Christian Walker homers twice for Astros in win over Angels
Christian Walker homered twice and the Houston Astros beat the Angels 6-1 on Saturday night, a couple of hours after getting eliminated from playoff contention.Zach…
The Sports Report: Dodgers win the NL West
From Jack Harris: It was not supposed to be this difficult. It was not expected to feel so frustrating.Six months ago, the question was not…
The Sports Report: Bullpen tries to blow it, but Dodgers win to reduce magic number to 1
From Jack Harris: If the Dodgers are going to win 13 games in October, they will likely have to master the playbook they ran Wednesday…
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From Jack Harris: Shohei Ohtani entered uncharted territory in his final pitching start of the regular season Tuesday night, shutting out the Arizona Diamondbacks over…
The Sports Report: Is UCLA in position to hire a great football coach?
From Ben Bolch: One UCLA football legend sat across from the other, lamenting how far their beloved program had fallen.On one side was Rick Neuheisel,…
The Sports Report: Rams lose a tough one to Eagles
From Gary Klein: For a while there, it was beginning to look a lot like 2021.That was the year the Rams went all-in, started fast,…
Angels end their eight-game losing streaking in win over Rockies
DENVER — Mike Trout hit his 400th career home run, Kyle Hendricks pitched seven innings and the Angels defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Saturday night.Trout reached…
The Sports Report: Clayton Kershaw is retiring
From Jack Harris: Clayton Kershaw took a deep breath, grasped the microphone with his left hand, then chuckled as he scanned the room around him.“This,”…
The Sports Report: Blake Snell, bullpen right the ship for Dodgers
From Jack Harris: With two out in the seventh inning Wednesday night, and Blake Snell trying to put the finishing touches on his best performance…
The Sports Report: Chargers move to 2-0 with win over Raiders
From Sam Farmer: The Chargers are spiraling — in all the right ways.From Sam Farmer: A laser to Keenan Allen in the back of the…
Dodgers flirt with a no-hitter again, but this time they beat Rockies
Years ago, when Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax were at the top of the Dodgers’ pitching rotation, Drysdale missed a game to attend to some…
How Dodgers hope Teoscar Hernández turns around disappointing season
PITTSBURGH — It was not quite a benching. But it served as a reminder nonetheless.Last year, in many ways, Teoscar Hernández was the heart and soul of…
Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber hits four home runs against Atlanta
Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the fourth Phillies player and 21st major leaguer to accomplish the…
Repeat champions or October duds? Dodgers fighting identity crisis
SAN DIEGO — When he was finished rounding the bases at Petco Park on Sunday, Shohei Ohtani made a detour on his return to the Dodgers’ bench.Seated…
Kyle Tucker homers twice for Cubs in blowout win over Angels
Kyle Tucker homered twice and drove in five runs as the surging Chicago Cubs routed the Angels 12-1 on Saturday night.Reese McGuire added a grand…
The Padres aren’t dead, and the Dodgers still have plenty to lose
SAN DIEGO — The home team was one strike from victory Friday night, when the Petco Park video board suddenly erupted in hues of pink and mint,…
Letters: Dodgers’ problems are more than Teoscar’s defense
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> When will the Dodgers’ hierarchy finally come to the same conclusion as everyone else in Dodger nation? Teoscar Hernández is a hack in…
Alex Call has best game as a Dodger in rout of Rockies
DENVER — Mookie Betts was the first Dodgers position player out on the field Tuesday, walking to a spot near the third-base foul line and kneeling on…
Nolan Schanuel’s three-hit night can’t save Angels from loss
WEST SACRAMENTO — Luis Morales struck out five in his second career start, Brent Rooker and Colby Thomas hit home runs, and the Athletics beat the Angels…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets rocked by Angels in Dodgers’ loss
On the first day of spring training, at a Camelback Ranch facility adorned with ever-present reminders of the team’s 2024 World Series title, a Dodgers…