Los Angeles Times: Sports

Spaniard outduels Tomas Berdych and will face Ivan Ljubicic, who defeats Juan Monaco.

Quincy Pondexter's driving bank shot gives the Huskies an 80-78 victory.

Charlie Whitehurst comes from San Diego with a hefty price tag salary- and draft-wise, and will play behind Matt Hasselbeck.

Chad Billingsley gives up one run in 4 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs.

Orlando Johnson leads UC Santa Barbara into the NCAA tournament, but it wasn't an easy journey.

The closer believes he lost some velocity on his fastball last year.

It’ll take the winner of Sunday’s L.A. Marathon a little over two hours to cover the route. Can a redoubtable motorist beat that time during morning rush hour?

They probably have little chance of making playoffs but spunk is evident.

U.S. interest has waned amid the Ukrainian and his brother’s dominance.

Lakers had home-court edge in Finals last year because Cavaliers lost to the Magic. Situation is similar this season.