Swanson: Clippers undaunted scaling their own chasm
Winners of seven of their last eight games, the Clippers are chipping away confidently at Coach Tyronn Lue’s goal of finishing the season at .500 after their woeful 6-21 start.
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Rendon, who was set to make $38 million in 2026, will have an undisclosed portion of that deferred into the future. He will not play again, but for now he remains on the Angels' 40-man roster.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers working to get players out of Venezuela amid uncertainty
The Venezuelan winter league has suspended play in the wake of the United States’ military action in Caracas, leaving players like Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez and outfield prospect Eduardo Quintero, both Venezuelan natives, in limbo.
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Crean Lutheran boys basketball too big, too strong for Canyon
No. 2-ranked Crean Lutheran rolls to a lopsided victory over No. 6 Canyon behind the play of 6-11 Chadrack Mpoyi and guard Hunter Caplan.
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Oregon hands No. 21 USC women their 2nd straight Big Ten loss
The Ducks close the game on a 14-0 run to stun the Trojans, 71-66, at...
UCLA Sports
UCLA men can’t erase another poor 1st half in loss to Wisconsin
The Bruins trail by 20 midway through the first half and shoot just 1 for...
Los Angeles Rams
After ‘lean’ recovery moments, Rams QB Matthew Stafford ready for playoffs
The MVP candidate will go into battle on Saturday leading a team that Coach Sean...
Los Angeles Chargers
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The seventh-seeded Chargers’ defensive depth could be a factor against the rejuvenated and second-seeded Patriots...
Lakers
Luka Doncic, LeBron James each score 30 as Lakers hold off Pelicans
Doncic caps his 30-point, 10-assist performance with a pair of off-balance, bail-out 3-pointers as the...
Clippers
Clippers rookie Kobe Sanders has breakout game against Warriors
With James Harden out with a shoulder injury, Sanders stepped into the starting lineup, scored...
Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Zegras haunts his old team as reeling Ducks lose to Flyers
Zegras scores two goals in his first game against the team that traded him, leading...
College Sports
UC Irvine stifles Cal State Fullerton to remain unbeaten in Big West play
Derin Saran has 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead a balanced offense, as the...
Golf
Europe holds off charge from Team USA, wins the Ryder Cup
The American won 8 1/2 points on Sunday, a record, but they needed 10 to...
Soccer
Galaxy’s Riqui Puig to miss 2026 season after 2nd knee surgery
The midfielder, who missed the 2025 season with a torn ACL, suffered a setback on...
LA Sparks
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After years without a dedicated practice space, the team’s announcement that it plans to build...
Boxing/MMA
Anthony Joshua dominates Jake Paul in 6th-round knockout
The two-time heavyweight champ bides his time, dropping the fading Paul twice in the fifth...
horse racing
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Olympics
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The competition runs from February 12th to 15th.
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NASCAR mourns loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash
The retired driver, who died in a North Carolina plane crash along with his wife,...