INGLEWOOD — Joe Burrow’s long and lonely wait started in the midst of the Rams’ 15-play touchdown drive. Burrow quickly emerged as an NFL superstar because of his calm demeanor, but the nerves showed when the Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback paced on the sideline, as Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford operated a comeback in the final minutes…
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Devin Hester’s entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame still has a strong chance of happening. That glory just won’t come this year. In his first year of eligibility for the Hall, the record-breaking Chicago Bears returner was not voted to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, news that became official Thursday night. His candidacy…
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Russia’s world record shattering figure skater Kamila Valieva was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to compete in the Olympic Games women’s competition this week. In issuing its decision Monday (Sunday night PST) a three-member CAS panel rejected requests by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union,…
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An American Airlines flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday afternoon because of “an unruly passenger,” the airline said in a statement. “American Airlines flight 1775 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington, D.C. (DCA) diverted to Kansas City (MCI) due to an unruly passenger,” the statement, provided to…
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The United States will compete in curling, alpine skiing and snowboarding among other events on Feb. 14. Below is the complete Winter Olympics schedule for local television on Monday: CNBC 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Women’s Curling – Switzerland vs. Sweden 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Men’s Curling – U.S. vs. Switzerland (LIVE) 8 p.m.…
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INGLEWOOD — Super observations on Super Sunday at SoFi Stadium … • It was a play that might get lost in the review of the Rams’ 23-20 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. It should not … • The Rams had the ball on their 30-yard line with 4:54 left in the game and the…
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When I was a lieutenant with the Redondo Beach Police Department I witnessed the ways drug criminalization policies failed time and again, and hurt the people they were intended to help. Those policies have been unsuccessful because they have failed to treat substance use disorder as a public health issue and focus instead on placing…
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When Jerry Brown became governor in 1975, succeeding Ronald Reagan, the Capitol experienced something of a political culture shock. Brown stocked his administration with young poverty warriors, civil rights attorneys and labor unionists who immediately began undoing what Reagan’s conservative regime had wrought during the previous eight years. That meant rewriting, repealing or replacing countless…
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BEIJING — Kaillie Humphries crossed the finish line, jumped from her sled and threw an American flag in the air. “U-S-A! U-S-A!” she chanted. Four years ago, nobody would have seen that coming. The former Canadian bobsled heroine is an Olympic gold medalist for the third time — and for the first time, as a…
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Rams safety Taylor Rapp had a night to remember and a reason to celebrate, after dropping to a knee at SoFi Stadium and proposing to his longtime girlfriend, Dani Johnson, in the moments after winning his first Super Bowl. Rapp, who just finished his third NFL season, and Johnson are high school sweethearts. MORE THAN…
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