Sports

Deshaun Watson settles with the NFL and will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension and pay a $5-million fine following accusations of sexual misconduct.

The Big Ten’s new TV agreement with Fox, CBS and NBC is worth nearly $8 billion. It will liberate USC and UCLA from after-dark kickoffs.

Mike Trout says his back feels great and he is hopeful to return to the lineup Friday in Detroit. The Angels lose to the Mariners 11-7.

The Los Angeles Sparks announce Fred Williams is moving on to Auburn, opening a national search for the WNBA team’s next head coach and general manager.

LeBron James has signed an extension with the Lakers, a two-year contract with a player option, The Times confirmed.

The Clippers’ 2022-23 season unveiled Wednesday includes taking on the Lakers in the season opener Oct. 20, and 32 national televised games.

The Clippers’ schedule includes 61 games by the mid-February all-star break and 15 back-to-back games throughout the season.

LA Times NFL writers Gary Klein and Jeff Miller field reader questions after the Rams-Chargers preseason opener.

Kwadwo Opoku scored in the 67th minute to help LAFC continue their hot stretch and stun D.C. United with a 1-0 win on Tuesday.

Pitcher José Suarez took a perfect game bid into the sixth, but the Mariners rallied late to beat the Angels 8-2 on Wednesday at Angel Stadium.

Despite the Angels’ implosion against the Seattle Mariners on Monday, interim manger Phil Nevin is encouraged how the team has been playing the past two weeks.

Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger is struggling at the plate again, so manager Dave Roberts said he won’t be in the lineup Tuesday or Wednesday against the Brewers.