Chargers takeaways: Injuries force Jim Harbaugh into backup mode
Chargers quarterback Taylor Heinicke hands off the ball to running back Gus Edwards during the fourth quarter Sunday. (Matt Freed / Associated Press) This is…
Can Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani get to 60-60? ‘He could’ with 6 games left
As Major League Baseball enters the final week of its regular season, let’s identify the rarefied and the rotten, those teams, players and managers who…
Claire Emslie’s goal helps Angel City salvage draw with Portland
Claire Emslie‘s goal in the 76th minute pulled Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Thorns on Monday night.Alyssa Thompson also scored for…
Chargers’ Derwin James Jr. suspended for safety rules violations
Already struggling with injuries to four key starters, including quarterback Justin Herbert, the Chargers will be without safety Derwin James Jr. against the Kansas City…
Sean McVay thrilled Rams’ win over 49ers won’t cost him players
Sean McVay braced himself.After receiving bad news about player injuries the day after the first two games of the season, the Rams coach arrived at…
Dodgers’ goals this week? Win the division, match Padres’ intensity
There has been a running belief around some people within the Dodgers organization in recent seasons, a theory about their Southern California rivals that sprouted…
Caitlin Clark gets black eye after DiJonai Carrington pokes her
Caitlin Clark scored 11 points Sunday during her WNBA postseason debut. That’s well below the Indiana Fever star’s season average of 19.2 points a game.She…
How ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt keeps ‘SportsCenter’ fresh 10 seasons in
As a younger generation of sports fans increasingly turned to YouTube and other online sources for game highlights, ESPN’s “SportsCenter” appeared to be on borrowed…
Beat L.A.? The Padres could. How AJ Preller and Co. made that possible
This may surprise you, but AJ Preller has run the San Diego Padres for longer than Andrew Friedman has run the Dodgers.Not by much. The…
Mookie Betts’ walk-off homer gives Dodgers win over Rockies
Mookie Betts swears he didn’t mean to look at the scoreboard Sunday afternoon.But when he did, it crystalized the urgent situation the Dodgers found themselves…
Kyren Williams flips Rams-49ers rivalry on head with 3 TD game
Script, flipped.The Rams finally beat the San Francisco 49ers in a meaningful regular-season game.Kyren Williams flipped too.If you haven’t seen it, you soon will. It’s…
Justin Herbert, Chargers don’t last in road loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH — He played through fractured rib cartilage two years ago; a broken left finger last year. But Justin Herbert couldn’t play through this.The Chargers’ dream…
UCLA vs. LSU takeaways: Was not getting mauled by Tigers a sign of progress?
His jersey smudged with grass and even a hint of purple from the LSU defenders who kept smashing into him, Ethan Garbers never wavered under…
Walker Buehler has rocky start as Dodgers’ NL West lead cut
The Walker Buehler who retired 11 of 12 batters with six strikeouts from the second through fifth innings Saturday night could play in a postseason…
Reid Detmers struggles and Angels give up 20 hits in loss to Astros
HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hit back-to-back home runs and finished with four hits each in the Houston Astros’ 10-4 win over the Angels…
Michigan scores late to defeat USC in physical Big Ten opener
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It seemed, at first, like just the sort of old-fashioned Big Ten welcome that would have made Bo Schembechler swoon. Two defenses…
Shohei Ohtani reaches 52-52 mark in Dodgers’ win over Rockies
Had the Dodgers clinched the National League West title by now, like they usually do, they could have given Shohei Ohtani Friday night off to…
Letters: Shohei Ohtani reaches another level of greatness
Shohei Ohtani became only the sixth player in baseball history to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season earlier this…
Chargers’ Justin Herbert is questionable for Steelers game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is dealing with a high ankle sprain and is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh…
Dodgers Dugout: Did Shohei Ohtani have the greatest game in MLB history?
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and there are only nine games left in the regular season…