Lakers newsletter: Max Christie heads list of young Lakers to watch in the preseason
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome back to The Times Lakers Newsletter, or as me and my editors love to call it, “The…
Vance and Walz used same words to describe issues differently
Walz hammered away on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and election denial. Vance struggled to respond, but turned “threat” around to accuse Harris of attempting…
Wendy Williams on Diddy’s legal woes: ‘It’s about time’
Former daytime-talk staple Wendy Williams is no longer on air, but that hasn’t stopped her from weighing in on one of the music industry’s most…
With ‘La Máquina,’ Diego Luna is embracing the passage of time
Oct. 2, 2024 3 AM PT Diego Luna is thinking about time a lot lately. How it’s passing. And how it’s spent.His latest project, “La…
WXV crowds: England’s Amy Cokayne says ‘give world time to catch up to Red Roses’
"I think we have to give the rest of the world a bit of leeway."We have these goggles on that everyone should have 50,000 at…
Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan captain for the second time | Cricket
Babar’s second stint at the captaincy saw Pakistan lose seven matches and has coincided with a poor run of his batting form.Babar Azam has resigned…
Newsom vetoes bill allowing suits over sex abuse at juvenile facilities
Many people who say they were raped or molested while confined at California juvenile facilities are out of time to sue the county governments that…
How Shohei Ohtani became ‘one of the boys’ with Dodgers this season
The question was simple.The responses were strikingly alike.How well have the Dodgers gotten to know Shohei Ohtani this year?Well enough for several of his new…
For 20 years, Tobin Bell has anchored ‘Saw’ with seriousness
I’m sitting across the table from veteran actor Tobin Bell, whose gaze I try to hold. Between us lies a hefty metal briefcase containing nine…
LeBron James rides momentum of ‘great summer’ into new season
LeBron James was staring at his basketball mortality in the face.His team had been swept in the Western Conference finals the prior spring and his…
Pete Rose, baseball hits king banished for betting, dies at 83
Pete Rose, who played baseball with such boyish and fierce enthusiasm that he was known as Charlie Hustle but whose certain entrance to the game’s…
‘Surprise surprise:’ The stage is set for D’Angelo Russell’s career year
Who knew D’Angelo Russell would deliver the best moment from Lakers media day?The smart money Monday probably would’ve been bet on LeBron James talking about…
The Times of Troy: The big difference so far this season: D’Anton Lynn
Hello, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, still reeling hours later from the whiplash of Saturday’s second half, as…
USC overcomes mistakes to rally past Wisconsin for Big Ten win
The nation’s most electric returner looked up as a second-quarter Wisconsin punt came hurtling in his direction. Zachariah Branch had fielded so many kicks just…
No comeback this time as Bears’ defense stops Rams’ momentum
CHICAGO — So much for that confidence boost.And the apparently imagined newfound continuity.A week after a dramatic comeback victory, the Rams could not maintain any momentum…
Kris Kristofferson, country music singer-songwriter, dies at 88
He disliked being called a poet and thought, more or less accurately, that he sang like a barking bullfrog, but Kris Kristofferson did more to…
Vice presidential debates have been memorable even if not impactful
There is no end of put-downs that attach to the job of vice president, a position that’s widely treated as irrelevant when its occupant is…
Angels can’t hold off Rangers rally, record 98th loss of season
Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run, pinch-hit single in Texas’ four-run ninth and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the…
California bill requiring speed-limit alerts is vetoed by Newsom
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required new vehicles sold in California to be equipped with a warning system to alert…
Florida model sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, alleges sexual abuse
A Florida model alleges in a new lawsuit that Sean “Diddy” Combs paid for her to travel overseas with him for years, pressured her to…