Author name: Beth Orozco

In 2019, Mookie Betts, then an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, refused President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, along with eight of his teammates and the Red Sox manager, Alex Cora. The Red Sox were the World Series champs and the invite was standard presidential photo-op protocol. Betts, the American League’s Most […]

The Galaxy made history last season, winning a record sixth MLS Cup, going unbeaten in 21 matches at Dignity Health Sports Park and becoming the first team to have four players reach double digits in both goals and assists. Less than a month into this season the team made history of a different sort by

INDIANAPOLIS — They’d withstood one wave after another, their season hanging in the balance with seemingly every possession. Nothing had come simply for USC through this frustrating first campaign under Eric Musselman, and here was one last stand, stretching fittingly into one overtime, then another. So many chances had been squandered by that point in the Trojans’

It was time for Chatsworth’s volleyball team to deploy its “secret weapon” Wednesday in a key West Valley League match against El Camino Real. The first set was tied 23-23 when 6-foot-8 Taj Unuakhalu was finally inserted into the lineup. Teammates chanted, “Secret weapon.” Unuakhalu has been busy starting at center for Chatsworth’s basketball team

Mike Williams is running a comeback route. A year after being released by the Chargers, the team announced Wednesday it agreed to terms with the wide receiver. Williams will return on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million, according to FOX Sports. A first-round pick in 2017, Williams caught 309 passes for 4,806 yards

Zack Baun’s last name rhymes with yawn, and that was pretty much the reaction a year ago when the Philadelphia Eagles signed him as a free agent out of New Orleans. The guy was a special-teamer with the Saints who agreed to a one-year deal to play linebacker for the Eagles, and he quickly transitioned

Stephen A. Smith thought LeBron James confronting him was “weak.” He also thought it was “some bulls—.” Days after he first spoke about James angrily addressing him face to face courtside during the third quarter of the Knicks-Lakers game Thursday, Smith had more to say about the encounter and its aftermath on a recent episode

INDIANAPOLIS — Mick Cronin knows what it’s like to lose by winning a conference tournament that plays its championship game on Selection Sunday. It happened his last two seasons at Cincinnati. “We played the last game and we found out where we were going for the NCAA tournament while we were cutting down nets or sitting in

Jimmy Garoppolo would not leave for just any opportunity. The veteran quarterback, who spent last season as Matthew Stafford’s backup, said his decision to re-sign with the Rams was an easy one. “I kind of knew where I wanted to be,” Garoppolo said Wednesday during a videoconference with reporters. “The Rams came with a strong