2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (203+ words) The Dodgers have invited 32 non-roster players to major-league spring training this year, including 11 players with major-league experience and some of their top prospects. Pitchers and catchers report on Thursday, with the first workout scheduled for Friday. The full squad reports…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (332+ words) Ontario's new baseball stadium is set to host its first event, a concert scheduled for the month before the season starts. The show " featuring The Avett Brothers, a folk-rock band; country artist Dwight Yoakam; and special guest The Iguanas, a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (843+ words) " OK, who ya got? We are about to start one huge debate. The Los Angeles Sports Council announced on Thursday that it is going to establish a Hall of Fame, with a 2027 target date for the first induction ceremony. It's…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) I was never interested in gambling, or even in playing innocent cards, which is weird, because I had genetic reasons to be pre-disposed to the vice. I just never got the bug. I do call gambling a vice. So do…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (637+ words) LOS ANGELES " If the Dodgers are going to be the ruination of baseball and the fuel behind an extended work stoppage next year as many doomsayers are predicting, they aren't going to lose any sleep over it. "It's the balance…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (389+ words) The Angels were set to acquire outfielder Josh Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade on Thursday night, adding a much-needed left-handed bat to their lineup. In the reported deal, which is expected to be approved by…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (860+ words) A settlement was announced in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful-death trial against the Angels on Friday morning, Dec. 19, in a Santa Ana courtroom " abruptly ending jury deliberations in the civil case that has grabbed national headlines. The settlement's terms weren't divulged....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (581+ words) He was the "Prep Dog." He was "Berdooman." He was John Mechior Murphy. Murphy, a long-time sports writer for the Southern California Newspaper Group with stops at The Sun in San Bernardino, The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, and most recently at…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (774+ words) Top Los Angeles Angels executives testified on Friday, Dec. 12 that they knew nothing about Tyler Skaggs" opioid use or that a team communication staffer was providing Skaggs with illicit pills prior to the pitchers" shocking 2019 death, as testimony in the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (152+ words) Visitors listened to Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" playing from speakers outside the Abadie family home's extravagant holiday display. They gazed upon more than 5,000 blue and white lights decorating the Upland house. But the mood was certainly not blue. It was…...