Standings through Sunday’s games *Wild-card leader American League West Division W L Pct GB Seattle 52 28 .650 “”mdash;  Oakland 46 34 .575 6  Anaheim 40 39 .506 11.5 Texas 31 49 .388 21 Central Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 43 37 .538 “”mdash;  Kansas City 42 36 .538 “”mdash;  Chicago 39 42 .481 4.5 Cleveland 32 47 .405 10.5 Detroit 18 61 .228 24.5 East Division W L Pct GB New York 51 30 .630 “”mdash;  *Boston 47 33 .588 3.5 Toronto 46 36 .561 5.5 Baltimore 35 44 .443 15  Tampa Bay 26 54 .325 24.5  National League West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 48 32 .600 “”mdash;  Los Angeles 45 35 .563 3  Arizona 44 36 .550 4  Colorado 42 41 .506 7.5 San Diego 28 55 .337 21.5 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Read more...

Last Thursday, sports fans settled in for the 4 1/2-hour marathon known as the 2003 NBA Draft. Now that it’s over, the analysis must begin: Which team had the best picks, which player had the biggest fall, and dare I say the most important ““ who was the best dressed? Read more...

Don’t be fooled by its name. There is nothing you can “Say No” to about the quality of this basketball league. The “Say No” Classic, a summer camp for college basketball players held at the USC campus, has produced many notable players. Read more...

AEG awaits word on bid for NCAA Championships The Anschutz Entertainment Group will finally learn the fate of its proposal to bring the NCAA Outdoor Championships to Southern California when the NCAA track and field committee holds it annual meeting in Indianapolis next week. Read more...

SACRAMENTO “”mdash; Monique Henderson is usually the first to scan the scoreboard after a race, but on Saturday she couldn’t bring herself to look. First she gazed down at the track ““ then into the stands. Read more...

I used to preach about the importance of the stolen base. I used to preach about the importance of the sacrifice bunt. I used to think that money determined how good a team was and that the Oakland A’s were an exception to the rule. Read more...

SACRAMENTO “”mdash; As the NCAA Championships meet progressed, one question became a centerpiece around the UCLA men’s track and field team. What happened? But no definitive answers could be drawn as the Bruins, who entered the competition ranked fourth with a projected 34 points, slowly eroded away and finished 19th with 14.5 points. Read more...