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Miller: Ducks begin offseason with the usual questions surrounding Selanne 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.
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Murray: Ducks 'won't be the same team' 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.
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Vargas has another strong outing for Angels ANAHEIM – The Angels' starting rotation has been marred by inconsistency and injuries so far this season.
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Hamilton bothered by sinus infection 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.
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AL West Report: How will Astros' Porter manage? HOUSTON – Bo Porter is not an ordinary manager.
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Angels finally feel the power, hit 4 HRs in win ANAHEIM – It took six weeks of having Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton in the same lineup before the inevitable happened.
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On deck: Royals at Angels, Wednesday, 7 p.m. 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.
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Angels Almanac: CHOC visit provides perspective 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.
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Sick Hamilton in the lineup at DH The Angels will try to even the series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at 7 p.
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Lawyer: Kobe's family 'torn apart' by dispute with mom Kobe Bryant wasn't in the courtroom, but a painful family argument between him and his mother played out Monday before a federal judge.
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Blanton, Angels pounded by Royals, 11-4 ANAHEIM – Joe Blanton is on pace to do something that hasn't been done as long as he's been alive.
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Reinforcements on the way for Angels bullpen ANAHEIM – Forty-seven outs, the Angels bullpen got Manager Mike Scioscia over the six-game trip in Houston and Chicago.
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Ducks GM Murray honored, but he has more to do So close at hand was hockey Armageddon in Southern California that it seemed too good to be true.
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Why Ducks' Selanne would stay, go Teemu Selanne is a Ducks icon and one of the most beloved athletes to have graced the Orange County sports scene.
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Angels getting a bunch of players back The biggest bright spot from the Angels' 3-3 performance on their recent six-game road trip.
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Whicker: Ducks should gain from this pain A year ago the Ducks were about to be locked out, which wasn't the worst thing.
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Mark Madsen hired to coach D-Fenders Former Lakers forward Mark Madsen, best known for his bad dancing, is looking to make leave a better impression with Los Angeles area basketball fans as a coach.
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Whicker: Winged victory ANAHEIM – The Ducks now turn Honda Center over to the Rolling Stones, without satisfaction or shelter.
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Ducks GM is finalist as NHL's top executive Bob Murray, whose moves for the Ducks engineered a major turnaround for the franchise into a Pacific Division champion this season, was named one of three finalists for the NHL's general manager of the year on Monday.
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Smith: Trumbo's game speaks volumes with big stick ANAHEIM – The call was memorable simply because Angels play-by-play broadcaster Victor Rojas was able to make it.
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Former Angel Santana delivering for Royals ANAHEIM – Ervin Santana didn't hear from any of his old Angels teammates upon arriving in Orange County this week with his new team, the Kansas City Royals.
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Angels Farm Report: Hawpe is swinging a hot bat Here are the top-performing pitchers and hitters at the top three levels of the Angels' organization, with their expected eventual times of arrival to the majors, if any.
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On deck: Royals at Angels, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Did you know: Albert Pujols went to college about five miles from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
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Angels Almanac: Cancer survivor honored by team ANAHEIM – Nancy Oshiro of La Mirada was speaking with two reporters about her fight against breast cancer while standing on the field at Angel Stadium before Monday's game.
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Red Wings end Ducks' season with Game 7 win ANAHEIM — In a series defined by its momentum swings and nailbiting suspense, Friday's Game 7 matchup between the Ducks and Red Wings – one that could have led to the first-ever all-Southern California playoff series with a Ducks win – seemed to promise a back-and-forth, do-or-die classic.
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White Sox end Angels winning streak The Angels' momentum and good vibes were no match for Chris Sale.
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Miller: For the Ducks, opportunity lost ANAHEIM – So, how do we measure the Ducks' season now.
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More Boudreau playoff woes ANAHEIM – Players develop a reputation in the Stanley Cup playoffs depending upon how they perform when the games matter the most.
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Frieri's fastball remains his weapon of choice CHICAGO – Ernesto Frieri spoke often this spring about how he was expanding his repertoire of pitches because he felt he was too predictable when simply pumping fastballs last year.
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Smith: Heroes need not be faraway ANAHEIM – As always, Pops was there, this time as a spectator standing on the edge of the Angel Stadium field before a game when the heroes weren't so obvious.





































