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Why Ben Howland remains grateful long after leaving UCLA
Ben Howland planned it like this. Of course he did. This was a coach so engrossed in details that he would grumble about the room temperature at news conferences and call a timeout when his team was in the middle of a big run just so that he could set up his defense. So it…
Clayton Kershaw moves closer to 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers’ win
It’s hard not to count as the strikeouts go by. Clayton Kershaw’s first strikeout Friday night came on his “Cooperstown curveball” — a pitch that’s dazzled since its first appearance at Dodger Stadium on May 25, 2008. Two strikeouts on sliders that dove into the dirt like paper airplanes curtailing in the wind brought his…
Why MLB owners are bigger fans of the Angels than the Dodgers
The winter wails of “Are the Dodgers ruining baseball?” pretty much established the Dodgers as the team other major league owners love to hate. If there is one thing most owners love more than winning, it is cost control. That is why they covet a salary cap. The team other owners love? It might just…
Golf collective Swang wants to change your perception of golf
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> It’s 7 p.m. on a Thursday at the driving range at the Westside’s Rancho Park Golf Course. At one end of the raised platform, the stalls are mostly occupied by polo shirt-wearing men quietly practicing their swings. But at the other end, a crowd gathers. People of all backgrounds are vibing to hip-hop…
Clayton Kershaw earns his first win of 2025 as Dodgers beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career. And they’ve rarely been disappointed. So they did it again on a sultry Sunday afternoon in St. Louis and once again Kershaw delivered, earning his first win of the season in a…
Max Muncy’s two homers make up for his error in Dodgers’ win over Mets
Max Muncy’s 2025 season has been nothing if not enigmatic. But lately, after a woeful opening month on both sides of the ball, the good (his bat) has been outweighing the bad (his glove). In the Dodgers’ 6-5 win against the New York Mets on Tuesday, such a duality came into plain view. In the…