The Sports Report: UCLA women make NCAA tournament history
Howdy, I’m your host, Austin Knoblauch, filling in for Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news.From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: Gabriela Jaquez leapt out of…
Dodgers receive rock star welcome in Tokyo as opening day nears
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start…
How Dodgers accomplished their mission to ‘paint Japan blue’
TOKYO — Andrew Friedman remembers the talent, the crowd and maybe most of all, the hats.In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball…
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…
Shohei Ohtani home run delivers yet another moment on command
TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani produced on command.Again.Just as he did when he played in the World Baseball Classic. Just as he did when he reached the 40-…
The Sports Report: Slumping Lakers lose third in a row
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…
Why Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’
TOKYO — They screamed.They screamed and made that noise that crowds make when thousands of people scream at the same time, that sound that is heard when…
Dodgers’ Tokyo Series trip confirms the team’s ‘amazing’ hold on Japan
TOKYO — For much of the last two years, the Dodgers have felt like Major League Baseball’s Team of Japan.They signed Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki…
The Sports Report: Here’s why the Rams were right to part ways with Cooper Kupp
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…
How Dodgers fans in Japan can get a break on high ticket prices
Shohei Ohtani is coming home as a World Series champion, and demand for tickets to the Dodgers’ season-opening series in Tokyo is fierce.Want one? The…
Contributor: Should the Dodgers balk at a White House invitation?
In 2019, Mookie Betts, then an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, refused President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, along with eight of…
Why the Dodgers don’t need Shohei Ohtani to pitch to start the season
If there was one big surprise this spring, it was the Dodgers’ decision to have Shohei Ohtani “slow-play” his pitching program over the second half…
The Sports Report: The Dodgers make some roster decisions
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…
California Senate leader urges Dodgers to drop oil and gas advertisers
A leading member of the California Senate is urging Dodgers owner Mark Walter to end the team’s sponsorship deals with oil and gas companies, telling…
Dodgers option utilityman Hyeseong Kim, right-hander Bobby Miller
PHOENIX — The Dodgers will board their charter flight for Japan early Wednesday but as of Tuesday night, they hadn’t released a list of the 31 players…
The Sports Report: LeBron-less Lakers lose to Nets
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…
Dave Roberts is Dodgers’ real MVP? New contract removes all doubt
Nearly a decade ago, I was tipped off that an outlier had interviewed for the vacant Dodger managerial job.It was the first time anybody had…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in line to be Dodgers’ opening-day starter
PHOENIX — For a manager, the task of choosing a starting pitcher for opening day can be fraught with challenges, especially if the team’s staff is as…
Dave Roberts agrees to four-year contract extension with Dodgers
PHOENIX — The season will mark one full decade for Dave Roberts as manager of the Dodgers, a decorated run in which Roberts has led the team…