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LOS ANGELES — As Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles 2028 chairman Casey Wasserman stood on the edge of a tarmac at Los Angeles Inteational Airport, a long flight from Lima, Peru and an improbable victory behind them, the sun was setting on what is once again an Olympic city. In a sense, the Olympic Games were retuing home as wellxa0Thursdayxa0evening. A day earlier the Inteational O...

LOS ANGELES — A key step in the selection of an Olympic host city is the Inteational Olympic Committee evaluation commission’s tour of candidate cities. These visits give IOC officials the chance to tour proposed venues and Olympic Village sites, ride subway lines and gauge the interest of the community in hosting the Games and then report back to the rest of the IOC’s 94 members prior to the ho...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have waived third-year defensive end Owa Odighizuwa a day after the NFL suspended him for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. The Giants announced the move Tuesday. “It is unfortunate that things have gone in this direction,” general manager Jerry Reese said, “but we wish nothi...

ANAHEIM >> Every baseball game is a like a nine-inning math problem, with a string of positives and negatives that all add up at the end to either a win or a loss. Some games are simple, with one or two performances so glaring that they overshadow everything else. And some games are like the Angels’ 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night, one that left players in the los...

ANGELS at ORIOLES When: Saturday, 4 p.m. Where: Camden Yards TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP JC RAMIREZ (10-10, 4.26) Vs. Orioles: 0-1, 7.27 At Camden Yards: 0-0, 5.40 Hates to face: None Loves to face: None ORIOLES RHP KEVIN GAUSMAN (9-5, 5.08) Vs. Angels: 1-2, 5.11 At Camden Yards: 19-12, 3.46 Hates to face: Mike Trout, 5 for 10 (.500) Loves to face: Albert Pujols, 1 for 8 (.125) Advertisement ...

PACIFIC PALISADES >> In a made-for-cable sports TV showdown perhaps worthy of a DVR replay someday, Collin Morikawa co-starred in a Round of 16 match play performance against Chun-An Yu that seemed to show almost every quirky angle and accident aspect of Riviera Country Club in one organic swatch. If not for an exchange of equal-opportunity mistakes at every tu, they could still be playing in prime time. Eventually, Yu, an 18-year-old incoming sophomore at Arizona State out of Taiwan, outl...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Eric Garcetti to sign a Host City Contract with the Inteational Olympic Committee in which the city agrees to host the 2028 Olympic Games and guarantees that it will cover any potential financial shortfall from those G...

ANAHEIM >> The Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, on Wednesday afteoon. The announced crowd of 36,202 at Angel Stadium was treated to a big C.J. Cron home run, two hits by Mike Trout, a dashing debut by Cesar Puello and the best of Troy Scribner’s four major league starts. Add up the in...

ORIOLES at ANGELS When: Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Angel Stadium TV: Fox Sports West THE PITCHERS ANGELS RHP TROY SCRIBNER (1-0, 4.50) vs. Orioles: First game At Angel Stadium: 0-0, 3.60 Hates to face: None Loves to face: None ORIOLES RHP KEVIN GAUSMAN (8-7, 5.15) vs. Angels: 1-1, 4.66 At Angel Stadium: 0-1, 5.11 Hates to face: Yunel Escobar, 7 for 13 (.538) Loves to face: Albert Pujols, 1 for 8 (.125) Advertisement ...

ONTARIO >> The first step for the Clippers’ new G-League team, the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, was to introduce themselves to the community with its Tip-off Party on Monday. Mayor Paul S. Leon and the community welcomed team president Heath Bennett and the organization with open arms. “...

LOS ANGELES >> Vasyl Lomachenko has established himself as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, and he has big plans for himself. “I want to be in the history book of boxing,” he says. Lomachenko on Saturday entered his junior lightweight title defense against Miguel Marriaga ...

Los Angeles’ agreement to host the 2028 Olympic Games could bring the focus and urgency needed to house thousands of people who live on the city’s streets, but only if local leaders treat homelessness like an emergency, said one downtown social service provider. Rev. Andy Bales, CEO of the Union Res...

It was an ill wind that blew San Pedro’s big chance at hosting an Olympics event right out of reach — all the way into cross-harbor tourism rival Long Beach. Two years ago, news that San Pedro’s waterfront was picked as the potential L.A. Olympics sailing venue was hailed by locals who have long tri...

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday he is optimistic the city can reach an agreement with the Inteational Olympic Committee next week that will result in Southe Califoia hosting a third Olympic Games. While Los Angeles officials have spoken to the IOC about hosting...

PHILADELPHIA >> Omar Gonzalez had just left the Galaxy to join Mexico’s Pachuca when his new club’s chairman had a request: Would the 6-foot-5 defender walk into his introductory news conference dressed as Darth Vader? Of course, he obliged. Ever since, he has become a defensive force. “I had ...

The gesture usually serves just a photo opportunity. Otherwise the moment becomes forgettable perhaps except for the player holding his uniform. When Lakers rookie forward Kyle Kuzma displayed his No. 0 jersey at his introductory press conference as the team’s No. 27 draft pick on June 29, however, ...

LAS VEGAS >> The Clippers finished NBA Summer League play with a two-game losing streak, falling 109-100 to the Golden State Warriors in a consolation game on Friday afteoon at Thomas & Mack Center. Second-year forward Brice Johnson and rookie guard Sindarius Thowell led the Clippers t...

INGLEWOOD — Except for doing something no one else has — knock out Beard Hopkins — Joe Smith Jr. hasn’t done a da thing. Perhaps that’s why he wasn’t all smiles and blowing kisses to the world Thursday at the Forum in Inglewood. Smith was among those hosting a news conference promoting Saturday’...

On May 13, Aric Almirola was involved in a high-speed crash at Kansas Speedway. At first, the three-car accident looked just like any other NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series incident. However, it soon became apparent it wasn’t just another wreck. The race was red-flagged as safety crews cut the roof ...

Inteational Olympic Committee officials on Wednesday confirmed that discussions have begun between the IOC and Los Angeles and Paris officials that are expected to result in Southe Califoia hosting the 2028 Games. IOC, Los Angeles and Paris officials had informal talks over a celebratory dinne...