PASADENA — Maybe USC’s football Trojans have finally figured it out. Maybe it took all of those blown leads, and excruciating losses, to unlock the code that leads to victory in close games. Saturday night they made it excruciating for their crosstown rivals. UCLA had a 13-9 lead going into the fourth quarter at the … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Consider, for a moment, what the possibilities might have been. Imagine that the Dodgers hadn’t lost what amounts to an additional starting rotation-plus worth of pitchers, in what has been a baseball-wide siege of arm/elbow/shoulder injuries but one that hit them particularly hard. What would their playoff rotation have looked like? Maybe … Read more
Even with a crowded injury list they carry baseball’s best record into the final weekend, and the entire organization knows there’s only one satisfactory outcome in October. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 27, 2024 at 12:59 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
INGLEWOOD – Yeah, they say hope springs eternal. But the Rams were certainly pressing the issue Sunday afternoon, weren’t they? The chances of an NFL team starting its season 0-3 and getting into the playoffs were considered only a little better than the chances of any of us winning a Powerball jackpot. Just four of … Read more
ANAHEIM — Tuesday was Shohei Ohtani night at the Big A. Then again, so many nights were Shohei nights here over the last six seasons, but this was the one-year anniversary of his last game as an Angel, and the people chanting “M-V-P” this time were wearing Dodger blue. Yet, as baseball’s best active player … Read more
The world according to Jim: • Jürgen Klopp told the U.S. Soccer Federation no this week, and I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise. For those who somehow missed it, the federation is again in the market for a new coach. This time it’s for the men’s national team, after Gregg Berhalter’s expected sacking – … Read more
The recently proposed settlement involving three antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, including $2.77 billion to settle the class-action “House v. NCAA” suit, seems to be a win-win for college sports at first glance. Athletes who missed out on the NIL revolution will receive back pay, the door will open for current athletes to share in … Read more
LOS ANGELES — They might be good, maybe eventually very good, but young pitchers still have things to learn. And while those bumps in the road can be learning experiences and eventually beneficial, that can be scant comfort when the result is grisly. Gavin Stone and Michael Grove, two of the Dodgers’ early-season surprises, both … Read more
Kristen Nuss takes a shot against Marine Kinna during a match against Devanne Sours and Marine Kinna during the AVP Huntington Beach Open on Friday in Huntington Beach. Taryn Kloth and Nuss won in two sets. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Taryn Kloth, left, and Kristen Nuss celebrate a point during a match … Read more
LOS ANGELES — As Tuesday night’s exercise in downtown L.A. began, the Lakers had a legitimate shot at rising to sixth place in the Western Conference and avoiding the NBA’s play-in rounds altogether. When it ended, after a 134-120 Golden State victory in which the Warriors shot an unconscious 26 for 41 from 3-point range … Read more
