The Sports Report: LeBron James opts in with the Lakers for $52.6 million
From Broderick Turner: Lakers superstar LeBron James will once again make NBA history by playing in his 23rd NBA season.James exercised his player option for…
The Sports Report: Clayton Kershaw closes in on milestone
From Jack Harris: Clayton Kershaw got to the precipice of history on Thursday afternoon. And now, when he inevitably crosses the 3,000 career strikeout milepost,…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy uses some lightning (in his bat) and rain to power Dodgers
From Jack Harris: 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…
Amid raids, Dodgers can’t separate sports from politics
Sports offer an escape, an oasis, a relief from the anxiety and troubles of day-to-day living. There’s the competition, of course. There’s also a reassuring…
The Sports Report: Michael Conforto gives Dodgers some hope
From Jack Harris: When Major League Baseball’s trade deadline arrives next month, the Dodgers will almost certainly be on the lookout for help in the…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching remains a gradual process
From Jack Harris: For so long, the biggest question surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s future as a pitcher was simple.When, after a second career Tommy John surgery,…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy is back
From Jack Harris: Upstaging Shohei Ohtani, especially on a day he pitches, is no easy feat.But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy…
The Sports Report: Dodgers-Padres series reaches contentious conclusion
From Jack Harris: Seven times in the last 10 days, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres have renewed their steadily intensifying divisional rivalry.And in the…
Silver Lake is now home to L.A.’s first women’s sports bar
When Janie and Stephanie Ellingwood went to a local brewery one night to watch a U.S. Women’s National Team soccer game with some friends, they…
The Sports Report: It is the right time for the Buss family to sell the Lakers
From Bill Plaschke: For 46 years it’s been a wonderful ride, the sweetest of sagas, the Buss family treating the Lakers like their precocious child,…
Netflix adds live TV broadcasts and sports in France from TF1
Netflix Inc. will add live television channels and shows from French broadcaster TF1, expanding the streaming platform’s live offer for customers in the country.French customers…
The Sports Report: Dave Roberts gets mad, Andy Pages gets even and Dodgers beat Padres
From Jack Harris: Dave Roberts had made it only three steps out of the dugout when he got ejected Tuesday night.So, before he went back,…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani starts it, Dodgers finish it with a win
From Jack Harris: Roughly four hours before first pitch Monday night, Shohei Ohtani sat at his locker in the Dodger Stadium clubhouse and prepared for…
The Enhanced Games push PEDs, target world records in Olympic sports
“The Future of Sports Is Here: We are on a mission to redefine superhumanity through science, innovation and sports.”An unabashedly ambitious goal, or at least…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani will pitch tonight against Padres
From Benjamin Royer: The long-anticipated wait is over — Shohei Ohtani is ready to pitch.The Dodgers announced after Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Giants that…
Border agents seize $6.7 million in amphetamines, stolen sports car
June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized a shipment of amphetamines valued at $6.7 billion, intercepted a Canadian citizen attempting to…
The Sports Report: UCLA has an advantage at the Men’s College World Series
From Brady Oltmans: An NCAA communications official apologized to UCLA baseball coach John Savage before he could join two of his players on the stage…
The Sports Report: Teoscar Hernández helps Dodgers win finale against Padres
From Jack Harris: 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…
The Sports Report: Dodgers are routed by Padres
From Jack Harris: Major League Baseball does not have a mercy rule for ending games early.On Tuesday night at Petco Park, the Dodgers could have…
How are college sports changing after the House settlement?
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> College sports leaders and athletes were in limbo for months while waiting for a House settlement to be approved. An agreement would create…