Sondheimer: It’s the year of the linebacker in prep football
At midseason in high school football, with some teams having played five of their scheduled 10 regular-season games, the most obvious trend involves linebackers. They…
Walker Buehler has rocky start as Dodgers’ NL West lead cut
The Walker Buehler who retired 11 of 12 batters with six strikeouts from the second through fifth innings Saturday night could play in a postseason…
Shohei Ohtani deserves MVP over Francisco Lindor after 50-50 feat
Everything about him is unanimous.He’s the best player in baseball history. He just had the best offensive day in baseball history. He’s having the best…
Cast member Jorge Garcia looks back at ‘Lost’ 20 years later
In the spring of 2004, actor Jorge Garcia was riding in the back of a van along Oahu’s Mokulē’ia Beach, trying to process the uncanny…
USC vs. Michigan: 3 things to watch during Trojans’ Big Ten opener
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Before Jim Harbaugh built Michigan back into a national power, the coach was nearly kicked to the curb in Ann Arbor,…
How The Times’ top 25 high school football teams fared
A look at how the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared this week.Rk.; School; This week; Next game1. MATER DEI (4-0);…
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 home run ball may be worth $500,000
Ryan Wold nearly had history within his grasp.Instead it grazed off his fingertips.Wold was on hand Thursday for the Dodgers-Miami Marlins game at LoanDepot Park,…
Inside the unforgettable night Shohei Ohtani reached 50-50
MIAMI — On the eve of Shohei Ohtani’s greatest night in the majors, Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough made a prediction.As a key character in…
Shawn Green on Shohei Ohtani breaking his Dodgers homer record
Shawn Green was driving back to Orange County from Stanford University, where he had dropped his youngest daughter off for her freshman year of college,…
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 mark with 3 homers vs. Marlins
MIAMI — Superhuman. Otherworldly. Unbelievable. One of a kind.They’ve all been used to explain Shohei Ohtani over the course of his two-way, two-continent and two-time MVP-winning…
Column: White Sox vs. Angels. In Anaheim. The worst baseball game ever?
It was a beautiful day for a ballgame Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Too bad the nice weather was wasted on a meeting…
Lakers newsletter: Don’t expect a great start to the season
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to the latest edition of the Lakers Newsletter, where every day the season gets closer and the…
Linemen tackle Chargers’ biggest question on No. 1 defense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was the Chargers’ first major opportunity to reintroduce themselves. On fourth and one in the season opener, however, it wasn’t Joey…
Premiership Rugby 2024-25: How each club will fare in new season
2023-24: EighthKey signing: Izaia Perese, centreAdam Whitty, BBC Radio Leicester sports editor:Cautious optimism might be the phrase to describe Leicester supporters’ feelings about this season…
David Martínez helps LAFC salvage a draw with Austin
Teenager David Martínez scored early in the second half to help LAFC rally for a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Wednesday night.Austin (9-12-8) took…
Gavin Stone ‘unlikely’ to return to Dodgers, as Landon Knack adds to case for postseason role
MIAMI — First, a caveat. The Miami Marlins are not a good Major League Baseball team.This season, the rebuilding club has MLB’s second-most losses and second-fewest…
Dodgers option Bobby Miller to triple-A Oklahoma City again
MIAMI — This was not the encore Bobby Miller had in mind.Last year, the hard-throwing right-hander and first-round draft pick emerged as a breakout rookie in…
‘SNL’ Season 50 hosts, musical guests: Jean Smart, Chappell Roan, more
Jean Smart, fresh off her latest Emmy win for “Hacks,” will be the guest host for the opening episode of Season 50 of “Saturday Night…
Is Caitlin Clark dominating the WNBA? Sheryl Swoopes doesn’t think so
Caitlin Clark is having a darn good season in the WNBA this year.You might even call it incredible.Or tremendous. Or maybe even amazing.But would you…
‘Improving’ Justin Herbert is not seen at Chargers practice
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was not seen on the field Wednesday during the practice media viewing period after suffering an ankle injury during…