Dodgers should not visit the White House<\/p>\n
From Bill Plaschke<\/a>: Surely they hear the chants. They must hear the wonderful chants.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s go, Doyers<\/a>! Let\u2019s go, Doyers!\u201d<\/p>\n Surely they see the faces? They can\u2019t miss the gloriously diverse faces.<\/p>\n All shades, all colors, 4 million faces surrounding them with resounding support and unrequited love.<\/p>\n The Dodgers<\/a> do know they play in Los Angeles, right?<\/p>\n Then why in the hell do they insist on embracing the person trying to tear this city apart?<\/p>\n This is an old issue, it\u2019s been written before, it\u2019s been debated ad nauseam, but it\u2019s happening again and remains as sickening as ever.<\/p>\n The Dodgers are going to celebrate their 2025 World Series title<\/a> with President Trump at the White House on July 23<\/a>, it was confirmed Thursday.<\/p>\n Just like last season.<\/p>\n Seriously.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Dodgers scheduled to visit White House in late July to celebrate 2025 World Series win<\/a> <\/p>\n Go beyond the scoreboard <\/p>\n Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.<\/p>\n By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service<\/a>, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy<\/a> such as personalizing your experience and ads. <\/p>\n World Cup spurs grass\/artificial turf NFL debate<\/p>\n From A.J. Perez<\/a>: FIFA\u2019s natural grass transformation of SoFi Stadium<\/a> and six other NFL stadiums with artificial surfaces for this summer\u2019s World Cup<\/a> reignited the debate over grass versus synthetic turf.<\/p>\n Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis long ago took a side in the fight.<\/p>\n \u201cI just always felt that football should be played on grass,\u201d Davis told The Times. \u201cThat\u2019s for safety purposes, No. 1. I want it to look like a game was played even if it\u2019s an indoor field. You see grass stains and everything else. I wasn\u2019t going to a stadium without it being grass once I knew that capability was there. Obviously, it added a lot of cost, but it\u2019s worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n FIFA spent millions to lay new grass atop all 11 NFL stadiums and most of the other five stadiums that hosted World Cup games in Mexico and Canada \u2014 and some NFL players see this summer\u2019s temporary changeover as the league\u2019s touch-grass moment.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n The world came for soccer. What it discovered about America in 1994 was something else.<\/a> <\/p>\n Steve Cherundolo will lead U.S. men\u2019s soccer team that will compete in 2028 Olympics<\/a> <\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s World Cup results<\/p>\n France 2, Morocco 0<\/p>\n Today\u2019s World Cup TV schedule<\/p>\n All times Pacific World Cup quarterfinals schedule, results<\/p>\n All times Pacific France 2, Morocco 0<\/p>\n Friday Saturday Semifinals schedule<\/p>\n Tuesday Wednesday Third-place match<\/p>\n Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Championship match<\/p>\n Sunday, July 19, noon<\/p>\n Kawhi Leonard trade is put on hold<\/p>\n From Steve Henson<\/a>: The Toronto Raptors put the brakes on acquiring Kawhi Leonard<\/a> from the Clippers, announcing Thursday that the trade is on hold until the NBA investigation<\/a> into whether the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules is complete.<\/p>\n \u201cThe NBA league office informed us that as a result of the ongoing investigation involving the Clippers, we would assume the risk of any potential outcome of the investigation impacting Kawhi,\u201d the Raptors said. \u201cIn light of this, we will wait until the league\u2019s investigation is complete.\u201d<\/p>\n The teams last month finalized a trade to send Leonard to Toronto for forward Brandon Ingram, shooting guard Gradey Dick, two first-round draft picks, a pick swap and two second-round picks. Leonard spent the last seven seasons with the Clippers after leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n UCLA lands big name<\/p>\n From Steve Galluzzo<\/a>: UCLA coach Mick Cronin<\/a> won a spirited recruiting battle for one of the top European prospects, landing wing player Nikola Kusturica<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n Kentucky, Michigan and Gonzaga had courted Kusturica, a 6-foot-9 Serbian who is among the top 17-year-old players in Europe. Recruiting websites listed Kusturica as a five-star prospect, and college basketball analysts at Field of 64<\/a> and other outlets project Kusturica could be a top-five 2028 NBA draft pick.<\/p>\n UCLA announced it received a signed grant-in-aid agreement from Kusturica, who will join the Bruins for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n No charges filed against Rams\u2019 Alaric Jackson<\/p>\n From Austin Knoblauch<\/a>: Rams<\/a> offensive lineman Alaric Jackson<\/a> is not facing charges related to his arrest last month on suspicion of domestic violence, the Los Angeles City Attorney\u2019s office confirmed.<\/p>\n \u201cCharges are not filed against the respondent at this time, however, the case stays open throughout the length of the statute of limitations. It can be re-evaluated if there are further developments,\u201d said Ivor Pine, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles City Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Pine said the matter has been assigned for a City Attorney hearing, a pre-filing diversion that is an alternative to misdemeanor prosecution.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Ducks keep Leo Carlsson<\/p>\n The Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers\u2019 offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson<\/a>, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost.<\/p>\n The Ducks announced their decision Thursday on the 21-year-old Carlsson, who is now the NHL\u2019s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90-million deal<\/a> extended by the Flyers one week ago.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a special feeling, having this pressure,\u201d said Carlsson, who wasn\u2019t told the Ducks were matching the offer sheet until shortly before the decision was made public. \u201cI always wanted to be a Duck. It\u2019s my home, too. I\u2019m just super excited to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n Although he didn\u2019t produce points at a rate commensurate with his new salary during his first three seasons, almost everyone believes Carlsson can become one of the best centers in hockey, so his deal might eventually look downright affordable.<\/p>\n He scored 67 points in 70 games last season despite being limited for a lengthy stretch by a leg injury, and he added 11 points in 12 games during his first postseason experience.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Angels lose to Rangers<\/p>\n Wyatt Langford lined a shot off the wall in left field to bring home Alejandro Osuna in the ninth inning, lifting Texas to a 7-6 victory<\/a> over the Angels<\/a> after the Rangers blew a five-run lead Thursday night.<\/p>\n Langford struck out three of his first four times up as the designated hitter after getting activated from the 10-day injured list in his return from a left hamstring strain.<\/p>\n Osuna led off the ninth with a single and went to second on pinch-hitter Nicky Lopez\u2019s sacrifice bunt. Langford lined a 1-and-1 fastball from former Texas closer Kirby Yates<\/a> (0-4) over Jose Siri\u2019s head for the winning single.<\/p>\n Jo Adell<\/a> had a tying, pinch-hit single to cap a five-run seventh a night after homering twice in the Angels\u2019 13-1 victory.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Angels box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1926 \u2014 Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf tournament for the second time with a 293 total.<\/p>\n 1951 \u2014 Britain\u2019s Randy Turpin defeats Sugar Ray Robinson in 15 rounds to win the world middleweight title and give Robinson his second loss in 135 bouts.<\/p>\n 1960 \u2014 UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Viktor Ponedelnik scores in extra time as Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia, 2-1.<\/p>\n 1971 \u2014 Lee Trevino rebounds from a double-bogey on the next to last hole with a birdie on the final hole to win the 100th British Open by one stroke over Lu Liang-Huan. Trevino, who won the U.S. Open a month earlier, is the fourth golfer to win both championships in the same year, joining Bobby Jones (1926, 1930), Gene Sarazen (1932), and Ben Hogan (1953).<\/p>\n 1976 \u2014 Johnny Miller shoots a 66 in the final round to beat 19-year-old Spaniard Seve Ballesteros by six strokes to take the British Open. Ballesteros, who starts the final round two strokes ahead of Miller, shoots a 74 and ends tied for second place with Jack Nicklaus.<\/p>\n 1992 \u2014 The Major Soccer League, the only major nationwide pro soccer competition in the United States, folds after 14 seasons.<\/p>\n 1999 \u2014 Team USA wins the Women\u2019s World Cup over China in sudden death. The Americans win 5-4 in penalty kicks, with defender Brandi Chastain kicking in the game winner.<\/p>\n 2010 \u2014 Paula Creamer wins her first major tournament, never giving up the lead during a steady final round of the U.S. Women\u2019s Open. Creamer shoots a final-round 2-under 69 for a 3-under 281 for the tournament.<\/p>\n 2010 \u2014 Spain wins soccer\u2019s World Cup after an exhausting 1-0 victory in extra time over the Netherlands. In the end, it\u2019s Andres Iniesta breaking free and scoring a right-footed shot from 8 yards just past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 The United States advances to the semifinals after one of the most exciting games ever at the Women\u2019s World Cup in Dresden, Germany. The U.S. beat Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie. Abby Wambach scores a thrilling goal to tie it in the 122nd minute, and goalkeeper Hope Solo denies the Brazilians again.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Andy Murray wins his second Wimbledon title by beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Centre Court.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Brittany Lang wins her first career major at the U.S. Women\u2019s Open when Anna Nordqvist touches the sand with her club in a bunker for a two-stroke penalty in the three-hole aggregate playoff. The penalty occurs on the second hole of the playoff and is not delivered to the players until they were on the final hole after officials review replays in the latest controversy at a USGA event. Lang seals the win with a short par putt on the final playoff hole, while Nordqvist makes bogey to lose by three shots.<\/p>\n 2017 \u2014 An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao\u2019s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian. A Philippines government department asked the WBO to review the refereeing and the judging of the so-called \u201cBattle of Brisbane\u201d in Australia on July 2 after Horn, fighting for his first world title, won a unanimous points decision against Pacquiao, an 11-time world champion. The WBO said three of the five independent judges who reviewed the bout awarded it to Horn, one awarded it to Pacquiao and one scored a draw.<\/p>\n 2021 \u2014 Ashleigh Barty of Australia wins Wimbledon defeating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 Wimbledon Men\u2019s Tennis: Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 wins 4th straight and record equaling 7th Wimbledon singles title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 win over Nick Kyrgios of Australia; \u0110okovi\u0107 now has 21 Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1917 \u2014 Ray Caldwell of New York pitched 9 2-3 innings of no-hit relief as the Yankees beat the Browns 7-5 in 17 innings in St. Louis.<\/p>\n 1932 \u2014 The Philadelphia A\u2019s defeated Cleveland 18-17 in an 18-inning game in which John Burnett of the Indians had a record nine hits. Jimmie Foxx collected 16 total bases, and Eddie Rommell of the A\u2019s pitched 17 innings in relief for the win, despite giving up 29 hits and 14 runs.<\/p>\n 1934 \u2014 Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession, but the AL came back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds as Mel Harder gave up one hit in the last five innings.<\/p>\n 1936 \u2014 Philadelphia\u2019s Chuck Klein hit four home runs in a 9-6 10-inning victory over the Pirates, and it wasn\u2019t in the cozy Baker Bowl. He hit them in Pittsburgh\u2019s spacious Forbes Field, including the game-winning three-run shot in the 10th off Bill Swift. Klein almost homered in the second inning when he sent Pirates outfielder Paul Waner to the wall in right to haul in a long fly ball.<\/p>\n 1947 \u2014 Don Black of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 3-0 no-hitter over the Philadelphia A\u2019s in the first game of a twin bill.<\/p>\n 1951 \u2014 The NL hit four homers en route to an 8-3 triumph at Detroit, giving the league consecutive All-Star victories for the first time.<\/p>\n 1968 \u2014 The American League and National League agreed to split into two divisions in 1969. The twelve teams in each league will be divided and play a best-of-five games League Championship Series to determine the pennant winner.<\/p>\n 1982 \u2014 Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers hit his third grand slam in seven days, off Milt Wilcox in the first game of a doubleheader against Detroit. The Rangers beat the Tigers 6-5. Parrish had hit his first on July 4 and his second on July 7.<\/p>\n 2001 \u2014 Cal Ripken upstaged every big name in the ballpark, hitting a home run and winning the MVP award in his final All-Star appearance to lead the American League over the Nationals 4-1. Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez connected for consecutive home runs as the AL won its fifth in a row.<\/p>\n 2007 \u2014 Seattle\u2019s Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-3 with an inside-the-park home run to lead the American League to a 5-4 victory over the National League in the All-Star game.<\/p>\n 2009 \u2014 Jonathan Sanchez pitched the majors\u2019 first no-hitter of the season, recording a career-high 11 strikeouts in San Francisco\u2019s 8-0 win over the San Diego Padres. The only runner the Padres managed came on an error by third baseman Juan Uribe in the eighth.<\/p>\n 2012 \u2014 San Francisco\u2019s Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval keyed a five-run blitz against Justin Verlander in the first inning that powered the NL to an 8-0 romp over the American League in the All-Star game.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 David Ortiz doubled in his first at-bat to become baseball\u2019s career leader in hits as a designated hitter and hit a two-run homer an inning later, leading Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over Seattle. Ortiz entered the night tied with Harold Baines for the most hits as a DH.<\/p>\n 2014 \u2014 Derek Jeter, playing his final regular-season game in Cleveland, went 2 for 4 in the 1,000th multi-hit game of his career. Cleveland scored nine runs in its last two innings at bat to rally past New York with a 9-3 win.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 The independent Atlantic League introduces a \u201crobot umpire\u201d to call balls and strikes at its annual all-star game in York, PA.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 In the 8th inning of their game against the White Sox, Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman drops a routine fly ball hit by Luis Robert and is charged with his first error since June 13, 2018, ending the longest errorless streak by any player at any position in major league history after 440 games. Worse, the error proves costly as Robert later comes around to score in a 4-2 ChiSox win.<\/p>\n 2023 \u2014 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins the annual Home Run Derby, held this year at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA, by defeating Randy Arozarena in the final round. His father, Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, had won the event in 2007, and Vladito had finished runner-up in his first participation as a rookie in 2019.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n Until next time…<\/p>\n That concludes today\u2019s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you\u2019d like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com<\/a>. To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dodgers should not visit the White House From Bill Plaschke: Surely they hear the chants. 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Noon, Belgium vs. Spain, Fox, Telemundo<\/p>\n
All games on Fox and Telemundo<\/p>\n
Belgium vs. Spain, noon<\/p>\n
Norway vs. England, 2 p.m.
Switzerland vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
France vs. Belgium or Spain, noon<\/p>\n
Norway or England vs. Switzerland or Argentina, noon<\/p>\n