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With all three NFC West teams stumbling last week, the idle Rams lost no ground as they attempt to return to the playoffs after falling short last season.
UCLA’s Dec. 19 game against Kentucky in Cleveland will be the Bruins’ only nonconference game in the 2020-21 season played outside Southern California.
Augusta National recognizes Lee Elder and will endow two scholarships at a historically Black college in his name and cover its golf programs’ costs.
USC women’s basketball team activities were paused Monday after one player tested positive for the novel coronavirus, USC said in a statement.
The NBA and the NBPA announced that free agency for the upcoming season will officially open Nov. 20, with teams able to officially sign deals starting Nov. 22.
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Joc Pederson became a star during the World Series and a free agent afterward. Is there a regular place for the power-hitting outfielder in the Dodgers’ lineup?
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Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, has died. He was 86.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed four more players, including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, on the COVID-19 list.
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Chargers rookie Josh Kelley had a hot start beginning of the season, but his recent struggles have hurt his confidence.
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A challenging MLS season that ended very differently for the two Southern California teams.
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Nick Folk kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired, and Cam Newton and the New England Patriots rallied to beat the winless New York Jets 30-27 to end a four-game losing streak.
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Justin Herbert is a franchise quarterback for the Chargers, but amid a season of constant struggle, the team isn’t doing enough to protect the rookie.
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The Trojans don’t look like a team that can contend for a College Football Playoff spot, but Clay Helton’s team showed Saturday it won’t give up.
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The Lakers are working on an effort to address social inequality as part of a six-step plan that goes beyond using Staples Center as a polling venue.
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Justin Herbert could help the Chargers become SoFi Stadium’s main attraction. The team has nine weeks to decide if Anthony Lynn is the right coach for the job.
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Plaschke: The most important game of the Dodgers’ World Series title season was one they didn’t play
Plaschke: The most important game of the Dodgers’ World Series title season was one they didn’t play
Mookie Betts, the Dodgers’ only African American player, wasn’t going to play August 26 as a message of social protest, so his teammates didn’t play either.
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Already a crucial figure in ending one long World Series drought, Dave Roberts and his steady cool exorcised the Dodgers’ demons — and some of his own.
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President Trump claimed he played a role in resurrecting the Big Ten football season, but it did little to help the conference or his re-election chances.
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Too much has happened to keep believing that sports play an effective defense against reality. It’s time to cheer with your conscience.
After this week’s open date, Rams will begin preparing for their toughest stretch of their schedule which begins with the Seattle Seahawks visiting SoFi Stadium.
The Rams appeared primed to finish the first half of their season with momentum until an ugly loss to the Miami Dolphins. Now their schedule gets tough.
After Sunday’s loss at Miami, the Rams will use this week to recharge ahead of a difficult schedule in the second half of the season.
The Dolphins’ defensive game plan Sunday was similar to one the Patriots used to stop the Rams in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Of course, these Miami coaches came from that New England staff.
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Chargers coach Anthony Lynn cannot believe what the team is experiencing with the last-second losses and blown leads.
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Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and Dolphins signal-caller Tua Tagovailoa is poised to be one of the most interesting duels of the 2020 NFL season.
UCLA and USC
UCLA is ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press preseason poll. The last time they were ranked so high, they lost six of nine and the coach was fired.
Utah is proceeding with plans to play UCLA on Saturday with a patchwork lineup after its opening game was canceled by a COVID-19 outbreak.
USC running back Markese Stepp didn’t have the best game in the Trojans’ season-opening win over Arizona State, but Clay Helton isn’t too concerned.
UCLA’s home opener against Utah has been rescheduled from Friday to Saturday as the Utes deal with the coronavirus among their players.
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George Lombard, the Dodgers’ first base coach, is leaving the team to become the Detroit Tigers’ bench coach under manager A.J. Hinch.
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Several members of the Dodgers organization tested positive for the coronavirus, although none were inside the World Series bubble in Arlington, Texas.
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The Dodgers won the World Series, Justin Turner made a poor choice, and MLB decided to point the finger at him first and investigate later.
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Kobe Bryant was a much-hyped teenager when he made his Lakers debut Nov. 3, 1996. He missed the only shot he took but would soon become a Lakers legend.
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Lakers’ Danny Green joins campaign to change perception of Black people by breaking the sterotypes we see in advertising and media.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope accepts his place as a Lakers role player; his importance to the NBA champions makes his re-signing imperative.
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A challenging MLS season that ended very differently for the two Southern California teams.
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Woodland Hills school will vote on a new mascot
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Celtic Miracle became the 29th fatality at Los Alamitos since the start of the racing season Dec. 27.
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Milwaukee Brewers reliever Devin Williams has won the NL Rookie of the Year award while Seattle Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis won the AL honor.
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LAFC will visit the Seattle Sounders on Nov. 24 in the quarterfinals of the MLS playoffs, a rematch of last year’s Western Conference final.
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At age 39, Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn’t a washed-up soccer player. He leads one of Europe’s top leagues in scoring, even after recovering from COVID-19.
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Nathan Bain’s game-winning shot for Stephen F. Austin against Duke last season helped rebuild his family’s home, a school and a church in the Bahamas.
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NASCAR has waved the checkered flag on its frenetic 2020 season, making it through all 38 races while crowning a new champion, the series’ most-popular driver.
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The West Covina Dukes have 10 high-school aged players who recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Bucks guard Sterling Brown and the Milwaukee city attorney have agreed to a revised $750,000 settlement of a lawsuit Brown filed after his 2018 arrest.
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The University of Notre Dame is requiring students to undergo coronavirus testing after fans gather on the field following win over Clemson on Saturday.
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Joc Pederson became a star during the World Series and a free agent afterward. Is there a regular place for the power-hitting outfielder in the Dodgers’ lineup?
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UCLA’s Dec. 19 game against Kentucky in Cleveland will be the Bruins’ only nonconference game in the 2020-21 season played outside Southern California.
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Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is suing the team for breach of contract and for making him “the scapegoat” in sign-stealing scandal.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed four more players, including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, on the COVID-19 list.
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UCLA is ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press preseason poll. The last time they were ranked so high, they lost six of nine and the coach was fired.
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Workouts on LAUSD campuses can begin Monday.
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Many players and coaches need to be tested for the coronavirus and finish paperwork to be cleared to work out on LAUSD campuses.
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Anaheim Servite coach Troy Thomas joins Eric Sondheimer and Randy Rosenbloom to discuss high school football and the playoffs that might have been.
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Servite High School football coach Troy Thomas joins Eric Sondheimer and Randy Rosenbloom to discuss the playoffs that might have been.
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Ted Corcoran will serve as interim coach at St. Francis, taking over for Jim Bonds, who died Oct. 28 after a battle with cancer.
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Diego Rossi finishes with an MLS-best 14 goals as LAFC plays Portland to a 1-1 draw Sunday before embarking on the postseason, which will begin with match in Seattle.
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Julian Araujo’s red card in the 41st minute kept the Galaxy shorthanded for most of their 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
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In a season filled with unprecedented challenges, LAFC coach Bob Bradley knows opening the MLS playoffs on the road is a tough task for his team.
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Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget has been added to the national team roster for friendlies with Wales and Panama replacing Josh Sargent.
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Former NBA standout Chauncey Billups is finalizing a contract to join Tyronn Lue’s Clippers coaching staff, which also will include Larry Drew.
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Rex Kalamian, a Clippers assistant for the past two seasons, is joining Sacramento as an assistant on coach Luke Walton’s bench.
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Brian Adams, who coached the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario since 2018, is joining Doc Rivers’ coaching staff on the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Miami assistant Dan Craig, ex-Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson and former Cleveland assistant Larry Drew have committed to join the Clippers as assistants.
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The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and Angels’ Mike Trout are both receipts of this season’s Silver Slugger award.
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Right-hander Cole Percival wanted to pitch for the Angels, the team with which his father, Troy, won the 2002 World Series, but the Dodgers made an offer instead.
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The Angels have interviewed at least 14 people for their GM opening. A focus on scouting and player development appears preferred to a reliance on analytics.
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The Angels and MLB filed a motion in Orange County Superior Court on Monday to dismiss a complaint by former team employee Brian “Bubba” Harkins.
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The NHL has postponed the 2021 editions of its Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend, citing “ongoing uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus.”
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Mike “Doc” Emrick, NBC’s longtime voice of NHL coverage, announced Monday he is retiring from broadcasting after 50 years of covering the sport.
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Quinton Byfield, the No. 2 overall pick by the Kings in the 2020 NHL draft, has signed his rookie contract with the team.
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Shattenkirk will join the Ducks after helping the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup this season. As expected, the Kings passed on signing anyone.
