Availability of USC’s Ja’Kobi Lane, Elijah Paige remains murky
As USC enters a critical stretch of its conference slate, it’s unclear if it’ll have its star wideout or starting left tackle ready to play.Junior…
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…
Times of Troy: USC’s biggest weakness exposed in win over Michigan State
Welcome Times of Troy readers, to a special middle-of-the-night edition of this newsletter. It’s now just before 3 a.m. as I sit at my dining…
USC earned a Big Ten road win, but here are a few things to fix
It was a long, wet afternoon in West Lafayette, but USC emerged unscathed from Big Ten country with its first conference road win in hand…
The immigration raids are crushing L.A.’s fire recovery and California’s economy
The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other day. Two workers were loading…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to John C. Reilly
You might not think of John C. Reilly as a romantic — he’s best known for starring in comedies like “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights”…
Anna Wintour gives ‘Devil Wears Prada’ a long-overdue review
Nearly two decades after the fact, Anna Wintour is finally giving her review of “The Devil Wears Prada,” the 2006 Anne Hathaway comedy built around…
Times of Troy: USC’s path to the College Football Playoff starts with Waymond Jordan
We are now two weeks into the college football season, and here at the Times of Troy newsletter, we can confidently say that … we’re…
Sydney Sweeney drops by our TIFF video studio, plus today’s picks
TORONTO — Welcome to a special daily edition of the Envelope at TIFF, a newsletter collecting the latest developments out of Canada’s annual film showcase. Sign up…
Bill Christine, longtime horse racing reporter and author, dies at 87
Williard (Bill) Christine Jr., a multiple award-winning journalist who spent 23 years covering horse racing for the Los Angeles Times, died on Monday (Aug. 25)…
USC’s offensive numbers impress, but some questions loom
I don’t care whom you’re playing.Seven-hundred fifty-five yards are a lot of yards.That’s how much USC gained during its 59-20 victory over Georgia Southern on…
Republic of Ireland v Hungary: Chiedozie Ogbene ‘a lot wiser’ after Achilles tendon injury
Ogbene, who has since made the switch to fellow Championship side Sheffield United, said he spent "a lot of hours getting to know my body"…
‘Wednesday’: How Lady Gaga joined Season 2 and Thing’s origin story
This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “Wednesday.”In a world where teenagers grapple with accusations of withering attention spans and a lack…
What comes next in the Bishop Montgomery football saga is uncertain
The question of whether Bishop Montgomery’s football team goes forward with its season after firing its head coach on Saturday and forfeiting last week to…
Times of Troy: What Saturday’s rout might mean for USC football going forward
Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where I am thrilled to say we finally have an actual, genuine college football game to talk…
Jeremy Allen White on becoming Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’
TELLURIDE, Colo. — Jeremy Allen White asked all the questions any normal human being would ask when offered the chance to play Bruce Springsteen in “Springsteen:…
Why the Micah Parsons Packers trade is a blessing for the NFL
A day after Green Bay’s blockbuster acquisition of edge rusher Micah Parsons, a legendary NFL executive was riding an emotional high.“I feel so good. I’m…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Alex Edelman
In “The Paper,” the much anticipated mockumentary spinoff to “The Office,” Alex Edelman plays intrepid accountant/reporter Adam Cooper, part of the team tasked with reviving…
‘It just changes things’: Donovan Dent’s arrival quickens UCLA’s pace
With a sudden burst, Donovan Dent accelerated toward the basket for a layup while absorbing contact that sent him tumbling to the baseline.With an outstretched…
Times of Troy: Game-by-game picks for the USC football team this season
After all the transfer portal trackers and the Lincoln Riley Finebaum rants and the landscape-altering, paradigm-shifting changes to the sport, it’s finally game week here…