NHL free agency will open on Wednesday, and for the Kings that will present an opportunity to fine-tune a roster that achieved beyond expectations last season and has already seen a significant upgrade this summer. With free agency delayed from the typical July 1 start date by what the league hopes will be the last…
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LOS ANGELES ― The Dodgers’ victory over the Colorado Rockies last Wednesday night was most memorable for how it ended. The bases were loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied 1-1 when Mookie Betts chopped a ground ball over the mound. Rockies shortstop Jose Iglesias and second baseman Brendan Rodgers…
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Black cloths were pulled away, uncovering the steel and concrete artwork beneath, and revealing the words from some of the 240 mostly Latina mothers forcibly sterilized at LAC + USC Medical Center more than 50 years ago: “If you speak English, they treat you one way. If you don’t speak English, they treat you another…
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Southern California cities and counties got a three-year reprieve from a state deadline to rezone land for future housing. Under a 2021 law, 191 out of 197 Southern California jurisdictions had been facing an Oct. 15 deadline to rezone land for housing because they failed to adopt a new housing plan by early February. The…
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ATLANTA – Pete Alonso will once again team up with former Mets bench coach Dave Jauss when he defends his back-to-back Home Run Derby titles. Alonso made his expected participation in the 2022 Derby, set to take place July 18 at Dodger Stadium, official on Monday in an Instagram post. Alonso said his 2021 Derby…
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Paolo Banchero showed a lot during the Orlando Magic’s summer-league wins over the Houston Rockets on Thursday and the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. That was enough for the Magic to feel like they’ve seen enough. The Magic have shut down the No. 1 overall pick in June for the remainder of the NBA’s primary summer…
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LAS VEGAS — The basketball figures in Scotty Pippen Jr.’s life tower over him. This is figuratively true, but also quite literally. In his first game in the Las Vegas Summer League with the Lakers, his 6-foot-6 coach Jerry Stackhouse watched from a corner courtside seat sporting a Vanderbilt-branded polo. Later in that same game, his…
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ATLANTA – Max Scherzer delivered a brilliant performance in his most important start yet for the Mets. Badly wanting to begin the series with a victory, the Mets called on Scherzer to set the tone in a three-game set against the Braves. Scherzer answered the call with seven terrific innings, allowing just one run on…
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Dylan Cease ranks among the best in the American League in several pitching categories. He led the league in strikeouts per nine innings (13.01) entering Monday and was second in strikeouts (133) and fourth in ERA (2.45). Despite the impressive numbers, Cease’s name did not appear Sunday afternoon when Major League Baseball announced the pitchers…
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If you grew up in Southern California in the 1970s, you likely listened to the legendary KMET (now KTWV, 94.7 FM). And if you listened to KMET, you likely listened to one of the most famous programs to ever originate from album-rock radio, Dr. Demento. Born Barret Eugene “Barry” Hansen, Dr. Demento wasn’t heard only…
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