Miller: Losing Ryan Getzlaf for up to two months perfectly sums up Ducks’...
ANAHEIM — It is the morning of Ducks versus Kings, so much fiery hockey and mutual distaste to discuss, and instead the first voice heard belongs to Bob Murray. This is typically a bad sign, Murray...
View ArticleMiller: Philip Rivers and Chargers scrambling to make some of us look less...
COSTA MESA — Pro Football Focus was wrong. In the summer, their rankings of the talent on every NFL roster had the Rams at No. 31, two spots behind Cleveland. Dontrelle Inman was wrong. In August, the...
View ArticleMiller: LaVar Ball turns son’s arrest into the exact big deal he claims it’s not
It all turned very real this week, as real as 20 Chinese policemen converging on a hotel to question three American college kids about theft. Not sure about you, but I liked the stories concerning the...
View ArticleMiller: Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne to enter Hall as appropriately as...
ANAHEIM – It can be difficult to grasp, the magnitude of the phone call informing you that you’ve just been elected to your sport’s hall of fame. Paul Kariya struggled with this understanding, but...
View ArticleMiller: Kevin Bieksa’s wife shares household fame with Ducks defenseman
ANAHEIM — He leads the Ducks in penalty minutes, is an experienced fighter on the ice and last month dropped an opponent using an MMA-style superman punch. Kevin Bieksa’s sudden flattening of Radko...
View ArticleMiller: UCLA’s Josh Rosen puts Old Man Sportswriter in his place
LOS ANGELES — I had no rooting interest in this football rivalry, no emotional investment whatsoever in something as emotional as USC-UCLA. Just a good game, a compelling story, something entertaining...
View ArticleMiller: UCLA’s Josh Rosen throws for everything but victory against USC
LOS ANGELES – He didn’t miss by much, but it was enough, enough to vent on a night when, if you were a Bruin, that’s what you did. You vented. So, late in the third quarter, after throwing slightly...
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Miller: Chargers gifted rout by Bills and their rookie quarterback’s nightmare
After being pressured by the Chargers Joey Bosa, Bills quarterback Nathan Peterman watches his pass get thrown for Chargers pick six at StubHub Center in Carson, CA on Sunday, November 19, 2017. (Photo...
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Miller: Katie Lou Samuelson and No. 1 UConn bring more hoops history to...
Connecticut’s Katie Lou Samuelson goes up for a layup as Cal’s Mikayla Cowling, left, and CJ West defend during Friday’s game in Storrs, Conn. Samuelson has a foot injury and will not play in...
View ArticleMiller: Jim Mora’s gone from UCLA but his legacy shouldn’t be forgotten
He never coached a game on Jan. 1, his team finished ranked in the top 10 just once and he lost his final bowl appearance when the opposition scored 30 consecutive points. As far as Jim Mora’s legacy...
View ArticleMiller: Chip Kelly might be the answer, but he shouldn’t be at UCLA
It is said he doesn’t like to recruit, which is notable since football is still played by the players. He is known as a guy without the most radiant of dispositions, UCLA a school that could use a...
View ArticleMiller: Chip Kelly arrives at UCLA as a savior — and a stranger
LOS ANGELES — He quoted John Wooden, paraphrased Theodore Roosevelt and mocked himself by dropping the phrase “Chippy goes to Hollywood.” Chip Kelly’s celebrated tenure at UCLA – Troy Aikman called him...
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Miller: Stanford’s K.J. Costello faces Sam Darnold for Pac-12 and O.C. supremacy
Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello (3) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Stanford, Calif. Stanford won 30-22. (AP...
View ArticleMiller: Giancarlo Stanton a Dodger? Unlikely and unnecessary
Let’s begin by paying tribute to Giancarlo Stanton by doing what he typically does, by hitting a juicy, belt-high fastball 400-plus feet. Every team in baseball would want this guy, including the...
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Miller: Philip Rivers and Chargers unearth themselves in time to matter in L.A.
Chargers Jahleel Addae tackles Browns Isaiah Crowell at StubHub Center in Carson on Sunday, December 3, 2017. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)Chargers Joey Bosa picks up a penalty for a late...
View ArticleMiller: Angels and Shohei Ohtani too good to be true, right?
Go back 15 years or so, to Oct. 26, 2002. That, to my best recollection, is the most recent time the Angels received a break. I mean an actual, genuine, dumb-luck kind of break, one that fell at their...
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Miller: Philadelphia Eagles make themselves at home at Angel Stadium
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz pauses between reps during a team practice at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register,...
View ArticleMiller: Shohei Ohtani brings a bat, an arm and much more to suddenly blessed...
From too good to be true, to too true to be good. The Angels won the Shohei Ohtani lottery Friday, a jackpot of such immense proportion that this franchise, in an instant, went from lacking a prayer to...
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Miller: How much did Shohei Ohtani’s decision surprise the Angels? Even more...
Japanese fans show their support as Shohei Ohtani is introduced by the Angels during a press conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County...
View ArticleMiller: Chargers so good right now even their failures are successes
CARSON — Here’s how good things are going for the Chargers at the moment: One of their worst plays Sunday gained 33 yards. At this rate, these guys won’t need an airplane to get to Kansas City for...
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