The more exciting portion of the MLS season is now upon us. The pointless MLS All-Star Game is behind us, and teams will now focus on the more important task of qualifying for the playoffs. Arguably, no other team in the league has as much pressure to make the playoffs and perform well than do the Galaxy. The arrival of David Beckham has drawn the attention -- and criticism -- of many soccer fans,......

LA Angels defeat LA Dodgers 10-2. Derek Lowe started on three days rest due to Brad Penny getting an extra day off due to a sore forearm. Usually Lowe is good on three days rest, but I guess he wilted in the heat. Lowe gave up seven runs and ten hits in five innings, and the Dodgers bullpen didn't do much to stop the bleeding either. The Angels had been struggling offensively up to......

The Galaxy put on a rare show on the road in a warm and windy Frisco, Texas this afternoon. Coming off a loss to New York last Saturday, the blue-and-gold quickly attempted to assert themselves against FC Dallas. In the 5th minute, midfielders Alvaro Pires and David Beckham combined to find forward Edson Buddle in the Dallas penalty area, but Buddle's shot only served as a warning shot for what would come later and......

The Galaxy pay a visit to Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas to face FC Dallas this Sunday afternoon. The blue-and-gold are trying to rebound from a disappointing loss last Saturday night against New York, and a mid-week encore in Edmonton on Tuesday. On the other side of the field, FC Dallas, or "Hoops", sit one point above LA in the Western Conference standings, but are also coming off a loss last Saturday. The......

LA Lakers defeat Denver Nuggets 128-114. Technicals and flagrants and ejections oh my! Nugget's JR Smith got a flagrant foul and four players received technicals: the Laker's Kobe Bryant and the Nugget's Kenyon Martin, Anthony Carter and a double-T for Allen Iverson who was summarily ejected. Pau Gasol in his first ever playoff victory led all scorers with 36 points and Jordan Farmar closed out a 39-22 third quarter with his now routine last......

Chivas USA 0, FC Dallas 0 - LA's top team hasn't lost since July, earning a draw last night with Dallas. Brad Guzan had his MLS-leading 12th save to increase Chivas' lead in the Western Conference to four points with two games left to play. Unfortunately, Chivas was unable to capitalize on a one man advantage for the last ten minutes of the match. Warriors 119, Lakers 106 - Ahhh, preseason. 14 of 15 Lakers......

Ducks 2, Bruins 1 - After managing just one win in five road games to start the season, the defending Stanley Cup Champions returned home on Wednesday to take care of some business. Boston led from the first minute until a third-period comeback, when the Anaheim looked a little more like their championship form. Dallas 5, Kings 1 - This was familiar. Dallas swept the season series 8-0 last year, and maintained their form into......

Angels 7, Mariners 4 - The champagne Bud Light is no longer on ice. After dropping two in a row to Seattle and delaying their inevitable AL West pennant, LAnaheim closed it out on Sunday. This is the earliest the Angels have ever clinched. They will join Cleveland (AL Central), Boston (at least the AL Wild Card) and one other team in the chase to represent the junior league in the World Series. Dodgers 7,......

Giants 3, Dodgers 1 - Barry Bonds surprisingly was all smiles despite a bitter reception at Chavez Ravine. While he didn't tie Hammerin' Hank for the career home run title, he did reach base on two walks and scored a run. Brad Penny allowed all three runs in six innings for just his second loss of the year. Baseball royalty on hand included Tommy Lasorda, Bud Selig, and Alyssa Milano. Wait, did we just write......

Seattle 2, Angels 0 - After piling up the runs against the Detroit, the Halos couldn't connect in Seattle. Kelvim Escobar pitched all eight innings with seven strikeouts in the loss. Appropriately, Ichiro Suzuki had three hits, a run, and an RBI on Japanese Baseball Night. Rivalry Week - While LA develops a split personality disorder during that "other" rivalry week (Trojans-Bruins), the city unites in loathing of the San Francisco Giants whenever the ol'......

Dodgers 7, Braves 6 - It feels like a good summer in LA. The weather is hot, the Dodgers are in first, three of the Blue Crew are going to the All Star Game, and everybody has the day off for the 4th. Well, almost everybody. The Dodgers will be back in action tonight and hope for some more on-field fireworks. Last night they connected for 13 hits to power home 7 runs. Wilson Betemit......

Angels 9, Cardinals 3 - Ervin Santana needed 115 pitches to get through just 6 innings, and his 3 earned runs over six innings was actually a major improvement over his season ERA. The Halo's offense ensured that none of that mattered, piling up the runs early and often with 18 total hits. They had seven hits and four RBI from just the 1-2 hitters (Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera). Blue Jays 1, Dodgers 0......

Clippers 118, Lakers 110 - Go big or go home, but what if both teams are already home? Then both teams go big. Kobe had another 50 point night and nine rebounds, but was upstaged by Corey Maggette's career high 39 to go with eight rebounds and nine assists and Elton Brand's 32 with 12 rebounds and seven assists. The Lakers were up by 10 in the fourth quarter, but were outscored 26-8 down the......