Bryce Rainer is ready to become first-round MLB draft pick
Major-league baseball’s amateur draft begins on Sunday, and former Harvard-Westlake shortstop Bryce Rainer is projected to be taken in the first 10 picks.He has decided…
'This guy is something else' – best shots as Alcaraz beats Lajal
Watch the best shots as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Mark Lajal 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 in an entertaining match on Centre Court in the…
How Yohan Ramírez became Dodgers’ latest bullpen success story
SAN FRANCISCO — Evan Phillips has seen this movie before, and the reason it looks so familiar is because the Dodgers closer starred in it himself.…
More than LeBron’s guy: Why the Lakers hired JJ Redick as coach
Among the big questions that persist after the Lakers finally hired JJ Redick as the team’s head coach is when exactly general manager Rob Pelinka…
Teoscar Hernández is Dodgers’ seed-throwing motivator
The $23.5 million that the Dodgers are paying Teoscar Hernández this season isn’t just for the power and run production he provides, his ability to…
Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne lean into the laughs with ‘Platonic’
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne don’t remember the exact date or location of their first introduction more than a decade ago — it was either…
Albert S. Ruddy, Oscar-winning ‘Godfather’ producer, dies
NEW YORK — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous prison-sports…
Chargers’ Brenden Rice says Jerry Rice wants some draft revenge
An NFL prospect finding motivation from where he was drafted is hardly a new story. But, for Chargers wide receiver Brenden Rice, the tale comes…
Review: Seth Rogen Smokes the Bowl with Bill Burr, Snoop, Post Malone
A mere half-hour late start boded well for the highest-profile comedy, music, and marijuana-themed variety-benefit show of Netflix Is a Joke. May 1’s Bowl kickoff…
Hollywood’s bleak summer box office takes shape after ‘Fall Guy’ miss
Movie critics may be tired of superheroes, sequels and remakes. But Hollywood and the nation’s movie theaters are finding out what a lack of spandex,…
‘Ownership of the game’: Dodgers’ Walker Buehler set for return
On an otherwise quiet backfield at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch complex this spring, a barrage of expletives rang out from the mound one late February…
‘The Fall Guy’ leads, but ‘Phantom Menace’ forces way to No. 2
NEW YORK — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing…
‘Fall Guy’ Deepens Box-Office Malaise With Another Soft Debut
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessThe Fall Guy had so much going for it — Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, two of Hollywood’s hottest stars, no real…
‘The Fall Guy’ review: What’s a stuntman to do? Shake it off
I must confess that before seeing the crowd-pleasing “The Fall Guy,” I had no idea that the movie takes its title from the niche of…
Can Angels compete with Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon out hurt?
Ron Washington, the first-year manager of the Angels, is unfailingly positive. He was hired in part to inject relentless rah-rah into a franchise that hasn’t…
Chicago wonders if Caleb Williams or J.J. McCarthy is best pick
DETROIT — In keeping with tradition, the top prospects in the NFL draft participated in a youth football event Wednesday and then met on the field…
Clippers set on stopping Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Game 2
The final stats from Dallas’ dynamic backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving from Game 1 of the playoffs Sunday told one story of how…
Coachella sound guy Dave Rat keeps the music crystal clear
On a hill overlooking the early evening landscape of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Dave Rat is listening closely. Rat is…
Kawhi Leonard’s status uncertain day before playoff opener
At exactly 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s latest injury update on Kawhi Leonard and his availability was cautious and optimistic for Game 1…
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…