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Topgolf opening new Southern California location
Rapidly expanding sports entertainment venue Topgolf is opening a new location in Southern California this week. Montebello is the latest L.A. area community to welcome a Topgolf; two other SoCal communities – El Segundo and Ontario – already have one, while Topgolf’s other two California locations are in San Jose and Roseville, near Sacramento. The […]
Pico Rivera Sports Arena could shut down due to Whittier Narrows Dam repair work
The Pico Rivera Sports Arena and other community venues could disappear due to repair work on the Whittier Narrows Dam, city officials announced Tuesday. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the dam needs repairs to prevent critical flooding. These works would impact the iconic sports stadium, the only golf course in Pico Rivera and Streamland Park.
USC and UCLA to play two men’s basketball games apiece at Big Ten’s easternmost schools
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Southern California and UCLA will play two road games apiece against the Big Ten’s easternmost schools while fellow conference newcomers Oregon and Washington will make one cross-country trip each during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Big Ten released its breakdown of conference...
Bee Game: Dodgers and Diamondbacks delayed due to bee swarm
PHOENIX (AP) — A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert — and gave Arizona Diamondbacks fans a new hero. The start of Tuesday night’s game between the Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers was delayed nearly two hours after a bee colony swarmed the top of the protective netting behind home plate. Matt Hilton turned into the star of the night for removing the bees, earning a brief slice of stardom and the nod to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. “Minor leagues to the big leagues now,” said Hilton, branch manager for Blue Sky Pest Control’s Phoenix office. “It’s pretty cool.”
2024 USA TODAY Sports/AVCA boys volleyball Super 25 rankings: Week 8
Two new teams land in the latest USA TODAY Sports/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball Super 25, while the top continues to shift as Week 9 action gets underway. 1. Loyola High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Region: West | Record: 28-1-1 | PR: 1. 2. Mira Costa High School (Manhattan...
Senior Day runs solidify largest comeback win in UCLA softball history
Wildcat pitcher Aissa Silva was perfect through four innings behind a comfortable seven-run lead. But Megan Grant and the Bruins weren’t about to allow Silva to go the distance. “The girls were talking about that,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “They were like, ‘Let’s break up the no-hitter.'”...
Photos taken during tour of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
No, you didn’t accidentally go to Trojans Wire. This very much is Fighting Irish Wire. And yes, this is a gallery of photos from a tour of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum I took three weeks ago. I know what you’re thinking, and yeah, this probably doesn’t belong on...
GATEWAY LEAGUE BASEBALL – Fast start from Oropeza, Russell aid La Mirada to eighth straight league championship
The champs after their win over Gahr High. Photo Loren Kopff. With La Mirada High needing to win once in its final two games against Gateway League nemesis Gahr High to take home a share of its eighth straight league championship, last Thursday’s game nearly took on the same shape of the first meeting on Apr. 23. In that game, the Matadores scored twice in the top of the first inning, then rode the hot arms of senior pitcher Walker Calvo, who allowed two hits through his four innings of work, and sophomore Kaden Corns, who pitched the final three innings and allowed two runners to reach base, as La Mirada blanked Gahr 4-0.
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