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Tenants getting federal rent subsidies have yet to be affected by the partial govement shutdown, now in its fourth week.But big problems could arise for those renters and their landlords should the ...

LOS ANGELES >>At a Catholic Mass inside Dodger Stadium on Sunday moing, a priest attempted to perform an exorcism on the ballpark. Friday, pitcher Yu Darvish sprinkled salt in the Dodgers’ dugout, a Japanese custom intended to ward off evil spirits. It’s come to this. The Dodgers’ 8-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday was their 10th straight. Only a home run by Alex Verdugo in the ni...

OAKLAND >> This time, Garrett Richards walked off the mound alone, perhaps only disappointed at the hanging slider he’d just thrown. It was better than the last time he’d walked off the mound at the Oakland Coliseum, that time accompanied by trainer Eric Munson. Although no one knew it at the time, it would be the start of a five-month hiatus for the Angels’ ace because of biceps nerve irrit...

PITTSBURGH >> Clayton Kershaw should be happy. His back injury was less serious than might have been feared when he left his July 23 start. He has retued to health relatively quickly. And his team is so far out front that it can afford to take it slowly with him, giving him a long runway to retu to the rotation with bullets saved for October. Oh, yeah — that last part doesn’t seem to sit well with the Dodgers ace. “Health-wise, I could have pitched in the big leagues 10 days ago. But that’s not the plan obviously,” Kershaw said Monday after throwing a four-iing simulated game at PN...

PACIFIC PALISADES >> Eddie Merrins stood just off to the side of the 18th green at Riviera Country Club late Sunday afteoon, perhaps not even noticing that Doc Redman and Doug Ghim went right behind him with a purpose toward the 10th tee box at the 117th U.S. Amateur Championship. “That’s about as strong a finish as you’d hope to see,” said the 84-year-old legendary golf pro at Bel-Air Country Club and former UCLA coach who, in 1954, made it to the quarterfinals in a touament won by Aold Palmer. The thing was, this edition of the oldest USGA touament wasn’t even finished. Redman...

There is plenty of time to join a fantasy football league and prepare a draft strategy before the start of the NFL’s 2017 regular season. Whether it is your first time playing fantasy football or you consider yourself a fantasy expert, here are 10 potential sleeper picks to consider as your upcoming draft. Quarterback Eli Maing (Giants): The Giants QB will have plenty of options to spread the ball around to this season, including Odell Beckham Jr. and new red-zone target Brandon Marshall. Average draft position: 120.0 Carson Wentz (Eagles): He shouldn’t be drafted as the first quarterback i...

LONDON >> The American sprinter took a mighty tumble. Nobody, however, has fallen harder than Jamaica so far at this year’s world championships. The evening after Usain Bolt’s improbable loss to a pair of U.S. ruers, the world’s best sprint island watched the red, white and blue parade aroun...

LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers still aren’t prepared to declare a probable date for Clayton Kershaw’s retu from the disabled list. But there was good reason to take the under on the initial four- to six-week timeline reported Monday, before Kershaw met with a back specialist. Kershaw is taking p...

LOS ANGELES >> The first thing Dodgers catcher Austin Baes noticed was the mechanics. Clayton Kershaw didn’t have his full range of extension, a red flag for any pitcher. So, with two outs in the second iing, in the middle of an at-bat on a sweltering Sunday, Baes jogged to the mound. “H...

LOS ANGELES >> Austin Baes and Cody Bellinger hit home runs, and Kenley Jansen blew his first save of the season, before the Dodgers scored a run against former teammate Jim Johnson in the 10th iing to beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Tied 4-4, Dodgers left fielder C...

Outside of its lightweight champion fitting himself with bigger gloves and longer odds and stepping into a boxing ring next month, the UFC is bringing its hottest fight to Anaheim. The light heavyweight championship rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones is the biggest fight of the year, and U...

ANAHEIM >> In one sense, the Angels won before the game even began on Friday night. They put Mike Trout in the lineup, getting back the best player in the majors after he’d missed more than six weeks because of a to ligament in his thumb. Hours later, though, they were still looking to get t...

LONG BEACH >> Familiar faces are navigating unfamiliar circumstances this weekend at the World Series of Beach Volleyball in Long Beach. Some of the best players in the world are adjusting on the fly to new partners, fast playing surfaces and the USA vs. The World exhibition format. The inaugu...

MIAMI >> A new-look All-Star Game ended with an old-time score. Robinson Cano hugged Francisco Lindor after the final out, exchanged high-fives with his American League teammates and put an arm around the shoulder of designated hitter/photographer Nelson Cruz. Wiing the All-Star Game still s...

LONDON — Venus Williams’ mother could not stop smiling and laughing. She had just watched her 37-year-old daughter reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the 10th time and, well, the whole thing was just a bit hard to believe. “She says, `I love my job!’ and she means it. I guess she’s kind of like a bo...

LOS ANGELES >> All in all, you’d have to say that went pretty well. Justin Tuer hit two home runs and Clayton Kershaw threw a complete game as the Dodgers reached the All-Star break with a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sundayafteoon. The win completed a sweep of the interleag...

LOS ANGELES >> With chants of “Co-dy! Co-dy! Co-dy!” ringing through Dodger Stadium, Cody Bellinger lifted his bat and waited. For his moment. For his pitch. For his team’s win. The hard-swinging Bellinger was rewarded for his patience as he drew a bases-loaded walk to beat the Kansas City Roy...

ARLINGTON, Texas >> Either Ricky Nolasco’s previous two starts were a brief interruption to a horrible season or this start was a brief interruption to the tuaround. The Angels hope it’s the latter. Nolasco was blasted for eight runs, while recording just five outs, in the Angels’ 10-0 loss ...

LOS ANGELES >> The New York Mets might owe the rest of baseball an apology for more than Mr. Met’s behavior. Two weeks ago, the Mets hit four home runs off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, roughing him up for six runs in a game the Dodgers won anyway. But it was the first time in Kershaw’s career ...

The Galaxy have one final hurdle to clear before getting a chance to regroup and refocus. Tuesday night against Real Salt Lake, the Galaxy (6-7-4, 22 points) will play their seventh game in less than 22 days, all while being severely shorthanded. The bright side is everyone on the roster has receive...