NBA draft 2025: Lakers trade up to acquire Adou Thiero at No. 36
The Lakers were busy making moves Thursday, doing all they could to move up in the second round of the NBA draft.Moving up to No.…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy uses some lightning (in his bat) and rain to power Dodgers
From Jack Harris: The rain came out of nowhere. So too, it seemed, did Max Muncy’s infield pop-up.In the top of the sixth inning at…
Magic Johnson: ‘Mark Walter is the right person’ to take over the Lakers
Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter, through his TWG Global company, agreed to purchase a majority ownership stake in the Lakers last week and released information…
What Mark Walter’s ownership might mean for watching the Dodgers and Lakers
Once upon a time, sports fans wanted freedom of choice. Why pay for dozens — or perhaps hundreds — of television channels when all you…
Mark Walter and Lakers say sale of team expected to close later this year
Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and Lakers president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss broke their silence Wednesday on a blockbuster deal that shocked many in…
Lakers, Clippers aiming for ‘best available’ in NBA draft
The most pressing need the Lakers have is finding a rim-running, shot-blocking young center to put alongside Luka Doncic for the present and future.But the…
The Sports Report: Michael Conforto gives Dodgers some hope
From Jack Harris: When Major League Baseball’s trade deadline arrives next month, the Dodgers will almost certainly be on the lookout for help in the…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching remains a gradual process
From Jack Harris: For so long, the biggest question surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s future as a pitcher was simple.When, after a second career Tommy John surgery,…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy is back
From Jack Harris: Upstaging Shohei Ohtani, especially on a day he pitches, is no easy feat.But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy…
OKC’s Alex Caruso jokes about second NBA ring: ‘Now I got a real one’
Alex Caruso is an NBA champion!Of course, Caruso already had a ring before he and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the Indiana Pacers in…
How the Buss family made the Lakers a Hollywood marvel
The story is so good, so rich, that Hollywood couldn’t resist.The Lakers, a golden brand. The stars on the basketball court. The celebrities on the…
NBA Game 7 preview: Breaking it down by the numbers
For the 20th time, there will be a Game 7 in the NBA Finals.Indiana will play at Oklahoma City on Sunday night in the final…
Letters: What a week, from ICE at Dodger Stadium to Lakers sale
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> The current incarnation of Dodger ownership is not your grandfather’s Dodgers. In lieu of private, family ownership, you have one behemoth corporation, the…
Former NBA great Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle accident
Basketball Hall of Famer and former Lakers fan favorite Vlade Divac broke his hip Thursday when he fell from his motorcycle while riding near the…
The Sports Report: Dodgers-Padres series reaches contentious conclusion
From Jack Harris: Seven times in the last 10 days, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres have renewed their steadily intensifying divisional rivalry.And in the…
Lakers needed an ownership change, and Dodgers owner is perfect fit
For 46 years it’s been a wonderful ride, the sweetest of sagas, the Buss family treating the Lakers like their precocious child, nurturing, embracing, empowering,…
Four things to know about Mark Walter’s Dodgers ownership
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> When Walter’s Guggenheim Baseball group bought the Dodgers in 2012, the once-proud franchise was mired in embarrassment and mediocrity. Under Frank McCourt’s ownership,…
The Sports Report: It is the right time for the Buss family to sell the Lakers
From Bill Plaschke: For 46 years it’s been a wonderful ride, the sweetest of sagas, the Buss family treating the Lakers like their precocious child,…
Los Angeles Lakers to be sold in historic deal: reports
The majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball franchise is being sold in what will mark the most expensive sale of a US sports…
Dave Roberts confident Mark Walter will make Lakers winners
The Buss family’s decision to sell its majority stake in the Lakers to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter sent shockwaves through L.A. on Wednesday. Dodgers…