Raul Lara’s debut at Mater Dei leads to passing tourney title
Wearing a gray Mater Dei T-shirt and white hat, Raul Lara is reminded constantly how strange he looks in Monarchs football gear by his acquaintances…
LGBTQ+ people in Huntington Beach fearful from a rise in hostility
Huntington Beach radiates California cool. The best surfers in the world descend here each summer to compete on waves rolling in under its public pier.…
Stagecoach 2024: Best photos from the festival
Indio — The Stagecoach Country Music Festival returned to the Empire Polo Club in Indio from April 26-28. Eric Church, Miranda Lambert and Morgan Wallen headlined…
Stagecoach 2024: Post Malone, Willie Nelson plus best, worst of Day 2
INDIO — After Coachella’s back-to-back weekends, barely any grass remains on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club. But that hasn’t stopped tens of thousands of…
Stagecoach 2024: Eric Church, Jelly Roll, the best of Day 1
INDIO, Calif. — After Coachella’s back-to-back weekends, barely any grass remains on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club. But that hasn’t stopped tens of thousands…
Watch Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run as a Dodger
The Times is tracking every Shohei Ohtani home run this season. Ohtani broke out of a minor slump to deliver his first homer, measuring 430…
Walk through this mini-Disneyland in a SoCal backyard
The castle is immaculate, its gold etching regal and its towers a bold shade of sky blue. The band at its gates plays no real…
Grammys red carpet: Best dressed at 2024 Grammy Awards
Not even historic rains can dampen the glitter and gold of the Grammys red carpet. From glam rock fashion to Old Hollywood glam, glamour’s the…
Paul George and Clippers dominate Phoenix Suns for win No. 23
Seated late at his locker Sunday night, Clippers center Ivica Zubac pondered his team’s streak-breaking loss to the Lakers. The best thing about losing in…
Lakers defeat Clippers and end their four-game losing streak
After their loss to Memphis on Friday, Lakers coach Darvin Ham spoke with a raised voice as he chided people for being too short-sighted about…
Photos: The biggest L.A. sports moments in 2023
Yes, it’s a cliche — the agony and ecstasy of sport. But it also captures so much of the Los Angeles sporting scene in 2023.…
Chargers-Broncos takeaways: Khalil Mack sees how they blew it
Maybe some of the Chargers never have been here, part of a team that quite convincingly has failed to meet grand expectations. But Khalil Mack…
Shohei Ohtani deferring $68 million annually on Dodgers contract
Under his contract with the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani will have $68 million of his $70 million salary deferred each season, according to a person with…
Dodgers met with Shohei Ohtani last week, Dave Roberts says
NASHVILLE — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that the team met with free agent Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium last week. There were no players…
LeBron James shines late, scoring 37 in Lakers’ win over Rockets
LeBron James barreled through the lane from left to right, fighting through contact to muscle the ball up and off the backboard and through the…
One of SoCal’s spookiest escape rooms hides in a strip mall
The lights are turned off. Smartphone flashlights are forbidden. You’re instructed to walk down a hall, arriving at the entryway to a home. Through set…