Dodgers open spring training focused on avoiding World Series hangover
PHOENIX — As the Dodgers officially opened spring training at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday, reminders of the team’s 2024 World Series title were everywhere. On the side…
Letters: Mixed reviews from readers on Lakers’ blockbuster trade
As the texts started flying in last Saturday night regarding the Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade (was it real?), I harkened back to another…
Rams inform Kyren Williams they want to extend his contract
NEW ORLEANS — Kyren Williams was glad to hear it.Rams coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead have said publicly that working on an extension for…
Kings are sure Drew Doughty’s return will boost the team
The Kings are 50 games into a regular-season schedule that is still 2 ½ months from the finish line. It’s a time of year when…
Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh has five pools, trams and a guy to clean your sunglasses
The Four Seasons in Sharm El Sheikh is the chain's largest but it's not the resort that makes it the go-to winter sun destination –…
LeBron James: Roster build forces Lakers to play perfectly or lose
JJ Redick, on multiple occasions this season, has spoken about his belief in being process-oriented. It’s a necessary tool for any athlete, and especially one…
Derwin James Jr. held together Chargers’ decimated secondary
A second safety went on injured reserve in as many weeks. The Chargers were calling on practice squad players who hadn’t even had a week’s…
Dan Lanning takes blame for Oregon’s Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State
Jan. 1, 2025 8:23 PM PT In an instant, Oregon’s dream of a perfect season vanished. Throughout the lead up to the Rose Bowl, Oregon…
Season sweep of Broncos! Jim Harbaugh has changed the Chargers
How was Justin Herbert able to make the cross-body throw on the run that resulted in Derius Davis’ go-ahead touchdown?How was Joshua Palmer able to…
Slim Dunlap of the Replacements dies at 73
Bob “Slim” Dunlap, who joined the Replacements as lead guitarist in the late 1980s after the pioneering rock band fired founder Bob Stinson, died Wednesday…
Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Roki Sasaki info
Bryan Cranston is such a huge Dodgers fan that he got goosebumps in a Los Angeles studio six years ago while narrating an MLB Network…
Rams’ Tyler Higbee excited about long-awaited return vs. Jets
Tyler Higbee is understandably excited.It’s been 11 long months since the Rams’ veteran tight end last played for the Rams.The ninth-year pro underwent major knee…
Darvin Ham says what he did with Lakers warranted extension, not firing
It’s been seven months since the Lakers fired Darvin Ham, and he’s still surprised he’s no longer coaching the team.Ham, who was 90-74 in two…
Four things to watch in the LA Bowl between Cal and UNLV
This year’s LA Bowl features a matchup of two teams in flux: a Cal squad in search of its quarterback of the future and a…
Nice guy will finish last, and first, in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Dave Loebsack believes in giving credit where credit is due. Believes it so much that he recently bought an ad on television…
Dick Van Dyke rescued by neighbors in Malibu fire, reunited with cat
Dick Van Dyke is celebrating his 99th birthday Friday with his wife and pets — including his beloved cat Bobo, who briefly went missing —…
UCLA and DeShaun Foster endure a rough early signing day
As DeShaun Foster spoke with reporters about his first recruiting class, the UCLA coach’s efforts to restock his roster were becoming more complicated.Quarterback Madden Iamaleava…
‘Scandal’s’ Bellamy Young: My mom suffered domestic abuse in her 80s
My mom died at the end of 2023, right after her 83rd birthday. Which doesn’t sound all that remarkable — until I mention that she…
What’s the importance of a supergroup these days? The Hard Quartet really aren’t worried about it
Sitting around a North Hollywood rehearsal studio on a recent Wednesday evening, the members of the Hard Quartet are taking a break from prepping for…
Talking Up a Storm : Politics: Rep. Robert Dornan, no stranger to radio, proves a popular substitute host on a national conservative talk show. He even got a call from a guy named George Bush.
WASHINGTON — Haitians, Jamaicans, Liberians, Cambodians, Vietnamese--they’re ruining the American standard of living, complained Bill from Queens. Pretty soon, he told the right-wing radio talk-show host,…