Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday that provides Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games a state-funded $250 million guarantee against cost overruns. Brown’s signing of SB 1465 into law was viewed as critical in the eyes of the Inte ational Olympic Committee if Los Angel...

LOS ANGELES >> Three years ago this week, Justin Davis reached a college milestone. In a loss at Arizona State, Davis, then a freshman ru ing back for USC, eclipsed 100 rushing yards for the first time. Hours after the game had ended, after the team’s chartered flight retu ed to LAX in the early Sun...

SAN DIEGO — Dick Enberg cradled his cup of coffee and settled into a chair at the Petco Park media dining room Wednesday afte oon and let out a sigh. “I don’t know how Scully did it,” said Enberg with a weak laugh, referring to the season-long retirement tour that engulfed Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broa...

LONG BEACH >> The second-seeded Sparks are hoping that the WNBA playoffs end with a championship team trophy. Wednesday night at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid, they began the postseason with some individual hardware. Nneka Ogwumike was awarded the WNBA’s MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony and then...

SAN DIEGO >> Home-field advantage goes to Hunter Renfroe. One night after he drove in seven runs with two home runs, the San Diego Padres’ young slugger became the first player in the 13-year history of Petco Park to hit a ball onto the rooftop of the Weste Metal Supply Co. building down the left-fi...

ANAHEIM >> Alex Meyer completed his 2016 audition with the Angels with another encouraging performance. Meyer, the key player the Angels wanted in a deadline trade with the Mi esota Twins, gave up two runs in the Angels’ 8-6 victory over the Oakland A’s on Wednesday night. Although the Angels have w...

SAN DIEGO >> With their fourth consecutive NL West title clinched, the Dodgers have a decision to make — spend this week resting and preparing for the first round of the playoffs or keep pushing in hopes of landing home-field advantage in that NL Division Series against the Washington Nationals. Goi...

@Billoram on Twitter SANTA BARBARA >> The new-look Lakers took the court for their first slate of practices Tuesday after three years of unprecedented losing. The word of the day was “begi ing.” It was a “new begi ing” and an “exciting begi ing,” according to Mitch Kupchak. And with a clutch of play...

LOS ANGELES >> USC’s worst start to a season in 15 years does not appear to be sitting well among some of its former players. The latest loss stirred up more dissatisfaction. A couple minutes after USC stumbled in the final seconds at Utah last Friday, a handful of high-profile, ex-players publicly ...

Name: Jordan Benoit School: Artesia Year: Senior Sport: Football Noteworthy: Artesia (4-1, 1-0 Suburban League) is having its best start since 2008 thanks in large part to ru ing back Jordan Benoit. Friday night in a narrow win over Bellflower, he rushed for three touchdowns and 207 yards on just 10...

LOS ANGELES >> For UCLA quarterbacks coach Marques Tuiasosopo, patience is a virtue in both football and gardening. The team’s new offense and quarterback Josh Rosen got off to an inconsistent start to the season, but the Bruins (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) are sticking to the system and waiting for beautiful ...

LOS ANGELES >> After a seven-week excused absence, freshman linebacker Mique Juarez is expected to meet with head coach Jim Mora this week, linebackers coach Scott White said Tuesday. Juarez, a five-star recruit from North Torrance High, was excused while he sought help from a psychiatrist to cope w...

LOS ANGELES >> With three of its first four games against Top 25 teams, this week begins the respite for USC. Or so everyone thought a month ago. Many predicted the Trojans might be 1-3 today but the ma er of those defeats makes no game on the rest of the schedule a gimme. That means Saturday’s game...

Name: Ally Busch School: Lakewood Year; Senior Sport: Volleyball Noteworthy: It’s rare that a libero wins an award or gets a headline, but Lakewood’s Ally Busch ea ed that right last week in helping lead her team to a four-set win over Poly, giving the Lancers an inside track on a league title. Busc...

LOS ANGELES >> UCLA’s last-second loss to Stanford was crushing for the Bruins. TV cameras caught linebakcer Jayon Brown kneeling on the sideline after the clock expired with a shocked look on his face. Defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes shouted expletives in frustration. Head coach Jim Mora had nev...

EL SEGUNDO >> Teddy Purcell was here once before. It was six years ago, but it seems as if it was only yesterday. The Kings’ training facility is the same now, but different. Many of the faces are familiar, making his homecoming all the more comfortable, the transition to a new team far easier. “The...

The voice is unmistakable — a warm, velvety tenor, so rich in tone, so rhythmic in its pace — like the croon of a classic standard. In Los Angeles, a city of constant reinvention, where transience is a way of life, the voice has endured for nearly seven decades. “The soundtrack of summer,” it is so ...

ATLANTA >> Dustin Johnson made one mistake that suddenly put some intrigue into the final day of the PGA Tour season — the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup. Johnson clipped a tree trying to get out of the rough on the 17th hole and made double bogey, and only a birdie on the final hole at East La...

The city of Long Beach has an unmatched history when it comes to aquatic athletes, hosting Olympic events and producing more aquatic Olympians than any other city in the country. Long Beach’s Aquatic Capital of America committee has unveiled a plan to honor the city’s best and brightest with a new H...

While the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to battle for a playoff spot, the organization paused for a pre-game ceremony on Vin Scully Appreciation Day to honor the broadcaster. Scully’s 64-year career will conclude following his October 2 broadcast of the game between NL West rivals, the Dodgers and th...