Wilkinson beat Mr. Commons by 1 1/4 lengths Saturday to win the $150,000 American Handicap at 44-1 odds at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Lucas Harrell isn't going to win any strikeout titles, the way Clayton Kershaw did last season. On Friday night, though, the Houston Astros' rookie demonstrated how successful he can be by getting groundballs off that tantalizing sinker of his.

A habitat restoration project on Loma Ridge near Irvine has brought back to life a flower that hasn't been seen in Orange County since John F. Kennedy was president.

Glendora police say they've arrested a San Bernardino County probation officer on suspicion of impersonating a police officer and false imprisonment.

Mark Teixeira paused ever so briefly from describing his dynamite day to cough and clear his throat.

Albert Pujols has put his early season slump behind and so have the Los Angeles Angels.

Police have recovered 114 stolen bicycles they say they found after searching the home and storage lockers of an 18-year-old San Francisco man.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says two men are under arrest following a deputy-involved shooting in Wilmington.

Sailing along in the sixth inning, Tim Lincecum lost his concentration and another game.

The Padres wound up on the wrong end of a vintage performance by Johan Santana. That power-hitting display by the New York Mets wasn't nearly as classic - though it was just as unwelcome to San Diego.

The Miami Marlins continue to win even with their closer struggling.

Rebecca Soni beat Jessica Hardy to win the 100-meter breaststroke at the Speedo Grand Challenge, Hardy returned to win the 50 freestyle, and 40-year-old Janet Evans finished fourth in a consolation final of the 400 free on the meet's opening night Friday.

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Orange County health officials are warning residents and laying traps for feral cats and other animals at two local schools after a Santa Ana resident contracted typhus.

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:

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In a story May 22 about internal files of nine Franciscan priests that were released as part of a sexual abuse lawsuit settlement in California, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of the attorney for the Roman Catholic order. His name is Brian Brosnahan.

A man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a laser at a Pasadena police helicopter, injuring an officer on board.

People heading into the Sierra for the holiday weekend can expect to experience a bit of winter weather this weekend.

California parks officials say a project to restore circulation to the brackish waters of the Malibu Lagoon can proceed, despite objections from opponents.

Alabama won its first women's golf title Friday, holding off two-time champ Southern California by a stroke on the 72nd hole in the NCAA Division I championship.

A former Los Angeles County appraiser charged with falsifying records and unlawfully lowering property values has pleaded not guilty to 60 felony counts.

Giancarlo Stanton's latest tape-measure homer was the first to hit the Miami Marlins' home-run sculpture.

Emmy Award-winning TV director and producer Robert Finkel has died. He was 94.

A judge on Friday granted Jeff Goldblum a temporary restraining order against a woman who has been repeatedly ordered to stay away from the actor in recent years.

Police want to review audio recordings of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney as detectives search for information about unsolved killings.

Prosecutors say two San Diego gang members have been handed lengthy sentences for their roles in the armed robberies of two Orange County jewelry stores in 2009.

Investigators are still looking into the deaths of two little girls killed Friday in a trailer fire in Central California that was accidentally started by two older boys playing with matches.

Higher humidity and light winds were helping firefighters get ahead of a stubborn wildfire that has charred 4,100 acres of tinder-dry grass and brush in rural San Diego County.

Jon Beason may not play offensive tackle, but he's certainly not afraid to protect his quarterback.

Prosecutors say a former Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant has been sentenced to more than 9 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a woman and inappropriately searching two others.

An alert police officer who boarded a bus full of recent Utah high school graduates headed to Disneyland averted what could have been a deadly road trip after arresting the driver for suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, authorities said Friday.

David Beckham no longer is Major League Soccer's highest-paid player after his salary was cut nearly 40 percent in his new contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

State regulators said Friday Pacific Gas & Electric Co. put the public at risk over the last three decades by allowing some of its pipelines to run at dangerously high pressures in cities throughout Northern and Central California.

Frank Mir is a two-time UFC heavyweight champion with more victories in the division than any fighter. That's why he knows it's never been tougher to pull off what he's trying to accomplish at UFC 146.

Building on recent efforts for California to divest in Iran, the state Assembly on Friday passed a bill that targets insurers for investing in companies that aid the country's nuclear weapons capabilities.