Sports

From ‘Winning Time’s’ portrayal of Spencer Haywood to the U.S. war on drugs, we dive into the true story of recreational drug use in the NBA.

La Mirada Armada coach Rich Shipherd brings motivated, elite young swimmers to Flagstaff, Ariz., to train at high altitude. Improvement can be dramatic.

Dejan Joveljic scored the lone goal and Jonathan Bond made one save as the Galaxy beat Nashville 1-0 to improve to 3-0-1 in their last four games.

Alexander Edler scored the third-period winner and the Kings neared a playoff berth with a 4-2 victory over the Ducks while honoring Ryan Getzlaf.

Nasa Hataoka took advantage of Jin Young Ko’s late meltdown Saturday to grab a four-stroke lead going into the final round of the LA Open.

Utah defeated visiting Dallas 100-99 to tie their first-round series 2-2, while Boston won 109-103 at Brooklyn to grab a 3-0 lead in that series.

Toronto forward Scottie Barnes was voted NBA rookie of the year, edging out Cleveland big man Evan Mobley, a former USC star, in a close vote.

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury retained his WBC title with a sixth-round stoppage of fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in front of more than 94,000.

Fans write that Trevor Bauer, the Dodgers pitcher on leave during a sexual assault investigation, too often still grabs headlines (like this one).

Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera picked up the 3,000th hit of his career, becoming the 33rd major leaguer and first player from Venezuela to do so.

The Angels’ failure to turn two double plays during a critical juncture in the sixth inning proves costly in a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Justin Tims dominated for Villa Park even though it wasn’t really necessary in an 11-3 win over JSerra that cements the Spartans’ status as the team to be in Southern California.