008
SOCCER
The Galaxy star is a huge draw home and away, but he and others see his impact as more long-term, and probably includes influencing youngsters in the U.S. to play and excel.
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T.J. SIMERS
Arizona is the NL West contender in need of relief now, if the Dodgers don't blow it like last season.BRITISH OPEN
Irishman becomes the first European to win the championship two times in a row in more than a century. Norman's bid to become oldest major winner ends with a 77.BILL DWYRE
The Angels don't talk up their game or overhype their sweep of the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox, but they have the best record in baseball.NEWSWIRE
They trade for defensive end hours after Phillip Daniels is lost for the season because of a knee injury.DODGERS 6, ARIZONA 5
Matt Kemp comes up with the game-tying hit against Arizona closer Brandon Lyon as L.A. stuns the Diamondbacks and moves back into a tie for first in the West.ANGELS 5, BOSTON 3
Casey Kotchman's double breaks a tie in the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez gets his 40th save.ANGELS FYI
After struggling against Tim Wakefield's knuckleballs, they rally against conventional pitches in the eighth.DODGERS FYI
The utilityman, signed after being released by the Chicago White Sox, scores the tying run in ninth inning as a pinch-runner.SURFING
This may be a turning point after struggles, with five native Southern Californians currently in top ranks to reach World Championship Tour going into contest at Huntington Beach.FISH REPORT
Daily fish counts provided courtesy of Bass Pro.BRITISH OPEN FYI
Young American stays close until finishing with three consecutive bogeys.TENNIS
Former U.S. Open champion joins Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport on the sidelines. Serena Williams is questionable.SOCCER
Its inability to beat New England Revolution in the final group match in Fullerton, combined with Pachuca's tie in a later match, seals the team's fate.GOLF ROUNDUP
Swede birdies three of the last four holes to win U.S. Bank Championship at Milwaukee.MOTOR RACING ROUNDUP
He pits out of sequence with the other contenders in the Honda Indy 200 and it pays off with his second IRL victory of the season.CYCLING
A review of what happened Saturday and a look at what to expect Sunday:NL RESULTS
Ryan Braun homers and drives in five runs in victory.AL RESULTS
He scatters 11 hits in a 6-2 in over Seattle.HORSE RACING
DEL MAR -- Monzante beat Whatsthescript by half a length in the $400,000 Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar on Sunday.AL GAME OF THE DAY
Rookie breaks up Scott Baker's perfect-game bid with a sixth-inning home run and catches Vicente Padilla's gem as the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins, 1-0.SOCCER
The defending champions move on to semifinal rounds of the tournament and will face the Dynamo, the Group A winner, on July 29.NL GAME OF THE DAY
Jorge Cantu hits a bases-loaded single with none out in the 11th inning, and Florida closes in on the NL East lead by beating Philadelphia, 3-2. |
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