The Dodgers have baseball’s best record, with room for improvement
With a 6-1 annihilation of the downtrodden Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, the Dodgers extended their advantage in the National League West to eight…
See the Savannah Bananas live this holiday weekend, via Roku
The Savannah Bananas, the team that went viral playing a hilarious brand of baseball, are coming this Sunday to a streamer near you. Could there…
How a three-pitch mix has Clayton Kershaw on cusp of 3,000 strikeouts
The transformation happened quickly in May 2009.Early into his second year in the majors, a young Clayton Kershaw was enduring a sophomore slump with the…
Caitlin Clark is 9th-ranked guard in WNBA players’ All-Star voting
Caitlin Clark is the best player in the WNBA.At least that’s what the public seems to think. The Indiana Fever superstar received a record 1,293,526…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers cruise past the White Sox
For the Chicago White Sox, it was not a question of whether Shane Smith was the best pitcher they had to offer against the Dodgers…
Angels return to .500 by shutting out Braves
ATLANTA — Jo Adell’s run-scoring double in the eighth inning ended a scoreless tie and the Angels beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.The Angels (42-42)…
Far from Gold Cup, Christian Pulisic connects with young players
Christian Pulisic was supposed to be in St. Louis on Tuesday, preparing to play in the national soccer team’s Gold Cup semifinal with Guatemala. Instead…
Sparks’ Cameron Brink continues rehab; no timeline set for return
It has been more than a year since Cameron Brink suited up for the Sparks, and excitement is building around the return of one of…
Kennedy’s Diego Montes part of top group of City Section quarterbacks
There once was a time the City Section had the best quarterbacks, the days of John Elway (Granada Hills), Tom Ramsey (Kennedy) and Jay Schroeder…
Dodgers Dugout: Should the Dodgers be worried about Mookie Betts?
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. It has been so hot the last couple of days, my…
Plaschke: The Candace Curse was on full display in another Sparks debacle
The Candace Curse struck early.On a day the Sparks retired the jersey of the superstar whose departure has coincided with their five-year funk, Candace Parker…
How a light bulb moment made Max Muncy a ‘complete hitter’ again
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The glasses might’ve come first. But it was a light bulb moment with the swing that made the most profound change.Just over a…
Why the Angels using only five starting pitchers so far is a rarity
Kyle Hendricks knows what it takes to make it in Major League Baseball.The 162-game trek of the regular season is familiar to the 35-year-old Southern…
Dodgers pursue record for most MLB All-Star starters
All-Star voting resumes Monday at 9 a.m. PDT for 48 hours with the Dodgers entertaining the possibility of fielding an unprecedented eight position players. The…
Sparks fall to Chicago Sky on the day L.A. honored Candace Parker
When Candace Parker was on the court, the Sparks were dominant. On the afternoon her jersey was retired, they had a chance to channel that…
LAFC loses in Olivier Giroud’s final game with the team
Emmanuel Sabbi scored on Vancouver’s only shot on goal, Yohei Takaoka made four saves and the Whitecaps spoiled Olivier Giroud’s farewell match with a 1-0…
James Harden to sign two-year, $81.5 million deal with Clippers
Clippers executives were serious when they said they had not soured on James Harden’s future with the franchise after an underwhelming postseason performance. Harden declined…
Angels miss chance to move above .500, losing to Nationals
Young Angels fans who lined the infield for autographs as the team jogged onto the field Sunday, may not know the thrill, heart-racing suspense of…
LeBron James exercises his player option, sets NBA record
Lakers superstar LeBron James will once again make NBA history by playing in his 23rd NBA season.James exercised his player option for $52.6 million to…
Candace Parker: From top prospect to WNBA champion with three teams
In 2000, whispers of a 13-year-old phenom from Naperville, Ill. — a Chicago suburb — began reverberating through the AAU circuit. Generational. Dominant. Striking. Perhaps…