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UCLA’s struggles with turnovers in the first half create a deficit too big for a second-half rally to conquer Colorado in a 48-42 loss.
President Trump claimed he played a role in resurrecting the Big Ten football season, but it did little to help the conference or his re-election chances.
USC recovers an onside kick late in the fourth quarter before Drake London scores on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Kedon Slovis to defeat Arizona State.
After blowing leads of 16 points or more four times, the Chargers want to prove what they’re capable of early — and late — Sunday against the Raiders.
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic gives trainer Bob Baffert his fourth victory in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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The cancellation of two Pac-12 games endangered at least two weekends’ worth of games and revealed the challenges of staging a season amid a pandemic.
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UCLA ran a new defensive scheme against the Colorado, but the Bruins still gave up 525 total yards and six touchdowns in a 48-42 loss to Colorado.
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Kyren Williams ran for the go-ahead touchdown in the second overtime, and No. 4 Notre Dame prevailed 47-40 over No. 1 Clemson and D.J. Uiagalelei.
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The Trojans don’t look like a team that can contend for a College Football Playoff spot, but Clay Helton’s team showed Saturday it won’t give up.
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Austin Cindric pits late for fresh tires and storms to victory at Phoenix Raceway to capture the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
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Bru McCoy made an impact in his first game with the Trojans, hauling in a pair of big catches to help spur USC to a 28-27 win over Arizona State.
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The Trojans don’t look like a team that can contend for a College Football Playoff spot, but Clay Helton’s team showed Saturday it won’t give up.
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The Lakers are working on an effort to address social inequality as part of a six-step plan that goes beyond using Staples Center as a polling venue.
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Justin Herbert could help the Chargers become SoFi Stadium’s main attraction. The team has nine weeks to decide if Anthony Lynn is the right coach for the job.
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Plaschke: The most important game of the Dodgers’ World Series title season was one they didn’t play
Plaschke: The most important game of the Dodgers’ World Series title season was one they didn’t play
Mookie Betts, the Dodgers’ only African American player, wasn’t going to play August 26 as a message of social protest, so his teammates didn’t play either.
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Already a crucial figure in ending one long World Series drought, Dave Roberts and his steady cool exorcised the Dodgers’ demons — and some of his own.
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The Dodgers’ World Series win has been marred by Justin Turner’s act of selfishness and disappointment, writes columnist Bill Plaschke.
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Looking at where Los Angeles-based sports team owners donated money to Democratic, Republican and nonpartisan causes ahead of the 2020 election.
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Since Donahue retired in 1995 as the Pac-12’s winningest football coach, the Bruins have had five coaches, none of whom have been able to sustain that standard.
After this week’s open date, Rams will begin preparing for their toughest stretch of their schedule which begins with the Seattle Seahawks visiting SoFi Stadium.
The Rams appeared primed to finish the first half of their season with momentum until an ugly loss to the Miami Dolphins. Now their schedule gets tough.
After Sunday’s loss at Miami, the Rams will use this week to recharge ahead of a difficult schedule in the second half of the season.
The Dolphins’ defensive game plan Sunday was similar to one the Patriots used to stop the Rams in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Of course, these Miami coaches came from that New England staff.
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The Chargers could also be without top cornerback Casey Hayward, who missed practice Friday for reasons not related to an injury.
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The Chargers hope to quiet the chaos entering the second half of the season when they take on the Las Vegas Raiders.
UCLA and USC
Evan Mobley, the highest-ranked recruit ever to choose USC, is looking forward to playing alongside his brother and making big plays for the Trojans.
USC wants to start off the season strong against Arizona State following an offseason that saw many changes to the Trojans’ coaching staff.
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The Trojans play the Sun Devils in a 9 a.m. game Saturday at the Coliseum to open the long-delayed season. Here is how USC and Arizona State match up.
The Bruins open their delayed football season Saturday against the Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo. Here’s a look at the big matchups in the game.
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George Lombard, the Dodgers’ first base coach, is leaving the team to become the Detroit Tigers’ bench coach under manager A.J. Hinch.
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Several members of the Dodgers organization tested positive for the coronavirus, although none were inside the World Series bubble in Arlington, Texas.
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The Dodgers won the World Series, Justin Turner made a poor choice, and MLB decided to point the finger at him first and investigate later.
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Kobe Bryant was a much-hyped teenager when he made his Lakers debut Nov. 3, 1996. He missed the only shot he took but would soon become a Lakers legend.
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Lakers’ Danny Green joins campaign to change perception of Black people by breaking the sterotypes we see in advertising and media.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope accepts his place as a Lakers role player; his importance to the NBA champions makes his re-signing imperative.
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The Breeders’ Cup is upon us. Friday is nothing but 2-year-old races, headlined by the Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies.
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In a season filled with unprecedented challenges, LAFC coach Bob Bradley knows opening the MLS playoffs on the road is a tough task for his team.
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Monomoy Girl’s victory in Breeders’ Cup Distaff gave trainer Brad Cox his fourth victory of the weekend, tying a record held by Richard Mandella in 2003.
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Jason Day stumbled at the end at difficult Memorial Park, three-putting for bogey on the 18th to fall a stroke behind leader Sam Burns in the Houston Open
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The Ducks signed Jamie Drysdale, selected No. 6 overall in the 2020 NHL draft, to a three-year contract.
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Kyle Trask threw for four touchdowns as No. 8 Florida beat No. 5 Georgia 44-28, while No. 12 Oregon handled short-handed Stanford 35-14 in an opener.
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Absolutely Aiden was euthanized following an injury suffered in a chain-reaction incident that toppled several riders Saturday at the Breeders’ Cup.
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LeBron James and other notable athletes from around the country weighed in on Joe Biden being elected president of the United States on Saturday.
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Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev advances to the Paris Masters final for the first time after defeating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 7-5, on Saturday.
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Today is the big day at the Breeders’ Cup with all the 2-year-old races out of the way.
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D’Eriq King threw for five touchdowns as No. 11 Miami rallied past N.C. State 44-41, and No. 9 BYU rolled to a 51-17 victory at No. 21 Boise State.
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The Los Angeles Times’ NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Will the Warriors trade their No. 2 pick? And where will LaMelo Ball go?
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UCLA’s struggles with turnovers in the first half creates a deficit too big for a second-half rally to conquer in a 48-42 loss to Colorado.
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LeBron James and other notable athletes from around the country weighed in on Joe Biden being elected president of the United States on Saturday.
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The Trojans don’t look like a team that can contend for a College Football Playoff spot, but Clay Helton’s team showed Saturday it won’t give up.
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The cancellation of two Pac-12 games endangered at least two weekends’ worth of games and revealed the challenges of staging a season amid a pandemic.
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Anaheim Servite coach Troy Thomas joins Eric Sondheimer and Randy Rosenbloom to discuss high school football and the playoffs that might have been.
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Servite High School football coach Troy Thomas joins Eric Sondheimer and Randy Rosenbloom to discuss the playoffs that might have been.
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Ted Corcoran will serve as interim coach at St. Francis, taking over for Jim Bonds, who died Oct. 28 after a battle with cancer.
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After eight months of a COVID-19 shutdown in California, it’s time to move forward with sports while following the necessary precautions.
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LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner says campus sports facilities in the district will be available for coaches starting next week for voluntary conditioning workouts.
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Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget has been added to the national team roster for friendlies with Wales and Panama replacing Josh Sargent.
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Some of the best televised matches from Europe this weekend will take place long before the sun rises in the Pacific time zone.
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The Galaxy tie with the Seattle Sounders 1-1, but victories by San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids sealed their playoff fate anyway.
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Cristian Espinoza scored a goal and assisted on another by Chris Wondolowski, and the San Jose Earthquakes beat LAFC 3-2 to clinch a playoff berth.
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Rex Kalamian, a Clippers assistant for the past two seasons, is joining Sacramento as an assistant on coach Luke Walton’s bench.
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Brian Adams, who coached the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario since 2018, is joining Doc Rivers’ coaching staff on the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Miami assistant Dan Craig, ex-Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson and former Cleveland assistant Larry Drew have committed to join the Clippers as assistants.
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Tyronn Lue has a ‘Midas touch’ with people, a likability that has won over high school friends and NBA power brokers. Honesty is the source of his magnetism.
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The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and Angels’ Mike Trout are both receipts of this season’s Silver Slugger award.
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Right-hander Cole Percival wanted to pitch for the Angels, the team with which his father, Troy, won the 2002 World Series, but the Dodgers made an offer instead.
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The Angels have interviewed at least 14 people for their GM opening. A focus on scouting and player development appears preferred to a reliance on analytics.
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The Angels and MLB filed a motion in Orange County Superior Court on Monday to dismiss a complaint by former team employee Brian “Bubba” Harkins.
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The NHL has postponed the 2021 editions of its Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend, citing “ongoing uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus.”
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Mike “Doc” Emrick, NBC’s longtime voice of NHL coverage, announced Monday he is retiring from broadcasting after 50 years of covering the sport.
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Quinton Byfield, the No. 2 overall pick by the Kings in the 2020 NHL draft, has signed his rookie contract with the team.
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Shattenkirk will join the Ducks after helping the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup this season. As expected, the Kings passed on signing anyone.
