Opinion: End the blows against the beauty of baseball
The following confession may come as a shock to those who know me: I am now a conservative. When it comes to baseball, that is.…
U.S. Olympic trials: Caeleb Dressel qualifies in 50-meter freestyle
INDIANAPOLIS — After a long layoff and all the doubts about whether he’d reclaim his place as one of the world’s greatest swimmers, Caeleb Dressel looked…
Santa Monica guide: The best things to do, see and eat
New York City has the Empire State Building, Hollywood has cutout letters strung across a hillside, and Santa Monica has its pier: a single, focus-pulling…
Simone Biles takes massive lead at U.S. gymnastics championships
FORT WORTH — Simone Biles put herself in position to win a ninth national gymnastics title, stringing together four occasionally brilliant rotations to take a massive…
Cannes: Kevin Costner should have made ‘Horizon’ a TV show
CANNES, France — To anyone worried that “Megalopolis” would be the only risky, expensive late-career epic from a Hollywood legend to premiere at this year’s Cannes…
Between ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear,’ Emmys defy classification
Is a television series really a comedy if you’re in tears at the end of nearly every episode? Not the “I laughed so hard, I…
2 years (and broken ribs) later, Dodgers’ Blake Treinen returns at key time
The comeback was supposed to have happened months ago. By now, the Dodgers once hoped, Blake Treinen’s return would be old news. Entering spring training,…
Jazz performers like Duke Ellington risked their lives to tour in the Jim Crow South
For traveling musicians, there are two versions of life on the road. Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong gave their own sentimentalized…
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…
Lakers struggle in Memphis before beating the Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On one end, you had the Lakers fumbling their way through the game like someone waking up in a strange, dark room with…
Three-point lines will be fixed for USC vs. UConn, NCAA says
When USC and Connecticut play Monday night for a spot in the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four, the three-point lines should be the same distance…
Romania, Bulgaria join Europe’s Schengen travel zone but keep border checks
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European…
‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ review: Family drama amid the Holocaust
My Ukrainian Jewish parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were comfortably ensconced in the Midwest when Hitler began persecuting the Jews; I have no familial connection to…
Lack of roster flexibility forced Chargers to trade Keenan Allen
The move was easily the most jarring of Joe Hortiz’s short stretch so far as Chargers general manager. Trading the most productive wide receiver in…
Baseball is sacred. MLB’s ‘innovations’ are profane
I’m trying to explain the difference between sacred and profane time to my class on world religions, and baseball exemplifies the sacred variety. The experience…
Prospects that could help Rams fill Aaron Donald’s shoes
Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner celebrates one of his nine sacks last season. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Nose tackle Kobie Turner and edge…
Latest Newsom recall attempt a case of sore-loser syndrome
Gavin Newsom is hardly beyond reproach. California faces a massive budget deficit, which may be worse than the governor acknowledges. There’s been voluminous amounts of…
‘Plenty of time.’ Why the Dodgers aren’t rushing Walker Buehler
PHOENIX — Walker Buehler didn’t reach the finish line of his rehab from Tommy John surgery last year. But he at least seemed to be charging…
Beginning of the end in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
There’s a pivotal scene in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” where William Hale’s (Robert De Niro) power over the Osage community starts to…
Warner Music Group to lay off 600 employees, CEO announces
Warner Music Group will part ways with approximately 10% of its workforce as part of the company’s latest efforts to keep up with a “constantly…