National Football League

Sometimes it's all about the timing of things that make can make a normal day exciting. KidWorks, a special charity that helps children in the heart of Santa Ana, knew it would have an annual luncheon just before the college football game: UCLA vs. USC....

The Monday Night Football game, Kansas City at Pittsburgh, will have some local flavor. Laird Hayes, a Newport Beach resident and retired Orange Coast College professor, will be the side judge with the officiating crew at Heinz Field. Also, Kansas...

Corona del Mar High moved closer to finishing unbeaten in the Pacific Coast League for the second time in three football seasons. The Sea Kings shut out host Irvine, 41-0, Thursday to improve to 3-0 in league play. With two league games left, CdM is in...

This country is struggling through the worst economic times since the Great Depression. Millions are out of work, banks are reticent to loan, and the national debt is staggering. As usual, the economy is the central issue and driving force in the...

NEWPORT COAST — Leave it to Sage Hill School head coach and former NFL wide receiver JR Tolver to put a silver lining on a tough season. After Friday's 46-0 loss to Las Vegas Division III power Mountain View Christian – think of it as...

Southern California caught NHL fever earlier this year. It was the first time that I've seen car flags, viewing parties, television news focus and large-scale excitement for hockey. Had the Stanley Cup drive been a movie, it would have faded to black and...

COSTA MESA — Costa Mesa High senior Wyatt Ferris faced a bit of adversity at the start of Wednesday's Orange Coast League boys' water polo opener against cross-town rival Estancia. Ferris picked up his second exclusion late in the first quarter....

When one of the most controversial calls in NFL history took place, Laird Hayes wasn't watching it during the Monday Night Football telecast. Hayes, a Newport Beach resident and an NFL side judge entering his 18th season, said he was watching the movie,...

When I was a child growing up in the 1950s, Major League Baseball was the national pastime. Baseball dominated media sports coverage. But that is no longer the case. The extraordinary shift is confirmed by the television Nielsen ratings for Sept. 3-9....

On Aug. 25, the Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa hosted its third annual Kelly's Closet in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club of the Harbor Area. Twenty-four low-income children from the Westside and Lou Yantorn branches of the Boys & Girls Club were...

Are you ready for some football? The first full weekend of NFL games kicks off Sunday, but this won't by any normal opening weekend. Something critical is missing — real NFL officials. The league and its officials have been deadlocked...

Tito Ortiz, a retired UFC fighter, has teamed up with Roy Englebrecht, a Newport-Beach based promoter, to launch the Fight Club MMA Rising Star series at the Hangar at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on Oct. 6. The first show will feature 10...