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With Mookie Betts in MVP form and Cody Bellinger heating up, the Dodgers are in great shape heading into the second half of the 60-game season.
The Clippers hope Paul George can ‘get out of his head’ and regain his confidence and shooting stroke in a key Game 5 against Dallas on Tuesday night.
Chargers receiver Mike Williams could miss the season opener because of a shoulder injury suffered trying to make a diving catch without pads on Sunday.
A day after he would have turned 42, Kobe Bryant is remembered on Monday, 8/24, including the naming of a Los Angeles street in his honor.
The Sparks’ Candace Parker, who averaged 18.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and five assists per game in three wins last week, is the WNBA Western Conference player of the week.
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Irreproachable, a 4-year-old gelding, becomes the second horse to die at Del Mar since the track opened for training June 28.
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The 76ers fired coach Brett Brown after seven seasons with the organization, a day after Boston swept Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs.
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The starting lineup for the Los Angeles Angels against the Houston Astros on Monday.
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Dennis Schroder had 30 points to lead OKC to a 117-114 victory over Houston to even the playoff series at 2-2; Heat eliminate Pacers with sweep.
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A strained left calf suffered Aug. 4 has led Patrick Beverley to miss eight of the last nine games, including the last three in the Clippers’ series against Dallas.
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The CFP affirmed its plans to hold a national championship game even with the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences sitting out the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Times Voices
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Luka Doncic’s standout performance in the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 4 playoff win shows how much the Clippers must overcome to create a new playoff legacy.
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In his third playoff game with the Lakers, LeBron James finally showed a city draped in purple and gold exactly what the fuss was all about.
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MLS didn’t change the time of the LAFC-Galaxy match played in extreme heat because of TV, and everyone paid a price, including the injured Carlos Vela.
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The St. Louis Blues were flying high before the COVID-19 pandemic halted the NHL season. On Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks ended their season.
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Shawn Porter’s reputation in and out of the ring can be traced to his father, Kenny, who has played a guiding role in his title-winning boxing career.
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Racism deprived Mabel Fairbanks the chance to become a figure skating champion in the 1930s. As a coach, she made sure her Black students got those opportunities.
Lakers and Clippers
Luka Doncic has completely bypassed the playoff learning curve with his commanding performances against the Clippers. Here are five takeaways from Game 4.
Though the Lakers have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with the Trail Blazers, they also sense that this season is all about Kobe Bryant’s legacy.
Luka Doncic sank a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to lift the Mavericks to a 135-133 win over the Clippers and tie the playoff series at 2-2.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joined players in wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys in honor of the Lakers legend on what would have been his 42nd birthday.
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On a day dedicated to late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, the Dodgers hit seven home runs in beating the Rockies 11-3 to complete a three-game sweep.
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Here’s the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
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Cody Bellinger’s home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Dodgers their first walk-off win of the season, a 4-3 victory over the Rockies.
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Highly touted rookie Jo Adell has struggled to make an impact in the batter’s box and in the field for the Angels since being called up.
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Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor rookie card broke the previous record of $3.12 million for a 1909 Honus Wagner T-206 card.
A look back at the most shocking night during the Lakers ‘Showtime dynasty’: Game 5 of the 1986 Western Conference Finals against the Rockets.
Running back Darrell Henderson is dealing with a hamstring injury that could change the Rams’ plans for a committee approach to the run game.
The Rams’ first workout at the $5-billion SoFi Stadium left them in awe, but fans likely won’t get to experience it in person anytime soon.
The Rams’ first time playing football at SoFi Stadium will be during a practice Saturday that will include scrimmage elements.
Rams cornerbck Jalen Ramsey likes what he sees in fellow Florida State alum, rookie running back Cam Akers.
Rookies and other young players made several standout plays Tuesday as the Rams went through their first training camp practice in pads.
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Chargers veteran offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga says Sam Tevi’s move to left tackle is a little more complicated than Tevi would have you believe.
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Prize rookie quarterback Justin Herbert, the sixth pick of the NFL draft, continued to be challenged Friday when he was matched up against the starting defense.
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Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley said the Chargers could increase safety Rayshawn Jenkins’ responsibilities this season, moving him around to different positions.
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Chargers’ cornerback Casey Hayward believers secondary can become something special now that Chris Harris Jr. is on board.
UCLA and USC
UCLA’s Dorian Thompson-Robinson says he’s been able to re-examine what’s important during the coronavirus crisis that threatens his junior season with the Bruins.
The NCAA announced Friday that all fall sports championships except for football have been postponed at least until the spring.
UCLA athletes talk about the mental strain of being in limbo over delayed and canceled seasons.
Veteran NFL and college football executive Merton Hanks is joining the Pac-12 to oversee football operations
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Luka Doncic, injured ankle and all, hits game-winning three-pointer as Dallas evens best-of-seven series with Clippers.
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Baseball right now is weird. So check out “Blaseball,” a word-of-mouth baseball-inspired video game hit.
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Groom Ryan Glatt was fined $100 for failing to wear a face covering properly. Glatt was warned three weeks prior to properly wear his face covering.
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Candace Parker showed off some custom Kobe Bryant-tribute footwear, and other Sparks players paid homage to the Lakers legend during a win over the Wings.
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Dustin Johnson reclaims No. 1 in the world golf rankings after taking the 22nd PGA victory of his career at the Northern Trust tournament.
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IndyCar Series veteran Takuma Sato claims victory in the Indianapolis 500 for a second time after Spencer Pigot crashes heavily during the final laps.
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Kemba Walker finishes with 32 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-106 series-clinching victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA playoffs.
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Luka Doncic is playing in Game 4 against the Clippers, but Kristaps Porzingis is out for the Dallas Mavericks because of knee soreness.
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Lakers legend Kobe Bryant would have turned 42 on Sunday. His wife, Vanessa, wrote a heart-wrenching note on Instagram to mark the occasion.
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The starting lineup for the Los Angeles Angels against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
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Los Alamitos quarter-horse jockey Vinnie Bednar was injured after Peek It Up sustained an injury and collapsed during a race Saturday.
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L.A. Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke talks about experiencing COVID-19. Yes, he says, it’s really as bad as you’ve heard.
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With Mookie Betts in MVP form and Cody Bellinger heating up, the Dodgers are in great shape heading into the second half of the 60-game season.
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Luka Doncic has completely bypassed the playoff learning curve with his commanding performances against the Clippers. Here are five takeaways from Game 4.
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Native Americans invented lacrosse but struggle for recognition from international organizers of the sport now played worldwide.
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The Clippers hope Paul George can ‘get out of his head’ and regain his confidence and shooting stroke in a key Game 5 against Dallas on Tuesday night.
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Palisades High soccer star Shane Thomas was focused on a summer of development with FC Golden State, then he suddenly died after practice. Here’s what we know.
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Crespi defensive back Chance Tucker uses the offseason to earn scholarship to Notre Dame.
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Shane Thomas, an All-City soccer player at Palisades High, died on Saturday at a park in Chino while training with his club team for the upcoming season.
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Utah is serving as a test case of whether high school football can be played in the fall during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dick Coury, the first football coach at Cal State Fullerton who coached John Huarte at Mater Dei High and was an assistant for many NFL teams, dies at 91.
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Surf Cup Sports has proposed a pilot program to host games for a month at its Del Mar field complex while testing to gauge the spread of COVID-19.
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Committed to UCLA since he was a freshman at Burbank Burroughs, junior Lincoln Melcher won the Callaway Junior Golf Championship earlier this month.
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A loan of $456,100 is being used by Southern Section for fiscal year 2020-21
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John Williams, Marques Johnson, Russell Westbrook top sportswriter’s list of best Los Angeles high school basketball players he has seen.
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NBC Sports commentator Mike Milbury has apologized for making an insulting remark that added no value to the network’s otherwise fine NHL coverage.
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Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk died Tuesday, his son Eric announced. Hawerchuk, 57, had been fighting a recurrence of stomach cancer.
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John Wroblewski joins the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate after a successful tenure with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.
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A former member of the Los Angeles Kings “Ice Crew” has accused the man who plays the team mascot of sexual harassment in a lawsuit.
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Records show the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee was operating at a considerable deficit before the coronavirus postponed the Tokyo Olympics.
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Casey Wasserman, the head of the LA28 organizing committee wants rule changed so athletes can demonstrate against racism during the Olympic Games.
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Rescue divers have pulled Paralympic hopeful DeWalt Mix’s prosthetic leg from the bottom of a Long Beach marina after several days of searching.
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A marketing study shows that fans expect athletes to speak out for racial equality.
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The Galaxy dominated rival LAFC 2-0 in an empty Banc of California Stadium. LAFC star Carlos Vela left with what appeared to be a serious knee injury.
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No fans will attend Saturday’s game between the Galaxy and LAFC, but that isn’t stopping LAFC’s hard-core supporters from broadcasting their passion.
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Galaxy will be minus Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, LAFC will welcome back Carlos Vela when MLS play returns Saturday in an El Tráfico matchup at an empty Banc of California Stadium. Hernández’s return time uncertain.
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This weekend, history will be made when the Europa League final kicks off two hours after France’s Ligue 1 starts its season with Nantes at Bordeaux.
