Steve Henson is a breaking news and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. He previously served as an editor and reporter in the Sports department. Henson was a leader in digital-only newsrooms from 2007-19 as a senior editor and columnist at Yahoo Sports and as senior editor at the USA Today Sports Media Group. This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007. Henson was awarded first place in sports features in 2023 and in 2021 by the L.A. Press Club. He has been honored several times by APSE — most recently in 2023 and 2021 — and also by the California News Publishers Assn., the Football Writers Assn. of America and U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.
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Cal State Bakersfield basketball coach faces charges of pimping and possession of drugs and firearms
The head basketball coach and the athletic director at CSU Bakersfield are out after a probe that led to the arrest of assistant coach Kevin Mays on suspicion of pimping.
Shohei Ohtani provided the first electric moment of the World Baseball Classic with a grand slam, three years after he capped the last WBC by striking out Mike Trout.
Record-setting sack artist Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns continues unsafe driving, cited for speeding a ninth time on an Ohio interstate.
Chicago Bears Pro Bowl Drew Dalman shocked the NFL by retiring at age 27 with two years left on a lucrative contract. His father also retired prematurely from the NFL.
Ex-USC guard Destiny Littleton is in Jerusalem with her pro basketball teammates until she can get a flight to the U.S. Meanwhile, she is posting on social media about the ordeal.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., 49, will risk his 50-0 record in a rematch with Manny Pacquiao. He also has two exhibitions scheduled. Financial woes are rumored to be the reason.
Dan Serafini, who pitched for six Major League Baseball teams, was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for the 2021 murder and attempted murder of his in-laws.
U.S. Olympics hockey star Brady Tkachuk is also team captain of the NHL Ottawa Senators. So he was annoyed at a White House Tik Tok video that used AI to have him disparaging Canadians.
While preparing for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao is suing a restaurant server and his lawyers for “inflicting reputational damage and coercing payment.”
The overwhelming popularity of the Savannah Bananas has led to a broadcast deal with ESPN, ABC and Disney+. A Banana Ball day at Disneyland and Angel Stadium is scheduled.