Equity firm Arctos approved as Chargers limited partner by NFL owners
The Chargers welcomed Arctos as a limited partner Tuesday as NFL owners approved a sale that transferred some the team’s shares to the Dallas-based private…
Pete Rose reinstated by MLB, Hall of Fame election is possible
Pete Rose was posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list Tuesday, making the all-time hits leader eligible for induction into the National Baseball…
Andrew Heaney shuts down his old team as Pirates defeat Angels
Oneil Cruz blasted a 463-foot home run to center field — the fourth longest in MLB this season — and Andrew Heaney retired the first…
Dodgers believe Shohei Ohtani will get a boost from dad strength
ARLINGTON, Texas — As a father of two, Dave Roberts is a true believer.“Dad strength,” he declared Sunday morning, “is real.”Which, naturally, made the Dodgers manager all…
Prep talk: Max Fried vs. Jack Flaherty excites Harvard-Westlake fans
What a morning it was on Wednesday for Harvard-Westlake coaches, players and fans. If they had access to the Internet or a television, they wanted…
Former MLB players Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco die in nightclub tragedy | Baseball News
The two retired professional baseball players were among more than 90 people who died when a roof collapsed at a Dominican Republic nightclub.Former major leaguers…
Dodgers do not boast the highest payroll in MLB. One team spends more
The Dodgers gladly — perhaps even gleefully — defer to the New York Mets. In large part because of heavily deferred contracts to Shohei Ohtani…
MLB suspends Julio Urías for second violation of policy against domestic violence
Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break this season for a second violation of the league’s policy against domestic violence and…
Spectrum offering a streaming-only subscription for Dodgers
For the first time this season, Dodgers fans can stream SportsNet LA without needing to buy something else they might not want.Spectrum is offering a…
Dodgers ‘don’t hate the idea’ of MLB’s automated ball/strike system
PHOENIX — Before the first-ever game at the Major League Baseball level to include an automated challenge system for reviewing balls and strikes, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts…
ESPN says it will end MLB broadcasts after striking out on deal
ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball is headed to the bottom of the ninth.The Walt Disney Co.-owned sports broadcasting giant and MLB on Thursday night…
MLB offseason winners and losers: Dodgers won. How did other teams do?
With the signings of infielder Alex Bregman by the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Nick Pivetta by the San Diego Padres, a reasonably fair…
Absurdly talented Dodgers make record 120 MLB wins seem inevitable
PHOENIX — The Dodgers have fielded stacked teams during the previous 12 years, but none of them were as stacked as the team they have now.A $1.4-billion…
MLB star Ohtani’s interpreter Mizuhara sentenced to nearly five years in jail
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a fraud…
Rob Manfred says MLB’s ‘values on diversity remain unchanged’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said his league would remain committed to its diversity initiatives, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred…
MLB fires umpire Pat Hoberg for sharing sports gambling accounts
NEW YORK — Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on…
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of…
How the Dodgers benefit from salary deferrals and signing bonuses
It has become a predictable talking point around baseball the last couple of offseasons, amplified every time the Dodgers sign a star on what has…
Before Roki Sasaki’s posting, MLB conducted protocol investigation
In the wake of Roki Sasaki’s announcement Friday that he was signing with the Dodgers, it didn’t take long for grumbles about his free agency…
Roki Sasaki is on the Dodgers. Here’s why that’s great for MLB
This is not a sad day for baseball. This is a great day for baseball.Roki Sasaki, arguably the best young pitcher in the world, is…