• Even in Dodgers’ clubhouse, players are monitoring the trade winds

    Even in Dodgers’ clubhouse, players are monitoring the trade winds
    WASHINGTON – Two years ago, the Dodgers were in mid-flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta to begin a three-city road trip when the trade deadline arrived. News spread around the team charter that the Dodgers had acquired three pitchers – right-hander Yu Darvish and lefties Tony Watson and Tony Cingrani.
    Last year, Justin Turner and Alex Wood were on a boat, vacationing during the All-Star break when news hit the internet – the Dodgers had acquired Manny Machado. A video (perhaps s
  • Nationals ruin Walker Buehler’s birthday, pound Dodgers to avoid sweep

    Nationals ruin Walker Buehler’s birthday, pound Dodgers to avoid sweep
    Washington Nationals’ Matt Adams, left, is out at the plate against Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith during the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
    Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler walks toward the dugout after he was pulled from a baseball game during the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles
  • Whicker: Fifty years later, Bouton and Shecter’s “Ball Four” remains a turning point

    Whicker: Fifty years later, Bouton and Shecter’s “Ball Four” remains a turning point
    Fifty years ago Jim Bouton began changing baseball, note by furtive note.
    Unbeknownst to most, he was writing down the unreported ways of the game and its players, as he sat, marooned, in the bullpens of Houston, Seattle and Triple-A Hawaii.
    What followed in 1970 was “Ball Four.”
    It was more of a portal than a book. Suddenly we saw the flesh and felt the blood of major league players. Myths fell into the ocean like ice chunks. Faces on baseball cards actually drew you into a corner a
  • Once Upon a Time in the LBC performers pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle, other late rappers

    Once Upon a Time in the LBC performers pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle, other late rappers
    As hip-hop titans Snoop Dogg, YG and The Game performed at the sold-out Once Upon a Time in the LBC festival on Saturday, July 27, Nipsey Hussle should have been on stage with them.
    The Los Angeles rapper was announced among the top talent for the event at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach only weeks before he was gunned down in front of his store in Los Angeles.
    But Hussle’s presence was still felt at the festival, which attracted 15,000 fans on Saturday with another 15,000 expecte
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  • Dan Coats expected to step down as intelligence chief

    Dan Coats expected to step down as intelligence chief
    WASHINGTON — Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, is expected to step down in the coming days after spending his tenure at odds with President Donald Trump over issues including Russia and Trump’s own attacks on the intelligence community, people familiar with the decision said Sunday.
    To replace him, the people said, the president was likely to tap Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican and staunch defender of Trump. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, he sha
  • California’s surplus is how much?

    California’s surplus is how much?
    During a recent meeting with allied organizations concerned about California’s high taxes, the question on everyone’s mind was: why do our political adversaries continue to push for even more taxes given that the state has a huge budget surplus? Also, how much excess revenue is there?
    But like most questions involving public policy – and particularly those related to fiscal issues – the question quickly begot more questions. For example, what’s the difference betwee
  • Del Mar consensus picks for Sunday July 28

    Del Mar consensus picks for Sunday July 28
    The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday July 28 at Del Mar.
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  • 40 years of The B-52s, from starting in Athens to ‘Love Shack’ and beyond

    40 years of The B-52s, from starting in Athens to ‘Love Shack’ and beyond
    For more than 40 years, The B-52s have been bringing a new wave dance party to clubs, ballrooms, theaters, arenas and amphitheaters around the country
    “We just like to keep the energy high, get the audience on their feet and having a good time,” said singer Fred Schneider, who’s also been known to bang on a cowbell. “I’ve never heard any complaints about our live show. Never.”
    The band, which has upcoming dates in Orange County (as part of the Pacific Amphithe
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  • As CTE trials approach, could legal reckoning be coming to youth football’s leading institutions?

    As CTE trials approach, could legal reckoning be coming to youth football’s leading institutions?
    Late last month, nearly three years after she filed a lawsuit that threatened to alter the landscape of youth football forever, Kimberly Archie arrived at the downtown Los Angeles office of the law firm Wilson Elser LLP expecting it would be one of the worst days of her life.
    For years, Wilson Elser had managed to keep one of its most high-profile clients, Pop Warner Little Scholars, from ever seeing the inside of a courtroom. While most other institutions governing football dealt with some form
  • Announcement: SoCal Policy Forum launches

    Announcement: SoCal Policy Forum launches
    Southern California is one of the most dynamic, culturally influential and economically powerful regions in the country.
    But as readers of these pages know, it’s also a region with its share of problems and challenges.
    Poverty, homelessness, economic inequality, and the soaring cost of housing are among the region’s most visible and persistent challenges.
    Identifying solutions and working toward tangible solutions on these and other issues is a fundamental responsibility of many elec
  • New commander takes charge of Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station in traditional military ceremony

    New commander takes charge of Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station in traditional military ceremony
    One of the West Coast’s most important Naval bases — responsible for weapons storage, as well as loading and maintenance of ships in the United States Pacific Fleet — has a new commander.
    Capt. Jason Sherman took charge of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach on Friday, July 26, and with that, also heads the Navy Munitions Command Pacific CONUS (Continental United States) West Division.
    In a traditional change of command ceremony, Sherman replaced Capt. Noel Dahlke, base commander
  • Angel Stadium talks: What constitutes a ‘fair’ lease deal for Anaheim?

    Angel Stadium talks: What constitutes a ‘fair’ lease deal for Anaheim?
    Stadium leases last decades, and the last time Anaheim had the opportunity to make a deal for Angel Stadium, some critics say the city didn’t ask for enough from its hometown baseball team.
    Now that city and Angels officials are negotiating a new lease in earnest to beat an end-of-year deadline, the big question is what’s a fair deal for the long-term use of what one observer called “Anaheim’s most valuable asset”?
    Who makes money?
    How much rent the team might pay a
  • OC Fair 2019: Things to do today, July 28

    OC Fair 2019: Things to do today, July 28
    Headed to the fair today? Here are some things to know.
    Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight
    Admission: $14 adults; $7 ages 60 and older, $7 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger
    Deals: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. general admission is $7 and it takes half the number of tickets for a carnival ride.
    Free admission for veterans and active-duty military with ID.
    $35 unlimited ride wristbands available, buy them by 1 p.m. and last rides are by 4 p.m.
    Ride the $4 round-trip OC Fair Express bus service and get $4 adm
  • UFC 240: Max Holloway retains featherweight title; Cris Cyborg dominates

    UFC 240: Max Holloway retains featherweight title; Cris Cyborg dominates
    Max Holloway, left, fights Frankie Edgar during a mixed martial arts bout at UFC 240, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
    Max Holloway is hit by Frankie Edgar during a mixed martial arts bout at UFC 240, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMax Holloway, left, and Frankie Edgar connect on each otherduring a mixed martial arts bout at UFC 240, in Edmo
  • Gervonta Davis stops Nunez in 2nd to retain WBA title

    Gervonta Davis stops Nunez in 2nd to retain WBA title
    Referee Harvey Dock, center, jumps between Gervonta Davis, left, and Ricardo Nunez to end their super featherweight boxing championship bout in favor of Davis in the second round, Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
    Floyd Mayweather, left, talks to Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, center, and his wife, Renee Bisciotti, prior to a super featherweight boxing championship bout between Ricardo Nunez and Gervonta Davis, Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Phot
  • Orange County softball brings home gold at PGF All-American game, 18-and-under final

    Orange County softball brings home gold at PGF All-American game, 18-and-under final
    IRVINE One team with Orange County players shouted “West Coast! Best Coast!” after its all-star game victory.
    Another squad with county players captured the highest division in arguably the toughest tournament in the nation.
    Orange County softball was indeed well-represented in the two spotlight games hosted by Premier Girls Fastpitch at Deanna Manning Stadium on Saturday.
    Former Orange Lutheran center fielder Ciara Briggs went 2 for 3 and scored the first run of the pivotal third in
  • Paredes scores twice, Timbers top Galaxy

    Paredes scores twice, Timbers top Galaxy
    The Portland Timbers’ Brian Fernandez (7) vies for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the LA Galaxy in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Noble Guyon/The Oregonian via AP)
    Portland Timbers’ Diego Valeri (8) removes his shirt during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the LA Galaxy on Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Portland, Ore. (Noble Guyon/The Oregonian via AP)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPortland Timbers’ Cristhian Paredes
  • Erica Wheeler leads Team Wilson to win at WNBA All-Star Game

    Erica Wheeler leads Team Wilson to win at WNBA All-Star Game
    Indiana Fever’s Erica Wheeler, of Team Wilson, cries as she holds the MVP trophy after winning the honor at the WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
    Indiana Fever’s Erica Wheeler, of Team Wilson, cries as she holds up the MVP trophy after winning the honor at the WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsWashington Mystics’ Elena Delle Do
  • Ty Buttrey has another rough eighth to cost Angels in 3rd straight loss to Orioles

    Ty Buttrey has another rough eighth to cost Angels in 3rd straight loss to Orioles
    Baltimore Orioles’ Stevie Wilkerson, right, is tagged out at third by Los Angeles Angels third baseman Matt Thaiss while trying to stretch a double into a triple during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols, right, gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run while Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino kneels at the plate during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday
  • Whicker: Compton celebrates a 66-game winning streak that was locally owned and operated

    Whicker: Compton celebrates a 66-game winning streak that was locally owned and operated
    Frank Wheaton, left, shares a laugh with Lewis Nelson during the Compton 125 Historical Society’s event in Compton, CA on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Players from the record-breaking 66-0 Compton High School basketball team were honored after 50 years, including Nelson. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    A picture in the documentary on Compton High School ’srecord-breaking basketball team, The 66-0 record still stands after 50 years.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange Cou
  • Chargers’ Keenan Allen continues to be overlooked after back-to-back prolific seasons

    Chargers’ Keenan Allen continues to be overlooked after back-to-back prolific seasons
    SANTA ANA — The street race cars made thunderous sounds, each one louder than the previous, as drivers accelerated following a stop sign near the field at Calvary Chapel High. But the Fast and Furious spectacle didn’t grab the attention of the 200 youngsters sitting in front of Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen last week.
    They were absorbing Allen’s opening words for his youth football camp. Allen didn’t raise his voice to compete with the loud engines. He already had t
  • AVP Hermosa Beach Open: Shaw plays through pain to reach semis with Ponnet

    AVP Hermosa Beach Open: Shaw plays through pain to reach semis with Ponnet
    Crissy Jones, left, makes a dig as Kelly Reeves looks on during AVP Tournament at Hermosa Beach on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
    Troy Field makes a dig during AVP Tournament at Hermosa Beach on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsKelly Reeves dives for a dig during AVP Tournament at Hermosa Beach on Saturday, July 27, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
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  • Rams’ Cooper Kupp excited to return to practice after ACL tear; Jared Goff discusses potential extension

    Rams’ Cooper Kupp excited to return to practice after ACL tear; Jared Goff discusses potential extension
    Wide receiver Cooper Kupp #18 of the Los Angeles Rams during the Los Angeles Rams training camp on the campus of UC Irvine on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Wide receiver Cooper Kupp #18 of the Los Angeles Rams plays with his son June after practice during the Los Angeles Rams training camp on the campus of UC Irvine on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)SoundThe g
  • Photos: Los Angeles Rams Football Training Camp at UC Irvine

    Photos: Los Angeles Rams Football Training Camp at UC Irvine
    Los Angeles Rams training camp on the campus of UC Irvine on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in Irvine, California.
    Quarterback Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams signs autographs during the Los Angeles Rams training camp on the campus of UC Irvine on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
    Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams enters the field during the Los Angeles Rams training camp on the campus of UC Irvine on Saturday, July 27
  • Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse for more than 3 decades, dies at age 75

    Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse for more than 3 decades, dies at age 75
    GLENDALE — Russi Taylor, an actress who gave voice to Minnie Mouse for more than three decades, has died.
    Walt Disney Co. chairman Bob Iger announced Taylor’s death in a statement Saturday. Taylor died Friday in Glendale, Disney said. She was 75. The cause was not immediately clear.We are sorry to report that Disney Legend Russi Taylor has passed away: https://t.co/8uphuNZy3i pic.twitter.com/FwAdJJYpqw
    — Disney (@Disney) July 27, 2019Taylor was married to the man who voiced Mic
  • Despite calls to start over, US health system covers 90%

    Despite calls to start over, US health system covers 90%
    By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    WASHINGTON — America’s much-maligned health care system is covering 9 out of 10 people, a fact that hasn’t stopped the 2020 presidential candidates from refighting battles about how to provide coverage, from Bernie Sanders’ call for replacing private insurance with a government plan to President Donald Trump’s pledge to erase the Affordable Care Act and start over.
    The politicians are depicting a system in meltdown. The numbers point to a
  • The politics of vehicle mileage standards

    The politics of vehicle mileage standards
    California is holding up the whole world with a demand for an increase in gas mileage of 10 miles per gallon.
    That’s the story behind this week’s announcement that four automakers have reached a deal with state air-quality officials to comply with California’s mileage targets instead of supporting the Trump administration’s proposed mileage standards.
    While some reports have made it sound as if four automakers have sided with human survival while the rest favor total exti
  • Local FBI aids in search for missing toddler whose parents died in murder-suicide

    Local FBI aids in search for missing toddler whose parents died in murder-suicide
    LOS ANGELES — The FBI’s Los Angeles office issued a bulletin Saturday requesting help locating a 2-year-old Medford, Oregon, boy whose parents died in a murder-suicide in Kalispell, Montana.
    An intense search was underway to locate the toddler, according to Laura Eimiller of the local FBI office, who added that there was no known connection to Southern California, but “many of the West Coast field offices are pushing this out to cast a wide net.”
    Aiden Salcido was last se
  • America is number one: too bad the politicians don’t see it

    America is number one: too bad the politicians don’t see it
    The United States is a great country dominated by small minds.  The two dominant political forces of our time — the progressive left and the Trumpian right — have a stake in pushing a declinist narrative, one to change the country in a more statist direction, the other to stir up resentment and nostalgia among the middle-class masses.
    Both political forces overemphasize the country’s problems, obscuring the underlying reality.
    Though the country has many faults, notably ri
  • Angels’ Andrew Heaney cautiously optimistic about rehab

    Angels’ Andrew Heaney cautiously optimistic about rehab
    ANAHEIM — Andrew Heaney is, unfortunately for him and the Angels, an expert on rehabbing an injury.
    So, after the Angels’ lefty played catch for the third straight day, without feeling any discomfort in his shoulder, he had an idea what to make of it.
    Nothing.
    “Not quite where I wanted to be, but getting there,” Heaney said on Saturday. “I’ve dealt with this kind of (stuff) a lot, so I know how it goes. I know not to get excited about good days. I know not to
  • Will Smith drives in 6 as Dodgers rout Nationals

    Will Smith drives in 6 as Dodgers rout Nationals
    WASHINGTON — Will Smith will always have fond memories of his time in Oklahoma City. But he can probably have all of his stuff boxed up and forwarded to Los Angeles.
    In his first start since returning from Triple-A, Smith had a home run and two doubles, driving in six runs and leading the Dodgers to a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.
    “It’s impressive. Those are really good swings on all of them,” Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw said of his
  • US Open of Surfing 2019: Fans pack the sand for opening day in Huntington Beach

    US Open of Surfing 2019: Fans pack the sand for opening day in Huntington Beach
    The country’s largest action-sports festival, the Vans US Open of Surfing, hit the sand and surf in Huntington Beach on Saturday, July 27. The nine-day event, which draws some of the best athletes in surf, skate and BMX, blends sport with art and culture. It’s expected to draw about a half-million people through Aug. 4.
    Caleb Crozier of the U.S. surfs near the pier pilings during round one of the junior men???s heats on opening day of US Open of Surfing on Saturday, July 26, 201
  • DUI suspect arrested in Anaheim crash that injures 6

    DUI suspect arrested in Anaheim crash that injures 6
    A 24-year-old motorist was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs for allegedly triggering a crash in Anaheim that injured six people, including a woman who was critically injured, a police sergeant said Saturday.
    Leobardo Robledo of Anaheim allegedly ran a red light in a black 2014 Dodge sedan going southbound on Manchester Avenue and struck a black 2019 Honda Fit that was going eastbound on Orangewood Avenue, Anaheim Police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said.
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  • Dragon boats roar through historic Long Beach waterway, offering splashes of color, culture, competition

    Dragon boats roar through historic Long Beach waterway, offering splashes of color, culture, competition
    Dozens of intricately decorated  canoes, ordained with the heads and tails of snarling dragons, made waves at the Marine Stadium Saturday, July 27, for the 23rd annual Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival.
    Hundreds of spectators lining the westside beach of the stadium were met with the sounds of beating drums and paddlers clashing against water as teams raced down historic stadium waterway, originally built for the rowing competition at the 1932 Olympics, in 500 meter, or one-third mile, distan

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