With Shohei Ohtani bowing out, MLB should cancel home run derby
Major League Baseball might as well cancel the home run derby. With Shohei Ohtani saying on Tuesday night that he is unlikely to compete in…
Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández key thrilling walk-off win for Dodgers
The Arizona Diamondbacks had a base open. They decided to pitch to Freddie Freeman anyway. In the Dodgers’ come-from-behind, walk-off 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks…
Clayton Kershaw won't throw for at least a week after feeling soreness in shoulder
An MRI shows Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has no new damage in his throwing shoulder after he felt soreness following a minor-league rehab start. Source…
Playing without Cameron Brink, Sparks lose to New York Liberty
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points and Jonquel Jones added 22 to help the New York Liberty beat the Sparks 93-80 on Thursday night.…
U.S. women’s soccer team remains on the right track in win over South Korea
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sixteen-year-old Lily Yohannes scored in her national team debut and the United States defeated South Korea 3-0 in an exhibition Tuesday night.…
LAFC advances to quarterfinals of U.S. Open Cup after 3-0 win
LAFC advanced to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals for the third time in club history with a 3-0 win against Loudoun United, a…
Bees delay start of game, then Dodgers get stung by walk-off loss
PHOENIX — About 10 minutes before first pitch at Chase Field on Tuesday night, the ballpark’s vice president of operations, Mike Rock, received a call from…
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard sidelined for Game 1 of playoff series
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is “out” because of right knee inflammation for Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, coach…
Depleted Clippers lose to Suns one day after routing them
The Clippers’ injury report listed Kawhi Leonard as out with right knee inflammation, the sixth consecutive game the All-Star forward has missed, which led to…
Plaschke: Lakers finishing with headache, nausea and dimming hopes
Headache. Nausea. The two words were uttered Tuesday night to describe the condition of a certain Laker. The two words could also describe the reaction…
Tyler Glasnow strikes out 14 as Dodgers defeat the Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — The most impressive sight on Tuesday night wasn’t James Outman’s three-run home run in the fourth inning, or Will Smith’s opposite-field three-run blast in…
Alijah Arenas leads Chatsworth past Cleveland in boys’ Division IV regional final
The Chatsworth High boys’ basketball team had plenty of motivation heading into Tuesday night’s Southern California Regional Division IV championship game. Not only was a…
Mason McTavish scores twice to help power Ducks past Senators
OTTAWA — Mason McTavish scored twice against his hometown team to help the Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Thursday night. The 21-year-old McTavish grew…
Nikki Haley tries to claim victory thus far in GOP presidential race
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Despite losing both Iowa and New Hampshire to Donald Trump, Nikki Haley is nevertheless trying to frame those losses as a victory…