Tony Azevedo

The Bird. Turtle. The Backstroke King. They are known as three of Newport Harbor High's greatest athletes. Newport Harbor's "Big Three" can also be known as among the best in CIF Southern Section history. George Yardley (basketball), Misty May-Treanor...

In celebrating its 100th anniversary, the CIF Southern Section has released its 100 greatest former high school athletes selected by a committee. Each selection attended a Southern Section school. 1905_Walter Johnson, baseball, Fullerton 1915_Earl...

Former UC Irvine All-American Ryan Bailey scored two goals in the U.S. men's water polo team's 10-9 loss in the seventh-place game at the London Olympics on Sunday. Tim Hutten, another Anteaters alum, also scored a goal for the Americans, who lost...

LONDON — Long after the flag-waving ceased and the partisan chants went mute, Ryan Bailey hopped out of the pool, tossing his water polo hat to the deck like a discarded candy wrapper. Then, moments after the last meaningful game of his career, he...

Former UC Irvine All-American Ryan Bailey scored three goals to help lead the U.S. men's water polo team to a hard-fought, 10-8 win over Romania in group play at the Olympics in London on Tuesday. Bailey, a center, drew the Americans even at 5-5 on an...

Corona del Mar High product Sam Mikulak and the other four members of the United States Olympic team finished a disappointing fifth in the men's gymnastics team final contested Monday in London. The Americans were plagued by mistakes on the pommel...

LONDON -- In a race in which Michael Phelps showed there is nothing wrong with his game, the U.S. men's freestyle relay team was passed in the final strokes by France to lose the gold medal and settle for silver. But it wasn't as if the U.S. looked bad...

Rock-climber with diabetes takes on a 365-day challenge Steve Richert is on a year-long rock-climbing challenge where he is facing extreme weather conditions, encounters with bears and some of the country’s most significant and monumental climbs. ...