MLB draft: Christian Becerra is third Harvard-Westlake pick
Harvard-Westlake and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame each had a third former high school player taken on the final day of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft…
MLB draft Day 2: Nick McLain to join two brothers in pro baseball
Beckman High in Irvine once had three McLain brothers playing on the baseball team in 2018.Now all three will be in pro baseball after the…
Bryce Rainer of Harvard-Westlake selected in first round of MLB draft
Bryce Rainer, a shortstop from Harvard-Westlake High, was taken No. 11 overall by the Detroit Tigers in Sunday’s Major League Baseball amateur draft.He comes from…
Does Shohei Ohtani have MLB’s most popular jersey?
Whether the front of the jersey reads Angels or Dodgers, the back of baseball’s most popular jersey reads Ohtani.In his last year with the Angels,…
Dalton Knecht’s 25 points not enough in Lakers’ loss to Rockets
LAS VEGAS — The volume of the crowd moved quickly toward 10 as Bronny James gathered to take his first shot of NBA Summer League, collectively…
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic to meet in Wimbledon final
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit…
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals
LONDON — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner are one match away from another high-stakes meeting in the Wimbledon semifinals.Both men reached the quarterfinals…
LeBron James says Bronny’s summer league stats don’t matter
LAS VEGAS — As LeBron James sat in the upper balcony of the practice facility at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where Team USA is…
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek again falters at Wimbledon
LONDON — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.The result ended a…
Taylor Frtiz tells Wimbledon opponent to ‘have a nice flight home’
LONDON — Taylor Fritz told his Wimbledon opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, to “have a nice flight home” after beating him in a second-round match on Thursday.…
LeBron James opts out of his contract, eyes re-signing with Lakers
LeBron James has opted out of his contract, paving the way for him to sign a new deal with the Lakers in free agency.James, an…
2024 NHL draft: Ducks select Beckett Sennecke with No. 3 pick
LAS VEGAS — The San José Sharks added a foundational piece to their rebuilding plan by choosing Boston University center Macklin Celebrini with the first pick…
Reality sets in: Dalton Knecht is a Laker, drafted 17th overall
NEW YORK — Dalton Knecht, minutes removed from his wildest dreams coming true, walked off the Barclays Center floor and into the back corner of a…
Bronny James won’t be part of package deal with LeBron, agent says
Bronny James has worked out individually for only the Lakers and Phoenix Suns and likely won’t do so for any other teams before next week’s…
Cameron Brink injured as Sparks fall to the Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — DeWanna Bonner scored 16 points, Alyssa Thomas had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Sparks…
Stan Kroenke’s SoFi Stadium brought the NFL, Taylor Swift to L.A.
Stan Kroenke didn’t just build a football stadium. The Rams owner and billionaire developer solved a puzzle that had confounded the NFL for two decades.…
Country singer George Strait breaks the U.S. concert-crowd record
Country music’s boom year racked up another milestone after singer George Strait set a new record for attendance at a ticketed concert in the U.S.…
Opinion: The Trump vice president guessing game is silly
For all the conjecture and wishcasting about who or what could knock President Biden or Donald Trump out of the 2024 presidential race, their rematch…
Dodgers drop series to Rangers after stars fail to deliver
The table could not have been set any better for the Dodgers on Thursday night, their two-run deficit seemingly on the verge of disappearing in…
Carlos Alcaraz wins his first French Open title
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz came back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to win the French Open for his third Grand…