It was a year ago this week that Amanda Nunes became combat sports’ first champion to come out as gay and movingly pronounced her love for her partner after beating Miesha Tate in the main event of UFC 200. It turns out that as Nunes prepares for her second women’s bantamweight title defense Saturday...
The last time Bruce Arena coached in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the field included South Africa and Colombia, attendance averaged less than 14,000 a game and the U.S. won the title on a penalty kick from a 24-year-old Brad Davis following 120 scoreless minutes against Panama. That was a dozen years...
The Clippers announced Thursday that they have acquired the rights to Oklahoma State guard Jawun Evans for cash from the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers chose Evans in the second round with the 39th pick in the NBA draft last month and then agreed to trade him to the Clippers for compensation. Evans,...
The U.S. men’s national soccer team hasn’t lost since Bruce Arena took over as coach in December, has climbed from last to third in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying table and played Mexico to a 1-1 draw on the road last month. But none of that has paid off in the FIFA world rankings, where the...
The Clippers have agreed to a two-year, $12-million deal with European star Milos Teodosic, according to NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The second year of the deal is a player option for the 30-year-old Serbian, the executives said. He got a portion of the...
A deal brokered by AEG President and CEO Dan Beckerman has solved the potential conflict of two strong boxing cards competing for the same Los Angeles and national television audience. Beckerman told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday that his company will now host a tripleheader of super-flyweight...
Adam Ghitelman thought the quarter was over. The goalie for Major League Lacrosse’s Atlanta Blaze already had his protective gloves off and water bottle in hand with just over five seconds remaining in the third and the ball in his team’s possession all the way at the other end of the field. But...
The Angels received unwanted news Wednesday about two of their pitchers. Right-hander Matt Shoemaker experienced renewed soreness in his forearm during his Tuesday rehab start in the minor leagues. The plan to build his innings in preparation for a major league return ceased, and Shoemaker is due...
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez says criticism by Tampa Bay's Logan Morrison for his Home Run Derby invitation is misplaced. Morrison told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday that Sanchez is a great player, but he shouldn't be in the derby. Sanchez, who missed 21 games between April 8 and May...
Madison Brengle knew, of course, that her opponent, Petra Kvitova, was a two-time Wimbledon champion and a popular pick to win the title again this year. Brengle also was aware, of course, that she herself never had won so much as one main-draw match at the All England Club until this week. This,...
When no Dodger was voted by fans into the starting lineup of this year's All-Star game, reliever Kenley Jansen blamed the fans. Some of those fans took to email and social media to say it wasn’t their fault that more than half of the Los Angeles area still can't watch the team on TV. But is that...
Valentina Shevchenko has been schooled since the beginning of her martial arts career never to dwell on her opponent’s advantages, and to treat each fight as her last. As her Saturday night UFC 213 main-event rematch against women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes nears, Shevchenko said she’s...
Former Laker Nick Young has agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors that is worth $5.2 million. That amount is half a million less than Young was set to make had he picked up the player option on his contract with the Lakers this summer. Young declined that option on June 21 and...
There might come a day when Gabe Vilardi walks into the Kings’ dressing room as a man among boys. On this day, though, Vilardi, was a wide-eyed boy wonder when he toured the Kings’ practice facility in El Segundo. “I saw Jeff Carter,” he said of the Kings’ all-star center. “It’s crazy. I grew up...
Daniil Medvedev didn’t remain the feel-good story of Wimbledon for long. Two days after upsetting reigning U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka in the opening round, the unseeded Wimbledon newcomer seems to have lost some composure during his 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 loss to Ruben Bemelmans on Wednesday....
Italy's Fabio Aru accelerated away from three-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome and other top contenders for the yellow jersey in an impressive show of strength on the first mountain climb of this year's race, winning Stage 5 on Wednesday and showing that he could be the man to beat to...
A recent poll by the International Olympic Committee suggests that Los Angeles residents support hosting the 2024 Summer Games at a lower percentage than has been touted by the local bid committee. The IOC numbers, included in an evaluation report issued Wednesday, indicate that 78% of L.A. residents...
Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy will lead the U.S. men's basketball team through the early stages of qualifying for the 2019 Basketball World Cup. He will guide a team made up of mostly NBA G League players in this summer's FIBA AmeriCup 2017 tournament and in qualifying games between November...
Manny Pacquiao asked the WBO to act on a request by Philippine sports officials for a review of his welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn, saying he didn't want to see the boxing industry “dying because of unfair decision and officiating.” While Pacquiao has accepted his defeat to Horn, who...
Injured rider Mark Cavendish praised Tour de France organizers Wednesday for disqualifying world champion Peter Sagan but said he has no ill will toward the man whose elbow prematurely ended Cavendish’s participation in the 2017 event. “It takes a lot of courage to eliminate the world champion...
With Fourth of July fireworks popping in the distance and plumes of red sparks piercing the sky above the darkening hills behind Dodger Stadium, Clayton Kershaw staged his own pyrotechnics display on the pitching mound Tuesday night. Every start by Kershaw carries with it the tantalizing promise...
No team in MLS history has won more home games than the Galaxy, who have never had a losing record in 21 years split between the Rose Bowl and StubHub Center. However, this season that script has been flipped, leaving the Galaxy feeling like strangers in a place they once ruled. The latest example...
The ball squirted to his right, and Cody Bellinger had a fraction of a second to decide. Break to his right and the pitcher would have to cover first base. Break to cover the base and the ball might dribble into the outfield for a hit. “No man’s land,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday....
Kenley Jansen repeatedly proclaimed his love for Dodgers fans Tuesday, two days after blaming them for failing to elect teammates Corey Seager and Justin Turner into the starting lineup for the All-Star game. It would be one thing if Dodgers fans did not care much for voting. But they do: More...
Do Dodgers fans vote for the All-Star Game? Indeed they do. Balloting is exclusively online, and the data available includes the breakdown of voters by their favorite team. This is a breakdown of voters rather than votes, but the unheralded Justin Smoak of the Toronto Blue Jays winning the American...
Gordon Hayward has chosen to sign with the Boston Celtics and reunite with coach Brad Stevens. Hayward told Utah officials that he is moving on after seven seasons with the Jazz and that he picked Boston, making the announcement Tuesday evening on The Players' Tribune site. Hayward played college...
Never has Cody Bellinger been happier to provide a few autographs. Bellinger said Tuesday he would sign some bats and balls for the firefighters who have agreed to cover his father’s work shifts next week. Bellinger accepted an invitation to compete in Monday’s home run derby, but not until he...
World champion Peter Sagan was disqualified from the Tour de France for causing a serious crash in a chaotic sprint finish on Tuesday that left Mark Cavendish needing treatment for his injuries and eventually withdrawing from the competition. About 50 yards from the end of Stage 4, Sagan elbowed...
New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro might miss the All-Star Game because of his strained right hamstring. Castro went on the disabled list June 27 and New York manager Joe Girardi said Castro won't start running hard until Thursday. “I don't know if we'll have him back before the break,”...
Alex Meyer owns the best earned-run average, 4.16, of any Angels starting pitcher this season. His fielding-independent pitching metric also leads the club’s substandard rotation. By some measures, the 6-foot-9 right-hander has been effective. By others — chiefly his league-high walk rate of more...
The Colorado Avalanche have added another goal-scoring option by signing former No. 1 overall pick Nail Yakupov to a one-year deal, while the Carolina Hurricanes have acquired Marcus Kruger from the Vegas Golden Knights, the forward's second trade in three days. Yakupov was the top pick by Edmonton...
Last year's runners-up were up first on the main showcourts at Wimbledon on Tuesday, and both came through in straight sets. Angelique Kerber, playing in the spot on Centre Court normally reserved for the defending women's champion, beat Irina Falconi of the United States 6-4, 6-4. On No. 1 Court,...
Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner leads the five-man race for the final spot on the National League All-Star team, Major League Baseball said Tuesday. In the “Final Vote” program, Turner leads Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, with Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon in third,...
Free-agent forward Danilo Gallinari and the Clippers were closing in on a sign-and-trade agreement Monday night that involved the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks and Clippers guard Jamal Crawford, according to NBA officials who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Gallinari will agree...
Alex Meyer could not believe the call, and even hours later he did not understand it. He had two strikes and two balls on Joe Mauer with two outs in the second inning Monday night at Target Field. Minnesota had a runner at third and another at first: Byron Buxton, one of baseball’s fastest men....
Cody Bellinger started April in the minor leagues. If his season went well, he said, he hoped he could play in the triple-A All-Star Game. His season has gone a bit better than he had hoped. The Dodgers called him up in April, and he took the National League by storm. He spotted the league three...
As NBA free agency passed its third full day, the Lakers finally made a few transactions. Just formalities, though. Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, the 27th pick in the draft, and Josh Hart, the 30th pick, signed their contracts Monday afternoon. They did so amid summer league two-a-days, which began Monday...
Angel Hernandez, a big league umpire for nearly a quarter-century, sued Major League Baseball on Monday alleging race discrimination. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, the 55-year-old Hernandez, who was born in Cuba and lives in Florida, alleges MLB chief baseball officer...
In picking a starting lineup for Tuesday’s game with Real Salt Lake, Galaxy coach Curt Onalfo would be well served by first considering who can’t play before deciding who should. Captain Jelle Van Damme is out because of a suspension. Forwards Gio dos Santos and Gyasi Zardes are on international...
The Chicago Cubs traded catcher Miguel Montero to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, six days after he blamed pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases during a loss to Washington. Toronto said it will send a player to be named or cash to Chicago for Montero, a two-time All-Star who was...
For the first time since he stormed onto the scene in 2012 and won a spot as a rare rookie starter in the All-Star game, Angels center fielder Mike Trout will not play in the annual event. Fans elected him as a starter for the sixth consecutive season, but Trout will not travel to Miami, where...
He regained 15 pounds he lost during a lengthy bout with valley fever, a nasty fungal lung infection, in the winter of 2015-16. He has full strength in a shoulder that didn’t feel quite right last season after surgery to repair an impingement in August 2015. Brandon Morrow didn’t need to see “100...
Adrian Gonzalez sighed. “We have some hypotheticals,” he said of current plans to rehabilitate the herniated disks in his back. He sounded uncertain. “We’re being cautious,” he added. Gonzalez has played in only 49 of the Dodgers’ 84 games. He has been on the disabled list for the last three weeks...
It was at the NHL draft last month that Mark Yannetti, the Kings’ director of amateur scouting, noticed a distinct contrast between the demeanor of his former boss, Dean Lombardi, and that of Rob Blake, who succeeded Lombardi as the club’s general manager. After not reaching the playoffs for the...