Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and hockey for the Los Angeles Times. He has covered seven World Cups, five Olympic Games, six World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning series at The Times and Miami Herald. An essay he wrote in fifth grade was voted best in the class. He has a cool dog.
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Both LAFC and the Galaxy were disappointed they couldn’t win, but they did come away with renewed optimism about the direction of their respective seasons.
Marco Reus scores in the 87th minute as the Galaxy rally to a 2-2 draw with LAFC that ends their five-match losing streak but keeps them winless on the season.
Clayton Kershaw gives up five runs on five hits in his first start of the season as the Dodgers struggle to hold back the Angels in an 11-9 loss.
Mark Delgado will be doing his part to help LAFC beat the Galaxy in the latest installment of the El Tráfico rivalry even if it’ll feel strange playing against his former team.
Ron Washington is confident ‘the day will come’ when the Angels will be able to end their struggles and compete for World Series titles like the Dodgers.
Amid a franchise-record long winless start to the season and calls for coach Greg Vanney to be fired, the Galaxy signed him to a contract extension.
Cengiz Under, Jeremy Ebobisse, Denis Bouanga and Yaw Yeboah score for LAFC in a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.
Ken Holland, who won three Stanley Cups as the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, is replacing Rob Blake as the Kings’ new general manager.
Angel City defender Savy King underwent successful surgery to repair a heart abnormality Tuesday, the team said.