Former USC receiver Makai Lemon was in Pittsburgh on Thursday night — and it appeared he would be staying there long term. Until it very suddenly didn’t. About two hours into the first round of the NFL draft, Lemon was sitting in the green room — the backstage area for players waiting to be picked…
It was no secret the Chargers were searching for a pass rusher in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night — and they found one. The Chargers selected former Miami edge rusher Akheem Mesidor at No. 22 overall, making him the heir apparent for Khalil Mack in a pass-rushing unit that was…
Watching junior right-hander Fabian Bravo of Sun Valley Poly High pitch for the first time, there was something strangely familiar about his windup. When he turned his back to reveal he was wearing No. 32, everything made sense. He had to be a fan of Sandy Koufax, the 1960s Hall of Fame left-hander for the…
DENVER — What do you know? The once-stampeding Dodgers have been caged by the Colorado Rockies. With a 9-6 loss Sunday at Coors Field, the two-time defending World Series champions lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Dodgers again couldn’t hold a lead, letting the Rockies tee off for 15 hits. Nor could the…
A surprisingly shaky semifinal evening for UCLA gymnastics has the Bruins leaving Fort Worth early after finishing in third place in the NCAA national semifinals. An early fall from Jordan Chiles followed by some wobbly vaults in the final rotations were too much to overcome as No. 13 seed Minnesota stunned in their final rotation…
The Sparks might have gotten the steal of the WNBA draft. The team didn’t have a pick until the No. 21 overall slot in the second round, but the Sparks still ended up with South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson. “She can shoot it, she can get to the basket, she’s great in transition,” Sparks coach…
The NCAA national champion UCLA women’s basketball team made history Monday night, with five players selected in the first round of the WNBA draft. The first Bruin off the WNBA draft board was Lauren Betts, who went No. 4 overall to the Washington Mystics. Betts’ selection touched off a lengthy Bruins celebration in New York,…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The most unexpected of revelations unfolded Saturday at the Masters. It became a golf tournament. Rory McIlroy, who built the biggest 36-hole lead in history, wobbled and wilted — one shot in the water, another in the woods — while others surged and made a run at the reigning champion. Cameron Young, who was…
“How you feeling, Sabrinawood?” Sabrina Carpenter asked as she gazed out at the tens of thousands of fans she’d gathered into a makeshift city Friday night. “I can’t believe I’m headlining Coachella. “I mean, I can a little bit.” Indeed, when Carpenter made her Coachella debut in 2024, the Disney kid turned pop icon vowed…
The ball is back in LeBron James’ hands, and he is thriving in his “new” role as the Lakers’ primary caretaker. James is in this position in the wake of injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. He had been the third option behind Doncic and Reaves, and he shifted back to a role he…
