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There’s nothing normal about the coronavirus-shortened 2020 MLB season except for one thing — the Dodgers still don’t have a reliable closer, Bill Plaschke writes.
LAFC defender Jordan Harvey shares his diary about life in Orlando, Fla., site of the soccer bubble for the MLS Is Back tournament.
In his first video conference with his new Angels team, third baseman Anthony Rendon said he’d prefer music to fake crowd noise during games.
Teams have truckloads of equipment arriving at the NBA headquarters in Orlando, including photos and other items to make it feel like their home facilities.
The Inspiration Games give Allyson Felix, Tianna Bartoletta and others a chance to compete against other Olympic stars amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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A look at some of the greatest moments in sports history to have occurred on July 10.
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Top televised soccer matches this weekend feature Barcelona-Real Madrid battling for top spot in La Liga, while rivals Tottenham and Arsenal meet.
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Del Mar gets things started today in this craziest of years.
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The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger was NL Most Valuable Player on the strength of a blistering hot start. A similar early streak could carry through a 60-game season.
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With no fans allowed into MLB games for the start of this season, perhaps fans could gather in the stadium parking lots and watch on a big screen.
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Chris Zambri, the longest-tenured head coach at USC, agreed to leave his position as men’s golf coach after 14 seasons leading the team.
Times Voices
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Stan Johnson took over the Loyola Marymount men’s basketball program during a pandemic. He faced much larger odds for success in his life.
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Mookie Betts wouldn’t consider opting out like Dodgers teammate David Price because he’d lose the service time that will make him a free agent.
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On a day MLB released its 60-game regular-season schedule, enough coronavirus tests were botched to throw the entire plan in jeopardy.
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The Dodgers will start the season in three weeks, but July 23 felt extremely distant on day one of training camp at Dodger Stadium because of COVID-19 concerns.
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With about a week to go before teams are due to report to Orlando, Clippers coach Doc Rivers acknowledged he’s concerned about the health of everyone involved.
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As Ryan Braun prepared to leave his Malibu home Monday to return to Milwaukee for the restart of team training, he wasn’t sure how long he would be gone.
Lakers and Clippers
The Clippers departed L.A. on Wednesday and will begin practice Friday in Florida for the NBA restart with the second-best record in the Western Conference.
Lakers third-year forward Kyle Kuzma thinks this next portion of the NBA season will be important for his own legacy, so ‘that’s why I’m taking it so serious.’
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is known as an energetic and upbeat leader, but he shies away from publicizing his charitable work, which he’s very involved in.
Danny Green and Kyle Kuzma say the Lakers are ready for the rest of NBA season in the bubble. At least as ready as they can be at this point.
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The Dodgers open the 2021 season at Colorado, play host to the Houston Astros in August and play two series against the Angels.
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Max Muncy’s absence from Dodgers training camp was disclosed during a conference call Wednesday, but talk was also about the batter’s eye at the stadium.
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Pitchers Tony Gonsolin and Scott Alexander and catcher Keibert Ruiz join four other Dodgers who have not participated in training camp without an explanation.
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It remains to be seen whether MLB can pull off a coronavirus-shortened 2020 season, but the 2021 season schedules have already been announced.
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Angels players, coaches, front-office executives and support staff agreed during a Zoom call to practice safety during training camp and the 60-game season.
How the Dodgers and Angels were looking before the shutdown
Here’s what happened with the Dodgers and Angels before the plug was pulled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Here’s a list of some notable athletes who have decided not to take part in the sports’ restart amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Chris Hinton and his wife started College Football Parents 247 that aims to bring parents to the table, so to speak, to be able to advocate for their sons with the NCAA.
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“Inspiration Games” will feature world-class athletes around the globe, including at Mt. San Antonio College in California, competing by way of a coordinated video system.
UCLA and USC
Tyson Brummett, who was drafted out of UCLA by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007, died Friday in a plane crash with three others in Utah.
USC announced Friday that another athlete has tested positive for COVID-19. The school has conducted 126 tests over two weeks and two have come back positive.
Center Makur Maker, a five-star prospect, says he will attend Howard University, a historically Black college in Washington, after considering UCLA.
As their children return to campus, parents of athletes at UCLA and USC say the schools need to take a safety-first approach to the coronavirus.
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Mel Hein Jr., son of football Hall of Famer, once held U.S. indoor world record in pole vault and coached City champion teams at Taft High has died at 79.
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Retired Marine Phillip Blanks made an incredible catch to save the life of a young boy tossed from the balcony of an apartment engulfed in flames.
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The Big Ten Conference announced it will not play nonconference games in football and other fall sports because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Twenty-one horses have died at Los Alamitos since December. The CHRB will hold a meeting Friday to determine if the track should temporarily shut down.
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The NFL and its players association have finalized game-day protocols for the 2020 season to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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The PGA Tour has been back for five weeks. Now Tiger Woods ends a five-month break from competition to join in.
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Major League Soccer pulls a second team from its MLS Is Back tournament, expelling Nashville SC after 9 players tested positive for the coronavirus.
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The Patriots’ Julian Edelman invited the Eagles’ DeSean Jackson to visit the Holocaust Museum with him after Jackson published an anti-Semitic post.
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David Price opted out of the 2020 season, and some fans are quite angry about that.
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A look at what happened on July 9 in sports history, including New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter collecting his 3,000th career hit with a 400-foot homer at Yankee Stadium.
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There’s nothing normal about the coronavirus-shortened 2020 MLB season except for one thing — the Dodgers still don’t have a reliable closer.
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Mel Hein Jr., son of football Hall of Famer, once held U.S. indoor world record in pole vault and coached City champion teams at Taft High has died at 79.
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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is known as an energetic and upbeat leader, but he shies away from publicizing his charitable work, which he’s very involved in.
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With no fans allowed into MLB games for the start of this season, perhaps fans could gather in the stadium parking lots and watch on a big screen.
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Teams have truckloads of equipment arriving at the NBA headquarters in Orlando, including photos and other items to make it feel like their home facilities.
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Dorsey graduate Christian Rodriguez picks up a late scholarship from San Jose State to compete in the 800 meters.
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Orange and San Bernardino counties advise high school teams to stop football camps and conditioning workouts because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Banning junior varsity coach Malcolm Manuel given task of rebuilding City Section powerhouse
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It’s time for City Section athletes to rise up and take initiative in a time of uncertainty because of COVID-19.
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Newbury Park High distance runner Nico Young, who is headed to Northern Arizona, set the state record for 5,000 meters.
Rams and Chargers
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The Rams didn’t need a tight end when the NFL draft was held in April, but Purdue’s Brycen Hopkins was too enticing to pass up in the fourth round.
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Chris Harris Jr. won a Super Bowl and went to four Pro Bowls as a member of the Denver Broncos. Now he’s ready for chapter two of his career with the AFC West rival Chargers.
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Rams saw Terrell Burgess play all over Utah’s defense, and think the draft pick could play corner or safety for them ... or both.
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‘Hard Knocks’ will feature the Chargers and Rams moving forward amid coronavirus. It’s the first time the show, to air Aug. 11, will star two teams.
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The executive board of the NHL Players’ Association approved a proposed new collective bargaining agreement with the NHL. Full membership approval is expected.
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The NHL and NHLPA have reached a tentative agreement on a return-to-play plan and a four-year collective bargaining agreement extension.
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The NHL said 23 players tested positive for COVID-19 since players were allowed to participate in voluntary workouts at teams’ training facilities.
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Kings general manager Rob Blake has a long offseason to-do list. He’s also got a lot of extra time to make his decisions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As polls show widespread concern, newly reelected Gov. Yuriko Koike vows to curb the coronavirus pandemic in time for the Tokyo Olympics next summer.
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Survivors are asking to see the results of a federal investigation into the FBI’s handling of complaints against sports doctor Larry Nassar.
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U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman is in danger of missing the Tokyo Olympics because he was not at home when officials arrived for a random doping test.
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The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped Olympian Kerri Walsh Jenning’s routine but she stays busy with beach volleyball training, family and her business.
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MLS Is Back tournament started with a silent ceremony followed by an opening game, a plodding affair in which Orlando City outlasted Inter Miami 2-1.
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MLS Is Back tournament will be the first competitive game played by men’s professional teams in the U.S. , since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the country.
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The MLS Is Back tournament received another blow Tuesday when five Nashville players received confirmation of positive coronavirus tests.
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FC Dallas pulled out of the MLS Is Back tournament in Orlando on Monday after 10 players tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
