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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...

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 ...

A brief look at the Rams’ training-camp practice on Monday: Big moment Which interception to choose? Quarterback Jared Goff threw three, but the most impressive play might have been made by coerback Trumaine Johnson, during a red-zone drill. Goff’s throw was a bit telegraphed, but Johnson made a p...

A brief look at the Trojans’ training-camp practice on Monday at Howard Jones-Brian Kennedy Field: Short day Two days after a live scrimmage, USC went through a light 60-minute practice that was mostly limited to situational work, simulating last-second situations. The Trojans will practice in the C...

A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field: Starting to click The offense won its third consecutive competition with the defense by scoring three touchdowns and a field goal on four 25-yard drives. Running back Bolu Olorunfunmi, aided by a nice block from fullback Giovanni Gent...

A brief look at the Trojans’ training-camp practice on Friday at Howard Jones-Brian Kennedy Field: LIGHT LOAD USC’s practice was essentially a walk-through in preparation for a 60-play live scrimmage on Saturday, its second of training camp. Players were not in pads for the 75-minute workout. The qu...

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...

A brief look at the Trojans’ training-camp practice on Thursday at Howard Jones-Brian Kennedy Field: BIG MOMENT The first fight of training camp broke out near the end of practice between freshman offensive tackle Austin Jackson and sophomore linebacker Oluwole Betiku after a play during an 11-on-11...

A brief look at UCLA football’s training camp practice at Spaulding Field on Thursday: Phillips booted from practice Defensive end Jaelan Phillips lasted only 18 minutes during Thursday afteoon’s practice. The Bruins did an early red-zone team period and Phillips got tied up in a scuffle near the ...

During the first three days of fall camp, UCLA football players practiced until 10:30 p.m. They then went home to study and write papers for summer quarter finals. By 6:30 a.m. the next moing, sleepless and tired, they had to be in football meetings again. By the third day, head coach Jim Mora lam...

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. “...

A brief look at the Chargers’ training-camp practice with the Rams on Monday at Jack Hammett Sports Complex: Big moment Safety Jahleel Addae picked off quarterback Kellen Clemens during 11-on-11 drills, taking the ball back for a touchdown. On another play, defensive end Melvin Ingram batted the bal...

A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice Saturday at Spaulding Field:xa0 Mix and match Kenny Young is firmly entrenched as the leader of the UCLA defense, but the senior had to relinquish his starting middle linebacker role Saturday to sophomore Lokeni Toailoa during team drills and walk-throughs...

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...

A brief look at the Trojans’ training-camp practice on Friday at Howard Jones-Brian Kennedy Field: BIG MOMENT As USC spent most of its 11-on-11 period in situational red-zone formations, quarterback Sam Daold rolled out of the pocket on one play before zipping a pass to Jalen Greene in the end zon...

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...

A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice Friday at Spaulding Field: Final countdown The first three days of UCLA’s training camp coincided with the tail end of finals week and by the time the Bruins wrapped up practice Friday night, the stress of balancing academics and athletics had started to...

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...