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Friday, July 20, 2012  Matt Kemp homered early and the Los Angeles Dodgers hammered a struggling Johan Santana before holding off the New York Mets 7-6 on Friday night.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Mark Teixeira homered twice and drove in five runs, Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single and the New York Yankees overcame yet another homer by Mark Trumbo to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Friday night.

Saturday, June 30, 2012  Johan Santana scattered three hits over eight innings, Ike Davis hit a three-run homer, and the New York Mets handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their season-worst seventh straight loss with a 5-0 victory Saturday.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Dustin Brown, brand new Stanley Cup Champion and pride of Ithaca, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday night.

Saturday, June 09, 2012  Bryce Salvador scored on a deflection off a defenseman and the New Jersey Devils derailed Los Angeles' Stanley Cup coronation for a second time, beating the Kings 2-1 in Game 5 of the finals Saturday night.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Anze Kopitar scored a spectacular goal on a breakaway with 11:47 left in overtime Wednesday night and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Friday, April 13, 2012  Hiroki Kuroda pitched excellently in his pinstripes debut as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Friday in their 110th home opener.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, whose single for the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies in baseball, died Thursday. He was 57.

Friday, December 30, 2011  After the Lakers roared away from the Knicks in the fourth quarter without even a point from Kobe Bryant, he put his long-standing friendly rivalry with Carmelo Anthony in perspective.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, leaving the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  Fab Melo had 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in 18 minutes to lead the fifth-ranked Orange past Division II Cal State-Los Angeles 79-49 in an exhibition game on Tuesday night.

Friday, October 07, 2011  The NHL is headed to Berlin for its first regular-season game in Germany, and a pair of local boys could be in the spotlight when the Buffalo Sabres take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Sunday, September 18, 2011  Niko Tamurian reports from LA after the Orange's 38-17 loss to USC.

Sunday, September 18, 2011  Matt Barkley threw 5 touchdowns to 5 different receivers and passed for 324 yards, as the Trojans improved to 3-and-0 with a 38-17 win over Syracuse.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  Niko Tamurian is in Los Angeles covering the game, and is posting updates on CNYCentral's Facebook page and on Twitter. Click on the video tab to watch his report from in front of the Los Angeles Coliseum.