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WALDNER: Former Serra star Woods not shy about USC goals Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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He's humble, respectful and supremely confident all at the same time, which is a nice mix for any athlete. Add a healthy helping of determination.
WALDNER: AVP killed by delusions of grandeur Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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It's been a few years since Mike O'Hara won the first Manhattan Beach Open championship with Mike Bright.
Quite a few years.
As in 50 years.
"I'm only 49," O'Hara protested with a little chuckle. "I do not understand how that could be.
WALDNER: Beathard still feels the pull of the ocean Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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Bobby Beathard had the TV on as he was talking on the phone.
Watching NFLNET because he wants to see the Packers' intrasquad scrimmage?
Guess again.
"Check out CMT," he said.
WALDNER: It's an exciting time for Kiffin and USC Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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There was a striking similarity in the messages delivered by Pacific-10 Conference football coaches last week when they met with reporters during Media Day.
WALDNER: Bowles' advice to today's
prep stars? Remain humble but stay hungry Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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Long before Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Java Man in Hermosa Beach, someone said of a player who surfaced for a brief period in the major leagues, "He had a cup of coffee."
Brian Bowles had more than a sip.
GREEN: Documentary strips soccer to its roots Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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Nick Green's 100 Percent Soccer blog
Soccer is an organized, structured sport for even the youngest of children in the United States.
GREEN: Galaxy in search of 3rd star Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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As the Galaxy ponder adding another big-name player, the value of star power in MLS was vividly demonstrated yet again last weekend.
A record Toyota Park crowd of 21,868 Sunday in Bridgeview, Ill.
MEDIA: College football now put in hands of Disney land Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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Between the launch of Thursday night's Trojan luau in Hawaii and the splashdown of the BCS title game inside an air-conditioned Arizona airport hangar more than a week after everyone's New Year's Day hangover, the 2010-11 college football season will be.
ALL Former UCLA linebacker Huma looking for one more sign Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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Ramogi Huma can't wait much longer to get Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph.
QUESTION: The Expendables of sports Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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What's the value of keeping something around, and what's the upshot of addition by subtraction?
That all depends.
MEDIA: Where sports and science collide, for viewers' sake - John Brenkus watches athletes in action in his Burbank lab, and he displays his results on his ESPN show and in his new book Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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It's John Brenkus' ultimate magical man cave, a 26,000-square-foot industrial-warehouse-turned-laboratory right next to the major runway at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.
HOFFARTH: With Dodgers legendary announcer Scully's decision to return, L.A. can exhale again Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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Without dragging Shakespeare through any of this, Vin Scully tried to say in so many words that what transpired Saturday night and into Sunday morning was much ado about nothing.
PAINTER: Looking back at the summer in golf Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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The big golf story of the year was Tiger Woods' fall from grace, but there were a lot of other happenings in the golf world. This summer, I learned that:
. Tiger Woods is human on the golf course.
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PAINTER: Blasberg's suicide hits LPGA hard Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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The LPGA Tour was rocked with the news 25-year-old golfer Erica Blasberg was found dead in May.
On Tuesday, the Tour suffered another blow when it learned Blasberg took her own life, the Clark County coroner's office in Las Vegas ruled.
FRIEDMAN: Novices have whale of a story Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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On Sunday, 15-year-old Amanda Poore of Torrance decided to take her first fishing trip on board the Enterprise out of Marina Sportfishing in Long Beach.
FRIEDMAN: Fanatics created in 1st fishing trip Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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When you enter the all-girls Casa Estrella Orphanage in Rosarito Beach, you feel like you have entered a home.
There are stuffed animals, sewing classes, a warm living room, books and a computer area all in a caring, loving environment.
FRIEDMAN: Cold water equals cold start Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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The ultimate cold water year is continuing with water temperatures below normal. Many believe the cold water has contributed to one of the worst saltwater sportfishing years in recent memory.
FRIEDMAN: Fishing as cold as the water Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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June gloom in August? Sweaters in the mornings and evenings?
Last week was the Newport Beach Jr. Lifeguard swim. The swim had been cut down from a mile to a half-mile because of 55-degree water temperatures.
WILSON: Del Mar jockeys standings' race going down to the wire Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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With apologies to the Darley Debutante, Del Mar Derby and Del Mar Futurity, the best race in town the next six days might be the battle for the jockey title between Joel Rosario and Rafael Bejarano.
Pacquiao not buying Margarito's story on hand wraps - Fighters formally announce their Nov. 13 match Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT
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BEVERLY HILLS - Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday stood on the dais inside the Rodeo Room at the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel. Some 30 reporters jostled in, trying to get close enough to hear him.