Clippers open their new home with a tough loss to the Phoenix Suns
The show began Wednesday night with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer standing with fans on the East side of his palace called Intuit Dome in an…
Why the Dodgers have confidence in Walker Buehler vs. the Mets
The quality of pitches and the results this season have not been vintage Walker Bueher, not after a second Tommy John surgery sapped him of…
Gavin Stone ‘unlikely’ to return to Dodgers, as Landon Knack adds to case for postseason role
MIAMI — First, a caveat. The Miami Marlins are not a good Major League Baseball team.This season, the rebuilding club has MLB’s second-most losses and second-fewest…
Bobby Miller is still not October ready as Dodgers are routed by Angels
Ever since they returned from midseason treks to triple-A Oklahoma City, Bobby Miller and Walker Buehler have been in a similar boat.The Dodgers continued to…
Shohei Ohtani steals spotlight from his dog with homer, two steals in Dodgers’ victory
Wednesday night wasn’t the first time Shohei Ohtani has stolen the show.It was, however, the first time he had to snatch the spotlight away from…
Last night of pro-Palestinian protests at DNC starts with festive tone
CHICAGO — Pro-Palestinian protests during the final hours of the Democratic National Convention began Thursday night much like they had earlier this week — largely peaceful…
With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League…
Clayton Kershaw stuggles, Padres sweep Dodgers to close gap in NL West
SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers have yet to receive the boosts of their five trade deadline player acquisitions.Over the final two months of the season, they’ll…
Mike Trout returns home for evaluation; Angels sweep Mariners
OAKLAND — Angels center fielder Mike Trout will not play Wednesday night for Triple-A Salt Lake and is leaving his minor league rehab assignment after one…
At GOP convention, Vance calls Trump ‘America’s last, best hope’
MILWAUKEE — In his first public address as the Republican vice presidential nominee, J.D. Vance kept the focus on his boss — a trait shared by…
Bad week continues for Dodgers with another loss to Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Here’s a list of everything that’s gone wrong for Dodgers pitchers this week:Tyler Glasnow was placed on the injured list Tuesday because of back…
Christian Walker homers twice, again, in Arizona win over Dodgers
The Dodgers dugout sat in quiet dejection. Two rows behind it, a Dodgers fan rose to his feet and began bowing down his arms. Rounding…
California lawmakers pass CEQA exemption for Capitol annex project
SACRAMENTO — Tucked into a sprawling budget plan the California Legislature approved Wednesday night was a last-minute exemption from the state’s landmark environmental law that lawmakers…
DeMar DeRozan dances onstage to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track
NBA star DeMar DeRozan was seen cutting a rug onstage as Kendrick Lamar performed his hit “Not Like Us” on Wednesday night at the Kia…
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…
James Harden disappears at the worst time for the Clippers
James Harden produced one of his trademark playoff performances on Wednesday night. Actually, that’s not true. This was worse. In the Clippers’ 123-93 loss to…
Clippers on brink of elimination after losing Game 5 to Dallas
The winner of Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night was going to be one step away from advancing. The loser of…
Watch Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run as a Dodger
The Times is tracking every Shohei Ohtani home run this season. Ohtani broke out of a minor slump to deliver his first homer, measuring 430…
Lakers open six-game trip with double-overtime win over the Bucks
MILWAUKEE — The key, coach Darvin Ham said before the game, would be for the Lakers to move on after mistakes, to not let the errors…
Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers debut feels like a breath of fresh air
SEOUL — Shohei Ohtani was in a good mood. He collected a couple of singles on Wednesday night in his Dodgers debut, including one against countryman…