LAFC faces big test against coach Bruce Arena and Earthquakes
No one has coached or won more MLS games than Bruce Arena, so when Arena speaks about the…
Rick Monday on saving the American flag: ‘I get letters every week’
Fifty years ago, Rick Monday was minding his own business, tending to center field for the Chicago Cubs…
Angels struggle to hit against Padres, suffer loss at Angel Stadium
Ramón Laureano and Fernando Tatis Jr. each drove in two runs apiece, Germán Márquez threw 5 2/3 scoreless…
Dodgers’ bats turn cold during road loss to Colorado Rockies
DENVER — Nobody’s perfect, not even the Dodgers. Their steamroll hit a speed bump as they squandered opportunities in Saturday’s…
Rockets star Kevin Durant to miss Game 1 of Lakers series
The Lakers aren’t the only team beginning the playoffs with an injured star. The Houston Rockets will be…
Letters to Sports: Clippers were oh so close, yet so far
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Clippers’ season has come to an end but better than anyone expected. No consolation but…
Tyler Glasnow weathers cold, leads Dodgers to win at Colorado
DENVER — The hottest team in baseball, the coldest game in franchise history. And a California kid on the mound,…
Angels’ World Series hero, taciturn slugger Garret Anderson dies at 53
Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has…
Dodgers Dugout: Readers show their love for Charley Steiner
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and the Dodgers keep…
Commentary: Can LeBron James pull of his second-greatest playoff feat?
The turn this Lakers’ season took, it should go down as one of the franchise’s great what-ifs, coulda-woulda-beens,…
Kings lose to Flames in season finale
CALGARY — Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves in his first NHL start, Zayne Parekh broke a third-period tie and the…
Kings (vs. Avalanche) and Ducks (vs. Oilers) face tough first-round task in NHL playoffs
The Kings looked nothing like a playoff team heading into the NHL’s trade deadline. They had lost six…