Can the Dodgers win a World Series with an unreliable bullpen?
Imagine if the Dodgers hadn’t scored a gazillion runs.Shudder.Imagine how the majority of spectators would have tensed up when manager Dave Roberts trudged to the…
Nick Woltemade: Are Newcastle ‘idiots’ for spending £69m on German striker?
It is very hard to pinpoint a player's true value.The bottom line, like anything, is what someone is willing to pay.So Woltemade is worth what…
This week’s top high school football games
A look at two of this week’s top high school football games in the Southland:THURSDAYEastvale Roosevelt (3-2) at Corona Centennial (4-1), 7:30 p.m. Centennial tries…
Women’s Cricket World Cup highlights: Australia vs New Zealand – Ash Gardner hits stunning century
Australia's Ash Gardner hits a 77-ball century as the defending champions secure an 89-run victory in their opening match of the ICC Women's Cricket World…
Prep talk: Unbeaten Marshall turns to QB Nathaniel Cadet
Junior quarterback Nathaniel Cadet, who has a 4.5 grade-point average, is so passionate about football at Marshall High that the coaches sometimes have to order…
Lauren Bell: England seamer on her first World Cup and what makes her tick as a bowler
Bell's main strength when she first emerged in international cricket was her ability to swing the ball extravagantly into the right-handed batter, but she spent…
The Sports Report: – Los Angeles Times
From Jack Harris: This year, October started a day early for the Dodgers.Thanks to their underwhelming regular season, their march toward postseason history began before…
Harry Kane’s prolific start to season with Bayern Munich
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Harry Kane reached 70 Bundesliga goals in just his 67th game in the competitionByCharlotte CoatesBBC Sport journalistThere is an air…
How flag football helped reenergize a veteran coach
In the spring of 2020, Doug Caines was burned out and finished coaching football.“The COVID season probably broke me,” he said.He had been head coach…
Wigan v Leigh: Warriors say Leopards ‘do not intend to fulfil’ fixture
Wigan said: "At 10.37pm on Tuesday 30 September, our club was informed in writing by Derek Beaumont of Leigh Leopards that they do not intend…
Dodgers’ pitching in a good place ahead of potential NLDS matchup
The Dodgers are not here for conventional wisdom. The Dodgers are here to win the World Series.So what if an unforeseen hurdle appeared in front…
Super League: Renamed Dragons to play in Cardiff and Liverpool
Welsh netball's leading women's team will lose 'Cardiff' from their title for the 2026 Netball Super League (NSL) season and host games in Liverpool as…
High school flag football: Monday and Tuesday results
MONDAY’S RESULTSCITY SECTIONBirmingham 12, Cleveland 6Crenshaw 37, Hawkins 14Crenshaw 19, Washington 0Dorsey 20, View Park 0Dorsey 15, Fremont 0Eagle Rock 41, Bernstein 0El Camino Real…
Edinburgh: Underachieving URC side need ‘whole new vision’ – Fraser Brown
After a poor run of form in the first half of last season, Everitt appeared to be under pressure before a late season upturn in…
‘It’s awesome.’ Blake Snell gives the Dodgers just what they paid for
One way to keep Dodger relievers from ruining the team’s postseason run is to keep the bullpen gate closed for as long as possible.Blake Snell…
Union Saint-Gilloise v Newcastle: Christian Burgess and Ross Sykes overcome odds
Released by Arsenal as a youth player, Burgess went to university before he was offered a trial at Championship side Middlesbrough during his second year…
Dodgers flatten overmatched Reds. But about that bullpen…
This isn’t a series, it’s calisthenics.The Dodgers shouldn’t be here battling baseball’s junior varsity, and they know it, and they’re intent on pounding and pitching…
Injured Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson ‘will not play on Saturday’
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says goalkeeper Alisson will miss the game against Chelsea on Saturday after the Brazilian was injured against Galatasaray.The 32-year-old had to…
UCLA offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri is leaving the team
After a disappointing start to the season in which UCLA’s offense ranked among the worst in the nation, the Bruins and offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri…
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica: Jose Mourinho defeated but still loved on Stamford Bridge return
It is the Mourinho who spent an age talking to another long-term Chelsea employee Thresa Conneely on Monday, the one who chatted to his former…