Panel rejects plea to save Riverside Drive bridge

A city commission rejected the idea Wednesday of converting an aging bridge spanning the Los Angeles River into a "land bridge," after city engineers warned that the effort could jeopardize federal money needed for a new bridge replacing it. Neighborhood...

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Jim McDonnell cites fresh perspective as L.A. County sheriff candidate

On his first day as chief of the Long Beach Police Department, Jim McDonnell stepped into hostile territory. Many police officers were opposed to a chief from the outside, especially one from the LAPD. McDonnell had landed the job over several well-respected...

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Angels can't get much going against Seattle, Felix Hernandez in loss, 3-2

KEY MOMENT: With runners on second and third and two out in the second, Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson fell behind No. 8 hitter Mike Zunino with a three-ball count. Instead of walking Zunino to face .182-hitting Nick Franklin, Wilson caught too much...

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Wild pitch helps Reds to edge Dodgers and ace Clayton Kershaw, 3-2

He wasn't exactly the dominating Clayton Kershaw seen in his last outing and he certainly wasn't the one who couldn't last two innings in the start before that. This Kershaw was very good, but as it turned out, just not good enough. Kershaw struck...

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Martin St. Louis leads Rangers to 3-2 overtime win over Canadiens

Martin St. Louis put New York within one win of the Stanley Cup Final, scoring 6:02 into overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night. A loose puck came to St. Louis,...

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Landon Donovan sets MLS all-time scoring record

It was a curtain call that Landon Donovan will never forget. Coming off in the 82nd minute after scoring his second of two goals Sunday that helped the Galaxy beat the Philadelphia Union, 4-1, Donovan walked off the field a new man. He was the all-time...

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Thunder gets back into series by beating Spurs in Serge Ibaka's return

Serge Ibaka scored 15 points in a dramatic return from what was thought to be a season-ending left calf strain to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs, 106-97, on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. Russell...

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Ryan Hunter-Reay wins Indianapolis 500 for the first time

In qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay could manage no better than 19th-fastest in the 33-car field, which left him puzzled. "It's a head-scratcher," Hunter-Reay said at the time. "But the race is the only thing that counts." Hunter-Reay...

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Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews leads but has few followers

Jonathan Toews let it be known before the puck dropped that his Chicago Blackhawks needed to play ticked off Saturday at Staples Center, then backed his words with two first-period goals. If more of his teammates don't join his cause, however, more...

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Upcoming executions face scrutiny

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Kings' Tyler Toffoli has made quite a reply to critics

The knock on Tyler Toffoli was that he couldn't skate, that even though he had a goal scorer's instincts and twice recorded 100 points in the junior-level Ontario Hockey League, his NHL prospects weren't considered great. That flaw led to Toffoli's...

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Alex Gordon flashes leather in Royals' 7-4 win over Angels

The home run that flies deep into the night. The fastball that triggers a 100-mph reading on the radar gun. The throw that nails a runner trying to take the extra base. Those are feats of skill you can see just about every day at a ballpark near you....

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2 men accused in O.C. killings had close association, records show

Two sex offenders accused of killing four women in Orange County while being monitored by multiple agencies had a history of escapes and a close association that was prohibited, new records obtained Friday by The Times show. Franc Cano and Steven Dean...

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Clayton Kershaw gets his groove back as Dodgers blank Phillies 2-0

Six days removed from one of the worst games of his career, Clayton Kershaw was smiling again. Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings Friday in the Dodgers' 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, delivering a performance that inspired his teammates,...

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Angels turn back the Royals, 6-1

KEY MOMENT: C.J. Wilson looked shaky in the first. He gave up a quick run, and his first two outs were line drives. The Royals loaded the bases on a hit and two walks and were threatening to take a big early lead, but Wilson struck out Lorenzo Cain to...

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Angels finding reasons to believe

They're sneaky, those Angels. Starting off the season looking a lot like last year's disappointing team. The rotation still floundering. Clutch hits threatening to become rumor. Only look at them now. The Angels are quietly making a move. Putting together...

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Dodgers fall to Mets, 5-3

Mets 5, Dodgers 3 ON THE MOUND: In the aftermath of a start that lasted only five innings, Zack Greinke admitted he wasn't his sharpest. Greinke was charged with three runs and four hits. He walked two. The game snapped a streak of 21 consecutive...

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Dodgers, Yasiel Puig are all thrills and rally-kills in 5-3 loss to Mets

Yasiel Puig made a diving catch in right-center field Thursday that was spectacular even by his standards. Manager Don Mattingly said no other player would have come close to making that second-inning play at Citi Field, which prevented an extra-base...

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UCLA football assistants get pay raise

UCLA has given two-year contract extensions with pay raises to coordinators Noel Mazzone and Jeff Ulbrich, and hiked the salaries of other members of the football staff. UCLA football assistants will earn $4.059 million next season, including signing...

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Texas Rangers' Prince Fielder expected to have neck surgery

Texas Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder is expected to have neck surgery next week and sit out the rest of the season. Fielder has been out because of a herniated disk in his neck, and surgery was recommended after a follow-up exam and another scan...

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Drew Doughty's frustration spurs Kings to improve risk-reward choices

CHICAGO -- At the time, it seemed like nothing but public pouting by a sore loser. TV cameras captured Kings defenseman Drew Doughty slamming his stick in anger as he returned to the bench after a shift during the second period Wednesday, and he had...

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Aldon Smith of 49ers pleads no contest to felony charges

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith pleaded no contest to three felony weapons charges and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. The 24-year-old Smith entered his pleas in a Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom in San Jose....

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It all goes wrong quickly for Chicago in 6-2 loss to Kings

CHICAGO — Goalie Corey Crawford and the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks couldn't pinpoint exactly where Game 2 of the Western Conference finals got away from them. That was the problem Wednesday in a third-period collapse during a...

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Galaxy makes some necessary changes at home, beats FC Dallas, 2-1

The Galaxy got a sweet homecoming Wednesday night, pulling itself out of last place in the Western Conference with a 2-1 victory against FC Dallas that ended a four-game winless streak that coincided with a grueling trip. Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena made...

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Establishment Republicans in Georgia set for Senate runoff

The hard-fought Republican primary for a Senate seat in Georgia was headed to a runoff late Tuesday, with tea party candidates trailing but none of the more establishment candidates clearing the threshold for outright victory. Millionaire former business...

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UCLA defeats North Carolina for women's tennis title

Kyle McPhillips beat Caroline Price, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, in the last singles match, helping UCLA beat North Carolina, 4-3, at Athens for the Bruins' second NCAA women's tennis title. McPhillips' No. 3 singles victory came after teammate Robin Anderson, the...

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Lakers' No. 7 lottery pick is anything but lucky

The best and most appropriate reaction to the Lakers' luck Tuesday came from the Jerry Buss and Chick Hearn dolls sitting on James Worthy's desk. Shaking, shaking, shaking their heads. For their final act of the 2013-14 season, the Lakers tanked the...

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Dodgers prospect Alex Guerrero's ear partially bitten off by teammate

Dodgers prospect Alex Guerrero was the victim Tuesday of a Mike Tyson-like ear chomp by triple-A teammate Miguel Olivo, according to Guerrero's agent, Scott Boras. Guerrero, a Cuban infielder who is in the first year of a four-year, $28-million contract,...

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Tim Duncan leads Spurs past Thunder, 122-105, in Game 1

Tim Duncan scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs took advantage of Serge Ibaka's absence to dominate the paint, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 on Monday night in the opener of the Western Conference finals. Manu Ginobili added 18 points...

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U.S. indicts five Chinese military officials on cyberspying charges

The federal indictment of five Chinese military officials for allegedly stealing U.S. corporate trade secrets significantly escalated the cyberespionage battle between the two superpowers — and sharply contrasted their attitudes toward commercial spying....

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