Ex-Olympian Ben Askren ‘died four times’ before double lung transplant
Ben Askren has been through a lot during the past six weeks. The former Olympic wrestler and MMA fighter underwent a double lung transplant after suffering a severe case of…
With trade deadline looming, Dodgers’ skid raises questions
MILWAUKEE — The Dodgers have been here before. This time last year, in a season that bore so many similarities to their current one, a first-place and highly touted Dodgers…
After fast start, Sparks fall to league-leading Lynx at home
For nearly four magical minutes in the first quarter, an upset of the WNBA’s best team seemed scarily possible. What seemed scarier, perhaps, was that the team doing the damage…
Chargers’ Najee Harris sustains eye injury in fireworks incident
Chargers running back Najee Harris sustained a minor eye injury during a holiday weekend fireworks accident, but the prized free-agent signing will be ready for the upcoming season, his agent…
Dodgers unveil Kobe Bryant bobblehead to be given away Aug. 8
Kobe Bryant was in a great mood as the Lakers assembled in El Segundo for their 2009 media day. And for good reason. The Lakers had just won their 15th…
Bronny James and Lakers can’t match Cooper Flagg and Mavericks
LAS VEGAS — The Thomas & Mack Center public-address announcer called it the “main event” at the NBA Summer League, with Lakers’ second-year guard Bronny James and Dallas Mavericks rookie…
Hamilton turns to ‘the Franchise’ quarterback to lift program
Elijah Asante, the football coach at Hamilton High who’s never been shy about making predictions, wants it to be known that he believes freshman quarterback Thaddeus Breaux is a future…
Jannik Sinner to play Carlos Alcaraz in Wimbledon final
LONDON — Jannik Sinner overwhelmed a not-fully-fit Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday to set up a showdown for the championship against Carlos Alcaraz. The…
Shohei Ohtani has top-selling MLB jersey; two other Dodgers in top four
Shohei Ohtani has the bestselling jersey in baseball. Again. He is joined in the top four by Dodgers teammates Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. Again. According to rankings released Friday…
Like father, like son: MLB draft prospects follow in dad’s footsteps
Before Jerry Hairston Jr. became a voice of the Dodgers, that buoyant broadcaster on Spectrum Sports Net LA putting a blue-tinged spin on pregame and postgame analysis, he was a…