Mookie Betts makes A’s pay for intentionally walking Shohei Ohtani
Mookie Betts understands the strategy.That doesn’t mean the implication doesn’t bother him.Five times since Betts and Shohei Ohtani flipped spots in the Dodgers’ lineup late…
Watch Mookie Betts’ toddler son run away with first-pitch baseball
Now pitching for the Dodgers, Kaj Betts!Wait, strike that ...Now running away with the baseball, Kaj Betts!The 2-year-old son of Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts threw…
Mookie Betts overcame illness early in the season. How it impacted his swing
MIAMI — Two days, maybe three.When Mookie Betts first came down with a stomach bug the week the Dodgers were scheduled to leave for their season-opening trip…
Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson celebration is hollow after Trump visit
Five years ago, America was listening.That was the year in which George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were killed by police officers.That was also the year…
Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani lift Dodgers to win over Rockies
The Dodgers finally solved their recent offensive woes on Monday.And the answer, it turned out, wasn’t much of a mystery.Sure, manager Dave Roberts noted in…
Mookie Betts will join teammates for Dodgers’ White House visit
PHILADELPHIA — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts announced Friday he will accompany the team on its visit to the White House next week, when President Trump will recognize…
Dodgers do not boast the highest payroll in MLB. One team spends more
The Dodgers gladly — perhaps even gleefully — defer to the New York Mets. In large part because of heavily deferred contracts to Shohei Ohtani…
Lauren Betts and UCLA look to tap talent to avenge loss to LSU
SPOKANE, Wash. — Cori Close pulls up the year-old film for clues. The UCLA coach searches clips of UCLA’s Sweet 16 loss to Louisiana State last year…
Mookie Betts hits walk-off homer in Dodgers’ win over Detroit
Five months removed from one storybook ending, the Dodgers are already penning another Hollywood-worthy script.It started last week in Japan, when the defending World Series…
Mookie Betts returns to Dodgers’ lineup against Angels
Mookie Betts’ trademark smile is back. As he walked off the field on his way back to the Dodgers clubhouse, he was in good spirits…
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has ‘turned a corner’ with stomach virus
Mookie Betts might be ready for the Dodgers’ home opener after all.Despite being scratched from the team’s Freeway Series exhibition game Sunday, and held out…
The Sports Report: Lauren Betts leads UCLA to the Sweet 16
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
March Madness: Lauren Betts leads UCLA women into Sweet 16
The crowd at Pauley Pavilion rose as one as the seconds ticked down. This second half deserved a standing ovation.UCLA claimed an 84-67 win over…
Mookie Betts still feeling sick as Dodgers’ home opener nears
What’s ailing Mookie Betts remains a mystery — his inexplicable stomach illness has left him at a loss for words.Down from 175 to 157 pounds,…
March Madness: Lauren Betts leads UCLA women to win over Southern
Southern’s Tionna Lidge barely jumped for the opening tip. With UCLA’s Lauren Betts on the other side, the result seemed inevitable.Betts had 14 points and…
Mookie Betts ruled out of Tokyo Series games vs. Cubs due to virus
TOKYO — Mookie Betts’ return to shortstop will have to wait until the Dodgers return home from Japan.Betts will miss both of the Dodgers’ season-opening games at…
Dodgers fall to Hanshin Tigers in Japan in final tuneup
TOKYO — Maybe the Hanshin Tigers are baseball’s real evil empire.One day after the Japanese team, which plays in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, shut out the…
Battling illness, Mookie Betts questionable for Tokyo Series games
TOKYO — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts arrived in Japan this week battling an illness, and is questionable to be ready for the club’s regular-season openers on Tuesday…
Lauren Betts’ dominant performance leads UCLA past Nebraska
INDIANAPOLIS — Four days after revealing to each other what they could do better during a players-only film session, the UCLA Bruins found a few more talking…
Another dominant effort by Lauren Betts as UCLA routs Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Lauren Betts had 26 points and 10 rebounds and second-ranked UCLA routed Wisconsin 91-61 on Wednesday night to set up a showdown with No.…