Letters to Sports: Dodgers off to a roller-coaster start
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> In response to the reader last week who was wondering why so many…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> In response to the reader last week who was wondering why so many All-Area basketball players are leaving L.A. for other colleges: Mick Cronin. Paul KawaguchiRosemead Never needing a filter, UCLA coach Mick Cronin let it fly! In response to the question, what was needed for UCLA to advance further in the NCAA…
Bo Lueders, guitarist and co-founder of the Chicago-based hardcore metal band Harm’s Way, has died, his bandmates announced “with heavy, broken hearts” Thursday on social media. He was 38. Lueders “will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion for his friends & family and his magnetic, inimitable presence on & off the stage,” Harm’s…
HAVANA — After another nationwide blackout debilitated Cuba, electricity began flickering back on in parts of Havana on a recent Sunday afternoon. As cell signal returned, Alberto González’s phone buzzed nonstop with messages. “Will you open today?” “Is there power?” “Good afternoon, brother. Will there be dancing?” Until now, it wasn’t a question people needed to ask….
The Angels celebrated their 2026 home opener on Friday, and the fans booed the ceremonial first pitch. Magic Johnson, the Dodgers’ co-owner and the foremost winner in Los Angeles sports history, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgers’ opener. Jeff Kent, just elected to the Hall of Fame, did the honors for the…
A raft of changes affecting the money in your pocket are coming into force this month. Council tax and water are just two of the household bills which will rise, while mobile phone and broadband contracts are also going up, along with the price of a pint. And a change to Premium Bonds means your…
The L.A. man who was filmed punching and kicking the Mercedes-Benz of “Gown and Out in Beverly Hills” stars Patrik Simpson and Pol’ Atteu in Hollywood was arrested this week and booked on felony vandalism. The reality stars shared the dramatic video of the incident on social media with the caption, “Emergency! We need your…
WASHINGTON — President Trump is requesting $152 million from Congress to begin “rebuilding” the prison on Alcatraz Island for operational use, though his administration appears to have taken few steps toward advancing the project. The request, in the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, resurrects Trump’s attention-grabbing concept of converting the crumbling site — which has…
PHOENIX — This year’s women’s Final Four has everything. Influencer houses, swag bags, a Super Bowl-esque media day and an outside tournament village. That might not have ever happened if not for the inequities that blew up in the tournament five years ago. One of the flash points in women’s college basketball history unfolded during the 2021…
Chelsea FC have announced a pre-tax loss of ÂŁ262.4m – the biggest in Premier League history. The west London football club said the losses for the 2024-25 season were in part due to higher operating costs compared to the previous year. In the previous year’s accounts, Chelsea posted a profit of ÂŁ128.4m which was helped…
Melvin Edwards, a sculptor best known for abstract steel works that illustrated the history and resistance of African Americans, died March 30 at his Baltimore home. He was 88. His death was confirmed by Alexander Gray Associates, the gallery that represents him. Edwards rose to prominence in 1963 with the first works of what would…