Mookie Betts provides the spark in Dodgers’ blowout win over Padres
SAN DIEGO — This time, Mookie Betts did not take a hard left-hand turn between first and second base and start jogging toward the third-base dugout…
Plaschke: LeBron James’ golden Olympics wasted on tarnished Lakers
He carried this country to gold.But he might not be able to carry the Lakers into the playoffs?He was the leader of the team that…
Flag football popularity on the rise in the Southland
The high school flag football season is underway in the Southland and the race to crown the first Southern Section champion has begun.Assistant commissioner Thom…
Why Teoscar Hernández signed with the Dodgers and not the Red Sox
Teoscar Hernández could be playing for the Boston Red Sox this weekend instead of against them.He could have taken the two-year, $28-million deal he says…
Letters: Paying tribute to the life and career of Jerry West
When considering the combined history of collegiate, Olympic and professional basketball, the facts are undeniable: Jerry West is the most impactful individual of all time!…
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard questionable for Game 4 vs. Mavericks
DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard eased his way onto the American Airlines Center court Saturday afternoon, his sneakers in hand and a thin white device on his…
Clippers unsure if Kawhi Leonard will see more minutes in Game 3
DALLAS — Kawhi Leonard slowly walked onto the American Airlines Center court past the media and over towards where Paul George was talking to Clippers coach…
Clippers need a better version of Kawhi Leonard to win Game 3
His answer was short and straight to the point. The Clippers lost Game 2 to the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena and in…
Column: Missing Kawhi Leonard almost cost Clippers in Game 1
The Clippers survived. They survived the absence of their best player. They survived a late-game onslaught by the visitors. They won their postseason opener Sunday,…
LeBron James calls Nikola Jokic one of the best players ever
DENVER — After the Lakers’ last practice before their playoff series begins Saturday night, LeBron James praised Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, calling him “one of…
As Kings shift focus to playoffs, Ducks search for answers
The Kings and Ducks headed in opposite directions when they skated off the ice Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings are going to the playoffs…
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…
Shohei Ohtani homers in gasping good spring debut with Dodgers
PHOENIX — The crowd gasped. Was this really happening? A dull desert afternoon suddenly became a noisy celebration of dazzling disbelief. This was really happening! Shohei…
Commentary: MLS must change to avoid fumbling its Messi moment
The two most powerful men in MLS were in the building Sunday when Lionel Messi brought Inter Miami’s traveling circus into Dignity Health Sports Park.…
Mookie Betts knows he can’t disappear for Dodgers in playoffs again
PHOENIX — Mookie Betts cares. He really cares, and he doesn’t understand why anyone would think otherwise. “I don’t know where that came from,” Betts said.…
Birmingham captures City Section Open Division girls’ flag football title
Birmingham football coach Jim Rose is one win away from his fourth consecutive City Open Division title, but piloting the Patriots’ flag football team to…
Sondheimer: St. John Bosco beats Corona Centennial in thriller
A football playoff game for the ages Friday night between two of Southern California’s titan programs, St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial, came down to…
Sondheimer: Ava Tibor’s soccer comeback deserves attention
Distinctive scars from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament are visible around Ava Tibor’s right knee. There’s one crossing the knee and another…
Trinity League basketball: Sebastian Rancik has reached 6-11
Trinity League basketball media day was held Thursday at St. John Bosco, and the tallest player making an appearance was 6-foot-11 Sebastian Rancik of JSerra.…