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The central takeaway from the shower of Monopoly money is the Dodgers' extensive use of deferred salaries that substantially lower the present-day value of contracts.

Steve Smith, Randy Wolf and Reggie Morris Sr. will be among those to be honored on Sunday. Let's take a trip down memory lane to remember their greatness.

Cesar Ruvalcaba took the college soccer route to reach pro soccer, first starring at Cal Poly Pomona before transferring to Southern Methodist.

The new honor would recognize the best of the best with the "Shield Award." Some worry left tackles would win most of the time, but some centers disagree.

Rashaun Agee scored 27 points and USC rolled to an 89-60 victory over Tulane in the first round of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas Tuesday.

The Galaxy held on for 0-0 tie with Tigres UANL in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, but the match was marred by Maya Yoshida's injury.

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May showed poise in his first start in 22 months, helping the team improve to 7-0 with a home win over the Braves Tuesday night.

Devin Tillis helped UC Irvine erase a 15-point, first-half deficit, rallying to edge the North Texas Mean Green during an NIT semifinal Tuesday night.

USC star JuJu Watkins could miss all of next season as she recovers from a torn ACL. The Trojans' freshman class is expected to help offset her loss.

Coach DeShaun Foster is excited to get started and says transfer Joey Aguilar is certainly ahead of other quarterbacks with a chance to start.