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In college football, everybody is allowed to have an off week

Ohio State struggles with Ohio, and BYU gets a break against Washington. USC and UCLA had the weekend off, but it was all work and no play Saturday for the schools the Trojans and Bruins play next.

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L.A. County district attorney investigates politicians over campaign committee

State Sen. Alex Padilla and L.A. City Councilman Tony Cardenas are at the center of a probe to determine if they had illegal control of the panel, sources say. The Los Angeles County district attorney has opened an investigation into whether two San Fernando Valley politicians illegally exceeded election ...

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California governor's veto threat creates logjam of nearly 1,000 bills

Arnold Schwarzenegger had vowed to kill any legislation sent to his desk before a state budget. Senate and Assembly leaders have to decide whether to test the threat or hold the measures back. More than California's budget is up in the air.

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USC breaks ground on stem cell research center

The university is the first of 12 institutions in the state to begin work on such a facility, funded as a result of Proposition 71. The state money supplements a donation by Eli and Edythe Broad. USC on Wednesday became the first of 12 institutions in the state to break ground on a taxpayer-funded facilit...

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Care providers in crisis as budget impasse drags on

If there is no spending plan by the end of the month, the state will owe $12 billion to government service providers who by law cannot be paid in the absence of a budget. Fallout from the state's longest budget standoff on record is rippling through California, with scores of healthcare providers on the b...

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California needs a budget now, so save reform for later

Efforts to end fiscal irresponsibility are laudable, but the state is suffering. The Legislature and the governor may have reached the point where the most responsible thing they can do is to be irresponsible.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger sends DVDs instead

If all had gone according to plan, California Republicans would have been rubbing elbows with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the swank Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. But the Governator, who supports the McCain-Palin GOP presidential ticket, was a no-show. Citing wrangling over the budget as his priority -- putting state first -- the governor stayed in Sacramento.

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For L.A. man, 93, life is a walk in the park

Sol Shankman is a fixture at Griffith Park, where he has been taking a daily hike for more than three decades. Although his pace has slowed, it sustains him. The weight of time has bowed Sol Shankman's spine into the shape of a question mark. After 93 years, he is blind in one eye and nearly blind in the ...

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Lakers' Andrew Bynum says he's '100%' after knee injury

The 20-year-old center declares himself fit and says he wishes the season started tomorrow. The smile is back on his face, the sparkle is back in his eyes and, most important, the bounce is back in his step.

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Pat Riley to enter Basketball Hall of Fame

Nobody in the game worked harder than the former Lakers coach, who won five NBA titles in L.A. and Miami. The image of polished perfection has made it to Springfield, Mass.

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Kobe Bryant an Olympic champ with U.S. basketball win

Bryant is jubilant after the U.S. men's team beats Spain to win Olympic gold in Beijing. K obe Bryant waved to the roaring crowd at Wukesong Arena, pounding his hand over his heart and beaming a smile as wide as all of China.

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Kobe Bryant helps U.S. survive a scare from Spain

He scores 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Americans to a 118-107 victory in the men's basketball final. BEIJING -- At long last, Dream Team II.

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U.S. men beat Argentina to reach Olympic basketball final

Argentines give the Americans their toughest game so far, relying on a zone defense, but U.S. still prevails, 101-81. BEIJING -- For people who can't remember what it was like when the U.S. truly dominated Olympic basketball, this is it.

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The word on Kobe Bryant from his Olympic teammates: respect

Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt have garnered the fame. For Kobe Bryant, the reward is much more valuable. He never wore a swimsuit, but nobody made a bigger splash.

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For Kobe Bryant, turning 30 (twice) caps a roller-coaster year

An Olympic gold medal would be the perfect present for the Lakers star, who went from estrangement early in the season to an MVP award and the NBA Finals. Now this is a birthday party.

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Kobe Bryant rules China

Chinese fans adore the Lakers star, whose commercial appeal has had quite a rebound. Beijing

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Outside a Chinese gate, a Shaq

A giant statue of former Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal looms over Chaoyang Park in Beijing. Some of the locals aren't sure why he's here. Beijing

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Call the U.S. men the esteem team

What's being redeemed isn't only their record but their global reputation, which had suffered in the years since 1992's Dream Team. Beijing

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Early clinching is no guarantee for Angels

Baseball history shows that postseason results are mixed for teams that run away with division titles. STATS Corner

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Angels might clinch division title against Yankees

It could be a tough September for Yankees. The week ahead

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