2016 RAMS PRESEASON SCHEDULE Week 1 Aug. 13 Dallas Cowboys (Sat) 5 PM ESPN Week 2 Aug. 20 Kansas City Chiefs (Sat) 7 PM TBA Week 3 Aug. 27 at Denver Broncos (Sat) 6 PM TBA Week 4 Sept. 1 at Mi esota Vikings (Thu) 5 PM TBA 2016 RAMS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Week 1 Sept. 12 at San Francisco 49ers (Mon)...

Kobe Bryant waves to fans after scoring 60 points in the final game of his career against the against the Utah Jazz. April 13, 2016. Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Crane/Southe Califo ia News Group) Kobe Bryant gave plenty to talk about on the way out. After taking part in a touching pregame cerem...

Schedule for the 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Friday, April 15 7 a.m. Gates Open 7:40 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. IMSA Practice 8:00 a.m. Lifestyle Expo Opens 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. IndyCar Practice P1 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pro/Celebrity Practice 12:20 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. Stadium Super Trucks Practice...

Random thoughts about the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, wondering whatever happened to Parker Johnstone, former race car driver, musician, actor and scuba diver who finished second in the 1996 event. There is a rich racing history in Southe Califo ia, enough to provide historian Harold Osmer with...

The Kings and Sharks are facing each other in the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons, which means it doesn’t quite rival the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens postseason rivalry for historical significance. But it’s not far off in terms of intensity and the quality of play. It all started wi...

L.A. GALAXY AT HOUSTON Kickoff: 4 p.m. at BBVA Compass Stadium TV/Radio: UniMas/LAGalaxy.com, ESPN Deportes Records: L.A. Galaxy 2-1-2, Houston 1-2-2 Update: The Galaxy will be without midfielder Nigel de Jong, who was suspended for a tackle on Portland’s Darlington Nagbe last week. … De Jong’s midf...

The Los Angeles Rams have traded for the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. In a bold move upon retu ing to L.A., the Rams will send their 15th overall pick to the Te essee Titans, along with picks No. 43 and 45 in the second round and No. 76 in the third round. The Rams also gave up their first- ...

The Los Angeles Rams have traded for the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. In a bold move upon retu ing to L.A., the Rams will send their 15th overall pick to the Te essee Titans, along with picks No. 43 and 45 in the second round and No. 76 in the third round. The Rams also gave up their first- ...

The Rams shocked the NFL world Thursday mo ing with a blockbuster deal, giving up four of the top 76 picks in this year’s NFL draft, in addition to a first-rounder and third-rounder in next year’s draft, in order to acquire the No. 1 overall pick from the Te essee Titans. Did the Rams overpay? Time ...

Los Angeles Rams ru ing back Tre Mason has entered a plea of not guilty after missing his arraignment on misdemeanor traffic and drug charges earlier this week. Mason’s atto ey, H.T. Smith, entered the plea on his behalf Thursday, according to Broward County (Fla.) court records. A warrant for his a...

The Los Angeles Rams have traded for the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. In a bold move upon retu ing to L.A., the Rams will send their 15th overall pick, and picks No. 43 and 45 in the second round and No. 76 in the third round, as well as their first and third picks next year, to the Tenessse...

“Going home without my sorrow, going home sometime tomorrow, going home to where it’s better than before/Going home without my burden, going home behind the curtain, going home without the costume that I wore.” — Leonard Cohen. They came off the Pico Boulevard Metro stop in their Mamba T-shirts and ...

The Dodgers found a way to beat the Middle Reliever Blues on Wednesday. First they tried the easy way, by sending starter Alex Wood to the mound for the eighth i ing sitting on 101 pitches. When Wood allowed an infield single, and Pedro Baez allowed a hard line-drive out and a walk, they tried the h...

Mark.Whicker@langnews.com It wasn’t the 60. That’s just a number. It will be co ected with Kobe Bryant no matter where he goes or what he does, to the end of his days. It is not what needs to be taken from Staples Center Wednesday night. Kobe Bryant mounted up his wings, as eagles. He ran and did no...

Now, at last, Kobe Bryant has a legacy. He wasn’t as great as Michael Jordan or as controversial as Wilt Chamberlain, but he was close. Legacies are supposed to follow a career. People started talking about Bryant’s when he arrived at 17 with his outrageous skill level and Jordan-like moves that pro...

Alessandro Espiritu traveled from Brooklyn to see Kobe Bryant play his final game as a Los Angeles Laker during home game against the Utah Jazz. April 13, 2016. Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by John McCoy/Southe Califo ia News Group) • Box score • Photo gallery • See what it is like to be at Kobe’s last g...

Laker fans sign a large signboard outside of Staples Center before Kobe Bryant's last game. (Photo by David Crane/Southe Califo ia News Group) • Photo gallery • Heisler: Kobe Bryant and me, the roller coaster ride of a lifetime • Whicker: Kobe captivates us because we watched him grow up • Bonsignor...

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You again? The Kings and San Jose Sharks meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons, and for the first time since their epic seven-game Battle of Califo ia in the first round two years ago. So, once more with feeling, eh, boys? Game 1 in the best-of-7 series is Thursday at S...

LISBON, Portugal — Baye Munich advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League despite being held to a 2-2 draw at Benfica on Wednesday. The draw in the retu leg of their quarterfinal meant Baye went through 3-2 on aggregate after its 1-0 win at home. Unfancied Benfica made the German club fight ...