UCLA baseball defeats UC Irvine to advance to NCAA super regional
Twelve years ago, John Savage was the man in Westwood.Fresh off the Bruins’ first College World Series title in 2013, then-UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero…
Prep talk: SoCal products begin play in NCAA baseball playoffs
The NCAA Division I college baseball playoffs begin this week, and there are several graduates from Southern California high schools representing in the college ranks.Freshman…
NCAA Regionals: UCLA to host UC Irvine; USC snaps drought
UCLA is hosting the Los Angeles Regional that includes UC Irvine, while USC ends its postseason drought with a trip to the Corvallis Regional, the…
UC Irvine baseball coach Ben Orloff proving Mike Gillespie right
Mike Gillespie had a premonition about Ben Orloff.The USC and UC Irvine coaching legend guided Orloff for two years as an Anteater, watching Orloff become…
How UC Irvine’s Colin Yeaman became a pro baseball prospect
It was the spring of 2022 when Colin Yeaman finished as the leading hitter with a .385 batting average on a 13-16 Saugus High baseball…
Former Rep. Katie Porter announces run for California governor
Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter announced Tuesday morning that she is running for governor, potentially altering the dynamic in an already crowded field of…
MLB draft: Christian Becerra is third Harvard-Westlake pick
Harvard-Westlake and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame each had a third former high school player taken on the final day of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft…
Rams made the most of their time at Cal Lutheran University
It was supposed to be a temporary home for the Rams, a few-years-at-most stopover for the NFL team before moving into a new permanent facility…
UC Irvine’s season ends in loss to Oregon State in NCAA tournament
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Elijah Hainline hit a three-run home run to spark a five-run second inning and No. 15 national seed Oregon State pulled away to…
Caden Kendle lifts UC Irvine to walk-off win in NCAA tournament
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Caden Kendle‘s two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth lifted second-seeded UC Irvine to a wild, 13-12…
Watch your step, Democrats. O.C.’s purple shine hides a red underbelly
In 2016, my beloved homeland of Orange County shocked political observers by favoring Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, the first time we went with a…
UCLA to face Long Beach State for NCAA men’s volleyball title
Before Mason Briggs greeted his teammates, he had to salute the true force behind Long Beach State’s epic five-set thriller on Thursday. “You!” the Long…
Fired Dan Monson guides Long Beach State back to NCAA tournament
HENDERSON, Nev. — Lassina Traore had a career-high 25 points, Marcus Tsohonis scored 25 and hit two clutch free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining to help…