The Sports Report: Dodgers lose fourth in a row

From Jack Harris : Dodger Stadium was eerily quiet for much of Monday night.

And not just because whole sections of the upper deck sat largely empty.

In a 9-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers didnt just drop their fourth straight game, but turned in a performance that elicited as many boos as anything else at Chavez Ravine, stumbling to a season-worst losing streak on a night they did little right in any facet of the game.

There was bad defense early.

In the first inning, center fielder Hyeseong Kim lost a fly ball in the twilight sky, leading to two runs that would have been unearned had it not been ruled a double.

In the second, third baseman Max Muncy spiked a throw to first on a slow-rolling grounder that led to another preventable score, even though his miscue was also ruled a base hit.

The pitching wasnt great either.

Left-handed opener Jack Dreyer followed Muncys bad throw with an even wilder pitch to the backstop in the next at-bat, advancing the runner to set up an eventual sacrifice fly.

Landon Knack took over in the third and promptly gave up a pair of two-run home runs, one to Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

on a down-and-in slider and another to Gabriel Moreno on an inside fastball.

Continue reading here Why a tight NL West race factored into Dodgers decision to cut Chris Taylor, Austin Barnes Dodgers box score MLB scores MLB standings ANGELS From Bill Shaikin : No team had won a series from the Dodgers this month until the Angels swept them over the weekend.

For the Angels, a great weekend.

On one hand, maybe this is the start of something big.

The Minnesota Twins just put up a 13-game winning streak.

Why cant the Angels ? On the other hand, the Angels just swept the worlds best team and they still are in last place.

No team had a gloomier outlook than the Athletics this time last year, coming off back-to-back 100-loss seasons and playing out a somber final season at the Oakland Coliseum.

But the As finished ahead of the Angels last season, and the As are ahead of the Angels again this season.

Not by much, to be sure, and were still in May.

Yet, as the Angels and Athletics opened a series Monday in Sacramento, the team that endured a rebuild because its ownership left its front office no other choice appears to have a brighter future than the team spinning its wheels because its ownership refuses to rebuild.

The As rebuild all the time: build, win, lose the best players and lose lots of games, rebuild.

For all of this century, As ownership has maintained it could not spend big without big revenue from a new stadium.

When the As get to Las Vegas in three or four years , well see.

The As never have spent $70 million on a contract, or $100 million on an annual team payroll.

In this century, however, they have more postseason appearances and more winning seasons than the Angels.

Continue reading here Taylor Ward hit a two-run homer, Nolan Schanuel also went deep and the Angels beat the skidding Athletics 4-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.

Kenley Jansen struck out Tyler Soderstrom for the final out with a runner on second.

Coming off a surprising three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, the Angels (21-25) have won four in a row to start a seven-game trip.

The Athletics (22-26) have lost six straight and 10 of 12, falling to 8-14 at Sutter Health Park.

Continue reading here Angels box score MLB scores MLB standings NBA PLAYOFFS RESULTS All Times Pacific Conference finals Western Conference No.

1 Oklahoma City vs.

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6 Minnesota Tuesday at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Thursday at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Saturday at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ABC Monday, May 26 at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Wed., May 28 at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m., ESPN* Friday, May 30 at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN* Sunday, June 1 at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m., ESPN* Eastern Conference No.

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4 Indiana Wednesday at New York, 5 p.m., TNT Friday at New York, 5 p.m., TNT Sunday at Indiana, 5 p.m., TNT Tuesday, May 27 at Indiana, 5 p.m., TNT Thursday, May 29 at New York, 5 p.m., TNT* Saturday, May 31 at Indiana, 5 p.m., TNT* Monday, June 2 at New York, 5 p.m., TNT* *if necessary UCLA SPORTS From Ben Bolch : Solving UCLA s deepening athletic department financial crisis might require a Disneyesque plot twist, so why not let a Disney guy take a crack? Daniel Cruz was brought in from the Burbank-based media and entertainment giant last fall to work some magic with a college operation in need of new concepts.

Six consecutive years of running in the red has led to a staggering $219.5-million deficit that wont be wiped away with the waving of any wand.

One solution might be surprisingly simple: Give the fans what they want, and theyll keep coming back.

Thats why Cruz has spearheaded efforts to overhaul the schools ticket operations and build a courtside lounge inside Pauley Pavilion, not to mention maximize revenue from a planned field-level club at the Rose Bowl .

Theyre all measures intended to enhance the fan experience and build brand loyalty.

Essentially, what Im trying to do is just trying to set us up for success and do things differently, said Cruz, UCLAs new deputy athletics director and chief revenue officer, because the old way of how college athletics normally conducts business, its not working.

Continue reading here RAMS From Gary Klein : Rams running back Kyren Williams is waiting patiently.

During the offseason, the team solidified its offense by re-signing left tackle Alaric Jackson and receiver Tutu Atwell , adding free-agent receiver Davante Adams and offensive lineman Coleman Shelton and adjusting the contract of quarterback Matthew Stafford .

Williams, who rushed for more than 1,100 yards in each of the last two seasons, is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is eligible for an extension.

In April, the Rams and Williams agent exchanged proposed contract terms.

But with organized team activities scheduled to begin next week, a deal has not been done.

Still, Williams said he was feeling good about the situation.

I know with time its going to happen, Williams said last week in Pasadena, where he helped distribute new shoes to kids affected by the Eaton Fire.

Continue reading here NHL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE, RESULTS All times Pacific Conference finals Western Conference Central 2 Dallas vs.

Pacific 3 Edmonton Wednesday at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN Friday at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN Sunday at Edmonton, noon, ABC Tuesday, May 27 at Edmonton, 5 p.m., ESPN Thursday, May 29 at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN* Saturday, May 31 at Edmonton, 5 p.m., ANC* Monday, June 2 at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN* Eastern Conference Metro 2 Carolina vs.

Atlantic 3 Florida Tuesday at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT Thursday at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT Saturday at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT Monday, May 26 at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT Wed., May 28 at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT* Friday, May 30 at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT* Sunday, June 1 at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT* * If necessary THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY 1897 British Open Mens Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid.

1900 The second modern Olympic games open in Paris.

1941 Ten days after his Preakness victory, Whirlaway races against older horses for the first time and defeats four rivals in the Henry of Navarre Purse at Belmont Park in New York.

1950 Heavily favored Hill Prince, ridden by Bill Boland, wins the Preakness Stakes by five lengths over Middleground.

1964 Buster Mathis beats future world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier on points at trials in Flushing, NY to qualify for US Olympic boxing team; Mathis injures thumb, replaced by Frazier who wins gold medal.

1967 Damascus, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, wins the Preakness Stakes by 214 lengths over In Reality.

1972 Bee Bee Bee, a 19-1 long shot ridden by Eldon Nelson, wins the Preakness Stakes by 112 lengths over No Le Hace.

1972 Indianas Roger Brown scores 32 points to lead the Pacers to 108-105 to win over the New York Nets and the ABA championship.

1978 Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, continues the battle with Alydar and wins the Preakness Stakes by a neck.

1983 American heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes beats countryman Tim Witherspoon by split decision to retain his WBC title at the Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.

1990 Monica Seles ends Steffi Grafs 66-match winning streak and takes the German Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.

Grafs streak is the second longest in the modern era of tennis.

Martina Navratilova won 74 straight matches in 1984.

1990 The 18th triple dead heat in modern thoroughbred history takes place in the ninth race at Arlington International Racecourse.

All Worked Up, Marshuas Affair and Survival are timed in 1:24 4-5 over seven furlongs.

1991 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBAs MVP.

1992 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London.

1998 6th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Juventus 1-0 at Amsterdam.

2000 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (78,217): Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73 winner.

2005 Nextel Cup rookie Kyle Busch becomes the youngest winner in Craftsman Truck Series history, holding off Terry Cook and Ted Musgrave in a three-lap closing sprint at the Quaker Steak & Lube 200.

2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro breaks down at the start of the Preakness, galloping a few hundred yards while his eight rivals pass him.

Bernardini wins the $1 million race, beating Sweetnorthernsaint by 5 1-4 lengths.

2007 Roger Federer ends Rafael Nadals 81-match winning streak on clay with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win in the final of the Hamburg Masters.

Its Federers first clay-court title in two years.

2015 NASCAR 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook.

2017 Cloud Computing, ridden by Javier Castellano, runs down Classic Empire in the final strides to win the Preakness by a head.

The 13-1 long shot runs 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.98 and pays $28.80 to win.

Derby winner Always Dreaming and Classic Empire duel throughout most of the race before Classic Empire jumps in front midway on the far turn.

2018 Sweden beats Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout for the gold medal at the world ice hockey championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2018 The Tradition Senior Mens Golf, Greystone G &CC: Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez wins by 3 from American trio Joe Durant, Steve Stricker & Gene Sauers.

2018 The Vegas Golden Knights punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on the road to win the Western Conference finals 4-1.

The Golden Knights become the second expansion team in the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB since 1960 to reach a championship series in their first season.

The other team was the 1967-68 St.

Louis Blues.

THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1919 Babe Ruth won a game on the mound and at the plate.

He hit his first career grand slam as the Boston Red Sox beat the St.

Louis Browns 6-4.

1925 The Cleveland Indians scored six runs in the last of the ninth to beat the New York Yankees 10-9.

Tris Speaker scored the winning run from first on a single.

1932 Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit four doubles in one game.

1941 Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 20th consecutive game at home, the longest home park streak in the major leagues.

Boston beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-2.

1947 The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 4-3 in a game that featured 22 hits all singles.

The Pirates had 12 singles, the Braves 10.

1948 Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits for the cycle and collects six RBI in a 13-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

DiMaggio hits two home runs, a triple, a double and a single, and narrowly misses another extra-base hit when Chicago left fielder Ralph Hodgin makes a spectacular catch at the wall.

1953 In the 13th game of the season, the Milwaukee Braves surpassed their 1952 attendance of 281,278, when they were in Boston.

1959 The Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees, 13-6, to place New York in last place for the first time in 19 years.

1962 Chicago Cubs rookie Ken Hubbs had eight singles in eight trips to the plate.

The Cubs swept the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4 and 11-2.

1978 Willie Stargell hit a 535-foot homer off Montreals Wayne Twitchell the longest home run in Montreals Olympic Stadium to highlight the Pirates 6-0 victory.

It was also Stargells 407th career homer, tying him with Duke Snider on the career list.

1983 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton passes Walter Johnson to move into second place on the all-time strikeout list.

Carltons four strikeouts put him at 3,511, just 10 behind Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros.

1984 Bostons Roger Clemens earned his first major league victory.

The Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-4.

1988 Mike Schmidt belts the 535th home run of his career during 1st inning at San Diego Padres starting pitcher Andy Hawkins, moving Schmidt past Jimmie Foxx into sole possession of 8th place on the all-time home run list.

1991 Jeff Reardon got his 300th save and Steve Lyons and Jack Clark homered as the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0.

1999 Robin Ventura became the first major leaguer to hit grand slams in both games of a doubleheader, leading the New York Mets to a sweep over Milwaukee, 11-10 and 10-1.

He had two slams in a game for the Chicago White Sox on Sept.

4, 1995.

2001 Barry Bonds hit two homers in the San Francisco Giants 11-6 loss to the Atlanta Braves, giving him a total of five in two games, becoming the 23rd player in history to do so.

2006 Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list during San Franciscos 4-2, 10-inning victory over the Oakland Athletics.

2009 Boston center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury tied a major league record with 12 putouts by an outfielder in a nine-inning game, previously done by Earl Clark of the Boston Braves in 1929 and Lyman Bostock of the Minnesota Twins in 1977.

He accomplished the feat in the Red Soxs 8-3 win over Toronto.

2009 Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera hit consecutive home runs for the New York Yankees in an 11-4 victory over Baltimore.

All three solo shots to right field came in the second inning off Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie with two strikes.

2011 The Chicago Cubs make their first visit to Fenway Park since the 1918 World Series.

2018 Rookie Jordan Hicks of the Cardinals ties Aroldis Chapmans record for the fastest pitch ever recorded by pumping a couple of fastballs at 105 mph while facing Odubel Herrera of the Phillies.

The first one goes for a ball, and Herrera manages to foul off the second before striking out on a pitched timed at 103.7 mph.

Compiled by the Associated Press Until next time...

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