Inside young Clayton Kerhsaw’s fight to add a unique pitch
On a May 2009 afternoon in Philadelphia, seven weeks after he turned 21, Clayton Kershaw walked into the visiting manager’s office at Citizens Bank Park.…
Inside USC beach volleyball coach Dain Blanton’s dominance
Before he built a beach volleyball dynasty, Dain Blanton had decided in the summer of 2018 to put coaching on the back burner. After four…
Letters to Sports: Lakers need to clean house after playoff exit?
Let me get this straight. The Lakers, coached by Darvin Ham, are eliminated in the first round by the defending NBA champs and Ham is…
Sean Burroughs, former Long Beach Little League star, dies at 43
Sean Burroughs, who pitched back-to-back no-hitters in the Little League World Series in leading his Long Beach team to consecutive championships and who then followed…
Lakers newsletter: Who will be the next coach? season ender
Hi, I’m Dan Woike, and welcome back to the Lakers newsletter, where things don’t stop just because the games have. Newsletter All things Lakers, all…
Jim Harbaugh brings back Chargers legend Nick Hardwick to coach
For someone who once thought he’d never coach, Nick Hardwick found himself in the strangest of places: Sitting in an Indiana high school, as midnight…
Ducks goaltender coach Sudarshan Maharaj beats pancreatic cancer
Ducks goaltender coach Sudarshan “Sudsie” Maharaj threw a party for family and friends near his home in Toronto over the weekend. He had plenty to…
Essendon coach Brad Scott says comments from Sam Draper about Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge were disrespectful
In short: Essendon coach Brad Scott has called comments made by his player Sam Draper, in relation to the Western Bulldogs, disrespectful.Speaking on a podcast, Draper said…
Lakers’ next coach? Here are the potential candidates
The Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham after two seasons, both of which had some unarguable successes and both of which ended with the Lakers…
Hasty firing of coach Darvin Ham is more Lakers madness
Less than two years ago, LeBron James loved Darvin Ham. “So damn excited,” he tweeted when the Lakers hired their rookie coach. Less than a…
Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham in the wake of playoff loss
After being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second consecutive season, the Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham, the team…
Four takeaways from UCLA’s first spring football practice under coach DeShaun Foster
If there was a College Football Playoff for the offseason, DeShaun Foster would have his team in contention. Name an aspect of program-building — assembling…
Column: Jim Ozella set example of how to coach in age of uncertainty
It takes a special talent these days to be a high school coach and not get fired if your team doesn’t win a championship. Seriously,…
Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo defends club culture amid Jackson Topine civil suit
In short: Canterbury Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo has defended his club's culture in the wake of a lawsuit brought by a former player.Jackson Topine commenced legal action against…
Chargers’ top pick Joe Alt fits with Jim Harbaugh’s philosophy
Malik Nabers would’ve been a Hollywood pick. The same with Rome Odunze, the other top receiver who was available. The Chargers went in another direction…
GWS coach Adam Kingsley defends captain Toby Greene over high contact
In short: GWS coach Adam Kingsley has defended his captain Toby Greene after the Giants' star made high contact against Carlton's Jordan BoydGreene was leading for the…
Ty Lue says Clippers preparing as if Kawhi Leonard will play
As coach Ty Lue prepared his Clippers this week to face the Dallas Mavericks in the playoffs Sunday, he was asked if part of his…
Coach firm slashes prices on cross-country UK journeys with tickets from £2 each way
FlixBus - one of Europe's biggest coach operators with an extensive network across the Continent - has a deal running until April 21 for journeys…
Cobb & Co commemorative mail coach run marks 100th anniversary of last great trip
It's around four hours' drive to Adelaide from the south-east rural township of Penola.One hundred years ago it was a journey that took five days…
Competition is everything under new UCLA coach DeShaun Foster
Officially, UCLA’s mantra under DeShaun Foster is discipline, respect and enthusiasm. Unofficially, a new slogan is emerging, one that will sound familiar to those who…