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L.A. Sports Connection December 9, 2008

Dodgers need to sign CC Sabathia By Bill Shaikin The free-agent pitcher would be an ace in the rotation, the clubhouse and the community. Lakers' Trevor Ariza a no-worries teammate Ariza's arrival in a trade with Orlando a year ago caused concern among some Lakers about team chemistry. He's allayed those fears, and then some. BCS voters' secret is out, and it's . . . hilarious By Chris Dufresne The final ballots of some coaches' poll voters are revealing. Also strange, self-serving and, more often than not, funny. Clippers falls to Dwight Howard's Magic By Mark Heisler Howard has 23 points and 22 rebounds on his 23rd birthday in Orlando's 95-88 victory over the Clippers, who get 27 points from Baron Davis, and 21 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Randolph. Lamar Odom to be Lakers' second-unit director By Broderick Turner Coach Phil Jackson has put the veteran forward in charge of keeping the Lakers' reserves calm, focused and efficient. Odom says he's up to the job. Mater Dei's lineup is fully loaded By Ben Bolch The program has long been successful, but now, for the first time, every Monarchs starter is bound for a major-college program. Greg Maddux calls it a career By Dylan Hernandez Dodgers' GM Ned Colletti has nothing but praise for the man some say was the greatest pitcher of his generation. Francisco Rodriguez isn't drawing a lot of interest The Mets have offered him a two-year, $24-million deal, far less than the five-year, $75-million deal he was seeking. After disappointing first season, UCLA Coach Neuheisel plans to rebuild By David Wharton Between recruiting and training, the Bruins coach and his team will have their hands full in the off-season. USC's Rey Maualuga named Pac-10's top defensive player By Gary Klein The senior is selected to the all-conference first team for the third year in a row. He follows Sedrick Ellis as the second Trojan in a row to receive top honor. Ravens rebound as well as Dolphins By Chuck Culpepper Baltimore's turnaround this season is almost as remarkable as Miami's. Two U.S. cycling teams hire drug-test expert Don Catlin By Diane Pucin The top two U.S.-based cycling teams turn to Catlin to oversee drug testing of their riders. He also is in negotiations to oversee Lance Armstrong.

T.J. Simers Pete Carroll should be applauded for his consistent excellence   The only thing scarier than seeing how some coaches voted is thinking back to all the years when we couldn't see how they voted. Chris Dufresne after checking on the ballots in the coaches' and Harris Interactive polls. College football column   All Things Trojan Adam Rose follows USC sports throughout the year. What's Bruin Adam Rose follows UCLA sports throughout the year. Lakers Blog A purple-and-gold fix from Andrew and Brian Kamenetzky. Blue Notes Follow Big Blue all year long with the Kamenetzky brothers. Olympics: Ticket to Beijing The Times is your guide down the road to the Olympics. Varsity Times Insider Times reporters get the scoop on the Southland high schools Outdoors Hike, surf, fish and get outdoors in Southern California. Sports Celebrity! On the good (and bad) life of sports figures

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