Letters to Sports: A fond farewell to John Robinson
If I could have had a coaching career, I would have wanted it to be like John Robinson’s. The former USC and L.A. Rams head coach was, in my mind,…
Playoffs ‘a bit strange’ for Olivier Giroud, but he still wants MLS Cup title
Olivier Giroud has played in two World Cup finals, won both a Champions League and Europa League title and scored more goals for France than any player in history.There aren’t…
Jaime Jarrín on Fernando Valenzuela: ‘He was so smart. … He was a marvel, really’
Hall of Fame Dodgers Spanish-language broadcaster Jaime Jarrín rose to national prominence when he became Fernando Valenzuela’s interpreter during his rookie season. Jarrín shared some of his thoughts about working…
Going to Dodger Stadium for the World Series? Five ways to avoid parking and traffic headaches
Baseball fans across Los Angeles and beyond are gearing up for a historic Friday night as the Dodgers take on the Yankees in the first game of the World Series.…
Book excerpt: Dodgers’ support once prompted MLB to ban female reporters in clubhouse
In the fifth inning of the first game of the 1977 World Series, Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn deputized his second-in-command to tell me the press pass giving me…
Can UCLA get its Big Ten breakthrough? Five things to watch against Rutgers
They played “The Sopranos” theme song at UCLA practice this week, a nod to the Bruins’ first game in New Jersey in the school’s 105 years of football. If UCLA…
Mauricio Pochettino understands his ‘responsibility’ with World Cup fast approaching
AUSTIN, Texas — If there was any doubt the national soccer team was under new management it faded Saturday when fans arriving at Q2 Stadium for Mauricio Pochettino’s first game as…
Jim Harbaugh, Chargers feeling better after first win in Denver since 2018
DENVER — Flanked by team medical personnel, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shuffled to the locker room as his offense took the field against the Denver Broncos. Suffering from an undisclosed illness,…