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Columnist Bill Plaschke tells how a mismatched band of defending champions gained revenge for a 2008 Finals embarrassment against the Celtics and became eternal Lakers.
The NFL is operating under the assumption that the season will be played as scheduled, but COVID-19 has created many challenges for the league.
Michael Jordan often created a rivalry with an opponent like LaBradford Smith over a perceived slight to help fuel a desire to dominate on the court.
The Dodgers’ Justin Turner and his wife Kourtney have delivered more than 500,000 meals to the needy since March. He’ll be a free agent this winter.
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Josh Rebholz, who helped with UCLA’s fundraising efforts and was a point man on recent coaching hires, is not a finalist for the athletic director job.
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The zingers flew as Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning and Phil Mickelson hyped their upcoming golf match. Which legend talked the best smack? -
Which players and teams will be looking to quench their thirst for revenge this season? The 2020 NFL schedule provides plenty of opportunities.
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The Lakers were a favorite to win their first NBA title since 2010 when the coronavirus pandemic stopped the season. A look at their last championship run.
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Loyola swimming star Riley Griffis quickly read the reality of life outside the pool: ‘The time away has shown it’s something I need to function.”
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A look at some of the biggest moments in sports history to have occurred on May 8.
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The big news this week is that Golden Gate Fields got to go-ahead to resume live racing next week starting on Thursday.
Times Voices
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Dana White is staging UFC 249 on Saturday night in Florida. It will be the first live major professional sports event in the U.S. in nearly two months.
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Errol Coffey has been greeting fans entering Dodger Stadium for 42 years. Until recently, he didn’t realize how much he meant to some of them.
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LA84 Foundation has teamed with LAUSD to distribute soccer balls, basketballs, jump ropes and more to help students to stay active while school is closed.
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Desperate for viewers while the country is shut down, ESPN gambled that fans are in such need of live competition that they’d watch late-night Korean baseball.
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Michael Jordan ridiculed Kobe Bryant during the early part of the Lakers star’s budding career. Bryant, however, slowly earned Jordan’s respect.
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The nation’s top high school point guard chose the G League over UCLA. He was scorned. European-born players turn pro as early as 13. They are praised.
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Long Beach St. Anthony slugger Tiare Jennings can go long ball or small ball: ‘When I’m using my legs, special things happen.’
Reigning league MVP Jasmine Perezchica will go from one desert to another to chase her college dream: ‘I really live and breathe softball.’
San Juan Capistrano JSerra’s Colby Canales leans on the strength of his mother, a breast cancer survivor: ‘She goes and works every day.’
Santa Margarita’s Josette Odgers finds solace in winning two state swimming titles before the coronavirus shutdown: ‘We made the best of the times we had.’
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Michael Jordan’s famous competitiveness produced six NBA titles. It also generated juicy gambling tales, which include reported seven-figure losses.
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The story of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan sharing the court the last time on March 28, 2003, when the kid scored 55 points and the G.O.A.T. had 23.
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NBC broadcaster Ahmad Rashad recalls his interview with Michael Jordan about accusations of a gambling problem that dogged the Chicago Bulls star.
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For the first time since Major League Soccer shut down in March because of the coronavirus, LAFC players took part in a league-sanctioned workout.
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A look at how sports leagues, including the NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA and NHL, are responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
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While the 2020 NFL season faces some uncertainties because of the coronavirus, the league leaned on a familiar road map in constructing the season schedule.
UCLA and USC
With the Olympics being postponed until 2021, UCLA softball stars Rachel Garcia and Bubble Nickles plan to play for the Bruins next season.
A virtual sports internship program at USC will help students this summer who had their original summer internship displaced by COVID-19.
Doug Erickson has been UCLA’s go-to man since 1992, serving as director of basketball administration. He might be the last remaining thread to John Wooden.
After declaring his intention to enter the NBA draft earlier this week, forward Jalen Hill changed his mind and decided to return to UCLA.
Lakers and Clippers
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Outraged that deputies allegedly shared photos from the site of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, a California lawmaker wants to make it a crime for law enforcement officers to take unauthorized photographs of those killed in fatal accidents or at crime scenes.
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Attorneys filed papers Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to dismiss five lawsuits filed or backed by the Madison Square Garden Co. that opposed the arena project.
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Vanessa Bryant opened a card from her late husband Kobe on her birthday. “It gave me something to look forward to today,” she writes.
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The big news this week is that Golden Gate Fields got to go-ahead to resume live racing next week starting on Thursday.
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Dodgers and Angels
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Angels owner Arte Moreno’s company could disclose before the end of the month whether it plans to build a new ballpark or renovate Angel Stadium.
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The Dodgers offered refunds to people who bought tickets to home games in March and April that were canceled because of the coronavirus shutdown.
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Major League Baseball frees teams to refund tickets for games canceled because of the coronavirus. The Angels say they’ve been doing that all along.
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Mike Storen, a former ABA commissioner, a multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84.
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Chargers open NFL season on road against Cincinnati Bengals and then make SoFi Stadium debut in Week 2 against defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
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Rams will open 2020 NFL season at SoFi Stadium against the Cowboys, and then go on road to face Eagles and Bills before returning home to play the Giants.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he doesn’t see full stadiums of fans for sports happening amid the coronavirus outbreak until a vaccine is available.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s agent said the social media accounts of the Milwaukee Bucks star were hacked and that he did not write the inappropriate messages that appeared there Thursday.
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The wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas was arrested by Texas police after she allegedly pointed a loaded gun at her husband’s head last month.
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There are three scenarios that would allow the season to get started, perhaps in July.
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A look at what happened in sports history on May 7, including the Lakers’ first NBA title in Los Angeles.
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Who is the biggest icon in L.A. sports history? Readers get to decide.
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Kickers Lirim Hajrullahu and Austin MacGinnis welcome the challenge of a three-man competition with Rams draft pick Sam Sloman to replace Greg Zuerlein.
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Michael Jordan often created a rivalry with an opponent like LaBradford Smith over a perceived slight to help fuel a desire to dominate on the court.
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The zingers flew as Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning and Phil Mickelson hyped their upcoming golf match. Which legend talked the best smack?
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Could a mismatched band of defending champions gain revenge for a 2008 Finals embarrassment against the Celtics and become eternal Lakers?
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The Dodgers’ Justin Turner and his wife Kourtney have delivered more than 500,000 meals to the needy since March. He’ll be a free agent this winter.More Coverage
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Josh Rebholz, who helped with UCLA’s fundraising efforts and was a point man on recent coaching hires, is not a finalist for the athletic director job.
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Dan Cey has resigned as Calabasas’ baseball coach after being reprimanded following a complaint by a neighbor about changes to the playing field.
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Uncertainty has City Section coaches questioning whether football can be played this fall, so Garfield coach Lorenzo Hernandez recommends playing in spring.
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Handshakes are out but here are suggestions on to show sportsmanship in a time of COVID-19.
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UCLA-bound hurdles standout Aiden Lieb envisions a future teaching others: ‘I want to be that support system that believes in young athletes.’
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Rams and Chargers
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Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley said an emphasis will be placed on pressuring quarterbacks this season, making offenses susceptible to game-changing mistakes.
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Rams’ top draft pick, Cam Akers, says he has ‘big boy pants on’ and can handle all the roles of a running back in the NFL.
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Chargers tight end Hunter Henry will miss Philip Rivers. But he’s eager to see what the team can do with a different offense.
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Clippers coach Doc Rivers spent time Thursday speaking to Rams players and answering questions about winning through teamwork.
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Ducks defensemen Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa will stay with the team through the 2020-21 season after each signed a one-year, one-way contract extension.
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The Kings are out of the playoff hunt, but GM Rob Blake says they’ll find a way to make the games meaningful if the NHL completes the 2020 regular season.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league remains determined to finish the season and is willing to delay the start of next season by two months to do so.
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The NHL and the players’ association suggest that players might be able to engage in small-group activities in May “provided that conditions continue to trend favorably.”
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After being named one of six winners of Season 3 of the TV show “Next Olympic Hopeful,” DeAira Jackson began to train as an Olympic rugby sevens player.
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Swimming follows a similar move by track, shifting to 2022 to make room for the delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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Three of the world’s top pole vaulters square off via video, keeping their distance by jumping in their backyards in France, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Maggie Haney, a former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach, has been suspended for eight years for verbally and emotionally abusing athletes.
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The Galaxy have permanently shuttered their elite girls’ soccer academy, leaving more than 80 girls looking for new places to play.
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A judge has granted a request, in part, by U.S. Soccer for a summary judgment in a gender-discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. women’s World Cup team.
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Major League Soccer plans to reopen training facilities to players next week after the coronavirus outbreak forced players to train off-site.
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MLS said Tuesday it will allow individual teams such as the Galaxy and LAFC to decide when and how to refund tickets for games affected by the COVID-19 shutdown.
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