California
MLB insiders and experts on sports ethics say the handling of the Ippei Mizuhura affair is a case study in how not to deal with the challenge of illicit betting by players.
Sept. 15, 2024
A Times investigation has found that truckloads of dogs from profit-driven mass breeders pour into the state from the Midwest, feeding an underground market where they are resold by people claiming to be small, local home breeders.
Sept. 12, 2024
Federal authorities have depicted a scheme in which medical professionals and street dealers exploited the “Friends” actor, who had been open about his years-long struggle with addiction, to enrich themselves.
Aug. 28, 2024
Books
Sampling chiles and rosé with an author whose influence in L.A. far exceeds his fame — though new novel “Shaky Town” might change that.
Dec. 2, 2021
Sports
April 4, 2021
Mathew Bowyer, whose clients included Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, agrees to plead guilty to federal charges of running an illegal gambling business.
Aug. 1, 2024
Fall’s most anticipated books include novels from Rachel Kushner, Sally Rooney, Danzy Senna, Michael Connelly and Richard Price.
Sept. 3, 2024
USC Sports
USC guard Tahj Eaddy will get the chance to finish his college career in the NCAA tournament. It’s an opportunity Jonah Mathews wishes he would have had in 2020.
March 17, 2021
Movies
Matthews had an endless supply of stories about rubbing elbows with film luminaries, from playing golf with Clint Eastwood to singing with Rod Steiger in a restaurant in Mexico
May 14, 2020
Jonah Mathews had 23 points and Daniel Utomi added 19 points and 10 rebounds as USC beat Arizona State 71-61 for a weekend sweep of the Arizona teams.
Feb. 29, 2020