UCLA, along with many other of the top teams, are heading to Thanksgiving tournaments in warm locations this week. The newly crowned No. 1 Bruins are headed to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Tournament where they’ll face UT Martin, Fresno State and Hawaii over three days. Coach Cori Close loves the challenge of it. “The … Read more
NEW YORK – A full postseason share for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers totaled $477,441, down from the winner’s amount in 2022 and 2023. The pool of $129.1 million in the third year of expanded playoffs set a record, topping $107.8 million last year, the commissioner’s office said Tuesday. Los Angeles voted 79 … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – The Nets added Cam Johnson and Cam Thomas to their list of wounded, both forced out of Monday’s win. Brooklyn was without Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith, Ben Simmons and Noah Clowney already. But Johnson sprained his right ankle in the first quarter landing on Draymond Green’s foot, and hobbled through the final … Read more
Hopefully John Mara had Monday’s Ravens-Chargers game on mute. The Giants’ owner otherwise would have heard yet another barb thrown at his rudderless franchise in the aftermath of Saquon Barkley’s historic performance against the Rams on Sunday. It all started when ESPN’s duo of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman discussed the rushing title race between … Read more
Paul Bissonnette, a former NHL player and hockey analyst on TNT, was assaulted by six men at a restaurant in Arizona on Sunday night after he alleged that a group of “drunk golfers” were causing a scene after being refused service. Bissonnette, who last played in the league for the Arizona Coyotes, released a video statement on … Read more
Los Angeles Rams receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after California police allege he was driving over 100 mph just hours after the team’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. Officers with the California Highway Patrol observed Robinson, 30, driving a white Dodge sedan … Read more
Jim Benkert, the football coach at Simi Valley High, proudly tells the story of how he discovered defensive end Izak Simpson. Benkert was the scoreboard operator at a basketball game when he asked Simpson, then a freshman, why he didn’t play football. Simpson went out for the team as a sophomore, learned everything from scratch, … Read more
Two days after tensions flared going into halftime of the crosstown rivalry game, DeShaun Foster remained salty about UCLA being the only team punished. Three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties were called against the Bruins after an exchange that Foster said he was told started when a USC player punched UCLA wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer, leading to … Read more
Adversity finds every team in the NBA at some point. Somebody is going to get injured or sick, guaranteed. How those stretches are handled can make or break a season. Orlando and San Antonio are finding a way right now. New Orleans and Philadelphia are among the teams that aren’t. The Magic have gone 9-1 … Read more
Since entering MLS in 2018, LAFC has switched coaches, team presidents and cycled through hundreds of players. In just seven seasons the team has had three different jersey sponsors and even the name of its stadium has changed. But two constants have remained from Day 1: the team’s success and John Thorrington, its general manager. … Read more