A Rose Bowl of a different color
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The game has changed since the becoming part of the BCS. Whether that's good or bad is debatable.

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ANGELS
The free agent had a 2.73 ERA and 30 saves with the Colorado Rockies last season. >>

BILL PLASCHKE
The Trojans are saying the right things, but their body language suggests a feeling of 'been there, done that' about the game against Penn State. >>

LAKERS
The team's video staff must stay on its toes to feed the MVP's huge appetite for footage of opponents. >>

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL ROUNDUP
The Beavers are 5-0 in bowl games since Mike Riley's return as coach in 2003. >>

The Hall of Fame basketball player and television analyst was stopped after police say he ran a stop sign at 1:30 a.m. >>

He will play the European tour until reinstated and says he hopes to turn his life around in 2009. >>

BASEBALL
Negotiations for slugger appear to be underway again as Scott Boras gets in touch with team after General Manager Ned Colletti says Ramirez remains the club's 'first choice.' >>

T.J. SIMERS
Frank Pace has produced several television shows and shadowed the likes of Muhammad Ali, but his real love is coaching the soccer team at the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy all-girls school. >>

SAM FARMER / ON THE NFL
Much-maligned coach has a chance to redefine his legacy by leading San Diego to success in the playoffs. >>

KINGS 92, CLIPPERS 90
They miss open shots and go scoreless in the final three minutes to lose by two points to Sacramento. >>

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Defensive coordinator will become the seventh African American head coach in major college football >>

HOCKEY
Move clears the way for Jonathan Quick to remain with the team as at least the backup. >>

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The offensive guard says he wants to add to the family's legacy when the Nittany Lions face USC in Thursday's Rose Bowl. >>

PRO FOOTBALL
Winner of two Super Bowl titles is out after Denver's late-season collapse and failure to reach the playoffs. >>

USC FYI
The third-year sophomore, USC's leading receiver, asked for an evaluation of his draft status from the NFL but says he'll be back next season. >>

PENN STATE FOOTBALL
At a team-only function at the Improv this week, the offensive guard gets laughs and pokes fun at the club's owner and founder. >>

CLIPPERS FYI
Christmas e-mails have helped heal the rift that began when Brand opted out of his contract before the season. >>

UCLA BASKETBALL FYI
Forward James Keefe calls it 'an exciting time.' Bruins open at Oregon State on Friday. >>

USC BASKETBALL
Trojans Coach Tim Floyd used the smaller lineup effectively against Oral Roberts. >>

AROUND THE NFL
Former Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher won't pursue opening with the New York Jets. >>

AROUND THE NATION
Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran through and over Oklahoma State's defense for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead No. 15-ranked Oregon to a 42-31 victory over the No. 13 Cowboys in a record-setting Holiday Bowl on Tuesday night at San Diego. >>

NBA RESULTS
It is Boston's third loss on West Coast trip. >>

NEWSWIRE
One judge scored Nikolai Valuev's victory a draw. >>

TOTALLY RANDOM
Setting a record that will never be broken, David Pratt, a striker for the English soccer club Chippenham Town, was red-carded three seconds into a match against Bashley last week. >>

The Houston Rockets re-signed 42-year-old center Dikembe Mutombo for the remainder of the season Tuesday, adding an emotional leader and a backup to Yao Ming. >>

SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP
Waves are defeated in the fifth-place game of the Rainbow Classic tournament, 78-70. >>

NHL
Three Ducks are in position to start for the West in the NHL All-Star game, to be played Jan. 25 in Montreal. Voting ends Friday. >>

DUCKS TONIGHT
Anaheim opens a four-game homestand. >>

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