DOWNEY, Calif. -- Joe Resnick, a correspondent who covered Los Angeles sports for The Associated Press for more than three decades, died Sunday after a six-month struggle with cancer. He was 62.Resnick died at home under hospice care, according to close friend Ed Munson.A 1976 graduate of Emerson College, Resnick was a constant presence at all professional and college sports in the Los Angeles area. His first love was baseball and there werent many Dodgers or Angels games played without him being in the press box. He lived in Downey because it was approximately halfway between the two ballparks.He freelanced for many of the nations largest newspapers and also worked at Hollywood Park racetrack and for Fox Sports, and was a press volunteer at the Los Angeles Olympics.I worked with him for 25 years and no one prepared for a game like Joe did, said John Nadel, a sports writer for the AP in Los Angeles for 32 years who retired in 2009. There was no one who took the job more seriously and cared more about it than Joe. He will be missed.Two weeks ago he was presented with the Bob Hunter Award by the Los Angeles chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, an honor for meritorious coverage of baseball.The Anaheim Ducks lay red roses, two pucks, a baseball and photos of Resnick at work in a tribute at the AP seat in the press box at Honda Center before Sunday nights game.The Dodgers tweeted a picture of Resnick with announcer Vin Scully, saying: The Dodgers are very sorry to learn about the passing of longtime AP baseball reporter Joe Resnick, and offer their deepest condolences.A native of Brooklyn, Resnick moved to Los Angeles in 1984 after working in the APs New York sports office for five years. Of the many events he covered for the AP he was most recognized for his handling of the West Coast Conference playoff game in 1990 when Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount collapsed and died on the court.Resnick is survived by an uncle and two nieces. Services were pending.Michael Del Zotto Jersey .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Anaheim Ducks Shirts .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. https://www.cheapducks.com/1107c-devin-shore-jersey-ducks.html .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Jason Marshall Jersey . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. Chris Pronger Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Damiyne Durham sank a career-high eight 3-pointers to lead Cal State Bakersfield to a 77-70 win over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night.Durham finished with 30 points, also a career best, on 11-for-27 shooting and his eight from long range tied a school record. Jaylin Airington added 18 points with seven rebounds and Dedrick Basile had 11 points for Bakersfield (2-1), which had 14 steals.Tied at 62 late in the second half, Bakersfield sealed the win with a 12-22 run that included a 3-pointer from Airington followed by a bucket from Basile to make it 74-64 with 1:03 left.ddddddddddddSanta Barbara (0-3) led most of the first half and took a 37-35 advantage into the break. Jalen Canty had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Gauchos, Eric Childress scored 14 points, Gabe Vincent added 13 and Max Heidegger also had 11. ' ' '