Lakers newsletter: Dalton Knecht shows that experience can be better than potential
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, our once-a-week chance to form a meaningful writer-reader Knechtion. The Lakers have…
How the Lakers landed hot-shooting rookie Dalton Knecht
Almost 11 months ago to the date, Dalton Knecht was in his worst slump of the season. The jump from the Big Sky Conference to…
Gabriel Pec’s evolution a central part of Galaxy’s MLS Cup run
This is a story about how Gabriel Pec and the Galaxy got their grooves back.For Pec, the Galaxy’s spectacular 23-year-old winger, the change started last…
UCLA DeShaun Foster throws jabs at USC ahead of rivalry game
Bulletin boards inside USC’s McKay Center might come crashing to the floor with the weight of what the coach across town said this week.Talking about…
Prep talk: Covering the positives in high school sports
It’s time to find a distraction, and talking or reading about the positives in high school sports is going to be mine.Join me on a…
Baldwin Park wins in its first snow game at Big Bear
Not until 4:30 a.m. Saturday did two buses transporting the Baldwin Park High football team and cheerleaders from a Division 11 football playoff game at…
Pirates want Paul Skenes card. They offer season tickets for 30 years
Only one Paul Skenes major league rookie debut patch autograph card exists.It can be found in a pack of 2024 Topps Chrome Update cards.The Pittsburgh…
Seven Narbonne football players declared ineligible by City Section
After waiting 50 days to play a high school football game on Friday night because four Marine League coaches chose to forfeit games because of…
What’s motivating Lakers in NBA Cup title chase? ‘$500,000 is $500,000’
History and hindsight have made it a little difficult to contextualize what the Lakers accomplished last winter, the team hoisting a trophy and hanging a…
Lakers newsletter: Here’s why they aren’t in a rush to add a big man
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers newsletter, where I have a simple question to ask you on behalf of…
JuJu Watkins leads all scorers as USC women set team record for points in victory
USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb spelled out her game plan, watched her players execute with ruthless precision and then celebrated her 300th career victory at Galen…
Sondheimer: SoCal has the best high school basketball anywhere
If you’re a fan of amateur basketball, there’s no better place to spend the next four months than Southern California, where talent at the high…
NFL fines 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa for wearing MAGA hat
Nov. 9, 2024 2:03 PM PT SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa has been fined by the NFL for wearing…
Lakers newsletter: Lakers’ developmental team has been great … for Memphis
MEMPHIS — Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times Lakers Newsletter, where this week I wanted to focus on a few familiar…
Fernando Valenzuela public funeral set for Wednesday morning
A public funeral Mass for Fernando Valenzuela — beloved Mexican-born pitcher, Dodgers legend and the inspiration for “Fernandomania” — will be held at 10 a.m.…
Steve Garvey might not be elected to Senate. How about Baseball HOF?
Steve Garvey is on the ballot Tuesday — and again next month.On the election day ballot: Garvey, the longtime Dodgers star, against Rep. Adam B.…
UCLA basketball hopes an ensemble cast can put it back on top
One of the lead architects of four NBA championship teams wanted to see the modern blueprint for building a winner in the college game.While coaching…
Sherman Oaks CES enters 8-man football playoffs unbeaten
At the intersection of Yolanda and Victory avenues sits a rundown field with just as much dirt as green grass peeking out from above the…
Jody Gormley: Former Tyrone player has ‘no fear of dying’ after revealing terminal cancer diagnosis
Former Tyrone gaelic footballer Jody Gormley says he has "no fear of dying whatsoever" after revealing he has been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.Gormley was…
Players Championship 30: Josh Rock wins his second Player Championship title of the year
Josh Rock won his third PDC ranking title of the year as he edged Jonny Clayton to claim the Players Championship 30 in Leicester.The Northern…