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Mayfield volleyball team knows offense alone not enough Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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It's hard to ignore the offensive machine that is the Mayfield Senior School volleyball team.
The Cubs have won two consecutive CIF-Southern Section championships by pounding away.
San Marino brushes off Lakewood to reach final Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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LAKEWOOD - Top-seeded San Marino was given quite the fight against Lakewood in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 girls tennis semifinals on Thursday.
South Pasadena falls to San Luis Obispo Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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SOUTH PASADENA - The South Pasadena High School girls tennis team got the break in the coin flip - it didn't have to travel six hours to San Luis Obispo.
Apaches runners ready to battle for title Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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And now, the moment of truth.
The Arcadia High School boys cross country team has been chasing Royal all season.
Saturday, on a hilly 3-mile course at Mt.
Rosemead breaking through Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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At different points during the regular season, both San Marino and Rosemead high schools were No. 2 in the CIF-Southern Section Mid-Valley Division top 10 poll.
HIGH SCHOOLS: Dannhausen carries on through loss of father Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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It was an early Friday morning when La Salle High School's Mark Dannhausen was getting ready for school and preparing for what was supposed to be a big day for him and the Lancers football team.
Dannhausen instead carried on with a heavy heart.
Citrus College to host boys' baksetball tournament Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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Inland Empire Basketball Program (IEBP) will host the Southern Pacific AAU Boys Basketball Tournament 3, scheduled for Nov. 21 to 22, at Citrus College, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. in Glendora.
LOS ANGELES - It didn't take long for Pau Gasol to begin answering key questions during his long-delayed, much-anticipated season debut Thursday night.
Those stories about Bobby Frankel being abrasive, grumpy, and ready to rip a jockey's head off?
They're all true. Every single one of 'em.
Opinionated, stubborn, outspoken, brash?
Sure he was. He was all of those, and probably more.
A. left out on LPGA's 2010 schedule Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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The LPGA Tour held a news conference in February in Beverly Hills to announce it would host a tournament in the LosAngeles area in 2010.
The tour also announced a lucrative partnership with JGolf.
It made good on only one of those announcements.
Ducks need OT to bottle up Lightning Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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ANAHEIM - The sequence was simple, not difficult, yet it embodied everything the Ducks needed to happen between two of their best players.
Scott Niedermayer got the puck high in the slot, 52 seconds into overtime.
'Malice at the Palace' still bitter subject for Artest Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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LOS ANGELES - As anniversaries go, this isn't one to be celebrated.
Because it's hard for anyone, let alone Ron Artest, to forget what happened at the Palace of Auburn Hills five years ago Thursday.
Ducks finally bottle up Lightning Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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ANAHEIM - The Ducks and Tampa Bay Lightning don't play each other very often, having met only 20 times in their brief shared NHL existence.
Regardless of the outcome, Thursday's game was bound to be a rarity.
Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young Award Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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NEW YORK - Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award.
Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers.
Donovan wins first MVP award Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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SEATTLE - Landon Donovan's received a nice addition to his already spectacular year Thursday, when the Galaxy star was named MVP of Major League Soccer for the first time in his career.
Already having earned U.S.
Williams lifts Dolphins over Panthers, 24-17 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - He may be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.
UCLA BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Bruins using loss as motivation Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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LOS ANGELES - After a crushing loss, a team has two options: Live and learn from the game, taking away lessons to be applied the next game, or simply erase the memory.
UCLA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Neuheisel still getting used to Twitter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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LOS ANGELES - UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel has joined the Twitterverse.
Neuheisel has been tweeting for about three weeks, and he's still trying to get the hang of it.
USC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Carroll-Kiffin matchup seems unlikely Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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LOS ANGELES - USC and Tennessee are scheduled to play a home-and-home series in the years 2020 and 2021, which means Pete Carroll and his former assistant, Lane Kiffin, are unlikely to face each other by the time the team's play.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Syracuse routs No. 13 Cal Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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NEW YORK - Jim Boeheim walked into the postgame interview room and settled into a chair, hunching over with his chin tucked into his hand. When he finally spoke, the first words out of his mouth probably sent a shiver through Syracuse's future opponents.