Jen Pawol praised after breaking MLB umpire gender barrier
ATLANTA — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.Considering Pawol became the first female…
Ordinary-looking number plate sells for eye-watering sum at auction – would YOU put in an offer?
A CUSTOM number plate that was only expected to sell at auction for just a few hundred pounds ended up going for an eye-watering sum.The…
Mookie Betts sounds depressed, but he isn’t giving up at the plate
Mookie Betts offered a new perspective Tuesday afternoon on his season-long slump, which is that it wasn’t a season-long slump.In his view, it actually extended…
Who are three Dodger stars who need to heat up at the plate?
The Dodgers are leading the majors in on-base-plus-slugging percentage as an offense this year. They are second in the National League in scoring, and third…
Clayton Kershaw can’t match Garrett Crochet in Dodgers’ loss
BOSTON — The Dodgers had MLB strikeout leader Garrett Crochet on the ropes early Saturday night, after Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each homered within the game’s…
Four major questions Dodgers face in the second half of the season
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> It’s an age-old question when it comes to the Dodgers, cast upon a new-look roster battling familiar injury-related headaches. In a best-case scenario,…
How a light bulb moment made Max Muncy a ‘complete hitter’ again
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The glasses might’ve come first. But it was a light bulb moment with the swing that made the most profound change.Just over a…
Why Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have struggled at the plate
DENVER — As the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, it was two of their cornerstone hitters who helped lead the way.In what…
Max Muncy gets help from the rain, then hits a grand slam to lead Dodgers past hapless Rockies
DENVER — 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 Coors Field on…
FIFA Club World Cup: Inter Milan held by Monterrey; River Plate beat Urawa | Football News
A stunning header from the veteran Spanish defender delights the pro-Mexican fans as the European giants are held.Sergio Ramos rolled back the years to score…
‘More animated’ Shohei Ohtani shows Dodgers different side on mound
With his arm forming a 90-degree angle at his elbow, Shohei Ohtani clenched his right hand like an umpire signaling an out.The actual home-plate umpire,…
Angels’ struggles at the plate return in shutout loss to Orioles
BALTIMORE — Charlie Morton struck out a season-high 10 batters in five innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Ramón Laureano hit home runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the…
Teoscar Hernández homer lifts Dodgers to series win over Padres
SAN DIEGO — There was a one-handed finish. A slow stroll out of the batter’s box. And a leisurely, long-awaited trip around the bases.It’d been a while…
Can the Angels’ offense be saved? It depends on Mike Trout
Ron Washington took a page out of the characterized version of himself from the 2011 film “Moneyball” when asked about how difficult it would be…
Kyle Hendricks earns win No. 100 as Angels beat Mariners
When Angels closer Kenley Jansen induced a groundout from J.P. Crawford to end Friday night’s contest, he made sure to keep the ball.In the Angels’…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto runs into problems in Dodgers’ loss to Yankees
Dave Roberts downplayed the easy narrative on Sunday afternoon.“No,” he said when asked if his Dodgers had the New York Yankees’ proverbial number, having followed…
Granada Hills finally beats Carson to win City softball title
Addison Moorman could finally breathe. The senior pitcher couldn’t hold her emotions back. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she embraced her teammates on Cal…
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…
Angels offense remains quiet in shutout loss to Yankees
The hope was that the Angels could use Tuesday’s ninth-inning rally to muster up something worth talking about at the plate.On Tuesday, Yoán Moncada homered.…
Matthew Gonzalez of Banning shows how to play at Dodger Stadium
For senior catcher Matthew Gonzalez of Banning, Saturday’s City Section Division I championship baseball game at Dodger Stadium ended in tears after a 3-1 defeat…