Chargers are struggling to protect Justin Herbert. Can the issue be fixed?
What started as musical chairs is beginning to sound like a sad trombone.There’s only so many times you can reshuffle an offensive line before it…
Is Roki Sasaki the Dodgers’ closer now? Why it’s undeniable
The Dodgers aren’t ready to call Roki Sasaki their closer, but who are they kidding?Sasaki is their closer.When the 23-year-old rookie from the Japanese countryside…
Must be October, because Super Kiké Hernández is here for the Dodgers
For Kiké Hernández, the regular season is little more than a six-month warm-up. Real baseball is played when the evening air turns crisp and the…
UCLA’s football hasn’t seen absences yet at redshirt threshold
They’re still together … for now.UCLA’s football team appeared to have a full roster of players at its disposal Monday after the Bruins reached the…
Why celebrating Clayton Kershaw’s retirement gave Dodgers mental ‘reset’
As Dodgers players packed in for Clayton Kershaw’s retirement news conference last Thursday, Freddie Freeman waved the Kershaw family to a row of seats at…
Clifton Powell says agent fired him over another ‘little Black movie’
Clifton Powell is unapologetically dropping the name of the agent who he alleges fired him for taking a role in the 2005 musical “The Gospel.”“My…
Can Dodgers fix offense? It starts with better health, and team at-bats
To Andrew Friedman, something like this was a virtual impossibility.“If you had said that we would have a six-week stretch where our offense would rank…
Max Muncy is back, and he hopes to help fix what ails the Dodgers
Max Muncy was activated Monday following his second stint on the injured list, and the struggling Dodgers wasted no time getting him back in the…
Why the Dodgers aren’t changing their slumping bullpen hierarchy yet
It was like Orel Hershiser could hear what Dodger fans were screaming at their TV.Because, as slumping closer Tanner Scott came trotting into a nightmare…
Tyler Glasnow scratched, Shohei Ohtani steps in to pitch vs. Orioles
BALTIMORE — The Dodgers’ pitching plans were thrown into flux again Friday.The team’s scheduled starter for their series opener against the Baltimore Orioles, Tyler Glasnow, was scratched…
Chargers special teams trio share a bond that goes beyond gridiron
All good things come in threes — including reliability.Anchored by kicker Cameron Dicker, punter JK Scott and long snapper Josh Harris, the Chargers’ specialists have…
Peter Andre admits ‘nobody is perfect’ as he addresses ‘nice guy’ image amid feud with ex Katie Price
PETER Andre has said he isn’t perfect amid his ongoing fallout with ex wife Katie Price. The 52-year-old addressed his ‘nice guy’ image in a new…
The Sports Report: Meet the guy who has changed USC football
From Ryan Kartje: A dozen years before he charted a bold, new path for the USC football program, Chad Bowden was living on the pull-out…
Carlos Alcaraz promises his hair will grow back in a few days.
Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the U.S. Open on Monday with a new hairdo.Actually, he arrived at Flushing Meadows with no hairdo — as in no…
Wolves 0-4 Man City: Tijjani Reijnders ‘lovely guy’ and ‘top signing’
Boss Guardiola has maintained last season's disappointment was down to the number of injuries his side suffered, particularly losing Ballon d'Or winner Rodri to a…
Why losing Rashawn Slater will pose a massive test for Chargers
The Chargers were blindsided in the truest sense.Eleven days after signing a contract extension that made him the NFL’s highest-paid offensive lineman in history, Chargers…
Can homegrown teens replace immigrant farm labor? In 1965, the U.S. tried
I sank into Randy Carter’s comfy couch, excited to see the Hollywood veteran’s magnum opus.Around the first floor of his Glendale home were framed photos…
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce says he’s ready to tone down ‘party guy’ image
Travis Kelce is done fighting for his right to party.Or at least the 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end is ready to start toning down…
USC cornerback Prophet Brown to miss start of season
Through the first two weeks of USC’s preseason football camp, Prophet Brown had established himself as one of the early standouts in a crowded cornerback…
UCLA opens training sessions in cool, breezy Costa Mesa
It was 68 degrees and overcast, a cool coastal breeze wafting across the practice fields, when UCLA commenced its first off-campus football training camp in…