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Lane Kiffin isn't ready to make major changes with USC's defense
Even though the Trojans gave up nearly 600 yards in their 49-36 victory over Hawaii, Kiffin says he's not about to make any big conclusions based on one game.

Don't expect any sort of defensive overhaul as USC prepares for its home opener Saturday night against Virginia.
Dodgers' 3-0 loss to Giants is another wasted opportunity
L.A. fails to make up ground on NL West-leading San Diego, which loses its 10th game in a row, or on wild-card-leading Philadelphia, which falls to Milwaukee.

L.A. fails to make up ground on NL West-leading San Diego, which loses its 10th game in a row, or on wild-card-leading Philadelphia, which falls to Milwaukee.
Dodgers Manager Joe Torre's silence speaks volumes . . . or does it?
Torre, whose contract ends after this season, continues to deflect questions about his future with the team, and apparently has put off the announcement he'd planned to make by Labor Day. Even those closest to him say they don't know whether he'll return in 2011.

The questions come at Joe Torre every day, sometimes as fiercely as a Clayton Kershaw fastball, sometimes with the trickiness of a backdoor slider.
UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel liked some of what he saw in opening loss
After viewing game tape of 31-22 loss to Kansas State, Neuheisel predicts that 'there are better days ahead.' But improved tackling and technique are immediate priorities for a defense that gave up 313 yards rushing.

Rick Neuheisel says he saw "enough good things" on the Kansas State game tape to convince the UCLA coach that "there are better days ahead."
Angels back up Ervin Santana in 7-4 win over Oakland
Ervin Santana gives up two earned runs and six hits in six innings, and Bobby Abreu and Mike Napoli hit two-run home runs in the third inning of a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Amid all the double-play grounders, weak fly balls with runners in scoring position and general doom and gloom surrounding the Angels, there have been a few rays of hope.
It's easy to picture Rafael Nadal in exclusive company
Like most tennis players, Nadal is unwilling to look beyond his next match, but history is on the horizon if he wins the U.S. Open.

Like most tennis players, Nadal is unwilling to look beyond his next match, but history is on the horizon if he wins the U.S. Open.