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A lack of velocity by Angels pitcher Matt Harvey results in two home runs and an eventual 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka is eager to move on from the Lakers’ failed attempt to sign Kawhi Leonard and focus on the team he built around Anthony Davis and LeBron James.
Three Dodger relievers implode in a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies that sends L.A. home from a weeklong road trip with a 4-3 record.
Through life’s ups and downs, Caleb Plant has relied on boxing to achieve his goals.
With the teams returning to Dignity Health Sports Park on Friday for their first meeting of 2019, Times reporter Kevin Baxter interviewed a cross section of fans, players, coaches, broadcasters and club executives for this oral history of one of the most memorable games in recent MLS history.
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Kansas City Chiefs fan Dwyan Morgan, who flashed a laser pointer at Tom Brady during the AFC Championship game in January, pleaded guilty in court to disturbing the peace and was fined $500.
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Albert Pujols exited the Angels’ loss on Thursday night with left hamstring tightness, but is not expected to “miss much, if any, time,” according to manager Brad Ausmus. Pujols was officially listed by the team as day-to-day.
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The Dodgers asked season-ticket holders for their first payment for 2020 seats by Aug. 22. And, by the way, prices have gone up again.
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JC Ramirez was a reliable starter before he had Tommy John surgery, but his velocity was down during rehab starts, so he’ll pitch out of the Angels’ bullpen.
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Nneka Ogwumike scored 13 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter to help the Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 69-64 on Thursday.
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The Lakers are doing something they haven’t been able to honestly do in years. They’re openly talking about chasing a championship.
Times Voices
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As the Los Angeles Angels continue to mourn the loss of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, they try to find a way to stay focused on the on-field tasks before them.
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With only a season separating him from free agency, he wanted to dispel any misconceptions about his intentions.
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Two months ago, could you have even imagined?
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In 1970, Margaret Court said that South Africa’s apartheid system enabled the country to have a better handle on the “racial situation” than any other country.
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The Lakers made a big splash this summer by trading for a dominant 26-year-old big man coming off six consecutive All-Star appearances.
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Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock is taking a relaxed approach since coming off the injured list last week.
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Dodgers fans wanted Bryce Harper, but the team didn’t need him
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“When you give certainty that you’re not compromising yourself or the team, then I’m going to trust it,” Roberts said Wednesday. “And so to then go back and say, ‘I should’ve come out of the game,’ then it’s a little bit tough to swallow.”
Lakers and Clippers offseason
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A sportsbook online site parodied the revamped Lakers lineup by placing the players into the intro of the popular ‘90s sitcom “Family Matters”.
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Brian Sieman is close to finalizing a deal to become the new television voice of the Clippers, succeeding the soon-to-be Hall of Famer Ralph Lawler in the play-by-play role, the Los Angeles Times has learned.
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Twice on the afternoon of June 15, Anthony Davis’ phone rang while he tried to enjoy a movie at the Nobu Ryokan Hotel in Malibu.
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A roundup of Wednesday’s biggest sports stories, including Dodgers manager Dave Roberts criticizing closer Kenley Jansen.
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J.B. Holmes leads at the British Open after a round of 66. Local favorite Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, suffers through a dismal first round.
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Wilma Erskine is stepping down this fall after 34 years of running Royal Portrush. She was key in bringing the British Open back to Northern Ireland.
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J.J. Watt lets people know about rivalries in sports.
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David Duval shot a 20-over-par 91 at the British Open. He shot a 14 on No. 7, the highest score on a hole at the British Open since at least 1983.
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Rory McIlroy grew up on Royal Portrush, but he definitely looked like a first-timer on the opening hole of the British Open on Thursday.
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LAFC and Satisfi Labs have partnered up to expand their virtual assistant platform, Olly, with Apple Business Chat to offer a new system for fans to communicate directly with food and beverage vendors at Banc of California Stadium.
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Alex Rodriguez speaks glowingly about former teammate Edgar Martinez, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.
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The Angels’ five-game winning streak came to an end in a 11-2 loss to the Houston Astros, started by Felix Peña, who did not build on his no-hitter.
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English Premier League club Arsenal played German giant Bayern Munich in an exhibition at Dignity Health Sports Park.
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The Lakers are doing something they haven’t been able to honestly do in years. They’re openly talking about chasing a championship.
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The Dodgers asked season-ticket holders for their first payment for 2020 seats by Aug. 22. And, by the way, prices have gone up again.
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With the teams returning to Dignity Health Sports Park on Friday for their first meeting of 2019, Times reporter Kevin Baxter interviewed a cross section of fans, players, coaches, broadcasters and club executives for this oral history of one of the most memorable games in recent MLS history.
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J.J. Watt lets people know about rivalries in sports.
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Albert Pujols exited the Angels’ loss on Thursday night with left hamstring tightness, but is not expected to “miss much, if any, time,” according to manager Brad Ausmus. Pujols was officially listed by the team as day-to-day.
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Knights have won two summer passing tournaments
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The recruiting process is nothing new for Justin Houston.
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Harvard-Westlake has released its first draft plan for new athletic facilities on a 16-acre site bounded by Whitsett Avenue and the Los Angeles River in Studio City.
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As an overcast sky on Saturday morning gave way to blazing sunshine and rising temperatures, skill position players at the Mission Viejo seven-on-seven passing tournament didn’t know how easy they had it compared to the 300-pound linemen competing in events such as pushing sleds, tire maneuvers, lifting weights and pulling rope.
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Mission Viejo passing tourney also features linemen
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Noé Ramirez was suspended because his plunking of Jake Marisnick was interpreted as retaliation for Marisnick barreling over Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy 10 days ago. Angels manager Brad Ausmus was also suspended.
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The Angels take it to the Astros early to win 7-2 in a game that featured cleared benches.
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Nine days after the Houston Astros’ Jake Marisnick flattened Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy on a home-plate collision, Marisnick was hit by a pitch leading to a partial bench-clearing altercation.
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Angels veteran Albert Pujols ran through a stop sign and scored an insurance run Monday, another example of his ability to make a differences on the bases at 39.
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After nearly three days of jury selection, the trial for Ted Rath, the Rams’ director of strength training and performance who pleaded not guilty to three counts of misdemeanor sexual battery, began Friday in Ventura County Superior Court.
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The Rams, coming off a trip to the Super Bowl in the 2018 season, will open training camp at UC Irvine on July 27, and seven practices will be open to the public, the team announced Monday.
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Perched on a ladder next to a handball court, David Long carefully painted a large maize-colored “M” on the wall.
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A large mural of quarterback Jared Goff was among those painted Friday at Belvedere Elementary School in East Los Angeles, where more than 150 members of the Rams organization installed a new playground structure and helped beautify the campus during its annual community improvement project.
USC & UCLA
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For former UCLA softball player Stevie Wisz, the thought of being healthy again is an awesome feeling, but a difficult process.
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USC announced Friday it had scheduled a game with UC Davis in 2021, the first time the Trojans will play a team from the Football Championship Subdivision.
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A former member of the USC football coaching staff alleged in a lawsuit Monday that undergraduate students were paid to pose as graduate assistants from the team to take online classes on their behalf and fulfill their degree requirements.
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In the seconds after Fred VanVleet’s three-pointer gave the Toronto Raptors the lead over Golden State in their Game 6 clinching victory of the NBA Finals, Bennie Boatwright became inspired.
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Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter.
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The rallying cry that rose, full-throated, in the wake of the national team’s victory in last weekend’s Women’s World Cup final would fit nicely on a bumper sticker, which is kind of the point.
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No MLS team has relied as heavily on one player as the Galaxy have relied on Zlatan Ibrahimovic this season.
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Adama Diomande scored twice off assists from Lee Nguyen and Los Angeles FC handed the Houston Dynamo their first home loss of the season, 3-1 on Friday night.
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