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,…
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,…
Israeli strikes damage Iran’s underground nuclear site, agency says as Trump warns Tehran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel pounded Iran for a fifth day in an air campaign against its longstanding foe’s military and nuclear program, as U.S. President…
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…
UCLA versus LSU CWS game suspended until Tuesday due to storms
OMAHA, Neb. — UCLA will wake up Tuesday morning with a chance to rally from a two-run deficit.The Bruins’ winner’s bracket game against Louisiana State on Monday…
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…
Prep Rally: Pitcher Seth Hernandez of Corona is The Times’ baseball player of the year… again
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. It’s awards time for high school baseball and softball.All-star teams Quentin Young of Oaks Christian sends…
Curfew has hammered restaurants, bars, area breweries
On a game night in Los Angeles, 10-year-old Boomtown Brewery in the Arts District can host 500 fans just five minutes walking distance from the…
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…
As Marines reach L.A., experts say: ‘This could spiral out of control’
After days of fiery protest against federal immigration raids, Los Angeles residents and officials braced for the arrival of hundreds of U.S. Marines on Tuesday…
Shohei Ohtani (and Glasnow and Snell) could be back on Dodgers’ mound sooner than expected
The most important pitches for the Dodgers on Tuesday came long before the start of their game that night.In the second of a key three-game…
The Sports Report: Dodgers outlast Padres in extra innings
From Jack Harris: Rivalries in baseball can sometimes be difficult to define.There are the obvious ones. Like the Yankees and Red Sox. The Cardinals and…
The Sports Report: Bill Plaschke shares a personal story
From Bill Plaschke: They pull giant boxing gloves over aging, sometimes shaking hands.They approach a black punching bag on weary, sometimes wobbly feet.Then they wail.They…
Prep Rally: The best high school tournaments to watch this summer
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. The summer season has begun. Let’s examine what to look for.Summer fun Mater Dei tight end…
The Sports Report: Michael Conforto helps Dodgers earn a split with the Mets
From Benjamin Royer: It was supposed to be a day off for Freddie Freeman.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts quipped before the game that the 35-year-old veteran…
The Sports Report: Pitching woes haunt the Dodgers again
From Kevin Baxter: The Dodgers made history when they opened the season with eight straight wins, something no reigning World Series champion had ever done.…
The Sports Report: – Los Angeles Times
From Jack Harris: It was a night of redemption at Dodger Stadium.For the struggling home team, its recently beleaguered closer and its enigmatic third baseman…
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball legend, dies at 89
Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima, one of the biggest stars of Nippon Professional Baseball, died early Tuesday morning of pneumonia at a…