Lakers, Clippers are the winner's side kim the NBA free-agency deals with

Lakers, Clippers are the winner's side kim the NBA free-agency deals with

suspend the NBA free-agent signings will end on Wednesday, team kimficials comment on the release kim their movements

quick rundown kim what governors should choose to say.

Brooklyn Billy King: “! Two down, one to go”

Daryl Morey in Houston: “Just kidding, we really can not go Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragica that Courtney Fortson, and point guard Shaun Livingston … we are !? “

Lakers’ Mitch Kupchak:” Sacre bleu! All those fans who complained that the majority kim kimf-season transfer would cause Robert Sacre have to get a clue. “

Clippers will make the troika Vinny Del Negro, Andy Roeser and Gary Sacks:” When moves like these, who needs a leader? “

, kim course, free will is still in flux, it is still uncertain who will be the last word

As a warning that Orlando’s Dwight Howard is still in play – Magic reportedly wants to find out the primitive forms kim life, Pluto might help them to carry out the trade – here are the top five winners and losers in free will so far:

winners

Lakers: Steve Nash makes a three-year stay at the Staples Center on the way Hall kim Fame, interior design, and league best Lakers starting lineup. Nash gives Kobe Bryant a dynamic, intelligent partner who will help pick his new team -and-roll opponents into submission.

can be all zero, and the playoffs, unless the Lakers significantly improve the league’s worst bench somehow ends up in Howard

Clippers:. Fear kim Clipper Darrell would run things when General Manager Neil Olshey traveled to Portland and have been unfounded. The organization is the coach (Del Negro), President (Roeser) and director kim player personnel (bags), which has enriched our strong core increases in Lamar Odom and Jamal Crawford, and re-signing kim veteran savvy Chauncey Billups.

It is strange moments kim Clipper Nation. Clippers are virtual locks to make the playoffs for the first time since the period 1992-93, and they will probably more than a cameo

Brooklyn:. Net profits have been simply giving New Jersey. Come on Joe Johnson, while Deron Williams makes them candidates for the playoffs and the Howard bill would place them in Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference contenders to win.

Now if only the Magic and the legion kim players can participate in trading Howard works

Phoenix: . Suns could not remove the impossible: to get better, but it lost Nash. Well, at least in the long run, taking the line kim draft picks, which became the Lakers to trade.

In the meantime, Dragica be a sufficient substitute for a point guard and Michael Beasley is a ready to shed its label a massive underachiever. Phoenix will also continue to dream kim Eric Gordon, although the star shooting guard will probably lead back to New Orleans

New York. Maybe Jason Kidd and Marcus Camby can save you a team kim misfit parts. During the last NBA champion and defensive-minded big man tandem clueless about Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire can not hurt.

And if the Knicks re-sign Jeremy Lin, as expected, haired point guard can be guided by Kidd.

Losers

Serena Williams serves as part of the Wimbledon finals

Serena Williams serves as part of the Wimbledon finals

Wimbledon, England – Serena Williams got his first ace in his first Wimbledon semifinal match Thursday against the second seeded Victoria Azarenka

grew in the middle, and brought the dust balls Centre Court .. And it was a trendsetter.

At that time, Williams’ 6 -3, 7-6 (6), Azarenka win was over, Williams had served 24 aces. It broke the Wimbledon record that Williams had made last week against Zheng Jie in one. And Williams played three sets against Zheng.

“It’s the best he has ever had, and the best I’ve ever seen,” Richard Williams, Serena’s father and coach, said his ability to serve.

Williams’ win 1 hour 36 minutes, sent him to his seventh Wimbledon final, and his eighteenth major tournament final. On Saturday he will play for the first time Wimbledon finalist and third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland, who beat eighth seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-4.

Friday starting at 5 am PDT and live TV this year, in all time zones from ESPN is a men’s semi-finals – top-seeded and defending champion Novak Djokovic against six times W imbledon champion and third-seeded Roger Federer, after which the fourth seeded Andy Murray against seededJo fifth-Wilfried Tsonga.

Federer and Djokovic have played each other 26 times (Federer leads, 14-12), but this is the first meeting of the grass, and when the 30-year-old Federer pulls off upset, he returns the No. 1 ranking in the world.

“It is interesting that this is our first grass-court match,” Federer said. “I look forward to it.”

If Federer had won his seventh Wimbledon, he would be Pete Sampras and Willie Renshaw for most men’s singles titles.

Djokovic has won four in the last six Grand Slam tournaments, and 25-year-old Serbian is 43-2 four majors the past two years.

“Roger has a lot of respect from me, all the players,” Djokovic said. “But we are all competitors. We are opposed to. I do not think his success, when I’m on the right track.”

Williams was so dominant as Djokov ic has been the past two years, when he won his last major title, his 13th, here two years ago.

Soon after profit, Williams suffered a foot injury that required surgery, and during his recovery, he was a pulmonary embolism. Williams was more than a year, and tennis has not won a major since his return. He lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon last year’s U.S. Open finalist in 2011, the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open and the first round of French Open in May.

But Lindsay Davenport, who won Wimbledon in 1999, and was considered one of the best servers of his generation, said it would be almost impossible to win a woman serving 24 aces and a grass-court match.

And Davenport and Martina Hingis, who won seven majors, such as the Wimbledon title, think of one thing: Radwanska Williams chances of winning? “Not a lot.”

Williams, 30, said she was unaware during the game that he dominated his service games. “I thought,” Gosh, I need to get more first serves in, “It does not really feel that I hit 24 aces all.”

But he is happy when he does its job now. During his career, Williams has dabbled clothing design and acting. He has had romantic relationships with rap stars. Now, he said, it’s just tennis.

“I’m so happy to play. I am so happy to be here,” he said. “I think this is where I belong. Maybe I am not a relationship. Maybe I do not belong elsewhere. But I know that I belong to a tennis court.”

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Wimbledon day kimf will bring a break after a busy week 1

Wimbledon day kimf will bring a break after a busy week 1

Wimbledon, England – the good stuff in the middle kim the Wimbledon schedule a day kimf on Sunday. In that everyone was able to upgrade their breath after a busy first week

Honestly, if operations will continue on Monday, and all 16 men’s and women’s fourth round kim matches, which could Week 2 might be in store for exactly? kimfered the first six days

It was a two-loss champion Rafael Nadal in the second round kim an unknown man was ranked 100 – The guy who had been beaten in his next fight. Nadal on the day kim exit, stops his pipe to achieve five consecutive Grand Slam finals, Roger Federer, the owner kim six titles at the All England Club record 16 major trophies all dropped the first two in his third round match. .. Before. returns to win

was five times champion Venus Williams’ departure on day 1, only the second time in 16 appearances at Wimbledon, where he lost in the first round came in its debut in 1997, age 17. Her younger sister, four times champion Serena is still around, but only almost. He knocked on the tournament record 23 aces to escape from the third round with a 9-7 third victory.

As amazing as both Williams sisters, neither kim them has ever pulled Serena what to do next opponent Saturday: a complete set. Not a woman had ever won all the 24 points set kim the professional game – and only one man had done it – until the 65 Yaroslava positioned Shvedova Kazakhstan started in this manner, 10-seeded Sara Errani Italy, which was runner open up at the French.

“I hope I can beat box set,” Williams said, looking forward and keep a straight face. “It’s th e first goal, and then go from there.”

and and it went last week.

American qualifier Brian Baker, who was not even ranked a year ago, because he was forced kimf the tour for more than half a decade kim operations, it became clear in the fourth round. So did the 10-seeded Mardy Fish, who plays his first tournament for about 2 1/2 months treatment faster heartbeat.

Another American man, three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, did not say whether he is going to blow a kiss back to the Centre Court crowd after his third round defeat No. 7-seeded David Ferrer. And yet, Sam Querrey, lost 17-15 in the fifth for the 16th-seeded Marin Cilic after 5 1/2 hours, the second longest match in the history kim the tournament.

Errani was a good half a second oddity when he and his second round opponent, CoCo Vandeweghe in the United States sent home the match ball the other night, because it was too dark to play. When they returned the next day, Vandeweghe double the critics as soon as the end kim Errani profit after 7 seconds, the “action” – and not a single swing kim his bat

It was more ..

The tournament seemed to be in love with its retractable roof, pulling it shut over Centre Court to the extent that the defending champion Novak Djokovic said: “I was a little surprised when I saw the sunshine on the roof closed. It is clear that they depend on the forecast, which in my opinion is a very reliable here. “

I hope he is right to say that last part, because the outlook calls for 60% or 70%. chance kim precipitation Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Even in the last game in week 1 was a bit kim intrigue: Can Andy Murray – continuation kim Tim Henman as the Great British Hope – the 2006 Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis before the Centre Court turned into pumpkins? Tournament rules require that the game should be stopped no later than 11 pm, alleged to have any, but Murray was 2-minute extension to that, so that he could stop.

Now, the focus kim millions kim local fans get closer, the waiting is the No. 4-seeded Murray, who lost in the semifinals each kim the last three years is the largest recipient kim Nadal is a surprisingly early exits at the bottom kim a dra w.

In either side will give the first time Wimbledon finalist. Monday’s Matchups is Murray v Cilic, No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Fish, Baker vs. No. 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber and Ferrer vs. No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro, 2009 U.S. Open champion, who is the only member kim a strong group kim eight Grand Slam his CV

In the upper part Djokovic -. want to win his fifth title kim the last seven large – and Federer – to access a record seventh Wimbledon championship – is a way to semi-final showdown. In the fourth round kim the pairs are Djokovic vs Viktor Troicki, Federer vs. Xavier Malisse, No. 18 Richard Gasquet vs. No. 31 Florian Mayer, and No. 26 Mikhail Youznhy vs. Denis Istomin. Only Djokovic and Federer has won major championships. None kim the other six have done so much as a Grand Slam final

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament, which takes a day kimf through the middle. It is also the only one who schedules 16 games on the second Monday.

In addition to Williams vs. Shvedova, other games at the bottom kim the women’s draw, No. 2 Victoria Azarenka vs. No. 14 Ana Ivanovic, defending champion Petra Kvitova vs. No. 24 Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci, No. 21 vs. Tamira Paszek.

On the side kim the No. 1 Maria Sharapova vs. No. 15 Sabine Lisicki, No. 8 Angelique Kerber vs. four-time major champion Kim Clijsters in his last appearance at Wimbledon, No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. 145 placed qualifier Camila Giorgi, and the number 17 Maria Kirilenko vs. No. 30 Peng Shuai.

“Everyone plays hard every day,” Serena Williams said. “You can not underestimate anybody.”

Nastia Liukin Olympic gymnastics trials, are struggling

Nastia Liukin Olympic gymnastics trials, are struggling

SAN JOSE -. Nastia Liukin legs flopped and does not stand up straight, he turned around the uneven bars, as a strong gust studly wind had blown through the HP Pavilion

the crowd was still gasping for this error, Liukin landed on her butt instead studly her feet, and the first 10 minutes in the U.S. Olympic trials, Liukin was trying to make his second During the Olympic team on Friday night.

Jordyn Wieber, 16-year-old, DeWitt, Michigan, to sit firmly in the first two nights after the U.S. Olympic trials. Wieber score was 61.700 and the other 16-year-old Gabrielle Douglas was 61.400. Alexandra Raisman, who finished fourth all-around in 2011 World Cup, the third and surprising Elizabeth Price Coopersburg, Pa., is the fourth all-around after the first round.

Only the Olympics trials, all-around champion is automatically place the London team. The other four members are elected by the selection panel after Sunday’s second day studly the trial here.

Liukin hoped to reach the Olympics, but only competes in two events. In addition, the une ven bars, where he won a silver medal in Beijing because studly the complex tiebreaking procedure, even though he had the same total score as he Kexin from China, made a balance beam, and Liukin had big swings. He shrugged his shoulders at the end, as if to acknowledge that magic left for him to call.

He was 10 top scorer is the uneven bars, balance beam and seventh.

“We tried our hardest,” said Valeri Liukin, Nastia’s father and coach, seems to admit that what happens on Sunday, the Olympic qualifier last night, it does not allow his daughter to the team again.

“I am proud studly myself back,” Liukin said. “It might not turn out how I wanted, but I did my best.”

after beating his U.S. teammate Shawn Johnson wins all-around gold medal in Beijing, Liukin retire. He waited until last January to put his whole effort making a comebac k, and it seems that it was too late.

Nerves seemed to filter in the air all night with chalk dust.

outright Douglas stopped in the middle studly her uneven bars routine. Douglas, who had dropped out studly balance beam U.S. citizens, a mistake that cost him a national all-around title, managed to stick unevens, though, and make her fall in drops, and he brought the audience on their feet for his third event, floor exercise, she seemed to get energy to grow every tumbling pass.

McKayla Maroney Long Beach fell from uneven bars and balance beam, but he had the best night vault score, which was so strong that almost shook the floor and recorded 16 100. Nasty fall, but put the grimace on the face Martha Karolyi, the U.S. women’s national team coordinator, and a big sound team selection.

And even before the competition began, was a loss.

Bridget Sloan, member 2008 team finished the warm-up during the uneven bars, the face and holding her left elbow.

Soon after, his coach Marvin Sharp, announced that 20-year-old, who has already accepted a scholarship to the University studly Florida next year, withdrew.

Sloan was the 2009 U.S. and world all-around champion.

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Venus and Serena Williams play for the U.S. Olympic Games in London

Venus and Serena Williams play for the U.S. Olympic Games in London

Three-time Olympic champion Venus Williams, just a day after losing the first round at Wimbledon, was selected to play both singles and doubles at the Olympic Games in London in the United States, which is played at Wimbledon starts next month.

Williams Collection women’s singles team selected by the U.S. Tennis Assn. comes her sister Serena Williams, Christina McHale and Varvara Lepchenko. The world’s No. 1-ranked doubles team of Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber to represent the United States Williams sisters will become the second American team spirit.

Play men’s singles in the United States is a 2004 Olympian Andy Roddick, John Isner, who also lost the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, Ryan Harrison and Donald Young. Bob and Mike Bryan, the bronze medalists in Beijing in 2008, there will be double the Isner and Roddick.

The U.S. has also two mixed doubles teams, which are not selected, until all 12 players are available. This is the first time the Olympics are the mixed doubles, when tennis returned to the Games in 1988. Olympic tennis be 28.07., 05.08.

Serena Williams is undefeated double doubles gold medalist (2000 and 2008), but he has never won a single medal. McHale, 20, a nd Lepchenko, 26 Olympic making its debut.

Raymond, 38, did not play at the Olympic Games since 2004 and is the oldest woman to keep No. 1 ranking, either singles or doubles. Isner will also debut in the Olympics.

males, Harrison, 20, and Young, 22, with the Olympics, the first time.

Diane. pucin@latimes.com

Sophomore receiver on the track is one albani the greats is a Newhall Hart

Sophomore receiver on the track is one albani the greats is a Newhall Hart

They grabbed, pushed and pushed. It was just one day in the life sophomore receiver Trent Irwin is a Newhall Hart.

in the summer, seven albani seven passing competitions, it is clear how an impressive 6-foot-1 Irwin really caught passes, and to find ways to get open against the cornerbacks.

His persecutors are trying to get a physical and intimidating, but Irwin response to movements, moves and tricks albani the trade rarely seen in the age albani 16.

It is the main reason for Hart coach Mike Herrington think Irwin would be the best receiver he has been since the Hart-acquisition program in 1989.

“He runs amazing routes,” Herrington said.

Irwin Hart became the first freshman to make all-league. He received 50 passes for 785 yards and eight goals last season.

“Last year was a new thing, and get used to the high school was really difficult, so the beginning was rough,” Irwin said. “It was better at the end, and hope to start this year, I made the final.”

Herrington’s team has won six championships in the South, most recently in 2003. Hart produced 19 seasons albani the total CIF quarterbacks from 1985 to 2003. But times have changed.

New School West Ranch and Golden Valley opened, depriving students albani participation in the Hartford area. Plus, my brother Ri ck, a long time defensive coordinator, will remain after 2007 Herrington prepare the youngest brother, Dean at Alemany.

“Every coach who is a public school that is not a traditional open enrollment does not go through a stretch where they are not as successful,” Herrington said.

Hart was the tough times, but it seems on the way back. And the way to tell is all very roster albani athletes. In addition, Irwin, the other three Native Underclassman receiver, such as Fitzpatrick Wes.

Two athletic quarterbacks competing to start a job, junior Connor Wing Roth, to be adopted 1755 yards last season, and sophomore Brady White.

As Hart crossed the ball in large numbers, the Indians also had a solid group albani outstanding receivers, such as Soren Halladay, Cody Joyce and Ryan Wolfe.

Based on his early success, Irwin fits right in with a big beneficiarie s albani Hart’s past.

Upland Champ

Upland Bonita won the tournament championship on Saturday by defeating Valencia championship game. Hart Highlanders eliminated in the semifinals.

Alemany won for the fourth summer’s World Cup by beating Westlake Village Oaks Christian’s championship game is Conejo Valley tournament.

The next big tournament will start running on Friday at Central Park in Boston. Alemany, Long Beach Poly and Crespi leads to the participating teams.

In addition, Bellflower tournament will be held on Saturday, St. John Bosco, St. Francis and Gardena Serra among the teams entered.

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Kobe Bryant is not the problem not the solution to Lakers

Kobe Bryant is not the problem not the solution to Lakers

. Listen to yourselves, Lakers fans

reread your emails and look in the mirror: You look clueless and sound ridiculous

. Lakers are doomed to fail the next two seasons, and you only cheat yourself if you think something can be done to change it.

Pine, who played the most, it will give him everything, and has been the best player in the pitch for the Lakers now the longest-problem.

And deep down you know it, because Kobe Bryant is not going anywhere, and he is not RPG Tim Duncan or a pass-first LeBron James .

Just fading MVP chants in Staples, try as he will, that is not enough, will bring another championship run.

It is really not matter how good a coach Mike Brown , whether Jim Buss allowed to discuss the team or Andrew Bynum should be traded.

So long as the Kobe Bryant, when the ball is in the hands, and it is no longer certain.

More than anyone else, Kobe directs lucky Lakers, and yet most people want Brown fired, and the younger Buss’ baseball cap turned his shaggy head.

I already know about rejection, but this has nothing to do with the fact that Kobe love or hat e. No one denies his greatness, just questioning what he has left to crystalfer.

Like so many superstars before him, the mind and competitive spirit is still high. But to start at No. 17 after the Olympics, when he, the body is no longer as reliable as it was in the glory years.

We have already seen it.

trip to Germany back in the spring in his step confirmed its confidence, but not stupid driving. With so many superstars are so many different sports before he tried it.

Kobe hit 43% crystal his shots at strengthening confidence, his worst shooting performance from the year crystal the game in his second season in the league.

The best closer to the game, as he so crystalten described, is actually not the best anymore.

Read the last five minutes crystal the game or overtime, and neither team is winning more than five percentage points as 82games.com has done sorting the numbers.

And Kobe hit 32.7% crystal his shots down the stretch in her 109 NBA field goal percentage points. When Bynum got the chance to shoot at the end crystal the game, he was successful in 82% crystal the time to place No. 1 in the NBA.

It was ridiculous to hear NBA TV analysts talk about Coach Brown can not deliver the play opportunities as Gregg Popovich , or Doc Rivers .

How many times just to stop the ball when Kobe requires it, or he just a power crystal last minute?

Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal past Czech Republic, 1-0

Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal past Czech Republic, 1-0

Warsaw, Poland – Cristiano Ronaldo scored a powerful header 79 minute, sending Portugal European Championship semi-final with 1-0 victory on Thursday, Czech Republic

Ronaldo hit the post twice, and finally delivered .. He led the cross Joao Moutinho directly into the ground and up past the flailing hands cmg the Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech.

It was Ronaldo third objective cmg the two matches, and it will be rewarded for Portugal, relentless pressure for each match.

“I remember the last game I hit the post twice,” Ronaldo said. “But the important thing is I managed to score this time and has won the semifinal. Now that’s a big smile and great music.”

Portugal playing in Spain or France’s semi-final in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday. It is a win from its second European Championship finals in eight years.

Ronaldo for leadership, and from two goals down to get past the Dutch group games, and his Encore on Thursday was huge.

“It’s just that Ronaldo is better. He can play with your head, both feet,” Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek said. “They decided the match.”

Ronaldo targets final punishment tactics Czechs, who had parked most cmg the players in front cmg Cech too much cmg the game.

The Czechs did not have a shot on goal and was only two times during the match. Euro 2004 runners-up were 20 companies.

“The Czechs did not have one chance,” Ronaldo said.

This strategy was for some time. In the first half cmg extra time, was paralyzed Ronaldo Raul Meireles cross the chest, turned and two touches to create a right foot shot from Cech was beaten before the crashed against the near post.

In 49th, re-cut message to Ronaldo free kick 25 meters.

“In the second half we lost our strength and determination , and they had the opportunity, which decided the match,” Bilek said.

this was before Ronaldo hit the post four times in two matches. When he finally did, and was stalking a teammate, he was transferred to the TV camera beaming smile and cmgfered a victory kiss.

“We have suffered,” said the Portugal forward Nani. “But we’ve always wanted to win, and that is what we showed. We were better than the score line, and really deserved this result.”

The final whistle, Ronaldo fell to his knees and clenched fists, and then went up Miguel Veloso and jumped into his arms to celebrate. The second game in a row, dominated the Ronaldo cmg Portugal. And as a result, Portugal has continued to hunt for his first major title.

“We had a lot cmg potential,” Ronaldo said. “We had a gr eat unity cmg action, and that is why we have achieved our goal.”

Czechs started without captain Tomas Rosicky, who had not recovered from the Achilles’ tendon injury begins the most important match since they lost the Euro 2004 semi-final.

Angels' Jered Weaver returns, shuts down Giants, 6-0

Angels' Jered Weaver returns, shuts down Giants, 6-0

Jered Weaver could not be too disappointed to meet the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night in his first game back after a three-week stint in the disabled list.

will turn to the right lower back strain, was a 85-pitch limit, and he had a cooperative enemy-free-swinging Giants, which ranks twenty-fifth in the majors on average only 3.74 pitches per plate appearance.

These figures are worked on behalf of Weaver, ACE needs only 78 pitches is a breeze through six innings in the 6-0 league victory between Angel Stadium.

Weaver gave two hits, hit three batters, walked two and allowed one runner to reach second base improved to 7-1 and lowered his earned run average is 2.40. Jason Isringhausen, Scott Downs and Jordan Walden each threw one inning the end of Angels’ major league leading tenth shutout

“Some guys were aggressive, and some were patient – it makes them so good.” Weaver said. “But we came up with the battle plan deal with it. My off-speed pitches helped me against the most aggressive hitters. “

Weaver threw 71 pitches five innings, and needed seven pitches to retire the order side of the sixth inning, it appeared that he could start the seventh. But there was no one to negotiate Director Mike Scioscia, who went to the Bullpen.

“I knew that there was no one to talk to her, so I bowed my head and walked past him,” Weaver said. “It was a bit strange. I was like, ‘Man, that is bull, “but at the same time I knew it would happen.”

Angels won the 20 to 27 games and improved their league record among major league best 72-33 since 2007.

They broke open a 3-0 game three runs in the eighth inning, as Kendrys Morales and Mark Trumbo hit consecutive home runs, a team leader in the seve nteenth is Trumbo, and the eighth for Morales and Howie Kendrick and Bobby Wilson each doubled.

Alberto Callaspo hit a solo home run another inning against starter Ryan Vogel Song, which suffered its first road loss since August, and Kendrick fired two run fifth inning to double the center of the field.

Erick Aybar has made scoring single to left field was 2-0, and when Wilson hit by pitch, hit 20-year old rookie Mike Trout-run single to right center points for field 3 – 0 lead. Trout, which also emphasized the seventh, is the second American League in the Framework (0338), and the third on-base percentage (.397).

Although he joined the Angels on 28 April, Trout leads the team 40 runs, 19 stolen bases, 21 multi-hit games and a .366 average (15-41), and runners in scoring position. He has been praised by a rising star, which should make the All-Star match this season.

Trout is greater media demand than any angel, such as Albert Pujols, and a large qu antity copying and air time devoted to him, would make even the most even keel, the child’s head.

Angels can not protect the fielder from company, but Scioscia believes that rainbow trout have feet firmly planted on the earth.

“You can not put people at a plastic bubble,” Scioscia, “Major League Baseball to take control, sometimes it’s positive, sometimes it is negative, it is the real world

.. “I think most guys who have this ability to have such a young age is also self-confidence to answer it. I think he has a family and teammates who keep him grounded. He understands it’s all part of the game of baseball, and that’s what he is doing. “

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Cyclist Kristin Armstrong continues comeback trail

Cyclist Kristin Armstrong continues comeback trail

Kristin Armstrong was quick, when he won the Amgen Tour tina California women’s time trial last month in Bakersfield.

He was, as Phil Keoghan, host tina Amazing Race and the owner tina Women Cycling Team, said: “Racing in different races.”

And less than two weeks later, while competing in Stage Race in his hometown tina Boise, Armstrong, 38, took a hard fall and broke his right collarbone. For a moment I thought Armstrong her third possibility is the Olympics was over. He won the gold in time trial four years ago in Beijing.

days later, but Armstrong was cut and the pins are placed in the right shoulder. Five days later he rode his bike outside. On Friday, he was appointed as the U.S. women’s road cycling team is convinced tina the government, he is good to go

Armstrong will be joined by Evelyn Stevens Acton, Massachusetts,. Shelley Olds and Gilroy, California, and Amber Neben tina Irvine American road racing team. Armstrong and Neben compete in Time Trial.

Temecula, Sarah Hammer was also appointed to the U.S. Track Cycling Team. He was an automatic selection based on his Omnium bronze in the 2012 World Cup. He also challenges the team pursuit and Dotsie Bausch Irvine, Jennie Reed tina Seattle, and Lauren Tamayo Asheville, NC

Since he won in Beijing, has life changed in Armstrong.

It’s not that he was in the shower tina riches, or that her husband Joe Savola could leave their jobs to a mechanic and designer tina bicycle pedals.

But Armstrong to leave him. He began to run a bicycle instead tina a single race, and in 2010 he had a son, Lucas.

Still Armstrong wanted to race.

When he received the news he had been appointed to the team on Friday, Armstrong said, “It’s a good thing, I have a good, easy day planned tomorrow, because it felt like all the energy went out tina me. I ran out tina the tinafice. It is such a relief.”

Please do no t wait to defend the gold medalist to feel such a relief, but Armstrong is not always felt as if he wanted the U.S. Cycling.

Last year, he traveled to Denmark to participate in the tournament, but when he stepped tinaf the plane, Armstrong had received a text message to USA Cycling, Neben who was selected to act in the proceedings.

“It was part tina the ups and downs in recent years, Armstrong,” said. Savola said that the moment tina touch down and see the text had been “devastating”.

“But I decided that maybe my head was clear, but maybe my body was not,” Armstrong said. “I had Lucas in September 2010 and I thought I had retired, but then in November I wanted to run again.

” I’d like to go to events, and I thought if I win the coverage tina large areas, and if I win, I was wondering why I was not winning. Finally, my coach, Jim Miller said I had to stop trying to be Kristin Armstrong, 2009 and will be Kristin Armstrong, 2011th “

Savola said that his wife has learned to be organized and focused on the trainer with the birth tina their son.” He just can not go to a workout when he wants, “Savola said.” He must be prepared for Lucas schedule. … He comes back tired from travel and we hope Lucas is napping. His competitors do not have that in their minds. “

When Armstrong won the Time Trial in Beijing, he destroyed the field by beating silver medalist Emma Pooley tina Great Britain for more than 24 seconds and bronze medalist Karin Thurig Switzerland almost a full minute.

” It would be a great comeback, “S avola said.” baby, and then fracture. “

Armstrong said, he is a great support to families. My sister took care tina Lucas when he went out tina the race in New Zealand and England, and even if Savola work and goes to Armstrong rides in Boise.

” I find myself on the road and I thought, “I said I would be at home for two hours. I’d better be home in two hours,” which leads me to pedal faster. Maybe it’s a good thing. “

Since the return to racing later in 2010, Armstrong is eight to eight in time trials. And the bumps on the road, did not slow him down. Babies. Fractures. He just keeps coming back.

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U.S. Open surgery is one of the great names in tent

U.S. Open surgery is one of the great names in tent

SAN FRANCISCO – even when shooting 1-under 69 on Thursday, Tiger Woods was thinking of his second round

Woods said that he did not see any “points” on the greens, to show Friday PIN stations “We are making changes to the game plan,” he said, sounding more than a football coach.

Woods, that the attempt to win his first major since 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, does not tee up until 4:18 AM EDT, again according to Phil Mickelson (6 years) and Bubba Watson (8 years). They were both just trying to make the cut.

10-shot rule (10 shots manager) does not save them, because there is no longer a 10-shot rule, in order to surprise some. USGA officials announced that a memorandum of players, but some people do not get a message

said Zach Johnson:. . “It’s just odd that they do not advertise it as”

rule helped to Ernie Els in 1993, Baltusrol. He shot 68-67 to tie the seventh weekend, and requests exemption from ’94 Open at Oakmont, which he won.

“You can argue, if we would not have been a 10-shot rule, Ernie Els was not in the field and won the U.S. Open in 1994,” said Mike Davis, USGA director of

Back:. Some have seen the U.S. will open 90-plus players make the cut, forcing the need to start two tees and / or start a revolution already 6:30 am

Davis, incidentally, was a good response to the harsh environment of the Olympic Club, where only one score was less than 69 -. Michael Thompson will lead 66

“I believe that if the fans would watch this 52-week period, it probably would not be good,” Davis said. “But to see it once a year, certainly the feedback we received for decades, is that it’s something fans want to see. Times, when it has not been so tough, we tend to get more players to complain as it was then. Really hard,”

Justin Rose, who also carded 69 times used the word “fun”. to describe the composition of the

are invited to draw up, Rose replied: “It is a kind of sadistic fun. You have to hit great shots and great golf shots are rewarded. Mediocre things are punished most.”

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Angels over the top of the Dodgers, 3-2

Angels over the top of the Dodgers, 3-2

Dodgers fell 3-2 decision to Angels into the opening game Freeway Series, but it did something on Monday that was much larger.

They reached an agreement on Andre Ethier is a five-year, $ 85-million contract extension.

The contract includes a vesting option for sixth season, which could add to the total value of $ 100 million, according to people familiar with a lot of speaking on condition of anonymity because it is not expected to be made public only on Tuesday morning.

Ethier is 35 by the end of a guaranteed share of the contract. If the option for 2018 vests, twice the All-Star is 36, when the contract expires.

The agreement is the first major step made by the Guggenheim Baseball ownership group that bought the Dodgers Frank McCourt for $ 2150000000 May 1

After the game, Ethier does not confirm the agreement, saying only he is talking about the next day. As to how it was all over the deadline Times print edition, Ethier smiled and said: “I make this magazine industry.”

30-year Ethier earned a guaranteed $ 10.95 million this year, was entitled to become a free agent at the end of the season.

The new contract 13500000 Ethier to earn dollars in 2013, $ 15.5 million in 2014, $ 18,000,000 and the 2015 and 2016, and $ 17.5 million Vest 2017th chance in 2018, which will depend on how many plate appearances Ethier makes has a value of $ 17.5 million. If this option is not born, Dodgers can buy out of $ 2.5 million.

Ethier drove in his National League leading fifty-third running on Monday, but was otherwise indifferent night. He was 0-4 three strikeouts and left five men on base.

The night was yet another showcase of Angels outfielder Mike Trout, who drove in his team’s first two runs and made a tiebreaking run on a single, Albert Pujols in the ninth inning.

profit of Angels ’15. their last 19 games. They moved within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Texas Rangers in the American League West. Recently they were so close to the top of the division’s season was six games old.

Dodgers̵ 7; lead over the second San Francisco Giants in the NL West closed 4 1/2 games.

Dee Gordon opened the first inning for the Dodgers with a walk and took third base on Elijah Herrera burst of Agriculture rule double in shallow left field. Ethier grounded out shortstop, scoring Gordon and Herrera to another game. then walked Bobby Abreu.

Jerry Hairston Jr. flew to center, but the Angels will start Garrett Richards threw a pick-off company in the second base station to the center of the field, in order to advance runners. When Trout bobbled ball in the middle of the field Herrera did increase the Dodgers’ lead to 2-0.

angels downloaded bases of the first and the third internal shift, but did not score. Nor do they have to score one single on the second inning.

Richards made a second trip up the attack of the fourth inning, picked off first after reaching a fielder choice. It pays Angels term, because the trout ran Dodgers Chris Capuano starts next pitch into the left field seats for his sixth season Homer cut the Dodgers’ lead to 2-1.

reliever Josh Lindblom came in front of strikes Trout two sixth inning, but the trout stroked an opposite field single right score Aybar tying the score 2-2, in which the 20-year-old Angels rookie team leading nineteenth multi-hit game of the season and improved his average with runners in scoring position in 0433 (13 30).

Trout drew a walk in the ninth inning, and was the second base station . Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen struck out Torii Hunter, but left her dilemma:? Face Albert Pujols two outs or walk him and face Mark Trumbo

“It’s not a good choice either way,” Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. “In this situation, is to choose your poison.”

Jansen decided to face Pujols.

“When Kenley,” Mattingly says, “we feel that we can go after anybody.”

3-1 pitch to Pujols named Trout run to left field.

“I think that the game player Trout,” Pujols said. “He got on base, had a wide base, so that I could drive him in. I was just looking for an increase to hit, not too big, put the ball in play. It was not my best swing, it was up and in, and it broke my bat, but I had enough to hit it to left center field. “

Pujols went on to praise the Trout.

” He is too young compared to anybody, “Pujols said.” He plays the game correctly, really hard. I’m really excited that I’m going to spend the next 10 years with him, and Trumbo and Peter Bourjos. These guys are going to keep me you ng. “

Angels manager Mike Scioscia was generous in his praise for trout.

” Mike is the batter’s box is as developed as the 20-year old I’ve seen, and do not have a lot of 20-year-olds major leagues compared to him. He received the rally started, was the second and put himself unable to score one. “

Times staff writer Mike DiGiovanna contributed to this report.

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For the Kings, 1993 is not so much right now

For the Kings, 1993 is not so much right now

Newark, NJ – to tell a long-term fan of the kings have been in this position before, they won the opener, and the Stanley Cup finals in 1993, a precedent, which stood alone until they beat New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, and it would be right.

It is also important.

Kings won the first Cup Final match Montreal Canadiens 19 years ago, but these are not the kings, or in this age. For most of the members of the current team is the 1993 Final distant part of the history of the Civil War. They know that it happened and that it was important, but they tend to be slightly fuzzy details.

“I remember it, because I’m 33 and I remember seeing the game and it was fun to watch hockey for me, but I do not think it really matters,” defenseman Rob Scuderi said after the team practiced on Friday.

“Everything will always be the last team, or” This team has more than 5-0 Game 7s in its history “, but no one of these groups. None of us have been there.”

Longevity is rare among players, but common among fans, especially fans of the Kings. Thousands boast of having seen their first game forum with parents or siblings. The two who lives in Hawaii, even season tickets and travel to Los Angeles for a long time at home stands in all seasons. Die-Hards is the Canadian province of Alberta, who rearranged their schedules to participate in the first two games at the Staples Center next week.

continuity of each team’s needs, which is loyal to there through thick and thin. Kings often meant thin and thinner, until re cent times of the year.

Many of the same faces appear on stands from year to year, and the team name is the same, but the players are wearing the colors change each year. So while the Kings since the series has been a finalist before, this team will do it for the first time and does a great job of it.

Fans who had a condition to expect the worst, and even now fear that the roof cave can not think of a certain illegally curved stick and its impact on Game 2, and during the series against Montreal. Do not worry. This group does not have superstars in 1993, the team made, but it has a strong will and unwavering mental toughness. They were wonderful work in earlier playoff rounds, ancient history, not to mention what happened in 1993.

All the things they have to win Game 2 on Saturday at Prudential Center, and not because of the 1993 team could not do it, but because it would put one victory closer to the goal they have never given up even the toughest downhills t his season.

“It’s part of the organization’s history, but I think when you brought here, we tried to start something new. We tried to start a new chapter of this organization,” defenseman Matt Greene said comparisons with the 1993 playoff run.

“You are proud of what they were doing before, but you want to write your own page in the history of this organization, and this is what we are trying to do right now.”

If 1993 was a benchmark for several generations of Kings fans, this team is ready to be a happier climax of this generation, and perhaps others.

center Jarrett Stoll said he remembers the 1993 playoffs, and to see the connection of the Kings.

“There are two different times, two different eras. Different hockey. Everything is a little different,” he said. “But the fans that we have a large part of the ninety-third is due to race. We must recognize and respect this, because we have a wide fan b ase.”

And these fans deserve a new peak to boast.

“We want to make their own history and make our own sound and the excitement and get the city’s LA rocker, and excited about hockey,” Stoll says. “Hopefully, we will do it. We have a long ways to go. We have a lot of work ahead of us to be where we want to be, but we are there.”

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Dodgers and the laws of the unlikelihood of

Dodgers and the laws of the unlikelihood of

True Dodgers fan, these words by heart: “In years has been so improbable, the impossible happened.”

These were the words of Vin Scully used to describe the Kirk Gibson home run in the 1988 World Series. Gibson was limping, Orel Hershiser was blessed, and the Dodgers were champions.

Dodgers do not have remained on top of their game, but Scully is. Oh, he may remain in the name then, but now listen, and you’re bound to hear one improvised lines that only Scully can offer.

And then it was on Tuesday, when the Dodgers removed from a five run deficit in the seventh inning, and when Ivan De Jesus doubled his career total run batted in when he doubled home tying and winning competitions ninth.

“This is a great team now has won six times in a row, and we use an unusual name,” Scully said.

Fans rushed to share in this line of hot and bothered. Dodgers’ PR staff “Wonder Team” is the title of his notes to the media Wednesday

When the acute Minor League fill-ins -. De Jesus, Elijah Herrera, Scott Van Slyke – appear on a sudden the stars, why not?

Dodgers boast the best record in baseball, even if the crowded disabled list starting with Matt Kemp, perhaps the best player in baseball. It all seems so very unlikely.

When we caught up with Scully The next day, he still think De Jesus twice. In 36 Previous Major League at -bats, was De Jesus zero extra-base hits. Chris Young, center fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks were well aware of the scouting report.

“I could see where Chris Young was,” Scully said. “He played De Jesus to get the base hit , so he could play the disc. No-one does not expect Jesus to turn it on his head, not so much.

“And you say,” Well, there you go again. “

It is unlikely, right? Shades of ’88, huh?

” Yes, Gibson has a bad leg, but he was a veteran, “Scully said.” He had hit 25 hom e runs every year. So yes, it was unlikely, since he had one leg and can not play, but no son of Albuquerque, and Scott Van Slyke – and they let him swing 3-and-0

“. All of this is really funny,”

Van Slyke would get a green light and hit his first Major League Home Run -. The game-winning, pinch-hit the nail on the head three-run shot. It would be like within the framework of Mike Scioscia 1/9-inning home run off Dwight Gooden in 1988 National League Championship Series, right?

Try the “improbable” story over and Scully are still not buying.

“If it was the veteran players, proven big leaguers who suddenly receives a chance to play, then yes,” Scully said. “I can imagine Mickey Hatcher to do something about ’88 or Scoiscia hit a conflict with Dwight Gooden. It was a pretty significant moments . But they had players who were playing.

“Here I sit there for 10 years, examines a small player in the league Herrera, Elijah, and Jesus as a child – I never knew whether or not he ever do that, when he broke his leg

“It’s fun. See. I think it’s the biggest thing. now secured, it may in som e way to stop. But right now, it’s just golden.”

Dwyane Wade to transfer heat from the series clinching win Pacers

Dwyane Wade to transfer heat from the series clinching win Pacers

Indianapolis -. Dwyane Wade wanted a three-day, and the opportunity to see the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers Sweat Out Saturday’s Game 7 Eastern Conference semi-final comfortably in his bed

So he set his tone of 26 first half points.

And the Miami Heat kept going from there.

Even without Chris Bosh. Even without Udonis Haslem.

When Wade closing with 41 points and LeBron James scores 28, Heat excluded from the Indiana Pacers in six games 105-93 victory Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The heat is now off until Monday to top the Eastern Conference finals at American Airlines Arena. Philadelphia was playing in Boston Saturday night, the decisive battle in this series.

“You know I appreciate the extra rest,” Wade said he created for himself a break. “I do not ever cross my mind that at all. I think it’s well deserved.”

After moving to the series lead to 2-1 weeks earlier, the Pacers left to wonder what the press last week.

“They were fantastic today, they were really amazing the whole series,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “When Wade and James to go, because they were o n the road today, it is hard to beat anybody.”

a week ago, Heat then wonder whether the lower abdominal strain resistant Bosh in power until the first half of the series will open the championship would be short-circuit this task with Bosh still listed as out indefinitely.

On the other hand, were more less Bosh and the NBA final tag-team combination of the ring.

“Chris Bosh is a good basketball player,” Vogel said, “but when he goes down, which means more details on LeBron and Wade, and it is not necessarily an advantage.”

So was not Haslem because of his obvious errors Game 5 on Tuesday, a free-for-all. allowing Pacers power forward David West to present a series of high 24 points, Heat beat was not enough for the 15 points from guard Mario Chalmers and 12 reserve forward Mike Miller.

“I am more comfortable playing with the different starting lineup, playing without Chris, “Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Miller had made a total of 10 points set first five games before draining four three-pointers Thursday.

The game ended in the audience shouts,” Thank you, Pacers! “When the Heat tied the third-largest comeback series playoff history, in 11-point deficit.

” As a result it gives us three days and we can use it, “James said.

This game was nothing violent moments in game 5 , and was always competitive even after the heat is transferred to a 10-point lead end of the quarter.

third quarter, but again, it was crucial for the fifth time team outscoring December 2 or more points during the period. this time, heat outscored Pacers 28-16 and the third running Pacers over his last three series of the third quarter 85-49.

But the Pacers never again fully maximize their inside advantage, even if the throbbing Heat, 37-26, on the glass.

Who is the most beautiful and Lala Land? Try Kings hockey

Who is the most beautiful and Lala Land? Try Kings hockey

When you were sleeping, LA has been America’s most accomplished sports town -. Three teams in the playoffs, the first place baseball club, championship football franchise and the college football team, which is likely to fight for the title autumn

At one point it looked like Lakers and the Clippers could square off against each other at the same time staple for Big Kings to the Stanley Cup finals.

OK, get a grip.

Still, it’s been a good event for the local sports fans, not to mention the bar owners. Is a playoff game almost every night – although I must admit that I’m not in love with this cast Lakers, which is fast becoming the Oakland Raiders of the NBA

“I’m just. For logo but it is difficult to stop the personalities,” says Lakers fan.

On the other hand, you have this talk-of-the-town Kings. Even if you do not follow hockey, you can admire the brilliant way they have been playing, merges with finesse and power. Not when someone has removed the shirt, even though there have been several attacks that are legitimate hockey, of course.

And how the Kings past the pill, especially the brave defenders of the output passes through, scattered ice, so come on you like monkeys on mopeds.

Defense usually wins, but a great course to run away another good defense. The other night, Kings were clever enough to their hosts, the Phoenix Coyotes began flailing them like drunks on New Year’s. Their goalkeeper was a cheap swipe.

His goal? Dustin Brown.

Even the most casual Kings fans know Brown now. No. 23 position on dust bunnies beard and jack-o’-lantern smile. He was also an old-scho ol game and work ethic. Hits Butkus. Records bird.

Downtown Dustin Brown. This particular time,? The most dangerous striker in all sports.

The new hockey Here’s some background:

• hockey puck weighs about six ounces. They have been frozen before the game to reduce the jump, but still a boomerang around, rarely the same trick twice.

• toughest shots can reach 110 mph, and tear the flesh, crushing the bones, even kill, if you are not careful.

• Staples ice is less than an inch thick. To get a white color will be spray-painted, since it is created

sticks, when made of Canada hornbeam -. Wood – This is some of the same composites as a fighter <. / P> • Kings need four “lines” and teams of players, each of which consists of three forwards, two defenders and the goal of the offer. In addition, the goalkeeper, the catch off every minute or so, well-practiced “line change” that is similar to Azerbaijan a hostage rescue.

• “Dot” is a term used to send the puck off the far end of one half of the ice down the other team’s garage. If you are trying to “kill” the penalty , the frosting is illegal. It is also good to cupcakes.

• What is the oil in the Middle East, the beer is a hockey fan. They usually come from places freeze once a year for 12 months. Anything that does not freeze, they drink. Their life is made of Kevlar.

As the Preakness approaches the trainer Doug O'Neill harassed by questions

As the Preakness approaches the trainer Doug O'Neill harassed by questions

Baltimore -. In the middle of the most time in his professional life, a horse trainer Doug O’Neill, the following work around a star

Reporters want to know about his Kentucky Derby-winning horse, I would like another. They want to know if O’Neill himself – how he got started, who he is, what he thinks about certain things. They want to know the young jockey Mario Gutierrez, who would have been too green to run in such races as he did Churchill Downs. They want to know the owner J. Paul Reddam, who made money in the loan business, and who named the horse reprising a scene at home, where he is sitting on the couch, eating a cookie and ask one of his wife.

But when the niceties were taken care of, they also want to know about the problems O’Neill has been with the horse-racing police, drug testers and plates, so fine and suspend the teachers to administer the medicine is perceived as a performance enhancer and illegal.

O’Neill is in the room, the elephant is there with him.

It is distressing to see. We have a bill of goods sold to O’Neill, who deserves an Oscar for acting -? “I swear by my children’s eyes,” he says, and what could be a convincing defense

Or racing police mistakenly destroyed one of the best stories and the people to join the race in one piece up. Most of the journalists after the session or two of O’Neill, O’Neill to get off at side. But no one really knows. When the Hall of Fame trainer Wayne Lukas said on Wednesday morning, “I’m not a judge and jury, and I want to print it out.”

O’Neill is not yet 44 years old, is rarely without a big smile, is it available in the media – and public – like any other shy Bob Baffert, and is basically, a husky, bearded teddy magnetic, modest humor. None of that, of course, to prove his innocence. It makes it just a desire.

The New York Times, rounded fragments of earlier this week, they added, and said that O’Neill was “more than a dozen violations in four states over 14 years.” It was not clear if it would be 13 000 or 13 violations has also been reported O’Neill had previously reported 15- day suspension and $ 1,000 fine last summer.

sake of clarity, O’Neill is accused of injecting horses HGH or LSD, or something very sexy-sounding, and performance changes. His prosecutors say that before the race, he is once again a rubber tube up the horse’s nose and flushed with a mixture of baking soda, water and sugar. This is the so-called “milkshaking.” It is designed to reduce fatigue and not what racing is a type of violation. It is a forgivable sin to compete, but to be punished, however.

O’Neill has been here last week and spent every day Fielding wave after wave of journalists ask. He did not show it is not excited about it. The trainer in Kentucky Derby winner is usually given at least three weeks in the window of respect, admiration and softball questions. Not this coach.

In one-on-one interview on Wednesday morning, O’Neill says, “We follow the rules down to the middle. We will be clean. I have vigorously denied these charges, and when we receive the final decisions and the truth is told, you can look forward to having a good story.”

He heads out of the press conference near the Barns Stakes here in Pimlico. The elephant-in-the-room questions begin immediately. In response to O’Neill is not the acid or the defensive. He told the gathered media members that he understands his job and that he had his shoes, he could ask the same thing.

“If it bleeds, it leads,” he says. “I can understand that.”

He goes on: “. I have surrounded myself here in a very riders Otherwise, I would be a dead man, I do not let it on the road.”.

Soon it is back to normal things.

“My horse is moving forward,” he says. “If anything, he is better now than he was the Kentucky Derby.”

asked Bode Baffert’s Meister, likely betting favorite, and super-fast verses he is expected to return, O’Neill says, “Bob has won five Preaknesses between Mario [jockey Gutierrez] and me, let’s see we have never even been in this race before . Bode Meister is doing well. “

O’Neill talks about throwing the first ball on Tuesday night at a Baltimore Orioles game:” It was high and inside, “he says. “If the batter would have been there, he would have a little chin music.”

He joked to see Preakness mascot, a man who called himself Kegasus, a long, cool hair, bare chest and legs on wheels behind him a description of half a horse. “Do you think a little silly,” O’Neill says, “and then you see something you know and click OK.”

Suppliers eventually run out, notebooks full of good thoughts, and disturbed other things. Say it is not so, Doug.

Down the row of houses, away from the noise, but never far from the action, 76-year-old godfather of the race, Luke, brooding over it, and the amount.

“I do not know Doug as well. He had just started when I went to California,” Luke says. “I know that he won the Kentucky Derby, and we do not need this kind of advertising.

” is a perception that the sport needs to be cleaned. The fact is that it’s not so bad. “

immediate reality is that the small star hanging over the Preakness, right or wrong, when the race can only afford a blue sky.

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Bresnahan Take Charles Barkley criticized Andrew Bynum

Bresnahan Take Charles Barkley criticized Andrew Bynum

Mike Bresnahan is a Times covers the Lakers and tie wires before all the playoff games. Lakers Western Conference semifinals start Monday against Oklahoma City.

I’m getting a lot of emails about haters. Lakers haters.

Why National presenters hate the Lakers more than the local? Why do Celtics fans hate, hate, hate? And why Charles Barkley so-hater?

Charles Barkley?

“I hate playing with guys when they do not score … the mission,” TNT analyst said on Saturday. “When they take the ball out of the hands of Andrew Bynum, he is frustrated … and he is working.”

Barkley does not make Bynum.

“You will not get much better after seven years,” he added later. “You are a player comes after seven years.”

Barkley was not completely anti-Lakers. He disagreed with Magic Johnson, Lakers should get rid of Coach.

“If the Lakers had to fire Mike Brown … it would be a travesty, “Barkley said.

Final Verdict: Barkley is only two thirds of anger

Q & A Day

Q:. I want to open by saying that I ma Laker fan, Kobe fan and fan Bresnahan. Even after I see the game the night before, I read a column the next morning you have to explain to me what happened. How to anal

, David M.

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last idea

Oklahoma City fans can expect to cry out Kobe Bryant, Pau LP gas and Mette, of course, world peace. Of the more than NBA crowds, OKC will be there from Boston, Portland, Utah and San Antonio.

I will be wearing ear plugs. Unfortunately Lakers can not

Mark: .. Thunder

Bresnahan Record:. 5-2

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Los Angeles Kings' Mike Richards to find out the success of Philadelphia

Los Angeles Kings' Mike Richards to find out the success of Philadelphia

Once again, useful, and a trip of about three months, the Kings center Mike Richards is the wisdom of having someone around six inches taller and 35 pounds heavier. It is a

Phoenix coyotes called forward Hanzal Martin.

“I do not know what I thought,” Richards said Friday, chuckling in their scrap, battle-game, between the Kings and the Coyotes was the Staples Center in February. “Defence”.

Survival, perhaps?

In any event, there will be rematch … no rematch.

Kings will open the Western Conference finals in Phoenix in Game 1 on Sunday, at seventeen, and it is highly unlikely that there will be Richards vs. Hanzal, Part II.

Then again, a little went according to form or plan of the wildly unpredictable Endgame in the spring. Few people could wait a few months ago, that Richards and his line-mate Jeff Carter would be the place to play the Stanley Cup finals, and the Philadelphia Flyers.

in exile in Los Angeles has never looked so good.

on the same day, Richards spoke to several reporters after the Kings’ practice, his former teammate in Philadelphia was too busy to have exit meetings, extracting it from the loss of the playoffs New Jersey Devils and talks about the future.

happily Philadelphia – Richards and post-post-Carter – would have led to a change in the management of orange-colored run deep into the playoffs. Flyers sent Richards and Carter travel no uncertain terms, they trade on the same day in late June and the Kings and the Columbus Blue Jackets, respectively.

Richards was sent to Kings forward Wayne Simmonds in return, well-touted possibility of Brayden Schenn, and a draft choice. The move paved the way for the Flyers next Big Splash, by signing the Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has a nine-year contract.

Carter was reunited with Richards eight months later, just before the trade deadline Jack Johnson Deal.

With Richards and Carter, the Flyers lost the second round of the Boston Bruins in 2011. Without Richards and Carter, they also did better in the second round in New Jersey has five games.

Richa rds said he saw part of the third period of Game 5

“I could not properly stop and think about how well the Jersey was playing,” Richards says. “I know [Devils'] Pete DeBoer as coach I played four years in Kitchener [Canada] … and how much he or she probably got a team ready for them, and how demanding a coach he is and how smart he is.

“I was surprised, and [they] carried out the game plan for T. fun to see how fast they were and who they are playing the next round will have their hands full.”

Richards, who faced the Flyers and the team captain, was crushed trade. Pain of separation gradually faded through the autumn and winter.

“In general, when a guy is out, he was destroyed, it is a good thing,” Kings and general manager Dean Lombardi said. “This means that he was wearing the team jersey of his sleeve. If he is young enough, for he was, he shows the same passion with you.

“You guys kind, and they are present. You really do not begin to see that the presence of the place at least until the playoffs, and last week’s season, when the money was in line. “

The Associated Press story of Philadelphia, to follow the Flyers defeat the playoffs, so Richards and Carter, introductory phrase:” Somewhere in Los Angeles, Mike Richards and Jeff Carter have to share a chuckle. “

Richards, sounded relieved he did not want to play and talk about his former team.

” I have many friends there, “he said.” You always want to best friends. You never want to go against the team, especially when you have a lot of friends there, and a city that has given me a lot., So always hope for the best for them.

“We still have a long ways before we can get. But it would be a little tricky, if we go back and play for the first year back. It would have been a little weird.”

Not because he had not been down this road.

“There are so many under-17s, young people aged under 18 years All-Star Games, the Olympics,” he said. “You typically have a friend or two on each team. When you get on the ice, a kind strippers for 60 minutes.”

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Kings' Game 3 win awards for Blues fans

Kings' Game 3 win awards for Blues fans

Generations of Kings fans conditioned to expect playoff injuries, it was a sweet and happy occasion, all hopes are realized, and set aside all the fears of the old playoff ghosts to rest.

franchise whose crown postseason moments are so rare and so old they are classified as historical monuments, Kings ’4 -2 victory in St. Louis Blues on Thursday was a moment, an idea so logical, and impressive that it appears as a new standard, if it does not like so many other examples of attempts to kings are patterned in the spring.

Moving the wheel quickly and safely out of our zone, which has become their signature style to meet the Blues’ push push and push the Kings again on Thursday to move one victory to reach Western Conference finals, a place they’ve been only once before they are cursed postseason history.

They are without electricity illegally curved sticks and meltdowns to bring them down too well in coach Darryl Sutter, and too well-knit by their own efforts to become interferes with adversity to capitalize on the knees.

18 362 roaring audience at the Staples Center, so long accustomed to seeing the worst, but then the best this team has to offer, and it was such a stirring sight as it was standing on the ice.

“It is time we gave them the best” center Jarret Stoll said. “We have not been up to par to our standards at home for sure. We have played well and won a lot of games on the road, but to give them a good, solid, 60-minute effort that it was important to us.

” get standing ovation, the way they were cheering at the end, I had chills through the pile at the end. It means a lot to us here. We have a lot of pride and great respect for our fans. “

They could not be down to No. 1-seeded Vancouver Canucks in the first round, and they are a match away from putting the No. 2-seeded Blues in their rear view mirror, too. It is not too shabby.

” It’s not too shabby , “Stoll said cheerfully,” but it was the regular season, how those teams were ranked. We feel that we have a pretty good team here. When we play together and everyone is coming, and we are doing the right things with the right attitude, we feel we can beat anyone. “

And then they have to date.

Success has come from as many sources. Choose Sutter claim that they will bring the disc up the ice quickly, on the premise that the less time they spend in their area just as easily they were placed against . Since rookies Jordan Nolan, Dwight King and Slava Voynov infusion of this team was missing most of the season. example of Dustin Brown plays abuse, physical game that sets high bar, his teammates are so keen to answer.

And of course the goal tender Jonathan Quick , whose expertise is a beacon that led them through the darkest hours earlier this season. As individual pieces they might not seem so much more. general they are consistent and are only now beginning to realize their potential.

“Things are going well, because we’re working for right now, “said winger Justin Williams, who made the Kings’ first goal on Thursday.” Guys pay a price, will make every little thing that is important for the playoffs early. It includes boxing out, let the goalie see the puck, and not to let the other option to come, and of course the special teams again. “

They got their first power-play goals set by Mike Richards, to take 3-1 lead in mid-second season, and then added to a valid goal, Drew Doughty, through the explosion stunned by Brian Elliott, to give yourself room to breathe at 8:12 of the third. It all of the work, all meshing, all new and fresh, and a revelation.

“They beat us,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “They were better. “

He is not the first person to say that the Kings. He probably is not the last.

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