Clayton Kershaw will be back on the mound for the Dodgers next year, with the team announcing today it has signed the three-time Cy Young Award winner to a one-year contract worth $20 million. 22's here to stay. Welcome back, @ClaytonKersh22! pic.twitter.com/FGaKuBO15b— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) December 5, 2022 Kershaw, 34, had a 12-3 record
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds pick up their 11th win of the season in a 3-2 shootout win over the Henderson Silver Knights on Saturday night. POTURALSKI WITH THE WINNING SHOOTOUT GOAL pic.twitter.com/pSjV0Stgvn— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 4, 2022 After overtime concluded, the Firebirds entered their first shootout of the season. Tye Kartye, Shane Wright,
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HENDERSON, NV (December 2, 2022) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds secured their first win over the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday night thanks to a 26 save shutout by goaltender Joey Daccord and late goal from Austin Poganski. Joey Daccord made 26 saves for the first shutout in Coachella Valley Firebirds history. With the win,
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Following their best regular season in recent years, COD football falls short in the SBCC Beach Bowl 44-23 to Santa Barbra City College on Saturday. Respect to @COD_Athletics 🏈 on a bounce-back season 🌴🏜️ Few highlights from the #BeachBowl courtesy of @MikeKlanTV! @KESQ https://t.co/ffQ2QMZiIA pic.twitter.com/nRkFMMTTGF— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) November 27, 2022 Beach BowlFINAL: Santa Barbara
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The last two fall sports programs still competing found themselves running against the best in the state on Saturday. Shadow Hills and Xavier Prep girls cross country both had impressive performances at Woodward Park. 🏆 The 35th CIF State Cross Country Championships were highlighted with repeat winners and new records set at Woodward Park!Recap 🔗https://t.co/WnoL3cnFXuResults
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La Quinta high school football Isaiah Alvarado is what I would coin a La Quinta OG. The senior running back has been around the school and football program since he could remember. “Growing up I use to come to the games with my sister, she came here. I would see Turbo, Bengy, I grew up
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By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES (AP) — The struggling Los Angeles Rams waived veteran running back Darrell Henderson and linebacker Justin Hollins on Tuesday, abruptly cutting ties with two regular starters. Los Angeles (3-7) has lost four straight games for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s tenure, and the moves indicate younger players will
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Shane Wright, the fourth player chosen in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, is expected to make his debut with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in tonight’s game at Calgary. Check Out Our Firebirds Section for the Latest Updates Wright was assigned to the Firebirds by their NHL parent team, the Seattle Kraken, on a conditioning loan
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The Lady Knights and Saints are state bound! “Please allow me to introduce ourselves”Shadow Hills girls cross country, STATE Qualifiers!!!THIS is why we try our best not to look at the rankings! Woodward Park, here we come! @AthleticsSHHS @DesertSunSports @BaileyKESQ @timobrientv @PrepCalTrack @MilesplitCA pic.twitter.com/0ga4kJj4vA— Shadow Hills TrackXC Coach (@CoachDeTamble) November 19, 2022 Both programs qualified
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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Gareth Bale converted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to offset Tim Weah’s first-half goal and give Wales a 1-1 draw against the United States on Monday in the return to the World Cup for both nations. Weah, a son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberian President
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Through the first 10 games of their inaugural season, the Firebirds have wasted no time announcing themselves to the AHL. With a 7-3 record, the Birds have burst onto the scene, establishing themselves as one of the better teams in the league. The Firebirds have been on the road since their opening game last month in Calgary. They
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Multiple MLS teams will meet at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio for AEG’s 2nd annual Coachella Valley Invitational. 12 MLS teams will come down to Indio including LA Galaxy, Charlotte FC, D.C. United, LAFC, Minnesota United FC, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes, St. Louis City SC,
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The excitement continues for Firebirds hockey. “It’s been nothing short of awesome,” said Firebirds forward Andrew Poturalski. “We’ve had a great time in the week that we’ve been here so far and there’s a lot of excitement to be had and a lot of good things happening and we can’t wait to get it going
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At Xavier Prep academics are the focus but the athletic programs certainly put on a show. The girls tennis program is headlined by Lauren Thoman, an all-around athlete that has a big role for the Saints. “We only have three seniors, and she has been the go-to captain and leader for us,” said Saints head
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The local high school football season isn’t over just yet. The Desert Showcase will be the final high school football game of the season, featuring 67 seniors from the Desert Empire and Desert Valley leagues in a cross-league competition. Former Palm Desert football coach Pat Blackburn will coach the DEL, while Indio head coach Daniel
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The Indian Wells Tennis Garden was the home for the USA Pickleball National Championships this week. On Sunday, five gold medal matches were played in front of thousands of fans. Incredible atmosphere here at @USAPickleball Women’s Doubles Gold Medal match 🌴 Coverage tonight on @KESQ! @IndianWellsCA @AnnaLeighWaters @teamWatersPb @digitaldore @MelZhang10 pic.twitter.com/yhEdm8C0wc— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) November
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In their first overtime game in franchise history, Andrew Poturalski scored the game-winning goal to lift the Firebirds over the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 on Saturday night in Arizona. POTURALSKI WITH THE FIRST OVERTIME GOAL IN FRANCHISE HISTORY pic.twitter.com/lbr4vFQFpD— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 13, 2022 Down two goals to start the game, Coachella Valley showed
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La Quinta loses 41-16 to Laguna Beach in CIF-SS Division 9 quarterfinal La Quinta’s remarkable run has finally come to an end. The Blackhawks were beat by Laguna Beach on Friday night in the 2nd round of the CIF-SS Division 9 playoffs. https://twitter.com/baileykesq/status/1591320988566048768?s=46&t=-Q4jE83bi6RYoa3pDl4Yow Prior to Friday night, La Quinta was the only local high school
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The 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships are underway at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The event started on November 5th and ends on November 13th. A historic tournament this year, this is the largest combined men’s and women’s tournament in the world, including the very best the sport has to offer. New favorite athlete
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It was a tough Thursday for our two local tennis programs, Palm Desert and Xavier Prep, with both of them falling short of reaching the CIF-SS championship game. The Aztecs and Saints suffered losses in their respective semifinal. Top-seeded Palm Desert fell 12-6 at Fountain Valley in Division 2. Meanwhile, Xavier Prep lost 10-8 at
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