Author name: Irene Church

Mike Trout’s name came up in a recent conversation with a major league executive. If Trout ever did consent to a trade from the Angels — and if owner Arte Moreno ever agreed — what could the Angels reasonably expect in terms of prime prospects? The executive sighed. The best-case scenario for the Angels might […]

Walker Buehler saved his best for what he hopes is his last minor league rehabilitation start Tuesday night, the Dodgers right-hander giving up one earned run and seven hits in five innings and striking out five with no walks for triple-A Oklahoma City against Salt Lake. Buehler, in the final stages of his recovery from

The story of freshman diver Josiah Rosales-Cristales of Hawkins High will make you smile on any day. He taught himself how to dive through videos on YouTube growing up in South Los Angeles. At age 4, he was so excited to try diving at the neighborhood pool that he didn’t tell the truth about his

The score was tied 98-98 late in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Clippers’ once seemingly insurmountable 31-point lead over the Dallas Mavericks gone, when James Harden passed the ball to Terance Mann for a three-pointer that he missed. As the Clippers retreated on defense, coach Tyronn Lue yelled at Harden above the deafening roar inside

Bruno Fina was on the move even before he entered the transfer portal Tuesday. In a switch that might have foreshadowed a diminished role, UCLA’s starting left tackle from last season was playing right guard last week at a time when the Bruins were on the verge of bringing in another veteran tackle and guard.

Campbell Hall High football coach Dennis Keyes said Tuesday he was informed the school is dropping the football program. Keyes had been head coach for 10 years. Keyes said he had 28 players returning and didn’t understand the reason for the decision. The Vikings were 1-8 last season. They had won 10 and nine games

One team boasts 20 national titles. The other is just three years old. The result was as expected. Top-seeded UCLA cruised in a three-set win over No. 8 seed Fort Valley State, sweeping the Wildcats 25-14, 25-15, 25-15 in the first round of the men’s NCAA volleyball tournament on Tuesday at Long Beach State’s Walter

The Lakers had 3.6 seconds to save their season. That’s how much time was left when Denver’s Jamal Murray hit a 14-foot jumper over Austin Reaves to give the Nuggets a 108-106 lead Monday to put L.A. a few ticks away from elimination in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. With no timeouts

LeBron James and his Lakers teammates were overcome with disbelief. They rushed to the monitor on the scorer’s table in Minnesota to see the play in dispute. They pleaded and pointed at the zoomed-in image of the toe of James’ right sneaker and the blue three-point line it might or might not have touched. James