NBA insiders break down the Lakers-Timberwolves playoff series
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to The Times Lakers newsletter, a weekly look into the slow descent madness of a writer who attended…
USC coach Lincoln Riley isn’t relying on spring transfer portal
When the transfer portal opened for its spring window in each of the past two years, Lincoln Riley still had important holes to fill on…
Prep talk: Former Servite coach Troy Thomas will attend NFL draft
Former Servite High coach Troy Thomas will be attending next week’s NFL draft in Green Bay, Wis., at the invitation of Mason Graham, his former…
Rory McIlroy leads Masters after third round, eyes career Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy is closing in.He’s a green jacket away from becoming the sixth player to win a career Grand Slam and is one storybook…
Twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard make Masters history
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Meet Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, an identical pair that’s singularly focused.The 24-year-old Danish brothers are the first set of twins to play in the…
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…
You have 20/20 vision & skills of a professional poker player if you can spot ‘impostor’ card in sea of aces in 11 secs
YOU have the eyes of a hawk if you can figure out this tricky brainteaser, that will have you scratching your head trying to solve…
Can Rory McIlroy win then Masters to complete career Slam?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — How fitting that the jacket is green.Who wouldn’t envy what Scottie Scheffler has done?Not only has he been the world’s No. 1 golfer for…
Dodgers honored at White House for World Series title by Trump
WASHINGTON — With portraits of George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt adorning the walls, and grand golden chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, the Dodgers received a champion’s welcome…
Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL scoring record
Alex Ovechkin has broken former Kings star Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.The Washington…
Midseason baseball report: The players and teams to watch
At the midway point of the high school baseball season, senior Jackson Eisenhauer of Crespi has been close to perfect. He has pitched 36 innings…
Anthony, Howard and Bird elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris…
Kings’ top scoring line worthy of nickname, but what should it be?
What’s in a name? Sometimes a lot.No one, after all, has ever given a nickname to a bunch of guys who hit .225 or a…
How ‘torpedo’ bats became the fascination of baseball — even for ex-Dodger Eric Gagné
In his playing days, Eric Gagné’s objective was simple.“My job was to break bats,” the former Dodgers closer, and 2003 Cy Young Award winner, joked…
How UCLA aced the transfer portal to build a Final Four roster
TAMPA, Fla. — If at first UCLA coaches don’t sign a recruit, they try, try again.Relying on years of relationships fostered through high school recruiting, the Bruins…
Lakers newsletter: In defense of LeBron James amid a playoff push
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, where we can see the end of a long 82-game season only to…
‘Make a name for myself’: How Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes shows his worth
The stakes here in early April for the Lakers are easy to see, the trophies that sit in owner Jeanie Buss’ window overlooking the practice…
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…
Memories flood back of new inductees into City Section Hall of Fame
Having covered high school sports in Southern California since 1976, when there’s a Hall of Fame induction ceremony, it makes me go back in time…
Sean McVay ready to see what Rams’ revamped receiving corps can do
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sean McVay will get his first look at the Rams’ revamped receiver corps when players report for voluntary offseason workouts this month.For the…