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Sun 87, Sparks 61: Playing with a league-mandated eight players in uniform is never a positive thing, especially when three of those missing are Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones. Connecticut took advantage of a Sparks lineup hamstrung by the fallout from Tuesday’s brawl, holding L.A. […]

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Rockies 5, Dodgers 3: The Rox managed to squeak this one out in an unfamiliar way — instead of relying on the big bats of the Killer Hs (Helton, Holliday, Hawpe), they won a game with great pitching. Yes, pitching! Good bullpen work is even more of […]

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Sparks 84, Shock 81: It was the Brawl at the Palace, Part 2. For one night the WNBA turned into the WWE as a brawl broke out with just a little over four seconds remaining in the game. Candace Parker and Detroit’s Pienette Pierson started the fun […]

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Indians 5, Angels 2: If the Angels’ intensity from the Red Sox Series was say somewhere on “The Dark Knight” level, than last night’s performance would rank somewhere around “Kung Fu Panda.” The Angels looked a little flat last night in scoring two runs […]

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Mercury 99, Sparks 92: The Sparks’ road to the league mandated, month-long Olympic break is going to be a rough one, especially if they continue to throw up 17 point third quarters. Thursday marked the first of seven consecutive road games for Los Angeles, as they rest […]

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Slow day in So Cal…damn All-Star break!
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Sparks at Mercury (7 pm, NBA TV): What, this isn’t the marquee match-up you were hoping for? The 13-8 Sparks take on the struggling Mercury, who, despite having the league’s two leading scorers in Diana Taurasi and […]

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American League 4, National League 3: The AL continued its dominance over the NL by increasing its unbeaten streak to 12 games in a thrilling 15-inning contest at Yankee Stadium. SoCal was well represented in this one. Both Joe Saunders and Ervin Santana pitched an inning, with […]

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Josh Hamilton 35, Everyone else, who cares. Not technically a So-Cal story, but since Josh Hamilton blasted 28 Bronx bombs in the HR Derby’s first round to set a new MLB record, I thought it warranted mentioning. Unfortunately, thanks to MLB’s desire to make […]

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Dodgers 9, Marlins 1: It ain’t often the Dodgers rack a nonet of runs in one game, so savor yesterday afternoon’s frenzy while it’s still fresh. The Blue jumped all over Marlins starter Andrew Miller, tagging him for six runs and limiting his day to […]

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Angels 11, Rangers 10: With the powerful Rangers lineup receiving a mouthful of attention around the Majors, it was actually their starting pitching that’s shut the Halos up for two straight games. On Thursday, the Angels connected for 11 runs on 12 hits, proving that their first […]

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