A new bat, sweat and grit helped Mookie Betts snap out of a slump
Mookie Betts spent so much time in the batting cage Thursday afternoon that his hands were raw, the Dodgers right fielder determined to find his…
Dodgers defeat Padres for 11th NL West title in 12 seasons
The scene was familiar, as the Dodgers poured out of their dugout Thursday night in celebration of a National League West title, one they clinched…
Friday Night Live: Banning standout Steven Perez talks about season
In this week’s episode of “Friday Night live,” Banning football standout Steven Perez talks about beginning Marine League play next week.Perez grew up in Wilmington…
Late start, wacky ending? Five things to watch in UCLA vs. Oregon
Tom Petty might as well have been singing about UCLA football’s latest ordeal when he uttered one of his most famous lines. The waiting is…
Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh scrutinizes Derwin James Jr. suspension
It’s more than just the playmaking, the positional versatility and the hard tackles. With star safety Derwin James Jr. suspended for one week, the Chargers…
Gavin Lux rewards Dave Roberts’ patience with some key hits
Dave Roberts wasn’t quite ready to bench struggling second baseman Gavin Lux in favor of Kiké Hernández, but Lux was beginning to test the patience…
LAFC rallies to beat Sporting Kansas City, wins U.S. Open Cup
There’s a magic to the U.S. Open Cup, the oldest national soccer competition in the country and the most egalitarian since it’s the only one…
Verbum Dei drops its football program for rest of the season
Verbum Dei has informed schools still on its football schedule that it is dropping its program for the rest of the season for lack of…
Athletics plan ‘playoff-level’ security for final game in Oakland
Two games remain in the Oakland Athletics’ final series at the stadium they’ve called home for more than half a century, and already the mayhem…
Padres see divine help from late owner in game-ending triple play
The Dodgers scored once in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull to within two runs of the San Diego Padres, they had runners…
Triple play ends game as flat Dodgers lose to surging Padres
If there’s such a thing as an October dress rehearsal, this is it.A rivalry series with the National League West’s top two teams. A division…
How Shohei Ohtani became a prolific base stealer for the Dodgers
It took all of three innings on opening day for Shohei Ohtani to steal his first base of the season.Then, the Dodgers waited three weeks…
Chargers takeaways: Injuries force Jim Harbaugh into backup mode
Chargers quarterback Taylor Heinicke hands off the ball to running back Gus Edwards during the fourth quarter Sunday. (Matt Freed / Associated Press) This is…
Can Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani get to 60-60? ‘He could’ with 6 games left
As Major League Baseball enters the final week of its regular season, let’s identify the rarefied and the rotten, those teams, players and managers who…
Claire Emslie’s goal helps Angel City salvage draw with Portland
Claire Emslie‘s goal in the 76th minute pulled Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Thorns on Monday night.Alyssa Thompson also scored for…
Chargers’ Derwin James Jr. suspended for safety rules violations
Already struggling with injuries to four key starters, including quarterback Justin Herbert, the Chargers will be without safety Derwin James Jr. against the Kansas City…
Sean McVay thrilled Rams’ win over 49ers won’t cost him players
Sean McVay braced himself.After receiving bad news about player injuries the day after the first two games of the season, the Rams coach arrived at…
Dodgers’ goals this week? Win the division, match Padres’ intensity
There has been a running belief around some people within the Dodgers organization in recent seasons, a theory about their Southern California rivals that sprouted…
Caitlin Clark gets black eye after DiJonai Carrington pokes her
Caitlin Clark scored 11 points Sunday during her WNBA postseason debut. That’s well below the Indiana Fever star’s season average of 19.2 points a game.She…
How ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt keeps ‘SportsCenter’ fresh 10 seasons in
As a younger generation of sports fans increasingly turned to YouTube and other online sources for game highlights, ESPN’s “SportsCenter” appeared to be on borrowed…