Calabasas baseball continues its strong start in Marmonte League play
Calabasas continued its good start in Marmonte League baseball with an 11-1 win over Newbury Park on Monday. Jordan Kingston struck out seven and allowed…
Prep sports: Loyola defeats No. 1 Mira Costa in volleyball
With all 1,500 seats filled on Mira Costa’s side of the gym and Loyola’s loud, enthusiastic student section letting everyone know that the Cubs had…
Prep baseball, softball roundup: Westlake rebounds from loss
After losing its first game of the season Tuesday, Westlake’s baseball team responded Thursday by collecting 17 hits and relying on the pitching of Dylan…
Prep baseball, softball roundup: Corona shows off Ebel brothers
The Ebel brothers, Brady and Trey, made their high school baseball debuts for Corona on Wednesday after sitting out the first half of the season…
Prep sports roundup: Birmingham gets past El Camino Real
Birmingham baseball coach Matt Mowry doesn’t care about West Valley League championships. His focus is on City titles, having won five. His teams have never…
San Dimas shows off its baseball talent in 9-0 win over Corona Centennial
When San Dimas gets everyone playing baseball on the same page, the Saints are one dangerous team. “It was fun to watch,” coach Mike Regan…
Augie Lopez homers as Loyola hands La Salle its first loss
Loyola’s baseball team handed La Salle (7-1) its first defeat of the season Friday with a 5-2 victory. Donnie Morgan had two hits and two…
Mission League baseball opens with 2 ties because of darkness
The Mission League baseball season launched Tuesday with the usual drama that comes when with so many talented teams. And also the expected game stopped…
Cody Bellinger reportedly agrees to $80M deal with Chicago Cubs
A year after the Dodgers turned their backs on Cody Bellinger, the mercurial left-handed slugger has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $80-million contract with the…
Contreras makes history with its first City Section soccer title
The Contreras High boys’ soccer team made history Friday, winning its first City Section championship with a 3-1 victory over Roybal in the Division IV…
Shohei Ohtani ‘trending’ toward being ready for opening day
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani wasn’t swinging at maximum intensity Monday. But, in his first on-field batting practice since undergoing elbow surgery last year, the new Dodgers…
Pacifica looks to stay on top this softball season
As the 2024 softball season begins, no program in the Southland has higher expectations than defending Southern Section Division 1 champion Garden Grove Pacifica, which…
Hall of Fame includes few players wearing L.A. Dodgers caps
Eight former Dodgers are on the Hall of Fame ballot, although chances are that not a single one would wear the team’s cap should he…
All-star outfielder Teoscar Hernández agrees to Dodgers deal
The Dodgers’ December spending spree has spilled into the New Year. After doling out more than $1 billion on three star acquisitions last month, the…
Using small ball can have big benefits for some MLB teams
Ron Washington was introduced as manager of the Angels last week with the usual pomp and circumstance for such occasions. There was an emcee. There…
Former Dodger Adrián Beltré heads list of Hall of Fame candidates
Twenty-six players are on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, but only one is considered a lock for induction next summer: former Dodger…
MLB free agency: Shohei Ohtani is top player available. Here are the rest
The current baseball free-agent market is stocked with quality starting pitchers. Yet it’s a starter who can’t pitch until 2025 that could sign the largest…
Shaikin: Corey Seager leads Texas Rangers to first World Series title over Arizona Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Adrian Beltre last played for the Dodgers two decades ago, but he still lives in Southern California. He was golfing with someone he called…
Frank Howard, 1960 rookie of the year with Dodgers, dies at 87
Frank Howard, a four-time All-Star who slugged 382 home runs during a lengthy major league career that included a World Series title with the Dodgers…