7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1790+ words) The 11th in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers. Curtis Pride was born deaf, and when he started playing baseball he was doing it mainly for himself. But the closer he…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (926+ words) UCLA promoted Saturday’s 28-10 home-opening victory against San Diego State like a friend’s band does a local show — by telling all his friends to tell all their friends to come. By buying up tickets — 300 by UCLA CEO of Athletics Tim Harris…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (353+ words) The Galaxy have been hanging on the edge of the MLS playoff chase for most of the summer, losing as often as they’ve won the past four weeks. They were less than 10 minutes from taking a big step forward Saturday…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (673+ words) At the end of a topsy-turvy Saturday that saw the Big Ten’s top contenders tumble, Trent Mosley stood just inside USC’s 15-yard line, looking skyward. By that point, Ohio State had just blown a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead to Texas, and…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago   (263+ words) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — André Luiz and Taylor Calheira scored first-half goals and Sporting Kansas City shocked LAFC with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night that ended a seven-match winless streak. Sporting KC (5-16-3) had lost six of seven matches during a skid…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1044+ words) Hollywood Smothers scored on a one-yard run with a leap over the pile with 25 seconds left and No. 4 Texas rallied from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 Saturday night. The Buckeyes had appeared in complete…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago   (970+ words) MIAMI — The way right-handed starter Tyler Glasnow has pitched this year when healthy made him an obvious choice for the Dodgers’ postseason rotation. But during the Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Marlins on Saturday, with the team on the cusp of…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (829+ words) Short-term memory. Coaches stress it — and UCLA needed it Saturday in its home opener against San Diego State. After his team reached the red zone only once in the first half — on a drive that culminated with an interception near…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (462+ words) ‘It was a lot of fun.’ UCLA surges late, opens Bob Chesney era with win over Cal BERKELEY — Wayne Knight didn’t have any Power Four conference offers when he graduated from high school in Delaware. On Saturday, playing for a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (587+ words) MELBOURNE — The Rams arrived here as the star-studded favorite to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium. They left star-crossed, stunned and searching for answers on their long flight back to Los Angeles. The Rams sleep-walked through much of the…...