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Tony Stewart outdueled points leader Jimmie Johnson on a late restart and pulled away for his first career Sprint Cup win at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday.
Nate Whitaker made up for a missed extra point by kicking a 30-yard field goal on the final play to give No. 16 Stanford a 37-35 victory over Southern California on Saturday night.
Steve Sullivan scored a power-play goal and had an assist in the second period, and the Nashville Predators opened the season by beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Saturday night.
Shane Vereen rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns, Marvin Jones scored on a 48-yard reverse, and California's defense limited UCLA to 144 yards of offense in the Golden Bears' 35-7 victory Saturday.
Monta Ellis scored 22 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 127-87 on Friday night in their exhibition debut under Keith Smart.
Mike Modano scored on his first shot with his hometown team 24 seconds after Johan Franzen's goal early in the first period and the Detroit Red Wings went on to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Lakewood and Long Beach Poly highlight the top 10 action in High School football. Keep it here for the scores from the top 10 teams in the area.
Dennis Mannion is out as president of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and owner Frank McCourt is set to resume handling the day-to-day operations of the team.
California quarterback Kevin Riley spent the bye week watching several Pac-10 games. His impression? The Golden Bears can't afford to fall any farther back in the conference standings. Their safety net disappeared two weeks ago in the desert when Cal lost to Arizona 10-9 on a touchdown in the final 75 seconds.
There have been plenty of great performances and performers so far in 2010 as we near the halfway point of the season. Two players have asserted themselves as bonafide threats and appear to be leading candidates for Player of the Year. Norco RB Kelsey Young and Serra WR/DB Marqise Lee don't often have much to say as their coaches, Todd Gerhart and Scott Altenberg respectively, will tell you.
Authorities say former NBA player Steve Francis was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for being drunk in public.
Former major league pitcher Matt Keough will find out Friday if he will spend more time in prison for drunken driving.
Chris Kaman had 20 points and eight rebounds, rookie Blake Griffin added 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Sacramento Kings 120-88 on Thursday night.
Edson Buddle scored his MLS-leading 16th goal, converting a corner kick from David Beckham, and the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Thursday night.
Southern California defensive coordinator Ed Orgeron was briefly hospitalized because of an infection in his broken right foot.
