After Cameron Dicker’s odd kick, Chargers meet Ray Wersching
Cameron Dicker pointed to a picture of a football card to the camera. The color drawing showed a man in a royal blue San Diego…
Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
The ripple effects of the brawl that broke out between Ohio State and Michigan football players in late November are still spreading. A massive scrum…
The Times’ football player of the year: Brady Smigiel of Newbury Park
The clock had struck zero, igniting a joyous victory celebration from Newbury Park High football players after winning the Southern Section Division 2 title with…
Letters to Sports: ‘Tis the season for meaningless bowl games
Once revered as college football showcases, bowl games are becoming meaningless. Last year Florida State went 13-0 in the regular season, but then hordes of…
Dodgers to pay record $103 million MLB luxury tax penalty
NEW YORK — The Dodgers topped a record nine teams owing Major League Baseball’s luxury tax this year with an unprecedented $103 million penalty, and the…
Lakers newsletter: Presenting the best defense of Rui Hachimura
Hey everyone and welcome to the Fa-la-la Lakers Newsletter, holiday edition. In honor of the season, I’ll be thinking about the Lakers solely in Claymation…
Kiké Hernández says he almost got suspended after dropping F-bomb on TV
Kiké Hernández says he got fined for dropping an F-bomb on live TV after the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of…
Is Pep Guardiola to blame for what’s wrong with Manchester City?
What’s wrong with Manchester City?I have a theory, although it’s not going to be a popular one with the team’s Emirati owners. The problem might…
Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player and composer, dies at 73
Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate Indian classical sound into Western music, has died at age 73.Hussain died Sunday…
Legendary tabla player dies at 73
Zakir Hussain, one of the world's greatest tabla players, has died at the age of 73.The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,…
Irish ex-rugby player found guilty of rape
Former Ireland U20 rugby international Denis Coulson has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of the rape of a…
Will Mick Cronin’s irritation with college sports end his career?
Mick Cronin can sound more like a sports radio talk show host than a college basketball coach given his willingness to freely air his frustrations…
Narbonne football coach Malcolm Manuel resigns after tumultuous year
Narbonne High School’s football program is heading toward an uncertain offseason after the resignation of coach Malcolm Manuel on Thursday.Manuel was the coach for four…
Lakers newsletter: Let’s talk about LeBron James and trades
Hey everyone, and welcome to the knockout stages of Lakers Newsletter Cup. The Lakers, of course, won’t be headed to Las Vegas for anything more…
Galaxy briefly celebrate championship before making roster moves
On Saturday, the Galaxy won the MLS Cup. On Monday, the team began building toward next season, exercising contract options on five players, declining options…
Stephen Barbee resigns as football coach at Long Beach Poly
Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven seasons as football coach at Long Beach Poly.That opens up a job at a school that has won 20…
How coach Greg Vanney got Galaxy back to MLS Cup final
When Mark Delgado made his MLS debut, he was just 17 and even he acknowledges his approach to soccer was unsophisticated.“Just being a young kid…
New LPGA, USGA policy puts limits on transgender women golfers
Hailey Davidson is a transgender women’s golfer who recently competed in the LPGA‘s qualifying series and earned a partial spot on the 2025 Epson Tour.…
Caitlin Clark responsible for 26.5% of WNBA revenue, expert says
The champagne hadn’t even dried after the New York Liberty won the WNBA championship when the players association announced it would opt out of the…
Lakers newsletter: Who’s ready to panic?
MINNEAPOLIS — Hey everyone and welcome back to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, where we took Thanksgiving week off and no one noticed! I’ve been on the…