Clippers guard Norman Powell continues to grind at All-Star level
It was a Friday after the Clippers had just come off a back-to-back affair and were staring at five games in seven days starting this…
Prep talk: Dwayne Polee gets treated like a legend in every gym
It was like running into Michael Jordan sitting in a gym. That’s how much respect Dwayne Polee commands when spotted in a Los Angeles gym.…
LeBron James achieves another NBA record in Lakers’ win over Kings
SACRAMENTO — Midway through the first quarter Thursday night, LeBron James checked out against the Sacramento Kings, walking to the bench in the city where he…
MLS Cup preview: Galaxy to lean on other stars, brace for pressure
The most impactful player in Saturday’s MLS Cup final won’t even be on the field at Dignity Health Sports Park.Riqui Puig, the dynamic midfielder who…
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.…