Polo

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Madrid Open

2013-05-12 21:43:00

Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. And Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-4, for...

NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship facts

2013-05-10 00:00:00

What: NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships. Where: Harvard's Blodgett pool, Cambridge, Mass. When: Friday through Sunday. Schedule (all times Pacific): Friday, No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 7 Iona, 10:45 a.m.; No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Princeton, 12:30 p.m.; No....

Father-daughter team aims to bring USC a national title in water polo

2013-05-09 17:40:00

Jovan Vavic, the monstrously intense USC men's and women's water polo head coach, waves his arms to get the attention of a swimmer who has not done his bidding. When she doesn't see the waving arms, sharp words follow. It might be in Serbian but it is...

Novak Djokovic is stunned in Madrid

2013-05-07 18:29:00

Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3, for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before...

Watch high school water polo player's not-cool reaction to loss

2013-05-07 08:51:00

Ah, the postgame handshake line. What a great tradition in youth and high school sports. It's the perfect opportunity to show that no matter how intense things got in the heat of battle that it was really just a game, there's no hard feelings and the...

Bayern Munich routs Barcelona, 4-0, in first leg of Champions League semifinal

2013-04-23 18:04:00

Thomas Mueller scored twice, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben had one goal each and Bayern Munich routed Barcelona, 4-0, Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Munich. Bayern Munich sent Barcelona to its first four-goal defeat...

UCLA suspends water polo player accused of raping student

2013-04-08 21:52:00

A UCLA freshman water polo player has been suspended from the university after he was arrested on suspicion of raping a female student. Hakop Jack Kaplanyan, a red shirt freshman, was arrested Wednesday. By Monday, he was out of jail on $200,000 bail....

Lawyer for arrested UCLA water polo player: Sex was consensual

2013-04-09 09:58:00

The attorney for a UCLA water polo player arrested for allegedly raping a female student says his client was dating the woman and the two had consensual sex. The lawyer�described the allegations against Hakop Jack Kaplanyan, 18, as "defamation" and said...

UCLA water polo player arrested on suspicion of rape

2013-04-08 16:57:00

A UCLA freshman water polo player was arrested on suspicion of rape after a female student reported the alleged assault to UCLA campus police, university officials said Monday. Hakop Jack Kaplanyan, a red shirt freshman who plays the attacker position...

Southern Section commissioner wants fewer playoff teams

2013-03-28 08:34:08

Girls' water polo: City championship results

2013-02-14 22:44:27

Girls' water polo: Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings

2013-02-13 08:23:49

Dawn Jones, wife of actor Tommy Lee Jones and an accomplished polo player, warms up her polo pony before playing with the St. Regis team in the fourth annual Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup at the Greenwich Polo Club Wednesday afternoon.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Ross Sinclair, seen here in 2008 as a member of the UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team, is the new girls' water polo coach at Corona del Mar High.

2013-05-10 16:03:00

St. Charles East water polo player Aimee Eisenstein is a team leader who hopes the cohesiveness of her team will bring them success.

2013-05-06 11:53:14