Letters to Sports: Dodgers just can’t get no relief
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> I hear they are soon releasing the movie “Groundhog Day II” in which Bill Murray portrays a Dodgers relief pitcher named “Tanner Treinen.”…
Letters to Sports: Thanks for the memories, Clayton Kershaw
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts and opinions on Clayton Kershaw retiring, Dodgers pitching woes, the Chargers and more. Source…
Letters: UCLA fans aren’t happy with state of football program
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Well, it is starting to appear that we are on the way to another in a series of mediocre football seasons at my…
USMNT ends winless streak against top-25 opponents by beating Japan
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Alejandro Zendejas scored in the 30th minute, Folarin Balogun added a goal in the 64th and the United States stopped a seven-game winless streak…
Can starting pitching carry the burden for the Dodgers in October?
In almost any other season, Dave Roberts might have made a different choice.Even though Tyler Glasnow was pitching a no-hitter, Roberts would have at least…
Tyler Glasnow scratched, Shohei Ohtani steps in to pitch vs. Orioles
BALTIMORE — The Dodgers’ pitching plans were thrown into flux again Friday.The team’s scheduled starter for their series opener against the Baltimore Orioles, Tyler Glasnow, was scratched…
Mitch Farris has strong debut, Jo Adell homers as Angels beat Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mitch Farris pitched five effective innings to win his major league debut and Jo Adell hit a two-run homer that helped the Angels…
Rams vs. Cowboys five things to watch: Rookies in spotlight
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Receiver Konata Mumpfield made multiple plays. So did running back Jarquez Hunter and other Rams rookies during training camp and a joint practice…
USC’s Lincoln Riley feeling ‘refreshed’ as pressure mounts to win
LAS VEGAS — While the rest of the college football world spent the summer whipped into a frenzy, swept up by the specter of revenue sharing or…
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off hit saves the day and lifts the Dodgers
For 2 ½ hours of a sun-splashed Wednesday afternoon, the Dodgers were playing up to — or perhaps down to — recent expectations.Their offense consisted…
Dodgers’ All-Star lineup record quest fizzles in late voting
Poised to set a record for player popularity and elite production, the Dodgers had eight finalists for the National League starting lineup in the 2025…
Dodgers will finally get the complete Shohei Ohtani experience
On the field, he’s produced the first 50-50 season in baseball history and won a World Series. Off it, he’s sold everything from unsweetened green…
Austin Reaves scores 37 as Lakers fall to Denver for another loss
DENVER — Lakers coach JJ Redick lately has repeated a lyric from an old Jay-Z song: “It was all good just a week ago.”Entering Friday’s game against…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in line to be Dodgers’ opening-day starter
PHOENIX — For a manager, the task of choosing a starting pitcher for opening day can be fraught with challenges, especially if the team’s staff is as…
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi announced as Angels’ opening day starter
TEMPE, Ariz. — Two years ago, Major League Baseball began asking clubs to refrain from announcing opening-day starters until the final week of spring training in hopes…
Chargers’ playoff opponent depends upon outcome in AFC North
Jim Harbaugh doesn’t care for complicated playoff scenarios. With teams still vying for divisional titles and playoff seeding, the Chargers coach, whose team clinched its…
New season, same result: Lakers collapse and lose to Nuggets
This has been more than a bad matchup; it’s been nearly a guarantee.After being swept in the 2023 NBA Western Conference finals, the Lakers added…
Jayden Maiava to be first Polynesian starting quarterback at USC
Before he’d ever played the position, Jayden Maiava had a sense of what a Samoan quarterback could mean to his community. Growing up in Oahu’s…
What is the price of sticking with Miller Moss as USC’s starter?
Hello, everyone! Welcome to another week of The Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, still warming…
15 places where the Dodgers eat in L.A. (yes, In-N-Out is one of them)
For the first time since 1981, the Dodgers will face the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. The Dodgers won the last match-up,…