Why Dodgers’ Daniel Hudson is determined to make another comeback
PHOENIX — Daniel Hudson has reached the pinnacle of his sport, experiencing the ultimate thrill for a closer when he threw the final pitch of the…
EA Sports’ college football video game returns, thanks to NIL
Fifteen years ago, former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller filed a class-action lawsuit that in 2013 resulted in Electronic Arts Sports mothballing its…
Why the Lakers’ loss to the Kings was so costly
The Lakers had a big opportunity in front of them on Wednesday night, a chance to put some pressure on Sacramento in the Western Conference,…
Why the U.S.-Canada Gold Cup semifinal shouldn’t have been played
SAN DIEGO — A light rain was falling when the U.S. and Canadian national teams headed to their locker rooms before Wednesday’s CONCACAF W Gold Cup…
LeBron James exits early, Lakers fall to Sacramento Kings
Ugly losses produce frustrated locker rooms, and considering what happened Wednesday to the Lakers against the Kings, it should be no surprise people were upset.…
Ducks score late to beat Ottawa, net third victory in four games
Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie Olen Zellweger early in the third period of the Ducks’ third victory in four…
Gold Cup: U.S. overcomes rain-soaked pitch, beats Canada in PKs
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. and Canada splashed their way through 120 minutes of soccer before their CONCACAF W Gold Cup semifinal was decided in penalty…
Ball brothers, JuJu Watkins top list of state basketball memories
A trip to Sacramento to play for a state championship in an NBA arena is one of the coolest things that can happen to a…
Trent Perry helps send Harvard-Westlake to Sacramento to play for Open Division state title
About the only thing missing from Tuesday night’s sold-out championship high school basketball game at Harvard-Westlake were MVP chants for senior guard Trent Perry, who…
Why UCLA great Noelle Quinn is (almost) rooting for USC
Hours after the final whistle at Galen Center, fans were still lined up outside the arena doors. Kayla Padilla and Kayla Williams, even after a…
Kings fall to Canucks in overtime but move into third in the West
J.T. Miller scored on a delayed penalty 1:36 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Miller…
High school basketball: Regional championship game results
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCORES Finals Boys Open DivisionHarvard-Westlake 63, Eastvale Roosevelt 59 Division ISt. John Bosco 71, Santa Ana Mater Dei 68 Division IIBakersfield…
Alijah Arenas leads Chatsworth past Cleveland in boys’ Division IV regional final
The Chatsworth High boys’ basketball team had plenty of motivation heading into Tuesday night’s Southern California Regional Division IV championship game. Not only was a…
Shohei Ohtani greets his former Angels teammates, then goes hitless
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani exchanged handshakes and hugs in the outfield with former teammates and coaches before Tuesday night’s Cactus League game at Camelback Ranch, and…
Former Premier League star comes out of retirement aged 44 and first game will be derby clash dubbed ‘the big one’
ONE FORMER Premier League star is making a return to the beautiful game almost 10 years after he retired. Reading cult hero Dave Kitson has…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto says pitch tipping ‘not really a big concern’
PHOENIX — It took all of one exhibition start for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to be exposed to some of the “dark arts” practiced in the major leagues,…
Dodgers Dugout: Mike Scioscia will answer your questions
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and just to reinforce why Spring Training stats are relatively meaningless,…
Commentary: At Gold Cup, U.S. women show they can bring ‘noise’ of their own
All those whispers about the demise of the women’s national team, Naomi Girma says the players never hear them. “There’s so much outside noise. And…
LeBron James and Lakers defeat Thunder for third straight time
At this stage, the scenarios are all easy to identify. To have the best chance at avoiding a pair of road play-in games, the Lakers…
Russell Westbrook has surgery to repair fractured left hand
MILWAUKEE — Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had surgery Monday to repair a fractured left hand and the hope is he’ll be able to return before the…