1+ day, 4+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (587+ words) MELBOURNE — The Rams arrived here as the star-studded favorite to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium. They left star-crossed, stunned and searching for answers on their long flight back to Los Angeles. The Rams sleep-walked through much of the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (612+ words) Barry Melrose was never an NHL All Star. He never got to hoist the Stanley Cup, although he did come close as coach of the Kings. Still, to many sports fans, Melrose was the face (and hair) of hockey. ESPN…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (469+ words) Tiger Woods was suspended from driving for five years and fined after reaching a plea deal at a Florida court Wednesday in connection with a rollover crash in March. The golf legend pleaded guilty to reckless driving and refusal to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says he is taking full responsibility for his ‘recent personal failure’ after entering a no-contest plea to a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Romo was arrested July 23 in Wisconsin on suspicion of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (363+ words) Oswaldo Pirela, a San Diego Padres minor league coach who was taken into custody by ICE on Aug. 16, was released on bond Monday “pending his removal proceedings,” according to the Dept. of Homeland Security. The Padres confirmed that Pirela is…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (110+ words) A lawsuit filed in Northern California federal court by former high school football player Dominik Calhoun against the California Interscholastic Federation was dismissed for a second time on Thursday after a hearing held by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler, who granted…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) The San Diego Padres minor league catching coordinator is in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and will remain so “pending removal proceedings,” a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday in a statement. Oswaldo Pirela,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (556+ words) That’s one of the guiding principles behind tai chi, a hundreds-year-old Chinese martial arts practice that today is considered a form of meditative movement. It’s also a “gold standard” for balance training, says Ann Swanson, a tai chi instructor and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (651+ words) UNCASVILLE, Conn. — During this Hall of Fame weekend, nearly everyone would like the attention to be on basketball, but it’s difficult to ignore the conversations that are swirling around the WNBA — especially with some of the league’s greatest icons being…...