Star receiver Puka Nacua will fully participate in voluntary offseason workouts, the Rams are getting closer to another contract adjustment with quarterback Matthew Stafford, and coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead hope backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo decides to put off retirement and return for a third season and possible Super Bowl run. McVay…
Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has died of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson’s most memorable moment was belting a decisive three-run double in Game 7 of the only World Series ever played by the Angels. Yet consistency over 17 seasons —…
Culver City has been known for producing top 400-meter runners in recent years. Now there’s a freshman female sprinter, Aliza Rush, who could bring lots of attention in the coming years. Rush finished fourth in the Open Division 100 of the Arcadia Invitational on Friday, running a career-best time of 11.87 seconds. “I always liked…
PHOENIX — If Dawn Staley and South Carolina beat UCLA in the national title game Sunday, she would become the fourth coach to win four championships. UCLA coach Cori Close is looking for her first. After 15 years of building the Bruins to a program that could get to the Final Four, and a year later, the…
UCLA football coach Bob Chesney wasn’t looking for star performances during the Bruins’ first spring practice on Thursday — instead, he wanted his players to focus on holding themselves accountable for putting in their best effort. “We talk about the mirror test. Don’t worry about what your coach says, don’t worry about what your other…
The Suppan name is well known in West Hills. Jeff Suppan was a superstar at West Hills PONY baseball before moving on to Crespi and having a 17-year career in MLB. His sister, Karen, was once the girls’ volleyball coach at Chaminade. Brother Mike has been a longtime teacher at Chaminade. Jeff still helps at…
PEORIA, Ariz. — Yes, Walker Buehler is on his third team since closing out the 2024 World Series for the Dodgers with a flourish, striking out the final two batters he faced and punctuating the last out by spreading his arms wide in triumph. But after signing with the San Diego Padres on a minor league deal…
Like millions of pop-culture-obsessed Americans, Howard Stern is bingeing FX’s “Love Story” and soaking up the nostalgia of ’90s-era New York, but unlike most of America, the radio host was buddies with the series’ real-life stars, and even graced the cover of JFK Jr.’s George magazine. “I had done the cover for George magazine,” Stern…
Three weeks into spring practice, USC football coaches are making one thing clear: 95% of their best will not be accepted or tolerated. Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment. “It was a good message from some of our staff and leaders in terms of the approach that we…
After sustaining a foot injury on her balance beam routine during a quad meet on Feb. 27 against Maryland, Ohio State and Iowa, Katelyn Rosen was sidelined for the rest of the competition. With the Big Ten title on the line, Bruins coach Janelle McDonald trusted one of the youngest athletes on her roster. Freshman…
