Can the young Ducks finally make NHL playoffs this season?
Three games into the NHL season, hope and optimism reign and every team believes it is a Stanley Cup contender. Even the repackaged Anaheim Ducks,…
The Sports Report: Walker Buehler looks like his old self as Dodgers rout Mets
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
The Sports Report: Can Shohei Ohtani fix his swing before Game 3?
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Prep Rally: Here are the biggest surprises this high school football season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s week eight of the high school football season. Let’s look…
The Sports Report: Another postseason game, another shutout for Dodgers
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Lukas Dostal backs Ducks to season-opening shutout win over Sharks
SAN JOSE — Isac Lundestrom’s goal midway through the third period broke a scoreless tie and sent the Ducks on their way to a 2-0 season-opening…
Nine concerns for the Dodgers facing the Mets in the NLCS
In the postgame clubhouse following Game 5 of the National League Division Series, the expletives flowed as freely as showers of beer and champagne. Actually,…
The Sports Report: Dodgers go with Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Game 5
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Lakers’ JJ Redick says there’s no tension between him and Doc Rivers
MILWAUKEE — Despite past tensions and public criticisms, Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers and Lakers coach JJ Redick said there are no bad feelings between them.“We’re…
The Sports Report: Dodgers rout Padres to set up winner-take-all Game 5
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Francisco Lindor grand slam powers Mets past Phillies and into NLCS
NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the…
The Sports Report: Dodgers give a game away to the Padres
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FBI arrests Afghan man officials say planned election day attack in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an election day…
Trump spoke to Putin since leaving office, Bob Woodward says in book
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19…
The Sports Report: Did Manny Machado throw a ball at Dave Roberts?
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Cissy Houston dead: Singer and Whitney Houston’s mom was 91
Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning gospel singer who was the mother of late pop titan Whitney Houston, died Monday. She was 91.In a statement to…
Prep Rally: Rocky sailing in the Marine League as teams threaten to forfeit against Narbonne
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The City Section is never boring, and when four Marine League…
From Pelosi to Harris, how San Francisco launched women into power
San Francisco — Lateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when…
Angel City beats Seattle to stay in NWSL playoff contention
M.A. Vignola‘s first-half goal was all Angel City FC needed to earn a 1-0 road win over the Seattle Reign at Lumen Field.Alyssa Thompson did…
Obama will campaign with Vice President Harris in key swing states
WASHINGTON — Former President Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting Thursday in…