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WASHINGTON — President Trump will order the establishment of a White House task force on Tuesday focused on security for the Olympics Games in Los Angeles in 2028. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the president plans on creating the task force by executive order on Tuesday, telling The Times that Trump “considers it a…

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh publicly addressed linebacker Denzel Perryman’s arrest on Monday, saying he visited with the veteran linebacker in jail over the weekend. Perryman has been held without bail since his arrest Friday on suspicion of felony weapons possession after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies allegedly discovered five firearms — including two assault-style weapons…

The Dodgers are leading the majors in on-base-plus-slugging percentage as an offense this year. They are second in the National League in scoring, and third in team batting average. They have the league’s top players in hitting (Will Smith batting .324 and Freddie Freeman batting .306) and OPS (Shohei Ohtani at .982 and Smith at…

Sean McVay won’t have to worry about Matthew Stafford catching a twice-tipped pass and stumbling over the goal line during a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys. That anxiety-inducing event occurred last year when the Rams practiced against the Cowboys. On Tuesday, the Rams again travel to Oxnard to practice against the Cowboys before Saturday’s…

TAMPA, Fla. — Scoring runs at Steinbrenner Field should not be as hard as the Dodgers made it look this weekend. The spring training ballpark, which is doubling as the Tampa Bay Rays’ temporary home this season after Tropicana Field was shredded in an offseason hurricane, has small Yankee Stadium-inspired dimensions that played even shorter in this…

The second in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers. The expansion Los Angeles Angels were just 5 months old in September 1961 when the team called up three minor leaguers who would come to define the fledgling franchise’s early years. Jim Fregosi, a teenage shortstop,…

Tino Sunseri is spending the next two weeks in Costa Mesa while a large chunk of his heart resides on the East Coast. That’s where the new UCLA offensive coordinator’s wife and 3-month-old son are living with one set of grandparents, allowing Tino to focus the best he can on training camp with the Bruins….

With red welts scattered like landmarks of the war she’d just waged, Kelsey Plum let the microphone have it. “I drive more than anyone in the league,” the Sparks guard said, voice taut. “So to shoot six free throws is f— absurd. And I got scratches on my face, I got scratches on my body,…

For Chargers rookie Tre’ Harris, the opportunity to see the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, proved to be an eye-opening experience — a moment of validation for his budding NFL career. “Being able to go to the Hall of Fame, seeing all of the busts, all the players and the history of…

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has not practiced because of a back issue, will not participate in Tuesday’s joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys, and his availability for a joint practice with the Chargers the following week will be determined, coach Sean McVay said Saturday. Stafford, 37, saw back specialist Dr. Steven Watkins again on…