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This Penny is bringing all bad luck
![]() Dodgers: SAN DIEGO -- Jim Tracy had watched his would-be staff ace grab
his right arm and walk off again, into the dugout, up the clubhouse
tunnel and probably straight into the offseason. He had watched his
offense put on yet another remarkable display of collective
ineptitude.
Finally, in the moments that followed the Dodgers' latest
humiliation -- a 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres in front of 41,303
on Wednesday night at Petco Park -- their manager decided something
had to be done. So, with the long-awaited return of Brad Penny
having been a disaster, and with a division title that once seemed
so certain now hanging in the balance, Tracy called a meeting. Photo Gallery: Dodgers ...[MORE]
Decision should be to sit out
Steve Dilbeck: SAN DIEGO -- He's tormented,
uncertain, struggling to know what is right.
"It's a really tough situation," Shawn Green said.
No one doubts that. One look at his anguished face tells the
story. ...[MORE]
Angels stagger to finish
Angels: ANAHEIM -- The Angels will stagger, not swagger, into their
biggest series of the year, still alive in the pennant race in spite
of themselves, still knowing that a sweep of the Oakland Athletics
this weekend will vault them into at least a tie for first place
with seven games remaining.
But hope is all the Angels have left because right now, nothing is
working, not even their hottest pitcher of late against the
second-worst team in the American League. Photo Gallery: Angels ...[MORE]
• No trespassing
Win helps cure ailing Royal
The Royal High of Simi Valley boys'
water polo team might have a lengthy list of ailments, but it is the
rest of the Marmonte League which is in need of a remedy....[MORE]
Calabasas coach learns patience is important
For the past 15 years,
one of the most coveted coaching jobs in high school tennis in the
region has been with the girls' program at Calabasas....[MORE]
• Verdugo Hills gets CV in 3
• High school football preview
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Nunn loses starting job
USC cornerback Ronald Nunn has lost
his starting job for the Stanford game, with either senior Kevin
Arbet or freshman Eric Wright replacing him....[MORE]
• No case of easy does it
• Wright can't stomach being too ill to play
Volleyball | Football | Basketball | Baseball | USC Sports
No trespassing
For the first time since Karl Dorrell
was hired as UCLA's coach almost two years ago, giddy Bruins
assistants will go recruiting this week with proof his West Coast
offense works....[MORE]
• His assignment Learning the D
• For next trick, Drew to return punts
Volleyball | Football | Basketball | Baseball | UCLA Sports
Big second half propels Valley
Edric Prim rushed for 152 yards on 20 carries and scored
three touchdowns Saturday to lead Valley College (2-1, 1-0) to a
44-29 Western State Conference Northern Division-opening win over
host Santa Barbara (1-2, 0-1) at La Playa Stadium....[MORE]
MORE IN AREA COLLEGES >>
Northridge loses tourney title game
Most men's soccer teams would be
discouraged after opening the season with two losses in its first
four games. Cal State Northridge, however, isn't one of them.
Sure, Northridge lost 3-2 on Sunday to New Mexico, ranked 19th in
the nation, in the title game of the annual Matador Soccer
Invitational. ...[MORE]
• CSUN mulls new master plan Growth by 2010 would be addressed
• UCLA pulls rank in win
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