The Olympic hopes of many athletes in this country were dashed this week when the International Olympic Committee voted not to keep softball and baseball as a part of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read more...

Sitting among the sold-out crowd in the Long Beach Pyramid at an NBA Summer Pro League game on Saturday night, I watched as several players desperately tried to impress their coaches, the crowd and most importantly the scouts. Read more...

When Ben Howland stared down his bench last year for a point guard, there weren’t any natural options that popped out. That isn’t likely to be a problem this year. Read more...

LA JOLLA “”mdash; Entering this weekend’s FINA World League Tournament, the U.S. women’s water polo team was unsure if it had played together long enough to build a cohesive unit that feeds off instinctual play in the pool. Read more...

A year ago, UCLA basketball players Jordan Farmar and Josh Shipp were freshmen participating in the Nike Los Angeles College ProCity College League in the hopes of getting acclimated to the college game. Read more...

The fans who showed up at the West Los Angeles Community College gym late Saturday afternoon got an early glimpse of the immediate future of the UCLA men’s basketball program. Read more...

Driving down the 405 on Thursday night, I thought I was in for another typical trip to the airport to spend a couple of days at another typical Wagner family reunion. Read more...