Sports

MILAN — Jordan Stolz’s run for the speedskating triple crown came up short in the 1,500 meters Thursday, with the American settling for silver behind China’s Ning Zhongyan at the Milan-Cortina Games. Ning set an Olympic record, blazing the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in 1 minute and 41.98 seconds. Stolz, who won gold in the…

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO PLAYOFFSWEDNESDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION FINALSAt Valley College OPEN DIVISION#1 Birmingham 18, #2 Granada Hills 9 DIVISION I#1 San Pedro 8, #2 Palisades 7 SOUTHERN SECTIONSEMIFINALS At Woollett Aquatic Center OPEN DIVISION #1 Mater Dei 18, #5 San Marcos 14#3 Oaks Christian 12, #2 Newport Harbor 9 DIVISION 1Foothill 10, Beckman…

Lorenzo Hernandez, who was the football coach at Garfield for 24 years until stepping down after the 2024 season, is coming out of retirement to become head coach at Whittier High. He met with his new players Wednesday afternoon. Hernandez helped elevate the Garfield program beyond the annual Garfield vs. Roosevelt rivalry game, with the…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful racer in Alpine skiing history, ended her Olympic medal drought in spectacular fashion Wednesday, winning gold in women’s slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. Shiffrin won her third career Olympic gold medal by finishing 1.50 seconds ahead of silver medalist Camille Rast of Switzerland and 1.71 seconds over bronze…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — With Tommy Edman opening the season on the injured list, Hyeseong Kim is a prime candidate to see an uptick in playing time at second base for the Dodgers in the coming season. On Tuesday, he further solidified his case. With teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a live batting practice session on…

Gina Carano is a trailblazer in women’s mixed martial arts. Her final professional fight was in 2009, four years before women began competing in UFC. Ronda Rousey was UFC’s first female fighter, its first women’s bantamweight champion and the first woman inducted into its Hall of Fame. Her final professional MMA fight was in 2016….

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE (Games at 7 p.m. unless noted) SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS OPEN DIVISION Pool A #8 Corona del Mar at #1 Sierra Canyon Pool B #7 Harvard-Westlake at #2 Santa Margarita Pool C #6 Corona Centennial at #3 Redondo Union Pool D #5 St. John bosco at #4 Sherman Oaks Notre…

PHOENIX — Position players reported to spring training at Camelback Ranch for the Dodgers on Monday, but manager Dave Roberts revealed that the team will be without its versatile second baseman and utilityman Tommy Edman when it opens the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks at home on March 26. The 30-year-old Edman underwent ankle surgery during the…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — World-class athletes, thrilling events, stirring medal ceremonies, I will remember all of those from the Winter Olympics. But what I experienced Sunday on my 45-minute bus ride from my hotel to Cortina will stay with me longer. There was a young woman sitting across the aisle. She looked to be in her mid-20s,…

Cuando Kawhi Leonard crecía en Moreno Valley, solía acudir al All-Star Weekend de la NBA en Los Ángeles, en el pabellón entonces conocido como Staples Center, y se mezclaba con el público en el Centro de Convenciones de Los Ángeles durante las festividades. Así que, cuando saltó a la cancha para disputar el All-Star Game…