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Pelinka and Redick should be safe under Dodgers regime … for now
Memo to Mark Walter: Check your swing. Now that you’re the majority owner of the Lakers, everyone is expecting you to whack their two most prominent leaders in hopes of transforming the basketball team into your baseball team, but you should instead initially act in terms your Dodgers would understand. Take a pitch. Keep Rob…
Juventus players and coaches visit Trump at White House.
Members of the Italian soccer team Juventus visited with President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Exactly why the gathering took place remains largely a mystery. Six of the team’s players (Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Manuel Locatelli, Federico Gatti, Teun Koopmeiners and Dusan Vlahovic), their coach Igor Tudor, a handful of team executives…
Former NFL star Antonio Brown is wanted for attempted murder
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former NFL superstar Antonio Brown stemming from an altercation outside a celebrity kickboxing event last month in Miami. Brown is charged with the first-degree felony of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm. A judge from the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County signed the warrant Wednesday….
Scottie Scheffler deletes Venmo because bettors asked for payments
That Scottie Scheffler is the prohibitive favorite to win the U.S. Open this week at historic Oakmont Country Club surprises no one. He’s the top-ranked golfer in the world, winning three of his last four starts, including the PGA Championship. That Scheffler deleted his Venmo account because bettors continually clicked the pay/request link on the…
How are college sports changing after the House settlement?
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> College sports leaders and athletes were in limbo for months while waiting for a House settlement to be approved. An agreement would create clarity, better supporting college conferences and their respective universities that had been blindly preparing for the next academic year — unsure which name, image and likeness (NIL) rules they’d be…
‘A huge moment’: Jarmond discusses UCLA’s plans after House settlement
Like a quarterback who completed offseason workouts, spring practices and fall training camp, Martin Jarmond had been preparing for this moment for nearly a year. On Saturday came the big unveiling. The UCLA athletic director discussed with The Times the plans for his department’s operations in the new college sports world created by the House…
UCLA’s new chancellor suggests he’ll be involved with UCLA athletics
Julio Frenk does not appear to be a university administrator content to watch his school’s athletic program from the sidelines. In his last stop before becoming UCLA’s chancellor, Frenk led an overhaul of the University of Miami’s athletic department, bringing in a new athletic director and football coach after the Hurricanes were criticized for not…
Letters to Sports: The good, the bad and the ugly with 'Around the Horn'
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section give their thoughts and opinions about Bill Plaschke and ESPN’s now-defunct show and a variety of other topics. Source link
Trouble finds Shawn Kemp again, and he may serve time for it
Shawn Kemp’s name has long been synonymous with prodigious talent, a ton of trouble and wasted opportunity. Now he’ll likely also be known for a jail sentence. Kemp, 55, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault Tuesday for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Tacoma, Wash., mall parking lot. The plea was part of…
Bruce Arena wary of his L.A. return against a Galaxy team
The last time Bruce Arena and Dave Sarachan stood together on the sidelines at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy were beating the Colorado Rapids in the MLS Western Conference semifinals. That was 2016 and the win was the pair’s 18th playoff victory in eight seasons with the Galaxy. It was also the last game…