#The Los Angeles Times

Nothing has gone the Los Angeles Lakers way this season, from poor results to difficulties remaining healthy. However, according to Darvin Ham, the Lakers are slowly heading toward a healthy roster, with Anthony Davis, Lonnie Walker IV, and Austin Reaves all trending in a positive direction with their respective recoveries. "Lonnie is trending in…

The annual Dec. 26 start of the Santa Anita season has a natural, anticipatory, turn-the-page vibe to it. But this mark-your-calendar Opening Day mainstay hasn't always been a post-holiday tradition. Although Santa Anita has kicked off its winter/spring meet on the day after Christmas every year since 1977, the track originally opened in 1934 on…

After Aaron Judge spurned his hometown San Francisco Giants in MLB free agency, the team shifted its focus on 28-year-old shortstop Carlos Correa the former Houston Astros shortstop involved in the cheating and sign-stealing scandal that rocked the baseball world following the 2017 World Series. ESPN's Jeff Passan broke the news yesterday that the…

What a gutsy performance by Caleb Williams, but USC goes down again against a tough physical Utah football team. Williams proved he is a strong Heisman Trophy contender because without him healthy USC is just an average, poor-tackling team with a porous defense. All season long Williams kept USC in games by extending play after play but not this…

Yasiel Puig has withdrawn a guilty plea in connection with charges of lying to federal investigators probing an illegal gambling ring in Southern California, attorneys for the former Major League Baseball outfielder said in a statement Wednesday. Puig, a former MLB All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice…

The Golden State Warriors are eying a second consecutive NBA title - and the franchise's fifth since 2015 - as the season tips off on Tuesday, bidding to cement its era-defining legacy with yet more success. The reigning champions face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in their opening game at Chase Center in San Francisco and will look to…

The annual MLB general manager meetings were held last week in Las Vegas, and the event is traditionally the rumor-filled calm before the storm. (It's also not to be confused with the winter meetings, which will take place in San Diego from Dec. 4-7 and is when a ton of wheeling and dealing goes down.) Free agents couldn't sign with new teams until…

Miami (4-5, 2-3 ACC) at Georgia Tech (4-5, 3-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ACC Regional) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Juventus could end the year in the top four in Serie A despite a bad start to the season. Moise Kean's goal…

Through the years, we've seen some memorable performances in the historic Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park. Sham clocking 1 1/8 miles in the stakes-record time of 1:47 flat in 1973… future Triple Crown winner Affirmed cruising by eight lengths in 1978… the filly Winning Colors leading all the way to dominate in 1988… I'll Have Another battling…

It showed up like clockwork last week in my email. Remember email? About 240 of us voters for the Eclipse Awards received our annual packets of digital information, complete with the usual advice to tamp an eagerness we may have to cast an early ballot. "It is strongly encouraged," the instructions said, "that you consider waiting to vote until…

Trading for an NBA superstar is more expensive than ever. Not long ago, teams could deal for All-Stars without giving up any future draft picks, or just one at the most. Now, every major transaction involves a pick bonanza. But NBA teams are limited in their creativity when trading picks. They can't trade conditional picks like NFL teams. They…

You've seen the political ads on your television. You've heard them on the radio. You may have even seen a billboard or two. There's been no shortage of money spent on Proposition 27. But what exactly is Prop 27, and who supports and opposes it? Let's start with the "what." If you ever tune into a sports broadcast or listen to a sports podcast, the…

A new poll released by the Los Angeles Times and UC-Berkeley forecasts defeat for both of California's potential sports betting bills, Propositions 26 and 27. The major online sportsbooks appear to be headed for a decisive defeat in their attempt to make California sports betting a reality. But they may not be alone in suffering defeat when it…

They say money can't buy you happiness - and that was likely true Tuesday for the proponents of two dueling initiatives on California's Nov. 8 ballot to legalize sports betting. After all the money raised by the four campaigns on both sides of Propositions 26 and 27 - nearly $441 million so far, nearly double the previous record of $226 million set…

Proposition 26 and Proposition 27, two pro-sports betting measures set to appear on the upcoming California ballot, could be facing a dismal future. the likelihood that voters approve either measure is minute According to a study by UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies co-commissioned by The Los Angeles Times, the likelihood that voters…

legalized some form of sports betting since a Supreme Court decision struck down a federal ban in 2018. California still has not, but a pair of dueling initiatives on the November ballot may bring about change. In the style of California politics, it's all a gigantic, expensive mess of competing interests. Proposition 26 and Proposition 27 will…

Last year, I pleaded with Bill Plaschke to stop making predictions. Now he says that the Trojans might be the nation's best team. Here are my predictions for him: Sometime during the next month, he will predict that the Trojans will win the College Football Playoff. After their first loss, he will declare that their season is effectively over. At…

A plan to legalize appears doomed for defeat on the November ballot. Statewide, 54% of likely voters would vote "no" on Proposition 27, which would allow the use of mobile apps for sports wagering. Only 34% would vote "yes," according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Of those polled, 12% were undecided. The survey of 1060 likely voters…

The Breeders' Cup is a glorious two days of. Fourteen championship races, top horses from around the globe, mostly full fields and a chance for a profitable day with just a few exotic wagering scores. The 2021 edition will be run Friday and Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The "Future Stars Friday'' card will feature five races restricted to…

The former New York Yankees slugger went deep Tuesday to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-3. It was Gallo's fourth home run since the trade deadline deal which sent him across the country. But it was his first home run since Aug. 16. "It's good to see him smile," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Gallo, according to…