For seven innings on Friday night, the much anticipated college baseball showdown between No. 1 UCLA and rival No. 12 USC, lived up to expectations before an overflow crowd at Jackie Robinson Stadium. There were three home runs, diving catches, two elite starting pitchers competing at a high level and both teams refusing to let…
The greatest legacy from the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles continues to be the LA84 Foundation, which has invested more than $250 million supporting youth sports organizations in Southern California through cash grants. It was created by receiving $93 million in profits from the 1984 Olympic Games under the vision of lead organizer Peter…
Umpire C.B. Bucknor’s difficult week continued on Wednesday when he left a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers after a foul ball hit him flush in the face mask. Tampa Bay’s Nick Fortes fouled a 100-mph fastball from Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski straight back. The ball struck Bucknor, who immediately turned and dropped…
Epic Games, the developer of the popular video game “Fortnite,” is laying off more than 1,000 employees and cutting $500 million in costs. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney announced the cuts Tuesday morning in a message to employees. He said it has nothing to do with artificial intelligence and instead pointed to what he said was…
