Latest sports headlines from mydesert.com http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert.com SaxoTech Online Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 00 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:32:15 00 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0610/305230058/1002/RSS03 The Dos Pueblos High School softball team had a magic number and maybe a Magic 8-ball, too. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0610/305230058/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS08/305230059/1002/RSS03 All four of Palm Desert High School's entries in the CIF individual tennis tournament won their two matches in straight sets to advance out of the opening rounds. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS08/305230059/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0501/305230057/1002/RSS03 Ken Venturi was a pro golfer but an amateur drummer, which made him an important part of the old Jam Sessions in the early days of the Bob Hope Classic. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0501/305230057/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0611/305230056/1002/RSS03 Four athletes from the Desert Valley League will be representing the Coachella Valley at the CIF Masters Track Meet today, pitting the best of the best from Southern California against each another. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:49:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS0611/305230056/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS07/305230055/1002/RSS03 Jackie Cooper, a beloved tennis teaching pro who was part of the explosion of the sport in the Coachella Valley and an advocate of junior tennis, passed away Thursday morning at the age of 68 after a battle with cancer. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:46:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS07/305230055/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS05/305230048/1002/RSS03 Ken Venturi was remembered as a great golf champion and broadcaster Thursday, but he was remembered more as a father, a friend and a man who gave back to the game and to his community. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:01:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/SPORTS05/305230048/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0610/305220008/1002/RSS03 The CIF Southern Section has removed the Shadow Hills High School girls' softball team from the postseason for a violation of playoff rules. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0610/305220008/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS04/305220039/1002/RSS03 The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS04/305220039/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS02/305220038/1002/RSS03 LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:05:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS02/305220038/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0101/305220037/1002/RSS03 The stories are unfounded that the federal government has contacted Joe Girardi and Terry Francona seeking their advice in lowering the national debt, bringing peace to the Middle East and finding a cure for the common cold. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:03:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0101/305220037/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS06/305220034/1002/RSS03 After Shadow Hills softball's stunning dismissal from postseason play by the CIF on Wednesday (see story, C1), two valley teams remain on the postseason diamond for the quarterfinals - La Quinta softball and Desert Christian Academy baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:57:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS06/305220034/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0606/305220033/1002/RSS03 Palm Desert High School senior Abe Hewko knows this will be his last shot at winning a CIF singles title after coming so close as a sophomore, when he reached the semifinal. However, Hewko is honest in that he's not in prime condition like he has been. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:56:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/SPORTS0606/305220033/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210049/1002/RSS03 Sometimes when the wheels come off, they come off in full. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210049/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210048/1002/RSS03 Trevor Abshire took the mound Tuesday under perhaps the most difficult circumstances he's faced all year. La Quinta already trailed by two runs in the second inning with one out and the bases loaded. He was inserted for starter Casey Costello to keep the game from slipping out of reach. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210048/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210047/1002/RSS03 With a fever nearly as high as the temperature Tuesday, Desert Christian Academy ace pitcher Morgan Earman picked up his first save of the season in the Conquerors' 3-2 victory over Buckley (Sherman Oaks) in a second-round CIF playoff game. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:55:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210047/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0606/305210046/1002/RSS03 Bullard High School's boys' tennis team had to travel approximately 10 hours and nearly 700 miles roundtrip to Rancho Las Palmas to lose to Palm Desert High School in a match that lasted less than 90 minutes Tuesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0606/305210046/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210045/1002/RSS03 When you've been to three CIF championship baseball games in a row, it only makes sense that you are the type of team that isn't easy to beat in the postseason. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:51:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0601/305210045/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS02/305210044/1002/RSS03 Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS02/305210044/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS05/305210043/1002/RSS03 Mike Shea never considered the senior pros he has faced had an advantage by using long putters and so-called anchored putting strokes. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:48:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS05/305210043/1002/RSS03 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0610/305210041/1002/RSS03 To win a playoff softball game on the road, you usually have to battle until the final out. That was the case Tuesday for two valley teams, and both La Quinta and Shadow Hills were left celebrating after that pivotal final out was recorded. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:47:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/SPORTS0610/305210041/1002/RSS03