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Aleena Garcia powers UCLA softball back to Women’s College World Series
Garcia hits two home runs and sets a UCLA postseason record with seven RBIs as the Bruins beat UCF, 14-4, to sweep the NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional.
UCLA baseball walks off Oregon to win Big Ten tournament title
Phoenix Call is hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, giving the Bruins their third walk-off win in as many days.
Big Ten Tournament: Mulivai Levu plays hero again as UCLA baseball stuns USC
One day after driving in the winning run against Purdue, Levu launches a 3-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for a 7-5 semifinal victory over the Trojans.
UCLA earns No. 1 seed for NCAA baseball tournament
UCLA was rewarded Monday for its dominant wire-to-wire run through the regular season and will host St. Mary’s, Cal Poly (SLO) and Virginia Tech in a four-team, double-elimination regional beginning…
Dodgers cap successful road trip with victory over Brewers
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allows just one run in seven innings and the Dodgers get a two-run triple from Kyle Tucker and a two-run home run from Andy Pages in a 5-1…
Dodgers activate Kiké Hernandez
Hernandez returns after offseason elbow surgery and a 12-game minor league rehab assignment. Infielder Santiago Espinal is the odd man out and gets designated for assignment.
Dodgers rally to top Rockies after getting bruised early
Freddie Freeman doubles in the go-ahead run during a four-run seventh inning, and the Dodgers hold on for a 5-3 victory on a night when pitcher Emmet Sheehan gets hit…
Dodgers’ slumping Mookie Betts hits cleanup for 1st time since 2017
In 12 games since he returned from a five-week stint on the IL with a strained oblique, Betts was hitting .157 with a .494 OPS. Andy Pages was moved up…
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka stresses player development focus
Pelinka highlights Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell as an example of the identification and growth from which the Lakers could learn.
Lakers’ Luka Doncic earns All-NBA First Team honors for 6th time
The NBA scoring champion averaged 33.5 points before a hamstring injury ended his season. He won his appeal to become eligible for the honor.