MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun slid across home plate and raised his arms in sheer joy.

LANCASTER — You might not think of Lancaster as being a potent aerial attack.

LOS ANGELES — Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris scored 26 points each and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-92 on Friday night for their first win of the season.

SALT LAKE CITY — Those final seconds on the game clock have really come to mean something in Southern California’s series with Utah.

QUARTZ HILL — The Quartz Hill girls volleyball team has high expectations in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, especially as the No. 1 seed in Division 4.

LANCASTER — Somebody forgot to deliver the memo to Adelanto that the first round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs would be a marathon, not a sprint.

PALMDALE — Another year of Golden League golf is in the books. 

This will be another of those special Octoberfest harvest Friday nights.

PORTLAND, Ore. — LeBron James opened with two thunderous dunks and had 26 points and 12 rebounds in his first game with the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Portland Trail Blazers prevailed 128-119 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

LOS ANGELES — Shortened swings and a lengthened performance by Clayton Kershaw have moved the Dodgers to within one victory of their second straight National League pennant.

LOS ANGELES — What a difference an at-bat makes.

LOS ANGELES — Cody Bellinger singled home the winning run in the 13th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night and tying the NL Championship Series at two games apiece.

PALMDALE — The Knight and Highland girls tennis teams played four tiebreaker sets on Tuesday afternoon.

QUARTZ HILL — Every year, the Quartz Hill and Palmdale girls tennis teams have a special match in October. 

On the calendar, it’s officially listed as a presentation of congratulations.

HOUSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. didn’t let his demeanor change this season, even as fans begged Boston to trade him during a miserable first-half slump.

TORONTO — Garret Sparks had a lot of thoughts before his first start of the season earlier this month. He didn’t have a chance to overthink his second outing.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A pick, a penalty and a game-winning kick.

LOS ANGELES — When the Dodger Stadium crowd wasn’t booing Yasmani Grandal or chanting his backup’s name, the fans largely sat in a disappointed hush while the Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching staff mowed down their team.

LOS ANGELES — Yasmani Grandal stood atop second base, wondering if the gods of the game were somehow making it up to him.

LOS ANGELES — The Homecomings somehow trumped being home in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts could almost look back with a chuckle.

BOSTON — David Price went home a winner in a postseason start for the first time in his career.

LOS ANGELES — His 23 home runs and 98 RBI that were so instrumental to the Lancaster JetHawks’ first California League pennant in 2012 had just been listed off.

CLEVELAND — Ol’ man Rivers keeps rolling along.

DENVER — Not the wintry weather nor the Denver Broncos’ spongy defense could slow down Todd Gurley.

PALMDALE — Players from as far away at Florida, Utah, Arizona and Nevada traveled to Antelope Valley County Club this weekend for the Fourth Annual Women’s Golf Association Invitational Tournament.

BERKELEY — The final seconds of UCLA’s first win of the Chip Kelly era ticked off and the Bruins gathered to celebrate with their traveling fans before performing a rousing rendition of their fight song in the locker room.

MILWAUKEE — Justin Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers know all about performing in the postseason.

MILWAUKEE — The high-five at the plate from Brandon Woodruff nearly took out Lorenzo Cain.

LOS ANGELES — Josh Falo will look across the line of scrimmage at some point Saturday night, and the Southern California tight end will be lined up against his brother, Colorado linebacker Nu’umotu Falo.

BOSTON — J.D. Martinez wants to thank the Houston Astros — not get back at them — for releasing him when he was struggling to make himself into a star.

BERKELEY — Chip Kelly hasn’t gotten too caught up in UCLA’s winless start and doesn’t want his players to, either.

QUARTZ HILL — For the first eight minutes of the game the Quartz Hill football team had upset on its mind against first-place Highland.

PALMDALE — The Knight football team found itself in a difficult position Friday night, but one the Hawks have successfully overcome already this season.

GLENDALE — The Antelope Valley College men’s soccer team opened Western State Conference play with a 2-1 victory over Glendale on Tuesday.