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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.
Angels walk off Rangers to complete sweep behind Reid Detmers’ dominant outing
Detmers strikes out a career-high 14 and retires the final 21 batters he faces before Donovan Walton scores when Rangers second baseman Justin Foscue’s throw to first gets past Jake…
Rancho Alamitos baseball reaches first CIF-SS title game by beating Oxford Academy
Senior Henry Garcia pitches a one-hit shutout to beat Oxford Academy in the Division 8 semifinals.
U.S. Men’s National Soccer team announces 26-man roster for FIFA World Cup
The roster, which isn’t official until June 1, consists of 13 players from the 2022 tournament squad and 13 who will be making their first appearance.
Champions Tour event in Newport Beach to become Hoag Senior Players Championship
The annual event at Newport Beach Country Club, the longest-running tournament at the same site on the 50-and-over PGA Tour Champions, is being elevated to a major championship beginning in…
Lakers hire former Pelicans executive as assistant GM
Rohan Ramadas, who was the vice president of strategy and basketball operations in New Orleans, is the first of two assistant GMs the Lakers plan to hire.
Derwin James Jr., Chargers agree to 3-year, $75.6M extension
The deal, which calls for about $57 million to be guaranteed for the five-time Pro Bowl selection, makes him the highest-paid safety in the league by average annual salary for…
Mookie Betts homers twice as Dodgers rout Rockies, but Kiké Hernández is headed to IL
Betts drives in five runs as a reshuffled lineup produces five home runs and 17 hits while Eric Lauer debuts with six strong innings in a 15-6 win, but the…