Angel City unveils new facility in effort ‘to build a winning culture’
When Willow Bay and her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger, became controlling owners of Angel City last July, they inherited a women’s soccer team that…
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…
Prep talk: Officials appreciation week is important for high school sports
Rafael Bonilla has officiated NCAA soccer matches and MLS games. There he was on Wednesday night, selected to be the referee for the always intense…
‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ review: Goodnight, sweet Player One
To be an artist, or not to be? That is the question of “Grand Theft Hamlet,” a guns-blazingly funny documentary about two out-of-work British actors…
Tommy Brown dies; youngest MLB home-run hitter and 1947 Dodger was 97
Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn…
Mick Cronin wants to see more fight from UCLA men’s basketball
Mick Cronin’s brand of basketball — tough, relentless, hard to score a point on — would figure to play well in a conference that values…
Lakers newsletter: What we think the Lakers are thinking
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, where this week I’ll answer questions posed to me on social media, but…
Sacked Scotland basketball player is US murder suspect
Getty ImagesMalik Dunbar joined Caledonia Gladiators in December A Scottish basketball club signed and then sacked a player who is linked to a murder in…
Lucky lotto player scoops whopping £4million jackpot in Saturday’s draw as players urged to check tickets
ONE lucky Brit has won an eye-watering £4 million in the January 11, 2025, Lotto draw. Allwyn, the operator of The National Lottery, is urging…
UCLA women’s basketball team copes with uncertainty during fire threat
Like many Angelenos, the UCLA women’s basketball team is dealing with the catastrophic toll of the massive wildfires this week — a firestorm inching perilously…
Letters to Sports: Cori Close has built her own pyramid of success
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section offer their opinions and thoughts on UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close and men's coach Mick Cronin. Source…
Monfils becomes the oldest player to win an ATP Tour singles title | Tennis News
At 38, Gael Monfis becomes the oldest winner of an ATP title by beating Zizou Bergs in New Zealand.French veteran Gael Monfils has become the…
Prime Video’s use of AI, Next Gen Stats helps viewers understand NFL
CULVER CITY, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco’s Brock Purdy from completing…
Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from games
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has banned two fans who interfered with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from…
Former Golden Valley QB Zack Chevalier is top player in NAIA football
As a senior quarterback at Golden Valley High School in 2018, Zack Chevalier’s team went 2-8. He was sacked repeatedly with a young offensive line.“He…
Joe Allen: Swansea and Wales player could retire at end of season
Allen, having retired from Wales duty after the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, returned to the international scene last September under Craig Bellamy.Wales begin…
Lakers newsletter: Are your fantasy Lakers trades actually good?
Hey everyone and welcome to the Times Lakers Newsletter. No clever opening this week. I hope all of you are safe from these awful fires.…
Disgraced rugby player Stuart Hogg avoids jail after abusing estranged wife in five-year reign of terror
DISGRACED rugby star Stuart Hogg has avoided jail after abusing his estranged wife in a five-year reign of terror.The former Scotland captain berated Gillian Hogg…
NFL to ‘closely monitor’ L.A. County fires ahead of Vikings-Rams
Five days before the Rams host the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC wild-card playoff game, the NFL said it was keeping an eye on the…