Prep talk: Freshman golfer Jaden Soong of St. Francis loves pressure
Jaden Soong, a freshman golfer at St. Francis High, thrives under pressure. “I will say I like pressure,” he said.Twice in the last two weeks,…
Prep softball: City Section and Southern Section title results
CITY SECTION FINALSFRIDAY’S RESULTSAt Birmingham HighDIVISION III#5 North Hollywood 10, #2 Rancho Dominguez 2DIVISION IV #1 Westchester 12, #7 LACES 9SATURDAY’S RESULTSAt Cal State Northridge…
‘It’s Not the End of the World’ review: Future L.A. is a campy mess
Book Review It's Not the End of the World By Jonathan Parks-RamageBloomsbury: 384 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may…
The Broad to open the largest-ever Robert Therrien show: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
The sculptor Robert Therrien had a deep connection with the Broad museum. He was among the first L.A. artists that founders Eli and Edythe Broad…
James Castagnola leads UC Irvine baseball to win over Fresno State
UC Irvine bounced back from an NCAA tournament regional opening loss, rolling to an 8-3 win over Fresno State on Saturday at UCLA’s Jackie Robinson…
‘Bleak Week’ returns, plus the week’s best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Following its recent premiere at the…
What a tiny restaurant in Australia reveals about Korean dining in L.A.
At the end of a nearly two-week trip to Melbourne, Australia, early last month, I drove with a friend 50 miles outside the city to…
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
Newsletter You’re reading the L.A. on the Record newsletter Sign up to make sense of the often unexplained world of L.A. politics. Enter email address…
Letters to Sports: The good, the bad and the ugly with 'Around the Horn'
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section give their thoughts and opinions about Bill Plaschke and ESPN's now-defunct show and a variety of other topics.…
Prep talk: Top-seeded Norco goes for seventh Southern Section softball title
Norco High’s softball program under coach Richard Robinson has been setting the standard for excellence in the Southern Section for years. The top-seeded Cougars will…
At San Quentin, district attorneys and inmates agree on prison reform
On a recent morning inside San Quentin prison, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and more than a dozen other prosecutors crowded into a…
Prep softball: Marina wins Southern Section Division 3 championship
Marina won the Southern Section Division 3 softball championship with an 8-1 win over Westlake in Irvine on Friday.Aviana Valbuena had three hits and four…
Loretta Swit dead: ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘M*A*S*H’ was 87
Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actor best known for her time as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV version of “M*A*S*H,” died Friday in…
Angels star Mike Trout will bat in No. 5 spot in return from injury
CLEVELAND — Mike Trout originally expected to return to the Angels’ lineup on Monday in Boston.It turns out the timeline was moved up one series and three…
California contests Trump administration claim that the state obstructs immigration law
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office sent a letter on Friday requesting that the Trump administration remove California from its list of sanctuary jurisdictions that obstruct the…
Carlos Vela, LAFC and Mexico star, retires from professional soccer
I still remember the goal that made me feel lucky for living in Los Angeles during the era of Carlos Vela.It was a cool Wednesday…
Group seeks to force election on L.A.’s hotel and airport wage hike
A coalition of airlines, hotels and concession companies at Los Angeles International Airport filed paperwork Thursday to force a citywide vote on a new ordinance…
The Sports Report: UCLA gets walk-off win at Women’s College World Series
From Tim Willert: Jessica Clements hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the seventh inning early Friday morning to carry ninth-seeded UCLA past No. 16…
Dodgers acquire former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz in Reds trade
Two years ago, Alexis Díaz was an All-Star closer with the Cincinnati Reds.Now, the 28-year-old right-hander is set to become a Dodgers reclamation project.Amid a…
Marcel Ophuls, L.A.-raised documentarian and Oscar winner, dies
Renowned documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who, along with his family, fled Nazi Germany as a child and spent his formative years in Los Angeles before…