2013 OCR Sports Archive Stories

CHESTER, Pa. – Landon Donovan scored one goal and added two assists to lead the Galaxy past the Philadelphia Union, 4-1, Wednesday night. Robbie Keane scored once and had an assist, while Hector Jimenez also scored for the two-time defending MLS Cup champion Galaxy (5-3-2), which snapped a rare two-game losing streak with three sec

Angels owner Arte Moreno said Manager Mike Scioscia's job is not in jeopardy, despite the club so far failing to live up to the expectations of a $148 million payroll. Moreno, who has refused interview requests from Southern California media outlets, was interviewed by

ANAHEIM – Arte Moreno's public comments in support of Mike Scioscia came as no surprise to the Angels manager. "Arte has always been very supportive," Scioscia said before Wednesday's game. "Arte knows how hard I take the non-performance of this team and how we need to get there. It hits me as hard as it hits Arte and it hits Jerry

ANAHEIM – Robert Coello has become a journeyman in professional baseball and he isn't even 30 years old. Coello, 28, can point to several reasons to account for the fact that he has been a part of six major league organizations since being drafted as a catcher in 2003. Now a right-handed reliever, Coello became the 20th pit

Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Last time they met: The Angels won two of three last weekend in Chicago, their first road series victory of the season. They were denied a sweep when White Sox lefty Chris Sale pitched a one-hitter Sunday. They'll see Sale again Friday. White Sox report:

ANAHEIM – The Angels will honor active military personnel and veterans in a celebration of Armed Forces Day at Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox. Here's the rundown: •Tanks and other military vehicles will be on display at Homeplate Gate and nearby Angel Stadium entrances. •All fans will receiv

It still is early, but this has been the most difficult season of Ian Kennedy's four with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The right-hander, a 21-game winner in 2011, has only two victories to show for his first nine starts, and a 4.88 ERA. However, last week at Dodger Stadium, you wouldn't have known this based on the former La Quinta

ANAHEIM – Bob Murray knew what he wanted to be doing Tuesday night, and it wasn't taking part in a late-morning media scrum while players shuffled about around him. The plan for the Ducks general manager was to be up in his box high up in Honda Center, watching his team take on the Kings in an inaugural playoff matchup that would h

It took six weeks of having Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton in the same lineup before the inevitable happened. For the first time, they both homered in the same game on Tuesday, literally powering the Angels to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium. For good measure, Mike Trout also chipped in with a homer. H

ANAHEIM – Before we get to the sticky stuff, the real hard questions, let's start with what we know, since the tradition each year at this time is to not know. Teemu Selanne is certain he can continue playing, physically and mentally. He is 100 percent healthy, something he hasn't always been at year's end. After a slumping second

ANAHEIM -- Bob Murray knew what he wanted to be doing on Tuesday night, and it wasn't taking part in a late-morning media scrum while players shuffled about around him. The plan for the Ducks general manager was to be up in his box high up in Honda Center, watching his team take on the Kings in an inaugural playoff matchup that would hav

ANAHEIM – The Angels' starting rotation has been marred by inconsistency and injuries so far this season. Joe Blanton has allowed more hits than anyone in the majors. Jered Weaver has been sidelined with an elbow injury since early April. Tommy Hanson has left the team twice to deal with a death in his family. But lately, J

ANAHEIM – Josh Hamilton was back in the lineup Tuesday, although he's still searching for the answer to the lingering sinus infection that had him feeling "off upstairs," he said, for about 10 days."My body feels great," Hamilton said. "The joints and muscles feel really good. I just need to get my head clear a little bit."Ha

HOUSTON – Bo Porter is not an ordinary manager. Which works out perfectly, because the Houston Astros are not an ordinary team. There are rebuilding teams, and then there are the Astros, a team whose opening-day payroll of $26 million is about equal to the salary of the right side of the Angels infield – Albert Pujols

ANAHEIM – It took six weeks of having Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton in the same lineup before the inevitable happened. For the first time, they both homered in the same game on Tuesday, literally powering the Angels to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium. "If those guys get going, that's a lot of da

Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Did you know: Only 41 percent of the Angels' plate appearances this season have been with a platoon advantage (lefties against righties, and vice versa), the lowest percentage in the league. Numbers game: 9 - Starting pitchers the Angels have used this s

ORANGE – Angels catcher Hank Conger knelt down on Tuesday morning and caught the downcast eyes of shy Jeremiah Vincze, who was standing in the periphery of CHOC Children's Hematology/Oncology department's playroom. "Come take a picture with me," Conger urged the 9-year-old Yorba Linda boy tethered to his IV stand and cowering close

The Angels will try to even the series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at 7 p.m., with Jason Vargas taking the ball against the Royals' Mark Guthrie. Josh Hamilton, who said he's been "off" because of a sinus infection, is in the lineup, but at DH. He said he's been feeling sick since before the last trip began. He was getting

Kobe Bryant wasn't in the courtroom, but a painful family argument between him and his mother played out Monday before a federal judge.Judge Andrew J. Guilford all but begged the lawyers to settle a dispute over decades' worth of Bryant's basketball memorabilia outside of his Santa Ana courtroom.Trying the case in public, the judge

ANAHEIM – Joe Blanton is on pace to do something that hasn't been done as long as he's been alive. He'd probably like to keep it that way. Following another hard-hit outing Monday night in an 11-4 Angels loss at Angel Stadium, in which Blanton (0-7) gave up a dozen hits, seven runs and couldn't make it out of the fifth inni

ANAHEIM – Forty-seven outs, the Angels bullpen got Manager Mike Scioscia over the six-game trip in Houston and Chicago. And the rag-tag bunch of relievers allowed precisely zero runs, throwing 152/3 innings of scoreless baseball — albeit against two of the worst teams in baseball. That was the biggest positive sign Sc

So close at hand was hockey Armageddon in Southern California that it seemed too good to be true. It was. The Kings wanted the Ducks. The Ducks wanted the Kings, even if they couldn't say it with a Game 7 against Detroit at hand. The first playoff matchup that fans of both sides have long dreamed of was right there. A rar

Teemu Selanne is a Ducks icon and one of the most beloved athletes to have graced the Orange County sports scene. But at 42, Selanne appeared to wear down as the NHL season progressed and it has become apparent that his role on the team is diminishing before our eyes. A star in the truest sense of the word for the past two decades, the F

The biggest bright spot from the Angels' 3-3 performance on their recent six-game road trip? According to Manager Mike Scioscia, it was the club's bullpen, which pitched scoreless frame after scoreless frame in the weekend set with the Chicago White Sox. Now, with a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals beginning Monday n

A year ago the Ducks were about to be locked out, which wasn't the worst thing. They had no password anyway. Their best player in 2011-12 was a 41-year-old. They missed the playoffs, decisively. They were 23rd in the league in 5-on-5 play, and in scoring. Their backline looked like a jigsaw puzzle poured out of the box. T