HARTFORD, Conn. — Aneesah Morrow had 17 points and 14 rebounds, her fourth consecutive game with a double-double, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Sparks 84-81 on Saturday night at PeoplesBank Arena. Morrow leads the WNBA with seven double-doubles this season. Kennedy Burke scored 14 points for the Sun. Leila Lacan, who made her season debut, and … Read more
CLOVIS — Jurupa Valley senior AB Hernandez placed third in the CIF state championship long jump on Saturday, medaling in the event for the second consecutive year. Hernandez, who is transgender, has faced harassment and ire from anti-trans protesters and conservative pundits during the past two years. She jumped 20’2 ¼ on Saturday, behind first-place finisher … Read more
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — USC’s Andrew Lamb is too young to remember his father Mike’s five postseason home runs in the majors. He was only 4 days old when his dad hit his second home run in the 2004 National League Championship Series for the Astros, and he had barely celebrated his first birthday six days before … Read more
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wade Meckler hit his first grand slam in the majors for the first of Los Angeles’ four homers in the Angels’ 14-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Meckler connected off Drew Rasmussen (4-2) in the first inning. He also singled and stole a base. Mike Trout hit his 14th homer … Read more
Mayor Karen Bass has had a lengthy political career, spending six years in the state Legislature, 12 years in Congress and the last three in the top elected office at Los Angeles City Hall. Now, facing the toughest reelection battle of her career, Bass is marketing herself in a way that might surprise some Angelenos: … Read more
The comeback kids have done it again, and UCLA baseball is somehow still alive. Trailing Virginia Tech 5-3 in the ninth, the nation’s No. 1-seeded Bruins got a pair of season-saving homers from Mulivai Levu and Roman Martin and a walk-off single from Phoenix Call to earn a 6-5 victory over the Hokies in the … Read more
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Cohen, in an interview with The Times, said her accomplishments include getting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) published closer to its due date. The report, which is used by credit agencies to monitor the state’s fiscal health, for years has been published months after it is due. A 2024 CalMatters report said … Read more
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand data center capacity in France. The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity. The first phase of the plan involves building data centers in Dunkirk (Loon-Plage), Bosquel, … Read more
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Winning the Champions League was so nice, Paris Saint-Germain had to do it twice. PSG became back-to-back European champion by beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic final in Budapest that ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday. “It’s incredible,” captain Marquinhos said. “From the very first day of this season, the coach … Read more
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong this weekend. Taking the number one spot at the box office is “Backrooms,” a feature film expansion of Kane Parsons’ series of YouTube videos featuring eerie found footage of a mysterious office space (drawn from a 4chan thread) that defies physics. Directed by Parsons, “Backrooms” made $38 million … Read more
Benjamin Harris has already accomplished enough in his high school track career to make most of his peers envious, but he insists he is far from done. A junior sprinter from Servite, Harris was eager to check a few more items off his to-do list Saturday at the state meet in Clovis, where he sought … Read more
Utah’s governor is all for new AI data centers — under certain conditions. After a massive data center project backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary outraged many Utah residents, the governor is issuing new parameters around its development. In an executive order on Friday, Gov. Spencer Cox established a “higher bar for data center … Read more
MUNICH — Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League winner. At long last the club that was transformed by Qatari billions and bought and sold a succession of the world’s greatest players in an extravagant bid to get to the top has its hands on the big one. European club soccer’s grandest prize has a new home after PSG thrashed … Read more
Dr. William “Bill” Burke, the founder of the Los Angeles Marathon, famed for building the world-class race from nothing, died Friday at the age of 87. Burke’s family and the group that organizes the marathon both confirmed his passing in public statements late Friday. “It is with profound sadness, deep love, and immense gratitude that … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday gave his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child. An executive order from Trump directs federal agencies to align their policies behind the study, which recommended an overhaul long called for by … Read more