LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rylee White had never even heard of the fast-paced sport of handball until her roommate mentioned a TikTok video about tryouts in Los Angeles for the U.S. Olympic women’s team — no experience necessary. White, a 27-year-old screenwriter, knew she had to go. She wasn’t the only one. More than 150 […]
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Jason Heyward joins the Dodgers as a special assistant in baseball operations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Heyward is back in baseball less than two months after retiring as a player. The 36-year-old five-time Gold Glove outfielder has taken a job with the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the six teams he played for during his 16-year MLB career. He announced his retirement at the end of […]
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Veteran tight end David Njoku signs with LA Chargers after 9 seasons with Browns
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Veteran tight end David Njoku agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers on May 11. Njoku spent the first nine seasons of his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns, earning one Pro Bowl selection while catching 384 passes for 4,062 yards and 34 touchdowns. He is second […]
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What might LeBron James do next? He has plenty of options for next season and beyond
LeBron James has options. He could stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. He could decide to join another team. He could even retire and end the longest career in NBA history. He knows all this. He just doesn’t know the answer. “I don’t know what the future holds for me, obviously,” James said. His 23rd […]
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30 days out, Los Angeles is ready for the World Cup. The playing surface? Not just yet
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — With just under 30 days to go until its first match, Los Angeles is ready with transportation and food for the World Cup. The playing surface? Not just yet. The U.S. men open at SoFi Stadium (to be known as Los Angeles Stadium) against Paraguay on June 12, the first of […]
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Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions on May 12 from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before Congress nearly two […]
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Big Ten reports $1.47B in revenue for 2024-25, average $79.9M full-share payouts to member schools
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten joined the Southeastern Conference in crossing the $1 billion mark in total revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking a significant uptick in payouts to its member schools. The league reported roughly $1.47 billion in total revenue in its federal tax filing for the term running from July […]
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Report: Padres pitching prospect pleads guilty to charge of transporting noncitizen immigrants
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving money to transport noncitizen immigrants within the United States. The San Diego Tribune reported on May 8 that Cruz, who is not a U.S. citizen, acknowledged in a plea agreement that he almost certainly would be deported. […]
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Manny Machado hits his 200th homer in a Padres uniform as San Diego beats St. Louis 4-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit his 375th career homer and 200th in a Padres uniform, Ty France also went deep and San Diego beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on on May 9. Fernando Tatis Jr. had a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth inning to back Randy Vásquez (4-1), who gave up […]
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Padres’ Luis Campusano goes on injured list with broken toe, Rodolfo Durán recalled for MLB debut
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres catcher Luis Campusano was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken left toe, and 28-year-old Rodolfo Durán has been called up to make his major league debut on May 7. San Diego also transferred right-hander Joe Musgrove to the 60-day injured list as his return from Tommy John […]
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California will lead the nation in providing free diapers to newborns at dozens of hospitals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom. During the program’s first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely […]
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Bob Skinner, a 3-time All-Star outfielder and a 3-time World Series champion, dies at 94
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bob Skinner, who earned three World Series rings and was named to the All-Star team three times during a baseball career that spanned more than four decades as a player and coach, has died. He was 94. The Pittsburgh Pirates, where Skinner began his career and helped the franchise stun the New […]
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Padres announce agreement to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano
The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano. The family of late owner Peter Seidler formally announced the deal on May 2. The sale must still be approved by Major League Baseball. The deal with private equity […]
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4 US-born players could be in the mix for Mexico’s World Cup roster
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s World Cup roster could owe more than a little bit to its northern neighbor. The country has already had Mexican-American players on previous World Cup squads, but as many as four who were born and developed in the United States could be suiting up for El Tri in 2026. “It […]
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NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began. NASA’s Artemis II capsule returned to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on April 28, almost a month after blasting off on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than a half-century. Following its splashdown in the […]
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This year’s World Cup games could be sizzling. Here’s what’s being done to prepare for extreme heat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As global temperatures rise, extreme heat could threaten athletes, fans, workers and officials during this year’s World Cup games. Sixteen cities across the United States, Mexico and Canada will be hosting the 2026 World Cup in June and July. On average, July is the hottest month of the year for the […]