LAst Night's Action: Guess Who's Back, Back Again ...

With a major project concluded, I'm back to regular writing. Hockey is back, too. You can watch a free game downtown tonight.

Angels 10, Devil Rays 7 - The last time the Halos played small ball this well, they won a World Series. They could be headed back, with their magic number down to five. The Angels piled up double digits against the Devils without a home run on Monday, the 11th time they've reached that level of production in the last 50 games. That's a good thing, because Kelvim Escobar collapsed -- again. He allowed six runs in just over four innings, including a flat-out steal of home. Sure, it happens, but it's rare. Escobar's job is to throw home and he stares at the plate, for crying out loud. No wonder that in his last four starts he hasn't made it past the 6th inning.

Ducks 3, Canucks 2, OT - It seems strange to watch ice hockey in September, but it's even stranger that the Stanley Cup resides in Orange County. Anaheim didn't play many big-names, and the third line produced all the scoring in this pre-season matchup.

Only in LA - Chivas, not just the "other" LA team ... Aussies to Galaxy: "We'll play you, but only if Beckham can last 55 minutes" ... Shrine Auditorium loses to site in Paris for 2011 International Weightlifting Federation Championships.

Elsewhere - US National Women's Soccer team hasn't lost since 2004, advances to World Cup quarterfinals ... X-Games champ dies in, what else, a helicopter crash ... Morten Anderson may be on Social Security before he's done playing football ... Red Sox rookies dress in drag and other costumes.

Today's Action - Dodgers @ Colorado DOUBLEHEADER (1:05pm, 5:35pm) ... Devil Rays @ Angels (7:05pm) ... San Jose Sharks @ Kings (7:30p), see free ticket link above.

AP photo by Richard Lam.