While right fielder Kole Calhoun, fresh off a five-game triple-A stint, was activated off the disabled list on Wednesday, Angels left fielder Josh Hamilton and pitcher Hector Santiago both packed their bags and headed for Salt Lake. ...
It could have been a huge day for infielder Alex Guerrero, one to remember for the rest of his life. Turns out it will be, just not like any ever imagined. ...
More than seven weeks into its season, the Dodgers' rotation was finally at full strength. ...
At the time, it seemed like nothing but public pouting by a sore loser. ...
CHICAGO — Goalie Corey Crawford and the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks couldn't pinpoint exactly where Game 2 of the Western Conference finals got away from them. ...
Kings' dominating third period leads to 6-2 victory over Blackhawks - Los Angeles Times Sports Kings Kings' dominating third period leads to 6-2 victory over Blackhawks Alec Martinez, Jake Muzzin, Marian Gaborik, Anze Kopitar Nam Y. Huh / Associated Pres Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin (second from left) celebrates with teammates Alec Martinez (27), Marian Gaborik (12) and Anze Kopitar after scoring against...
Fifty senators signed a letter urging more pressure on the Redskins’ ownership to change the team’s name, pointing to the N.B.A.’s action against the Clippers’ owner, Donald Sterling, for racist comments....
The Lakers met with Mike Dunleavy, because that's what the Lakers do. The Los Angeles Lakers have been quiet as they search for a head coach to replace Mike D'Antoni, but the latest name to enter the discussion is former Lakers head coach Mike Dunleavy . Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak met with Dunleavy early Wednesday for an interview, r eports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports . Dunleavy has...
Lakers general manager shed light on the Lakers coaching search after going silent since Mike D'Antoni's resignation. The Los Angeles Lakers have moved on from the NBA Draft Lottery and are gearing up to dive into their head coach search. General manager Mitch Kupchak spoke with reporters via conference call and told media the team has officially begun interviewing candidates. USA TODAY's Sam Amick...
The decision not to penalize Richard Scudamore, the chief executive of England’s Premier League, for sexist comments in his emails reveals so much about how the league views women....
Commissioner Adam Silver said he is "beyond anger" over the Donald Sterling fiasco and left the door open for the Clippers' owner to sell the team on his own without going through the league's termination proceedings. "Mr. Sterling still owns the Los Angeles Clippers," Silver said Tuesday night before the league's draft lottery in Times Square. "Mrs. Sterling, as I understand it, through a trust, owns...
The twists and turns of the Donald Sterling saga continue. In the 30-page document detailing the charges against the Los Angeles Clippers owner, there are claims that Sterling tried to persuade V. Stiviano to tell a league investigator that she had altered the audio recording of him making racist remarks, according to The New York Times. One of the six counts issued Monday accuses the Clippers organization...
I wouldn’t consider this breaking news, since Sterling admitted that he wished he had paid his mistress V. Stiviano off. It can’t be a surprise to anyone that the NBA investigator on the case found evidence that after the tapes were released that Sterling made an offer. “I wish I had just paid her off,” Sterling said of Stiviano. Just days after that magazine interview, Sterling appears to have tried....
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that he anticipates the playoff field expanding from 12 to 14 teams, beginning in the 2015 season. ...
Wendell Scott earned a second NASCAR first on Wednesday: He became the first African-American driver to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. ...
Marco Andretti was rolling along on the highway from New York City to Nazareth, Pa., the other day, so it was a good time to talk Indy 500. ...
Before there were automated phone voices, there was Keanu Reeves. Where lesser actors smear words together in smooth, syrupy deliveries, Reeves pounds every syllable, separating one from another, as audible puzzle pieces, or chunks of mismatched brick. Brando also put his own spin on the... ...
Moments before the start of Tuesdays NBA Draft Lottery, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the media for a small state of the union address. Donald Sterling and not the lottery procedure, was the topic for the eight minute presser. Silver seems tired of addressing the Sterling scandal and issued a small plea for Sterling to just sell the team. The L.A. Times is reporting that the NBA and Silver...
According to the N.B.A.’s formal allegation against Donald Sterling, the Clippers’ owner and his associates tried to destroy evidence relating to the league’s investigation....
Ready for your latest Donald Sterling update? The NBA has set June 3rd to officially strip Sterling of the Clippers ownership. citing conduct that the league said “damaged and continues to damage the NBA and its teams.” The NBA statement said that Sterling’s words damaged not only the league’s attempts at inclusiveness but damaged relationships with fans, marketing partners and government and community...