4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (684+ words) Clippers owner Steve Ballmer released a lengthy statement Sunday night apologizing to fans and accepting the findings of an NBA investigation of salary cap violations. “This has been a very difficult time for everybody associated with the Clippers, and for…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (37+ words) Los Angeles Times This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. Chargers lose to Cardinals in season opener...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (168+ words) WASHINGTON — Daylen Lile tripled to key a four-run rally in the eighth inning, Jacob Young and Dylan Crews added RBIs and the Washington Nationals beat the Angels 6-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. The Angels dropped to 56-93 and must…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (504+ words) BERLIN — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. faced a stiff challenge from France before dominating in the second half to win its fifth consecutive women’s FIBA World Cup. The 97-79 victory extended the Americans’ streak to 36 straight World Cup wins, dating to…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1790+ words) The 11th in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers. Curtis Pride was born deaf, and when he started playing baseball he was doing it mainly for himself. But the closer he…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (926+ words) UCLA promoted Saturday’s 28-10 home-opening victory against San Diego State like a friend’s band does a local show — by telling all his friends to tell all their friends to come. By buying up tickets — 300 by UCLA CEO of Athletics Tim Harris…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (353+ words) The Galaxy have been hanging on the edge of the MLS playoff chase for most of the summer, losing as often as they’ve won the past four weeks. They were less than 10 minutes from taking a big step forward Saturday…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (673+ words) At the end of a topsy-turvy Saturday that saw the Big Ten’s top contenders tumble, Trent Mosley stood just inside USC’s 15-yard line, looking skyward. By that point, Ohio State had just blown a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead to Texas, and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (263+ words) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — André Luiz and Taylor Calheira scored first-half goals and Sporting Kansas City shocked LAFC with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night that ended a seven-match winless streak. Sporting KC (5-16-3) had lost six of seven matches during a skid…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1044+ words) Hollywood Smothers scored on a one-yard run with a leap over the pile with 25 seconds left and No. 4 Texas rallied from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 Saturday night. The Buckeyes had appeared in complete…...