Lakers newsletter: Have the Lakers wasted LeBron James’ final years?
Welcome to this week’s Lakers newsletter, I’m Dan Woike, beat writer for the L.A. Times and this is my weekly chance to speak directly to…
Sean McVay says Rams’ Stetson Bennett’s is ‘in evaluation mode’
The season opener against the Detroit Lions is less than a month away.Veteran Jimmy Garoppolo is suspended for the first two games, so Stetson Bennett…
The unlikely rise of UCLA’s Luke Schuermann from D3 to Big Ten
Luke Schuermann often gets “the look” whenever he mentions his last football stop. It can be a quizzical expression or a blank stare based on…
Red Sox suspend Jarren Duran for yelling anti-gay slur at fan
Jarren Duran, a rising star with the Boston Red Sox and product of Long Beach State and Cypress High, was suspended for two games without…
Chelsea player ratings: Fringe star Noni Madueke looks up for fight but Mykhailo Mudryk struggles for confidence
CHELSEA avoided heading into their Premier League opener off the back of defeat. Substitute Lesley Ugochukwu hammered home a late leveller after Marcus Thuram's opener.…
Olympics: U.S. water polo team beset by tragedies absorbs loss
NANTERRE, France — Maddie Musselman lost a water polo game Thursday.Not just any game, mind you. It was a semifinal of the Paris Olympics and her…
Paris 2024: Australia hockey player arrested for allegedly buying cocaine
Australia hockey player Tom Craig has apologised after being released from custody in Paris following his arrest for allegedly buying cocaine.The Paris prosecutor's office said…
MLB executive Billy Bean, second openly gay player, dies at 60
1 of 4 | Billy Bean, the MLB's DEI chief died Tuesday after a months-long battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Photo by Matt Pearce/UPI |…
Paris Olympics: Scottie Scheffler wins gold to continue big year
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a nine-under 62 to…
UCLA baseball assistant David Berg leaves after slapping a player
UCLA assistant baseball coach David Berg recently parted ways with the school several months after a university investigation concluded that he had “by a preponderance…
Chelsea player ratings: Romeo Lavia impresses in midfield but Tosin Adarabioyo struggles in Man City mauling
MANCHESTER CITY handed Enzo Maresca and Chelsea a worrying pre-season lesson in Ohio.Maresca has warned already that the Blues will ship goals when playing out…
Paris Olympics: USWNT off to strong start in pursuit of gold
PARIS — The U.S. women’s soccer team has its swagger back. And that’s brought its success back too.After settling for just one bronze medal in the…
Paris weather highlights Olympics’ climate change vulnerabilities
PARIS — The thermometer read 95 degrees but down on the beach volleyball court, with all that gleaming white sand, it felt like 102. The players…
DeShaun Foster pokes fun at himself as UCLA opens preseason camp
The rookie coach who fumbled his first Big Ten speaking gig devised a novel way to poke fun at himself.DeShaun Foster stepped in front of…
Dodgers avoid sweep against Astros, then wait for trade action
HOUSTON — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Sunday there are many “paths” the team could take leading up to Tuesday’s trade deadline.When asked where the…
Touring Cowboys, Rams, Chargers, Saints, Raiders camps in a day
Location, location, location.That’s what the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints were thinking when they decided to move their training camps to Southern California,…
William Gallas singles out Arsenal player who ‘makes lots of mistakes’ and must be dropped as they close in on Calafiori
WILLIAM GALLAS has singled out Oleksandr Zinchenko to be dropped as Arsenal closes in on signing Riccardo Calafiori.The Italian defender is set to join the…
Arsenal player ratings: Nwaneri shines again as Martinelli makes decisive impact, but Hein at fault for Man Utd goal
ARSENAL laid down a marker against their Premier League foes Manchester United in LA.The Gunners managed to get past the Red Devils in 90 minutes…
Vince Vaughn buys Southern California pro pickleball team: Go Scorpions
Actor Vince Vaughn has purchased a majority ownership stake in the National Pickleball League’s Coachella Valley Scorpions, one of 12 teams in the 2-year-old professional…
Chelsea player ratings: Reece James impresses in new role against Wrexham but Marc Guiu needs time to gain composure
ENZO MARESCA saw his Chelsea side held to a draw by League One Wrexham in his first game in charge.The Blues began their pre-season tour…