Chris Williams

Want to walk in Richard Burton's footsteps? On Nov. 9, a new Richard Burton trail opened in the Taibach area of Port Talbot, the small Welsh town where Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925) spent his childhood and teenage years. Points of...

One of the greatest seasons in the history of La Salle High baseball added one more round of accolades before heading into the horizon. Lancers senior pitcher Bowdien Derby was named the Del Rey League’s Most Valuable Player, while senior third...

TV SPORTS SUNDAY NBA Basketball--Playoffs, Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers, Noon (ABC); Miami Heat at New York Knicks, 2:30 p.m. (ABC); Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics, 6 p.m. (TNT); Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Auto...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) NBA Basketball-Playoffs, New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 6 p.m. (TNT); Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis...

It took the Bears just more than a week of training camp to name the starting offensive line. We will see if one exhibition game is all it takes to send the coaching staff back to the drawing board. There probably will not be a knee-jerk reaction...

Stafford Motor Speedway CarQuest Fall Final - Oct. 2, 2011 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified: 1. Eric Berrndt, Cromwell; 2. Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass.; 3. Ted Christopher, Plainville; 4. Tom Bolles, Ellington; 5. Keith Rocco,...

On any given weekend you'll probably find our Oak Street surf crew loading up the van and hitting the coast, looking to participate in a surf contest. This weekend we're headed south with a bunch of mini-groms (kids 10 and younger) to Ocean Beach in...

Getting an opportunity to interview world renowned surfboard shaper Rusty Preisendorfer was a great honor. His answers were thoughtful, informative and offer a look back at surfings past, while providing a glimpse into the future. So Rusty, take us...

TV SPORTS Cycling-Tour de France, Stage 19, 7 a.m. (VERSUS) Golf-The Senior British Open Championship, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis-ATP Atlanta Championships, 3 and 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Softball-Women's World Cup, Australia vs. United States, 7 p.m. (ESPN)...

First Baptist Church Black History event First Baptist Church, 37 N. Highland St., will have its annual Black History Program on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. in the Family Life Center. The youth group will perform a skit, “Called to Worship,”...

Championship football came to town recently. It was the Laguna Saints versus cross-town rivals, the Laguna Jets. The teams had split the previous two meetings, the Jets coming off the previous week with the big win. This was the tie-breaker game, with...

Two recent fundraisers, respectively staged by Family Promise of the East San Fernando Valley and the Burbank Arts for All Foundation, brought thousands of Burbankers out to show their compassion for families in need and to support art education in...